Dak Nabs Bronze in X Games Street

7/31/11


HB Local Dakota Roche is probably going nuts right now having won a Bronze Medal in X Games BMX Street this afternoon. After taking a really gnarly crash that would have crushed most people's ribs, Dak went on to ride harder and smash some big 540s and 360 railhops like nothing happened. Check the video on Monday for his crash, it's burly. Ty Morrow was in the mix as well, hopping big wallrides over the railhop and a monster tuck no-hander off the roof.
Harrington and Sexton put down some heavy moves in qualifying, but it was Dak and Ty who snuck into finals for 3rd and 4th place among the heaviest hitters in the game.

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Cranmer Cashes In A Bronze Medal At X Games 17

7/30/11


Vans rider Scotty Cranmer put together some hot lines in the X Games 17 BMX Park competition this afternoon. Riding with fellow Vans homies Chase Hawk, Gary Young and Diogo Canina, Cranmer filled his run with some original transfers, flip whips, and full-sprint tailwhip gaps. Chase Hawk and Gary followed up Scotty with 4th and 5th places finishes. Check back soon for a highlight video from X Games 17 and don't forget to watch Dak, Josh, Sexton and Ty get down on the street course on Sunday.

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Vans Rocked BMX Park Qualifying at X Games 17

7/28/11

Vans riders took 5 out of 10 spots in the Finals for BMX Park on Saturday.

Scotty Cranmer - 2nd
Chase Hawk - 3rd
Gary Young - 5th
Kyle Baldock - 7th
Diogo Canina - 8th

Congrats guys on making it to the finals and good luck!

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Vans BMX Takes Five Park Riders Into X Games Finals


X Games is heating up in downtown LA and just wrapped up BMX Park Qualifying. The tight concrete park course was challenging for everyone, but the guys who shred concrete on the daily stood out from the crowd. In order of qualifying it was Scotty Cranmer, Chase Hawk, Gary Young, Kyle Baldock and Diogo Canina who made it from the Vans team and will shred in BMX Park Finals at noon on Saturday outside of Staples Center. Be on the look out for Gary Young and hit matching shoes, Sunday bike and Vans shirt. Peep the photo.

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Vans X Games 17 Line up Lookin' Good!

7/26/11



In its ninth year in Los Angeles, X Games 17 will feature more than 200 athletes competing this Thursday, July 28th – Sunday, July 31st in multiple events. Check out a list of the heavy hitters that have been invited. If you can't make it, check ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC for live action of the contest. Good luck guys, we'll be rootin' for you!


BMX Freestyle Big Air
Coco Zurita

BMX Freestyle Park
Kyle Baldock
Diogo Canina
Pat Casey
Scotty Cranmer
Rob Darden
Chase Hawk
Mark Webb
Gary Young
**Don't forget to check out behind the scenes look, interviews and more on "X Cast" during Park on Saturday, July 30th from 2-6pm ET on XGames.com

BMX Freestyle Street
Josh Harrington
Ty Morrow
Dakota Roche
Sean Sexton

BMX Freestyle Vert
Dennis McCoy
Simon Tabron
Coco Zurita

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Coco X Games 17 Vert Coco X Games 17 Vert Preview

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Vert Crew at Dew

7/25/11

The Vans Vert team Dennis Mccoy, Coco Zurita and Simon Tabron all made the finals at Dew stop 1 in Ocean city, MD.

The finals were supposed to live on NBC, but with rain delays, the boys didn't ride until 8pm last night!

Simon got on the podium in 3rd (.14 away from 2nd!), Coco in 6th and Dennis finished 10th.

Check out this pic from prelims, McCoy at age 44 with a new move. Can Can flair!

The boys now head to LA now for X Games 17. The Vert final is Friday night. Good luck boys!

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Vans Flow Rider Wins Dew Tour

7/23/11


Australian Kyle Baldock won it all at Dew Tour stop 1 in Ocean City, M.D.

Kyle took the longest road to do this by winning open qualifier, he won prelims, and wrapped up final today to make it a weekend he will never forget.


Kyle rides with Ryan Guettler everyday in Greenville, N.C. Kyle was even wearing green and black Whip 3's today!

This is Kyle's second year in the U.S.A and I'm pretty sure you will be hearing more from him in the future!

Vans Pro's Scotty Cranmer came in 5th, Gary Young 6th and England's Mark Webb finished 9th.

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Gary and Scotty at Dew Tour

The Vans BMX team are in Ocean City, M.D for Dew Tour stop 1.

