Perris Benegas Archives

Vans X The Bloom

May 18, 2022

Vans and The Bloom BMX teamed up for a 9 day road trip across California hitting up parks, street spots, trails and pools all along the way! Check out what the ladies got into in this dialed video with a ton of great riding and good times!

“Vans BMX proudly presents, Vans x The Bloom, a collaboration that brought some of the most inspirational women in BMX together for a tour from Northern to Southern California.

Vans x The Bloom kicked off on International Women’s Day and included Bloom BMX co-founders Angie Marino (USA) and Beatrice Trang (CAN), along with photographer Naoki Gaman (JPN). The trip was internationally represented with Perris Benegas (USA), Linda Grabner (AUT), Maca Grasset (CHI), and Teresa Fernandez-Miranda (ESP).

Over a span of nine days, the crew ventured on a dream-like tour from San Francisco to Huntington Beach, hitting up parks, trails and street along the way.

Relive each day of the trip in detail through The Bloom BMX Website.

Video by: Dan Foley
Photography: Colin Mackay

Music by: 1. Dead Beach – Bad Behavior (Inst)
2. The Katy – People are People
3. The Katy – High in the North
4. MISUN – Upside Down
5. The Katy – Bonnie Single
6. The Katy – Juice
7. Dead Beach – Confusion
8. Pictures of the Sun – At the Hart” – Vans

Haro En Colombia!

March 14, 2022

Whenever the Haro team gets together for a trip, you know you’re going to see something awesome. The crew took a trip down to Colombia to see what they could find for spots in Bogota with the help of Michael Mogollon showing the crew around. Hit play for a full edit filled with footage from Michael, Dennis Enarson, Perris Benegas, Matthias Dandois and the legend Dennis McCoy. Get on that play button to take it all in!

“We head south to Bogota Colombia to visit the home of Haro rider, Michael Mogollon, and to ride the biggest parks and the most cutty streets spots this beautiful country has to offer. This trip also marks the first Haro trip for new teammate, Perris Benegas, although she fit in with the crew so well it felt as though we have been traveling together for years! But that’s how it goes with great people in great places, you can’t help but have a great time!

Crew
Michael Mogollon
Perris Benegas
Dennis McCoy
Matthias Dandois
Dennis Enarson

Filmed / Edited : Joey Cobbs
Photography : Kevin Conners” – Haro

Perris Benegas On Haro Bikes

February 4, 2022

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Here’s some sponsor news for you! A few weeks ago Perris Benegas announced that she was leaving the Cult team for a new opportunity, and it has now been announced. Perris is now riding for Haro Bikes. This is one of those sponsor deals that make tons of sense and we’re definitely stoked on. Up top is Perris’ Instagram post with the news, along with a few photos of her new setup! Check out what she had to say below…

“I’m so happy to announce that I’m now riding for @harobmx! The words Honored and Excited can’t even describe how I feel about being part of such an amazing brand and a team full of legends.
We have so much already planned for 2022 and I can’t wait to share all this with you guys!
Photos: @mherres18” – Perris Benegas

An In-Depth Conversation with Perris Benegas

July 24, 2021

The in-depth conversations with the BMX riders going to the Olympics from Vital BMX continue! This time around Kyle Carlson sits down with Perris Benegas to talk about moving across the country, getting ready for the Olympics, coming out, future plans and more! As always, these interviews have been real good and kept shorter than podcast style interviews, so hit play and take it all in

“Leading into The Olympics, Perris Benegas discusses current mentality, recently coming out as gay, moving across the country, her future in BMX, and much more.” – Vital BMX

Team USA Olympic Freestyle BMX Team Announced

June 10, 2021

After what has been over 2 or so years in the making thanks to COVID, the Team USA Olympic Freestyle BMX Team has been announced. Since the United States are the points leader going into Tokyo in both Mens and Womens standings, they get to send two riders. Based on their own internal points system, they’ve gone with Perris Benegas and Hannah Roberts for the Women’s team, and Justin Dowell and Nick Bruce for the Men’s team! If you have been following along these picks shouldn’t be a HUGE surprise, but the Men’s was going to be a toss up between a few riders. Expect to see all four of these riders holding it down for Team USA over in Tokyo this summer.

Vans – Perris Benegas Welcome To The Family

March 18, 2021

After being apart of the Vans flow team for a while now, it looks like she has finally been given the official bump up to the global Pro team! Here’s a short but sweet video to bring the news! We would imagine we’ll be seeing plenty more of Perris in 2021! Get stoked.

“Vans BMX is proud to announce longtime Vans family member and BMX flow rider, Perris Benegas, is now officially on board the Vans’ Global BMX team.
Perris is an inspiring force in the BMX community. Her style that has garnered recognition on a global stage. Named as Bloom BMX’s 2020 Freestyle Rider of the Year, as well as earning top honors at Vans 2019 BMX Pro Cup stops in Germany and Huntington Beach, California, Perris most recently received a signature pro frame from Cult, alongside Vans and Cult teammate Angie Marino, marking a milestone for female BMX riders everywhere.

Filmed and Edited by Dan Foley

Music Credits:
“Perris”
By Dan Foley” – VANS

Cult – Angie Marino and Perris Benegas In Reno

September 28, 2020

Cult coming through with a fresh batch of clips featuring Angie Marino and Perris Benegas going to work on parks, trails and street spots around Reno! As expected these two deliver plenty of great riding and good vibes. Take a look!

NORA Cup 2020 – Women’s Rider of the Year Nominees

September 9, 2020

The nominees for the Women’s Rider of the Year for NORA Cup 2020 have been announced! Here’s a look at the ladies who made the top 5! It’s been amazing seeing more and more women riders popping up all over the world, and the level of progression has been insane over the last few years!

“The women of BMX have voted and here’s your top five nominees for NORA Women’s Rider Of The Year. Congrats to Anahi Valentina, Hannah Roberts, Nikita Duccaroz, Perris Benegas, and Teresa Fernandez-Miranda. Who’s got it this year?!

The pandemic won’t let us have a party this year, so we’ll be debuting winners online in the coming weeks. Stay tuned…

I also have to thank the following brands for supporting/allowing NORA Cup to happen…
Monster Energy, Vans Shoes, Vero, Source BMX, Profile Racing, Mongoose Bikes, Kink BMX, Subrosa, Stolen, Odyssey, Cult, Snafu, Haro Bikes, ODI Grips, Eclat, Sunday Bikes, GT BMX, Cinema, Colony, Pumped BMX’s Trail Boss, Bell Helmets, Shadow Conspiracy, Hyper Bike Co, and Eighties BMX.” – Our BMX