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| archived news / April 2014 |
| Kweg Co Chains, Getting Back On track...the BMX Track! |
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From Kyle Gress/Kweg Co Chains .....
As many people know Kweg Co Chains
was started in 2009 around the Grand
Nationals in Tulsa OK. The company
was doing great! it was recognized
world wide and within the first few
weeks we were sold out. Sadly Brian
Gress, my Father and the founder of
Kweg Co. passed away attending the
2011 Grand Nationals. so basically
the company started and ended at the
Grands.
It was tough for my being 16 years old and witnessing something so tragic happen to my hero, my mentor, my best friend, my Dad. I tried my best to keep the company going for as long as I could, racing at the time I was so busy with training, traveling, school, running a company, and all while still trying to be a teenager. it was so overwhelming at the time I decided to put the company up for sale. while being successful in finding buyers I had some people jerk me around. and others offer crazy amounts that were hard to resist, but for some reason I just could not go through with it. Attending the first Reno national of 2014 it was the first race I had been to in a while, I was so bombarded with people asking when I would be coming back and giving them the products they love so much. Prior to the national I started a little side project called iNDiE BICYCLES, just so I could still be a part of the company scene. but bringing back Kweg Co was brought up by so many people it brought that issue to attention. The racers wanted us back and that's all there was to it. So I am so very proud to announce that Kweg Co is back! All because of the people who demanded it and bugged me enough. I am doing it for those reasons, and because of my Dad, I know this is what he would want and I know if he were here he would be proud that I am backing a product I strongly believe in.
We are also looking to add a few riders to our Factory Kweg Co / iNDiE team. Not only that but we are looking to build our grass roots team, so let's talk about the possibilities! For dealer and team questions please email KwegCoBmx@live.com! Don't forget to visit us online at www.KwegCoParts.com and www.Indiebicycles.com. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for constant updates. |
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BMX Racing News - weekend update - April 25, 2014
| SOILTAC® To Be The OFFICIAL SUPPLIER FOR ELITE TRAX |
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| GAHANNA, Ohio - EliteTrax Inc. today announced that Soilworks®, the leading manufacturer of dust control products and soil stabilizing systems, is teaming up with the world’s leading BMX track builders – EliteTrax Inc. |
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Today’s modern BMX tracks are nothing like the old loose dirt tracks of the 80’s. With today’s high speed and technical features, a fast, hard, dependable surface is necessary for the safety and performance of today’s fastest BMX athletes. Modern BMX tracks therefore call for modern dust control solutions. The eco-friendly synthetic polymer technology of Soilworks®’ signature product, Soiltac® , fits the needs of EliteTrax. The soil stabilization and dust control agent is so effective that it’s the number one choice for the U.S. Military on bases and in active theater operations throughout the world. Soiltac® offers a host of features, including dust control, road stabilization and more. Most importantly, Soiltac® is a truly biodegradable product that is completely environmentally safe to use. |
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worked with the Soiltac® product since 2003, and it
is an awesome product,” said Tom Ritzenthaler of
EliteTrax Inc.
“Soiltac® is by far creating the best results, not to mention that it’s completely harmless to nature and riders when they get scratched up,” continued Ritzenthaler. “We’re proud to partner with EliteTrax to provide our revolutionary dust control solutions for its innovative BMX tracks,” said Chad Falkenberg, CEO and founder of Soilworks®. “It’s another opportunity for us to demonstrate just how effective and environmentally responsible dust control can be with our products.” |
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| In addition to
being the official distributor of Soiltac®,
EliteTrax will also work with Soilworks® to
create application and maintenance guidelines
specifically for BMX tracks.
To watch the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup live please go to www.bmxlive.tv. To follow the UCI BMX Supercrosss World Cup on Facebook www.facebook.com/UCIBMXSupercross , Twitter @UCI_BMX_SX and Instagram UCIBMXSX. |
| About Soilworks®:
Soilworks® provides engineered solutions to meet
the broad needs of the dust control and soil
stabilization industry.
