It takes someone to do it. It took Alain Massabova a year to do it. Some things are easier said then done. "You should write a book about the history of BMX!" Alain took on the challenge and pulled it off, and in a great way. 300 pages of French BMX history, from the early days to 2022. From racing to freestyle. Jams to competitions. Road trips to photo shoots. France has some rich history in BMX and flipping through the book you will face familiar names. Some you've forgotten. Some are still ripping. In 35 years a lot has happened in BMX and seeing everything together in one thick book is great. Collecting the photos alone must have been a challenge. Back in the day nothing was digital so that scanner must have made some overtime scanning all the early photos. Then archiving them first, putting them in the right order before making a selection. Which ones to use?
It only works when eveyone pitches in, and lots of them did. This makes the book something special for everyone. The book starts off with the 1978-1988 oldschool phase. How it started, the pioneers,
1 week in Nantes, Bordeaux and Toulouse
Results Indoor BMX Caen, France Sunday 20 February 2022
Elite Men:
1 Jérémy RENCUREL FRA 100.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Romain MAYET FRA 86.00
3 Arthur PILARD FRA 74.00
4 Romain RACINE FRA 64.00
5 Thomas JOUVE FRA 55.00
6 Tatyan LUI HIN TSAN FRA 47.00
7 Leo GAROYAN FRA 40.00
8 Macleo MEYNIER FRA 34.00
Elite Women:
First video & trip of the year to the South of France with the team. The tracks in the video: Sarrians and Cavaillon.
Bevor es mit dem Team von SIBMX im vergangenen Jahr auf Wohnmobiltrip, wurde lange und breit über die Reiseroute diskutiert. Neben gutem Wetter und vielen Spots war ein Kriterium die Sicherheit der spitzenmäßigen Carado–Fahrzeuge und dem sich darin befindlichen Equipment.
Best of des meilleurs figures du championnat de France de BMX freestyle.
#tricks #BMX #BESTOF
If BMX had 100 riders like Matthias Dandois, the popularity of BMX would rise to a bigger level. Matthias' spirit, drive and enthusiasm is unheard of. He gets the attention he deserves but also takes the opportunities that are needed to get in the picture. Sometimes it might be out of the comfort zone, but for Matthias it lead to acting in a movie and getting the cover of GQ magazine. It is hard to keep up with Matthias and we're stoked he found some time to get back to us to answer some questions.
Last contest you entered: Chimera Games in Japan end of February 2020
Name: Arthur PILARD
Sponsors: SUNN / KENNY / PRIDE / XFORCE / GFORM / HT / SAINT-BRIEUC
How many sessions did it take you to get used to the SUNN bike when you first received it?
Arthur Pilard: It doesn't usually take me a long time to adapt to a new bike, I would say one session.
With the forks having the drop-outs straight under the forks, did you notice any difference?
Arthur Pilard: At first it feels weird, but you get used to it and it bothers me no more.
Are you happy with the disc brake?
Results Trophée des Nations BMX Saint Etienne, FRANCE. 7 December 2019.
Elite Men:
1 130 PILARD Arthur FRA
2 4 RENCUREL Jérémy FRA
3 436 MIR Amidou FRA
4 974 MAYET Romain FRA
5 799 AEBERHARD Loris SUI
6 200 SANNIER Benjamin FRA
7 157 DEUMIE Valentin FRA
8 282 JOUVE Thomas FRA
9 211 EVANS Kyle GBR
10 264 GARGAGLIA Giacomo ITA
11 161 RAGOT RICHARD Mathis FRA
12 78 WHYTE Tre GBR
13 373 BLANC Renaud SUI
14 343 BRESCHAN Noah SUI
French Women under 22 years old training session.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.