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After months and months of thinking I've decided to leave my long time sponsor ALBE's , it wasn't easy to come to this decision since they have been awesome to me since my first trip to America when I decided to pursue this BMX dream. They've carried me under their wing this whole time and I can't thank Flip, Todd, Turbo and the rest of the Albe's team enough for everything, you guys are like family! But just like every little bird I've decided to grow wings myself and start my own

Name: Twan van Gendt
Age: 19
Hometown: Velddriel - Holland
Sponsors: Adriaanse Transport Raamsdonksveer

How do you feel about your first year as an Elite rider mixing it up with the best BMX riders out there?
Twan: I feel great as a first-year elite rider! No pressure and

Name: Zachary Newman
Age: 22
Hometown: Frankfort KY, currently In the Cincinnati area
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Ollies Skatepark

The favorite list:

-Vert ramp to ride: Dew Tour because it's so big. My local ramp is Ollies.
-BMX video: It's always good to watch Head First when I have a VHS player
-Website: everyone is on Facebook
-Web video: Drew Bezanson kills them
-Food: PIZZA, PIZZA, PIZZA
-Travel destination: my bike has yet to take me to another country.
-Vert riders to ride with: Everyone because I typically ride solo

-Frame: Failure Flyin' Lion
-Forks: DK Alpha
-Headset: FSA with WTP cap
-Stem: DK throwback
-Bars: Failure Dumbars
-Grips: Odyssey Aaron Ross
-Bar ends: Odyssey Par ends
-Brake lever: Odyssey M2 Trigger

We anniversary our East vs. West design battle with collaborative efforts from LA-based Crooks & Castles and NYC’s Acapulco Gold. Both brands produce fine quality clothing that represent authentic street culture, with strong ties to skateboarding, art, and music. The Moda Hi blends these progressive street fashion influences with the raw utility that you expect from Vans skateboard shoes. The upper uses some design elements from the Sk8-Hi, and features a very 

Eight semifinalists sent us their videos, which will be scored by judges. These assessments will determine who gets into the finals. The final stage, will allow players to show a lot more than ever. To record the last movie they will have time until November 13th and video length limit is increased from 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

It is the most exciting moment of the whole game and we can expect a tough fight for victory, as already seen in recent videos, where riders pushed their level or riding so much! All for the best scores from the judges, what’s more they will do to win?