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X Games 2019 – First BMX Street Practice

July 31, 2019

The X Games are going off in Minneapolis this week and things are already starting to heat up. Here’s a look at what went down during the first BMX street practice where some of the guys were able to get a feel for the setup. It’s safe to say if this kind of riding is going down now, it’s going to be a wild contest. Take a look!

“The dudes get a ton of practice, so today was pretty mellow in the sense that not everyone was riding (Garrett showed up at the end, Chad is nursing his ankle, and Bruno gets here tonight) and no one was really stressing much of anything. Check the highlights and shouts to Andrew Knight (http://instagram.com/elevatedperspective) for throwing in a few clips for the edit, too.” – Our BMX

Women & X Games – Live with Nina Buitrago

July 23, 2019

As many of you may have heard, the X Games wasn’t willing or able to do a Women’s BMX class. Over the past 5 or so years, the Women were able to get sessions on the course or do demos, but they’ve never been given their own actual contest. This year Nina Buitrago and the other ladies decided enough is enough and they weren’t willing to pay their way just to do another demo. The girls have decided to boycott the X Games this year to make their voice heard that they want their own contest. Brant Moore got on a live call with Nina to talk about everything going on, that helps explain how it all got to this point and where she hopes to see things go!

“Nina is an absolute legend in BMX who has shredded for years and earned the respect of the vast majority of BMX.
Recently she brought attention to the fact that Women’s freestyle BMX will be in the Olympics before it will have an official medalled event in X Games. With that, we had an opportunity to talk about her history with X Games as well as the history of women’s BMX with Xgames and her feelings about the whole situation and what it has become within BMX.

Rather than asking the exact same questions that have been beaten into the ground, we dug deeper and responded to a few of the different points brought up by some in hopes that considering both sides of the situation might help the conversation.

Check out @thebloombmx as well as @nina_burrito on instagram for more about women’s BMX and to follow Nina’s BMX journey!” – Brant Moore

X Games 2019 – BMX Athlete Profiles

July 20, 2019

The X Games are coming up fast and that means it’s time to get a look at who will be there this year! Here’s some Athlete Profiles that X Games put together for BMX Street, BMX Park and BMX dirt for you to get a look at. This isn’t all of the invited riders, but more of a focus in on a few of the key guys that you know and love. It’s bound to be another wild few days of riding, so get stoked!

“Watch the official athlete profiles on X Games Minneapolis 2019 BMX Street athletes Alex Donnachie, Chad Kerley, Lewis Mills, Garrett Reynolds and Devon Smillie. X Games Minneapolis is going down on August 1-4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Think you know who might take the gold medal? Let us know in the comments!” – X Games

“Watch the official athlete profiles on X Games Minneapolis 2019 BMX Park athletes Kevin Peraza and Dennis Enarson. X Games Minneapolis is going down on August 1-4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Think you know who might take the gold medal? Let us know in the comments!”

“Watch the official athlete profiles on X Games Minneapolis 2019 BMX Dirt athletes Brian Fox, Brandon Loupes and Colton Walker. X Games Minneapolis is going down on August 1-4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Think you know who might take the gold medal? Let us know in the comments!“

Mykel Larrin: Being – X Games 2019

July 18, 2019

Anyone who has had the chance to cross paths with Mykel Larrin knows that he’s not only one hell of a BMX rider, but he’s also an amazing human that is kind, humble and all in all a lot of fun to be around. Mykel grew up in the Midwest and he definitely hasn’t forgotten what it took to get to where he is today. The X Games dropped this piece where Mykel tells his story from how he got into BMX, getting into contests, making the choice to ride professionally over finishing college, being homeless and more. If you weren’t already a fan of Mykel, you will be after you watch this!

“From humble beginnings in Racine, Wisconsin, BMX rider Mykel Larrin discovered the local skatepark and inadvertently met his mentor, Kuko Padilla. With a new bike, a desire to learn and an eventual dream to turn pro, Mykel Larrin became a super local at the skatepark, learning to ride transitions of all types in the process.

“The skatepark changed the trajectory of my life,” says Larrin. “And the community that existed at the skatepark kept so many kids off the street.”