Whether the market is commercial, industrial or military, Soilworks® has the innovative tools, unmatched technical support, and environmentally friendly technologies to fulfill specific requirements. Soilworks®’ performance-driven portfolio of industry-leading products include the Patented U.S. Dept. of Defense Surtac®, Soiltac®, Powdered Soiltac®, Gorilla-Snot® and Durasoil®. Soilworks®’ international sales network, global distribution centers and integrated customer service provide an ideal platform to satisfy all its customers’ needs. Get to know Soilworks® better at www.soilworks.com or call 1-800-545-5420. |
| About EliteTrax Inc:
EliteTrax Inc. is the world’s leading BMX track
designer builder and preferred track builder of
the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
In addition to the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup tracks, EliteTrax is currently involved in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing China, the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto Canada and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. EliteTrax Inc. is headquartered in Gahanna, Ohio and is the subsidiary company of Global SX Events. More info at elitetraxinc.com. |
| About Global SX Events,
Inc.: Global SX Events Inc. (GSX Events) is
the premier promoter of professional BMX events
internationally.
On behalf of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), GSX oversees the general management of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, for which it holds the organization and marketing rights. The GSX team represents the leading edge of BMX events organization and has been instrumental in developing the BMX Supercross World Cup series. GSX Events Inc. is headquartered in Gahanna, Ohio, USA. GSX Events Inc.'s main stakeholder is Stratesphere LLC. www.gsxevents.com |
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About the Union Cycliste Internationale: Founded in 1900, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the world governing body of cycling. Headquartered in Aigle, Switzerland, the UCI is the International Federation of Cycling uniting the National Cycling Federations of 178 countries. www.uci.ch |
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BMX Racing News - Wednesday/Thursday - April 23-24, 2014
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VIDEO OF the elite women's FINAL |
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To read Caroline's entire report from UCI BMX SX MANCHESTER 2014, CLICK HERE! |
BMX Racing News - Monday - April 21, 2014
| Phillips & Smulders, Big Winners In Manchester, England at UCI BMX SX World Cup #1 | |
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1st Liam Phillips/GBR 2nd Anthony Dean/AUS 3rd Tory Nyhaug/CAN |
1st Caroline Buchanan/AUS 2nd Brooke Crain/USA 3rd Stefany Hernandez/VEN |
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BMX MANIA'S ON THE ROAD HOME FROM THE MANCHESTER SX ROUND, WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE BMX SUPERCROSS STUFF FOR YOU WHEN WE GET HOME. #JETLAG!!!!! |
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BMX Racing News - weekend update - April 18-20, 2014
| Liam Phillips gets British crowd on their feet in Manchester |
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Women's Time Trial Superfinal win for Laura Smulders |
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MANCHESTER, England 18 April 2014 from UCI Media
Services - England’s Liam Phillips
uses home advantage for the first UCI SX World Cup Time
Trial win of the season in front of loud fans in the
National Cycling Centre. Although not a personal record, the
sub 29 second time was needed to get Latvian Edzus
Treimanis out of the hot seat. Treimanis set a time
of 29.253 early in the final which was beat by the popular
Phillips with one more rider to go: Time Trial World
Champion Connor Fields (USA). With all eyes
on the big screen the relief was big when the American set
the second fastest time leaving Phillips the winner of the
evening. Also the women enjoyed racing in the amazing facility. The girls rode impressive and the big jumps were a challenge for most. American Brooke Crain conquered the hot seat early on in the finals but it was Olympic bronze medalist Laura Smulders who set the fastest time of the night after a long winter of hard training. “I was out most of last summer with a knee injury and couldn’t wait to be back on the bike again. I felt strong the last few weeks but you never know how hard the competition has trained during the winter months.” The Dutch National team rider added, “With this win I get to pick the starting position on the gate for tomorrow’s races which is an advantage.” French Champion Manon Valentino scored third place.
