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With BMX Flatland Pro Freestyle added a brand new contest to the Heerlen-Limburg tournament (Holland). On Friday 1st of July several BMX flatland world champions, like Mathias Dandois, Yohei Uchino and Dominik Nekolny (together 7 times world championships titles) are competing in this world class contest. See all confirmed BMX Flatland and other riders below.

BMX Flatland Pro Riders to compete at Pro Freestyle Heerlen 2016.

ION always strives to make good products even better. Therefore, the brand new K_LITE Zip is based on the regular K_LITE kneepad but has been upgraded with a full-length zipper outsides the legs to get into the pad quicker. For additional comfort when gearing up and to shorten time before finally getting on the bike... The zipper called Quick_E makes for a light, breathable and pedal-friendly kneepad with a very slim outline, easy handling and great comfort. Especially the handling stands out due to the fact that you don‘t need to take off your shoes before putting the pads on (or off).

In order to offer good impact protection the K_LITE Zip combines

On the heels of a memorable celebration honoring Vans’ 50th Anniversary this past March, the original action sports footwear and apparel brand gathers momentum with the second installment of the commemorative Vans Pro Classics Anniversary Collection, available worldwide today. Backed by the biggest names in skate alongside the most beloved legends in BMX, the Vans Pro Classics collection is enhanced with innovative performance features that provide upgraded cushioning

NASS has revealed a list of the world’s top BMX riders from around the globe to compete at the IBMXFF World Championships when they return to the UK for the first time in 28 years next month (July). The competitions will feature more than 400 athletes competing for prize money in the BMX disciplines of Park, Dirt, Vert and new for 2016, Flatland. Legend of the sport Mat Hoffman will be joined by already announced X Games silver medalist Logan Martin and X Games gold medalist Daniel Sandoval. Flying the flag for Great Britain on home soil will be seven-times NASS pro park champion Mark Webb, Daniel Dhers, who brings five X Game gold medals to the table, Alex Coleborn, Simon Tabron, Coco Zurita and Brandon Loupos.

PARK: Pat Casey, Jack Clark, Alex Coleborn, Daniel Dhers, Scott Hamlin, Ben Hennon, Brock Horneman, James Jones, Tom Justice, Isaac Lesser, Brandon Loupos, Logan Martin, Kevin Peraza, Victor Peraza, Daniel Sandoval, Ola Selsjord, 

FISE World Series second stop will take place in Croatia from July15th to 23rd in the City of Osijek. After the first stop of the tour in Montpellier and its huge crowd, the FISE World Series is ready for the second stop in Croatia and will be featuring the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup 2016. The location of the event is called Copacabana, just next to the river Drava and the beautifull fortified city of Osijek. If you get confused about the pronunciation, try replacing ‘ij’ with ‘y’, and say Osyek.

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup.
For the first time in its history, BMX Freestyle Park becomes a recognized bicycle discipline, as it is now certified by the UCI. This novelty in the cyclist world is the result of a great collaboration between Union Cyclist International (UCI) and FISE (Festival International des Sports Extrêmes) through the launch of the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup. The first stop ever was during FISE World Montpellier in May and the top 3 are Alex Coleborn (UK), Daniel Dhers (Ven) and Mike Varga (Can).

GT Bicycles today announced a European BMX Freestyle Tour in partnership with the brand’s European BMX distributor, Frenchys Distribution. From June 25th through July 1st, GT’s Freestyle BMX athletes Brian Kachinsky, Jason Phelan, Dan Conway, Max Bringer and Tim Bringer will travel throughout Europe, including: Paris and Lyon, France; Stuttgart, Germany; and Zurich, Switzerland.

While on the road, the team will spend time with fellow riders and fans, stop at local shops and participate in a trail jam. The schedule of events is as follows:

June 25th, 3:00PM: La Crèmerie, 49 rue Albert Thomas, Paris, France
June 28th, 2:30PM: Kunstform, Rotebühlstraße 63, 70178 Stuttgart, Germany
July 1st, 3:30PM: Bros Bike Store x 133 Trail, 30 Chemin de la Péguette, 42170 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, France

For 17 years Osijek has been the epicenter of extreme entertainment, providing home not only to extreme sports, but also to never-ending, slick dance moves and top notch musical background. Spanning over a week, from July 15 to July 23, Pannonian Challenge is here once again to give you the time of your life! This year's festival is definitely the largest one so far – over 400 inliners, BMX riders and skaters from all 

Monster Zurich Street-Jam is on!? The second Zurich BMX Street-Jam is going down! We are going to meet the 09th of July 2016 at the ditch spot next to ZHDK Zurich (find the addresses at the end). After a short warm up session we are heading to several street spots all around Zurich where you need to show us your mad set of skills! After several spots the final station is the Skatepark Sihlcity at Allmend where the session is going to end with a grill & chill (~18:30). We count on you!

The Pro Freestyle organisation scaled up the numbers of action sports festivals this year. Next to The Hague, Pro Freestyle sets foot in Heerlen. A full tournament in 6 disciplines: Skateboard, BMX Park, BMX Street, Scoot, Inline and MTB Park. This year the organization announced not only a pro tournament but amateurs can also participate.

Dates:
-Heerlen-Limburg: June 30 – July 3 (south of Holland, close to Belgium and Germany)
-The Hague: August 25-28 (all sports 6 disciplines mentioned above + wakeboard)

First 10 BMX Park riders confirmed:
Tom van den Bogaard (1st 2015)
Kostya Andreev (2nd 2015)
Daniel Wedemeijer
Kenneth Tancre
Michael Beran