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Name: Arturs VIRDZINIEKS
Age: Born in 2004
Hometown: Liepaja, Latvia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: RAVE BMX, LOC, Liepāja.

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Anything and everything as long as I have friends to ride with
-BMX video: Harry Main 2012 Nike edit
-Website: fatbmx.com
-Food: Top 3- oatmeal, hard boiled eggs (6,3 grams of protein), Hawaiian pizza
-Person on Instagram: Love yourself @arturs_virdzinieks
-Travel destination: Every country with spots to ride
-Riders to ride with: @ernestszeboldsbmx, @valterklepisbmx, @ainarsliparts, @zuuurka, @marcisdzerve, @xpetrovs, @kalvisbmx, @daviskrauzebmx.
-Car: For now, the one I want most is a turbo e36 coupe in a dark colour with style 24 rims.

Get the inside scoop from a certified BMX legend! Monster Energy is proud to welcome BMX racer Connor Fields from Las Vegas, Nevada, on Episode 40 of the sports and pop culture podcast UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny. Recorded inside Monster Energy headquarters in Corona, California, this 55-minute episode tells the moving story of the 29-year-old BMX icon who made history as the first American to win an Olympic BMX gold medal. Fields built a milestone-heavy career including several national championships before suffering a traumatic brain injury at the Tokyo Olympics and retiring from professional racing in the aftermath.   

In his first official interview since announcing his retirement, Monster Energy’s Fields said on

Name: Tao Celeste
Age: 17
Hometown: Mauguio, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BMXGANGSTER

The FAT favorites list:

-Spot to ride: Eurocamp
-BMX video: Vans BMX Presents: Dennis Enarson’s Right Here | BMX | VANS
-Website: Nothing until my university Website
-Web video: Video with which I can laugh
-Food: Corsican sausages
-Person on Instagram: @marcus_christopher_bikes
-Travel destination: Bali
-Riders to ride with: Quentin Morien / Nathan Bosh
-Car: Whithout
-Movie: Furry
-Colour: Blue

Name: Kalvis Lazdins
Age: 30
Hometown: Liepaja, Latvia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: 414 Skateparks, Collective Bikes, Rave Team

The FAT favorites list:

-Spot to ride: Adrenaline Alley
-BMX video: HarryMania
-Website: 414skateparks.com
-Web video: Props rock and roll tour 2
-Food: Organic
-Person on Instagram: @rwillyofficial delivering world's firsts weekly
-Travel destination: Mountains
-Riders to ride with: Anyone who's ready to send it!
-Car: 4x4 Sprinter Campervan
-Movie: The Wolf of Wall Street
-Colour: GOLD
-Shoes: Nike

Name: Tom Nerriere
Age: 21
Hometown: Montpellier, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: FuriousProducts

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Grammont at Montpellier
-BMX video: FOX BMX - SCOTTY CRANMER - MADE FOR THIS
-Website/video: @tom.nerriere
-Travel destination: All the places where I can drive
-Riders to ride with: Especially with my twin brother Matthieu NERRIERE, but also with all my boys in France

Name: Anatole Rahain
Age: 24
Hometown: Caen, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors:  • Morex Custom  • Fourpegs

The FAT favorites list:

-Spot to ride: Ministère des économies et des finances - Paris
-BMX video: Fast forward - Alex Jumelin / Matthias Dandois in Hungary 2007
-Website: WeTransfer is the one I use the most actually!
-Web video: I really enjoy watching Fpv videos
-Food: Pokebowl
-Person on Instagram: @Flatbible
-Travel destination: Japan
-Riders to ride with: Everybody who's pushing hard and ride more than talking
-Car: Porsche Carrera GT

Name: Zef Robinson
Age: 20
Hometown: Gisborne NZ/Taipei Taiwan
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Spun Studio x Stash Taiwan

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Anywhere with rails and stairs
-BMX video: Trey Jones' part in Shadow's "What could go wrong?" video
-Food: Steak and cheese pie
-Person on Instagram: Trey Jones
-Travel destination: South Africa
-Riders to ride with: Robin Sloot, Eddie Mayhew
-Car: Nissan S15
-Movie: Chasing Mavericks
-Colour: Purple

Name: Tomáš Tohol
Age: 17
Hometown: Namestovo, Slovakia
Sponsors: Redbull Slovakia, Junkride, Trajekt Shop, Dead Fame

The FAT FAVOURITES list:

Spot to ride: My concrete local skatepark in Namestovo

Name: Juan Pablo Rojas
Age: 27 years old
Country: Colombia-Neiva.
Currently living in: Croatia (Zagreb)

The FAT FAVOURITES list:

Favorite place to train: Skatepark Osijek.
Instagram: @juan_bmx27
Facebook: Juan Pablo Rojas
Food: Paisa tray
Travel: I dream of getting to know all of Europe.
Car: Ford Mustang gtr
Movie: Sandman
Colour: Black

Name: Tomáš Beran
Age: 23
Hometown: Častolovice, CZE
Hook-ups/Sponsors: JUNKRIDE, VSAXTREME

The FAT favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Kostelec nad Orlicí, Pardubice
-BMX video: This one
-Website: instagram @tomasberanbmx
-Food: Chicken, spaghetti
-Travel destination: Wherever BMX takes me
-Riders to ride with: Local guys Daniel Mlejnek, Vojta Dvořák, Iveta Miculyčová.
-Car: Favourite BMW, now I own a Mercedes CLK
-Movie: American Pie
-Colour: Black