Vans announces a pan European BMX tour and contest that will bring together four countries from around Europe. Vans pro teams including the UK, FRANCE, GERMANY & a EUROPEN collective, have been invited to take part in a road trip that will see each group travel from their starter cities on the 27th May and end up at the final event location in Kortrijk, Belgium on the 4th June. Where they stop along the way is up to them. During the week on the road the teams have been set the task to seek out the best spots to ride and gain some photos and footage along the way. These will then be edited within 24 hours and displayed at the exhibition and film premier taking place on the evening of June 6th in Belgium.
Vans US riders
Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Ty Morrow and
Dylan Smith are being flown over to add into the mix, as each one will be partnered up with each of the countries.
-Sean Sexton joins the UK pro team along with
Ashley Charles,
Phil Aller, Matt Priest, Levi Rogers and TM/Driver/Rider
Jon Taylor.
Steve Bancroft from Ride UK magazine teams up with them to get behind the photo lens and
Marcus Wilke will be documenting it all.
-From the German team
Bruno Hoffman, Markus Braumann, Timur Karadschajew, Benny Paulsen are joined by
Ty Morrow.
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Alex Valentino, Lilian Conry, Nico Cambon, Anthony Lille and
Dylan Smith make up the French team.
-Last but not least the Europe team will be made up of
Tobias Wicke, Bas Keep, Ben Hennon, Kevin Kalkoff and
Chase Hawk 
The tour will culminate in an open pool comp final on June 6th in Kortrijk, where the prize pot stands at a massive 10,000 euros. This contest is open to all who dare to enter and a chance to watch some of the top athletes in the game ripping up the bowl.
For more details on the event visit www.vans.com
The tour will culminate in an open pool comp final on June 6th in Kortrijk, where the prize pot stands at a massive 10,000 euros. This contest is open to all who dare to enter and a chance to watch some of the top athletes in the game ripping up the bowl. 
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