| Simpel Session update! [01.07.04] We are very glad to announce that next Simpel Session will hit the ground again in winter 2005, 8-9 January! BMX and skateboarding park as well as vert-ramp action. Stay tuned! We're going to skip the summer Session first time in 4 years because we're really busy with other industry related projects. But don't worry, except us to be back soon! Check back to keep yourself updated! |
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| Simpel Session @ the ISPO 2004! [01.07.04] We will be taking part of the ISPO 2004 in Munich Germany! We will represent new Simpel Session event and other things we do and is going on in estonian scene. Please come and visit us at our booth at the Board Ispo Skate summit on third day (tuesday, 6th July)! You can find us from the the main stand in the skateboard hall A3. )
Munchie Konsilium Board Ispo 2004 |
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| BMX magazine coverage! [04.05.04] New Soul magazine from France is out and it features a nice coverage of Simpel Session! Simpel Session is also featured in latest Ride UK, FreedomBMX (Germany), Creame (France) and Dig (Ireland)! Thanx guys for these awsome reports! )
Simpel Session will also be in next UK's Clicked video mag (number 10). |
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| Simpel Session Winter Bash in Kanal 2! [14.02.04] We are waiting all of you to watch Kanal 2 on the 15th February 16.40 o'clock when our tv show of Winter Bash will be broadcasted. The show was edited in Plastikstudio. We also thank Eiko Ojala for motion graphics! Cameramen were Sampsa Lehtinen, Vesa Ritola, Helen Lotman, Rein-Erik Jõe, Peeter Semjonov and others. Enjoy the show! ) |
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| Võistluskajastus! [04.02.04] Check Bart de Jong's reports about the contest and his Tallinn-trip from FATBMX and LIFELOUNGE! |
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| Session t-shirts! [30.01.04] Simpel Session t-shirts are sold in store PifPaf, Vana-Viru 6/ Tallinn. Shirt costs 199 EEK. Different colour combinations and boy/girlie sizes available. But hurry if you want to get one. ) |
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| New BMX pictures online! [26.01.04] New photos are online in the BMX gallery! Choose: media -> BMX04 Still, new photos are coming...stay tuned. |
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| First picture galleries online! [19.01.04] We have first contest pictures online! Choose: media -> bmx04 or sk804... Photos are done by Timo Toots. From other photographers pictures coming soon! |
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| Party pics! [16.01.04] Ok, we should give you the contest photos first but what can you do...instead of that, here you can check out what went down in the afterparty: vol1 vol2 ) CONTEST PHOTOS SOON! |
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[16.01.04] Simpel Session made it to the key pages of all Estonian well-known newspapers! Here's a small sneak-peak to full-page interview with Niels Thanild in Eesti Ekspress, most respectable weekly quality newspaper. And back page of Postimees, biggest daily paper. )
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| THANKS! [16.01.04] We just want to take this opportunity to say big thanks to everybody! To all the riders, staff, guests, spectators and sponsors! You guys are wicked! |
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[13.01.04] Don't miss the next issue of top BMX mags like RideUK , FreedomBMX or Soul! Cause photographers/journalists Lard, Kay Klauberg, Oliver Weideman and Benjamin Bello were in full effect in Simpel Session. So, expect some decent coverage from these fine lads. Also, don't forget to check FatBMX for Simpel Session update by Bart de Jong! |
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[13.01.04] Special thanks goes to WethePeople crew! Here's what they have to say regarding the contest. |
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[13.01.04] Check out tv show about Simpel Session in todays "Meeletu Maailm" 20.00 o'clock and in ZTV 14.20 o'clock in TV3. Also check out Simpel Session in tommorrows "Noortekas" on 16.00 o'clock in Kanal2. Our own tv-show will be broadcasted in Kanal 2 aprox in 3 weeks time. Watch this space to know more. |
