SEPTEMBER 2nd 2010
Weekly update
Hey everyone, I am typing this update from a plane currently traveling to Newark from LAX. From there I will be continuing on to Lisbon, Portugal for a 2 week Vans trip where we will travel around Portugal and Spain to film for a project. Very excited for the trip to say the least! I will also be riding in the "Rebel Jam" contest towards the end of the trip, should be a great time. So backing up to what went on this past week; pretty normal week for me, but that's how I like it. Obviously rode, skated and surfed a bunch with my homies, along with some filming for the Cult interbike promo.
Overall a fun week, stoked I was able to get out in the water and surf a bit before my trip. Also glad to get a few more clips for the promo before my trip, worked out real well.... That's all I have for you all at the moment, I'm gonna try and find Internet during the trip so I can keep you guys posted on how the trips going. Thanks for reading!
AUGUST 31th 2010
Weekly update
Hey everyone, here a little update as to what I've been up to for the past week... Here it goes! So my good friends Nathan Williams and Corey Martinez got in town last Friday and ended up staying at my apartment that night so we could get up early and ride/film all day on Saturday. It ended up turning out awesome, we rode a bunch of spots in the area and came home with some clips, always a winning combo... Sunday brought good times as well with a Levi's demo we did at the Lake Forest Skatepark that had a huge turnout. Rode the skatepark with the kids, signed some autographs and gave away some Tillys giftcards for best tricks. Everyone had a great time for sure...
Needless to say after the weekend we were pretty beat so we took Monday as a chill day then ended up going down to Black Box on Tuesday for a warehouse ramps session. Great times and a full day of riding and skateboarding... love it. So those are the highlights for the past week, I'm very excited for the Vans trip to Portugal and Spain which I'm leaving for next week, can't wait! I'll keep you guys updated on all the happenings up until my trip and report back next week. Thanks for reading!
FroYo with the Levis team after the demo
Black Box!
AUGUST 11th 2010
Weekly update
Hey everyone, here's a quick update for y'all. So immediately after X Games, I had my good friend Nathan Williams and BMX photographer Walter Peringer staying at my place for 5 days. Good times were had and we ended up getting quite a few photos and I got a few clips for a Cult promo as well. After Walter and Nathan left for home, I spent a lot of time at the Maloof Money Cup contest which was super fun. My good friend Chris Cole was skating awesome all weekend and ended up taking the win in the finals on Sunday... So rad. Great way to end the weekend.... Well that about does it for this update, stay tuned!
AUGUST 4th 2010
WEEKLY UPDATE AUGUST 4, 2010: X GAMES WRAP UP!
Hello all! What a hectic past week...
So last monday was the start of X Games practice for those of us who were in street and I gotta say, it was basically nonstop from then until this past Sunday afternoon. So first off, practice was definitely a lot of fun. Got to catch up with a lot of homies I hadn't seen for a while and just ride and hang with them which always makes for a good time. Every year on the course the vibe has been awesome and this one was no exception, it really seems more like a session with friends then a cut throat practice where everyone is trying to one up one another... Positive vibes are always a plus.
We all rode the course from Monday until Friday, then eliminations started. I ended up qualifying 5th and couldn't have been more stoked on that... Everyone was killing it out there! So Saturday we had a bit of a mellow practice day then Sunday brought the finals. So they started finals by eliminating 5 more people and again I couldn't be more stoked because I placed 4th in the first final. The second final was so gnarly and I'm definitely psyched on how I rode but was so exhausted towards the end I couldn't hold on anymore and missed a few tricks.
With that being said, overall I took 5th place and couldn't be happier, so stoked! Had a super fun time riding and hanging out with everyone and won't be forgetting the experience anytime soon... Well that's my X Games experience in a nutshell, thanks for reading!
Chillin with the homies after eliminations
The bandages keeping me together during the finals!
AUGUST 3rd 2010
PICS OF DAK FROM X GAMES 16!
While we wait for Dak's X Games 16 wrap up, check out these pics of Dakota shredding the X Games this past weekend!
