X Games Austin 2015: BMX Highlights and Interviews

By Josh Helmuth

The BMX vert held possibly the biggest headline at X Games Austin this year after Vince Byron shocked the landscape, defeating legend Jamie Bestwick, who lost for the first time in a decade.

Jush Allen and the CraveOnline team were there at the vert, hangin out, chattin’ with many of the athletes before competition. Watch the video above to see what the competitors were thinking before going up against Byron, Bestwick and Co. 

The 2015 BMX results

1. Vince Byron 92.00 (AUS)

2. Jamie Bestwick 91.00 (GBR)

3. Simon Tabron 89.66 (GBR)

4. Steve McCann 88.00 (AUS)

5. Mykel Larrin 86.33 (USA)

6. Chad Kagy 86.33 (USA)

7. Coco Zurita 84.00 (CHI)

8. Dennis McCoy 83.00 (USA)

 

Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.

Josh Helmuth
Josh Helmuth

Josh is originally from the small berg of Arthur, Ill, proudly the Amish capital of the state. It also has one hell of a pumpkin patch.

Josh has enjoyed dipping his toes into a variety of careers since graduating from the University of Alabama, the most rewarding thus far having served as a youth director in southern California for four years, and his broadcasting career which has garnered two Emmy awards and three Edward R. Murrow Awards.  

Josh enjoys loud rock music, Tom Hanks movies, dogs that like to cuddle and long runs. He is also always in search for America's greatest cheeseburger. Follow him here if you would like to be friends!

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