Maxime Charveron in Soul magazine

Maxime Charveron got himself a sweet picture in the new issue of Soul BMX Experience (# 62). In the French mag Maxime flairs a dirt bank in his hometown of Brignais on page 95. "Il n'est pas banal lui."

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BMX Plus! coverage!!!!!

Team riders Ryan Guettler, Andy Buckworth and Dave Mirra himself all get some coverage in the December issue of BMX Plus! magazine. This issue covered the Dew Tour in Portland (full page for Mirra, sequence for Buckworth) and the X-Games as well (traffic controller sequence for Mirra, superman no-footed cancan flip pic for Guettler). Dave gets a podium photo in both reports as well.

The 2009 BMX Plus! Rider of the Year voting has started as well. Find yourself a copy of the December issue of BMX plus! and vote for your favourite (Mirraco) Dirt Jumper and Freestyler.

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Maxime Charveron 6.0 ad

Mr. Prime Minister Max Charveron just got a new double page spread 6.0 advertisement out. Approved by Mr. Sarkozy himself.

Meet Max in Pessac this weekend during the Vibrations Urbaines event. Shake his hand if his bodyguards allow you through. Merci.

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Maestro Knows Nigel Sylvester. NYC edition

Nigel Sylvester is at it again. Amazing how he manages to fit all the things he does in his life. Nigel met up with MK and showed him around NYC, and then they were off to Vegas. All this is shown in the following clip:



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New Andy Buckworth movie clip. Jump! Jump!

Here's a new edit from Andy Buckworth. Shot at Woodward Camp. He's got that place down. One more week before he travels home to an Australian summer. Check what he's been up to in the following clip, made by Kyle Biller.



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11 riders announced for Mirra's contest

Eleven of the 15 invited riders for this December's King of The Animal House event at Dave's indoor park in Greenville, NC, have been confirmed, and they are:

-Mike Laird
-Ryan Guettler
-Daniel Dhers
-Morgan Wade
-Rob Darden
-Ryan Nyquist
-Chase Hawk
-Mark Webb
-Harry Main
-Dennis Enarson
-Craig Mast

Yamaha have thrown in a 125 TTR dirt bike for Friday's jam winner. Check the new flyer.

Stay tuned to this web page for more info on the last four riders on the list.

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Vote for Dave Mirra's Pro Moment

PlayStation® and the Dew Tour have teamed up to select the best tricks from each stop in BMX and Skateboarding combined. The rest is up to you...the fan! There are 2 ways to vote for your favorite: view videos or text "vote" to 3331 on your Verizon Wireless phone.. * standard text messaging rates apply; coverage not available everywhere

Polls will close for the PlayStation Pro on November 13th.

Each of the three winning athletes of the PlayStation Pro Moments will receive $5,000, a PLAYSTATION® 3 and library of games to reward their skills.

Go here to vote for Dave Mirra's backflip drop in.

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Miniramp session with Ryan Guettler

While in Cali Ryan Guettler stopped by at the Vans facility to get a session in on the ramp in the back. Ryan brought two friends along and the session was on.

Here's a little clip that he made.



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Nigel shown in "Because I Grind" clips

RideBMX have four video clips up on their website about the "Because I Grind" tour that Nigel Sylvester set up a few months ago with the help of Gatorade. A few Mirraco dealers were visited in the process.

To watch the four clips you only have to hit THIS LINK.

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Mirraco Blend advertisement (and spec list)

Here's another product ad for you showing the 2010 Mirraco Blend. If you want to know more about the bike, you're in luck because here is the spec list:

-Frame: full Crmo w/ MID BB shell, integrated head tube & welded seat-clamp
-Fork: full Crmo
-Wheels: alloy DW 36h powder coat front rim, black anodized rear, w/ alloy hubs: front 3/8 Crmo axle & rear 1pc driver cassette w/ 14mm hollow axle
-Tires: Maxxis Grifter lite (20 x 2.10 frt, 20 x 1.85 Rr) w/ wire beads
-Crankset: 3pc Crmo 170mm w/ sealed bearing MID BB set
-Cassette: 9t 1pc driver
-Pedals: Wellgo plastic w/ 9/16" Crmo axles
-Saddle: Pivotal/ plastic
-Seatpost: Pivotal alloy 25.4 x 180mm
-Stem: alloy threadless 1-1/8in., front mount, 50mm ext.
-Handlebar: 2pc Crmo 8.0" tall
-Headset: FPD integrated 45/45 w/ angular contact bearings
-Brakeset: Tektro rear U-brake only w/ soft baradine clear pads / Tektro XL 320 alloy Lever / SST Oryg rotor w/ SST cables
-Other components: 25t alloy sprocket, Duo Scotty Cranmer grips, 1 pair steel pegs 36mm O.D.



