Austin Coleman
Like many of us, BMXer Austin Coleman started out on four wheels. But here’s the difference, while we started out on a bike with training wheels, Coleman’s career began on a skateboard. Loving the freedom skateboarding gave him compared to traditional sports, Coleman didn’t switch to two wheels until one summer when he sprained his ankle. While the injury wasn’t that serious, it did alter the course of his career because while ... Full bio >
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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MIrra Bike Co., Nike 6.0, Maxxis, Albe's
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Oct 29, 2010
BMX Vert Finals Gallery from the Dew Tour Championships
Going for his 10th consecutive win on the Dew Tour and his sixth straight Dew Cup title, Jamie Bestwick was forced to settle for one of the two during the BMX vert finals at the Dew Tour Championships as Chad Kagy made it to the top of the podium. Check out photos of it all, including Kagy's first ever barspin flair to tuck no-hander. more
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Sep 21, 2010
Toyota Challenge BMX Vert Gallery
All weekend long, the BMX vert ramp was the scene of high-flying action and high drama. With new formats, the competition was taken to a whole new level, but in the end, Jamie Bestwick pulled out his ninth consecutive Dew Tour victory. Flip through the gallery to see all the action that went down during the BMX vert competitions at the Toyota Challenge in SLC. more
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Aug 24, 2010
Picture This: Austin Coleman
Picture This is a new Alli feature designed to give you a peek into the lives of today’s top action sports athletes. For this installment, we sent BMXer Austin Coleman a random list of things to take pictures of with his camera and here’s what he sent. more
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Aug 04, 2010
Setup: Austin Coleman
Dialing in your ride is as important as nailing your tricks. The pros have some secrets of their own when it comes to tweaks and personal preferences. In Setup, they reveal it all. For this installment, we hear from BMX'er Austin Coleman. more
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Jul 30, 2010
What We Learned in Chicago
The Nike 6.0 Open will go down in history as the first Dew Tour where the real battle was the riders against the weather instead of the riders against each other. more
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Jul 29, 2010
Get More Vert Action from the Nike 6.0 BMX Open
Relive all the action with a gallery from the weekend of BMX vert at the Nike 6.0 BMX Open. more
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Jul 01, 2010
My Five: BMX Crew 2
My Five is a new Alli feature where we ask the same five questions to five different athletes and compile all the crazy answers for your reading pleasure. For this installment, we talked to BMXers. more
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Jun 25, 2010
Day With Austin Coleman
You never know what you’ll get when you spend a day hanging with a pro. Alli takes you up close and personal, with everything from tours through their bedrooms to skate sessions overseas. For this episode, we hang out with BMX'er Austin Coleman. more
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Austin Coleman
Like many of us, BMXer Austin Coleman started out on four wheels. But here’s the difference, while we started out on a bike with training wheels, Coleman’s career began on a skateboard. Loving the freedom skateboarding gave him compared to traditional sports, Coleman didn’t switch to two wheels until one summer when he sprained his ankle. While the injury wasn’t that serious, it did alter the course of his career because while he was injured, his brother gave him his old BMX bike to pedal around on while he was injured.
A BMXer from then on, Coleman nonetheless split his time between his bike and his books. Excelling on the ramps and in the classroom, Coleman accepted a full academic scholarship to the University of Southern California during his senior year of high school. Though he continued to travel and compete in BMX competitions, he was still a member of the Black Business Student Association, graduating from USC in the spring of 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Policy Planning, Management, and Development, with a Minor in Business Administration.
With his diploma hanging on his wall, Coleman turned to BMX full time with solid results. Named one of Ride Magazine’s top 10 riders to watch in 2003, Coleman finished 10th in the year-end Dew Cup park standings in ’06. Hampered by injuries throughout the 2007 Tour, Coleman added BMX vert to his repertoire, making his first vert final midway through the season. Since then, Coleman has made strides in both park and vert – moving up in the year-end standings in both disciplines.
A resident of Protown, USA, Coleman owns a pair of houses in Greenville, N.C. – one for him and one for his friends and anyone passing through town.
