Hiroshi at 430 was on hand yesterday filming clips from practise for you all to see at home! The level of riding is off the charts and later on today the finals are going down at 5pm. Just downloading clips for a raw footage edit that I will drop shortly. For now enjoy this one!!
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Yu Katagiri qualifies 1st at Chimera A-Side
Just finished judging the Chimera A Side contest in Omiya. The Katagiri brothers took the top spots, Yu and Ryo! Followed by Sietse van Berkel, and Kio Hayakawa. Top 4 miss the first round of battles tomorrow!!!!
Repo: Chimera A-Side Day 1
Repo + Photos: Effraim + Jean William Prevost.
Hello everyone!
** As some of you will know, I like to do day to day repos whilst I’m away judging events. I have already a lot of questions about a livestream, I will do my best to answer those in the next few days before the contest goes down!
Repo: TGM Jam 2022
Repo + Photos: Effraim, Matti Hemmings, Miguel Pargas.
It’s hard not to get nostalgic going back to The Green Mile, it turns out it’s been 5-6 years since I was last at this legendary riding spot for the UK flatland scene (search TGM on the sidebar of the website to see what I am talking about.
Yinka Thomas threw down a jam last weekend, with the help of Jason Forde and my schedule was for once free so attending the jam was a no brainer.
The forecast wasn’t looking too great, but it was worth the risk as it os October after all you just never know. As it turns out the weather forecast was pretty much bang on, with two heavy showers throughout the day enough for the ground not to dry all day.
Chris Young & Pete Brandt: Clocktower Sessions
Two Flatland Assassins, Chris Young & Pete Brandt took over the Clocktower in San Francisco, California recently for a session in the Fall whilst Chris was in town. Flatland is all about different styles, and friends pushing each other, and this comes through right here with Chris’ glass smooth flow across the granite marble riding surface, and Pete’s attack mode on both and front/back wheel make this one a fun watch, look out for Pete’s last line at 2:58!
Joe Cicman: Like Heaven 2022
It’s Flatland Assassin Friday today on FM, first up this great edit from Flatland Meme master, Joe Cicman! Joe is a master of multiple hitch jugglers, multiple Jaffa whips (love the line at 1:57!), and looks like he’s been putting in a lot of work dialling in his original lines at the Terradome this past year. I’ve often thought about having an edit with one set camera angle, Joe’s done. Kudos Mr Cicman, go watch this one!
Heresy BMX: Hood Stempad
You fed up of smashing your knee on your stem? @heresybmx have the answer, this stem pad is clean! Got to see this in the flesh at @fiseworld Montpellier, and this product is now available at all good bike shops or direct from the HY website!
TGM JAM: Saturday 15th October
It’s the TGM JAM in West Norwood, London this Saturday 10am-10pm. Looking forward to seeing everyone once again, it’s been too long. Who’s heading to the mile?
Alex Jumelin is the 2022 French National Champion!
Congratulations to Alex Jumelin, winner of the 2022 French National Champion this weekend in Montpellier. Alex was followed on the podium by Matthieu Bonnecuelle & Anatole Rahain. See you in Abu Dhabi in November for the UCI World Championships.
Hang 5 Podcast Episode 27: Anatole Rahain
Episode 27 of the hang 5 Podcast just dropped, over to Francois Debroux to let you know more….
“For this episode, I sat down with French young gun Anatole Rahain. One of the up and coming riders on the pro flatland scene. Anatole has been riding for 10 years, turned pro a couple of years back and has a few international podiums under his belt. A few months back he decided to be a full time rider and is supporting himself through shows and contests winnings. While mostly known as a contest rider, he is also active with the flatland association in his native region of Normandy promoting flatland and with the organization of the annual Astrolab contest. He is hungry, working hard at honing his skills and wants to take flatland to new heights. Here is his story.”
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1164767/11450798 – or your favourite streaming platform.