Australia's BMX Freestylers set to contest the inaugural UCI Urban World Championships in China in November, their first stop on their journey towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In June 2017, the IOC announced that BMX Freestyle Park would be added to the Programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
BMX Freestyle Park is an exhilarating discipline of cycling which takes place in parks full of ramps with big transitions and large obstacles. Competitors are judged (scored between 0-100pts over two one-minute runs) on tricks performed throughout the course, with points awarded based on difficulty, originality, style and execution.
Australia boasts two of the world's best, both considered to be serious medal contenders in Tokyo 2020. Logan Martin, the 2016 UCI World Cup Series champion who sits fourth in 2017 after winning Stop 1 in the Series, and Brandon Loupos who is second overall in 2017 after taking out Stop 2.
In their first jump towards Tokyo, riders will contest the 2017 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships this November 8-12 in Chengdu, China. The Championships will see the world’s best will battle for the iconic rainbow jersey and the title of UCI World Champion in BMX Freestyle Park.
Some of the Australia riders who will participate in Chengdu 8 - 12 November are:
Elite Men:
1. Matthew Juster
2. Kai Sakakibara
3. Joshua Callan
4. Joshua Mclean
5. Michael Bias
6. Andrew Hughes
7. Bradley Game
VANS BMX Pro Cup Australia. Final results:
1st - Sergio Layos
2nd - Dennis Enarson
3rd - Larry Edgar
4th - Corey Walsh
5th - Kevin Peraza
6th - Gary Young (tie)
6th - Ryan Nyquist (tie)
8th - Jason Watts
Go to Australia they said, it’s always warm and sunny they said... Warm indeed, riders were on fire for the qualification but rain stopped the event before the end. Even if we don’t know all the qualifiers, Alex Hiam, local from Australia, thanks to his temporary 3rd place is sure to make it to the final. We took advantage of this time off to ask him a couple of questions about this very first edition of the Vans BMX pro cup.
So tell me Alex, you are Australian, one of the guests of the first international BMX event in Australia, and no matter what, you are qualified for the final. How does it feel?
Alex Hiam: Unbelievable. I used to fly to attend this kind of event. Plus I’m riding with other riders I used to watch, like Sergio Layos, Ryan Nyquist…
Sean has been stacking clips for a few projects the last 6- 12 months. These are his "B-roll" clips he didn't want to go to waste. Filmed around Melbourne and Adelaide.
VANS BMX PRO CUP - AUSTRALIA Todays vans contest in manly Australia went off !!! Off the wall... This was one hell of a contest, bowl comp right on the beach. What more could any one ask for. Here is my high lights from today.
THIS MOVIE IS MAINLY ABOUT BMX RIDING ALONG WITH MY LIFE RECORDING FOR LAST 3 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY PLACES WITH FRIENDS RODE AND EXPLORED THROUGH SOUTHERN QUEESNSLAND TO NORTHERN RIVER AREA OF NEW SOUTH WALES IN AUSTRALIA.
Elite Men:
1. Bodi Turner
2. Matthew Juster
3. Tristyn Kronk
4. Joshua Mclean
5. Kai Sakakibara
6. Shane Rosa
7. Jye Hombsch
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.