Read those lines to know more about Russia team rider Alex Proshin. Few people know him yet, while he deserves to be more famous.
Lisez ces lignes pour en savoir plus sur Alex Proshin, team rider en Russie. Peu de gens le connaissent pour le moment, alors qu’il mérite plus de reconnaissance.


Hello, firstly introduce yourself
My name is Lesha Proshin

What is the date and the place of birth?
I was born in Moscow on the 24th of February in 1987

How long do you ride?
I’ve been riding for 6 years already

Will you please outline your common day?
Mmm.. My day usually goes like this (the same day that all people have): I wake up, then go to the Univercity, after I return back home. If it’s possible I have a ride, then I meet my friends and we walk arounf somewhere, smoke hookah and then I go home and go to bed.

Who are your favorite riders?
Alex Jumelin, Adam Kun, Matthias Dandois, Marti Kuoppa

Do you have some friend that you like to ride with? what are you favorite bmx places?
I like the local spot with the guys that live in my area, sometimes I like to come out to the center to meet other riders and have a ride with them.

Why do you like bmx and what make you continue doing it?
In the future I want to succed in bmx and do maximum I can, I also want to become quite good clothes designer and produce my good own collections. And then we’ll see.

Do you like any national riders or someone from abroad?
It might be not favorite riders but the guys

that you think are good. Why have you chosen them?
I suppose because I’ve been doing it for a long time already so it motivates me to continue and to learn some new tricks and become better and better.

Do you have any other hobbies? What are these hobbies and why do you like them?
Zaripoc Nijaz, Kostya Kostrik, Valter Arnold, Sava Savichev. I like this guys because their progress is growing up fast and their style is awsome.

Do you have any other hobbies?
I can’t say that I have any other hobbies, just sometimes I want to ride on agressive roller skates in the park or on snowboard in winter. Actually, I try to spend a lot of time with my girlfriend.

And now some brief questions about your personality:
What is your favorite spot? Medvedkovo
What music do you like? Rock’n’roll
What is your biggest fear? Snakes

Will you please tell 5 things that you dream to do in the future?
1. To produce my own pro model of the frame
2. I want to visit the biggest contest in Europe. And to ride in Japan for sure.
3. I also want to learn how to swim
4. And I’d loke to design my own model of G-Shock watches
5. I want a happy family in the future

What is your favorite movie?
Step Up

So, it’s time to finish our interview. Will you please say some words to the readers? What do you want to wish them?
I want to cheer my friends and family. I want to thank all my sponsors. I appreciate their help! Thank you all!

interview and photos : Alexander “el’nalima” Popov
blog: elnalima.com

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