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Mongoose Bikes, a brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) today announced it will expand Mongoose Jam across the pond. Following years of successful contests at Camp Woodward and Woodward West in the United States and another taking place this summer in the United States, the brand will host its first ever Mongoose Jam UK. Mongoose Jam UK will mimic the contest formats. On July 2nd and 3rd, twenty-four pros and six amateurs will compete over a two-day period. Athletes will show off their unique styles and test 

XTreme Video, Leading european distributor and producer of outdoor activities and lifestyle content partner with FISE (International Festival of Extreme Sports) and SFR to coproduce a unique experience with a 360° video around the most important final of the festival. XTreme Video will produce and release on its YouTube channel the first 360 ° video that will wrap-up the best action and highlights of the final SFR SPORT BMX Spine Ramp. The video will air exclusively and in 360° on XTreme Video YouTube Channel on Saturday, May 7 at 4PM

Today is the kick off of the Soulcycle BMX Championships with 4 events in 3 days! Free entrance at all events!

Program & locations:
Friday April 29 from 13h till 17h
Soulcycle BMX Championships Park
Location: Marnixbowl, in front of Marnixstraat 103, 1015 VH Amsterdam

Friday April 29 from 14h till 17h Qualifier & 20.30h till 22h Finals
Soulcycle BMX Championships Flatland.
Location: Westerunie. Klönneplein 4-6, 1014 DD Amsterdam

Saturday April 30 from 12h till 21h
Soulcycle BMX Championships Dirt.
Location: Roest: Jacob Bontiusplaats 1, 1018 PL Amsterdam

Mongoose Bikes, a brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. (TSX: DII.B, DII.A) announced today an all-new format for the fifth annual Mongoose Jam. Rather than a live, three discipline event, five teams captained by Mongoose BMX pros will compete in a video edit contest featuring Street, Dirt, and Park riding. Each team will have five days during Woodward West’s ninth week of camp to create the best video edit.

From July 31st through August 5th fifteen pros, five amateurs, and five videographers will shoot and produce five team edits. The teams’ video edits will be screened for all Week Nine campers at Woodward West’s theater on Friday, August 5th and judged by BMX industry veterans. Winning edits will be selected based on originality and style, the variety and difficulty of tricks used and the video production quality.

Mongoose BMX riders Pat Casey, Greg Illingworth, Kevin Peraza, Paul Ryan and Ben Wallace will each captain one of the

Nitro Circus Live debuted its all-new Giganta ramp at Albuquerque, New Mexico's University Stadium Friday night. Standing 40-feet tall, the latest evolution of Nitro Circus' famous launch pad gives Nitro riders the breathtaking speed they need in order to attempt the biggest tricks in action sports. It also features a revolutionary new design incorporating a hydraulic lift that allows the ramp to be set up and taken down in just minutes, as opposed to the hours 

This weekend’s World of X Games will air two back-to-back 30-minute episodes on Saturday, April 30 beginning with Remembering Mirra at 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT followed by Creating a Monster, Doonies 2 at 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT on ABC. The first World of X Games episode, Remembering Mirra will feature a tribute to action sports star and X Games icon, Dave Mirra. The episode will dive into his storied career and supreme dominance of BMX at X Games, illustrated through several historic moments and records, resulting in 13-straight X Games medals beginning at the inaugural X Games event in 1995. Mirra is one of only two athletes in the event’s history to have won multiple gold medals in three separate X Games events.

The World of X Games is a weekly program on ABC and ESPN platforms, which features a variety of X Games and athlete-focused content. For the most updated schedule and information on World of X Games, go to xgames.com.

EpicTV - in association with DJI, market leader in developing and manufacturing innovative drone technology– has today announced the launch of the 2nd edition of Film Festival Rise of the Drones, which aims to unearth the very best in aerially shot* adventure, outdoor and action sports from climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, skateboarding, skiing, BMXing and snowboarding films as well as BASE and wingsuit flying videos. The first ever Rise of the Drones Film Festival was launched in July 2015 and following it success (over 120 entrants from 20 countries, 1 million+ views on videos including 26 different sports), EpicTV and DJI have decided to partner once again to give drone filmmakers the opportunity to shine. 

The FISE World Montpellier will take place as usual on the Lez river Banks from May 4th to May 8th. Thrills guaranteed during the biggest extreme sports event in the world with more than ½ million visitors. 1800 athletes, pro and amateurs, from 55 different nationalities will be challenging the gravity laws during 5 days of festival. 6 disciplines will be feature: BMX (Flat, freestyle and spine ramp), Mountain Bike Slopestyle, Skateboard, Wakeboard, Roller and Freestyle Scooter.

With no Dew Tour happening in the USA this year there are not a lot of events taking place in America where riders can make some cash. One option is the X-Games in Austin, but you need that invite before you even have a chance to win some money. The following riders are on the program to participate at the event in early June in the heat of Texas.

Street: Alex Donnachie GBR, Dennis Enarson, USA Bruno Hoffmann GER, Alex Kennedy GBR, Chad Kerley USA, Dan Lacey