Thailand Trip by Sietse Van Berkel

Text: Sietse. Photos: Schogn, and Sietse.
Love this shot of Sietse mid pivot switch foot steam captured on a night session.

My plan is to go to Japan for Flatark in December 2023 and Chimera A-Side in January 2024. There is a 2.5-week gap between the events, and I have decided to stay in Asia during that time. I need some sun, to get away from the Netherlands, and time for myself after a challenging period. I quickly decide on Thailand: curious about the culture, food, nature, and I think it’s easily accessible for the relatively short duration. I know Toon from various events in the past years, and I message him that I will be in Thailand during that period. Off we go!

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Yu Katagiri wins Stop 1 of the Fise World / UCI World Cup in Enoshima Japan

Due to rainy conditions, the qualifying result stands for Stop 1 of the @ucibmxfreestyle @fiseworld in Enoshima, Japan.

Top three.

1- Yu Katagiri.

2- Jean William Prevost.

3- Yu Shoji.

Next stop is Fise Montpellier in May, get ready for one of the best contests of the year.

Photo by @snapsbymatth

Scott Hagnas: Flat Singles 2024

Flatland lifer, Scott Hagnas is currently out injured from a freak accident. Fully tearing his quad tendon off of his kneecap, just typing that made me wince. Scott however, used the time off his bike to put together this rad edit of his original tricks filmed from age 55-57! This is awesome, go watch this and have a speedy recovery Scott!

Melbourne Flatland Session

Once again, I am catching up on what’s going on around the globe. It’s rainy day today here in Southsea, and this sweet Melbourne Flatland Session edit is the first edit that came up to watch today. Gonzalo Bellanti, Iñigo Arroyo, and Yuki Tokui enjoy a session at the infamous Melbourne Museum riding spot, good to see edits like this again!