The Hang 5 Podcast Francois Debroux

Chris is a lifelong flatland rider. We discuss his BMX roots, meeting the legendary Plywood Hoods, becoming part of the crew, riding hard, turning pro, being in the early X games, having to make difficult choices to take care of his family, reconnecting with the scene after many years and competing again, battling injuries, launching Flatland Assassins as a way to give back to the community, the evolution of the scene between then and now, organizing FA Battlegrounds and so much more. Go listen to the passion and get stoked!
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Growing up in Madrid, our guest today started his BMX journey hustling in the streets of the Spanish capital with his crew of misfits. He soon discovered his love for flatland. 
Over the next decade or so, he started to compete, moved to Abu Dhabi to do shows, was one of the first riders on the Martti Kuoppa program, became a product tester for WTP, opened a BMX flatland school in Madrid and got a ride on the Fly bikes program with the aim on working on a flatland specific line. This is the story of Varo Hernandez. 
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Where do I start? My guest this time around has been riding since the mid 80s and done it all: Park, street, dirt and of course Flatland for which is most renowned.
Growing up in the midwest us, He is the winner of 3 Flatland NORA cups, he was named one of the most influencial riders by Ride BMX Magazine, he is one of the founding members of BACO, He has owned skateparks, a bike shop and of course DECO BMX. This is the story of Chad Degroot!
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For this episode, I linked up with up and coming Nigerian flatland shredder. We discuss his roots, his heroes, the challenges of being a rider in Africa, his vision for the sport, his training regiment, his plans for the future and much more.
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The story of 2 lifelong friends from Louisiana. Riding together for over 25 years. Constantly practicing their skills,  pushing each other, travelling together to events, and now starting a bike company together. In their own words: Blood , sweat and tears with Terry Adams and Mickey Gaidos 
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For this episode I sat down with smooth rolling Sietse Van Berkel from Holland.
He has been in the game for 20 years and slowly but surely cemented his place among the elite with a win at Master of Creativity in 2018 and now being invited in events such as RedBull Circle of Balance and the Japan X Games. Lots of insights into his philosophy and vision for our artform.
PS - due to some unfortunate technical issues, the sound might be low at times, I recommend you use headphones for listening to this episode.