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The eastern edge of the city hugs a steep green sierra; development has moved ravenously in the three other directions, across the flatland in the west and up into steep hills in the south, with informal settlements that cling precariously to the mountainsides.

Louis said Parker's best discipline is flatland BMX - doing tricks on the ground, without the use of ramps, however, for Parker, he enjoys the more extreme side.

Louis said this past summer was the first time they decided to look at competitions to enter, and landed on the UK Flatland BMX Championships at the NEC in Birmingham.

Before Void, my days were a flatland marathon: I would wake up at 7, drink coffee, study the steps from 8 to 9, work out from 9 to noon, put in half a shift at the call center from noon to 2:30; before 3 I would cook for Méndez, we would eat, and if she had time, we would take a nap together.

In other world championships decided Thursday, Yu Shoji of Japan won the men’s BMX freestyle flatland competition and Aude Cassagne of France took the women’s title.