Eet’s a fact, FISE Montpellier provides ze beegest crowd for a BMX competition. At both Park and Flatland, people were seen finding ze slightest angle trying to catch a glimpse of ze riding on ze Fields Of Play (FOP). Eet’s not only ze crowd zat gets Montpellier each year. Riders from all BMX disciplines unite for a week of hanging out together in ze South of France. Ze festival 'as been around since 1997 and BMX 'as been part of eet since ze first edition. UCI’s Park and Flatland World Cups are integrated since 1996. Over ze course of 5 days, ze festival around ze Lez River attracts 500,000 people, and for ze athletes to perform in front of zem is an amazing feeling.
Ze UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup faced some bad luck with ze wezaire in Enoshima, Japan earlier in ze year, but ze sun decided to stay around all week in France, which provided great circumstances for an exciting competition. Ze cut to 24 riders in Men Park was made on Wednesday. Women Park 'ad a 12-rider final qualification round on Thursday, with both finals scheduled for Saturday. Several of ze higher-ranked Park riders 'ad opted to focus on ze Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, China, but eet left plenty of talent around in Montpellier to provide an excellent show for those who came to watch.
In Women Park, eet was 14 years old Miharu Ozawa who took everyone by surprise in ze Qualification round. Ze Japanese youngster qualified in first place, beating ze rest of ze ladies by 9 points. Ze truckdriver on ze box, backflips, tailwhips, and barspins to X-up were performed way too good for a girl
Flatland results UCI BMX freestyle World Cup Montpellier 2024.
Men Flatland:
1 Yu SHOJI 22 JPN 1000.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Matthias DANDOIS 35 FRA 900.00
3 Yu KATAGIRI 19 JPN 820.00
4 Kio HAYAKAWA 22 JPN 770.00
5 Jorge GOMEZ PIERNAVIEJA 43 ESP 720.00
Park results UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup Montpellier, France.
Men Park:
1 Anthony JEANJEAN 26 FRA 1000.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Baios Brandon LOUPOS 31 AUS 900.00
3 Declan BROOKS 28 GBR 820.00
4 Reef WAY 19 GBR 770.00
5 Bryce TRYON 24 USA 720.00
6 Jose CEDANO CABRERA 27 CHI 670.00
7 Zoltán ÚJVÁRY 24 HUN 620.00
8 Samual GRACE 21 AUS 570.00
9 Ashley FINLAY 30 GBR 520.00
10 Kaede OZAWA 17 JPN 470.00
11 Joji MIZOGAKI 18 JPN 430.00
12 Shaun GORNALL 29 GBR 390.00
13 Juan Camilo CAICEDO HURTADO 22 COL 350.00
14 Jack WATTZ 27 GBR 310.00
15 Maxime CHALIFOUR 25 CAN 270.00
16 Tom CLEMENS 19 GER 230.00
The 18th edition of the NL Contest by Caisse d'Epargne - Urban Sport & Art Festival, which was held from May 17 to 19 at the Skatepark de la Rotonde in Strasbourg, has just ended. An opus under the sign of adaptability, disrupted by the changing climatic conditions over the weekend. Nevertheless, the organization of the international festival worked hard to maintain its entire program: the competitions, amateur and professional, but also the concert by the emblematic French group Sniper, which was more than memorable. More than 400 athletes and artists, 250 volunteers as well as 35,000 festival-goers responded to the call for this edition.
Despite the weather, the 18th edition of the NL Contest was marked by determination, unwavering
Monster Energy’s Anthony Jeanjean Takes First Place in BMX Park at FISE World Montpellier 2024
Jeanjean gets the victory! Monster Energy congratulates team rider Anthony Jeanjean on taking first place in BMX Freestyle Park at the FISE World Montpellier action sports festival in France. In the iconic event, the 25-year-old Olympic athlete from Béziers, France, took the win in front of a high-energy crowd.
In BMX Street, Monster Energy’s Jordan Godwin from Newport, United Kingdom, took first place. Rounding out a great weekend for Monster Energy, 25-year-old German team rider Felix Prangenberg from Cologne claimed third place in BMX Street with a technical run.
In the BMX Best Trick competition, 29-year-old Ryan Williams from Sunshine Coast, Australia, soared above the competition to claim first place with a face-melting trick.
From May 8-12, FISE World Montpellier attracted some of the world’s premier action sports athletes to the banks of the Lez River for competitions in BMX, scooter, parkour, roller skate, and skateboard disciplines.
In the BMX Park Final, Monster Energy’s Anthony Jeanjean dropped in as a favorite after a series of high-profile wins, including first place at the Converse ULT.X event in South Africa in March. But he also came to Montpellier with a score to settle after the victory eluded him when he finished in close second place last year.
FISE MONTPELLIER 2024 | UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup
Results Hungarian Flatland Cup Series 2024. Veresegyház, Hungary.
Elite Men
1 Martin Drazil 94,33
2 Varo Hernandez 92,67
3 Bordás Ákos 80,00
4 Kaposvári Martin 57,67
5 Pozsonyi Bence 57,00
6 Adam Pekař 56,67
C1 BMX Park Results; Debex x DSI BMX Cup 1 Debrecen, Hungary 28 April 2024
Men Park:
1 Zoltán ÚJVÁRY 24 HUN 90.3 200.00
2 Zoltán KEMPF 28 HUN 87.6 160.00
3 Jaka REMEC 19 SLO 85.6 130.00
4 Hans Wilhelm KITTLER 20 GER 76.6 110.00
5 Finn LISMANN 18 GER 71.6 90.00
6 Péter NÁHLIK 24 HUN 53.3 70.00
7 Tomáš TOHOL 20 SVK 45.3 50.00
8 Kristóf KRAUSZ 18 HUN 21.6 30.00
9 János BÁBEL 20 HUN 63 20.00
10 Jonathan ZAWADKE 20 GER 59.6 10.00
Results C1 Freestyle series Costa Rica Bac Park 10cio, Costa Rica 21 April 2024
Men Park:
1 Bryce TRYON 24 USA 200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Maxime CHALIFOUR 25 CAN 160.00
3 Kenneth Fabian TENCIO ESQUIVEL 31 CRC 130.00
4 Julio MOSQUERA CAMACHO 31 ECU 110.00
5 Istvan CAILLET 32 FRA 90.00
6 Anthony DE LEON GORDON 27 PAN 70.00
7 Gamaliet Alexander OSEGUEDA REYES 27 CRC 50.00
8 Jan Augusto GALAVIS 20 VEN 30.00
9 Derek SOLANO LOPEZ 20 CRC 20.00
10 Kevin Steven BALLEN RAMIREZ 24 COL 10.00
11 Harafa FAJARDO RODRIGUEZ 25 PER
The first one took place in 1990 just after the opening of the new dirt spot at the Valkendijk in Aarle-Rixtel. 34 years later and the Sugar Hills Trails are still there, same location and the place of the annual Mini-FATJAM. Although it would have been easy to call it quits after so many editions, it is great to see riders show up to ride dirt for a day. Many of them hardly ever ride dirt. Many of them hardly ever ride. Many of them now show up with their kids to ride. Many people just show up to hang out and have a beer.
The Mini FATJAM isn't a high class competition, it's a gathering of BMX fans or maybe you can better call it a reunion. Thanks to support from companies like TSG and Vans and Paul's Boutique BMX Hardware store
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.