Backyard Jam Round 2

The second stop of the British Cycling Backyard Jam 2023 was in Cardiff Wales at Rampworld Skatepark. Its a great skatepark with all sizes of ramps which works for all age ranges of BMX Freestyle. The elite class was a C1 contest so was held under UCI rules and the level of riding was very high going into the new season. The jump box lines are very fast to judge as the riders hit them quick.

It was also a few judges first time out judging since their training in January. Its always nice to see your teachings being used in the real world.

https://www.backyardjam.com/

BMX Freestyle Judge

BMX Freestyle Judge

Backyard Jam Adrenaline Alley Round 1

Round 1 of the Backyard Jam BMX Freestyle Series supported by British Cycling was held at Adrenaline Alley in Corby. It was the biggest turnout in numbers they have to date. There were categories of Under7, Under 12 Under 15 amauter and elite Street and Park, All with Male and Female entrants. I was Head Judge for the BMX Park and the other 3 judges were part of the Judging Course i delivered for British Cycling back in January 2023. It’s great to see people learn in a classroom and get to test out their new skills in the contest.

BMX Freestyle Judge

Chinese BMX Freestyle Judging Seminar 2023

I was asked to by the Chinese Cycling Federation to give a presentation to train new judges. Over 60 people attended. They had some good questions and ideas for how judging will work in China. For some of the people attending it was their first look into BMX judging and also some well established riders along with a few existing national judges. Hopefully later in the year I can do a much more in depth course to further develop the officials for BMX Freestyle in China

Chinese BMX Freestyle League Round 1 & 2

I went to Yingshan County for two back to back BMX Freestyle contests for the Chinese BMX league.

There was a very high turnout of riders, over 120 in total. I was head judge for the events with an element of teaching/showing the federation and national judges how to do the jobs themselves.

As with any contest there is a high level of riding in all categories and close scores, from ages 6 all the way to the 30s in both Male and Female

I helped them with the Technical Delegate and Commissaire roles that are also applied for UCI BMX Freestyle competitions, from time keeping to course checks and what to do if things go wrong.

The Chinese News network were there CCTV to get coverage for the event. I was asked to an interview about the event and BMX freestyle in China and it hopefully will reach 10s of millions of people.

UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup Diriyah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The first stop of the 2023 BMX Freestyle UCI World Cup for FISE World kicked off in Diriyah Riyadh Saudi Arabia. The event was held on a private equestrian facility with ambitions to create an extreme sports facility for Riyadh. Its great to see so many new countries investing in the sport now its become Olympic. There was also a healthy turnout of local Saudi riders for the amauter contest. The pro contests were tough to judge as usual. Very high level of riding by male and female. It always impresses me how within a few months the sport can progress so fast.

https://www.fise.fr/en/powered-fise-2023/diriyah-urban-festival-uci-bmx-freestyle-park-world-cup-2023

British Cycling BMX Freestyle Judging Seminar

I was asked by British Cycling to create and deliver a BMX Freestyle Park Judging Course for new and existing Judges in Great Britain. We had 9 participants, 8 male and 1 female. All the judges performed very well under pressure in both the theory and practical assessments. Teaching people a new skill or improving their current level is a very rewarding challenge that i thoroughly enjoy.

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/article/20221209-freestyle-National-Judges-course---BMX-Freestyle-0

British Cycling BMX Freestyle Judging Seminar

British Cycling BMX Freestyle Judging Seminar

British Cycling BMX Freestyle Judging Seminar

UCI BMX Freestyle , FISE Gold Coast Australia

The last stop of the FISE UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup 2022 was in Gold Coast Australia. The course is quite tight so lots of tricks happen very quickly. It was the first time i had judged any sort of Amatuer and Junior contest in Australia as well so it’s great to see the future of the sport on the other side of the world.

https://www.fise.fr/en/powered-fise-2022/urban-sport-fest-uci-bmx-freestyle-park-world-cup-gold-coast-2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNDAsllhuCU&ab_channel=freedombmx

