This year in France 13 skateshops competed at the Gerland skatepark in Lyon to discover who would win the all in important prize, a golden ticket to the finals. After an initial team run to qualify, the 8 best shops battled it out in the afternoon at a insane level. For the very first time this year, we even saw skate shop owners compete in the contest!! That was crazy, respect!! The 8 teams made up of 3 younguns and a senior went as big and skillful as they could during the battles… A special mention must go to the fight between the 2 abs shops, Annecy & Lyon, epic… In the end, Wall Street (the 2015 winner) fought against Abs in the final, with Wall Street winning the honours and the rights to represent France in the finals. The winning team consisted of the following riders: Flo Mirtain, Mickael Gazon, Steeve Ramy, and Adrien Coillard. Nabil Slimani won the Nixon Best Trick Contest with a bunch of gnarly tricks including fs flip, tre flip, fs Blunt and a crazy pole jam lipslide on the big square rail… SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1aIFFTY Connect with VANS: http://bit.ly/1uPubcu Facebook: http://bit.ly/29CDdc4 Twitter: http://bit.ly/29AT0Gz Instagram: http://bit.ly/29wXHB5 Snapchat: http://bit.ly/29tPZpI Pinterest: http://bit.ly/29tf1Gs Tumblr: http://bit.ly/1Rjvlt7 Vine: http://bit.ly/29HDMRB Google+: http://bit.ly/29ASVTm About Vans: Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand. Vans authentic collections are sold globally in more than 75 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices. Vans also owns and operates more than 450 retail locations around the world. The Vans brand promotes the action sports lifestyle, youth culture and creative self-expression through the support of athletes, musicians and artists and through progressive events and platforms such as the Vans Trip