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Results 2025 Australian National Championships - Park. Gold Coast, Australia. 15 - 16 February 2025.

Men Park:
1 Brandon LOUPOS 32 AUS 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Chris JAMES 35 AUS 160.00
3 Keegan PRYOR 17 AUS 130.00
4 William SPEDDING 18 AUS 110.00
5 Xavier GILBEE 19 AUS 90.00
6 Jaie TOOHEY 34 AUS 70.00
7 Liam QUINLIVAN 28 AUS 50.00
8 Alec DANELUTTI 25 AUS 30.00

Women Park:
1 Natalya DIEHM 28 AUS 200.00 UCI Ranking points

Always sad to say goodbye to California. Monday morning and we packed up, left Solarena and drove to Denny's on Beach and Ellis. Don't ask me why but it has become "a thing" to have a bigger breakfast on the day we leave. It was the Grand Slam or whatever slam it was that got us ready for the trip back home. $55 later and we drove up North on Beach to the 405 North and actually had plenty of time to spare as we did not seem to hit any traffic. You see, instead of the 13:40hr departure time it was moved to 15:15hr. KLM had informed us so we had extra time before dropping the vehicle off. But with several businesses closed on Monday (morning) we decided to just drive to Hertz to drop off the Rogue. When you're not in a rush, things seem to go smoothly. The shuttle bus to the airport was right there, dropped us off at the international terminal, we dropped off the bags through the Priority lane (22.4 kilograms with a 23kg limit) and could check in the two smaller Albek/Twin Air roller bags as well, which left us with the essentials in the backpack to take on board.

With a bit of gambling we scored a window seat each with a free seat next to us. I had a bit of extra leg room and Philip was only 6 seats behind. Getting to pick your seat is nice. The hopes of having an entire row to ourselves was destroyed real soon, but no complaints.

But before we got on board, we got to hang out with the bar man at the Air France/KLM lounge.

Sunday, last full day in Cali, and it was cloudy. So weird, haha. But we did come prepared and brought warm clothes, even a rain jacket. We've got plenty and need them all the time in The Netherlands but normally in So Cal not so much. Anyway, preparation is key. We had planned to meet up with McGoo that day but it didn't work out in the end. We still headed that direction and stopped at the Kawasaki test track and then searched for the other test tracks at the next exit. We drove up the hill and did not see anything. But we felt we were close. We parked the Rogue, hiked up a bit to discover 6 Supercross test tracks! Exploring is fun, especially when you find something you were looking for.

Results Queensland BMX Freestyle State Championships Beenleigh, Australia 08 - 09 February 2025

Men Park:
1 Brandon LOUPOS 32 AUS 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Anar ALIEV 22 *** 160.00
3 Keegan Prior AUS 130.00
4 Nikita FOMINOV 26 *** 110.00
5 Chris JAMES 35 AUS 90.00
6 Xavier GILBEE 19 AUS 70.00
7 Yeonho KIM 23 KOR 50.00
8 William SPEDDING 18 AUS 30.00

Women Park:
1 Sarah SKOTNICKI 18 AUS 200.00 UCI Ranking points

Saturday was much the same as Friday over in Anaheim. We got there early to take it all in. Finished the rounds in the pits, said hi to the folks, checked Supercross practice, time qualification, and cruised over to the BMX triples to catch some of the semi-finals, finals and best trick comp. Then everyone made it back into the Anaheim Angel stadium for the Supercross qualification races, LCQ's and finals.

There's no need to explain who did what and who finished where. That's what social media does for everyone these days. But with no live feed of BMX Triples you would still have to be there in person to catch everything. Seeing everything live is just so much better. Smelling the gas, looking where you want to look, hearing the sound, catching the action, the antics, nothing beats the live action. Luckily we were up high in the media room because it did start to rain during the evening program. Rain in California! it was almost a year ago since they'd seen it. Luckily the BMX Triple Challenge was finished already and the trophies and cheques had been handed out to the riders but the Supercross riders now had to deal with difficult vision and a slippery track. It did not turn into a mud fest luckily and the big jumps were also no problem for the boys. Damn they are good at what they do.

The evening passed quickly. Two heats of 250 qualification, LCQ and finals. And the same for the 450 class. The KTM Juniors did a couple of laps on the E-bikes and had the day of their lives.

