Called my buddy Anthony Bucardo a.k.a. Yung Shibby and decided to make a little video. Anthony has an incredible journey and been through a lot to get to where he is right now. Had a blast hanging out with him and making this video.
Wat is het geheim van Nederland Sportland? In deze laatste aflevering van de documentaire VUUR hebben we het over de impact. Hoe wordt het vuur overgedragen en inspireren onze sporters de volgende generatie? Focus: Niek Kimmann, BMX Racing.
After the World Champs in the US, I stayed stateside to race the USABMX Music City nationals in Nashville, Tennesee and rode Barry Nobles his compound on my birthday in the days before. Not the end I was hoping for, but overall a fun week!
Video about my trip to Rock Hill, SC for the 2024 UCI BMX World Championship! Enjoy!
2024 UCI BMX World Cup R5+6, Tulsa, OK by Niek Kimmann
First World Cups of the Season! 2024, UCI BMX WC R1+2, Rotorua, NZ
New season, new gear, new bike, new training programs, new countries, new tracks.... How does one prepare? We sat down with Niek Kimmann at TLD in Corona to find out more on his off season.
First of all, we know you and your brother as BMXers with a passion, trying to suck everything up in the BMX world and take everything in. How come you needed a BMX break after becoming the Olympic Gold Medalist?
Niek Kimmann: Yeah, I had a 3-month break from BMX. I simply had enough of it. When I became World Champion for the first time, I was in a similar situation. At one point you reach a new level which comes with new responsibilities. You train for races. When you win those races, it comes with responsibilities that you're not prepared for. You're young, you listen to advice from others, you must do this, you must do that....but you're inexperienced yourself so you take everyone's advice but at some point...pause... The reason I started riding BMX is because I liked doing it. At one point so many things get added to your life which are overpowering the sole reason why you started riding BMX. It's not that you forget why you ride, but expectations are up and that makes it hard riding your bike just because you love riding your bike. When I became World Champ back in 2015 I made that mistake and I think that after the Tokyo2020 Olympics I fell in the same trap and I simply had to stop and did not race for a little while. For myself I had to delete all results and titles and had to get back to the core of why I ride. I like to race because I love racing. Even if I would never win a race again, I would still like it.
Made a quick trip down to Phoenix to race the USABMX Winter Nationals in Black Mountain.
Manchester Mini-Trip! December 2023 by Niek Kimmann
Video of my trip to Santiago del Estero, Argentina, for the final World Cups of the 2023 UCI BMX World Cup series. Round 7&8 the first weekend with round 9&10 the second weekend made for a long trip in Argentina. My season hadn't been the best, so with 4 races here, it was a good way to try to finish on a high.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.