The Bloom BMX will be heading back to Huntington Beach, California for the Vans BMX Waffle Cup, July 29 – 31, 2022. Not only are we excited to be back in California, but The Bloom BMX will also have a feature on the course! More details to come, including the names of the invited riders, but in the meantime, save the date below!
Vans looks to continue its ongoing support and celebration of the BMX community at this year’s US Open during the Vans BMX Waffle Cup. The Vans BMX Waffle Cup was crafted with input from the BMX community and will kick off this year’s Vans US Open of Surfing weekend as an inclusive event platform where culture meets competition.
The Vans Waffle Cup, named by BMX star Dakota Roche, is where the best in BMX will take center stage with brand partners Cult, non-profit Radshare and The Bloom BMX media.
The event platform and poster artwork connects back to the theme of sustainability and were created by Dakota Roche
Schedule
- Friday, July 29th – Practice
- 10am: Registration
- 10am: Women’s Practice
- 11:30am: Group A Practice
- 2pm: Riders Meeting
- 2:15pm: Group B Practice
- Practice groups will be published on Wednesday end of day at TheBoardr.com
- 4pm: Scoring Test Run
- 5pm: Start List posted at TheBoardr.com
- Saturday, July 30th – Contest
- 10am: Women’s Practice
- 11am: Group A Practice
- 12pm: Group B Practice
- 1pm: Men’s Prelims (Women automatically advance to Finals)
- Organized jam format (approximately 8 jams)
- 4 rider jams, 15 mins each
- Riders take runs in order
- Ride until you fall, max 30 seconds
- Each rider to get equal amount of runs
- Judged on overall impression
- 5 min warm-up in between each jam
- Top 12 advance to the Finals
- All times are approximate moving forward
- 3:30pm: Women’s Bloom Jam
- 4pm: Highest Bunny Hop
- 4:25pm: Highest Air
- Awards immediately following: Bloom Jam, Bunny Hop, and Highest Air
- 5pm: Finals Start List Posted at TheBoardr.com
- Sunday, July 31st – Contest and Live Broadcast
- 10am: Women’s Practice
- 11am: Open Practice
- 1pm: Finals
- Organized jam format
- Alternating Men’s and Women’s jams
- 4 rider jams, 15 mins each
- Riders take runs in order
- Ride until you fall, max 30 seconds
- Each rider to get equal amount of runs
- Judged on overall impression
- 5 min warm-up in between each jam
- 2:30pm: Open Best Trick (Men and Women) – Obstacle TBD
- Awards immediately following