-Weight: w/o pegs 25.5lbs
-T/T length: 20.5"
-Color option 1: Black
-Color option 2: Flat Cyan

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Ryan Guettler's new bike

Now you've seen the 2010 Mirraco frames on the Mirraco site. Here is one built up. Not just anyone's ride, it's Ryan Guettler's bike. And you know he rides the Black Pearl didn't you?

-Frame: Mirraco Black Pearl (Guettler's signature frame)
-Fork: Official Colony (Guettler's signature range)
-Handlebar: Official Colony (Guettler's signature range)
-Stem: Official Colony (Guettler's signature range)
-Seatclamp: Mirraco
-Headset: Colony
-Grips: Animal Edwin
-Seat: Colony
-Seatpost: Colony
-Crank: Colony 2 piece
-Chainwheel: Official Colony (Guettler signature range)
-Pedals: Colony plastic
-Chain: kmc
-Bottom Bracket: Colony
-Tires: KHE
-Front Wheel: Colony
-Back Wheel: Colony
-Brakes: Fly
-Lever: Colony
-Detangler: Snafu
-Pegs: None


Bike Weight: 21bls

Photos by Ryan Guettler

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The Press List with Nigel Sylvester

Nigel Sylvester answers questions by Vital BMX visitors in a cool clip with lots of unseen footage. Feel meeee!!!



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More Animal House jam info. Laird and Guettler are in!

The invited riders list of Dave Mirra's Animal House jam is starting to look amazing. 15 riders total will be invited but these riders are on the list right now:

-Ryan Guettler
-Mike Laird
-Rob Darden
-Morgan Wade
-Daniel Dhers

With a Subaru WRX car for first place and a DC wrapped dirt bike for second you know that things will go crazy in Mirra's Animal House. Monster have just stepped in and sponsors the third place prize with an exclusive Monster Breitling watch. Insane prizes for a BMX comp for sure. But what about the cash? $ 8000,= USD will be divided over the riders on Friday 11 December when they're riding their seeding run. Saturday 12 December will be the day of the finals followed by an awards dinner.

Stay tuned on Dave Mirra's event by going HERE.




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Dew Tour Park highlights Orlando, Florida

Some movies have popped up on the internet from the last Dew Tour stop last weekend in Orlando. Here are a few that show Dave Mirra and Ryan Guettler in it. If you've got some time to kill, go hit the links:



Best Trick movie on RIDEBMX with Ryan Guettler (red T-shirt)

Park movie with Dave Mirra in it, actually riding this time.

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Main and Barbero invited for Street Session

On 6 December 2009 the last round of the T-Mobile Extreme Playground series will take place in Berlin, Germany. On the riders list of this invite only contest are Mirraco riders Harry Main and Alessandro Barbero.

The head to head event will be televised live on MTV in Germany so the further the riders make it, the more airtime they'll get.

If you ever wanted to go to Berlin, Germany, maybe you can make it the weekend of 5-6 December and check in at the contest at the same time. More contest info HERE.

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Vote for Buckworth for the Ball Park Alpha Dawg Award.

Andy Buckworth is in the hunt for this. He could use it too. Support the up and coming Mirraco rider by giving him your vote.

So, listen up. Ball Park is partnering up with the Dew Tour to crown the new young stars of skateboarding and BMX as Ball Park Alpha Dawgs.
To even be considered, the athlete must rip, first and foremost, be under 21-years of age, and be in his first year on the Dew Tour. Throughout the season, we here at the Dew Tour are going to have our eyes peeled, monitoring and highlighting these up-and-coming athletes. At the end of the year, the fans - a.ka. you guys! - get to vote online right here for which three athletes are most deserving of the Ball Park Alpha Dawg Award.

And not only that! You have a chance to make it to the pros yourself. Throughout the season Ball Park/Dew are rewarding five different scholarships to Camp Woodward! So register now! Registration ends November 20th.

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Dave Mirra 2nd overall at 2009 Dew Cup series

It was close, very close. Dave Mirra ended up a few points shy of the 2009 Dew Tour Park Cup. The title went to Garrett Reynolds with Dave getting second.

Dave scored a 4th place in Florida over the weekend while Garrett got a 7th. Ryan Guettler got a 9th to finish 14th overall for the year.

