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In the strong winds (Force 9) of the past two days, kitesurfers Alexandre Caizergues and Rob Douglas have linked together a number of runs at over fifty knots on the 500m ‘Volkswagen Transporter Arena’ course in France’s Salin-de-Giraud. The best performance so far this year has gone to the Frenchman with a speed of 54.84 knots (101.56 km/hr), whilst the American World Kitesurfing record holder reached 54.35 knots.

They have yet to improve on Rob Douglas’ record of 55.65 knots, but in the space of two days  …  More

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It wasn’t just another Saturday night when 20 top supporters of the Tony Hawk Foundation joined the Bones Brigade at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA for a skate session and private party.

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Elite Skateboarding Series Partners with Global X Games and Adds Foz do Iguaçu, Barcelona, Munich and Los Angeles to 2013 SLS World Tour

Street League Skateboarding (SLS) has announced a new agreement with ESPN that expands the league to a 7-stop world tour for the 2013 series. The first-ever world tour for professional street skateboarding will now include ‘Street League at X Games’ events in Brazil, Spain, Germany, and Los Angeles. The three North American arena events will take place in Kansas City, MO; Portland, OR; and Newark, NJ. All seven 2013 SLS World Tour events will air on ESPN or ESPN2.

The dates and venues for the 2013 SLS World Tour are:   …  More

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Neff drops episode 3 of In the Parks with Neff with Nick Merlino. Check out Nick snatch dollar bills from middle aged ladies in this video.

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