"With style for miles, Dakota Roche airs the tea cups on the X Games street course. "I feel pretty good today," Roche said during practice. In between tweaked turndown fakies and powerful uprails to 180, Roche treated X Games practice like it was just another day of riding with his friends. And that always shines through in Roche's powerful brand of riding. (Photo by Cody York)" - ESPN.com
Dakota Roche - Proper Table Photo: Zielinski - Transworld
Grind Up To 180 Look Back Photo: Zielinski - Transworld
Nose Bonk The Ledge To 180 Zielinski - Transworld
Dakota Roche practices ( Damian Dovarganes/AP / July 28, 2010 )
Dakota Roche practices on his BMX bike on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in Los Angeles for the X Games, which started Thursday. - Sun-Sentinal.com
Dakota Roche competes in the BMX Freestyle Street Elimination during X Games 16 at the Event Deck LA Live on July 30, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (July 29, 2010 - Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) - Zimbio.com
JULY 26th 2010
Weekly update
Hello everyone, sorry this update is a little late but it's been crazy on my end. So my good buddy Chase Hawk has been in town for the past week and it's been awesome. We did a shop appearance at Menifee Bicycles out in Riverside which went great, a lot of kids showed up and everyone seemed like they had a good time. We signed some posters and foreheads, hung out with the kids and the shop BBQ'd, made for a rad day. On top of that, We've just been riding and getting ready for X Games. As a matter of fact, practice starts today so it's approaching very quickly! Checked out the coarse a few days ago and it looks sick, can't wait to ride with all the homies and just enjoy it.... So that's what I have for you all, stay tuned for more on X Games and everything else that's goin on! Thanks!
JULY 16th 2010
Weekly update
Hello everyone! Huntington Beach is finally warming up for the summer and it's been awesome. Nothing really too out of the ordinary goin on, just been trying to ride as much as possible and stay comfortable on my bike... Had a fun trail sesh with the homies over the weekend, which was a treat and kinda just been riding street a lot with a concrete park sesh thrown in there to mix it up. So yeah basically just trying to ride a lot before Xgames which is approaching rather quick on us! Should be a fun time.... So that's what I've been up to for the past week, bikes bikes and more bikes..... Oh, and be on the look out for my Vans "welcome to the team" edit that drops this friday!(7/16) on vans.com/bmx. Thanks for reading, until next time!
JULY 10th 2010
Weekly update
What's up everyone? Hope you all had a fun 4th of July, I know I did... Without further interruption, here's my weekly update! So even though in HB the weather hasn't really seemed like summer, I know it is by how busy I've been with riding and filming. First thing I wanna bring up is the fact that the new G-Sport website is up and running follow this link www.gsportbmx.com to see the hotness along with a new team edit which includes yours truly. I'm super stoked on how it turned out! And also keep your eyes peeled for a solo G-Sport edit that I've been working for quite sometime dropping the end of this week on the above mentioned site....
So on to the next one, I spent part of my 4th of July weekend filming my butt off for a Vans welcome to the team edit that went super well, expect that edit to drop early next week on Vans.com/bmx... So I think that's all I have for you guys at the moment, make sure you check out the above mentioned edits coming very soon. Thanks everyone!
JUNE 29th 2010
Weekly update
Hello everyone! Sorry for the lag on the weekly update, it's been super hectic on my end. So basically since my last update, for the most part my time has been spent hanging out and riding with the Fox BMX team (who have all been in town on a trip), making appearences at the all the Let Em Talk premieres and filming as much as I can for this G-Sport edit that should be dropping this week! Busy busy!
G-Sport footage!
So like I said a bit ago, the Fox team was in town and that was awesome. I'm friends with everyone on it, so it was great catching up with all of them and getting ride and hang for 5 days, definitely a good time... One of the days they did a demo/trip kick off at the Fox headquarters and also premiered the Cult video Let Em Talk that evening after the demo. The turn out and feedback was amazing, thanks to everyone that came out! I also hit another Cult premiere last night at the Vault Park in La Habra and again, great turn out and people seemed stoked on the video, couldn't ask for more.... So with that said, I better get back to it, got another premiere to attend in a few hours, I'll let you know how it goes in my next update. Thanks for reading!
Dinner with the Fox homies
Let Em Talk premiere at the Vault Park
P.s. Incase you all didn't know yet, I parted ways with my longtime shoe sponsor Lotek in order to ride for Vans! I'm really excited for the upcoming opportunities I will have with Vans and can't wait to fill you all in when I have more details!
Riding with the kids at vans skatepark
I recently did an interview segment on ShredOrDie.com where we talk about me leaving Lotek, getting shot at, Chris Cole and more! If the embedded video doesn't show up below here is the direct link to the interview: http://www.shredordie.com/video/free-lunch-with-dakota-roche
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