Dew Tour S.F wrap up

Dew Tour San Francisco is in the books. Dirt, Street, and the all new Street Style event had the Vans pros having a good time, doing their thing and representing all weekend!

Here is some points of interest.

-Kyle Baldock won $5,000 in the Dirt best trick event for a Front Flip Cliff Hanger??!! 

-15 riders wearing Vans in Dirt semi finals in a field of 28. 

-TJ Ellis won semi finals, the preliminary final and finally took 3rd in the 8 man Dirt final. He did a bunch of front flip whips, the trick that took him out for most of 2011 with a torn ACL knee ligament.

-Dak, Josh Harrington and Sean Sexton were in Street and Street style events and all three were carrying injuries all weekend. They still rode and pedaled through the pain. Respect.

-Scotty Cranmer wearing a full face helmet. With the recent head injury to friend of the Vans team Brett Banasiewicz, Scotty decided to lead by example. All riders in the Dew Tour had to pass helmet checks. No soft foam skate helmets were allowed. We recommend you check out the bike specified Pro -Tec helmets and look after your brain, you only get one. Also congrats to Scotty grabbing 3rd in Street Style. Did you see those flip transfers??!!

-Bruno Hoffmann came all the way from Germany and got on the Street podium. Bruno has been blowing lately and this is a great way to wrap up the year. The Street final was insane. Congrats!

That's it for Dew Tour this year with only two stops. Lets see what 2013 brings!

Dew Tour SF preview

The boys have arrived in San Francisco, California for the second and final Dew Tour stop for the year.

Back in August, stop 1 in Maryland included Park and Vert, this stop in San Francisco has Street Plaza, Street-Style and Dirt. Street-Style is something new and exciting. It's a section of road with different obstacles that the rider can hit from a starting point to the finish, and Street is set up in a more plaza style atmosphere.

Look for Vans riders in Dirt including Cory Nastazio, Scotty Cranmer, Rob Darden, Andy Buckworth, Pat Casey, TJ Ellis, Gary Young, Kyle Baldock, Daniel Sandoval, Ryan Guettler, Cam White and Luke Parslow.

Street Plaza Ty Morrow, Bruno Hoffman, Dakota Roche, Josh Harrington, Sean Sexton and Dan Lacey.

TV coverage in the USA is as follows...
Dirt 10/20/12 Saturday NBCSN 11PM EST
Street-Style 10/21/12 Sunday NBC 2pm EST LIVE
Street 10/21/12 Sunday NBCSN 11pm EST

For more info on Dew Tour go HERE and follow @vansjerry and @vansbmx66 on twitter and instagram for live news.

Vans BMX Riders Nominated for NORA Cup Awards

It's that time of year again when the entire BMX industry makes the pilgrimage to Las Vegas to let loose and party with the crew from Ride Magazine as they reveal the Number One Rider Awards for 2012. They just sent out a blast with the top five riders in each category and sure enough some Vans riders were up in the mix. Number One Ramp Rider: Scotty Cranmer Number One Flalander:Matthias Dandois Number One Street Rider: Ty Morrow, Dakota Roche Video of the Year: The Hunt (Vans sponsored video) For more information on the NORA Cup Awards show, follow on twitter and instagram @ridebmx (#noracup2012) and (#noracup). The Awards Show goes down September 20th at the Venetian in Las Vegas!

Ride BMX cover with Ty Morrow video

Getting the cover of Ride BMX is something that rarely comes along for any Pro BMXer. Ty Morrow recently received one and here he talks about all that went into it with photographer Jeff Zielinski.

Watch the video, HERE

Ty Morrow Unleashes for Primo

Ty Morrow gets it done in his new edit for Primo parts. Shot in San Diego, Boston, San Jose, and Raleigh, NC Ty is truly blazing a trail in street riding with his burly/tech style. Less than a month to see him kill it at X Games in LA. Until then, enjoy:

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.

Ty Morrow Day In The Life

Ty recently joined the Primo team and they dropped this day in the life video of him putting on some new cranks and hitting a couple local parks. Ty rules!

Morrow Ride Cover!

Well Ty's been working on an interview for a while with Ride Magazine, and it's finally out. He also snagged the cover! Beastly 3 over a rail, under the lights. Wow! Congrats to Ty.

The "Nasty Dog" Cory Nastazio has a poster inside as well!

Check out more of the magazine HERE.

The magazine will be on newsstands April 10, or you can subscribe HERE to receive them in the mail.