Look where the other Mirraco riders ended up at in the 2009 Dew Tour Park standings:

2009 Overall Dew Tour Park standings:

1 Garrett Reynolds 344
2 Dave Mirra 334
3 Daniel Dhers 328
4 Mark Webb 298
5 Ryan Nyquist 296
6 Dennis Enarson 220
7 Brandon Dosch 217
8 Marcus Tooker 207
9 Rob Darden 204
10 Craig Mast 180
11 Brett Banasiewicz 172
12 Steven McCann 167
13 Drew Bezanson 165
14 Ryan Guettler 132
15 Allan Cooke 131
16 Austin Coleman 123
17 Jeremiah Smith 120
18 Alessandro Barbero 116
19 Morgan Wade 113
20 Brian Hunt 101
21 Dave Dillewaard 98
22 Scotty Cranmer 95
23 Alistair Whitton 90
24 Jaie Toohey 74
25 Joshua Perry 70
26 Andrew Buckworth 69
27 Gary Young 66
28 Kevin Kiraly 52
29 Diogo Canina 48
30 Josh Harrington 46
31 Mike Spinner 44
32 Seth Klinger 35
33 Harry Main 31
33 Anthony Napolitan 31
35 Patrick Laughlin 30
36 William Thompson 20
37 Glenn Salyers 15

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Guettler in Park finals too.

Ryan Guettler is having a busy week in Florida. It started off by doing an autograph signing session on Tuesday followed by Dirt and Park practice. He made the finals in Dirt and finished 11th there. Ryan entered the Best Trick contest on Saturday night. The Aussie also rode the Park qualifications and made the finals too which will take place on Sunday. He'll meet up with Dave Mirra on the decks for the main event. Good luck to both of them.

2009 Orlando Dew Tour - Park Qualifying Results
1. Ryan Nyquist - 93.50
2. Mark Webb - 90.88
3. Rob Darden - 90.88
4. Dennis Enarson - 90.00
5. Drew Bezanson - 90.00
6. Scotty Cranmer - 89.75
7. Ryan Guettler - 89.75
8. Austin Coleman - 89.25
9. Allan Cooke - 89.25
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(*Top 9 Ride In Finals)

10. Alistair Whitton - 89.00
11. Brandon Dosch - 89.00
12. Morgan Wade - 88.25
13. Josh Harrington - 88.25
14. Josh Perry - 88.13
15. Alessandro Barbero - 87.50
16. Jeremiah Smith - 87.00
17. Craig Mast - 86.88
18. Jaie Toohey - 86.75
19. Brett Banasiewicz - 86.50
20. Kevin Kiraly - 86.50
21. Diogo Canina - 86.38
22. Brian Hunt - 85.88
23. Marcus Tooker - 85.75
24. Gary Young - 85.75
25. Seth Klinger - 84.50
26. Matt Whyatt - 84.13
27. Steven McCann - 84.00
28. Anthony Napolitan - 83.63
29. Andy Buckworth - 83.00
30. Dave Dillewaard - 72.25
31. Pat Laughlin - 72.13

The top 9 of qualifying will meet up with Garrett Reynolds, Dave Mirra and Daniel "Brakeless" Dhers in Sunday's finals.

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Bike Check with Harry Main

After a few months off the bike due to injury Harry Main is back on. He got the green light and built up a rocking green Mirraco machine while he couldn't ride. But that time is now over. Expect this thing to fly, soon.

-Frame: Mirraco mainline - British Racing Green
-Forks: Colony
-Headset: doesn't matter.
-Stem: Colony
-Bars: Mirraco
-Grips: Macneil
-Bar ends: no idea
-Brake lever: Odyssey
-Brake cable: Odyssey
-Brake caliper: Proper
-Brake pads: Proper
-Rotor: Snafu
-Chain: kmc
-Sprocket: Proper
-Cranks: Colony
-Pedals: Colony plastic
-Seatpost clamp: Intergrated on frame
-Seatpost: Colony
-Seat: Colony
-Front tire: folding 2.0
-Front rim: Proper
-Front hub: Profile titanium
-Rear rim: Proper
-Rear tire: folding 1.5
-Rear hub: Profile titanium

Weight: 21-22 lbs

You've had some time putting a bike together, how did it come out?
Harry Main: Sick, I love it! I'm just stuck in 2 minds of wheter I prefer my black Mirraco Mainline!!! I just ride both!

Who are some of the people who hook you up with parts when you need them?
Harry Main: Alan at Alan's bike shop and Clint Millar hooks me up with Colony parts. And Carlo at IMG hooks me up with my Proper parts!

Do you care about the looks of your bike?
Harry Main: Yeah, means everything. I can't ride it if I don't like it!

Are you picky on how it rolls?
Harry: Yeah!