Here's Gary Young's first trick that helped get him in the finals. Gary started at the far side of the course, pedaled his heart out out and pulled this huge gap to curved wall ride. He kept the speed he gained from this and flowed the whole course spinning left and right. It was beautiful to watch.


Scotty Cranmer also was on fire, this triple tail whip was clean as ever. Scotty combined a great mix of big moves including a truck driver to x-up drop in from the giant step down, and Ice pick to turn-down on top of the 10ft wall ride.

The finals are on today from 3:30pm eastern. Cheer the boys on!

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Cranmer and Young Qualify to Dew Finals

7/22/11


Beach life never felt soo hot! With a massive East Coast heat wave in full swing, Vans riders Scotty Cranmer and Gary Young beat the 112 degree heat index and qualified into finals at the first stop of the Dew Tour in Ocean City, Maryland. Check back for photos tomorrow morning. Who knows, maybe Cranmer will bust out the clippers and shave his lion's main for the finals.

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Vans Riders Compete at Dew Tour this Weekend

Today is a big day for Vans athletes competing at the Dew Tour in Ocean City Maryland this weekend. Scotty Cranmer, Gary Young, Pat Casey, Ryan Guettler, Mark Webb, Kyle Baldock, Diogo Canina, Alessandro Barbero, in BMX Park Semi-Final. Coco Zurita, Simon Tabron and Dennis McCoy in BMX Vert Semi-Final. Final go down Saturday and Sunday. Check local listings for all the action. Good luck guys!

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Vans x Cult Night at Vans Skatepark - The Block


Vans Video Vault: Sean Sexton

7/19/11

Sean Sexton has been riding at a pro level for as long as anyone can remember, so it's only fit that he move into the pro ranks on the Vans BMX team.  Splitting his time between Phoenix, AZ and Austin, TX; the Kink Bikes and Cinema pro has been traveling non-stop.  Check out his clips from the road. Welcome to the team Sean!

Vans Video Vault: Sean Sexton - More BMX Videos

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Luke Parslow's It Is What It Is Jam

Lukes Parslow's It Is What It Is Jam went down this weekend with all the biggest rider in Riverside in attendance. Luke plugged in the giant lights the the shredding on his newly designed trails started immediately. Luke was obviously killing it with flipwhips, 360 flips and front flips right out of the gate and guys like Larry Edgar, Dylan Stark, Joey Cordova, TJ Ellis, and Cory Nastazio were right behind him with massive 360s and huge moto whips. The Vans bus was serving up hot dogs and burgers with a side of M&M's to keep everyone stoked into the wee hours of the night. When the dust cleared, it was Orange County's Dylan Stark who took the $2,000 overall win with steezy 360 tables and Joey Cordova won best trick with a backflip cordova.

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Scotty Cranmer in NJ and FL

7/17/11

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Mackay and Harrington At It Again

7/16/11

Vans caught up with Colin Mackay and Josh Harrington behind the scenes while filming for their upcoming Vans Video Vault episodes at an untapped skatepark in Virginia Beach- Mackay's new stomping grounds.

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Luke Parslow's Jam in Perris, CA - July 16th

7/11/11

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Dakota Roche Wallpaper on RideBMX.com


HB Vans BMX rider and frontside beach break surfer Dakota Roche has a crispy switch tooth-hanger photo over on Ride BMX.com. Go check it out and download for maximum computer screen steez. In case you haven't noticed, the Vans x Cult shoe collab is going through the roof. Better get a pair before they are ancient history. See the gallery on EspnBMX.

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Cult Night at Vans Skateparks




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Vans x Cult Vid

7/7/11




Not only is Robbie Morales a Vans team rider, he also founded the BMX brand Cult, so it was only natural to bring the two together and see what they could come up with. Check out the shoes and waffle grips that came out of the Vans x Cult collaboration. Check out the vid to see how it all happend!

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Alistair Whitton Summer Edit

7/6/11


Mackay Filming for Vans Vault Episode

7/4/11


Original Vans rider from down under, Colin Mackay is out putting in some work for his Vans Video Vault episode. Been hitting the skatepark and trails for the past five days getting some solid footage for this original piece debuting this fall on Vitalbmx.com. Between now and then Colin will be hitting up Dew Tour in a couple weeks, flying out to X Games to keep an eye on the Haro/Premium team then heading out to Scotland for a Haro trip in late August.

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Cory Nastazio Interview in Ride Magazine

7/3/11


Grab yourself the latest edition of Ride Magazine, Aug 2011 issue and peep the Cory Nastazio interview that talks about his VH1 house, moving back to Tehachapi, riding trails and much more. Nasty is doing it big as always, even when he his way out in the Mojave desert.

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