Vince Byron (born 11 May 1990) is an, Australian BMX rider.[1] He wins 14 medals at X-Games and he will specialize in BMX Vert and Big Air.
Contest history
Before his X Games success he won two third place at the X Games in 2007 and 2008.[2] He won the gold at T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Vert in 2010. It is at Dew Tour where his successes begin, he won some medals (two second place, two third place and one first place).[3] He is a Mega Ramp (or Big Air) specialist. He won a 2nd place and 3rd place in 2011.[2]
Byron has competed in numerous X Games, most recently competing in the 2017 X Games where he took another Gold medal in Vert and Silver medal in Big Air.[4] At the 2015 X Games, Byron won the gold in the BMX Vert, beating nine-time winner Jamie Bestwick.[5][6] Byron has also won gold four times at the KIA World Extreme Games. He also won the Vert Mission in 2017.[7] At the 2014 event, Byron became the first person to ever land a 540 flair in a vert competition.[8]
X Games Medal Count: 4 Gold, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze[9]
References
- ^ O'Donnell, Michael. "BMX athletes share high-flying stunts and message". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b 2011 Nescau MegaRamp, Sao Paulo; 2011 Air in the Square, MegaRamp ASA Triples; 2011 MegaRamp Open, Woodward West; 2011 Kia Asian X Games, Shanghai; 2011 Kia Asian X Games, Shanghai; 2010 T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, Berlin; 2010 Alli Dew Tour, Las Vegas; 2010 MegaRamp ASA BMX Triples, Sacramento; 2010 Alli Dew Tour, Portland. "Vince Byron – ASA Entertainment". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "vince byron dew tour - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "X Games Austin expectations -- Vince Byron". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Helmuth, Josh. "X Games Austin 2015: Vince Byron Ends Jamie Bestwick's BMX Streak". Crave Online. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Vince Byron wins gold in BMX Vert". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Meronek, Rob. "Vince Byron Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video". TheBoardr. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Monster Energy's Pierre Luc Gagnon and Vince Byron Dominate Skate and BMX Vert at the KIA World Extreme Games in Shanghai, China". PRWeb. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Vince Byron's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 27 March 2019.[dead link]
External links
- Vince Byron at The Boardr
- Vince Byron at the X Games (archived)
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