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| High resolution photos for media usage! [11.01.04] HERE you can download a few high resoluition photos for media usage! All photos - Timo Toots © |
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| Simpel Session 2004: Winter Bash results! [10.01.04] Simpel Session 2004: Winter Bash final results: Skateboard: 1. Chris Aström SWE 2. Juho Liesmäki FIN 3. Harri Puupponen FIN 4. Jyri Pitkanen FIN 5. Eero Anttila FIN 6. Jouni Salo FIN 7. Madars Apse LAT 8. Sami Miettinen FIN 9. Teemu Korhonen FIN 10. Jani Mäkelä FIN 11. Juhani Salo FIN 12. Ville Sorri FIN 13. Jarkko Poropudas FIN 14. Juho Vilkgrund FIN 15. Miika Sandelin FIN BMX: 1. Tobias Wicke GER 2. Dave Osato CAN 3. Alistair Whitton GBR 4. Sebastian Keep GBR 5. Markus Wilke GER 6. Jonas Malmberg SWE 7. Niels Thanild DEN 8. Jimmy Norström SWE 9. Barry Jerome Köhne NL 10. Sascha Claussen GER 11. Felix Kirch GER 12. Arto Heikurinen FIN 13. Roman Ofitserov EST 14. Andrei Gordeev RUS 15. Vova Kosiakov RUS 16. Jimmy Röstlund SWE 17. Mikko Lehto FIN 18. Vasili Borisenko RUS 19. Anton Ardel EST 20. Soufiiane Belghitti Alaoui NL Simpel Session crew thanks everybody!!! |
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| Guys who made it to the semifinals... [09.01.04] Dave Osato CAN Tobias Wicke GER Alistair Whitton GBR Sebastian Keep GBR Markus Wilke GER Jimmy Norström SWE Niels Thanild DEN Jonas Malmberg SWE Arto Heikkurinen FIN Sascha Claußen GER Barry Jerome Köhne NL Mikko Lehto FIN Andrei Gordeev RUS Felix Kirch GER Roman Ofitserov EST Kai Kuusisto FIN Vasili Borisenko RUS Anton Ardel EST Vova Kosiakov RUS Soufiiane Belghitti Alaoui NL |
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| list of skateboarders who made to semifinals [09.01.04] Chris Aström SWE Jouni Salo FIN Harri Puupponen FIN Jyri Pitkänen FIN Juho Liesmäki FIN Hans Luik EST Jarkko Poropudas FIN Madars Apse LAT Jani Mäkela FIN Louie Barletta USA Eero Anttila FIN Tuukka Korhonen FIN Teemu Korhonen FIN Gena Kakusha RUS Tapio Silvast FIN Erki Lastik EST Kristopher Luigend EST Erik Toivanen FIN Wamma FIN Sami Miettinen FIN Pete Ruikka FIN Tatu Engeström FIN Juhani Salo FIN Ville Sorri FIN Ahto Eller EST Juho Vilkgrund FIN Osmo Kotonen FIN Mikko Kostamo FIN Miika Sandelin FIN Tatu Kurki FIN |
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| Check one... [09.01.04] 5 hours until kick off. Yeah! Don't miss it! |
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| Mike Sandelin instead of Timo Kuulusa! [08.01.04] Timo Kuulusa is not competing. Unfortunately he had an expired passport and he will not make it to Estonia... Mike Sandelin will replace him. He's an excelent rider as well. |
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| BMX riders: [08.01.04] One more swedish guy in the competition - Jimmy Norström! |
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| Martti Kuoppa will visit us again! [08.01.04] Flatlander Martti Kuoppa from Finland will be coming to Session. Winner of lots of international competitions will demonstrate his newest moves. Demo will blow minds, as always. ) |
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| We're in bussiness... [08.01.04] We're in effect in putting the skatepark together! ) |
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| Taking pictures allowed. [07.01.04] All of you who have asked about shooting photos and video in Simpel Session's audience - that is allowed! The information on the tickets saying otherwise is not correct, that's there only due to the standard ticket prints of Piletilevi and Piletipunkt. |
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| Estonian and Latvian bikers! [07.01.04] Mihkel Mäesaar Markus Kohtring Taavi Rauniste from Estonia and Zaks Jaunbralis from Latvia! |
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| Alistair Whitton and Sebastian Keep! [07.01.04] Alistair Whitton from Chester UK is coming! Alistair currently lives in Woodward USA and is an amazing rider! He won the European X-Games in 2001 and took silver at the X-Games VII! This guy rocks! Alistar rides for Vans, MacNeil/SoBe, The Shadow Conspiracy, Little Devil and Spy Optical. And Sebastian Keep from Hastings, UK is coming over as well! Sebastian rides for Hoffman, Vans, Lord, Primo, Six Six One and Eastpak. Welcome to Estonia guys! )
