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Winners of 2015 Battle in the Rockies Pro/AM Video Contest!

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The 2015 Battle in the Rockies video contest went right down to the wire in both Amateur Class, and Pro Class! This year we added the Amateur class video contest to the event to help spice things up and show the AM riders some much deserved love! And wow, what a contest this was! Taking flatland up a few notches and helping motivate us all worldwide with each entry. As this is essentially a winner takes all contest, we decided this year to treat it as such and announce only the winners of each class, in our eyes we all motivate each other with these entries and flatland wins! So without further a due:

Pro Battle in the Rockies winner(s):

Martti Kuoppa and Moto Sasaki (tie).

The entries for the Pro Class literally had us on the edge of our seats until the final five minutes of deadline day! Two entries in particular stood out so much, that we couldn’t separate them, so we have awarded each rider with a free flight to Denver in November.
Congratulations to Martti Kuoppa and Moto Sasaki, Martti blew us away with his 8 stem lashes and use of the whole 2 minute time, and Moto had us on the edge of seats with that incredible last line dropped on video for the first time, this is what video contests are all about! Honourable mentions going to Thomas Noyer, Williams Perez, Chris Vasileiou, and all the pros that took the time and effort to submit!

AM Battle in the Rockies Winner:

Luke Malone.

Luke’s entry stood out for both myself and James, great bike control, power and flow. Jussi Laukkanen from Helsinki, Finland, Alex Johnson from Texas, Etienne Giraud and Giannis Caternellis pushed hard for the win, but in the end there can only be one winner sadly. Much respect to all the AM’s that entered and motivated us all over the past few weeks with their entries.

Battle in the Rockies 2015 is going to go off, last years winner Jean William Prevost already has an automatic entry and free flight, the 2015 World Circuit champion and 2015 Nora Cup Flatlander of the Year, Viki Gomez is confirmed, add Martti Kuoppa, Moto Sasaki and Luke Malone to the list, and it’s going to one hell of a battle for the top spot in both Pro and AM classes, with the 2015 AM Flatland Circuit also on the line! We have a new venue this year, a better floor, which we will be promoting soon. Keep on eye on our Facebook page for regular updates.

The 2015 BITR Video contest has been a real treat, thank you to everyone who entered, everyone who commented and watched the videos. We hope to see you in Denver on November 5th/7th for the 2nd annual Battle in the Rockies contest, we have a jam session organised for the Thursday and best trick comps and a whole lot more we will be announcing as the event draws closer!

Congratulations to all the winners and everyone that took part! Truly awesome!

Flatland wins!

James McGraw/ Effraim Catlow

Throwback Thursdays – Intrikat Background

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This weeks Throwback is dedicated to everyone that took part in this classic Intrikat Background Video back in 2001. To this day, still one of the best videos of all time!

Featuring Terry Adams, Bobby Carter, Stephan Cerra, Phil Dolan, Anthony Durbano, Gonz, Chad Johnston, Alex Jumelin, Martti Kuoppa, Mike MacPhaden, Jeff Desroche, Lee Musselwhite, Akira Okamura, Nathan Penonzek, Tagi, Mike Sommer, Jody Temple, James White, Matt Wilhelm, Eno Yang, Kotaro Tanaka, Takashi Ito, Eugene Collins, Scott O’ Brien, Eric Stefano, Shawn White.

It’s been three years since I last posted this! Enjoy a great trip down memory lane and thank you Chad J for this!

Flatland Remember by Álvaro Fernández

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Álvaro Fernández captured some great flatland Eurosport TV coverage from 2002-2004. When it was not uncommon to see flatland covered at every contest throughout the contest season! Due to some technical issues, Álvaro had to separate the video into four parts. Part 1: F.I.S.E Palavas 2001 with Alex Jumelin and Martti Kuoppa and F.I.S.E Montpellier 2002 with Yammer. Part 2: X-Games Barcelona 2002 (Antena 3) with mini interview with Viki Gomez, Sergio Layos and Ruben Alcantara. Plus Worlds Cologne 2002, Gemenos ( Soul BMX Video section) “Fall 2002”, and Karlsruhe (Soul Video section) “Fall 2002”. Part 3: King Of Concrete 2003 with Effraim Catlow, James White, and Phil Dolan plus X-Games 2003 Philladelphia L.A. Part 4: The legendary Braun Flatground 2004! Great job Álvaro! This is a great trip down memory lane in this weeks OSS!

Japan KGB Tour- Diversion Video Mag Issue 5.0 (Part2)

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Welcome to part 2 of Diversion’s exploration of the flatland scene in Japan. On any trip random things occur, this time, Bobby ran into Viki Gomez and Martti Kuoppa as they started their tour of Japan for KGB. They visit shops, jam with the local riders, and even visit the first flatland only bike park in the world! Check it out!

2001 Philly Pa X Games Flashback Part 2

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Such a shame these 2001 X Games edits don’t have volume, but so much good riding from contest and practise session featuring the likes of Art Thomason, Trevor Meyer, Phil Dolan, Viki Gomez, Martti Kuoppa, Stephan Cerra, Chad Degroot, Scott Powell, Matt Wilhelm, Takashi Ito, York Uno, Mike S, Dan Rigby, myself, and Alex Jumelin.

2001 Philly Pa X Games Flashback Part 1

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After all these years of not seeing much footage from this contest. Stoked to come across this 2001 Philly X Games footage featuring Phil Dolan, Michael Steingraber, Martti Kuoppa, Viki Gomez, myself and Chad Degroot, check it a whole bunch of these videos I will be posting today, here is Part 1!

Must Watch! Trickstars 3

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TrickStars3 from Trick Stars videos on Vimeo.

Great sections with Martti Kuoppa, Chase Gouin, a young very Adam Kun, and of course the OG crew and many more! Filmed in 2000, came out Spring 2001. The Martti section in particular brings back memories of a time when the jam circle sessions seemed more important than the contest. Good times!

Must Watch! Trickstars 2!

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TrickStars2 from Trick Stars videos on Vimeo.

Another amazing video from the OG Marton archives. Trickstars 2! Pretty much all filmed in 1999, as well as that the year this video came out! Featuring the riding of OG Marton, Chad Degroot, Trevor Meyer, Jason Brown, Steve Mulder, yours truly, Day Smith, Andrew Faris, Phil Dolan, Alex Jumelin, Ulrich Kittel, Martti Kuoppa, Harold Schmidt, Pal Gyenes, Robert Voller, and many others.