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IT’S TIME TO VOTE! THE 2025 FLATMATTERSONLINE YEAR END AWARDS

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IT’S TIME TO VOTE!!

It’s that time of year, the Flatmattersonline Year Awards for 2025 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 always have fun with it!

Reader Choice: (that’s all of you at home!)
Rider of year
Edit of Year
Female rider of year
Contest Run of Year
Line of Year 

Editorial Vote: ( just for me )
Rider of year
Must Watch Edit of year
Outstanding Contribution
Breakthrough Rider of year
Brand of the Year

How do you vote?
Send your “reader choice” votes through to: effraim@flatmattersonline.com – entitled Flatmattersonline Year End Awards 2025.

***Please vote only by email only , it gets too complicated with DM’s, facebook messages etc.

When’s the Deadline for voting?
Voting closes Sunday 11th January.

Nominees announced:
Sunday January 18th

Year end award winners announced:
Sunday January 25th.

Please note:
Voting only counts via email. Plenty of time to go through edits over the new year, and look back via the site on the highlights of the year that will follow over the next few weeks, take your time and good luck and most of all enjoy the process of voting!

Have a good Christmas everyone, and happy new year!

Thanks to everyone who supported the Flatmattersonline 17th anniversary, by dropping a comment, DM or whatever, I appreciate the love!!

Effraim.

Flatmattersonline.

Must Watch: Flat Sessions #2 the Park

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Alberto Moya teams up with arguably the heaviest crew in modern day flatland for amazing edit at the Park Samukawa. Insane lines from the likes of Yu Katagiri, Naoto Tamaru, Alberto Moya, Nina Suzuki, Shu Sugawara (worth a rewind at 1:56!), Ayuna Miyashima, Ryo Katagiri, and saving the best for last at 3:30 with Takato Moriya! The only one missing is Ucchie!

Thanks Moya for documenting, it’s been an amazing few weeks for edits!

Must Watch: Julien Baran X Jean William Prévost | SINGAPORE BMX

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Feel good edit from Julien Baran’s and Jean William Prevost’s recent trip to Singapore, Fise had a test event out there and JB and Dub took the opportunity to film together, and put this together with a bonus Calvin Tan appearance. Anyone else loving the increase in good edits, as we get into FM year end awards season?

Must Watch! Yu Shoji: Welcome to Far East Cycles & IGI FLAT BMX

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What a week it’s been for flatland this past two weeks, with the Fise World event in Sasaki, Japan, followed by Whiteski’s masterpiece, and now this amazing edit from one of the best in the game, Yu Shoji delivers some NBD’s for us all at his home spot in Matsudo, Japan!

Must Watch! James White: In Control

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It’s hard to put into words what I want to say regarding James White’s new, incredible “In Control” edit. I feel there is so much to cover, of course, I am compelled to give it my best shot!

Whilst many are only posting clips to Instagram and concentrating on contest riding, James — at the age of 55 — is arguably one of the most active flatland riders on the planet outside of the contest arena over the past several years. When you consider his regular Instagram posts, the quality of his creative, no compromised riding style, and the standard of his filming and editing, it’s truly a whole package.

Back in the summer, at Bob Haro’s iKonix launch, I said to James — tongue in cheek — “You’ve been quiet on socials in recent months, what’s going on?”

He replied, “I’m working on a big edit, around 13 minutes. It’ll be coming out in November.”

James is one of the most influential riders on the flatland scene, and I hope that by going the extra mile on filming this video part, it inspires others to do the same on their own journey.

I’ve just returned from my trip to Japan today, so I realise I’m a little late posting this — but it’s really good to see a video over four minutes being shared and watched over and over. Is this the start of a shift in social media trends? People do have attention spans after all judging by the view count already!

Top marks to Whiteski, one of the best edits of the year!

Yu Katagiri wins Fise World Sakai, Japan / UCI Freestyle World Cup 2025

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Congratulations to Yu Katagiri, winner of the last stop of the UCI Freestyle World Cup out here in Sakai, Japan.

Yu was followed on the podium by his brother, Ryo Katagiri and young buck Ren Oshima in the third place podium spot. What a level in the final as you would expect in Japan.

Yu Shoji won the year end ranking followed by Yu Katagiri and Julien Baran.

Men’s Elite final result:

Carin Hommura wins Fise World Sakai, Japan. UCI Freestyle World Cup

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Congratulations to Carin Hommura winner of the Womens Elite class at Fise World, last stop of the UCI freestyle World Cup here in Sakai, Japan. Carin was followed by Ayuna Miyashima in the second place, and Nina Suzuki on the third place podium spot.

The surprise being the 2025 UCI World Champion, Chiaki Todaka off the podium spots in fourth place. Great riding from all the women, level is going up each event.