Armin: Je roule sur un BMX depuis l'âge de 12 ans. J'ai commencé par des sauts dans les bois du 93.
Premières compétitions en 1987 avec le club de Rosny sur Bois.
Première manche du championnat de France 1989 à Massy, le 18 décembre 1988.
Armin Batoumeni roule desormais pour V2000.
FINALE OPEN NADA PARIS LA VILLETTE
Le samedi 4 Octobre 1989. Photo issue du Bicross and Skate magazine #83.
WORLDS GERMANY.
2nd flat experts 17-18 ans @ Worlds de Kenn 1990
Lorsque Armin a débuté son run, la foule s'est mise à hurler devant les époustouflants rollings de ce pilote V2000. Une motivation certaine qui justifie sa place de vice champion du monde.
NANTES BEST OF FREE.
INVENTED TRICKS.
It is hard to say if you invented a trick. By the time you think about a trick, maybe someone in Australia has the same idea without seeing you. The cliffhanger turbine or no handed hitchiker and backpaker are a good example. I first did a turbine cliffhanger in 1990. When I first met James White, he had never watched a video of me doing this trick but he was doing that trick but slightly different.
Armin roule pour KHE.
KOC.
July 1992.
FINALE CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE FFC.
1st place master flat @ troisième manche et finale du championnat de France FFC 1992 Aix en provence.
Armin Batoumeni termine premier avec un run tout en rollings G-Turn Cliffhanger, Backpacker no hand.
Armen Djerrahian, Ride BMX UK october 1993: After getting the first place during the qualifications, Armin 'Onyx' Batoumeni had a bad run for the final. However, he did his death-b to death to dump again, pulled turbine cliffhangers in practice and switch-b [opposite side] to locomotive to cross-footed locomotive. Sick. Armin is French but decided to ride for the Congo, just for fun.
FINALE CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE FFC.
1st place master flat @ troisième manche et finale du championnat de France FFC 1993 Marseille.
Dickies have been suporting me since 1996.
Armin quitte KHE pour Peugeot et Odyssey.
FFC
Le championnat de France FFC reprend sous la houlette de Sébastien Bonnot et Armin Batouméni.
Armin, www.fatbmx.com, december 2001: In 1997 I finished my studies and I had more time to get involved in the scene. So with Sebastien Bonnot we decided to rebuild a proper BMX french championship.The first contest took place in november of 1997 and since that we kept organising 2 to 3 national contests every year with flatland, dirt, vert and street/park. These contests took place all over France (Paris, Lille, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, etc...).
1st place master flat @ deuxième manche du championnat de France FFC 1998 Annecy.
INTERVIEWS.
BMXup #14 septembre 1998 et Ride BMX UK #36 august september 1998.
WORLDS MADRID.
KOC.
2HIP BURNING BIKE.
5th place really great flat @ 2HIP Burning Bike Festival september 1999.
SOLITAIRE.
Vidéo Solitaire.
Février 2000.
YORK JAM.
September 2000.
INTRIKAT CONNECT VIDEO.
Armin has a short cliffhanger section where he turbines one twice and busts out a dope one footed one.
6th place pro flat @ Circle Cow, Servon, France, february 2001.
LEVEL VIBES.
November 2001.
TRICKS.
I think tricks I am the only one to do so far are barspin cliffhanger and crackpaker jumping to steamroller.
INTERVIEW
www.fatbmx.com, december 2001.
BACKYARD JAM.
4th place pro flat @ Backyard Jam round 2 Hasting.
FISE.
9th place pro flat @ FISE 2002 Palavas
KOG.
Montpellier avril 2003.
16 au 18 juin 2006.
15 au 17 juin 2007.