The first stop of the 2012 BMX Flatland World Circuit delivers progressive riding in Middle America.

Awards were handed out last night at The Bridge in Joplin, Missouri, as the fourth annual JoMoPro flatland contest came to a close. A total of 59 amateur and professional riders from six countries around the world competed for cash and prizes courtesy of the JoMoPro sponsors.

Last year’s third place finisher in the BFWC year-end standings Yohei “Ucchie” Uchino (JAP) took the pro class win after qualifying first and dominating the floor with his original rear wheel links and combos. Dominik Nekolny (CZE) took the second place spot, and two-time NORA Cup winner Moto Sasaki (JAP) rounded out the podium, finishing in third place.

The Pro/Am Best Trick Contest was an exciting winner-takes-all 30-minuite organized jam session with 17 riders competing for more than $300. With a focus on originality and progression, Takahiro Ikeda (JAP) held the lead until the last seconds of the jam. With only one rider left capable of overthrowing the lead, last year’s JoMoPro champion Terry Adams (USA) landed a never-before-seen link to take the win. The winning trick can best be described as a backwards-rolling peg wheelie to whopper, pivoting to a forward rolling peg wheelie to whopper.

JoMoPro was part of the 2012 Am Flatland Circuit and BMX Flatland World Circuit. All riders who competed earned valuable points that will go towards their year-end standings for both circuits.

JoMoPro 2012 is sponsored by Flatland Fuel, Jungle Rider, KHE Bikes, Profile Racing, DK Bicycles, Hoffman Bikes, Tip Plus Distribution, and Zodiac Engineering.

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VETERAN FINAL RESULTS:
1. Steve Bergeron
2. Brian Gavagan
3. Mark Dandridge
4. Drew Henderson
5. Derek Callendar
6. Mike Hartman
7. Jeremy Jones
8. Tim Neff
9. Mike Smick
10. Mike Flood
11. Paul Hahn
12. Brandon Woldridge
13. Danny Harrison
14. John Ustas

NOVICE FINAL RESULTS:
1. Eric Favot
2. Fox Kinsman
3. Shaun Lapsley
4. Brice Long
5. Lea Dobrowski
6. Cody Ward
7. Chuck Dodge
8. Tom Elich

EXPERT FINAL RESULTS:
1. Todd Gully
2. Mark Kuhlmann
3. Prasheel Gopal
4. Chris Anderson
5. Rennace Tomko
6. Austin Luberda
7. Claude Hickman
8. Sean Maher
9. Joel Schallhorn
10. Ron Monis
11. Bryan Huffman
12. Zunwu Zhou
13. Steve Jordan
14. Joe Cicman
15. Kelly Baldwin
16. Alex Poirer
17. Steve Lapsley
18. Jim McKay
19. Damon Mar

PRO FINAL RESULTS:
1. Yohei Uchino
2. Dominik Nekolny
3. Moto Sasaki
4. Matthias Dandois
5. Viki Gomez
6. Takahiro Ikeda
7. Terry Adams
8. Alex Julelin
9. Matt Wilhelm
10. Jesse Puente
11. Uchino Yoshiki
12. Jean William Prevost
13. Jean-Francois Boulianne
14. Andrew Cooper
15. James McGraw
16. Art Thomason
17. Koit McIntire
18. Bo Wade

Pro/Am Best Trick Winner: Terry Adams