Name: Mike Varga
Hometown: Whitby, Canada
Sponsors: Monster, DK bikes, Vans, Fox, Bell
Instagram: mikevargabmx
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Mike Varga: Definitely being on the podium last year. Crazy when you get to pop chaplain everywhere.
Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Mike Varga: I don’t like watching crashing at all but I have definitely seen some gnarly double flip crashes.
Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Mike Varga: I would probably say no because I don’t know how that would even be possible aha. I do eat fast food but a month straight may kill me.
Have you ever totaled a car?
Name: Colton Walker
Hometown: New Richmond, WI
Sponsors: Unit, Totalbmx, Bell helmets, Deft Family, Monster
Instagram: coltonwalker1
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Colton Walker: My best Simple Session memory would have to be pulling the Twix to bar spin for the first time!
Name: Vicente Candel
Hometown: Valencia, Spain
Sponsors: Fitbikeco, Piratebmx, Golden Flamingo
Instagram: vicentecandel1
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Vicente Candel: Last year I went to Tallinn for the first time and I will never forget when we were at some club and they palyed the "Coco" song and I jumped from the stage to the people and I did crowd surfing around all the club with no shirt hahaha.
Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Vicente Candel: Mmmm... Right now, I couldn't say one, I try to forget everything about that.
Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Vicente Candel: I've being eating fastfood for 3 months everytime I go to California lol
Have you ever totaled a car?
Name: Andres Lainevool
Hometown: Tartu, Estonia
Sponsors: Mutantbikes, Vans
Instagram: andreaslainevool
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Andres Lainevool: Probably it's something at the Partys. But, it's always awesome to ride the course with the best riders at the game..
Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Andres Lainevool: Hmmm, I've seen few really bad ones..but the worst one was in Latvia. Ride in peace buddy!
Name: Joosep Nilk
Hometown: Tallinn but very habituated in Tartu
Sponsors: MysticBMX, Etnies, JBL
Instagram: capitanherballife
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Joosep Nilk: Probably from my first Simple Session experience when I was younger. Having Dave Osato absolutely demolish,
Name: Jack Clark
Hometown: Benfleet Essex, England
Sponsors: tall.order, Vocalbmx, Vans shoes.
Instagram: @Jackclarkbmx
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Jack Clark: My first year I came to Simple Session in 2012 it was crazy, the biggest ramps I had ever ridden at that time, an I did a new trick for me haha 360 quad barspin.
Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Jack Clark: Em I hate to try an think back to bad crashes I've seen, but one would definitely be Scott Hamlin's years ago at Nass 09 or 10 I believe. He fell on a superman flip to his head on the jump box! Scott was okay as always haha!
Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Name: Talis Viirpalu
Hometown: Tartu, Estonia
Sponsors: Etnies, OnWheels
Instagram: Talis Viirpalu
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Talis Viirpalu: Can't remember something special atm but every year has been sick as fu..
Biggest crash you've ever seen on a BMX?
Talis Viirpalu: I think that cap to toothover (or something) down the rail that I saw on the internet was the worst I've ever seen... soo nasty!
Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Talis Viirpalu: Probably not but would like to try.
Have you ever totaled a car?
Talis Viirpalu: Luckily not.
Name: Daniel Wedemeijer
Hometown: Helmond, The Netherlands
Sponsors: Red Bull, TSG, Paul's Boutique BMX shop, 040BMXPark, Haro Bikes, Sport Medisch Centrum Amsterdam and BRAAAB clothing.
Instagram: @danielwedemeijerbmx
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Daniel Wedemeijer: I think it was about 8 years ago when I did that big fufanu on the judges tower. Still buzzin on that one.
Have you ever eaten fastfood for a month straight?
Daniel Wedemeijer: No luckily I never had to do that. Once in China I did eat pizza for 10 days straight as I couldn't get used to the Chinese food.
Have you ever totaled a car?
Daniel Wedemeijer: I did crash my car once on the way to the airport... But never totaled it!
Name: Greg Illingworth
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Sponsors: Mongoose Bikes, Monster Energy, Fox, Vans, Bell Helmets, Snafu
Instagram: @gregillingworth
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Greg Illingworth: I’ve had a lot of good memories over the years but nothing beats that first time there. I didn’t know too many
Name: Paul Thölen
Hometown: Viersen, Germany
Sponsors: Red Bull, Vans, Total Bmx, 040BMXPark, Reell Jeans, G&S Distribution
Instagram: paulthoelen
What's your best Simple Session memory?
Paul Thölen: Haha I think it was the Sunday party last year. Danced the whole night until 7 in the morning and then straight to
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