The permanent indoor BMX Supercross
track at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester is one of
a kind with all facilities available to hold a great World
Cup race. 64 men and 32 women have qualified to go head to
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| Results Time Trials Men final:
1 PHILLIPS Liam GBR 28.942 0.000 |
| Results Time Trials Women final: |
| 1 SMULDERS Laura NED 33.251 0.000 2 CRAIN Brooke USA 33.561 +0.310 3 VALENTINO Manon FRA 34.495 +1.244 4 CARR Amanda THA 34.624 +1.373 5 GEORGE Dani USA 35.045 +1.794 6 REYNOLDS Lauren AUS 35.187 +1.936 7 O'KEEFFE Teagan RSA 35.677 +2.426 8 POST Alise USA DNS |
| UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Race |
| Report Page update Posted To BMX Mania! |
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| If you don't like BMX Racing Photos, you may want to go
somewhere besides the friendly confines of BMX Mania Dot
Com! Because that's EXACTLY what we did overnight, Thursday.
As soon as practice was over at the British Cycling's
fabulous indoor SX track, we grabbed some supper and got
over to the hotel to do some photo editing!
The results are in and the long night of photo editing was well worth the sleepless night. Hundreds and hundreds of good stuff, on the race report page for you. Come and visit the UCI BMX SX U.K. World Cup Race Report Page, it's AWESOME! Click on the photo above to get your BMX Mania Experience off and running! |
BMX Racing News - Tuesday/Wednesday - April 15/16, 2014
| COMING THIS WEEKEND FROM BMX MANIA, COVERAGE OF..... |
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| The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup is the premier BMX
racing series in the world. and BMX Mania will be bringing
you awesome BMX Race Action Reporting this weekend from the
World Renowned, British Cycling National Cycling Center
(Indoor) in Manchester, England. Featuring 5 events on 3 continents, the Supercross World Cup is returning to Manchester’s National Cycling Centre for the second time in 2014 after a successful debut in 2013. The fastest, bravest riders in the world will take the gate in the race for world supremacy and a prime placing at the World Championships. Accelerating down the 8m high Supercross ramp around the professional indoor course, this is BMX racing at its most exhilarating and exciting best. BMXmania.com coverage of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will begin, Friday morning with a photo gallery of the greatest riders from around the world captured in all their high speed glory at the Thursday Practice Session at the British Cycling National Cycling Centre. The complete schedule of Supercross events that BMXmania.com will be covering includes the following! FRIDAY 18 APRIL 2014 - 3 Rounds of motos sees riders compete to qualify for Saturday’s finals whilst the top ranked 16 men and 8 women race the clock in the Time Trials Superfinals. (BMX Mania coverage should be posted, Sat. morning, U.S. time.) 19:00 – 21:10 Elite Men Qualification 16 motos (3 rounds) Elite Women Qualification 16 motos (3 rounds) Break 21:30 – 21:45 Elite Women Time Trials Superfinal 21:45 – 22:00 Elite Men Time Trials Superfinal 22:00 – 22:15 Awards Ceremony SATURDAY 19 APRIL 2014 - The top 64 men and 32 women race from the 8 man gate elbow to elbow through the rounds to claim victory in Manchester. (BMX Mania coverage should be posted, Sunday morning, U.S. time.) 17:00 –17:45 Autograph Session – National Cycling Centre Foyer 19:00 – 19:05 Riders Introduction 19:05 – 20:45 Elite Men 1/8 Finals 1st Round Elite Women Quarterfinals 1st Round Elite Men 1/8 Finals 2nd Round Elite Women Quarterfinals 2nd Round Elite Men 1/8 Finals 3rd Round Elite Women Quarterfinals 3rd Round Break 20:50 – 21:00 Elite Men Quarterfinals 21:05 – 21:15 Elite Women Semifinals 21:20 – 21.25 Elite Men Semifinals 21:30 – 21:40 Elite Women Final 21:40 – 21:50 Elite Men Final 21:50 – 22:00 Awards Ceremony All recorded here for you on the UCI BMX SX World Cup Manchester/Race Report Page, thanks to your friends at BMX Mania Dot Com! |
BMX Racing News - Monday - April 14, 2014
| Kiwi Nick Says Goodbye NZ Hello USA! |
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Elite, Nick Fox is stoked to let you all know
his plans for 2014! After an insane six months
in the USA last year, Nick says, "I knew it was
the place to be for BMX and to progress to the
next level. I began planning as soon as I got
home and everything has finally fallen in to
place."