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| Friends from Finland! [07.01.04] Jani Mäkelä (Es, Kuosi) - winner of Session03. Joni Simola - second place in junior class Session03. And as already mentioned in our 'riders' section, Jussi "Jupi" Tuominen is coming as well to represent Dekki magazine. And last but definately not least rockstar Timo Kuulusa (Es, Kuosi). Fnnish pro and our long-term visitor. Timo has made the top three on all Simpel Sessions. Word! ) |
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| Kenny Reed! [06.01.04] Kenny "The Traveler" Reed is coming! Kenny rides for Pop War, I-Path Shoes, Thunder Trucks, Spitfire Wheels and Supernatural Clothing. ) |
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| Swedish BMX riders! [06.01.04] Jonas Malmberg Jonas Karlsson Klas Löwbeer |
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| More riders! [06.01.04] Eero Anttila is going to participate in Simpel Session. Also, as you probably have read from 'riders' section: finnish famous vert stars Jussi Korhonen and Juho Liesmäki won't let you down in Session Winter Bash! Kärä and Juho are coming!!! Hell yeah! |
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| Jocke Olsson is coming! [06.01.04] Swedish well-known vert rider Jocke Olsson is coming over to shred in Red Bull Kingsize vert ramp. He is 30 years old and one of the best skateboarders in Europe. His sponsors are Red Bull, Flip Skateboards USA, Billabong and Globe. His contest results include trophys like European Champion, 1st place ISPO Munich, 2nd place Etnies European open, 2nd place ESPN Xgames qualifier and the list goes on. )
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| New skateboarders confirmed! [05.01.04] Chris Aström SWE Mikko "RadMike" Koski FIN Kristaps Pagrabs LAT Marcis Ruikis LAT Guntis Ozolins LAT and new surprises coming... |
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| Louie Barletta is coming to Simpel Session! [04.01.04] Osiris pro Louie Barletta from USA will honour us with his presence in Simpel Session Winter Bash! Louie lives in San Jose CA and besides Osiris he rides for Enjoi Skateboards, Revolution Wheels, Krux Trucks, Droors Clothing, Speed Demons and Black Magic. ) |
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| TV ad of Simpel Session! [04.01.04] Click HERE to check out the TV ad of Simpel Session (Streaming Quicktime, 3,3 MB)! |
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| Numberone new movie! [04.01.04] As mentioned below, Simpel Session weekend offers You one more honorable event: namely, Numberone new estonian skateboarding movie "Lõuend" will be premiered in Kinomaja 9th January on 21.00 o'clock! Limited tickets are sold in Surfhouse and in Simpel Session as well. Tickets cost 25 EEK. And videotapes of the movie will be sold exclusivly in Simpel Session on 10th January! )
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| Skatepark building! [04.01.04] The crew is currently in full effect in building the skatepark for Simpel Session Winter Bash! Many obstacles are ready and taken apart in order to transport to the contest place. Some are still in the works but we're in schedule... Also Red Bull Kingsize vert ramp has arrived to Tallinn all the way from Austria! )
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| New riders added to the skateboarders list! [04.01.04] Juho Vilkgrund FIN Jasper Tainio FIN Tatu Engeström FIN Mikko Patja FIN Samu Hirvonen FIN Harri Lagström FIN Sami Miettinen FIN Niko Ojanen FIN Madars Apse LAT |
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| New riders from Germany and Netherlands! [02.01.04] Thomas Jaeger will bring his BusyP team riders Sascha Claußen and Felix Kirch to Estonia! Sascha rides for Hoffman, Fox, BusyP and Snafu. Felix is sponsored by Haro and Busy P. Also, Barry Jerome Köhne (Soulcycle, Kink BikeCo, Primo, Little Devil, Orchid Shoes) and Soufiiane Belghitti Alaoui (Hoffman, Busy P) are coming here all the way from Amsterdam and Arnhem. )
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| New confirmed BMX rider from Finland! [02.01.04] Tuomo Ilmonen is competing in Simpel Session Winter Bash! |
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| New year! [31.12.03] Simpel Session crew wishes You all a happy new year! |
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| Top photographers in Simpel Session! [31.12.03] Two european top BMX photographers will be at the event - Kay Klauberg - longtime photographer and editor of the german FreedomBMX magazine; and Oliver Weideman from french Soul magazine! |