Dew Tour 2011 - BMX Park
| Rank | Pantech Open 2011 | Portland Invitational 2011 | Dew Tour Championships 2011 | Total | |
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| 14 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 125 |
Dew Tour 2011 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Pantech 2011 | Toyota Challenge 2011 | Dew Tour Championships 2011 | Total | |
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| 11 | 56 | 64 | 41 | 161 |
Dew Tour 2010 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Nike 6.0 BMX Open | Wendy's Invitational 2010 | Toyota Challenge 2010 | Dew Tour Championships 2010 | TOTAL | |
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| 7 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 96 | 284 |
Dew Tour 2010 - BMX Park
| Rank | Nike 6.0 BMX Open | Wendy's Invitational 2010 | Toyota Challenge 2010 | Dew Tour Championships 2010 | TOTAL | |
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| 31 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
Dew Tour 2009 - BMX Park
| Rank | Nike 6.0 BMX Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | PlayStation Pro | TOTAL | |
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| 16 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 123 |
Dew Tour 2009 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Nike 6.0 BMX Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | PlayStation Pro | TOTAL | |
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| 11 | 39 | 39 | 52 | 64 | 194 |
Dew Tour 2008 - BMX Park
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 15 | 19 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 75 | 124 |
Dew Tour 2008 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Wendy's Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 12 | 65 | 17 | 40 | 49 | 25 | 196 |
Dew Tour 2007 - BMX Park
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Vans Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 28 | 29 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Dew Tour 2007 - BMX Vert
| Rank | Panasonic Open | Right Guard Open | Vans Invitational | Toyota Challenge | Playstation Pro | Total | |
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| 17 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 102 |
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June 23, 2010
Park and Dirt Shredders Drop Bombs at ASA Big Air Triples
The ASA Big Air Triples is a pretty unique BMX series. It consists of two giant jumps followed by a quarterpipe, and after watching the pros kill the setup, it starts to look like an incredible trails session.
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May 27, 2010
Bestwick, Enarson, Byron Win Asian X Games
Dew Tour riders shined at the Asian X Games in Shanghai, China, with Jamie Bestwick winning vert, Dennis Enarson taking street and Vince Byron topping the mini-mega competition.
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October 29, 2010
BMX Vert Finals Gallery from the Dew Tour Championships
Going for his 10th consecutive win on the Dew Tour and his sixth straight Dew Cup title, Jamie Bestwick was forced to settle for one of the two during the BMX vert finals at the Dew Tour Championships as Chad Kagy made it to the top of the podium. Check out photos of it all, including Kagy's first ever barspin flair to tuck no-hander.
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September 21, 2010
Toyota Challenge BMX Vert Gallery
All weekend long, the BMX vert ramp was the scene of high-flying action and high drama. With new formats, the competition was taken to a whole new level, but in the end, Jamie Bestwick pulled out his ninth consecutive Dew Tour victory. Flip through the gallery to see all the action that went down during the BMX vert competitions at the Toyota Challenge in SLC.
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July 29, 2010
Get More Vert Action from the Nike 6.0 BMX Open
Relive all the action with a gallery from the weekend of BMX vert at the Nike 6.0 BMX Open.
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August 04, 2010
Setup: Austin Coleman
Dialing in your ride is as important as nailing your tricks. The pros have some secrets of their own when it comes to tweaks and personal preferences. In Setup, they reveal it all. For this installment, we hear from BMX'er Austin Coleman.
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June 25, 2010
Day With Austin Coleman
You never know what you’ll get when you spend a day hanging with a pro. Alli takes you up close and personal, with everything from tours through their bedrooms to skate sessions overseas. For this episode, we hang out with BMX'er Austin Coleman.
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June 18, 2010
Step By Step: Austin Coleman, No-Hander
We'll be rolling out a new Step By Step each Friday so you can get some tips from the pros on how to do the basic tricks and some advanced ones too. Today BMX'er Austin Coleman goes through all the steps needed to land your first no-hander.
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