Adrien Raza
Adrien Raza is a French-born, Rotterdam-based skimboarder and four-time European champion who shares city sessions, travel films and lessons in riding almost anywhere.
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Known for
Olympic Games
YouTube
YouTubeOverview
- From
- Born in Lagny-sur-Marne, France; based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- Known for
- Taking flatland skimboarding into fountains, canals and skateparks.
- Competition
- Four-time European champion.
- YouTube milestone
- Celebrated passing one million subscribers in November 2025.
Mini bio
How it started.
Adrien was born in Lagny-sur-Marne, near Paris. In a 2020 interview, he traced his start to a summer holiday in France, when his cousin brought a supermarket skimboard to a muddy, rocky beach. Back home, he watched professionals online, found the Dutch skimboarding community and booked a lesson with Adam Hayward.
From local spots to competitions.
He practised at Zevenhuizerplas near Rotterdam, sometimes shovelling the spot into shape with his friend Luke Dirks. By his 2009 Skim Magazine interview, he was sponsored by DB Skimboards and had already won the flatland division at Dutch Skimfest. In 2015 he won five European Cup stops and took the overall title.
A city full of possibilities.
His urban riding takes the board into fountains, canals and skateparks. The Olympic Games channel featured him in its Urbanity series in 2021. In November 2025, he marked passing one million YouTube subscribers with The Story behind Urban Skimboarding, looking back at learning near his grandparents’ beach and making the sport his living.
Bringing fans onto the board.
His 2026 uploads mix experiments with ways for others to join in: a flooded indoor skatepark, public fountain sessions in Berlin and Bordeaux, a beginner lesson and a guide to building a board at home. Collaborations with Douwe Macare and Rachel Gough bring other urban athletes into his world.
Creditschronological, newest first
Videos and collaborations
- 2026Can a Parkour WORLD CHAMPION learn how to Skimboard in one day?Creator and skimboarding coach, with Rachel Gough
- 2026I Turned a SKIMBOARD Into a SKATEBOARDCreator, with Douwe Macare
- 2025The Story behind Urban SkimboardingCreator and subject
- 2021Urbanity: Meet the godfather of urban skimboardingFeatured athlete
Signature boards
- 2023Raza Pro MediumSignature athlete; the board uses his signature shape
- 2022Raza Sandfish ProShape designer
Awards
Quotes
Skimboarding for a living was my ultimate childhood dreamAdrien Raza, The Story behind Urban Skimboarding video description
He shared this reflection while celebrating more than one million YouTube subscribers in November 2025.
Trivia
- His childhood practice spot sometimes needed a shovel: he and Luke Dirks would prepare the shallow-water area before riding.
- In his 2009 interview, he listed snowboarding and skateboarding as his other boardsports.
- He designed the shape of the 2022 Raza Sandfish Pro to blend freestyle and freeride.
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