LXVI INVITATIONAL AT ECSC

It all begins today in Virginia Beach, Virginia. For the first time, the LXVI Invitational Box Jump contest is going down at ECSC. Vans BMX stars Scotty Cranmer, TJ Ellis (pictured), Cory Nastazio, Ryan Guettler, Kyle Baldock and more will compete today at 12 -2 in a qualifying round.

Saturday 12-1 is the final round. Riders are competing for a portion of the $25,000 purse.

There's also Vert Demos going on all weekend with Simon Tabron, Coco Zurita and DMC Dennis McCoy.

The event is free to get into, and you can also keep up with us on @vansbmx66 on Instagram and twitter.

Dew Tour Stop 1 Begins Thursday

The Vans BMX team has arrived in Ocean City, Maryland for stop one of The Dew Tour.

Competition begins on Thursday, August 16 with BMX Vert. Simon Tabron, Coco Zurita and Dennis McCoy will take on the Half Pipe and try to make the six man final for Friday.

The Park discipline runs from Thursday through Sunday, with 2011 the Dew Tour Park Champion Scotty Cranmer advancing to Saturdays semi final as a reward for his 2011 season.

Look for other Vans pros in the Park preliminary rounds trying to move into the finals including Kyle Baldock, Pat Casey, Ryan Guettler, Andy Buckworth, Diogo Canina, Rob Darden, Ben Hennon, Josh Harrington, Chase Hawk, Daniel Sandoval, Mark Webb, Gary Young.

This stop also includes Mini Mega Ramp and Flatland. Vans Europe and French Flatland Pro, Matthias Dandois will be in Ocean City!

For more information on the Dew Tour and this first stop for 2012, check HERE

Keep up with the Vans BMX crew live on Instagram and twitter. @vansBMX66

X Games LA... Now!

Well the event has arrived a little earlier than usual but the X Games starts later this week in LA. The Vans team have arrived and will begin practice today!

Competition begins June 29 with the first BMX event Street on Friday at 3pm. June 30 Saturday morning Park will get under way at 10am and Vert at 4:30pm. July 1 Big Air at 6:30pm

Street - Dakota Roche, Bruno Hoffman, Sean Sexton (Ty Morrow out with injury)

Park - Scotty Cranmer, Gary Young, Chase Hawk, Kyle Baldock, Pat Casey, Diogo Canina, Rob Darden, Bas Keep, Ben Hennon, Daniel Sandoval

Vert - Dennis McCoy, Coco Zurita, Simon Tabron

Big Air - Simon Tabron

Look for alternates Josh Harrington and Dan Foley to ride if someone is injured.

@vansbmx66 will be in LA so join them on instagram and twitter if you haven't already!

If you can't make it, you can watch it all go down on ESPN HERE. And HERE is the official X Games site for the latest.

X Games Invites, Vans Team Coming in Hot!

Vans just made a big splash in the X Games list with riders invited from every BMX discipline. Simon Tabron will be kicking it in Big Air and Vert with DMC and Coco Zurita teaming up on the vert ramp as well. BMX Park is pretty stacked with Scotty Cranmer, Gary Young, Chase Hawk, Kyle Baldock, Pat Casey, Diogo Canina, Rob Darden, Bas Keep and Daniel Sandoval. Chances of an all Vans podium are pretty good for that one! Street will be a treat with Dakota Roche, Ty Morrow, Bruno Hoffman, Sean and Sexton throwing down, but look for a few more Vans riders to make it in before everything is said and done.

Parlsow Wins Red Bull Dream Line BMX Dirt

Style. Big Tricks. Perfection.
Vans BMX rider Luke Parslow can out swinging at the first-ever Dream Line contest in Wabasha, MN this weekend and walked away with $8000 cash and not a scratch on him. Luke threw down 360 flips, flip one-handed x-ups to turndowns, front flips and a giant double backflip, but it was his style and perfection that sealed the deal. Not crashing once and stretching huge classic nothings and supermans made Parslow the unanimous decision for the win. Other Vans riders TJ Ellis, Cory Nastazio, Gary Young and Diogo Canina were going huge on the some of the most perfect dirt jumps ever shaped.

Dew Tour Dirt Kicks Off This Weekend in Portland

Dew Tour BMX Dirt kicks off this weekend in Portland, Oregon and it's sure to be insane. We've got a whole slew of dudes headed up there to shred at what is always one of the craziest dirt contests of the year. Rumor has it that the jumps are outdoors this year so we'll see how the riders fair in the unpredictable weather of the Northwest. Be on the look out for Nastazio, Parslow, Ellis, Whitton, Young, Cranmer, Canina, Guettler, Pat Casey and cam White to all be shredding up North.
In the meantime, check out Nasty's current set-up that gets him through a weekend like this.

Diogo Canina Thows a Massive 360 No-hander on Ride BMX

This Transworld Ride BMX cover is insane. Vans team rider Diogo Canina found some of the biggest dirt jumps Brazil has to offer and made it happen with the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil in the background. Speaking of massive, take a look at the Vans x Cult Road Trip article to find out what happened when the entire crew met up. I don't know about you, but sounds like a bit too much for the September issue!

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.

Vans Riders on X Games 17 Invite List

Vans Riders on X Games 17 Invite List

Espn just released their first round of invited X Games BMX riders and the list is stacked with Vans dudes. Here is who made it so far:

Park
Gary Young
Chase Hawk
Scotty Cranmer
Pat Casey
Diogo Canina
Mark Webb

Street
Dakota Roche
Ty Morrow
Sean Sexton
Josh Harrington

Vert
Coco Zurita
Simon Tabron
Dennis McCoy

Big Air
Coco Zurita (Alt)

Could Vans make a clean sweep for all events....? It happened in Park, it could happen in street and vert...

Vans scored three wins out of four at FISE 2010 in France

After slaying it on the Vans Wheels of Rock Tour, Gary Young and Diogo Canina rode in the popular FISE contest last weekend. Gary qualified first and took home a second place in the finals with a crazy gap to tire slide that you have to see to believe. Ender clip in this event video:

Seriously, how many ways could that have gone wrong? Also enjoy Mark Webb's 720 decade and Diogo's boosted 360 tabletop. Mark Webb ended up winning the mini ramp contest - but honestly that was written on the wall the second he dropped in.


Here's how the rest of the guys ended up:

Park Pro 1st - Ale Barbero
Park Pro 2nd - Gary Young
Park Pro 4th - Bruno Hoffman

Miniramp Pro 1st - Mark Webb

Flatland Pro 1st - Matthias Dandois