UCI BMX Freestyle , FISE Gold Coast Australia

UCI BMX Freestyle , FISE Gold Coast Australia

UCI BMX Freestyle , FISE Gold Coast Australia

UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships Abu Dhabi UAE

This years UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships was the first official event where riders can qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. As expected the riding level was the highest we had ever seen. It was tough for us as judges as well as the riders in the 35 degree plus heat. I was head judge for this event and even one for the computers decided it was too hot and stopped working, but we smoothly and quickly replaced and continued the contest with no delays. Overall a very successful trip to the UAE.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYS2KHf3ypM&ab_channel=UCI

https://www.uci.org/competition-hub/2022-uci-urban-cycling-world-championships-uci-bmx-freestyle-world/3mhMLewjHedmG39kO1QgPi

UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships Abu Dhabi UAE

UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships Abu Dhabi UAE

UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships Abu Dhabi UAE

UCI BMX Freestyle World Championships Abu Dhabi UAE

Nitro World Games Brisbane Australia

Nitro World Games 2022 was held in Brisbane Australia. After being postponed for a few years due to COVID 19 it was finally going ahead. I worked with Thrill One who run the event to work on the riders lists and formats along with getting all the tricks in order for Best Trick. So lots of pre judging went ahead so there is always a bit of apprehension on how it will play out live on TV and in front a crowd. Everything went according to plan apart from the weather. The whole contest was postponed a day and due the scoring tema having to leave early i was Head Judge and scoring operator for all contests, Skateboard Vert, Scooter Best trick and FMX. It was a very intense and long day but i left with a great sense of achievement.

Nitro World Games Brisbane Australia

Nitro World Games Brisbane Australia

Nitro World Games Brisbane Australia

Nitro World Games Brisbane Australia

E-FISE Junior Hot Wheels Online Contest

Every year FISE organise and manage a junior online video contest for all different types of riding, ages and gender. They get videos from USA to UK and Japan and South America. It’s great to see so many riders that cannot make it contest have an opportunity to showcase their riding. I judge the videos for each category and then have follow up emails with the other judges to arrange the ranking.

https://e-fise.com/en/

E-FISE Junior Hot Wheels Online Contest

Battle Of Hastings England UK

Battle Of Hastings is always a highlight of the year for me. It has a great mix of BMX riders, There are some big trick riders and some stylish riders along with the most technical street riders. Its makes judging difficult but the atmosphere at The Source Park in Hastings is hard to match. This year things were mixed up so there was a rail jam outside the shop and park onto the beach. It was great to showcase to Hastings and the local people what they might walk past every day but not know there is a skatepark underneath their feet on the seafront.

https://www.sourcebmx.com/pages/boh?currency=gbp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NpcfmjE3aA&ab_channel=SourceBMX

E-FISE Glasgow 2022

FISE had organised and managed an online video contest for some of the best street riders and videographers in the world. I judge the videos for each category and then have follow up emails with the other judges to arrange the ranking. 50% of the votes came from audicane online voting and the other 50% ws from our judges ranking

https://digbmx.com/dig-this/e-fise-glasgow-2022-all-the-pro-videos

https://e-fiseglasgow.com/

E-FISE Glasgow 2022

UCI BMX Freestyle Training Week Aigle Switzerland

The UCI had asked me to develop and deliver a BMX Freestyle Park training course for new national judges. The UCI held an open week to showcase what they can offer national federations, from concussion protocols, coaching, and Judging. We also got to take a trip to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne to see the urban sports exhibition.

https://www.uci.org/article/bmx-freestyle-judges-athletes-and-coaches-join-training-camp-at-uci-world/396kBGCKvDnAZlRifNHJ19

UCI BMX Freestyle Training Week Aigle Switzerland

UCI BMX Freestyle Training Week Aigle Switzerland

Simple Session Tallinn Estonia

This my first Simple Session since COVID and it’s not held in old rubber factory downtown of Tallinn. It’s a slightly smaller event but the level of riding is still so high, leaning more on street but there’s still a mix of riders that come. I was head judge for the event this year with two other scoring judges.

https://simple.session.ee/

Simple Session Tallinn Estonia

Simple Session Tallinn Estonia

Simple Session Tallinn Estonia

European Championships Munich Germany

I was asked to be Head Judge for the European Championships for the 2nd time now. Unfortunately one of our judges came down with COVID so I had to step in and do two roles, head judging and judging. It’s tough to do in such a short time frame as it was live on TV. The crowd turnout was amazing and it had great coverage on TV.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/59821206

https://www.uec.ch/en/event/173/2022-uec-bmx-freestyle-park-european-championships

European Championships Munich Germany

European Championships Munich Germany

European Championships Munich Germany

European Championships Munich Germany