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Brandon Dosch has been been making quite a name for himself lately. I recently checked in with Brandon as he was getting reading to head to Germany for a big contest and here is what he had to say:.

You came off with an absolutely phenomenal year in 2010 winning the Dew Championship in Dirt, The Red Bull Stomping Grounds event, the BMX Games in Oz and were named the BMX Dirt Rider of the Year by BMX Plus. Did anything change in the past couple of years or did everything just “click” last year?
Brandon: This past year has been the best year of my life! Not because I won some big contests, but because I have just really enjoyed riding my bike and traveling.

You recently moved to State College, PA and have become a full-time Woodward rider? What made you decide to make a move 

After posting the results, a press release and a clip about the event, we received some pictures too. What to do, what to do... Why not check in with the winner of the Dirt comp so we can use the photos we received and have a few words from the winner. Welcome to Luke Parslow.

How was the Extreme Thing this year for you?
Luke: It was a good day into the night. I left Riverside at 5 am, 

Name: Cory Wiergowski
Age: 20
Hometown: Detroit, Michigan
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Albe's bmx mailorder, skatetrp.com, Mello clothing, Pizzeria, and Nick Bullen ink

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: any new spot is my fav. spot
-BMX video: anything with my homies in it
-Website: albes.com, thecomeup, ridebmx.com
-Web video: have you heard of this dude named Zack Gerber?
-Food: pizza and everything else that taste good and is bad for you
-Travel destination: Florida and Utah, it's a tie
-Riders to ride with: Nick Bullen, Dane Wild, Zack Gerber, Steven

Name:  Paul Radosevich
Age: 26
Hometown:  Buffalo/Smethport/Olean/Cleveland
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Chenga World, The Yea, MDC, Dude Bird.
 
The favorite list:
 
-Spot to ride: East Coast Terminal (RIP), Chenga 1 (RIP),

Name: Brian Kachinsky
Hometown: Originally Neenah, WI now residing in Chicago, IL.
Sponsors: DK bikes, Etnies, Action Village, Arnette, System Cycle.

You're no stranger to spending time on the road. How many days a year are you away from home?
Brian Kachinsky: In the past 5 years or so it's safe to say I spend over half the year traveling. This year has been a bit more since

Name: Daniel Dhers
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
Sponsors: Red Bull, KHE Bikes, Verizon Wireless, POC Helmets, Albe's, Team Blowin' it, Woodward.

One of the big parts of BMX is getting on the road visiting new places. Coming from Venezuela, did you see BMX as a tool for you to get out of there more? 

Name: Brad Simms
Hometown: Charles County, Maryland
Sponsors: The Set, DC shoes, Alienation, 5050 bmx, Skullcandy

You seem to be on the road 24/7. Where are you at right now?
Brad Simms: Yeah I've been bouncing around for the last 4 years, right now I'm currently in Australia, been down here since Christmas, leaving in 2 weeks to go to Cali for a while with team... The Set.

Life on the road as a BMX rider doesn’t always have the “5 star status” but what was one of those moments for you where you thought, “how did I end up in this place? “
Brad Simms: When I was in Peru with my friend Dennis, I had never seen his home or where he lived but him and his family live in a little town on the side of this mountain in Lima, the most amazing people but they live in a crazy area where I would never go by myself  unless he or someone from there was with me.

Name: Gregory Smee
Age: 24
Hometown: Mt. Lebanon, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Subrosa brand @ subrosabrand.com, Profile racing @ profileracing.com, and Mr B's @ mrbikesnboards.com

The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Front yard sub, duh.

FATBMX: Hey Ben, new deal with Mongoose, stoked?
Ben: Yea really happy. Looking forward to just being able to ride and not worry about being unable to travel or attend contests. Feels great to have an enthusiastic team behind me who are supporting me to do more.

Is it a multiple year contract you signed with them?
Ben: Without giving too much away, let's just say that it's not a short term thing. 

Name: TJ Ellis
Age: 24
Hometown: Riverside, California
Sponsors: Rockstar, Sullen, Freeagent, Vans, Deft, Alienation, Skullcandy, Ogio

When did you start riding a BMX bike?
TJ Ellis: I hit my first jump around the age of 8.

Were more people riding BMX where you grew up?
TJ Ellis: Yeah there were a bunch of ridaz.

Who was one of the better riders that you saw, and in what way did that inspire you?
TJ Ellis: Not really sure, there were a ton of shredders and I just wanted to be good enough to sesh with them.