Jan Valenta bought his first bicycle in 1997 when he was 13 years old. Those times  conditions for freestyle riding were totally different than today. ..just as he describes in his own words. „I could sum up my everyday riding for the first time at my first race in year 2000, when I was noticed by my first sponsor. It was a big surprise for me then and I was grateful for every help. As the time went by, a number of sponsors was increasing and thanks to them I could push my riding forward. I did not concentrate on any specific discipline,I just enjoyed riding, a bicycle was everything for me and it has not changed up to now. During that time lot of things changed in my life. I finished studies at secondary school. In year 2002 I won a World Championship in vert (expert) and a  year later I was first on a World Championship in vert ramp!“

Than it all came very quickly fast forward. One year later Jan started to work together with a producer of Author bicycles, where he participated in development of BMX bicycles. Everything was going well and as a dream come true for Jan but as usual nothing is that easy and a turn came to his life.  „In year 2005 I hurt myself in a training centre in Woodward Camp in the USA, I tore ligaments in my knee and I had to undergo an operation. I missed the whole season. This bad year made me think and I begun to look at my life in a different way. In year 2005 I also begun to attend world racesin the highest category PRO. In year 2006 I ordered building of a mobile miniramp and I set up a sports agency VSA extreme.“

Years riding: 14

Born: 13. 09. 1984, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Currently living: Pardubice, Czech Republic

Current sponsors: Monster Energy, AGang bikes, DC, VSA Xtreme,  Fuse, TBB-bike.cz, Dakine, Woodward camp east

Contests/shows:      7th place - Asia X Games/Shainghai 2009, 6th place - BMX World Germany/Vert PRO  2009,

Mat Hoffman´s Daredevils Stunt Show 2009/LA, Dew Tour 2009