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FISE Montpellier 2018 – Women’s Final Highlights

May 11, 2018

Check out what the ladies threw down during Finals at FISE Montpellier!

The annual FISE Montpellier stop is under way! Here’s a look at what the ladies threw down during the Women’s Final that brought a ton of great riding! Check out two videos showing you just what went down!

“The best women riders in the world throw down on the UCI park course at FISE: Montpellier! Riders include Ellie Chew, Hannah Roberts, Angie Marino, Minato Oike, Lara Lessmann, Nina Buitrago, and more!” – Vital BMX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxDXcvcrDxw

“What a nail biter this event was I had no bloody clue who was going to win this.

So rad to see all the pro riders watching and supporting all the females from the side lines.

The progression is what you could talk most about with this female division, in the last few events these elite females have really stepped it up and definitely competing at a world class level.

This is going to be amazing every step of the way to the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Todays winner all the way from Japan!

Oike Minato.” – Ryan Guettler

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Women’s Highlights

April 30, 2018

Check out what the ladies threw down at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney!

The women were in full attendance or the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney this past weekend! Here’s a look at what went down during their runs! Plenty of style, smiles and solid riding! It’s so awesome seeing the ladies progressing and really pushing their limits every time they drop in.

“Nina Buitrago, Angie Marino, Teresa Fernandez, Ellie Chew, and more shred the Australian concrete in their first Vans BMX Pro Cup event of the 2018.” – Vital BMX

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup – Sydney Finals Highlights + Results

April 28, 2018

Check out the madness that went down during the finals of the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney!

“Watch as the first Vans BMX Pro Cup Series stop goes down at Five Dock Skatepark in Sydney, Australia!” – Vans

The first stop of the 2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup is a wrap! As you can imagine, with some of the best riders in the world dropping in at Five Dock Skatepark, things got crazy fast down in Sydney! Check out highlights above, along with a look at how Larry Edgar took the win with Sergio Layos and Alex Hiam joining him on the podium! You can also find the full Results below! Make sure you hit up VansBMXProCup.com for a full photogallery as well!

“Three minutes of pure fire featuring Dennis Enarson, Pat Casey, Sergio Layos, Larry Edgar, Jason Watts, Alex Hiam, Kevin Peraza, Dylan Lewis, Kris Fox, and more from finals at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney, Australia!” – Vital BMX

“We decided to go with a comprehensive highlights to show a bit of everything that went down in finals today at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney. 40 riders were narrowed down to 20 who went head to head for the Pro Cup title. In the end it was Larry Edgar who out-blasted and out-maneuvered his competition, but everyone was KILLING IT. Congrats to Larry, Sergio, and Alex Hiam for taking the 1, 2, 3.” – Ride BMX

“This is what it took for Larry Edgar to win gold at the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Sydney, Australia earlier today. Big air, big tricks, and big extension. All hail Edgar!!! Full Highlights coming soon” – Ride BMX

All photos: Vans / Colin Mackay

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Men’s Final Results
1. Larry Edgar 95.50
2. Sergio Layos 92.88
3. Alex Hiam 92.13
4. Dennis Enarson 90.50
5. Chris James 90.25
6. Corey Walsh 89.75
7. Dylan Lewis 89.50
8. Jason Watts 87.63
9. Matty Cranmer 87.38
10. Pat Casey 86.50
11. Gary Young 86.00
12. Boyd Hilder 85.63
13. Kevin Peraza 84.63
14. Cody Pollard 84.38
15. Kris Fox 83.75
16. Corey Bohan 80.13
17. Ryan Saville 79.63
18. Brandon Loupos 79.00
19. Cauan Madona 78.38
20. Paul Thoelen 76.25

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Men’s Best Trick Results

1. Jason Watts
2. Gary Young
3. Alex Hiam

2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Sydney – Women’s Final Results

1. Teresa Azcoaga 89.00
2. Angie Marino 83.25
3. Ellie Chew 83.25
4. Perris Benegas 81.50
5. Nina Buitrago 80.75
6. Natalya Diehm 78.50
7. Camila Harambour 77.75

WOMEN’S VANS BEST TRICK
Teresa Azcoaga – no hander over the spine

WOMEN’S RED BULL BEST TRICK:
Nina Buitrago – peg grind over the spine extension
Ellie Chew – Fastplant on Extension
Teresa Azcoaga – Tobaggan Air

Check out more from the contest on VansBMXProCup.com!

