Some seriously dialed riding went down at the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup Flatland finals! Check the highlights from the top eight...
There are not a thousand solutions to beat the heat wave which still blushes the shoulders of FISE today. You can use water; it was done to clean the flat surface that serves as a stage for the extraordinary BMX flat riders. We can also look for this little wind coming from the sea. The air conditioning was started beforehand by the women final won by Julia Preuss. Then it was a real squall from Japan that froze all local hopes of seeing Matthias Dandois (6th) achieve the miracle of winning a new FISE despite a sore foot. The Frenchman is not having a great day and a few errors penalize some of his best sequences. Same disappointment for Viki Gomez (8th) and his titanium bike of only 7 kilos. Too bad also for the Thailand rider “Toon” who is a treat to see riding but who does not land the very end of a sequence of more than one minute.
Final results UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup Flatland Women
Flatland Women final:
1 Julia PREUSS GER
2 Jeanne SEIGNEUR FRA
3 Mélissa DROLL FRA
4 Louise SEIGNEUR FRA
5 Mélissa FROIDURE FRA
BMX Freestyle Results X Games Chiba, Japan. 22-23 April 2022.
Park finals:
1) Logan Martin (AUS)
2) Justin Dowell (USA)
3) Kevin Peraza (MEX)
4) Declan Brooks (GBR)
5) Daniel Sandoval (USA)
6) Rim Nakamura (JPN)
7) Jeremy Malott (USA)
8) Marin Rantes (CRO)
Street Finals:
1) Lewis Mills (AUS)
The first-ever edition of X Games in Japan is officially live! Monster Energy congratulates its BMX and skateboard athletes on a strong performance on day one of X Games Chiba 2022. The BMX Flatland competition, contested for the first time in 19 years at X Games, saw 36-year-old Moto Sasaki from Chiba, Japan, claim bronze In the inaugural event at ZOZO Marine Stadium.
Supported by Monster Energy as the official energy drink partner, X Games Chiba 2022 is the 64th edition of X Games since the event’s inception in 1995. For three action-packed days, ZOZO Marine Stadium on Tokyo Bay is at the center of the action sports world with a capacity for 30,000 spectators. For a distinctly Japanese flavor, the live event features Park and Street course designs inspired by origami artwork.
More than 90 athletes from 18 countries are competing for a total of 30 medals awarded in ten competitions across three sports. Top-notch athletic performances are supplemented by a cultural festival experience, art installations, and musical performances by the likes of Japanese rock band Man with a Mission, who also supplied the official theme song for X Games Chiba 2022.
BMX Flatland: Monster Energy’s Moto Sasaki Claims Bronze in Front of Hometown Crowd
For the second medal event of the day, X Games Chiba 2022 brought back a blast from the past:
Flatland results Urban Rural Ride Saint-Yan, France.
PRO
1. Bruno Morotti Bacchiegga
2. Joris Bretagnolles
3. Alberto Moya
4. Julien Baran
5. Gilles van de Sompel
6. Keiryo Kuda
7. Anatole Rahain
8. Jorrit Van Drumpt
9. Kevin Jacob
10. Martin Drazil
11. Jean Bulhon
Results AFA Round 1 in Houston, Texas. BMX Flatland.
Pro Class
1. Mickey Gaidos
2. Dax Wolford
3. Omari Cato
4. James McGraw
5. Bobby Burge
6. Art Thomason
7. Ruben Castillo
8. Rodney Williams
9. Todd Carter
10. Cesar Rengal
Searching for Bisseker by James White
“Red Bull Bike 'n Mic Show Battle in Luxembourg the 12th & 13th of March” by Viki Gomez
Together with ggmimage.com we wanted to bring together the amazing energy of Bike N Mic ( BMX & Hip Hop ). I traveled the world during the past 22 years and when I do shows I include the competition tricks because this defines me as an athlete. It happened very often that there was a lot of magic in these moments! Therefore we thought on bringing together the amazing line up of riders who can deliver both: an amazing show skills connecting with the crowd and epic competition tricks to let everyone with a WOW.
The public will vote with an app that measures the decibels. So riders need to connect with the crowd and still deliver amazing tricks! It’s a big challenge full of good vibes! All riders win as they will have their own time on their demand.
But don’t forget they are warriors and they will fight for the Podium! We will have one contest on Saturday and one on Sunday.
It’s a new concept and we can’t wait to see the results!
Thanks to all the sponsors and everyone involved!
Flat Society is excited to Welcome European Shredder Dan Hennig to the Pro Team!
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