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Along the beach at Abra Bay, La Kantera Skatepark hosted the first Volcom BOWL-A-RAMA™ Getxo, Spain was held on September 6, 2014. The event, the newest in the BOWL-A-RAMA™ global concrete bowl series, began on September 2 with  music, Love & Guts art exhibit, and a celebration of the skateboard culture, culminating with the  International Skateboard Union- sanctioned contest on September 6.  Skate legends from all over the world shredded the amazing bowl on the beach! Pat Ngoho took out a deep field of riders in the Masters division and Pedro Barros skated to yet another first place.

 Sasha Steinhorst, ISU Director said about the event, “We are very happy to be working with Frontside Events, Volcom, and the City of Getxo on this project. La Kantera has a rich history of skateboarding and we are very happy to be able to bring our international field of skaters to the Basque country.”

Volcom BOWL-A-RAMA Getxo Pro Results

1. Pedro Barros
2. Alex Sorgente
3. Danny Leon
4. Felipe Foguinho
5. Cody Juneau
6. Sky Siljeg
7. Joshua Borden
8. Chris Russell

Volcom BOWL-A-RAMA Getxo Masters Results

1. Pat Ngoho
2. Sean Goff
3. Steve Alba
4. TXus Dominguez
5. Sergie Ventura
6. Stephane Andre
7. Jan Loften
8. Brad Bowman

"Our goal at BOWL-A-RAMA has always been to show the fun side of skateboarding to everyone, remind the skaters why they skate in the first place and invite the fans to be part of the show,” said Chad Ford, Director of Frontside Events.

The Bowl a Rama was live on Volcom for fans worldwide

Sponsors for BOWL-A-RAMA include Volcom, Red Bull, Pro-Tec, International Skateboard Union, a Frontside Event

About International Skateboarders Union

ISU™  was formed by skateboarders for skateboarders to support skating. Their team has worked in most areas of skateboarding around the globe for most of their lives. It is this experience that they now offer as a collective.

The group’s  life experiences in skateboarding led them to a point at which they feel skateboarding does not need controlling, but instead benefits from support; ISU has been formed to be this support system. ISU’s primary focus is competitions; skateboard competitions happen all around the world in all styles of skating in very level of riding. The ISU tier system for skateboarding competitions supports skating at each of these levels and the levels were created in such a way to allow competitors and organizers a clear and understandable system. ISU’s motto is to be inclusive rather than exclusive.  ISU can help with competition, development, management, promotion, judging, and ranking. They also provide advice and guidance to other event organizers and promoters, all in the interest of the long term benefit of skateboarding.