Vans' In the Chair Rider Spotlight: Ty Morrow

In the latest episode of In the Chair, we follow Pro BMX rider Ty Morrow to the dentist's office to hear about how he bounced back from a head injury and his cross-country move!

Vans' In the Chair Rider Spotlight is a new video series that gives viewers an inside look into the lives of their favorite Vans riders. The series features interviews with Vans team riders while they go about their daily lives - from driving a car to jumping out of an airplane - from getting a tattoo to a haircut and shave, In the Chair takes you behind the scenes into the lives of some of the most talented athletes in action sports today.

VANS BMX ON TWITTER

Just letting you all know we started a dedicated twitter HERE and for the Iphone users, an instagram for Vans BMX.

Follow us for updates on road trips, contests and all things with Vans BMX team.

We will be giving away prizes from time to time so look out for those tweets!

2012 should be busy so stick with us!

@vansBMX66

Vans Rebel Jam live cast

Well it's not far away now, riders from all over the world are about to head to Holland for the Vans Rebel Jam 2011.

Vans USA pro's attending Dakota Roche, Gary Young, Scotty Cranmer, Ty Morrow and Sean Sexton.

Keep an eye HERE Dec 3-4 for the live cast if you can't make it!

Schedule: (Check your local time zone or you'll miss it!)

SATURDAY December 3rd
1:00pm - 3:30pm - Flat qualifiers
2:00pm - 5:30pm - Park qualifiers
6:30pm - 8:30pm - Street qualifiers

SUNDAY December 4th
1:00pm - 1:45pm - Street finals
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Flat finals
3:30pm - 5:30pm - Park finals

More info is HERE for the Vans Rebel Jam 2011!

Dak Nabs Bronze in X Games Street

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.

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...

Ty Morrow Bunnyhops 46.1" winning Simpel Session

Halfway across the world from his home in San Diego, CA, Vans BMX rider Ty Morrow won the bunnyhop contest in Estonia at Simpel Session with a hop of 46.1inches (117cm). Ty's been known for having hops if you remember this vid from our AZ road trip last summer when he went neck-high on the Chandler ledge.

Vans x Shadow Collab Shoe Feature on Ride

Ride just dropped a in-depth interview about the Vans x Shadow Collab shoe and all the work that went into getting a shoe that the riders could really put to work. Peep the interview and team photos on the Ridebmx.com site.

Vans x Shadow Conspiracy BMX Video Teaser

Vans and Shadow Conspiracy teamed up to shred Southern California and try out the new shoe that the two companies designed over the past year. Featuring Trey Jones, Alistair Whitton, Ty Morrow and Lahsaan Kobza, the four riders hit up the trails, streets and skateparks for some good times. For now, check out the teaser for an in depth look at the creation of the Vans X Shadow shoe coming in January 2011.

Vans x Shadow Day 1

Day 1 of the Vans x Shadow road trip is in the bag.
The guys all met up at Ty's new house in San Diego and then headed for a shred plaza a few miles away and filmed some pretty heavy lines. Day 2 the guys are headed into the Orange Curtain with a couple pit spots along the way. Look for the giant Vans bus to be cruising up the 5 tomorrow. Here is a shot of Ty after he re-defined the term, "bunnyhop." Just wait and see.

Vans x Shadow Conspiracy trip in Socal

Vans teamed up with The Shadow Conspiracy to do a little SoCal road trip this week heading to San Diego, Orange County and Riverside. Trey Jones, Alistair Whitton, Lahsaan Kobza and Ty Morrow will be kicking it all week getting clips and shooting photos so look out at your local spots for the crew to roll through. Also check out this feature on Alistair's tattoo work over on the Alli site.

Vans BMX Riders Nominated for NORA CUP Awards

The Vans BMX team has been making waves this year and it's paying off with several NORA Cup nominations from Ride BMX Magazine. The NORA Cup is a rider voted award presented by Transworld. Here are the Vans riders who made the grade and we'll know who brings home the cup next Thursday night in Las Vegas at The Palms!

#1 Ramp Rider
Chase Hawk
Gary Young

#1 Dirt Jumper
TJ Ellis

#1 Street Rider
Ty Morrow
Dakota Roche

#1 Racer
Josh Meyers

Best Video Part
Dakota Roche - Let ‘Em Talk

TY Morrow Scores Cover of Dig BMX Magazine

Ty just scored the cover of the new Dig BMX Magazine with a crazy rail manual to tuck no-hander shot by Dig Mag photog Ricky Adam. It's not too often a sequence gets a cover, so it took Ty Morrow's crazy move to get it done.
For more info on Issue 78 Check out Dig BMX online.