What tire pressure do you run?
Harry: no idea!

What are the modifications you made to your bike?
Harry: none!

Any special reason for the green/white colour combination of your bike?
Harry: Because it looks badass!


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Sunex at the Roc d'Azur

French Mirraco distributor Sunex had their annual Roc d'Azur show going on last week. It went amazingly well for the Mirraco brand. With a big MTB and BMX race going on plus a freestyle contest, the turnout in the South of France was gigantic. Especially the Luxstar and the Chocolate were a big success at their booth.



Bring on 2010.

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Guettler transfers to Dirt Finals

Ryan Guettler is already sure that he is riding one final at the last stop of the 2009 Dew Tour season. He qualified in 7th place today in Dirt. The BMX Dirt Finals will take place Saturday, October 17th from 7:30-9pm EST.

2009 Orlando Dew Tour - Dirt Qualifying Results

1. Anthony Napolitan - 92.38
2. Colton Satterfield - 91.00
3. TJ Ellis - 90.50
4. Rob Darden - 90.25
5. Chris Doyle - 89.88
6. Chris Gerber - 89.63
7. Ryan Guettler - 89.50
8. Luke Parslow - 88.75
9. Cameron White - 88.13
(*Top 9 Ride In Finals)
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10. Scotty Cranmer - 87.63
11. Josh Stead - 86.00
12. Scott Wirch - 85.88
13. Ronnie Napolitan - 85.88
14. Diogo Canina - 85.88
15. Jaie Toohey - 85.13
16. Zak Earley - 84.75
17. Corey Bohan - 84.38
18. Joey Cordova - 83.50
19. Ben Voyles - 81.00
20. Ricky Moseley - 80.00
21. Dave Dillewaard - 79.25
22. Cory Nastazio - 78.25
23. Fuzzy Hall - 77.25
24. Morgan Wade - 72.75
25. Josh Hult - 71.25
26. Nate Berkheimer - 70.00

The top three athletes in the Dew Cup points standings automatically advance to the Finals – Ryan Nyquist (282pts), Brandon Dosch (248pts) and Dennis Enarson (226pts).

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Invitational contest at the Animal House 11-12 Dec '09

To celebrate another great year in BMX, Dave Mirra is hosting an invitational jam and awards dinner at the Animal House in Greenville, NC. Fifteen riders will be invited to compete in a cash jam on Friday and a mega jam on Saturday where the first-place prize is a brand new Subaru WRX! Other event sponsors include Monster Energy Drink and DC Shoes.

Dave is still working out details and invitations for the riders, and when that information is available we'll share it on this web page.



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Reminder: Nigel on Fuel TV this Thursday

“Tune In” Best-of Week Continues with Nigel Sylvester. Featured On “The Daily Habit” Thursday 10.15.09

Airing Thursday, October 15, at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Nigel Sylvester will appear on “The Daily Habit.”

Fuel TV have got a few more “best of” episodes to throw your way. Today’s show is in the Big Apple with New York local, BMX pro rider and shop owner Nigel Sylvester.

Nigel Sylvester’s sponsors include: Nike 6.0, Mirra Co. Bikes, Gatorade, Animal Bikes, Dan’s Comp and Format.

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Allisports article about Dave Mirra

This week things will heat up in Orlando, Florida as the last stop of the Dew Tour rolls into town. After being on top of his game for so long Dave Mirra is still in the hunt for the 2009 overall Park title. Allisports did an article about Dave and his competition going into the final Dew Tour stop of the season.

You can read it by going HERE.

Series Points Going into Orlando
1. Garrett Reynolds - 280
2. Dave Mirra - 258
3. Daniel Dhers - 238
4. Mark Webb - 216
5. Ryan Nyquist - 196
6. Marcus Tooker - 194
7. Brandon Dosch - 180
8. Dennis Enarson - 176
9. Steve McCann - 161
10. Craig Mast - 155

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Mirra Bike Co at the Cycle Show - London, UK.

For four days the IMG crew was present at the 2009 Cycle Show at Earls Court in London. On display they had 2010 Mirraco complete bikes like the Darkstar, Blend, the Canvas, the Icon, Gargoyle, Mainline, Gargoyle, No. 7 and the Fivestar. Missing in the sample range were the street bikes so the UK dealers will have some good suprises still coming up.



Harry Main showed up at the IMG distribution booth over the weekend as well. He has received the green light to ride again but wasn't quite ready to mix it up with the other riders in the pro demo area. It was good to see him without crutches though.



UK dealers who are interested in the Mirraco range, please contact IMG distribution today.

