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Kevin Peraza Wins Vans Invitational at ECSC Beach Festival

August 25, 2013

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Photo: Colin Mackay

Looks like Kevin Peraza pulled off the win at the Vans Invitational in Virginia Beach this weekend! Check out the full press release and expect some footage to surface from this one soon!

“Kevin Peraza Claims First Place at the Vans Off The Wall BMX Invitational in Virginia Beach
Saturday’s Podium Ceremony Honors Last Year’s Injured BMX Rider Brett Banasiewicz

Kevin Peraza took first place and $5,000 today at the Vans Off the Wall BMX Invitational which kicked off Friday, August 23 during the 51st Annual ECSC Beach Festival in Virginia Beach. Due to strong wind conditions and safety precautions, final winners were determined by Friday’s heated qualifiers race, where Kevin Peraza rivaled runner-up Daniel Sandoval in a fierce battle between two new-school, tech rippers. Landing massive bar spins and tail whip combinations and reaching impressive heights, the top three finalists, including Vans’ own Ryan Guettler in third place, brought high-level BMX action to Virginia Beach once again.

Preceding an exciting closing demo, Vans honored BMX rider Brett Banasiewicz, who was severely injured during last year’s BMX competition. Steve Van Doren presented Brett, accompanied by his family, a custom Vans guitar along with a matching first place prize of $5,000. Brett’s condition continues to improve and Vans wishes the best for the Banasiewicz family.

Final Top Three
1. Kevin Peraza (Tucson, Arizona) – $5,000
2. Daniel Sandoval (Corona, CA) – $3,750
3. Ryan Guettler (Beenleigh, AUS) – $3,000

The 51st Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships presented by Vans wraps up Sunday, August 25th with skate and BMX demos on the beach alongside the oldest surf contest in North America and the second longest continuously run surf contest in the world.

For more information on the Vans Off The Wall BMX Invitational and the full schedule of events, visit www.vans.com/ecsc. Use hashtag #ecsc to post photos on the website and keep track of live updates during the festival. To learn more about the Vans BMX team, visit vans.com/bmx. “

Through The Lens – Breakfast with Alistair Whitton

August 21, 2013

Alistair Whitton is a rider that I’ve always looked up to. He’s always had his own unique style, and his own way of doing things. Being from England and being stuck riding inside gave him the drive to progress and eventually make his way to the states well over a decade ago. He actually came to America for the first time as a Camper at Woodward. That eventually led into being an employee, and then after proving himself to be worthy as a rider, he became a live-in pro. He’s had quite the career in BMX. He has ridden nearly every major contest across the globe, road tripped more times than he can count and currently has his sights set on stunt work at the moment. Alistair is looking to move to the next stage and use what skills he has gained from riding over the years while he is training hard to learn new techniques to put to use as well. He has already done work in a few big name movies and plans to continue on the fast track to being a legit stuntman. When you hear him talk about it you can tell that he wants to make it happen. He’s the type of person that I would take his word on it, especially after seeing what he can do on a BMX bike. It’s only a matter of time before we’re all at the theatre stoked to see a fellow BMX’er on the big screen chasing his dreams. I ended up cruising over to his house yesterday morning and hung out while he was making breakfast and getting his day started. I asked him what kind of interview he wanted to do; he said just hit record so that’s exactly what we did and this is what came of it.

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Vans – Kill The Line 2013 – Teaser #2

August 21, 2013

Oh hell yeah! Vans Kill The Line 2013 is about 3 weeks away! Some of the best trails riders in the world will be hitting up Peynier for what always looks like a hell of a good time! Check the teaser and get stoked. If you’re anywhere near France… Get your ass to this!

“The pine woods are on fire again: On the 7th & 8th of September 2013 Europe’s most renown trail contest VANS Kill the Line is happening for the 5th consecutive time. In the Southern French village of Peynier the international BMX dirt elite is gathering again for the probably most laid-back contest of the season. The already rad line-up of last years event will be even bettered – T.J. Ellis, Mike “Hucker” Clark, Nasty, Cam White, Simon Moratz or Maxime Charveron are only some of the names to be mentioned. Anyone who is a professional BMX rider and wants to shred with his dirt idols should definitely be ready for VANS Kill the Line 2013. For all information, hotel-deals etc. check peynierbmx.com Follow VANS Kill the Line on Twitter & Instagram: @vanskilltheline“

Haro X Vans – Crucial BMX Shop Stop

August 20, 2013

Haro X Vans Crucial BMX Shop Stop – More BMX Videos

Take a look at what went down during the Haro X Vans collaboration party that went down at Crucial BMX Shop the other day! Looks like a real solid turn out and plenty of awesome riding went down!

“Haro and Vans teamed up to promote their new collaborative shoe at hot spots around the UK. We caught up with Jack Clark and Vincent Maybe at Crucial BMX in Bristol for a heavy session with the locals. Check out what went down… Credit: Chris Wilmshurst”

Pete Sawyer Interview

August 15, 2013

Photo: Matty Lambert

One guy who has been making waves on the streets and really anything he comes across from the U.K the past few years has been Pete Sawyer. Over the course of the past year or so, things have really taken off with getting bumped up to the Wethepeople Pro team along with being given his own signature line of products to his latest deal with Merritt, things have definitely made it so we’ve been able to see way more of Pete and it’s been awesome. With all these good things going for the guy and the release of his signature Sterling line dropping soon, we figured it would be a good time to get ahold of the guy to find out a little bit more about him. Let’s take a look at what he had to say!

Name: Pete Sawyer
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Ride To Glory 2013 – Full Videos & Voting

August 14, 2013

Ride UK have opened up voting for this years Ride To Glory! They have uploaded each teams sections for you to watch, then you can go put your vote in by clicking here! Check out all of the videos after the jump.

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Vans – Dirt & Roll 2013

August 14, 2013

Here’s a video from the Vans Dirt & Roll contest that went down a few weeks back in the Czech Republic. It looks like the jumps were rolling good, there was a big crowd and plenty of awesome riding went down from some familiar faces like Corey Bohan and Chris Doyle. Take a look!

“Vans Dirt and Roll is a BMX contest and music festival, which took place in Jicin, Czech Republic.
The 2nd edition of the event saw more international riders, bands and a crowd of amazing people. See you next year
Results:
1. Corey Bohan
2. Dany Josa
3. Dusan Antalik
4. Chris Doyle
5. Daniel Tünte
For more information go to dirtandroll.com.“

Vans – Van Doren Invitational Video

August 7, 2013

Vans dropped this badass video from the Van Doren Invitational that went down during the U.S Open of Surfing the other weekend. This video gives you an all around look at everything that went down from the riding, to the music, butt cheeks (Oooh so many butt cheeks) and grilling that Steve Van Doren was doing! This is how you throw a contest.

“The inaugural Van Doren Invitational bowl jam featuring skateboarding and BMX was just one more exciting and action packed event for fans to experience during the Vans US Open of Surfing.“