“For this episode, Francois sat down with Dustyn Alt from Leipzig, Germany. They discuss his humble beginnings, the German scene, his early influences, who helped him out, practicing hard, the jump to the pro class, what to do to grow the scene, the business side of BMX Flatland, how to live off your passion, his video work and so much more!”
Congratulations to Yu Katagiri, winner of the Japan Cup in Yokosuka, followed on the podium by Moto Sasaki and Masato Ito. Hopefully we get to see the runs soon.
The first event of 2025 is on the calendar. The annual One Love Jam is taking place once again in Newport Beach, Southern California. Ride from sunrise till sunset, get there if you can! Pete Brandt gets the poster, big up Jay Marley for the amazing design work.
Congratulations to Jean William Prevost, winner of the AsFalt Festival Flatland Battle contest here in Ghent, Belgium followed on the podium by Sietse van Berkel and Alberto Moya. The weather gods were with us and it was beautiful sunshine everyday, Repo up on the site soon.
Jean William Prevost
Sietse van Berkel
Alberto Moya
Dez Maarsen
Julien Baren
Matthieu Bonnecuelle
Ederson Ferreira
Jorrit van Drumpt
Nice to see some underground contests going down across the globe. Such as this Morex Customs contest in Rennes, France, inside what looks like a clothing store. Congratulations to Matthias Dandois for the win followed by Anatole Rahain & Julien Baran on the podium.
Photo; @julien.picq
Repo: Effraim.
Photography: Effraim, Thaddeus Schau.
Videos: Brant Moore.
Bit late with getting this repo up on the site, after a very busy summer. I finally have some time for myself to return to riding and updating the site regularly. Hope you all enjoy this one!
As I boarded my first flight home from the FA Battleground contest, I planned to start writing a report on the event for the site. Then, over the tannoy, we were told that we were unable to land in Chicago because of a thunderstorm. Off to Indianapolis we went, to wait until we could land in Chicago. I thought to myself, was this trip all worth it? The flight home was already delayed by twenty-four hours, and now was going to be even longer.
The Battleground contest had a real family community vibe that we really need right now. As this event clashed with the Olympics, I thought to myself, what do we really need to help the sport grow? More events? More jams? Better communication between riders? What is it that holds us back?
It’s time for episode 47 of the Hang 5 podcast with Rob Alton.
Growing up in the 80’s British BMX scene with healthy doses of UKBFA BMX comps, our guest caught an early interest in show business and chose that as a career. His bike took him around the world working for the likes of Cirque du Soleil, Costa cruises and variety shows. A few years back, he settled in Hungary and in search of an indoor spot, decided to open a flatland school and in turn worked with the Hungarian cycling federation to help the next generation of shredders. We talk practice, consistency, progression, injuries, earning money through your passion, coaching, federation support, the olympics dream, how to grow our sport and so much more.
The annual Battleground contest full results right here, sorry for the late upload on this. Needed 24 hour recovery after a nightmare trip back home, repo still incoming. Congratulations to all the winners!
Pro.
Kio Hayakawa
Jean William Prevost.
Matt Wilhelm
Lee Musselwhite
Dustyn Alt
Terry Adams
Austin Luberda
Jean Francois Boulianne
Omari Cato
Remy Denoyer
Dax Wolford
Ryan Russell
Bo Wade
Cesar Rangel
Experts.
Ed Jolie
Francois Debroux
Anthony Schneidewind
Steven Lapsley
Lee Mejia
Jerry Milborn
Andy Sheltraw
Andrew Graziano
Andy Pandemic
Masters / Mid School Legends.
Ruben Castillo
Bryan Huffman
Todd Carter
Dave Nourie
Ron Monis
Old School / Vet Class.
Matt Veach
Ron Seay
Brent Schulze
Tony Abasolo
Bert Williams
Peeps
Glenn Mehltretter
Colin Ashe
Ron Metzger
Mark Johnsen
Keoth Richardson
Soon to be.
Brant Moore
Kevin Czaba
Joel Munday
Kelly Oldfield
Bri Welch
Ricky McHenry
Dan Pickering
Emil Hetzger
L.A. Mallin
Julien Metzger
Best Trick.
Jean William Prevost
What a contest, the annual Flatland assassins Battleground here in North Olmstead, Ohio went off today! It’s been a full day of judging, good times! 10k prize money is no joke. Hats off to Chris Young and all his crew. Look out for a full repo up on FM soon I just have the Pro and best trick results, congrats to Kio Hayakawa, Dub, Matt Wilhelm.
Pro.
Kio Hayakawa
Jean William Prevost
Matt Wilhelm
Lee Musselwhite
Dustyn Alt
Terry Adams
Austin Luberda
Jean Francois Boulianne
Omari Cato
Remy Denoyer
Dax Walford
Ryan Russell
Bo Wade
Cesar Rangel
Best Trick: Jean William Prevost.
Rest of results to follow.
Stoked to see Dub drop a new episode of Flat System, this episode discussing the Olympics, this weekends FA Battleground contest (which I’m at right now!), and new IGI product. Yes Dub!!
Solid edit right here from Spanish stylecat, Varo Hernandez to celebrate being welcomed to Action Wheels, the first BMX shop in Madrid. Love the direction Varo’s riding is going in, one of the smoothest in the game, plus some quality filming and editing. This is really good!
