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At each event the riders are the most important ingredient. They are the ones making the show. Without them, there is no contest. We present you 4 riders per day leading up to the Red Bull Circle of Balance event in Kyoto, Japan. Today we have Dandois, Adams, Nekolny and Uchino.

MATTHIAS DANDOIS

Q. When did you start riding?
In 2002.

Name: TERRASSON Maxime
Age: 19 years old
Hometown: France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: TemperedBike/ Etnies/ MarieJade/ BMXavenue

The favorite list:
-BMX Magazine: soulbmx

Red Bull is having another legendary Circle Of Balance flatland contests lined up for this Saturday. This time the high level flatland riding will take place in Kyoto, Japan. To be able to judge the pro riding, the judges that are chosen need to know what's going on. On the judging panel in Japan are the following people: Martti Kuoppa, Chad de Groot, Michael Steingraeber, Kotaro Tanaka, and Travis Collier. All (former) flatland heroes themselves. Each and everyone got sent a list of questions. See what they had to answer.

Name: Stuart Loudon
Age: 21
Hometown: Waterfall, Kwa Zulu Natal
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Mongoose, Primo, Bmx Direct, UNITriders, Skullcandy, DC shoes, Rockstar Energy.

The favorite list:

-Car: Ford Mustang

Name: Raphaël Mazeyrat
Age: 31
Hometown: Chatel-Guyon, France
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Mirraco bikes, Eightyfour Bmx, Alternatif Shop, Ink'corp Clothing, Trickx protection

The favorite list:

-Shoes: DC
-Ramp rider: Simon Tabron
-Street rider: Kyle Baldock
-Dirt rider: Dane Searls
-Flatland rider: Mathias Dandois
-Old school rider: Matt Beringer

-Car: Audi rs4
-Movie: Inglorious bastard
-Colour: black
-BMX contest: rebel jam

Name: Lewis Render
Age: 21
Hometown: Garforth, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: The Notion Store, Leeds

The favorite list:

-Drink: Newcastle brown
-Trick: Grizz
-BMX Magazine: ridebmxuk
-BMX MC: Catfish!? / don't care

-BMX photographer: Joe Bailey and Tom Halliwell
-Girl: hot ones
-Sport besides BMX: skateboarding
-Party: subdub, leeds
-Spot to ride: Garforth park
-BMX video: Anthem 2 (Sean Burns)
-Website: ebaumsworld.com

Name: Dullah Djawas
Age: 19
Hometown: Adelaide, South Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: FitBikeCo and Dishonour clothing brand!

The favorite list:

-Drink: Vanilla coke!

Name: Alexander William Boyd
Age: 22
Hometown: Highbridge, Somerset.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Deluxe bicycle motocross, Crucial bmx shop, Duo brand, Digmore.

The favorite list:

-Travel destination: South of France. Good people, amazing trails, glorious weather!

Name: Brock Horneman
Age: 17
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Riding for MGP Bikes and Aussie Freestylers

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: This year's Fise course was amazing and has been my favourite place yet, but back home would be GC Compound
-BMX video: Kyle Baldock-Total bmx edit or Pat Casey's created to destroy Part

-Website: Shock Mansion
-Food: Quarter pounder from Maccas haha
-Travel destination: France
-Riders to ride with: Logan Martin, All the GC compound locals
-Car: Nissan R32 Skylines

Name: Jeffrey James Cadger
Age: 21
Hometown: Lincoln, NEBRASKA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: BSDForever, Odi grips, the Gully Factory

The favorite list:

-BMX photographer: Fred Murray
-Girl: Ass, no plastic surgery, not caucasian?? haha