Yesterday, I got a surprise from Alexis Desolneux over at Heresy HQ!
Jigen Omotehara is the latest addition to the Heresy team, that is growing again, that is pretty amazing news in the current climate.
Not only the news, but also a great, short and sweet edit to boot that Heresy and Jijen managed to keep quiet until this release.
Jigen has a unique style and flow to his riding, the edit is around 2:20 long, so this is a easy one to digest.
The line at cross foot crackpacker pivot line at 1:46, had me hitting rewind quite a few times, all of his lines are unique, love the switch pedal 5 footjam and flips steam at 00:35.
Sevisual on the editing skills, nice track, great to see a good riding edit in the middle of summer. Totally not expecting this!
Get used to the name, Jigen Omotehara has a big future, kudos to Heresy for having the foresight to pick him up!
UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sunday 27th July
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One for the UK heads!
Lots of flatland events in the UK this year, and The annual U.K. championships is going down at Adrenaline Alley in Corby on Sunday 27th July.
Men’s Elite and Women’s Elite titles up for grabs, prize money and entry fee details below, worth noting that registering earlier is cheaper. See you there!!
Prize money
1st £500 + Medal + Jersey
2nd £250 + Medal + Jersey
3rd £150 + Medal + Jersey
Link to register:
Lloyds BMX Freestyle National Championship 2025 Events – British Cycling
Yohei Uchino wins X Games Osaka 2025
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Congratulations to Yohei Uchino who took the win yesterday at the X Games in Osaka, Japan followed on the podium by Moto Sasaki and Yu Katagiri. Best trick format for this years event, you can watch the full flatland event from the 1:31 mark on the livestream video below…
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FULL RESULTS:
Yohei Uchino
Moto Sasaki
Yu Katagiri
Kio Hayakawa
Viki Gomez
Alex Jumelin
Matthias Dandois
Terry Adams
Jean William Prevost
Fise Montpellier Pro Flatland Finals
Fise Montpellier never disappoints, crowd energy like no other event! If you missed one, its worth worrying for Yu Shojis’s final run. Surely a contender when we talk about contest run of the year, later on in the year.
Julien Baran VS Jigen Ometehara: GAME OF BIKE
After Fise Montpellier, Julien Baran met up Jigen Ometehara in Paris, and in between sessions filmed this high level game of bike. This is a fun watch!
Powell Bikes Relaunch!
Who remembers Powell Bikes? Scott Powell is relaunching the brand, and got in touch to spread the news. Read all about it from the man himself below…
I am officially launching my latest project; producing 25 frames under the Powell Bikes name! This is going to be a 1 and done production! 5 frames are spoken for; leaving the remaining 20 frames for purchase.
The double top tube frames will be an updated version of the MTF frames that I have been riding since 2010, and will be built custom with or without brake mounts. The design has already been finalized, and a sample frame should be created this month — I will post photos of the sample frame once I have it in hand.
For now I have photoshopped my current frame to resemble the finished frame. The cost will be $500 USD plus shipping; custom colors will be available for an additional $50 USD. Preorders will begin immediately for $100 USD and will be closed off once 20 frame orders are received.
Specs:
Top Tube = 19”
Head tube angle = 75
Sear tube angle = 71
Stand over height = 8”
Chain Stay length = 13.25” – 14.25”
Distance of top tubes at seat post from outer edge to outer edge = 3.5”
Bottom Bracket = Mid
With or Without Brake Mounts
Duel Cable Brake System
Weight = 5lbs (approximate)
Actual weight once sample frame arrives
Colors = Electric Lime Green or Deep Sapphire Blue
Inquiries DM Scott on FB or instagram at Bjchenga
Jean William Prevost wins Round 2 ABFL Space Jam in Houston Texas + Full Results
Results are in from Round 2 of the American Flatland League! Congratulations to Jean William Prevost, back after injury, with a win in the Pro class.
Bryan Huffman took the Masters class, Rich Upjohn claimed the win in the Expert class, and Ruben Castillo won Best Old School Trick in honor of Lee Edwards (RIP). Matt Stamey took the win in the Intermediate class, Joel Munday won the Novice class, and last but not least, Santiago Urrego made the trip from Colombia and took the win.
Great turnout for the Space jam in Houston, Texas. Big shoutout to Art Thomason organising this stop, Thank you as always to Todd Carter sending in the podium shots and results.
Pro Class
1. Jean-William Prevóst
2. Terry Adams
3. Omari Cato
4. Art Thomason
5. Jean-Francois Boulianne
6. Joris Bretagnolles
7. Mickey Gaidos
8. Will Redd
9. Dax Wolford
10. Isaiah Jordan
11. Cesar Rangel
Master Class
1. Bryan Huffman
2. Ruben Castillo
3. Ed Jodie
4. Todd Carter
5. Troy Hebert
6. Kelly Baldwin
7. EZ Chris Anderson
Expert Class
1. Rich Upjohn
2. Lee Mejia
3. Jeremy Jones
4. Dillan Parada
5. Steve Lapsley
6. Omar Lirrego
7. Ron Seay
8. Fish Johnson
9. Mark Johnson
10. Ezra Patten
11. Luis Palmas
Lee “Huck” Edwards Best Old School Trick Contest Winner
Ruben Castillo
Intermediate Class
1. Matt Stamey
2. Keith Rieben
3. Julian Thompson
4. Danny Harrison
5. John Moloney
6. Greg Mobley
7. Richard Mays
8. Kevin Herring
9. Derek Chamberlain
Novice Class.
1. Joel Munday
2. Mikee Saunders
3. AJ Maloney
4. Dion Dangzalan
5. Dustin Nichols
6. Monique Baldwin
7. Danny Pedroza
8. Adam Ortiz
9. Rob Martinez
10. Oliver Dindore
11. Travis Metcalf
17 & Under Class
1. Santiago Urrego
2. Preston Wilson
3. Joiiyah Johnson
4. Sylviana Ortiz
Lee Musselwhite wins Urban Sports Games in Holland
Catching up on the weekends events across the globe. Congratulations to Lee Musselwhite and Erik Hogers, winners of the USG contest organised by Sietse van Berkel over in Almere, Holland.
PRO Final top 4 battle:
Lee Musselwhite gbeng
賂 Martin Drazil
雷 JF Boulianne
4 Gilles van de Sompel
PRO half final battles:
Chris Böhm VS Gilles van de Sompel
Bodean Maarsen VS JFB
Jorrit van Drumpt VS gbeng Lee Musselwhite
gbeng Josh Briars VS Martin Drazil
AM:
Erik Hogers
賂 Guillaume Hiblot
雷 Timo Lorrain
- Frankie Cirelli
- Francois Desgain
Scuff battle:
Sakis Doumas
Event is confirmed for June 6-7th 2026.
Yu Shoji wins Fiseworld Montpellier: Round 1 UCI WORLD CUP
Congratulations to Yu Shoji, winner of the Fise world contest, Round 1 of the UCI World Cup here in Montpellier, France followed by Julien Baran and Yu Katagiri.
Full final results below:
Yu Katagiri wins Men’s Semi final at Fiseworld Montpellier
Results are in from Men’s semi finals here at Fiseworld in Montpellier.
Congratulations to Yu Katagiri who had an amazing run to take the top spot followed by fellow Japanese shredders, Yu Shoji and Kio Hayakawa, top eight make tomorrows final. Let’s go!!!