Daniel Sandoval and Kim Lea Mueller Triumph at Brussels Urban Sessions

BMX fans witnessed history at Parc du Cinquantenaire as two standout athletes claimed top honors at one of Europe’s premier action sports festivals.

Sandoval Clinches Gold in Elite Men's BMX Freestyle Park

Monster Energy said:

"The medals don't stop for Sandoval!" Monster Energy congratulates team rider Daniel Sandoval on taking first place in Elite Men's BMX Freestyle Park at Brussels Urban Sessions 2025 this weekend. In the premiere European action sports festival, the 30-year-old from Corona, California, soared above the competition with a perfect technical run at Parc du Cinquantenaire in the Belgian capital.

Mueller Dominates Women's BMX Best Trick

As stated in the Press Release in the Women's BMX Best Trick competition, 22-year-old Kim Lea Mueller from Remscheid, Germany, took the win with a technical standout.

Festival Highlights

From July 4-6, the annual Brussels Urban Sessions festival attracted the world's best BMX riders for a weekend of competitions on the massive park course. This year's event took place at a new location: the historic Parc du Cinquantenaire in the heart of Brussels provided an open-air backdrop for the unique combination of action sports, street art, and musical performances.

The Road to Victory

In Sunday's Elite Men's BMX Freestyle Park final, Monster Energy's Sandoval entered as a favorite after most recently claiming bronze in BMX Dirt at X Games Salt Lake City 2025. As an official event on the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) calendar, the BMX competition attracted the world's top male and female athletes.

After the last day of competitions experienced delays due to rainfall, the final podium in Elite Men's BMX Freestyle Park was determined by results from the semifinals.

The Press Release said:

Putting together huge barspin transfer over the quarter pipe channel, 360 downside double tailwhip revert over the box, flair on the quarterpipe, 360 barspin to downside tailwhip the box, flair double tailwhip the quarter pipe, 360 downside tailwhip the spine, big no-hander, front flip the box, alley-oop flair into bank, decade the box, 720 corked barspin the box, and 540 the quarter pipe earned Sandoval 95.50 points and the victory in Brussels amid an all-American podium.

Women's BMX Best Trick: Mueller's Moment

The team's winning streak continued in the Women's BMX Best Trick competition. In a high-energy session scored on most progressive tricks, Mueller took the win with a technical banger:

As stated in the Press Release, A perfectly executed backflip can-can over the tall spine obstacle earned Mueller the victory in front of a stoked festival crowd.

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