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| Simpel Session After Hours! [30.12.03] Yeaawh! If you haven't checked before then please be aware that we have the after-party information on-line! After two days of awsome action you can chill by the beats of Critikal, Paul Oja, Niko, Miss E, Mac, Dzheimz, S.I.N and last but not least by the lyrics of MC Busta! Party kicks off 10th January on 22 o'clock in Von Krahl! This is going to be wicked, don't miss it! Tickets cost 100.-/with two-days festival ticket and with flyer 85.- )
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| Some changes in Latvian BMX crew! [30.12.03] Agris Rusmanis will not participate. Kaspars Krisjans is coming instead of him. |
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| Estonian guys in the BMX contest! [30.12.03] We're happy to announce the following guys from Estonia that are going to compete in BMX park: Roman Ofitserov Anton Ardel Edmar Salaoja Raigo Suija )
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| Time-table online! [26.12.03] Please click the 'schedule' link in the menu to check out the events timetable! |
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| NumberOne new movie! [26.12.03] We have proud to announce that Simpel Session weekend offers You one more honorable event: namely, NumberOne new skate movie "Lõuend" will be premiered in Kinomaja 9th January on 21.00 o'clock! Tickets are sold in Surfhouse and in Simpel Session as well. Tickets cost 25 EEK. |
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| Bike riders from Latvia confirmed! [26.12.03] Here's the complete list of Latvian BMX riders that are going to compete in Simpel Session 04: Ruslan Kurilin Raimonds Juska Oskars Zajarskis Alvis Rgieznis Martins Sleja Agris Rusmanis Denis Osipov |
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| Buying the festival ticket on-line! [25.12.03] Some of you have asked about how to buy the festival ticket from outside of Estonia... Everybody can purchase a ticket to Simpel Session via internet store of Piletilevi! |
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| Jimmy Röstlund! [25.12.03] Jimmy Röstlund from Sweden will participate in the BMX comp! Jimmy lives in Stockholm and rides for Carhartt and Vans(Flow). )
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| Merry Xmas! [24.12.03] Click here to see Christmas greeting card! |
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| Estonian skateboarders list on-line! [23.12.03] Marko Sirel Martin Kuum Martin Halumets Edgar Kiisa Ahto Eller Risto Kozer Janar Ilves Robert Linna Kristopher Luigend Hans Luik Erki Lastik Paul Kuimet |
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| Skedeuutiset: [23.12.03] Osmo Kotonen(Lamina) from Finland will skate in Simpel Session! |
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| DJs at the Festival! [22.12.03] We have one great addition to the daily DJ line-up! Miss E from Finland is coming to Simpel Session to rock the place with his wide-scale record bag, from oldschool to hiphop to funk to electro to rock'n'roll... Simply said, expect some good-feeling tunes! )
Other DJs, like mentioned below, are: Paul Oja, Niko, Dzeimz and Forever Dawg! |
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| Nokia is sponsoring Simpel Session! [22.12.03] We're gonna bigup our new sponsor Nokia and supporter Photopoint! Props goes also to all our sponsors: EMT, Red Bull, Postimees and Merko, as well as Sportland, Eesti Ühispank, Kanal 2, Raadio 2, Triip, Tallinna Linnavalitsus and RGB! We also thank Kultuurkapital and Hasartmängumaksu Nõukogu! Also bigup to our partners and supporters: D'Art, Everyday, Clearchannel, Industry, Plastik Studio, WeThePeople, Extreme Channel, Värska and Hiphop.ee |
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| Pete Ruika is coming over... [22.12.03] Pete Ruikka from Turku, Finland is confirmed for skateboarding park contest! Pete rides for Tikari, Lamina and Link(Flow). |
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| BMX park: [19.12.03] Chris Hamer from United Kingdom will take part in the BMX park competition! You can read an interview with Chris in the last edition of Ride UK. |
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| Skateboarding comp: [19.12.03] Teemu Korhonen from Finland is confimred! Teemu rides for MicMac and Lamina. |
