It’s all about the Red Bull Circle of Balance 2022 here on Flatmattersonline right now. Let’s get to it, first up Omari Cato from the USA goes head to head with Yu Katagiri from Japan!
More battles to follow throughout this week…..
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5 Questions with Terry Adams: 2022 Red Bull Circle of Balance
The 2022 Red Bull Circle of Balance finals are just a few hours away, I catch up with hometown hero, Terry Adams to give him the 5 questions treatment. Enjoy this one!
5 Questions with Matt Wilhelm: Red Bull Circle of Balance 2022
5 quick Red Bull Circle of Balance related questions with the spin master himself, Matt Wilhelm. Enjoy!
Who’s next?
Time to Vote! Flatmattersonline Year End Awards 2022
It’s that time of year, the Flatmattersonline Year Awards for 2022 are upon us. The readers of FM have around a month to vote, so plenty of time for you to consider your votes for Rider of the Year, Edit of the Year, Female Rider of the Year, Contest Run of the Year and the most difficult one but a fun one to break down, Line of the Year. As I always have fun with it!
Reader Choice:
Rider of year
Edit of Year
Female rider of year
Contest Run of Year
Line of Year
Editorial Vote:
Rider of year
Must Watch Edit of year
Outstanding Contribution
Breakthrough Rider of year
Brand of the Year
Scott O’Brien talks about the up & coming Red Bull Circle of Balance 2022
Interview: Effraim.
Photos: Voodoo Jam Photo Files.
With the return of the Red Bull Circle of Balance less than two weeks away, it’s time to catch up with Scott O’Brien who is MC’ing the 20th anniversary in New Orleans. I dubbed the COB the Super Bowl of flatland a while back and this is huge for flatland it’s back. It’s time to get into it with Scott and discuss this amazing event. Have you got your ticket?
Repo: UCI World Championships: Abu Dhabi 2022
Repo: Effraim.
Photos: UCI.
What a great week it has been out here in Abu Dhabi, for the UCI World Championships, As any of you already know, the humidity/condensation in the evening delaying the schedule on Thursday. This made Friday an action packed day with Mens Elite semi finals 12 riders down to 8, Women’s Elite finals with the final 4 females, followed by Mens Elite finals.
Repo: First Round UCI World Championships / Abu Dhabi
Repo + photos: Effraim.
What a day yesterday for the first round eliminations here in Abu Dhabi. 37c to deal with for the Mens Elite class, groups of 4 with 20 or so riders in the mix. A couple of riders had to pull out, Dustyn Alt got sick and Matthias Dandois pulled out, as his girlfriend is expecting their first baby together any day…
Repo: First Days in Abu Dhabi/ UCI World Champs 2022
Repo + Photos: Effraim.
Sunday night I flew into Abu Dhabi for the UCI World Champs, with my trip to Japan last week for the Chimera A-side contest it feels like London Heathrow has become my second home.
This is my first time in Abu Dhabi, and after a smooth flight with Ethiad (also my first time flying with this airline). No issues with covid checks and wearing masks the flight was only six hours which felt like nothing compared to Japan the previous week.
Jamie Bestwick fresh from winning an Award at the BMX Hall of Fame the night before, was on the same flight. It was great to catch up with Jamie, and talk about the Bmx Hall of Fame, and the up and coming contest.
Day 3: Chimera A-Side Flatland Finals Practise Bangers!
The Chimera A-Side Finals yesterday were off the chart, peep this raw footage edit from the practise sessions. With 100k up for grabs, you know things got a little heated!! A lot of these clips if not first try were within 3 tries, absolutely amazing level!!!
In order of appearance:
Yasu – King of Ground organiser.
Sietse, Dub, Misato, Casu and Terry.
Kio Hayakawa.
Terry Adams.
Masato Ito.
Yohei Uchino.
Jean William Prevost aka Dub.
Kio and Yohei Uchino back to back.
Sieste van Berkel.
Terry Adams
Kio Hayakawa
Yu and Ryo Katagiri back to back!
Enjoy!
Day 2: Chimera A-Side Raw Practise Footage 2022
Let’s mix things up for Day 2, rather than a lot of text and photos. I thought I Would try my hand at a raw practise footage edit to give you all a good idea of what’s going on out here at Chimera A-Side (it turns out Hiroshi had the same idea), it does give you more coverage to fuel your session. You don’t want to miss this raw practise edit full of bangers from yesterdays practise session before qualifying!
Featuring in order:
Jean William Prevost
Yu Yamamoto
Yu Katagiri
Sieste van Berkel
Ryo Katagiri
Kevin Nikulski
Kio Hayakawa
Terry Adams
Viki Gomez
Hiroya Morizaki
Yohei Uchino
( a couple of riders have multiple clips, Dub, Kio Hayakawa, and Yu Katagiri! )
Enjoy the level!!! Get stoked, go ride!!