X-Games Archives – Page 28 of 45

Tall Order – Behind The Curtains of the X Games

June 13, 2016

Just when you thought you saw all the X Games coverage, Bas Keep drops a new webisode on the Tall Order Youtube channel giving you a look at what he got into during his time in Austin, Texas where he was set to commentate for a few of the BMX events. This video takes you behind the scenes, giving you a look at some of the production side of things and a bunch of the riders and people he bumped into along the way!

“In this video – I was stoked and really nervous to get invited to X Games Austin to work on commentary and hosting for BMX park and street. I took the camera behind the scenes in the TV rooms and around the Xgames site . I was busy working but when i finally got the camera out I ended up capturing the Xgames vert battle going on between Jamie Bestwick and Vince Byron with reactions from both of them straight after the contest.

This was my first trip to America since starting ‘tall order”, it was a good chance to give some t-shirts out to friends and also chat to lots of people in the industry about starting my company.”
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X Games 2016 – Dave Mirra Best Trick Highlights

June 7, 2016

After the X Games Park Finals wrapped up, the Dave Mirra Best Trick contest went down and some of the top riders from the finals had the chance to throw down. Here’s a look at the madness that went down, along with the tribute to Dave after things wrapped up!

“After the park event this year, X Games decided to honor the late Dave Mirra the best way they could: Bring his family out, have a moment of silence, and then let eight dudes loose on the course for 15 minutes. Best trick takes all. In the end, Kyle Baldock took the win with a wild 720 double tailwhip, but damn, that 540 triple bar that Varga did was just as crazy in my opinion.

Rest in peace, Dave.”

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X Games 2016 – BMX Dirt Finals Highlights

June 5, 2016

Earlier today was X Games 2016 BMX Dirt Finals in Austin, Texas. Despite some wind, the rain from the previous days held out and they were able to let the guys throw down on the course. Above is a look at a highlight reel of the riding, a few of the crashes and plenty of examples of how Kevin Peraza ended up with the win!

“The wind was heavy, but fortunately it was a tailwind, so all the riders had to do was just pull back more and go higher. The dudes had three runs with two runs counting and, as you should already know, Kevin Peraza walked away with a highly-deserved gold medal…his first ever. Kyle Baldock definitely put on a show, but couldn’t stay on his bike for two of his three runs.” – Ride BMX
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Kevin Peraza Wins X Games 2016 BMX Dirt

June 5, 2016

X Games 2016 BMX Dirt just wrapped up and after all the dust settled, Kevin Peraza ended up in the top spot with Ben Wallace and James Foster taking the top 3. Hit play to check out each of their best runs that lead them to their podium finishes. Plenty of amazing riding despite the wind being a big factor.

2nd Place: Ben Wallace

3rd Place: James Foster

Scotty Cranmer – X Games 2016: Day 6

June 5, 2016

Scotty Cranmer wrapping up his X Games series for you guys. Here’s a little look at how his day went down from waking up to a super painful trip to the hospital after a ROUGH slam during his run to lead to a broken back. Luckily he should be okay! Hit play and take it all in!

“Our last day of the 2016 summer X Games was definitely not what I expected. We started the day off with rain once again. So we drove from the hotel to the Circuit Of Americas with hopes of a break in weather and to our surprise the course was dry! We started a hectic full practice where I saw 3 near collisions on course and before i even got a chance to drop in the rain began again! The course was soaked and I helped clear off the puddles to get the contest started before the rain started again. As the contest began all the riders started sending some insane tricks so i knew i had to bring my A game! I dropped in and had an amazing start to my run and I did a backflip double tail whip over the box and as i landed on my backwheel and braced myself to rely on the brake to correct my position my brakes snapped and i looped out insanely hard on my butt. It hurt so bad and i couldn’t breathe no matter how hard i tried.. Finally after 2 minutes i got my wind back and I made my way back to the medical tent where i realized just how hurt i really was.. I jumped in the EMS vehicle and they took me to the hospital for evaluation. I was in a lot of pain so they did a CT scan and that showed a grade 1 compression fracture in my T8 vertebrae so yes I broke my back riding Xgames.. I never thought that I would ever be able to say that and it’s crazy to think just how lucky I actually am to be able to walk away from this scary crash. I am so bummed and frustrated about the crash because I wasn’t at fault because of my riding I crashed because my bike broke on me.. Such a crumby X games for me but still i had such an amazing time and I am already excited for next year!”
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X Games 2016 – BMX Park Finals Highlights

June 5, 2016

Yesterday some serious hammers went down during the X Games BMX Park Finals! Ride BMX dropped this highlight reel of footage of all the best riding footage from Dennis Enarson and everyone else for your viewing pleasure! Hit play and check it out!

“All the whips, flips, and falls from X Games 2016 Park Finals. Good to see a solid representation of BMX styles in the top five riders and congrats to the top three: Dennis Enarson, Logan Martin, and Kyle Baldock.”
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X Games 2016 BMX Street Finals Highlights

June 5, 2016

Did you catch X Games 2016 BMX Street Finals yesterday? If you did, you probably saw all the crazy riding that Garrett Reynolds, Sean Ricany, Broc Raiford, Devon Smillie, Dakota Roche and more all threw down during their runs. If not, you can check out the highlights right here! You can also get a better look at Garrett Reynolds’ winning run here!

“The design and scale of this years Street course was the ideal scenario for technical tricks and linked together combos. And when you let 12 of the best street riders in the world have their way with it, you know shit got wild. Here’s just under 5 minutes worth of highlights from X Games 2016 Street Finals.” – Ride BMX
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Garrett Reynolds Wins X Games 2016 BMX Street

June 4, 2016

Although this the news might not be a complete shocker to most of you who are well aware of Garrett Reynolds‘ record on BMX street at the X Games, Garrett took home the win once again down in Austin, Texas! Even though the news isn’t a complete shocker, you probably were shocked if you happened to watch how he took the win. Garrett was the very last rider and was sitting in 4th place prior to dropping in. After his 50 seconds on the course, absolutely DESTROYING everything in his path, in true Garrett fashion, it was beyond obvious that he once again came from behind to shut things down. Above is a look at just how he did it with Sean Ricany and Broc Raiford’s best runs below! Take a peek!

2nd Place: Sean Ricany

3rd Place: Broc Raiford
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