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| BMX riders from Moscow Russia! [18.12.03] We are happy to announce 6 confirmed riders from Russia: Andrei Gordeev, Aleksandr Sokolai, Vova Kosiakov, Fedor Zabolyev, Pasha Aleksandrov and Vasia Borisenko. ) |
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| New guys in skateboarders list! [16.12.03] We are happy to say that Lamina/Micmac/Flow team is going to take part in Simpel Session: Samu Karvonen, Wamma, Tatu Kurki and Topi Martinoff. |
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| First Estonian riders in BMX contest! [15.12.03] Yeaah! We are glad to announce the first names of estonian riders that are going to take part in BMX park contest! And they are Raul Kivimaa and Kristjan "Väike P" Oden from Tartu. We wish you best of luck guys! )
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| Niels Thanild will come to Simpel Session! [15.12.03] Danish bike rider Niels "Wheels" Thanild will visit Simpel Session! Niels rides for Dragonfly, Carhartt, Vans and Eastpak, he is one of Denmarks best street and park riders. Thanild also runs a distribution company in Copenhagen. Niels will head directly to Australia after visiting us in Tallinn. Warm welcomes to you, Niels! )
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| BMX announcer! [15.12.03] The BMX announcer will be Bart de Jong from Netherlands! Bart de Jong has been around since day one and covering BMX events in Europe just about forever. He was the originator of the FAT BMX zine (one of the best BMX web networks) and is also the guy behind European BMX Connection. He has worked as a Haro and GT European team manager as well. )
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| Poster of Simpel Session! [14.12.03] To check out the poster of Simpel Session click the thumbnail below: ) |
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| Zach Shaw will come to Simpel Session! [14.12.03] Zach Shaw from UK will come to Simpel Session to take care of things in Red Bull Kingsize vert ramp. Originally from Dorset but now living in London, Zach Zach has been on the riding scene for 23 years. His notable contest career has brought him recent placings in vert like 3rd in BMX vert at the 2002 Worlds, 2nd in Euro X-Games, 2nd in Nokia Fise, 2nd in 2002 Etnies Backyard Jam, 2nd in overall and 1st in high air at the 2002 Urban Games... He also runs two teams - The Vans UK and Europe team and The Eastpack Backpack team. As if that doesn't keep him busy enough, Zach also finds time to star in the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX computer game. Zach's trademark move is the Zakflip. He was the first person in the world to do a backflip with a full 360 degree twist in a competition. Riding a bike has taken Zack anywhere in this world - Australia, Dubai, Oman, France, Spain, Poland, USA to name a few... and even to Estonia. He was here in 1999 when he pleased the crowd in GT Airshow in Pärnu. Zack rides for WeThePeople, Vans, Eastpak, The Extreme Sports Channel and 661. Simply said, Zach is a rider and a good guy:) ) |
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| Hotels and hostels in Tallinn! [13.12.03] Information on hotels and hostels you can find on Tallinn official tourist website |
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| Session and Extreme Channel cooperation [13.12.03] Simpel Session and international extreme sports TV channel Extreme are starting cooperation. Extreme channel will show information about upcoming event on his channel. |
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| Skateboard: some guys from European teams are coming over! [11.12.03] European Circa team riders as well as Etnies team skateboarders will be in Simpel Session Winter Bash! Exact names soon! |
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| New riders added to the skateboarding list! [11.12.03] We have got the confirmation from Happy Hour skateboarding team! HH team riders like Alexi Fräki, Jarkko Poropudas, Sixten Sjöblom, Skäbä Järvinen, Tapio Silvast are coming to Session! Jarkko was 7th in Session 03! Harri Puupponen from Finland is coming! Harri was second in our previous event. He rides for Aste, Sykum, Lamina and MicMac. Also Jyri Pitkänen (MicMac, Lamina, Link, Blueprint) and Tuukka Korhonen are coming over! They were 7th and 12th in the event in August! ) |
