Patrick Ridder - “rid b footage from 22”. FTS.

Music: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - “I’ll Try Something New (Alternate Stereo Mix)”.

Previously: Fantasy Dead X FTS (2021) with Marius Gaile, Pat Ridder, Kyle Sola & Friends.

Featuring: Bobi Spassov, Nils Jansons, Ilia Savosin, Jo Zenk, Grant Hazelton, Zachary Pollak, Francesco Famà, Giuseppe Lunetto, Robert Guerrero, Ricardo Lino and Rodrigo Teixeira.

Filmed by Bobi Spassov, Freddy White, Sergio Pontillo, Marco Valera and Harry Can. Titles and animation by Matis Mallie. Produced by Martina Margiotta and Roces.

Purtugalya.roces.com + Photo Gallery

Another year, another international adventure: with beautiful scenery, sunny skies, and often unbearably hot weather, Portugal set the perfect scene for our newest team project. Led in Lisbon by Martim & Rodrigo Braz-Teixeira, over the hills of Miraflores, welcomed in Sines by Ricardo Lino & family to explore Santo André, Santiago do Cacém and other hidden gems. Surrounded by the sounds of the local language, like a sweet bounce of sonorities all mixed up with the gibberish spoken among our international guests. Fed with cheap food from Lidl and amazing, tasty treats devoured at the terraces of cafés.

Because of course, it was always coffee time. Views of the intense blue of the sky, the deep blue of the Ocean, steep drop-ins onto sandy beaches, and quick dives in the water to refresh. Sights of lovely paintings, colorful walls everywhere, art and poetry infused into our daily routines. Visions of long hair and sweaty landings, stinky liners drying in the hot sun, lazy naps in the shade. Life on the streets.

Because of course, there was no better place for us to go. So, when it came down to the skating itself… You be the judge of how much insane stuff happened in just under two weeks of time, in the wonderful land of Purtugalya!

Photo gallery on Purtugalya.roces.com.

USD are proud to announce the latest addition to the team, Michael Müller.

Photo: Kenneth Dedeu.

Nils Jansons - Final day of the filming for the Saule Signature skate promo. Come along as we go out to explore streets of Athens, Greece. Shot in October 2022. Also featuring: Bobbi Spassov.

Previously: Nils Jansons - Roces Saule 5th Element, Signature Skate - Promo Edit by Martins Jansons (Athens, Greece 2022).

5 days in Berlin (Spandau) October 22 with the Ludus & Burza Torden Crews. “Aber mit ohne Sahne*”. Featuring: Levi van Rijn, Sjoerd Peters, Alfons, Moh, Markus, Davy Wouda & Dirk.

* Without Cream.

Some clips of Kalleo Hipolito from 2022 with guests clips of Brad O’Donovan, Rob Dalton & Sparky.

Previously: Kalleo Hipolito & Friends - Imagination.
‘Na Chamada Realidade’ (2022) - In the so-called Reality.

“Lost and Found Clips of myself in Brighton, 2013. I knew this disaster had never been done before because of the awkward run up… So Adam Kola, Sam Tufnell and myself made it happen at 10 AM before it got too busy. All back when we used to send it for a photo!” - Nick Lomax.

In the format of the old Playstation One game 3xtreme (Wikipedia), which combined 3 disciplines: skateboard, aggressive rollers and BMX, the idea was to shoot a video with nowaday’s main street disciplines. Now there are 4 of them: Skateboard, Scooter, aggressive rollers and BMX. Discover Belgorod riders at Belgorod’s spots during the summer of 2022. “In 16 years of skating, there were plenty of stories, about respect, and also conflicts. BUT this is all part of a school of life, a Belgorod school. Like it or not, I love Belgorod”.

Riders: Yaroslav Poltavets (bmx), Vladimir Pavlyuk (bmx) , Igor Zarakhovich (bmx), Denis Anokhin (skateboard), Alexander Kononenko (skateboard), Evgeniy Sergeychik (aggressive inline), Daniel Goncharov (aggressive inline), Zakhar Borzykh (scooter), Philipp (scooter), Artyom Zagrebelny (scooter). Camera: Daniil Goncharov, Artyom Zagrebelny, Yaroslav Poltavets. Cut: Daniil Goncharov. Music: Kenny Hoopla - silence is also the answer, Mac Miller - the spins (mansky guitar cover).

Gangsta Blading in Russia with Albert Valeev & Ilia Savosin (2023).

Last session of the year: Niels Bazelmans & friends skating at the Lady Bird Skatepark in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Niels Bazelmans (Niels on Wheels) is a skate instruction, if you live in the Netherlands, you can reach him on his webpage.