Country: Japan
Location: Kyoto International Conference Center, Event Hall
Date: 08.09.2012
Website: http://redbullcircleofbalance.com
PRESS RELEASE: RED BULL CIRCLE OF BALANCE, JAPAN 2012
The Kyoto International Center will be hosting the Red Bull Circle of Balance on September 8th, 2012.
BMX originally started by riding bicycles off-road. Next to racing around a track, riders soon started to do tricks on their bikes. That’s how BMX-Freestyle was born. There are various categories in BMX-Freestyle, and one of them is called "BMX-Flatland". The very first Red Bull Circle of Balance was held at Oberhausen, Germany with 18 top riders from all over the world. Its unique 1 vs. 1 competition brought a unique innovation to the BMX-Flatland scene. Its high quality and size of the event immediately made the Red Bull Circle of Balance the top BMX-Flatland competition on the planet. With Ryoji Yamamoto winning the premier in Oberhausen in 2004 and Japan hosting the 2007 event demonstrated the level of Japanese riders and Japan’s commitment to the scene. This year, Japan will be hosting the Red Bull Circle of Balance once again on September the 8th.
Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Event Hall
Schedule:
Doors Open 17:00hr
Event Start 19:00hr
Finish 21:30hr
Tickets:
5,000 yen (lower level)
3,000 yen (upper level)
Ticket Seller
Judges:
Kotaro Tanaka, Japan
Chad DeGroot, the United States
Travis Collier, Canada
Michael Steingraeber, Germany
Martti Kuoppa, Finland
2012 Red Bull Circle Of Balance Riders:
1.Yohei Uchino
Hometown:Japan
DOB:1982.09.12 (age:29)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time
Titles:2012 BMX Flatland World Circuit 1st Stage “Jomo Pro” 1st place
2011 G-Shock Real Toughess 1st place(Both in Tokyo and Osaka)
2009 BMX Flatland World Circuit 3rd Stage “VooDoo Jam” 1st place
2.Moto Sasaki
Hometown:Japan
DOB:1985.05.05(age:27)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time
Titles:
2011/2010 Nora Cup World #1 Rider Award
2011/2010 All Japan Championship 1st place
2011/2010 World Ranking 2nd place
3.Hiroya Morizaki
Hometown:Japan
DOB:1978.01.04(age:34)
BMX experience:18 years
RBCOB experience:2007
Title:
2012 King of Ground, Round 1 in Nagoya, 1st place
2010 BMX Flatland World Classic in Tokyo, 3rd place
2007 Red Bull Circle of Balance Tokyo, 2nd place
4.Matthias Dandois Red Bull Athlete
Hometown:France
DOB:1989.05.06(age:23)
BMX experience:10 years
RBCOB experience:First time
Title: 2011 BMX Flatland World Circuit, Series champion
2009 BMX Flatland World Circuit Series champion
2008 BMX Flatland World Circuit Series champion
5.Alex Jumelin
Hometown:France
DOB:1977.11.23 (age:34)
BMX experience: 23 years
RBCOB experience:2002、2004、2007
6.Viki Gomez Red Bull Athlete
Hometown:Spain
DOB:1981.03.07(age:31)
BMX experience:15 years
RBCOB experience:2002、2004、2007
Title: 2012 Bike Days (Switzerland) 1st place
2011 Fise (France) 1st place
Red Bull Flatland Flamenco 1st place
2010 Flatland World Circuit, Series champion
2007 Red Bull Circle of Balance, 1st place
2002 Red Bull Circle of Balance, 1st place
7.Terry Adams Red Bull Athlete
Hometown:U.S.A.
DOB:1983.08.09(age:28)
BMX experience:19 years
RBCOB experience:2004、2007
Title: 2012 BMX Flatland World Circuit 1st Stage “Jomo Pro” Best Trick Award
2011 BMX Flatland World Circuit 1st Stage “Jomo Pro” 1st place
2009 BMX Flatland World Circuit, Ranked 4th
Red Bull Fight With Flight (USA), 1st place
8.Simon O´Brien
Hometown:Australia
DOB:1979.09.18(age:32)
BMX experience:18 years
RBCOB experience:2002、2004
9.Adam Kun
Hometown:Hungary
DOB:1985.12.15(age:26)
BMX experience:14 years
RBCOB experience:First time
10.Dominik Nekolny
Hometown:Czech Republic
DOB:1986.02.12(age:26)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time
11.Kerry Gatt
Hometown:New Zealand
DOB:1973.05.16(age:39)
BMX experience:27 years
RBCOB experience:First time
12.Waldemar Fatkin
Hometown:Germany
DOB:1987.12.05(age:24)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time
13.Dez Maarsen
Hometown:Nederland
DOB:1988.12.29(age:23)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time
14.George Manos
Hometown:Greece
DOB:1986.09.22(age:25)
BMX experience:12 years
RBCOB experience:First time
15.Jean-William Prevost
Hometown:Canada
DOB:1986.08.30(age:25)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time
16.Bert Ribul
Hometown:Republic of Estonia
DOB:1990.12.23(age:21)
BMX experience:9 years
RBCOB experience:First time