UWS news of the week – November 14, 2025

  • Like every week, Urban Worlds Series brings you the latest news of the urban sports scene.

Local pride and world champions!

BGIRL RIKO and BBOY ISSIN take the crown at the Red Bull BC One World Final Tokyo 2025. They tore up the stage, demonstrating skill, dedication, and what it means to represent the elite of breaking.

Natalia Muñoz keeps wining! The Spanish skater took home the gold medal in Biarritz, winning the NESKUP SKATE CONTEST 2025. 

Ohlay Brand Street Clash Paris Presented by Movistar is here!

After two strong editions in 2022 (Barcelona) and 2023 (Lyon), UWS is rolling out the third installment of its online contest—this time set in one of the world’s premier scootering capitals: Paris.

This edition features 10 total videos: 4 quarterfinal matchups, 2 semifinals, a third-place battle, and the grand final. Filmed over three days in August, the entire series will drop in November as part of a 20-day digital event.

Eight top street scootering riders went head-to-head in a quarterfinal bracket. Each matchup was recorded and will appear as a standalone video on our YouTube channel. Riders took on a game of S.C.O.O.T. across some of Paris’s most iconic spots, all competing for a 3,000€ prize pool.

The 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships brought the global spotlight to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the Middle Eastern capital hosted the event for the first time from November 4 to 8, 2025. Among the event’s featured disciplines, BMX Freestyle Flatland delivered some of the most technical and creative performances of the week.

More than 230 athletes from over 40 countries competed in one of the largest editions of the Urban Cycling World Championships to date.

Japan’s Yu Katagiri secured the Elite Men’s Flatland World Championship, scoring 91.00 points in a flawless display of difficulty, originality and flow. 

Canadian veteran Jean William “Dub” Prévost delivered a powerful routine to claim silver with 89.33 points, while Germany’s Dustyn Alt completed the podium with 86.00 points.

Spain enjoyed one of its strongest showings in years. Varo Hernández finished fourth, narrowly missing the bronze medal with 85.17 points, while teammate Alberto Moya took fifth on 80.17 points, highlighting the growing strength of the Spanish flatland scene.

American freeride icon and two-time Red Bull Rampage champion Cam Zink has officially been named a member of the 2025 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, cementing his legacy as one of the sport’s most influential pioneers.

The announcement came from the Marin Museum of Bicycling, which confirmed Zink’s induction alongside fellow 2025 honorees Jill Kintner, Joey Klein, and RockShox founders Paul Turner and Steve Simons. The ceremony took place in Fairfax, California, the historic birthplace of mountain biking.