Vans European Downtown Showdown

On Saturday, 14th August, Hamburg’s Red Light District hosted the biggest skateboard event the German harbour city has ever seen. Over 5,000 people visited the Spielbudenplatz throughout the day, witnessing nine of Europe’s best Skateboard teams battle it out against each other. €14’000 out of the €50’000 prize purse went to the days winning team: Element Europe. It wasn’t just the skaters having fun as the weather held out throughout the day, a thronging crowd of spectators and a high level of skateboarding were key ingredients for the success of this unique event.

Check out results, recap and more at Facebook.com/VansEurope