Today is the big day! Here is Matthias’ qualifying run from yesterday! Enjoy!
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Vancity Flatland jam
Blueskies for this years Vancity jam in Vancouver, Canada, always awesome to see footage of Percy Marshall, Cory Fester, and Cory Strat shredding! Check it!
Moto Sasaki & Yohei Uchino – Red Bull Circle of Balance qualifying
My youtube account is failing epicly right now! Not stoked! Regardless Martin at Global flat was pretty much sat right next to me, so its the same footage/angle. So far here are Moto’s and Ucchie’s runs, enjoy! Make sure you tune in tomorrow, battle order is posted in the post below.
Moto Sasaki qualifies first Red Bull Circle of Balance!
Qualifying just went down, Moto Sasaki just took the top spot. Qualifying was to establish the battle order for tomorrows main event!
Moto Sasaki
Matthias Dandois
Yohei Uchino
Dez Maarsen
Dominik Nekolny
Hiroya Morisaki
Adam Kun
Viki Gomez
Alex Jumelin
Terry Adams
George Manos
Jean William Prevost
Simon O’Brien
Stephan Kornely
Bert Ribul
Kerry Gatt
Battle order for tomorrow
Alex Jumelin
Viki Gomez
Moto Sasaki
Kerry Gatt
Dominik Nekolny
Jean William Prevost
Dez Maarsen
Simon O’Brien
Yohei Uchino
Stephan Kornely
Hiroya Morizaki
George Manos
Adam Kun
Terry Adams
Matthias Dandois
Bert Ribul
Circle of Balance Lifestyle
Photo: Alex Jumelin.
Check out http://alexjumelin.blogspot.jp/ for a look at the lifestyle in japan and at the Red Bull Circle of Balance, theres some awesome shots in there! Check the shot above, the funny story here is that the Swan would not move despite the Red Bull production crew trying their best to get the Swan out the shot. Good times!
Red Bull Circle of Balance qualifying today!
Practise is going down right now as I sit here in the bleachers. Qualifying is in place to decide who meets who first round tomorrow, so this is a big deal in terms of the contest. Stay tuned for more updates.
Red Bull Circle of Balance Day 1 (Part 2)
We have wi-fi at the contest arena today, as practise is going down right now, here are a few photos to look at from a humid Kyoto, Japan. The atmosphere is building by the second. This contest is going to be the nuts! Make sure you log on tomorrow to the livefeed, get involved!
Kerry Gatt, mid photo-shoot.
Hiroya, Chad and Terry chilling at the shoot.
Alex Jumelin, no handed vadar spin.
Kerry and Moto.
Terry back at the Hotel riding spot.
OSG13 Flatland / Top 5
OSG13 Flatland / Top 5 from og pictures on Vimeo.
Peep this awesome footage from last weekend in Budapest, Hungary! The OSG 13 was a success! Enjoy!
FlatWeb TV Episode 21
Episode 21 kicks off with a Ron Wilkerson siting as well as a couple reviews of BMX in print including a book titled “You Won’t: 100 Pools Ridden by Dean Dickinson” with some awesome photography and story-telling. Also in print is issue 13 of the infamous ‘zine Aggro Rag from Mike Daily of Plywood Hoods fame. A few contests are reviewed and the much coveted red Jungle Rider Holiday frame is given away to one super lucky guy. The first offical installment of Fit for Flat goes down. We travel back in time to recount the Vancouver Jam and UK Flat Championships. All this and the really green background in this episode of FlatWebTV!
Red Bull Circle of Balance Press Release
Sixteen top riders from 13 different coutries are competing at the Red Bull Circle of Balance in the Kyoto International Center on September 8th, 2012. Tickets are sold out, but a few tickets will be on sale at the venue on the day of the event. We are expecting to have 1,200 spectators at the event. The very first Red Bull Circle of Balance was held in 2002 at Oberhausen, Germany with 18 top riders from all over the world. Its 1-on-1 format introduced a new style of battle and raised the bar in terms of what a top competition should look like. The high production standards and magnitude of the event immediately brought the Red Bull Circle of Balance to the forefront of top BMX-Flatland competitions and put it on the map internationally. Japanese rider Ryoji Yamamoto took first place in Oberhausen in 2004 and with Japan subsequently hosting the 2007 event, this further demonstrated Japan’s commitment to the scene. Japanese riders are known for their high level of riding and technical prowess. With the largest BMX-Flatland scene in the world, Japan will once again host the Red Bull Circle of Balance and aims to bring forth a new set of innovations to continue developing the sport. This year’s Red Bull Circle of Balance will be very unique in terms of the battle style. On the 1-on-1 battle, each rider will have two and half minutes to show off their style and tricks. At the final, 4 riders must compete in a 10-minute jam session. For more information, please visit www.redbullcircleofbalance.com/en
Name of Event: Red Bull Circle of Balance
Date: September 8, Saturday
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Event Hall
Schedule: Doors Open 17:00
Event Start 19:00
Finish 21:30
Content: BMX Flatland Competition
Participants: 16 riders (from 13 countries)
Judges: Kotaro Tanaka, Japan
Chad DeGroot, the United States
Travis Collier, Canada
Michael Steingraeber, Germany
Martti Kuoppa, Finland
The event will be web streamed live on Red Bull TV(www.redbull.com/en/bike/events/1331575870503/red-bull-circle-of-balance-2012) starting at 11:00 GMT on September 8th.