It’s a busy weekend for BMX. Not only are is the Simple Session contest going down in Estonia, but the XSA Invitational is going down in Sochi, Russia as well! Above is 8 minutes of highlights from the contest! As expected, plenty of dialed riding went down and it looks like there was a big crowd taking in the show as well.
Frayed Magazine X Lucho Vidales
Frayed Magazine have released their 4th round of their series featuring a few of BMX’s finest photographers. This time around we learn about Lucho Vidales and how he got into photography, BMX and more. Great video, awesome photos. Take a peek, especially if you’re a aspiring photographer.
“Lucho isn’t chasing a goal or seeking a destination. He’s experimenting with where his journey is taking him and enjoying every moment of it.
Lucho, originally from Argentina and now based in Barcelona, welcomed us into his home city to gain an insight into his photography. We travelled out there with Pro BMX rider Mike Curley, who took to the streets of Barcelona. See what Lucho created in his film portrait.”
More Simple Session 2016 First Practice Highlights
Last night we posted up the First round of practice footage from Simple Session 2016, then this morning we ended up with three more BMX videos from the practice time during Simple Session, so hit play and take in all the angles possible. As you can tell by the videos, there’s no shortage of cameras around, so we’ll be posting up more from qualifiers and finals all weekend long and into next week.
“I won’t pretend that you’re even reading this before you hit play on the video. Check highlights from the first (and only this year) practice session at Simple Session 2016. And be sure to be up early to check the live feeds…
Qualifiers @ 8:30am EST on Saturday 4/30
Finals @ 10am EST on Sunday 5/1
Music:
“ALD-52” by Apple ii” – Ride BMX
“Ride BMX and DIG guys are the fastest guys ever. You can already see their videos from the first day SS16 on-line, but our very own Pavel Ivanov tries hard to keep up, so we are able to watch all the interesting movements from Вмхашка’s point of view as well.
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MUSIC:
ASAP Rocky – Celebration”
Simple Session 2016: Day 1 Highlights – More BMX Videos
“First impression and practice riding from day one of Simple Session 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia. Riders include Nick Bruce, Daniel Dhers, Mike Varga, Larry Edgar, Kenneth Tencio, Kevin Peraza, Colton Walker, and more.
Credit: Vital BMX”
Broh Crew – Lost Edit
The Broh Crew came across a video featuring Valentin Cotot, Jean Galligan and Max Oliver getting down at a bunch of street spots and skateparks over in France that for one reason or another never made it online. Well, you’re in luck because they finally loaded it up to Vimeo for your viewing pleasure. Take a peek!
Michael Beran – Why I Ride BMX
Here’s a little documentary on Michael Beran and just why he rides BMX. This covers everything from how he got his start on up through injuries and where he is today. There’s also a bunch of riding footage that was collected over the course of all the years for you to check out too. This video isn’t in English, but they have added sub-titles for you. Just click the CC button.
“Michael Beran aka Berry, who comes from the small town of Novy Bydzov as the only one from Czech Republic get among between best BMX riders in the world. Listen what drove him to get there and how he did it”
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Simple Session 2016 Qualifiers – LIVE STREAM
It’s that time of the year again for things to get nuts over in Tallinn, Estonia for the 16th annual Simple Session contest! They’re kicking off the BMX action on SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH so you will want to stick by your computer to see all of the action. Hit play on the live stream up above to watch your favorite riders all battle it out for a spot in the finals!
If you don’t make it up, don’t worry. There’s only about 100 cameras that will be taking in all the action all weekend long for you to watch later.
Simple Session 2016 – Day 1 Practice Highlights
Simple Session 2016 kicks off tomorrow in Tallinn, Estonia and it looks like we’re all in for a banger of a weekend even if you couldn’t make the trip! Check out some highlights from practice featuring Daniel Tunte, Ben Lewis, Broc Raiford, Moritz Nussbaumer, Felix Prangenberg, Vasya Lukyanenko, Alex Kennedy, Joris Coulomb, Reed Stark, Lahsaan Kobza, Max Bespaliy, Alex Donnachie, Sean Ricany, Bruno Hoffmann and Devon Smillie all putting in work on what appears to be one hell of a course! We’re sure there will be plenty more footage flooding in since there were a ton of cameras out on the course. Check it out!
We will have the LIVE STREAM from qualifiers on the site first thing tomorrow morning… Seriously, it starts at 5AM (Central Standard Time / U.S), haha. You can watch that Simple Session 2016 Qualifiers – LIVE STREAM
“So far it seems Simple Session 16 isn’t going to be anything short of entertaining. The only full day of practice went down today and already the riders were throwing down some crazy moves. Tune in tomorrow for our Day 2 – Qualifying video!
Filmed & edited by Jonny Ashworth” – DIG
Odyssey – Travis Hughes Welcome to the Pro Team
If you didn’t see this news coming, you’re completely blowing it. Travis Hughes has been on fire for a long time now and it’s safe to say this bump up is well deserved! Check out some heavy clips of Travis slaying street spots galore to officially welcome Travis to the Odyssey Pro team. Even Travis didn’t know until this one dropped, so go shoot him a message on Twitter or Instagram congratulating him!
“Travis doesn’t know it yet, but he just got bumped up to the Odyssey pro team. Congratulations dude!
Like with most pro bumps, this was a pretty easy decision to make. Travis is so good at bikes, it can be pretty hard to comprehend sometimes. Also hard to comprehend is that Travis is still only 17 years old, especially when you realize he’s already been repping Odyssey for two years now. He’s been such an important part of our AM team, steady killing it on every trip and for every video, and it’s been a real treat watching his riding progress at such a ridiculous pace over the past couple of years. It’s been clear for a minute the time has come to turn him pro – check out his video and you’ll see what I mean. The kid’s got it.
– Walter Pieringer, Odyssey TM
Video by Sauce, photo by Chris Eiland.”
