Archive for August, 2009
WFD Poland
Monday, August 31st, 2009
WFD France
Sunday, August 30th, 2009The WFD in France is in Grenoble!
Check the topic on the french forum for all the infos.
Nominees for 09 Rider Awards
Friday, August 28th, 2009We decided to do something a little different this year, and add a new category for Rider Awards. Rookie and Rider of the year just weren’t covering it enough, so we’ve added another category, Standout of the Year. A Standout is someone who’s definitely not a rookie, not a team member, but a ripper nonetheless. Someone who we’ve found ourselves talking about more than once and whose riding has team potential written all over it.
Without further ado – your 2009 FRA nominees:
Rookie of the Year 09
Riders who have come up on the scene in the past year/ year and a half
- Tyler Murgo
- Mike DePhillips
- Richie Verost
Standout of the Year 09
Riders who have been Freebording for a while, but are killing it more than ever this year
- Corey Lucero
- Nico Gaillard
Rider of the Year 09
Team riders from 2009
- Flo Bonin
- Bob Glashan
- Mike Hoppe
- Roberto Lopez
- Justin Oliver
- Martin Svidernoch
Congrats to all the nominees, and thank you to everyone else who submitted themselves or others. Winners will be announced on World Freebord Day, Saturday Sept. 5th, at the FRA party in San Francisco.
Represent Tour Europe : Lausanne
Friday, August 28th, 2009The last stop of the Europe Represent Tour was in Lausanne (switzerland). The session was very good with more than 25 riders who came. We rode the Vallée de la Jeunesse, Lausane city, Montreux, and La dole. Switzerland has so many good hills everywhere.
After the ride, we camped in La Dole and had a nice party.
You can see the 5 videos of the Europe Represent Tour 2009 here (Grenoble, Paris, Stuttgart, Marseille and Lausanne).
FRA Weekend Schedule
Thursday, August 27th, 2009Alright, we finally got it locked down – Here’s what’s going on for you next weekend:
Friday, Sept. 4th
12-4pm: Airport pickups, Riders start arriving at FB Factory
6pm-12am: Welcome to SF BBQ – chill, party @ Freebord (Banshee Bungee anyone?)
Saturday, Sept. 5th – World Freebord Day
10am-12pm: Breakfast on your own, chill @ Freebord
12pm: Bus arrives, start loading (You must have a helmet and sign a waiver to ride the bus. If you’re under 18, contact us)
12:30pm: Bus leaves for 1st ride location
1-2:30pm: Ride Quintara/ Rivera
3-5pm: Ride Lombard/Filbert/Union
5:30pm: Dinner @ Freebord
8:00pm: WFD video presentation – screening new footy from Europe, USA, Community Represent, Awards presentation and FB produced film. (You won’t wanna miss this…)
9pm-12am: FRA party @ Freebord – kegs, beer pong, raffles, riding, etc.
Sunday, Sept. 6th
10am-12pm: Breakfast on your own, chill @ Freebord
12pm: Shuttles to Potrero skatepark (dope new park right around the corner from FB – watch us blow it up!)
1-4pm: Ride, chill @ skatepark, lunch in the Mission District
6pm: dinner @ Freebord
8-10pm: Bowling @ Presidio Bowl in SF
Monday, Sept. 7th
Everyone goes home… see you next year
WFD Sweden
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009For all you Scandinavians…
WFD Czech
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Michal and crew will be hosting the WFD Czech ride:
WFD Spain
Monday, August 24th, 2009Roberto’s gonna hold it down for the Spaniards…
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World Freebord Day
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009Saturday, September 5th, 2009 is World Freebord Day! 
WFD is a collaboration of events around the world, with the mission to have as many Freeborders as possible riding on one day.
It’s time to show the world what Freebord is all about, so let’s rally the community for one day all together. Whether you join up with a bigger ride or just go out on your own, show your support by riding wherever you can – down mountains, through neighborhoods or at the local skate park. Events are in the works in more than 10 countries – Check back here for details on a ride near you.
If you have a camera, film yourself riding and give a shout out to the global community for WFD. Then you can share your vid by uploading it to YouTube and posting it in the World Freebord Day (WFD 2009) group. All riding styles and abilities welcome – at the end of the weekend we’ll be showcasing them on the Freebord Blog. Questions? Email rides@freebord.com.
Poland Represent
Thursday, August 20th, 2009Adam and the Polish crew went out in full force last weekend to represent Europe. What’s your secret getting the girls out to ride?
