2018 Vans BMX Pro Cup Mexico - In Photos

How this all works is very confusing. Corey with the whip contortion.

Alex Hiam taking that corner pocket transfer out to new levels with this badass tailwhip.

Aniti-theft in full effect.

Why you throwing your used gum on the course? Tomas Fuentes's bike after it picked up, and Tomas attempted to clean off, a straggler during a run.

Gum-free heavy invert at altitude via the Chilean roaster Tomas.

Rainy season in Guadalajara means torrential downpours every evening like clockwork, and heavy mopping up of puddles in the bowls before the comp. Huge thanks to the hard-working crew who showed up just after dawn every morning and took care of business.

This is without a doubt the greatest slab of park concrete in Mexico (that might be a biased opinion, though). Larry Edgar boosting the snake run behind Mr. Walsh.

No one hypes a crowd up like Darryl, and no crowd gets hyped like the Latin American fans. For real.

Matty Cranmer was equally enamored by the boisterous crowd during his first visit South of the border.

It's safe to say Kris Fox owned this quarter all weekend long, both in speed and distance.

Manuel Gatica, twisted up.

Manuel Gatica, Inked up.

Alley-oop hip action from the man himself, Dennis Enarson.

Crowd favorite, Kevin Peraza, footjam wallride.

1982 Bob Haro hopped in a time machine and showed up to chill with some of the old-school Mexican homies, though he seemed a little flat.

Who thinks this this causal? Boyd Hilder seems to; he was witnessed doing this repeatedly all weekend long.

The Sergio influence shines brightly in fellow Spaniard Teresa Azcoaga.

The love for the women's riding scene is strong in Guadalajara.

That light tho...

Golden-hour goodness all-around with Matt Cordova.

Plotting some of the most unique lines of the weekend - Gary and Sergio.

Early on, due to the lethal combination of taxed thumb ligaments and an over-roasted air, for a minute it looked like J. Watts might not be riding in the comp. But sure enough, he was on it like a champ after a day of chilling.

Can you ever get enough of watching Mr. Watts ripping these bowls?

Another part of the surrounding concrete that saw some non-comp action when riders were looking to ride in between heats. Dan Foley, dodging many a passersbye and a Boyd.

Chilean carving queen Macarena Perez.

GDL local and longtime ripper Luis Medina, AKA Wicho, was literally a half a point away from making Finals. What's even more impressive is the fact that he got caught in a traffic jam, missed practice, barely made it in time for his heat, and his first laps of the day were his two contest runs. What an ape.

Matt Cordova took a scary dive during one of his Semi-Final runs; fortunately he was all good, except maybe for...

...a rapidly expanding knee on Finals day.

After doing some quick math, it was concluded that Larry Edgar is approximately 5155 feet above sea level at this very moment.

Like a virgin? Cauan Madona.

Brazil represent. Cauan Madona.

A sneak-peek at the latest T-1 product? The hospitality in Mexico is next-level- custom-made, one-off Tequila bottle gift for Mr. Rich.

Due to the extensive costs for the border wall the U.S. presidential administration apparently bestowed upon Mexico, all paper manufacturing and importing has recently been discontinued throughout the country. John Povah was judging and made do with repurposing his used morning coffee cup for scoring use. 98.7 points for the heat from Watts...

OG of OGs- Nina Buitrago and Carlton Banks-inspired wardrobe accessories.

One of the sickest moves of the weekend- Jamie Cooper-Ellis with that tabled launch into the bowl...

...though he took a crash into a transition while riding away. After taking a slice to the head, Jamie was a trooper and still stuck around.

Yeah, that's Denny's and Chili's behind Larry- if you know, you know.

Best Seat Grab Indian Air Over Hip Award undeniably goes to Park Heath this weekend.

540 turndown over a hip? Parker Heath checking this, and riding in the bed of a pickup truck during rush hour traffic in the middle a torrential downpour, off his To-Do list.

Story time With Scotty. The David LaChapelle photo shoot one being told at this very moment is hilarious.

Accidenté mere feet from the skatepark. This dude had the worst injury of the weekend; most likely a broken leg. Just another day in Guadalajara.

Like A/C in the heat of the summer, Angie Marino had that flow on full blast.

Guess who? Lucha Libre Pro Cup king.

Sir Layos ripping one of the fastest and farthest in-bowl transfers of the weekend.

Second angle. This is also the same transfer Mr. Layos 3'ed and won Best Trick for.

This is one of many reasons why Jason took home first for the second year in a row. He was flawless during his runs.

Yeah, that's a full Mariachi band preforming at the awards ceremony. So sick.

Macarena, Angie and Nina B.- so awesome to see the ladies killing it all weekend long.

Despite all the years of hard work in preparation for the Vans Lucha Libre Pro Cup event, the coveted championship title barely slipped through J. Watts's fingers. As a consolation though, he ended up settling for winning the stop on the BMX end.

Get it! Congrats to Jason, Sergio and Boyd for taking the top three spots.

2017 was when many riders got their introduction to the vast bowls of Montenegro Skatepark in Guadalajara, Mexico at last year's Vans BMX Pro Cup stop. And it's not a concrete park to be taken lightly. Steep, tall, varying transition characteristics all throughout- smoothly linking up the bowls in a lap is a feat in itself.

But when some of the world's best bowl riders show up for the challenge, you know it's gonna be poppin'. The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series kicked off in Sydney Australia and moved onto the regional qualifiers at WoodWard East, then a few weeks prior on the sands of Huntington Beach, California. For the second year, Jason Watts laid down untouchable runs that focused more on balancing on his front wheel than both; congrats Jason!

Check out more on what went down HERE on DIG and check out www.vansbmxprocup.com for info and stats on all the past, present and future Pro Cup events!