Hello everyone!
It’s time to announce the nominees for the 2023 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards in Reader Choice (You at Home) and Editorial Vote (Me at FM HQ!). Congratulations to everyone who got nominated, and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote.
– Effraim.
READER VOTE:
RIDER OF THE YEAR:
Julien Baran
Yu Katagiri
Jean William Prevost
Yu Shoji
Kio Hayakawa
EDIT OF THE YEAR:
Jean William Prevost: Comes in waves
Dane Beardsley: About Time
James White: White Noise
Sebastian Grubinger: Finale
Viki Gomez: 20 Years on red bull
FEMALE RIDER OF THE YEAR:
Carin Hommura
Aude Cassagne
Jeanne Signeur
Louise Signeur
Leticia Moda
CONTEST RUN OF THE YEAR:
Yu Shoji: Uci Glasgow final
Kio Hayakawa: Chimera Round 3 final
Yu Katagiri: X Games final
Yu Katagiri: Flatark
Jean William Prevost: Huffjam
LINE OF THE YEAR:
Dane Beardsley: Last trick in About Time.
Yu Katagiri: Flatark Best Trick.
Kio Hayakawa: Xft upside pedalling Uci Glasgow semi final.
Yu Shoji: Crack jump to Saturn spin.
Takato Moriya: Backwards pedal junkyard full flip line.
EDITORIAL VOTE:
RIDER OF THE YEAR:
James White
Jean William Prevost
Yu Katagiri
Yu Shoji
Kio Hayakawa
MUST WATCH EDIT OF THE YEAR:
James White: White Noise
Jean William Prevost: Comes in Waves
Sebastian Grubinger: Finale
Takahiro Enoki: Heresy
Dane Beardsley: About Time
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION:
* To be announced next Sunday.
BREAKTHROUGH RIDER OF THE YEAR:
Yu Shoji
Ren Oshima
Jijejije Bmx
Takuji Izumi
Takatora Hishkawa
BRAND OF THE YEAR:
Heresy BMX
Four Pegs BMX
IGI FLAT BMX
Ares Bykes
Nous BMX
*The 2023 Flatmattersonline Year End Award winners will be announced next Sunday (28th January).
Breakthrough riders Osaka represent
Thank you , Effraim . This looks to dope ! Looking forward to the winners announced! Totally understand why my line wasn’t considered at all. It would be like Matty Aquizap expecting other riders to consider and appreciate him blasting a set of trails to the moon like only HE does or CAN do. If you’ve never linked a combo ( ANY style of tricks. ) past ,even the 10 minute mark …….you’d have zero idea about it’s physical/ mental challenge .LOL. I.E. , you’ll see plenty of variations over a set of trails for decades to come…….BUT ….blast a set of trails to the freaking moon LIKE Aquizap…….nope. LOL. I am stoked though ! Now I can get back to business and ride exactly how I’d love to ride my bike . 1 hour combos, etc….whatever I feel or until I mess up or whatever…. riding my bike in my OWN groove !! Salud to all the nominees . This is gonna SLLLLLLAAAAAAAMMM ( meaning go off. ) like a vocal battle between Angel Ochoa and Mats Ferund ! ( two Slam Death Metal legend vocalists. ) The riding level was mental this year .( again ! ) I say thank you to all nominees , readers , the global BMX Flatland community and YOU , Big- E !! FLATMATTERSONLINE.COM , TIMES 7………….and MATTY AQUIZAP for motivating my long combos ! BLEGH , BLEGH …..BLEGH !!