With his dreams set in motion, Larrin continued to focus on school and BMX riding, traveling to local competitions and demos throughout the Midwest. Eventually, the demanding schedule caught up with Larrin and he was forced to make a choice: continue college or pursue BMX riding.

Larrin chose to put school on hold and pursued BMX riding. Following international trips to do BMX demonstrations for Armed Forces members in the Middle East, and a few choice contest placings, Mykel Larrin was invited to ride X Games. From there, the proverbial sky has been the limit for Larrin.

This is Being Mykel Larrin.

Mykel Larrin is competing in two events at X Games Minneapolis 2019: BMX Vert at 7 p.m. CT on Thursday, August 1 and BMX Big Air at 8:45 p.m. CT on Friday, August 2. ” – X Games

X Games 2019 BMX Park Qualifier – Live Replay

June 30, 2019

The qualifier for BMX Park at X Games Minneapolis went down in Boise, Idaho this weekend, and a bunch of the best park riders turned out to throw down! Here’s the full live replay giving you a look at ALL of the action that went down from Marcus Christopher, Brandon Loupos, Jose Torres, Kevin Peraza, Rim Nakamura, Pat Casey, Boyd Hilder, Larry Edgar, Mykel Larrin, Daniel Sandoval, Colton Walker and Ben Wallace! Only the top 6 are qualified for Minneapolis, so there’s actually a few people who didn’t make it that we thought was going for sure. Take a look!

“Watch the replay of the FULL BROADCAST of The Road to X Games: Boise BMX Park Qualifier from the Rhodes Skatepark in Boise.”

RESULTS:
1. Marcus Christopher (Qualified to X Games Minneapolis)
2. Brandon Loupos (Qualified to X Games Minneapolis)
3. Jose Torres (Qualified to X Games Minneapolis)
4. Kevin Peraza (Qualified to X Games Minneapolis)
5. Rim Nakamura (Qualified to X Games Minneapolis)
6. Pat Casey (Qualified to X Games Minneapolis)”

Garrett Reynolds Wins X Games Shanghai BMX Street Finals

June 2, 2019

The BMX Street Finals went down at X Games Shanghai, and Garrett Reynolds reclaimed the top spot and took the Gold with Felix Prangenberg and Chad Kerley taking silver and bronze! Check out the winning runs up top, then scroll down to watch the entire live replay of the full contest to see how everyone else did!

“Watch the gold, silver and bronze medal runs from BMX Street at X Games Shanghai 2019, featuring Garrett Reynolds, Felix Prangenberg and Chad Kerley.”

“Watch the replay of ESPN’s full broadcast of BMX Street at X Games Shanghai 2019, featuring Nathan Williams, Dakota Roche, Bruno Hoffmann, Sean Ricany, Felix Prangenberg, Lewis Mills, Devon Smillie, Chad Kerley, Alex Donnachie and Garrett Reynolds.” – X Games

X Games Shanghai – BMX Street Course Preview with Chad Kerley

June 1, 2019

The X Games are going off in Shanghai, China this weekend and some of the top BMX street guys have been invited over to throw down on the course. Here’s a quick Course Preview where they caught up with Chad Kerley to get his perspective along with a few riding clips! If you want to see more, check out the video from X Games Shanghai – BMX Street Practice and expect to see more from the actual contest here soon.

“X Games BMX Street gold medalist Chad Kerley is no stranger to BMX progression. This year at X Games Shanghai 2019, Kerley is coming out swinging, with new grind combinations and big moves.” – X Games

X Games Shanghai – BMX Street Practice

May 31, 2019

Practice for X Games Shanghai have kicked off and all of the heavy hitters were on the street course getting some lines figured out. Check out what Chad Kerley, Garrett Reynolds, Devon Smillie, Dakota Roche, Alex Donnachie, Bruno Hoffmann, Nathan Williams, Sean Ricany, Felix Prangenberg and Lewis Mills threw down. This contest is going to be nuts.

“Technically, it’s not the first practice, but yesterday’s practice got rained out and I wasn’t there to film it…sooooo, does it really count? Either way, absolutely dialed riding from the street dudes, as expected.” – Our BMX