Flatland at the FISE

May 07, 2008

Written by Bart de Jong

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Flatland at the FISE this year was run by the Paris crew and brought a good field of pro riders to Montpellier. The good thing about the FISE is that the chances of enjoying some sunshine this early in the year are better than at home. Travis Collier made it down from Canada, Frank Lukas and Waldemar drove down from Germany, Adam Kun came over from Hungary, Viki Gomez made the trip from Spain, Justin Miller arrived from the USA, and Martti Kuoppa flew in from Finland. It shows that FISE is an international event and

that the flatland riders are an international bunch. The French competition was high though with Alex Jumelin, Matthias Dandois and Raphael Chiquet all making the finals.

The finals had more of a breakdance battle setup. The riding space was small but it was for a platform where the riders had to work with. Long straight whiplashes or any of those tricks were impossible to do because simply there was no space.

The wooden surface worked for spins, scuffs and squeaks in a tight circle.

The level of riding was high though and Raphael Chiquet beat the whole pack. Here's your pro flatland top four:

1) Raphael Chiquet
2) Justin Miller
3) Mathias Dandois
4) Adam Kun

Enjoy the pics.

BdJ