Teenage Rampage #6 — Biarritz, European Skateboarding Capital This Weekend
140 riders. 15 nations. A skatepark facing the Atlantic. From April 16 to 19, 2026, Teenage Rampage #6 transforms Biarritz into the epicenter of European under-18 skateboarding. Free, brutal, unmissable.
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The Fastest-Rising Competition in Europe
Six editions. Six times the Biarritz Skatepark has proven that France doesn’t need to envy the US to make the skateboarding community buzz. Teenage Rampage isn’t just another contest — it’s Europe’s most challenging under-18 event, period.
Over 140 competitors from fifteen countries descend on the Basque Country for four days of pure street skateboarding. U13, U15, Open U18 girls and boys — each category has its own ring. And entry is free for spectators. Go explain that to the SLS.
Every edition, the level rises. The judges say it. The clips prove it. In 2025, 14-year-olds were landing tricks that 25-year-old pros only dreamed of. This year, bets are on.
Riders to Watch This Weekend
The 2026 lineup is serious. Thomas Puig, from Catalonia, has everything it takes to dominate the Open category. Technical, consistent, a competitor in his veins. He’s the type to land his run flawlessly and watch others fall apart on the same obstacle. Keep a close eye on him.
Vincent Milou — the Frenchman everyone’s been talking about for two years — will be there as a guest to hype the crowd. Same goes for Alan Sanchez, Max Haramboure, and Matt Débauché. Biarritz isn’t just a stop; it’s a show of force for Franco-Basque skateboarding against the rest of the continent.
Don’t forget Rodrigue Lamy and Luc Lulka either — two names that have been on scouts’ radars since last season. This kind of event is exactly where careers take off. A clean run in front of an international jury is sometimes all it takes.
Format, Cash for Tricks, and Golden Ticket
The format is direct. Eight riders per heat. Three one-minute runs. The best score counts. You don’t come to mess around — you come to land it or go home. The cash for tricks formula electrifies the best trick sessions: land a trick, get cash in your pocket, immediately. That’s what transforms a classic competition into something organic and fierce.
The prize money isn’t symbolic. €2,500 per Open U18 category — boys and girls — plus a bunch of prizes for the younger ones. But what’s truly golden is the ticket: U18 winners get a direct invitation to FAR’N HIGH and NESKUP, two key events on the European calendar. A golden ticket. The kind no one refuses.
For riders who want to upgrade their setup: a solid street deck, proven Independent trucks, or Nike SB shoes that survive concrete ledges.
Beyond the Competition: The Skate Village
Teenage Rampage isn’t just a competition. It’s an entire village set up around the skatepark. On April 18 and 19, the public can participate in skateboarding painting with Jeremy Schiavo and the POSCA brand, attend graffiti demonstrations with the Updaters Association, or try their hand at DJing. That’s the DNA of skate culture — the sport doesn’t exist without art, without music, without the street.
What Teenage Rampage has built over six editions is exactly what many institutionalized competitions lack: a grassroots identity. No main sponsor dictating the vibe, no sanitized format. Just concrete, rails, kids who know what they’re doing, and an audience that gets it.
If you’re in the area this weekend — or if you can be — go. Because in ten years, some of these kids will be in talks for the 2028 Olympic Games. And you’ll be able to say you saw them land their first big runs at this skatepark facing the Ocean.
