Huge success for the first stage of the FISE Xperience Series in the UK: 150 riders registered and 8,000 thrilled spectators in Wolverhampton. What an incredible first stop ever of the FISE Xperience Series in the UK! The fifth stage of the Urban Sports Tour took place in Wolverhampton in front of 8,000 spectators over the weekend, with around a hundred riders taking part in the 3 competing disciplines: BMX Freestyle Park, Scooter Freestyle Park and Breaking!
For three days, top national riders and talent from the local scene came out in force to set the Park's ramps on fire and perform tricks and Power Moves on the Breaking stage in Wolverhampton's Old Market Square. Despite the capricious weather at the end of the weekend, this first overseas leg of the
BMX is in a good spot, at least when it concerns BMX event. From the National BMX Park championships in Italy to the Frogtown Classic in California. From the C1 Maringa comp in Brazil to the Pump Track Qualifier in Canada. From the UEC European Rounds in Belgium to the Scheveningen Beach event with the double backflip train. The BOH in Hastings also happened this weekend as well as the Czech Republic national BMX Park Championships. More racing? Yes, the Legacy Nationals took place in Tulsa, the Iberoamericano race in Lima, and the Swiss Park champs happened in Aigle. Varo Hernandez won a Flatland contest in Madrid, Spain and the UK vert scene gathered for another round in England and some of the French scene gathered for a Miniramp demo which went off. The Western Fair Summit in Canada had the boys ride together We happened to be in Switzerland for the annual C1 competition at the World Cycling Centre and even when so much was happening all over the place riders from Costa Rica, New Zealand, USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Colombia and Slovenia.
With the annual judges clinic happening at the same time the event was even more international with judges from Argentina, Japan, China, Singapore, Latvia, Chile, and Spian. Getting a taste of judging an event with high level riding.
4 out of 8 women transferred to the final. 12 from 18 made it to the final round in Men Park. With Olympians, national champions and former World Champions present it sure did go off when the Best of 2 runs counted in the final.
Chinese Taipei National Championships Taipei City Extreme Sports Training Center, Taiwan
Results Chinese Taipei National BMX Park Championships Taipei City.
Extreme Sports Training Center, Taiwan 14 September 2024
Men Park:
1 Jui Chun KAO 22 TPE 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Chiao Hung CHENG 30 TPE 160.00
3 Sheng Kai CHAN 18 TPE 130.00
4 Po Han SUNG 15 TPE 110.00
5 Cheng Dao WU 25 TPE 90.00
6 Sheng Wei HUANG 18 TPE 70.00
7 Chong Wen GAO 25 TPE 50.00
Chun Hung HSU 15 TPE DNS
Women Park:
1 Tsai Yen LIN 30 TPE 200.00 UCI Ranking points
Results Slovenian National BMX Park Championships - Park Ljubljana, Slovenia 01 September 2024
Men Park:
1 Matej ŽAN 26 SLO 82 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Jaka REMEC 19 SLO 76 160.00
3 Matic PEČAR 22 SLO 73 130.00
4 Mario MARKOTIĆ 42 SLO 68 110.00
Results Czech National Championship - Park & Flatland Pardubice, Czech Republic 07 September 2024
Men Flatland:
1 Martin DRAŽIL 42 CZE 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Jan STAVÁREK 33 CZE 160.00
3 Adam PEKAŘ 30 CZE 130.00
4 Josef ŠMEHLÍK 33 CZE 110.00
5 Filip VOTROUBEK 38 CZE 90.00
Men Park:
1 Jan BROŽA 21 CZE 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Zdeněk PEŠEK 31 CZE 160.00
3 Tomáš BERAN 25 CZE 130.00
Results Maringá BMX Park - Pr, Brazil 08 September 2024
Men Park:
1 Jose TORRES GIL 29 ARG 200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Kevin FABREGUE 29 FRA 160.00
3 Cauan MADONA PONTES DO NASCIMENTO 30 BRA 130.00
4 Luca DELLATORRE 24 ARG 110.00
5 Davi Henrique GIBIM SODRÉ 21 BRA 90.00
6 Gabriel RIBEIRO DOS SANTOS MENDONÇA 30 BRA 70.00
7 Alan MENDES DA SILVA 30 BRA 50.00
8 Victor MUÑOZ TORO 37 CHI 30.00
9 Valentin VILLALBA 18 ARG 20.00
10 Andre Luiz DE SOUZA 34 BRA 10.00
11 Manuel TURONE 17 ARG
12 Paulo Eduardo SACCHELLI SAÇAKI 36 BRA
13 Lucas FLORES BRAGA 18 BRA
Results Italian National Championships - Park Roncade Treviso, Italy 08 September 2024
Men Park:
1 Elia BENETTON 27 ITA 200.00
2 Francesco MONGILLO 27 ITA 160.00
3 Christian FALVO 26 ITA 130.00
4 Manuel TORELLO 16 ITA 110.00
5 Christian CERESATO 25 ITA 90.00
6 Alessio BARIGAZZI 20 ITA 70.00
7 Gianluca RIGHETTO 16 ITA 50.00
8 Filippo PARISI 17 ITA 30.00
9 Luca BETTINI 22 ITA 20.00
10 Sebastiano BATTISTELLI 17 ITA 10.00
11 Nicolo TRONCON 22 ITA
12 Filippo RODOLFI 18 ITA
The BMX top three were decided during the qualification rounds, where Garrett Reynolds secured a significant lead, advancing to the finals earning a high score of 92 points there. Reynolds was also awarded the SUBROSA best street trick prize for his 540 bar fakie. Joji Mizogaki from Japan and Matt Ray from the United States battled for second and third places. 18-year-old Joji impressed the crowd with a 360 quad barspin, earning 87.50 points and Matt Ray fought his way to third place after an incomplete first run, scoring 86.83 points in his strong second run. The SUBROSA best park trick award went to Greek rider George Ntavoutian, who flew across the park with a tailwhip. The LHV best Estonian and BALCIA best Baltic rider was Tauno Krüüts who placed 23rd in the qualifiers with 57.66 points.
Swiss National Championships Aigle, Switzerland 06 September 2024
Women Park:
1 Nikita DUCARROZ 28 SUI 200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Michelle NEUNER 21 SUI 160.00
Men Park:
1 Alexandre SIDERIS 22 SUI 83 200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Edgar HUBER 17 SUI 73.5 160.00
BMX Park results C1 Woodstone BMX Contest Wendelstein, Germany 01 September 2024
Men Park:
1 Tom CLEMENS 19 GER 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Luis RINCON REYES 26 COL 160.00
3 Lars KINDERMANN 17 GER 130.00
4 Martin HABADA 24 CZE 110.00
5 Dean FLORIAN 25 GER 90.00
6 Philipp MUTH 17 GER 70.00
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