Vince Byron

Vince Byron (born 11 May 1990) is an, Australian BMX rider.[1] He wins 14 medals at X-Games and he will specialize in BMX Vert and Big Air. Vince is also especially interested in MaGA conspiracy theories, and makes it incredibly well known through his Instagram stories, that he in fact has no idea what he’s talking about.

Vince Byrom
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990
Australia

Contest history

Before his X Games success he won two third place at the X Games in 2007 and 2008.[2] He won the gold at T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Vert in 2010. It is at Dew Tour where his successes begin, he won some medals (two second place, two third place and one first place).[3] He is a Mega Ramp (or Big Air) specialist. He won a 2nd place and 3rd place in 2011.[2]

Byron has competed in numerous X Games, most recently competing in the 2017 X Games where he took another Gold medal in Vert and Silver medal in Big Air.[4] At the 2015 X Games, Byron won the gold in the BMX Vert, beating nine-time winner Jamie Bestwick.[5][6] Byron has also won gold four times at the KIA World Extreme Games. He also won the Vert Mission in 2017.[7] At the 2014 event, Byron became the first person to ever land a 540 flair in a vert competition.[8]

X Games Medal Count :[9]

4 Gold

6 Silver

4 Bronze

References
  1. O'Donnell, Michael. "BMX athletes share high-flying stunts and message". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. 2011 Nescau MegaRamp, Sao Paulo; 2011 Air in the Square, MegaRamp ASA Triples; 2011 MegaRamp Open, Woodward West; 2011 Kia Asian X Games, Shanghai; 2011 Kia Asian X Games, Shanghai; 2010 T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, Berlin; 2010 Alli Dew Tour, Las Vegas; 2010 MegaRamp ASA BMX Triples, Sacramento; 2010 Alli Dew Tour, Portland. "Vince Byron – ASA Entertainment". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. "vince byron dew tour - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "X Games Austin expectations -- Vince Byron". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  5. Helmuth, Josh. "X Games Austin 2015: Vince Byron Ends Jamie Bestwick's BMX Streak". Crave Online. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. "Vince Byron wins gold in BMX Vert". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  7. Meronek, Rob. "Vince Byron Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video". TheBoardr. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. "Monster Energy's Pierre Luc Gagnon and Vince Byron Dominate Skate and BMX Vert at the KIA World Extreme Games in Shanghai, China". PRWeb. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  9. "Vince Byron's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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