Friday morning. Up early. Heading to Anaheim. Next to the Supercross ("A2") also the first round of the Monster Energy BMX Triple Challenge is on the schedule. The BMX Dirt comp is part of the Supercross Fan Fest entertainment and the big pro purse (over $120.000 divided over 3 stops) brought all the big boys to California. Climbing up that roll-in takes some balls. It's small and high, and I'm sure up there it's a tad wobbly too. And then looking down on the three massive jumps.... It didn't seem to hold back any of the participants though and it didn't take long before tricks were thrown.

But we were on duty for Twin Air to take some photos of their factory team bikes and riders. Friday was media day and our passes got us on the infield so we could mix it up with the Supercross athletes and get some content for FATMX at the same time. In the world of BMX you need to multitask sometimes to make ends meet and as long as it involves anything BMX related or motocross, you can sign me up for it. Friday is usually the quieter day in the pits with riders and mechanics having more time available. We got a lot of stuff done which felt good. Meanwhile the BMX Triples had done their practice and qualification. With the top 16 making it to Saturday's semi-finals it meant that 30 riders did not make the cut. The level was actually insane and with 1 run out of 3 counting for the competition the riders were able to send their best tricks.

With possible rain on the weather report for Saturday we had no clue what was going to happen. We did do Chic-Fil-A for lunch and were running out of time to hit a Raising Canes restaurant.

Waking up, and it's sunny! What a surprise. Maybe not, but that sun is welcome, every single day. After the morning rounds on the internet, answering email and social posts we had an appointment with the two Dutchies at the Chase Bank which used to be a gas station. It's where you park to go to Sheep Hills. To get a drink, you now have to cross the road but the parking spots have remained and the homeless are still hanging out there. After checking out Arjan and Tom's tour van they decided to put their bikes together for a morning session at Sheep Hills. At moments like these you wish you had brought your bike but we had not. Unfortunately. Anyway, it was their first time at Sheep so a little lap was done to check out what was rideable and what wasn't.

Being at a new place for the first time is always a bit strange. What is possible, what line can I remember, how far are the jumps, how much speed do I need? For Sheep Hills to be dry in the winter is pretty unique. We've been here when it was flooded, completely, but since it had not rained since February the place was in decent shape. People ride here on the daily we were told, especially towards sunset, but at 10am no SHL's were there. School, work, we get it. After some scouting Arjan and Tom got to work on their first BMX session of the trip. It didn't take long for them to find lines that worked and we took out the camera to snap some shots. With both of them surviving it was time to pack up to hit the next destination.

We managed to find a day to grab lunch with the father of BMX Freestyle: Bob Haro. After some computer work in the morning we cruised over to Cardiff by the Sea to see Bob. It still feels surreal to be able to do this. For Bob to actually know me and my son Philip is crazy. For us to be able to sit down with Bob to hear about his ongoing projects is out of this world. The respect for the man is huge and will forever be there. For him to call me a friend is nuts. Thanks for your time Bob as we know it's precious.

Driving in California ain't too bad when you can avoid the bad hours of the day. We know we could have visited more friends that day but the drive and busy schedule of the past days and the full days

On trips like these I wonder why I never really took the chance of living in the USA, like a lot of the Brits did successfully. Waking up to the sun every morning, how good would that be? The walk on the beach, would that ever get old? Mexican food all over the place, friendly people plenty to do, but most of all getting rid of the rain gear, the umbrellas, the Gore-Tex stuff as there is no need for it in SoCal. Would I miss not having 4 seasons? I don't think so. The mountains are only a few hours away, less than half the distance that we need to drive from The Netherlands to Austria. Next to direct family I would not miss much in The Netherlands I believe. I could do without stroopwafels and hagelslag and a frikandel speciaal (had one yesterday though). But no, I never made it that far and haven't even been close to making the move. It makes these short(er) trips special because you need to soak it all up.

Ryan Williams Takes First, Monster Army’s Kaden Stone Secures Second and Best Trick, and Mike Varga Lands Third. Monster Energy dominates once again with a consecutive podium sweep at the second stop of the 2025 BMX Triple Challenge in Glendale, Arizona. Monster Energy’s Ryan Williams (RWilly) claims back-to-back first-place victories, Monster Army’s Kaden Stone lands in second while also taking home Best Trick, and Monster Energy’s Mike Varga rounds out the podium in third.

Presented by Monster Energy, the BMX Triple Challenge is the premier dirt jump contest series, bringing the biggest tricks and top riders to stadiums alongside Supercross. The Glendale event delivered no shortage of progressive riding, with each finalist pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on dirt.