The recent Japanese Flatland Championships popped off, youtuber SATASUch was on hand to document the event and this really needs your attention. New tricks, mad style and pure vibes from all the kids, this is flatland at such a high level at such a young age!
Thank you SATASUch for documenting!
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Kio Hayakawa Vs Terry Adams: FA BATTLEGROUND 2026
I spoke too soon, maybe I should do that more! Kio Hayakawa goes head to head with Terry Adams at the FA BATTLEGROUND contest, what a great battle this one is!
FA BATTLEGROUND EDITS: GROUNDWHIP
Groundwhip is on it, with plenty of coverage coming from the recent Flatland Assassins Battleground contest in Cleveland Ohio! Plenty to get your teeth into right here….
Ren Oshima wins Mens Elite at Fise World Shanghai!

Congratulations to Ren Oshima taking the win in sunny Shanghai, at Stop 3 of the Fise World Series, with a run packed with originality and risk, and the reward was there for all to see.
Ren was followed on the podium in second place by Masato Ito delivering his signature powerful style to take home his first podium ever at Fise World, in third place Yu Shoji!
As always the level was Hugh, and the pressure even higher.
Next stop, Sasaki Japan!
Veronika Kadar wins Fise World Shanghai!

Just back home from an amazing stop 3 of the Fise World / UCI World Cup. Womens Elite class threw a surprise!
Congratulations Hungary’s Veronika Kadar taking the win with a flawless run, whilst the favourites Carin Hommura (2nd) and World Champion Chiaki Todaka (3rd) struggled during the finals to deliver the final punches to take the win back home.
Next stop, Sakai Japan!
Sam Foakes & Sam Anderson win the 2026 British Cycling Championships
The 2026 British Cycling Championships went down at the RAF Hanger 59, in Shrewsbury this past weekend.

Sam Foakes threw down a flawless first run to take the UK Champion title for the second year in a row, full of his signature turbine style, including multiple cliffhanger turbines to backwards cross handed no footed cliffhanger body twist to cliffhanger, and one of the best contest saves I’ve ever seen, stopping dead on a backwards hang 10 to half packer, and somehow riding out backwards.
Sam was followed by Lee Musselwhite who as always scored high on originality, but a few touches kept off the top spot, and Dan Margetts took the third place with a consistent run with a healthy mix of back and front wheel, with Yinka Thomas in fourth.
In the Womens class, Sam Anderson took the win, with last years Champion Kayley Ashworth in second, and Loren Spencer in third place.

Great to see everyone once again, next event up Battleground in Cleveland Ohio, USA!
F(L)ATBMX Battle brings Flatland action to Urban Matterz in Helmond, Holland!
Photos by Aaron Zwaal
Story: Bart de Jong.

Flatland BMX took over the square in front of Museum Helmond on Saturday as part of the Urban Matterz weekend. The F(L)ATBMX Battle brought eight invited riders together for a one-on-one knockout contest, with the riders battling their way through the bracket until only one remained.
The concept was simple: eight riders, head-to-head battles and no UCI points or pressure. Just BMX, creativity and a good time.
Anna Mondics: Welcome to KHE Bikes
The reigning Euro champion Anna Mondics just got a well deserved hook up with KHE Bikes, and threw down a a nice “welcome to” part for good measure. All on board the classic Premium Lager!
Must Watch: Yu Shoji 2026 by Jimalog
It’s very rare these days, to have my inbox with a couple of full parts to watch and publish on the site. And as you all know, I am a big fan of video parts and what I believe they do to help the flatland culture grow, be shared and be seen, motivate others etc.
So I was very stoked to see Dub share, Yu Shoji’s new edit filmed by Jimalog on the IGI channel, that’s a winning combination right there, that made me think of previous filming partnerships like Tom Sevisual with Adam Kun and Matthias Dandois, and more recently the Heresy team edits.
It’s been 9 months since Yu released his “Welcome to Far East” edit, that helped become the 2026 Flatmattersonline Rider of the Year, in my opinion you cannot solely rely on contest wins to take this award, it takes more than that and Yu delivers yet again, all in the same or very similar outfit and at the same riding spot in Chiba Japan, which begs the question… how long did he take to film this part?
Yu Shoji is of course on top of his game, and further develops what we see him perform under the contest limelight.
Standouts:
00:24: Switch foot mega spin turbines one handed half whopper to switch foot steam without touching the tyre into his infamous blindside body varial to right side halfpacker pivot backwards switch foot switch hand fork wheelie and out to pedals, clean!
1:07: This line beginning with Yu’s signature two xft-ed steam turbines that equally takes on a half hiker position, ending with one footed spinning half hiker jump to crackpacker, and wait for the exit! So good!
2:59: The triple downside boomerang ender is stomped!
Everything hits in this edit, the music and editing are so point! I’m sure in December I will be talking about this edit for the year end awards.
Go show Yu and Jimalog some love, thank you for sharing this amazing work!
URBAN MATTERZ F(L)AT BMX BATTLE 19 SEPTEMBER. 8 RIDERS ANNOUNCED!

Bart de Jong hit me up with some contest news, if you around the Helmond, Holland area next weekend…
It’s been in the making for a while and it’s time to start spreading the word. On 19 September 2026 the F(L)AT BMX Battle will take place in my hometown Helmond. 8 of the best Flatland riders will go head to head in a Flatland battle in front of Museum Helmond (Kunsthal) that will host a 4-month Street Culture & Graffiti exhibition that FATBMX is a part of. For the opening weekend the doors are open for free making a trip to Helmond a good plan. The Flatland competition will be held on a 10m x 10m platform with fitting music and Block Party vibe as part of the event. Little side activities are planned such as a Footdown challenge for BMX-ers young and old, Old Skool Flatland Jam Circle session and a performance by Kymer. The 8 invited Flatland riders are announced below.
It will be the best Flatland riding that has ever made it to Helmond, Netherlands.
Urban Matterz F(L)AT BMX Battle!
Museum Helmond (Kunsthal Helmond), Netherlands
Saturday 19 September 2026
Confirmed riders: Dez Maarsen (NED), Keegan Moreno Alves (TTO), Jorrit van Drumpt (NED), Juan Niebles (COL), Barre Neirynck (BEL), Sietse van Berkel (NED), Gilles van de Sompel (BEL), Gino Sandino Stuart (NED).
Event photographer: The one and only Aaron Zwaal (NED)
DJ: Seepman (NED)
Judges: Frank Lukas (GER)/Jason Plourde (CAN)/Robert Moeller (GER)
MC: MC Egon (BEL)
More information:
https://www.fatbmx.com/bmx-news/item/63690-urban-matterz-f-l-at-bmx-battle