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How many times do you meet friends and say: "Let's ride together some day". 95% of the time it doesn't happen until you meet again somewhere else and the same question pops up. The solution to all this is to pick a date, get the dirt spot in shape and invite all your friends to come ride that day. Also all facebook friends are welcome, it's just an excuse to get together for a fun day of riding bikes. Yes, we've picked a date, made a flyer and we want you to come to the Flame trails at Sportpark Brandevoort in Helmond, NL on Sunday 17 April 2016. We'll make sure the spot is up and running for all BMX riders (racers and freestylers) and we'll have some tunes. You just come over and roll.

MONGOOSE JAM UK
When: July 2nd & 3rd, 2016
Where: Rush Skatepark, Stroud
How Much: $15,000 Prize Money

Get your diaries booked, Mongoose Jam is coming to the UK, on July 2nd and 3rd 2016. Following years of successful contests at

ESPN X Games will add a special Dave Mirra BMX Park Best Trick competition to X Games Austin 2016 in honor and memory of the X Games and BMX legend. The competition celebrating Mirra’s life and legacy will take place on Saturday, June 4, at the Circuit of The Americas, where the winner of the competition will be awarded the Mirra Golden Pedal and prize money. Admittance to the competition will be available to X Games Austin ticket holders that day on a first come-first serve basis. 

Due to a limited amount of practice time available, the Pro riders field at this year's Simple Session doesn't pass the 100 number. That doesn't mean the action will be less insane. Dhers, Ricany, Peraza, Smillie, Coleborn, Ray, Edgar, Donnachie, Casey, Raiford, Wedemeijer, Hoffmann, Walker, Varga, Coulomb, AK, AJ, they're all coming over just to name a few. Street as well as park riders on the same platforms for a weekend of absolute BMX madness. If you cannot make it there,

From the 29th of April till the 1st of May Amsterdam is the place to be in the Netherlands for everybody who loves BMX. During this weekend Soulcycle BMX shop is the host of the one and only 'Soulcycle BMX Championships'.  On some of the most famous Amsterdam hotspots BMX dirt, street, park and flatland action will take place.

“Amsterdam got loads of BMXers and some great BMX history was made over here. It’s time to write some history again” says Koen de Groot, owner of Soulcycle BMX shop and organizer of the ‘Soulcycle BMX Championships‘.

The kick-off of the Championships is on Friday the 29th of April with a big flatland contest at the Westergas area. Years ago Soulcycle organized the Flatground BMX series at this venue. Which made this a memorable place for the international flatland scene worldwide. The contest starts at 14h.

You wouldn't expect a dirt contest to happen on a Wednesday in The Netherlands. Wapenveld isn't necessarily a town that's on the BMX map either, but that will change. On 27 April, during Kingsday, when the whole of Holland turns orange, Monster Energy is presenting a big dirt comp with big names. Ben Wallace (England) and Kyle Baldock (Australia) are on the riders list. They'll be going to the Simple Session afterwards but first the current X-Games gold medalist will show Wapenveld what BMX is all about. Baldock in The Netherlands on a Wednesday, time to grab that orange shirt and head in the direction of Zwolle.

With Monster Energy backing the event, the pro purse is €2500 Euros. More BMX Dirt top riders such as Patrick Guimez (FRA), Nicky van der Veen (NED), Kenneth Tancré (BEL), Tobi Merz (AUT) and Freestyle Games winner Tom van den Bogaard have announced their presence. DJ Winchester will take care of the

2016 will be a busy schedule it looks like for everyone. Next to three flatland stops during the 2016 FISE World Series the 2016 BMX Flatland World Circuit Schedule has been announced and will feature four stops (BCN Extreme has been cancelled). The top 6 riders will be invited (flight, hotel, registration, food) to the Flat Ark contest in Kobe at the end of October. Now start planning and practising!

1st stop: Bike Days
Date: 20-22nd of May
Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
URL: http://bikedays.ch

2nd stop: BMX Cologne
Date: 2-3rd of July
Location: Jugendpark, Cologne, Germany
URL: http://bmxcologne.de

FWS 2016 press conference: Paris: 30 March 2016: Attended by Hervé André-Benoit (CEO, Hurricane Action Sports), Johan Berthonneau (Sport Director, Hurricane Action Sports), Brian Cookson (President, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)), Daniel Wedemeijer (Pro rider, BMX), Adam Kelly (Senior Vice President, IMG Media), Steven Wang (CMO, Honor), and guest speakers from Host Cities, Partners and sports management. Three major announcements were made at the conference:

On April 23rd the legendary Orange Juice Street Jam returns to Amsterdam. On this day we will also release our brand new Summer '16 collection. You already know this is the most crazy jam of the year so you can’t miss out on this one! Prepare yourself for some sick spots, traffic madness, good times 

In 1990 we kicked off the outdoor season on the newly built Sugar Hills at the Valkendijk in Aarle-Rixtel. The day of riding on the dirt jumps turned out to be the very first Mini FATJAM. Fast forward to 2016 and we're still kicking off the season with the annual jam at the same dirt jump spot. The Mini FATJAM is one of those days that the (local) riders are looking forward to. Next to getting to ride with their heroes, chances are high that they'll go home with one of the many prices from the sponsors of the event.

Also this year's jam is free to attend. It's free to ride and parking doesn't cost you anything. The use of the toilet is gratis and it looks like we'll have free drinks for the older riders thanks to Red Bull. Where other events try to take all your money in one way or the other, the Mini FATJAM is a perfect day out for anyone on a budget. Fixing the trails, putting up banners, and picking up trash doesn't cost anything either so lend a helping hand while you're