Name: Mathijs Verhoeven
Age: 24
Hometown: Dessel, Belgium
Plate number: 156
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Oegema transport/ Fieten olie/ Vee tire/ TVE sport/ Meybo bikes/ Toyota material handeling NL/ Sunlighten Kempen/ Optiek Van Gorp/ RD Sportswear
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-Track to race on: Stuttgart, Germany
Name: Mathijs Verhoeven
Sponsors: Oegema Transport, TVE sport, Meybo bikes, Vee tire, Renthal, HT Components, 6D Helmets, SD components, Bensink BMX Gates, Eurol, RD Gloves, Optiek Van Gorp, Sunlighten Kempen
Mechanic: Team Mechanic Team Oegema TVE, my dad and sometimes if me and my dad don’t know how to solve the problem we go to Jan Segers who I also trust 100% as a mechanic.
What was your very first BMX bike?
Mathijs Verhoeven: My first racing BMX was a Haro from the year 2006 I think.
How much different is it from the one you're racing today?
Mathijs Verhoeven: A big difference, for sure the size! Haha. The bikes from today are much lighter and stiffer! At that time there was no Carbon or anything Carbon on a bmx bike, now almost everyone has
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