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| New bmx riders confirmed! [10.12.03] Arto Heikurinen from Helsinki Finland will come to Simpel Session! Arto rides for Felt, Fox and Trebmx and he was 7th in Simpel Session 2003. Also Martti Vaalahti, Mikko Vartio and Mikko Lehto from Finland are coming over! Denis Osipov from Latvia will participate as well! |
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| Tickets are in sale!!! [09.12.03] Tickets of Simpel Session Winter Bash are now in presale! Festival tickets can be purchased in Piletilevi and Piletipunkt ticket stores, in Statoil gas stations and CD100 music stores! Festival ticket for two days costs only 100 EEK in presale! |
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| More journalists! [09.12.03] Alessandro Volpin from Italy will be here to shoot photos for 6am and Baco magazine and for some other European mags as well. Pasi Salminen will come over to shoot photos for finnish Asphalt magazine and Nolla.net! |
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| French Soul BMX mag will visit us! [08.12.03] Benjamin Bello from french Soul magazine will come to Simpel Session to reflect the event in the mag. He will do a scene report about estonian, latvian and finnish scene as well. Ben will work together with photographers Oliver Weideman and Timo Toots. |
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| Markus Wilke will visit us again! [08.12.03] One of the worlds most innovative bike rider Markus Wilke will come to Simpel Session. Markus was here last year as well and he liked it so much that he will be back to rule the place in Saku Suurhall. Prepare to witness his very original skate-influenced riding with excellent flow. Markus was second in Simpel Session 03, let's see what happens now;) Markus rides for Vans, Smith Eyewear, Chico Clothing, Animal, Mutation Protection, Clive Backbags, Snafu and Busy P. You are most welcome in Tallinn, Markus! ) |
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[08.12.03] Things are getting even better! Tobias is not the only WTP rider that are coming to Estonia! Dave Osato from Vancouver Canada will make his presence at the Simpel Session Winter Bash! Few riders have accomplished what Dave has. He has invented a list full of super tech tricks and there's not even a point to start counting his succesful contest results. It would take too long! He's been around for a long time, and he's still always one to watch - you never know what you might miss if you don't keep your eyes on him. With recent tricks like tailwhips to nosepicks and opposite 360-whips, Dave's adding to the list of tricks only he can do. )
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| Tobias Wicke will come to Session! [07.12.03] WeThePeople badass Tobias Wicke will honour us with his appearance in Simpel Session Winter Bash. Tobias has been all around the place lately. He was second in world famous Metro Jam in Vancouver, 5th and 8th in previous Euro X-Games, 5th in last Worlds in Cologne. Tobias took part in last Road Fools 11 as well. But these things are not even that important. Tobias is just addicted to riding and does it very well. His bag is full of original and tech tricks that will amaze the crowd and other riders. )
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| Daily DJ line-up confirmed! [07.12.03] The DJs that are going to be responsible for the music in the event will be Paul Oja, Niko, Dzeimz and Forever Dawg! Brepare for some wicked tunes that will surely get the riders going! |
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| SMS game of Simpel Session! [29.11.03] SMS game of Simpel Session has started! To win free tickets to the festival follow the instructions on the right >> Use your chance, we are giving a away 500 tickets! You can find a flyer of the SMS campaign in every Simpel Christmas starting package! ) |
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| Simpel Session 04: Winter Bash - new webpage is online! [29.11.03] New webpage of Simpel Session's first indoor festival is online! Biggest skateboarding and BMX competitions in the Baltic States take place on 9-10 January 2004 in Saku Suurhall Tallinn! It has been five long years now that we have been organizing the event, so it's time for a little birthday:)! And it's the 4th time that we will called it Simpel Session. Last Simpel Session took place on 8-9 August 2004 in Simpel Skatepark Tartu. Click here to visit the website. |
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