Hannah Roberts Wins Women’s Vans BMX Pro Cup Huntington Beach

August 7, 2017

Hannah Roberts takes the top spot in the Women’s class for the Vans BMX Pro Cup in Huntington Beach, California!

Photo: Colin Mackay / Vans

Yesterday before the Vans BMX Pro Cup Men’s Final, the ladies took to the course to drop in and throw down! There were 10 riders in the women’s class and they all came out firing. In the end, Hannah Roberts found herself on the top of the podium with Macarena Perez and Nikki Wetzel taking 2nd and 3rd. Hannah has been on fire this past year or so, taking top spots at many of the contests she’s been hitting up! Awesome to see!

“In an exciting women’s competition, 15-year-old Michigan-native Hannah Roberts raised the bar of women’s BMX riding with her charging style and back-to-back trick selection, taking home the women’s Vans BMX Pro Cup first place title. In second, Chile’s Macarena Perez awed the crowd with her huge airs and high-speed lines. Ruling the park with strong riding and a unique fastplant transfer, Las Vegas’ Nikki Wetzel takes the women’s Best Trick award and joins Roberts and Perez on the podium in third.

“Riding with all these girls is amazing. The way that they push each other and stay upbeat is awesome,” an enthusiastic Roberts said. “Their positive energy helped me. I’m stoked about the win and so proud of everybody.”” – Vans

“Women’s BMX has been gaining momentum for years, but this feels like the culmination of a lot of hard work for these ladies. I’m fairly certain that this is the first major event to ever have a paid women’s class in the states and women from around the world came to take part of this historical session in an epic bowl at the Vans BMX Pro Cup.” – Ride BMX

Vans BMX Pro Cup Huntington Beach Women’s Results –
1. Hannah Roberts
2. Macarena Perez
3. Nikki Wetzel
4. Perris Benegas
5. Nina Buitrago
6. Teresa Azcoaga
7. Angie Marino
8. Ellie Chew
9. Jesse Gregory
10. Dani Windhausen
Best Trick – Nikki Wetzel with a fastplant transfer.

Check out the final results from the Vans BMX Pro Cup Men’s Final.

X Games 2017 – Womens BMX Session

July 18, 2017

The ladies took the park course to show everyone they deserve a shot at X Games gold…

It’s been a long road for the girls that ride BMX and they’ve been putting in the work to get the recognition and respect they deserve. With each year, there are more girls riding BMX around the world and they’re constantly progressing.
For X Games 2017, a group of girls lead by Nina Buitrago were able to get out on the park course for their own demo session to show everyone just what they got. These girls travelled from all over the world on their own dime to prove to everyone they are willing to do what it takes to show everyone they want this. The goal of the event was to show they deserve to have their own class in the X Games next year, and there’s no denying that they’ve worked hard to earn a spot. Here’s a raw cut of footage featuring Nina, Hannah Roberts, Angie Marino, Perris Benegas, Nikita Ducarroz, Minato Oike, Ellie Chew, Elizaveta Posadskikh, Nikki Wetzel, Jesse Gregory and Tere Williams getting in on the fun.

Expect to see plenty more from these ladies in the future! They’re all kicking ass.

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X Games 2016 – Girls Session

June 15, 2016

Although the girls didn’t get the air time like other events at the X Games, it’s not because they weren’t there throwing down. Here’s a video giving you a look at what went down in the Girls Session that went down with some of BMX’s finest ladies out on the course. Plenty of real solid riding to take in here!

“A squad of BMX ladies had a session on the X Games Park course early one morning this year. Despite almost getting rained out every morning they tried to ride, their 9am session was a fun and laid back one—and the earliest both Ryan Fudger and myself had ever been to an X Games. While I’ve known Nina Buitrago since she pretty much started riding, and I’ve had a few sessions with Dani Lightningbolt, it was cool to finally see the likes of Angie Marino, Nikita Ducarroz, Perris Benegas, Minato Oike, Ellie Chew, and Hannah Roberts all ride in person for the first time after watching them in videos. Will we be seeing a girl’s class in an actual X Games soon? Only time will tell, but from the looks of these girls on the course after less than two hours riding it, the future is foretelling…

Music: “New Machines” by Home” – Ride BMX
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