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The FAT Favourites have been going strong. At least one original article per day on FATBMX. Here are the ones that have been uploaded recently:

Nate Wessel
Mike Ardelean
Alex Leech
Julien Masse
Nicolas Pillin
John Parker
Shoe-G
Rick Thorne interview
Henry Davis
Ryan Fudger
Chris Norcross
Joe Stupple
Bram de Laat

Loads more good ones to come: BiBi, Caro, Woodage, Beardsley, Lacey, Paul Ryan, Brad Blanchard, Blaze Ballantyne so we ain't done with them yet. One per day till the end of the year is the goal. Thanks to everyone who is helping with this.

-Results FISE Experience tour. La Plagne, France:
BMX PRO
1- Alessandro Barbero
2- JB Peytavit
3- Georgy Doremus
4- Raphael Mazeryat
5- Jeremy Chausson
6- Mathias Augris
7- Louis Peyre

So many jams and events are taking place still. To get everything a bit organized we've put together the FATBMX event calendar. Everyone can submit their own event by going to the event button so make sure you promote your event too. Here are the upcoming happenings:

2009/08/28 - Extreme Sports B3 Championships
2009/08/29 - Simpel Summer Session
2009/08/29 - Nike 6.0 & Peoples Store meets Münster BMX Jam
2009/08/30 - Summer Session Extreme Playgrounds
2009/08/30 - MAYHEM ' n ' MOTION
2009/09/03 - Eurobike
2009/09/05 - 4th Annual Foundations Jam
2009/09/05 - Latvian King Of Dirt
2009/09/05 - Evolution Jam 2009
2009/09/06 - Xtreme Showdown 2009
2009/09/12 - Vans Kill The Line Peynier trails
2009/09/17 - Dew Tour round 4, Salt Lake City, USA.
2009/09/19 - Budget Jam 2009
2009/09/23 - Interbike
2009/10/02 - INTERNATIONAL OLD SKOOL of BMX REUNIE
2009/10/03 - REVOLCON BMX ROUND 4
2009/10/15 - Dew Tour round 5, Orlando, Florida
2009/10/17 - T-Mobile Local Support Street Challenge
2009/11/01 - FreestyleFestival
2009/11/28 - REVOLCON BMX ROUND 5

-Two bike checks actually this week:
Anthony Napolitan
Romuld BiBi Noirot
Hit the links.

-BMX INVASION DOME Pro contest results:
(1st place) - Randy Hulseburg
(2nd place) - John Ritchie - BMX Invasion / Alienation
(3rd place) - Aaron Graff - CJS NJ
(4th place) - Andrew Johns
(5th place) - Ed Herbison - LMNOP

-The FAT-JAM was a good time. See the pics, a little movie and the report in the BMX Freestyle section. We're still waiting for the party pics, or maybe we don't want to see them...

-Lords Of Dirt contest results:
PRO RESULTS:
1- BOB MANCHESTER (UK)
2- BEN WALLACE (UK)
3- JB PEYTAVIT (FRA)
4- MARKUS HAMPL (ALL)
5- PAT GUIMEZ (FRA)
6- SIMON MORATZ (ALL)
7- KEVIN KALKOFF (FRA)
8- JEREMY LEPENNEDU (FRA)
9- ROBIN CASTEX (FRA)
10- RICARDO LAGUNA (USA)
11- MAX BIMAR (FRA)
12- ANTHONY ROCCI (FRA)
13- THOMAS GAUDIN (FRA)
14 - DUSAN ANTALIK (SLOV) : DNF

-The Frenchys team has been touring all week and you can see the pics and video links in the BMX Freestyle section too. Quality stuff.

-Skogas Jam results, Sweden:
Park seniorer 16+
1 - Adrian Malmberg, Stockholm (Hedemora).
2 - Stefan Lantschner, Bolzano Italien.
3 - Javier Ortega, Malaga Spanien.

Dirt
1 - Filip Gustavsson, Märsta.

2 - Johan “Surfarn” Thorhard, Stockholm.

3 - Victor Helmersson, Sandviken.

-The T-mobile invite only miniramp comp this weekend has a more than decent prize purse. The class is stacked though and right now I could not pick a winner. Who's your pick? Harrington, Bommel, Webb, Darden, Barbero, Wicke, Wallace, Geier, Hennon.....to name a few. Damn!

First round brackets just in:
Josh Harrington - Rene Boerner
Ondra Slez - Mark Webb
Bommel - Wicke
Kevin Liehn - Ben Hennon
Naran - Barbero
Siggi Geier - Rob Darden
Markus Braumann - Ben Wallace

-King Of New York, official results:
-- "Black Rob" Deveaux, Bronx, NY - 2009 King of New York, Park, and Best Trick Winner (No-handed Flair)
- Zac Costa, San Francisco, CA - 2009 King of New York, Street, and Best Trick Winner (Gap to Rail Manual)
- Luke Malone, East Long Meadow, MA - 2009 King of New York, Flatland
- Oba Stanley, Bronx, NY - 2009 King of New York, Bunnyhop, 43 inches.

-Have you been checking the scene reports? We spent some time in France and found some spots. If you're on the way to do the same, you should check them out.

-Official UCI SX Race Results South Africa
ELITE MEN'S FINALS
1 Sam Willoughby (AUS)
2 Donny Robinson (USA)
3 Rob van den Wildenberg (NED)
4 Quentin Caleyron (FRA)
5 Raymon van der Biezen (NED)
6 Nic Long (USA)
7 Ramiro Marino (ARG)
8 Martijn Scherpen (NED)

ELITE WOMEN'S FINALS
1 Sarah Walker (NZL)
2 Gabriela Diaz (ARG)
3 Eva Ailloud (FRA)
4 Magalie Pottier (FRA)
5 Merle van Benthem (NED) 
6 Rachel Brackens (AUS)
7 Alise Post (USA)
8 Jana Horakova (CZE)

You know what, we're going to call it a day here. Got to pack. Early day tomorrow. Just keep on checking in. We'll be at the MX GP in Lierop tomorrow followed by the Pinneberg miniramp comp. Back on Monday. Off to Eurobike on Wednesday. Enough reasons to keep checking in.

BdJ