2019 VANS PRO CUP GERMANY - IN PHOTOS

55 snaps from the party that also happened to be a contest...

19 Jun 2019

There were a few other tire marks on top of the tombstone besides Kevin Peraza's, his execution may have taken the crown as the most stylish.

Always remember to dress to match your tattoos.

Larry Edgar enjoying some rainy day runs at one of the sickest bowls in Germany.

What's so fucked about this is not the fact that the city of Stuttgart decided to build an enclosure over an entire concrete park that is free, but that Jason Watts is traveling backwards here. Alley-oop master.

The Hawk influence is real. Young style cat Preston Okert was ripping in the Regional Qualifier, and probably would have made the Pro Cup Semi-Finals if it wasn't for some bad luck.

High Air comp king Alejandro Vela roasting that transfer into the tombstone during the Regional Qualifier.

Other than french fries, veg heads usually don't have much luck at finding palatable food at the average BMX event. This one was different. A full-on vegan food truck was on hand offering delicious burritos, curry bowls, and Vans Pro Cup napkins. Hail seitan!

Maxime Bringer-ing that French heat.

That KK style. Kevin Kalkoff didn't make the cut into the Regional Qualifier finals, but who cares when you can make everything look this good.

The Czech Republic crew really know how to cheer on their fellow countrymen.

Japanese superstar Rim Nakamura is actually named after a bike part, and rocks a Visa sticker on his downtube (zoom in for evidence). No credit limit?

Taj did all the artwork for the 2019 Pro Cup series, and it's absolutely splendid. He celebrated going to Germany by riding over 500km from Geneva, through the Swiss Alps to Stuttgart for the Pro Cup on his Fairdale; so epic. Countless people were stoked to see such a living BMX legend in the flesh.

That ain't no protein drink powder. Reynolds keeping the hands sweat-free with some vintage bottled German sand.

Yep, Clint mowed this monstrosity in his casual way, but this scrub slide thingy might actually be even cooler-looking.

Send it Sunday. Larry Edgar somehow survived this one.

Dialed; live stream standings were on hand for the riders throughout the whole Pro Cup.

Five continents were repped in the Men's finals; Jose Torres Gil kept it lit for South America/ Argentina.

This is how you make winning Best Line look so good.

The post-practice day BBQ (complete with food and brews); easily one of the highlights of the whole Pro Cup; every contest should have one. Clint Reynolds thought it would be a good idea to break out the frisbee, until the playing field became the actual bowl and anyone still riding was left to their own devices on frisbee-dodging. Hilarious chaos.

Function before fashion- Markus Wilke.

Boyd Hilder opened up this wallride on the stands fence the very first day of practice; not scared.

Kris Fox in not an Aussie, Ok? But he is always surpassing all speed barriers in bowls.

For a brief moment, Kris Fox might have mistaken his bike for Clint's frisbee and got a bowl in one after he looped out on a circumferential manual.

Never afraid to put in some work- Corey Walsh.

Color-coordinated roasting. Rim came within an inch or so of winning the High Air comp. Due to his unique pedal-free line of hitting the volcano into the spine as a setup for his airs, he might as well have taken the win in our book.

Only sixteen and hanging with the best of 'em. Josh Dove took tenth place for the second time out of two Pro Cups, and well on his way to cementing his status as a bowl ace.

After starting out her first practice day with a wheel slip-out to elbow smash, surgery less than three hours after, a hospital stay for the next few days getting I.V. antibiotics, Nina Buitrago's birthday a few days after her crash was a less than stellar one spent in the hospital. Luckily she was released on the last day of the comp and reunited with everyone. Heal up soon, Nina!

Mr. Matt Cordova just missed making Finals by one place. This Pro Cup vet will be back in the mix soon enough.

Sem Kok is quickly becoming one of our favorites for his style, lofty transfers, and flow. This kid good.

Fast and loose on the bike, or mic.

The battery-operated portable air compressor; GY never leaves home without it.

A few minutes into Teresa Azcoaga's group jam, she caught a freak flat and it jeopardized her chances of making finals. Thanks to her pit crew of Colin Mackay and company, all ended well and she shredded the remaining final minutes.

Flat-free and clockin' over 6; Teresa A. owning Women's High Air. I need that shoe costume for Halloween...

Sir Spiderman Layos. Not sure what Sergio was going for here, but he got out of it as stylish as ever.

The Reynolds frisbee strikes again, this time at the Kunstform shop after-party basement rail jam. There were some crazy near-decapitations due to the Kris Fox-like speed this thing was being hucked at.

Free beer on tap for those who earned an awards mug .

No legs on the coping, bro.

Only this guy would show up at a bowl comp, feeble a beast of a 16-stair skinny rail down the street for an Instagram clip, then go back to it after practice and send a rail ride. Not to mention crush it at the comp with moves like this double tailwhip transfer. Enarson is just out of hand.

This guy really knows how to get a crowd pumped, and grow some heavy chops- Mr. Darryl Nau.

Where's your parachute? Aaron Simone working on his base jumping skills during the Regional Qualifier.

The week prior to the Pro Cup, Dennis Enarson officially started working on a year-long Vans project with Rich Forne in Berlin. Let's just say he's off to a really good start.

Alex Hiam's tailwhip to foot-jam tailwhip was easily one of the sickest moves on the monstrosity.

Cauan Madona might have taken the "Your Favorite Rider's Favorite Rider" title at this Pro Cup; everyone seemed to be pumped watching him whenever he was loose in the bowl.

Quite the all-star cast of judges- Ruben, Mr. Rich, Dak, and Achim.

Yung Boyd making the classics look good for some of his idols in the judging tower.

Sir Layos and that pocket transfer combo- doesn't get any better.

Chilé native Macarena Perez- stylin' t-bogs all day long.

Boost on blast. Larry Edgar maxed out the height limits on almost every piece of the bowl.

Perris Benegas basically had a Larry Edgar-esque plan of attack and went three feet higher than everyone else in the Women's class. The ever-evolving flow and control she displayed was exceptional; congrats Perris!

This piece of the bowl was owned by Mr. Matty Cranmer.

OG of the dozen-plus deep Oz gang and Colony Bikes owner, Clint Millar. He was the oldest rider entered, and also proceeded to enter Best Trick jam and nail his downside tail whip to nosepick before the buzzer; so dope.

So close... GY tried to roll fakie across the wedge to 270 fakie repeatedly up to and beyond the buzzer, only to have the volcano thwart his efforts. Perseverance.

The rotten fruits of Gary Young's painful labor.

During the last five minutes of Best Trick jam, Adrian Warnken threw his hat into the ring. He dodged like three other people simultaneously trying moves, and after a few tries ended up pulling this nose manual on top of this beast of a ramp.

J Watts- master ramp builder, and master bowl shredder. Congrats on another Pro Cup win!

Photos by Rob Dolecki.

The Vans BMX Pro Cup is not your average contest. If you had eyes on Stuttgart, Germany this weekend you would have caught glimpses of everyone having one massive party in and around the new bowl there. No weird competitive vibes, just full on, white knuckle blasting and laughs every minute. Here's a collection of photos from the weekend spanning everything from the awesome post-practice day BBQ to the final few minutes of wildness that was the Best Trick jam.

Also peep our In The Cut edit HERE.