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Putting on a contest of a higher caliber isn't an easy task, especially not if you are a pro rider and ride in the same contest. DMC has done it, Mat Hoffman has done it, Ian Morris, Ryan Nyquist and in France it's Patrick Guimez who sticks his neck out to gather enough sponsors and prize money to get the pro riders to his home trails in Tosse, France. Now going to the South of France in the summer is something that most people don't mind. Add waves to surf on and a € 10.000,= Euro prize purse and you're on the right way. Many riders brought their surfboards and left for the ocean in the morning to go ride the trails in the afternoon. Axel Jurgens actually never showed back up at the trails so we're wondering if he's still "hanging loose" in Hossegor or something. Patrick and the locals had worked hard to build a new set-up for the comp. Constant maintenance and watering of the jumps took place to make sure the set up was the best possible for the riders. By riders, for riders. John Petit was rocking the microphone all weekend and mixed it up in English when the foreigners were about to drop in. With riders from

13 truckloads of dirt, a crane and guys with shovels turned the Sugar Hills into a new place. Just in time for the annual FAT-JAM this upcoming Saturday 22 August. New challenges for all and rollers and tables for those who want to ride dirt for a day without finding themselves climb out of the holes in between the take-off and the landing. It's going to be good and you know you want to be there. On Friday afternoon you can come help the locals shape things up. 

Name: Henry Davis
Age: 38
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: My shop, East County BMX

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Dog Beach
-BMX video: Unlock Your BMX
-Website: fatbmx.com
-Web video: nah
-Food: Phils' BBQ
-Travel destination: Las Vegas
-Riders to ride with: All the SD homies
-Car: Subaru WRX

Name: Ryan Fudger
Age: 28
Hometown: San Diego
Hook-ups/Sponsors: I get free stuff via phone call from Odyssey, Subrosa, and Kink.

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Anywhere that no one cares what anyone else is doing.
-BMX video: Nowherefast.
-Website: Ridebmx.com.
-Web video: Eli Platt’s Micreation edit. Always the first and only one that comes to mind.
-Food: Medium rare steak.
-Travel destination: Anywhere I haven’t been…out of the country.

The BMX Riders Organization (BRO) is looking for dedicated people around the world to work on BMX advocacy. Their Mission: BRO is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and assistance to those seeking public facilities for BMX freestyle.

We want legal, hassle-free places for people to ride. Our main focus is on skate parks, but we also believe that the same approach can be used to get sanctioned dirt jumping facilities and flatland spots.

Well another year has come and gone, and with it another stop for the Vans Warped Tour to the Indianapolis area. Rick Thorne was there again and it was great to chill with him for a moment and hear his comments on a little bit of everything. As I was walking through the Vans skate area, I was greeted by an upbeat Rick who remembered the interview we had last year. He loved the interview that we did; the use of the Pabst case as writing material was inventive. He reflected on the interview and some of the negative comments. He spoke about how there are people out there that “are hating” on him for what he did before they even rode a bike. We conversed about how when you are in the spot light, it is easy for others to direct negatives comments towards you, but those are the same people that do not stick with it or do anything to make things better. During this conversation, he talked about a situation that happened that day, where he was standing in line to get something to eat and someone asked if he still rode his bike. He told them everyday. To him, it seemed like people were “hating on him”