The date for the 2024 One Love flatland jam is set! 13th January, Newport Beach is the place to be, pre jam at the Long Beach Marina spot the day before. More details to follow nearer the date.
2024 One Love Jam: Saturday 13th January
Yu Katagiri is the 2023 Nora Cup Flatlander of the Year
Congratulations to Yu Katagiri, voted the 2023 Nora Cup Flatlander of the Year! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Jean William Prevost wins AFA Round 4 + Full Results
Round 4 of the AFA 2023 Flatland series went down yesterday in Houston, Texas. Congratulations to Jean William Prevost winner of Pro class, Bryan Huffman winner of Masters, Troy Hebert taking the win in Expert class, Marty Ferryman winning the Olds Cool class and Julian Thompson taking the honours in the beginner class. Full results and podium shots below, thanks Todd Carter as always for the news.
Pro Class.
1. Jean William Prévost
2. Terry Adams
3. Mickey Gaidos
4. Art Thomason
5. Will Redd
6. Omari Cato
7. Bobby Burge
8. James McGraw
9. Martín Inda
10. Cesar Rangel
Master.
1. Bryan Huffman
2. Todd Carter
3. Ed Jodie
4. Ruben Castillo
Expert Class.
1. Troy Hebert
2. Kelly Baldwin
3. Lee Mejia
4. Steve Lapsley
5. David Tufts
6. Greg Griffin
7. Ezra Patten
8. Luis Palmas
9. Robert Reyes
Old’s Cool Class.
1. Marty Ferryman
2. Danny Harrison
3. Tony Abasolo
4. Keith Rieben
5. John Ustaszewski
6. Derek Chamberlain
7. Paul Magallanez
8. Pierce
9. Pete Rodriguez
Beginner Class.
1. Julian Thompson
2. Quinn Burge
3. Joseph Perez
4. Greg Mobley
5. Gordon Wells
6. Monique Baldwin
7. Raiden Martinez
Nora Cup Flatlander of the Year Nominees are…
A few days ago, the nominees for the 2023 Nora Cup Flatlander of the Year nominees were announced:
Jean William Prevost.
Terry Adams.
Yu Katagiri.
Yu Shoji.
Kio Hayakawa.
Winner announced on Sunday night at the Nora Cup awards in Hastings, UK.
Hang 5 Podcast: Chris Young Episode 37
It’s time for episode 37 of the Hang 5 Podcast, listen to Chris Young’s story.
“Our guest today is a lifelong flatland rider. We discuss his BMX roots, meeting the legendary Plywood Hoods, becoming part of the crew, riding hard, turning pro, being in the early X games, having to make difficult choices to take care of his family, reconnecting with the scene after many years and competing again, battling injuries, launching Flatland Assassins as a way to give back to the community, the evolution of the scene between then and now, organizing FA Battlegrounds and so much more. Go listen to the passion and get stoked!”
Must Watch: Dane Beardsley / About Time
Dane Beardsley just hit the ball out the park with one of the best edits of the year.
There is so much depth in Dane’s riding, front and back wheel creativity with sweet intricate rideouts to add more of Dane’s own flavour, not to mention some wild street/skatepark clips.
Happy birthday Dane.
There’s so much to talk about, lets discuss this one….
AV Jam: Sunday 24th September
Alex Vickers, an absolute shredder with style blessed from the gods sadly passed away recently. We couldn’t think of a more fitting tribute than a jam at his spiritual home – Southbank.
So come down for a spin on 24th Sept 1pm to shred your modern whip, dig out your London Bikes, Morales etc. clad yourself in some ArtzOne clobber & raise a toast.
#AVjam
Must Watch: Yasunari Ishijima / X Foot Progression 2023
Yasunari Ishijima aka JImalog comes through with an amazing edit full of complex x-foot lines with signature Jimalog smoothness. The x-foot crackpacker line at 2:26, followed by the ender is next level. Congrats Jimalog, and thanks for all you do for the flatland scene!!
Underground Kings of BMX Flatland
It’s been a minute since some updates on the site, summer time has been a busy one for me. Today, we have some treats for you. Starting out with this Underground Kings of BMX Flatland edit featuring Shinichi Kiba, Keelan Phillips, and Gabe Kadmiri, great mix of styles. Well worth a watch!
Arturo Alegria, Mario Carelse & Jake Lloyd take the top spots at King of Concrete
What a weekend! The annual King of Concrete was a blast, great mix of old school, mid school and new school which is really fitting as we celebrated 45 years of Southsea Skatepark this year.
Congratulations to Arturo Alegria from Mexico taking the win in Pro Flat, followed by Dave Nourie all the way from the USA, and Steve Green from London finishing up in the third place spot.
In Expert, Mario Carelse aka TGM Maz took the win, followed by Angela Cantreeas Alegria from Mexico, and Matthew “Denny” Dyer rounding out the podium. Great level of riding and diversity for all the experts.
A big part of KOC, is the grassroots side of BMX. So I wanted to have a beginner class and encourage the next generation to come through. Congratulations to Jake Lloyd taking the win, followed by Ellis Morgans, and Mitch Hutchinson in third.
Thanks to Four Pegs BMX supporting the event, and all the riders that made the trip down to Southsea. Full results below.