What a weekend! The annual King of Concrete was a blast, great mix of old school, mid school and new school which is really fitting as we celebrated 45 years of Southsea Skatepark this year.
Congratulations to Arturo Alegria from Mexico taking the win in Pro Flat, followed by Dave Nourie all the way from the USA, and Steve Green from London finishing up in the third place spot.
In Expert, Mario Carelse aka TGM Maz took the win, followed by Angela Cantreeas Alegria from Mexico, and Matthew “Denny” Dyer rounding out the podium. Great level of riding and diversity for all the experts.
A big part of KOC, is the grassroots side of BMX. So I wanted to have a beginner class and encourage the next generation to come through. Congratulations to Jake Lloyd taking the win, followed by Ellis Morgans, and Mitch Hutchinson in third.
Thanks to Four Pegs BMX supporting the event, and all the riders that made the trip down to Southsea. Full results below.
Sad news to break to the international flatland community today. Recently Alex Vickers was a staple in the U.K. flatland scene passed away.
Alex was a natural talent, who progressed his way through the ranks so quickly. I asked James Smith to write some words to remember Alex by.
It is with great sadness that I share the news UK flatlander Alex Vickers has died. Although it’s getting pretty close to 2 decades since Alex was most active in the competition scene his mark and legend lives on.. we met in school, I opened Alex’s eyes to Bmx and then he discovered Flatland which he shared with me. We both became obsessed with and spent all our free time riding together.
At some point we heard the myth of other flatland riders at London’s South Bank riding spot. And from then, every weekend there on after we’d go up to meet and ride with the london Locals such as James White, Phil Dolan, Jason Forde, Johann Chan,Mari Meret, Mark Walters, dreadlock Dave, Nick street and the list goes on… although by far being the youngest rider there, now riding with other riders and riders that were already well established legends in the sport we could all see he was a rare natural talent given the speed he could learn anything and with effortless style. In the years after, felt like he rose thru the amateur ranks in a Matter of seconds.. 1 year we we’re watching the competitions from audience side of the barrier, next his name was getting announced over the mic and he was mixing it up with international big hitters such as Martti Kuoppa, Viki Gomez, Simon O’Brian, Alex Jumelin, Frank Lukas.. after several years of being a regular in the pro ranks gaining several sponsors and placing well at Urban Games, NEC Bike Show, King of Concrete he moved away from London to University and concentrate in his studies and future career choices.. despite him not returning to competitive side of things , he always had a bike rode when he could and kept up with all the latest videos and news… It’s a tragic loss as only thing that matched his talent on the bike was how nice he was as a person.
A funeral and memorial service for Alex will be held later this month in Hong Kong but if you like to know how you can donate or pay respects with messages contact me ( James Smith / @leftie143 ).
Congratulations to Jean William Prevost taking the win at the annual Omarisquino contest on Spain, followed by Julien Baran and Varo Hernandez.
In the AM class, the top three were the same as qualifying. Aaron Santos holding onto the top spot, followed by Louise Signeur and her sister Jeanne Signeur. Thanks Varo Hernandez for sending the podium shots and results in.
Congratulations to Jean William Prevost and Aaron Santos taking the top spots at Omarisquino qualifying down in sunny Spain. Finals today, good luck everybody!
Congratulations to Yu Shoji taking home the rainbow jersey to Japan with a huge win here at the UCI World Championship here in Glasgow, Scotland! Yu was followed on the podium by Kio Hayakawa and Matthias Dandois. Amazing level in the final, with everyone throwing down for the title.
Congratulations to Aude Cassagne winner of the Women’s Elite Class at the UCI World Championship here in Glasgow. Aude was followed on the podium by Leticia Moda from Brazil and Kirara Nakagawa from japan. What a contest, full final results below.
Congratulations to Kio Hayakawa and Aude Cassagne take the top spot in the Men’s and Elite class at the UCI World Championships here in Glasgow, Scotland. Top eight make finals in both classes.
Today, TA turns 40, and sent through this motivational edit to celebrate, Happy birthday Terry!
“Today I’m 40 and I’ve never been so grateful to be alive on my birthday. Four years ago I looked at myself in the mirror and I didn’t like what I saw. I had let myself go. I was eating all the wrong shit, I never worked out, and my riding was starting to suffer. I was heading down the wrong path. I told myself in that moment, my goal was to get in the best shape of my life before I turned 40. I didn’t wait until Monday to start.. I walked out my house and started running. I’m stoked on what I accomplished, but there’s more work to be done. I look forward to continuing the journey and I’m excited about the remaining years of my life. I’ll never truly be able to explain the amount of work I did to get where I’m at today. I did however figure out a few interesting details below.
In the last 4 years I’ve ⬇️
– Meditated 346 hours
– Worked out 1,040 days
– Did 6,240 pull-ups
– I’ve done 41,600 sit-ups
– Ran over 624 miles
– Ate 492 cans of tuna
– Woke up at 3:30AM 1,190 days
– Done around 59,500 pulled combos
Don’t ever let someone tell you something can’t be done because of your age, your situation, or any circumstance. It’s your life and your goals. Keep doing what makes you happy and keep pushing forward to get it all accomplished. Happy Birthday to me 🎥 Brock Gomez”
Congratulations to Kio Hayakawa taking the top spot in the first round prelims here at the UCI worlds in Glasgow. Top 16 make tomorrows semi finals. Good luck everyone competing tomorrow.
