The typical autumn day of Mark Hansen – tons of bmxing, with the addition of a disturbing music.
Video credits: Umberto Comba, additional filming: Michele Virdis

The city of Turin goes in the street again for the third, terrific, episode of the “Torino Street Style” – a mixture of different freestyle sports such as flying disc, bike polo, fixed bikes, mtb, free-climbing, street acrobats, and of course BMX and skateboarding (I had the chance to shoot a bit also in the wonderful Skate Plaza Valdo Fusi, what an incredible place! A sport report will be published in next days).

Travelling 3 hrs by train (Italian trains, if you know what I mean) in a hot a sunny Sunday could have been discouraging but to be honest I was hyped foreseeing the event!

Main location for the event was the beautiful Piazza Castello in the city center, where the 365bmx crew built an amazing park featuring two quarterpipes, a pyramid box, a funbox, and a wallride!

Riders compete for the final on Saturday, and after elimination rounds, only fifteen of them gained a place for Sunday finals. We had there the most talentuos Italian bmx riders: Simone Barraco, Stefan Lantschner,Davide Altobelli,Alessandro Froio,Emanuel Bettassa,Dario Loconte,Mirko Andreani,Stefano Giusiano,Stefano Nicastro,Leonardo Longato,Jan Balugani,Mattia Rocchi,Ludovico Watson,Edoardo Botti, Federico Tralongo (in qualification order).

Competition format was 20 min run and then 10 minutes for the “best trick” for each battery. Riders were already hot (well, maybe also cause the temperature was near 30°C ), but in my opinion they were more focused to perform a good riding than to “win the competition”, and that’s an amazing, less stressing, feeling!

I’ve been impressed by the variation of tricks, each rider rided the park in his own way drawing new lines in each run. I’ve been stoked especially by Mirko Andreani’s 360 out of bound off the kicker, landing in the street…

…Stefan Lantschner’s HUGE kicker to kicker transfer, gapping the quarter…

…Davide “Dadda” Altobelli’s sick 540 over the box, he won the best trick competition with this one…

…and almost any trics by Simone Barraco

After the finals, here’s the result:

- Best Trick: 540 Over the funbox Davide Altobelli

- 1st Simone Barraco
– 2nd Stefan Lantschner
– 3rd Davide Altobelli
– 4th Alessandro Froio
– 5th/6th ex aequo Stefano Nicastro and Stefano Giusiani
– 7th Mirko Andreani
– 8th Jan Balugani
– 9th Emanuel Bettassa
– 10 Ludovico Watson

After some random occurrence (like losing my train ticket and finding it half an hour of desperate research), I had a nice, warm, trip back home with Federico “The Engineer” Tralongo and Simone “The Creative Guy” Barraco. Too bad I haven’t kept the beautiful piece of art the guys created during the travel

Torino Street Style 2012 – 365BMX Contest powered by: 365BMX – Frontocean – Monster Energy – 45Strada.
Thanks to Umbo, Cocis, Fede and Kid,il Butta, Ale and all the guys that made my day there. Pros kids!

More pictures to be published later on Facebook page

Get ready for some heavy summer riding on 14 and 15 of July in the beautiful surrounding of Piazza Castello in Turin, Italy!

 

On the occasion of the third Street Style, 365 BMX Crew will held a two day bmx contest! Set up will actually will be made of 2 funboxes, a quarter, a curve wallride and a bank! Qualification on Saturday, Finals on Sunday!

Stay tuned to Facebook event for more info!

Here’s the awaited highlight clip of the 45° nord bmx contest!

Many people, sun, huge tricks. What else?

Results:

1° PANAGIOTIS MANARAS
2° DAVIDE ALTOBELLI
3° ALESSANDRO FROIO
4° EMANUEL BETTASSA
5° CHRISTIAN HIGGS
6° MICHELE VIRDIS
7° FILIPPO FERRI
8° GEORGE KALOMENEDIS
9° STEFANO NICASTRO
9° PASQUALE GUIOT
11° JAN HOLZL
12° MATTIA ROCCHI

Music: Mr. Scruff – Get A Move On
PRODUCED BY 365BMX
Camera: Stefano Giusiano – Umberto Comba
Edit: Umberto Comba

The guys of 365 bmx crew went to a French Trip – 3 days between AIX EN PROVENCE and MARSEILLE – led by Thomas De Fleurian and the locals of Sherwood, the Chillax crew from Bordeaux and other french’s riders. The clip is really really nice, with tons of riding!

Featuring: Marco “Cocis” D’urso, Stefano Nicastro, Umberto Comba, Dario Loconte, Mark Hansen, Stefano Giusiano, Davide Altobelli, Matteo Zito, Nino Fabiana, Alessandro Froio

Edit: Umberto Comba
Camera: Alessandro Froio
Stefano Nicastro
Stefano Giusiano
Carotte
Thomas Defleurian
Comba Umberto

Saturday April 21st and Sunday April 22nd the appointment is at the 45° NORD Entertainment Center in Moncalieri (Torino) with the super stylish 45° Nord BMX contest. Here pro riders and amateurs will challenge each others on a miniramp 23mtx8mt and 2 meters high. The structure was built by Nelziskateramps, and a big show is assured!

Watch last year’s pictures: 45° Nord Bmx pictures

Watch last year’s clip: 45° Nord Bmx video

Don’t miss!

On April 16 and 17 took place the 45°Nord Miniramp Contest. If you weren’t there, enjoy the highlight video!

1° Panagiotis Manaras
2° Simone Barraco
3° Phil Aller
4° Alessandro Froio
5° Davide Altobelli

And stay tuned because… PICTURES ARE COMING SOON!!!

Thanks to all the riders and to the sponsors: Vans, 45°Nord, Monster Energy, Fiat Freestyle Team, Spy Optics, Skullcandy, Nelzi Skateramps.it, Frontocean, 45°Strada, Befed, Idea Hotel

PRODUCED BY 365BMX (365bmx.com)
Camera&Edit: Umberto Comba

Turin, September 11th and 12th. During these two days you’ll see things that you can’t even imagine: bmx, skateboard (VANS ROYAL CHALLENGE), street boulder, street golf, and also freesbe, bike polo, Rhon’s wheel, and the Vertical city race.

Here’s the flyer of the Bmx event.