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Name: Corey Holdgate
Age: 23
Hometown: Wakefield, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BSD

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Some sort of ledge/manny pad combination, something to link lines together!
-BMX video: Has to be BSD Transmission! Put together so well and the riding speaks for itself.

Name: Sam Gibson
Age: 19
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Monster Army, Bmx Mafia, Hostile Handwear, Gain Protection

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Rampfest Indoor Skatepark
-BMX video: Brandon Loupos - Stuck in the moment

Name: Tom Weikert
Age: 18
Hometown: Dingolfing, Germany
Hook-ups/Sponsors: 360GradSportshop, Wethepeople

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: A not really known curb sport in Munich and my homepark in Dingolfing
-BMX video: Wethepeople - Jordan Godwin Doomsayer Part

Name: Thomas Deschenaux
Age: 31
Hometown: Annecy, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Autum Bicycles

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: My home spot in Annecy, called « Le Paquier » on the front of the lake and mountains, I love the spirit of this place!

Name: Marty Rech
Age: 21
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Outta Luck apparel

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: The Village indoor skatepark / Anywhere!
-BMX video: Dennis Enarsons caps lock
-Website: Focalpoint bmx

-Food: Pizza/sushi
-Twitter to follow: Don’t have Twitter!
-Person on Instagram: @jackborthwickbmx
-Travel destination: Definitely Woodward!

Name: Braden Beck
Age: 25
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK Canada
Hook-ups/Sponsors: MacNeil Bikes, SpokeN'Sport, Flat Bmx Apparel

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Curbs and Ledges
-BMX video: Rise!, Lotek Mix Tape, Deadline

Name: Maks Płuciennik
Age: 19
Hometown: Olsztyn, Poland
Hook-ups/Sponsors: AveBmx, SoxStory, Skullcandy

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Street, big stairs, rails
-BMX video: Deadline
-Website: TCU
-Web video: Dan Lacey ABOVE BELOW
-Food: Pizza
-Travel destination: Barcelona, Spain
-Riders to ride with: @lipakupa @
-Car: Subaru Forester
-Colour: Black
-Shoes: Nike SB, Vans
-Bike company: Stress, Eclat

Name: André, Sylvain
Racing number: 1
Hometown: Cavaillon beach, France
Elite Men UCI World Cup Ranking 2018:  3

Being in the top 10 in the UCI World Cup Ranking, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
Sylvain André: Winning this thing is nearly impossible. But there’s still a chance to end up 2nd in the series. Anyway, my goal is to be in both main events.

Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?

Name: Mahieu Romain
Racing number: #100
Hometown: SQY, France
Elite Men UCI World Cup Ranking 2018: 4th

Being in the top 10 in the UCI World Cup Ranking, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
Romain Mahieu: We are pretty tight in points with Twan, so the goal will be to keep that 4th place in the ranking. Which means being in the mains and doing my best to get a podium.

Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?
Romain Mahieu: Well, of course we all think about it now. But it doesn’t really change anything for me. I’m just gonna go to every race the same way I was going earlier this year.

What's the best section on the track in Santiago del Estero?
Romain Mahieu: I like the pro set. There is nothing big but you have to be clean and smooth.

How long is your travel from home to Rounds 7&8 in Argentina?
Romain Mahieu: Hm, very long... I don’t really know exactly haha. I’d say more than 20 hours!

What is your best result on that SDE track up until now?

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Racing number: 77
Hometown: Helensburgh, NSW Australia

Have things changed for you since 1 September, the day the Olympic qualifying period has started?
Kai Sakakibara: Not at all. I’m always training and preparing for events to the best of my ability, so it’s been business as usual.

Are you looking for races where you can score more points?
Kai Sakakibara: Not necessarily, but as the Olympics draw nearer I may start to prioritise my events schedule, i.e. possibly skip smaller events and focus on the major competitions.

Has peaking after 1 September been something you aimed for?
Kai Sakakibara: I believe that I’m still developing as a rider, and learning at every event that I compete in. Of course I want to race well now and need to race well to qualify the country, but I want to bring my peak in July 2020. Everything until then will be building towards that.

How badly do you want to go to Tokyo for the Olympic Games in 2020?
Kai Sakakibara: Being half Japanese and having represented Japan while living in Tokyo as a kid, the