Mateus Beckmann continues to go hard in the flatland/street direction his riding has been going the last year or so. Incredible ledge combos, personally love the xft whiplash stomped to foot jam decade at 2:25, not to mention so many fresh whopper variations both of the flat and on the streets. I would go so far as saying this guy is at the cutting edge in our sport in terms of flatlanders riding street, great to see!
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Alex Jumelin wins Sosh Freestyle Cup / MD Invitational
The Sosh Freestyle Cup finals just went down in Marseille, France, congratulations to Alex Jumelin who took the win, followed by Matthias Dandois, Viki Gomez and Yohei Uchino! Who watched the lifestream?
Fresh Keisuke Tanigawa Clips!
Always a good day when we get some fresh Keisuke Tanigawa footage in our email inbox! Check these two tech xft half packer combos for a nice Saturday treat!
Matthias Dandois qualifies 1st at Sosh Freestyle Cup / MD Invitational
Matthias Dandois qualified first yesterday at the Sosh Freestyle Cup / Matthias Dandois Invitational contest in Marseille, France. Matthias was followed by Alex Jumelin and Yohei Uchino in the top 3 positions. The rest of results below, the contest is running in battle format! Finals today!
Official Press Release:
The BMX Flat at the Sosh Freestyle cup is going great so far!
On Thursday, The best trick contest had the riders going for 1 hour jam session trying to pull their hardest trick. Everyone killed it but in the end Alex Jumelin took the win with a crazy backwheel maneuver. He won a skydive jump over Marseille. thats gonna happen today!
Yesterday it was time for the qualifications. Riders had a three minute run + 3 tries for the last trick. It was a bit windy on the beach but the crowd was on fire and riders rode amazing!
Here are the qualifications results that determine the battle order.
1-Matthias Dandois (FRA)
2-Alex Jumelin (FRA)
3-Yohei Uchino (JAP)
4-Dominik Nekolny (CZ)
5-Viki Gomez (SPA)
6-Jean William Prevost (CAN)
7-Raphael Chiquet (FRA)
8-Waldemar Fatkin (GER)
Finals are going down today and it’s gonna be battle format. The sun is shining and the wind died down, so expect some craziness!
It will happen at 7:00 pm CET on La Plage Borely in Marseille
Follow the livestream on http://www.soshfreestylecup.com
You have some photos attached to the email and you can go check some video highlights on http://www.soshfreestylecup.com
Thanks to Sosh, Skullcandy and the Moussilmani’s brother for making this party possible!
Giannis Caternellis – Decades
After dropping the no handed whiplash clip just the other day, Giannis Caternellis is already back with a solid 4 minutes of footage based around Decades. On the first watch, the walk over decade to switch b at 00:52 stood out to me, something else might stand out to you?
Repo: Extreme Barcelona
Repo: Effraim.
Photos: Effraim, Alberto Moya and Ruben Vigil.
When I was at Bike Days in Switzerland one month ago I was invited to also to judge Round 2 of the 2015 World Circuit in Barcelona. BCN is one of my favourite cities in the world, that hold many memories from when I competed in the Euro XGames and so on so it’s pretty much a no brainer for me. The flight from London is also only one hour 45 minutes so it’s nothing at all. And even better it was my girlfriends birthday on the Wednesday, so we stayed a lil’ extra few days and made a holiday out of it after the contest.
Viki Gomez, gliding junkyard on the freshly painted floor before prelims.
Bekko – Cross Arm Backside Walkaround
Cross arm backwards wheelie to cross arm backside walk around, a trick we called here in the UK an applecrate back in the 80’s. Great to see riders such as Bekko are coming up with new variations, freestyle! Thanks to jffe for sending this one in!
Josh Briars wins UK Flatland Masters!
Josh Briars, ice cream on his way to first place!
Congratulations to Josh Briars who took the win at the UK Flatland Masters in Exeter this weekend. Lee Musselwhite sent in a few photos and the press release below!
Classic Lee Musselwhite steez!
“UK Flatland Masters was a huge success, massive thanks to BHP Fule Fest for allowing us to hold it at there prestigious event. With perfect sunny weather, flat tarmac and big crowds eagerly awaiting the contest we ran: 2 – 1.30min runs (Best run counts) then a 5 try best trick contest. Judged by both a panel and the crowd to give just one over all winner for the day. Josh Briars killed and took home the win. Thanks again to all the riders who made the trip, BHP, Deco BMX & Extreme for there support!”
Steve Green, Lawnmower spin Kun Style!
Keelan Phillips – Paint / A Never Seen Before Film
The title is pretty bold from Sony, as I have seen Terry Adams do this kind of project a few years back for Odyssey. But nevertheless this is a good watch if you are into the artistic side of flatland and the possibilities. The official description reads:
“A BMX bike becomes an unlikely paintbrush in this film by Director Greg Hackett. Paint capsules attached to the wheels of a BMX bike feed paint onto a dark space while a rider turns and spins on top of it. The natural movement of the bike’s wheels emphasis the beautiful patterns that the rider creates.
With Action Cams by Sony attached to every imaginable angle, we find ourselves watching an extreme-sports video that results in a work of art.”
Erin Fricke (Donato) – 2015 Flatland Edit
Erin Fricke (Donato) 2015 Flatland Edit from Louis Orth on Vimeo.
It has been a while since I saw any new footage of Erin Donato, really stoked to see this new 2015 flatland edit put together at an undisclosed location in New Jersey by Louis Orth with additional filming by Chris Fricke. Erin is legendary in the flatland scene, so much skill, show her some love! This edit is definitely worth a watch!