X Games Austin 2015: Vince Byron Ends Jamie Bestwick’s BMX Streak

By Josh Helmuth

Bestwick Dethroned

Friday night brought some big surprises to X Games Austin, mainly the fact that BMX vert king Jamie Bestwick lost for the first time since the Bush administration.

That’s right. It was Vince Byron ending the longest winning streak in X Games history after he defeated Bestwick in the BMX vert with a 540 flair, a trick never before seen at the X…

Josh Helmuth
Josh Helmuth

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