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Meet with Ryan Guettler on Tuesday

Vans Skatepark in Orlando will be hosting their annual Vans team Meet & Greet BBQ on Tuesday, October 13th @ 6:00PM. Ryan Guettler will be one of the riders present. Free food and tons of Vans, Rockstar and Pro-tec giveaways for everyone while supplies last.

First 100 through the door get a limited edition Vans t-shirt. Live DJ and a chance to win a free pair of Vans shoes. A good opportunity to get Ryan Guettler's autograph.

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Nigel Sylvester on Fuel TV on Thursday 10.15.09

FUEL TV have got a few more best-of episodes to throw your way. Thursday’s show is in the Big Apple with New York local, BMX pro rider and shop owner Nigel Sylvester.

Tune in: Thursday 15 October 2009.

Nigel Sylvester’s sponsors include: Nike 6.0, Mirra Co. Bikes, Gatorade, Animal Bikes, Dan’s Comp and Format.

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Mirraco riders at the Dew Tour finals in Orlando

Alli Sports just announced the qualified athletes that can ride the Dew Tour Finals in Orlando, Florida 15-18 October next. Mirraco riders Ryan Guettler, Alessandro Barbero, Andrew Buckworth and Dave Mirra are on the list.

They've got one more week to get ready for the finals. Good luck guys.

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IMG represents at Cycle Show London

Starting on Thursday 8 October the Cycle Show in London, England will be the center of the Bicycle industry.

Mirraco distributor IMG will have a booth set up at the show which will be trade and media only on Thursday and open to the public all weekend. We might even see Harry Main back on the bike at Earl's Court.

IMG-distribution
Cycle Show

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Mirraco France, through Sunex

Sunex have got the 2010 Mirraco bikes online. If you're in France and interested in buying a Mirraco bike, watch the 2010 line and hit up a Sunex dealer today.

If you happen to go to the Roc d'Azur this weekend, find the Sunex booth with the 2010 Mirraco bikes.

Sunex
Roc d'Azur

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Guettler visits Canadian Mirraco dealership. Read his story.

What's up guys,

I had a really cool weekend I wanted to tell you about it….

I got a phone call from Mirraco bikes saying there was 1 ticket to Canada to check out a bike shop and ride with the locals if I wanted it and of course I'm not going to say no to that.

Friday I was packed and flying to Canada but of course leaving Greenville where it was hot as I only took a small Vans hoodie which might have been the biggest mistake ever because when I got there it was almost snowing. Met up with Mike Russell (a rad sales guy from Mirraco) and we went to the local pub.

Saturday we went to United Cycles shop which might be the biggest bike shop in the world. I'd never seen a shop close to anything like this one. Me and Mike got the grand tour which took about an hour because of the size and rad things to check out. To try an explain how big this shop is they have over 60 employees, and it's 3 stories tall.

I really look up to Lance Armstrong and to my amazement they had one of his bikes and a wall of Trek bikes in every colour. Plus all the new Mirraco bikes which look soooo sweet. They set up a ramps outside and put on a cool jam so I got to ride but the cold was keeping me running in side ever 5 mins hahaha.

At the end of the day I gave away my bike to a kid who had just had his stolen from him and the shop to us to KEG for the best steak dinner and then me and Mike went to a local's house for some dice where I lost all of Mike's Canadian money and had a drum sessh before flying back to Greenville.

I had so much fun and would like to thank everyone who helped me out getting over there and all the locals for showing me a fun time.

Thanks see you next year

Ryan

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Liam Crivellaro riding Woodward East

10 Year old Liam Crivellaro went to Camp Woodward East for the first time this past summer. We received a few photos of him riding his Mirraco Project 16.





Pics by: Scott Criv / Tailwhips.org

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Ryan Guettler Wallpaper on RIDEBMX

RideBMX just released some new fresh wallpapers for your computer. Ryan Guettler got one of them. If you like it, go to the RIDEBMX website and get that photo on your screen.

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Maxime on the winning team!

Last weekend the Tunnel Jam was held on a secret location somewhere in the UK. Top riders were flown in to be part of it and a total of ten teams of four riders ended up competing. On the winning team was Mirraco rider Maxime Charveron. He had Dennis Enarson, Bommel and Garrett Reynolds as team mates. Sure that helps. Anyway, congrats to Maxime for the win.

Pic by Nike 6.0

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The Great Pumpkin Jam in Escondido

The Esco bike and skatepark is turning orange on 24 October. The Great Pumpkin Jam is on the program. Starts at 11am and there are several classes to pick from.

Mirraco is supporting the event so you might even win some Mirraco stuff when you go there. Read the flyer for more info.



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