Darin Wright just dropped the official One Love Jam edit from this years event, around hundred riders made the trip to Newport Beach, Southern California.
Check the edit featuring:
Riders:
Glenn Goland
Martin Aparijo
Mario Contini
Dave Nourie
Brian Huffman
Robert Castillo
Joey Kyllo
Bobby Carter
Ruben Castillo
Dino Jeffers
Shayne Khajehnoori
JF Boulianne
James McGraw
Bo Wade
Ahmed Johnson
Ryan Russell
Pete Brandt
Dub
Stephane Bar came through with this beautiful edit of Heresy rider, Matthieu Bonnecuelle that deserves your time. Love the creative ideas Matthieu always shares, and theres some good stuff in this edit, the man can ride bikes!
The whiplash road of progression in flatland, not many walk the walk.. Brandon Fenton is one of those guys, that’s taken the time to master the skill, commitment and balance point. Offloading a few years worth of variations, there’s numerous examples to highlight.
2:10: Just off a foot jam, how many backwards whiplashes Brandon can do, not to mention spot envy. 10 backwards whiplashes is so hard, backwards bar variation at 3:09 too!
2:44: Opposite side downside whiplashes might be one of the best looking flatland tricks ever, here Brandon makes it look easy…
4:36: Regular backwards whiplashes rebate to opposite backwards whiplashes.
5:30: Opposite whiplashes turbine no scuff to backwards whiplashes.
And many more like I said, the lonely road of whiplash progression seems few and far between in modern day flatland world. Loved this edit Brandon put together, a pure artist unlocking the codes and his technique is on point. Respect!
Sad news today as we learn of the passing of Bill Freeman, the man behind the invention of the Cliffhanger in 1988. His impact on the riding community was immense, and his legacy will live on.
Those who knew Bill remember him not only for his contributions to the sport but also for the great times shared on rides and trips. I was lucky enough to interview Bill on a trip to California back in 2010, sharing his passion and insight on inventing such a staple move still to this day in flatland circles. (See video below)
Rest in Peace Bill. Photo Credit: Spike Jonze.Catching up on edits after the Flatmattersonline Year end awards, here are two beauties from Marton Szilagyi, aka OG Marton. This man does not age, and has one of the biggest trick bags in the game, always a treat to see what he’s up to. Well worth a watch!
It is time to get into the winners of the 2024 Flatmattersonline Year End Awards. We had a record number of people voting this year, as well as some good suggestions for how the awards should be announced for next year. Congratulations to all the winners, and also everyone who was nominated.
I will be in touch with the winners soon for their contact details to send the medals out!!
Flatmatters!
READER CHOICE RIDER OF YEAR + CONTEST RUN OF THE YEAR + LINE OF THE YEAR + EDITORIAL CHOICE RIDER OF THE YEAR
YU KATAGIRI.
Yu Katagiri won the reader choice by a fair margin it’s fair to say. With around 60% voting for Yu, and you can see why.
He got my vote much like my vote for Nora Cup, because he’s pushing the sport and dropping brand new tricks and taking risks in his contest runs which is pushing the sport at the highest level.
This might not win contests all the time, but does win respect and he’s setting a standard now which is so promising for the future.
Not to mention when he does get it right, it’s something to experience in real life. Hence why many of you voted for his winning run at the Japanese championships in November! Jaw dropping perfection in signature snappy Yu Katagiri style.
And you can’t forget Yu dropping the no footed backwards spin levitating and jumping through to switch foot ice cream on the opposite side on Jimalog’s Umikaze edit, this move sent shock waves through the flatland scene. I haven’t seen a trick like that for years, this levitating line broke new ground, and physics for sure. Well deserved Line of the year!!
Congrats Yu for winning four awards in 2024, the future is so bright for Yu!
“For this episode, Francois sat down with a relatively less known shredder from Argentina. He has been riding for 20 years, first in the streets of Buenos Aires, honing his skills with fellow local riders. As his riding grew, so did the opportunities and he got to travel the world, do a residency in Abu Dhabi and now calls Melbourne home.We discuss his roots, the growth of the Argentinian scene, competing, living off your passion, travelling/working abroad, sharing spots, why he chose to go back to a 9-5 and how he still hit the UCI stops in 2024, and how he plan to do it again this year, the need for federation support, how he is learning tricks/links and so much more! Welcome to the life of Gonzalo Bellanti.”
Anthony Schneidewind at TS Visual Media put in hell of a lot of work into producing a flatland film together just over an hour long!! Mostly in like mix tape format with a few sections put together that I really enjoyed. The time flew by watching this, loved the Wright brothers part, Will Redd’s part at 39:46 with some unique turbine moves, death truck puppet turbines, locomotive turbines, and much more to boot, to mention all the amazing riders in between throwing a clip here and there.
The highlight without a doubt is Bruno Zebu’s part at 53:00, x-ft skills to pay the bills. His lines are absolutely ridiculous and just keep building, his pivot skills and generating speed mid pivot is something special, I won’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t watched it yet.
I would say grab a cuppa, and jump on this one as soon as you can. It’s a great start to 2025!
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It’s time to announce the nominees for the 2024 Flatmattersonline Year end awards, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. Winners announced next Sunday…
Editorial Vote:
RIDER OF THE YEAR
Jean William Prevost
Yu Katagiri
James White
Kio Hayakawa
Matthias Dandois
MUST WATCH EDIT OF THE YEAR
Matsudo 2024 year end edit
James White Pivotski
Sebastian Grubinger Reminiscence
Los Andinos: Owen Bohn & Benjamin Hudson
Umikaze jam edit
*OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION
*BREAKTHROUGH RIDER OF THE YEAR
As always no nominees in these categories I will announce these winners next Sunday!
BRAND OF THE YEAR
Nous Bmx
Heresy BMX
Four pegs BMX
Viking BMX
IGI FLAT BMX
Reader choice
RIDER OF THE YEAR
Jean William Prevost
Varo Hernandez
Yu Katagiri
Matthias Dandois
Kio Hayakawa
EDIT OF THE YEAR
Los Andinos by IGI
James White Pivitski
Matsudo Year end edit 2024
George Manos Soothenight
Varo Hernandez Action Wheels
CONTEST RUN OF THE YEAR
Kio Hayakawa FA BATTLEGROUNDS
Yu Shoji Fise Montpellier
Yu Katagiri Japan championships November
Matthias Dandois World championship finals
Julien Baran Euro Championship final
FEMALE RIDER OF THE YEAR
Anna Mondics
Nina Suzuki
Veronika Kadar
Carin Hommura
Ayuna Miyashima
LINE OF THE YEAR
Jean William Prevost Chile line
Yu Katagiri No foot float line
Kio Hayakawa Battleground line
Takato Moriya ucchie park line
Jigen Omotehara
As voting closes for the 2024 Flatmattersonline Year end Awards this Sunday, 12th January.
Here is one for the last minute voters, some possible contenders for Line of the Year, theres no way I can include everyone…
Thanks to everyone who has voted so far.
Congratulations to everyone who made the contenders edit.
FLATMATTERS!