At the start of December last year Nick began working with Paul Caldwell who is based out of Texas and is the owner of the Compound Gym. Nick then started planning out the year, researching if it was even possible and what visas were needed to apply for to make this happen. Nick applied for a eight month visa from March 17th to December 2nd and was successful in the interview and the visa was confirmed. For Nick, this means that on March 17th he will be going to Mansfield, Texas to stay with Paul and train at the compound and will travel to all the USABMX pro rounds and race AA pro this year until the USABMX Grands in Tulsa. Nick is stoked to making the jump to the states and "can't wait to take on this opportunity of a lifetime and begin to make my dreams a reality!" Check out his Winter 2014 Nick Fox Video, it's AWESOME, loads of skill, a new motivation and unlimited BMX horizons await.....Dream Young Man, Dream! |
| BMX Wall Presents USABMX Super Nationals Coverage from Desoto, Texas! |
| Glenn Fife at BMXwall.com did a pretty sweet USABMX Super Nationals video report from the Desoto National, check it out, sports fans, lots of good stuff in there! |
BMX Racing News - weekend update - April 11-13, 2014
| USA Cycling BMX DEVELOPMENT CAMP at Olympic Training Center! |
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Camp standouts were Ryan Pettigrew (Watsonville, Calif.), Bubba Gonzales, BJ Ensey (Bella Vista, Calif.) and Kelsey Van Ogle (Auburn, Wash.), who set a new fastest time for the girls development track.
"I'm incredibly happy with the direction our devo program is headed under the leadership of Arielle Martin and Jonas Harmon," added USA Cycling Director of BMX, Jamie Staff. "I'd like to see the size, funding, and sponsorship partnerships of our program grow over the coming years, increasing the opportunities for young BMX athletes." USA Cycling National BMX Coach, James Herrera echoed those comments. "It's always great to see our emerging talent," he said. "I'm truly encouraged about the future of our U.S. BMX program." And, this from a satisfied parent.....“I wanted to thank you again so much for inviting Austin back to the devo camp 1. The training program you all run is top notch! Austin returns from your camps each time even more motivated, determined and committed to BMX SX. I think it’s great! Thank you again for believing in him!”- Linda Ivanoff, BMX Parent. USA Cycling would like to thank Chase Bicycles chasebicycles.com & Tioga tiogausa.com/bmx for their continued support in the Development of our junior riders. |
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Elite Women's rider, Carley Young is heading up a great Girl's Only BMX Series at Oldsmar BMX, check it out and if you're within "racing distance" and have girls under your control, hit it up! From Race Organizer, Carley Young.....The biggest thing I get complaints from parents is their girls are not ready for nationals and a gate of 8 because their local program is to small. I want to do a shoot out for the girls every 2nd Saturday of the month at Oldsmar Bmx. This series has 6 races, 5 qualifiers one final. There is no age limit on this shoot out but you must have 8 Amateur girls to race. $15 entry fee, First 3 paid every qualifier and top 8 get paid for overall final in points on September 20th. Special end of the series awards and we are going to try and do a holeshot award for the final. We are going to treat these girls like pros, scrambled motos, lane selection, pro introduction style for the main event the whole royal treatment. I want riders to be pumped on local racing and I want girls to wanna train for something on a local level. The schedule may change due to the constitution of the new track being built but the amount of races well not change. "Fast Women Of BMX" photo by Rich Snipes/Sniper Shots |
BMX Racing News - Tuesday - April 8, 2014
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Sebesta & Stancil Take Elite Wins, Sunday at USABMX Super Nats! |
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| Hard Racing was the order of the day as Tanner Sebesta battled "The Machine" Maris Strombergs and Felicia Stancil fought it out with the U.K.'s, Shanaze Reade in the Elite Men's and Women's main events, Sunday at the USABMX Super Nationals in Desoto, Texas. Sunday saw cold and rain in the area but the racing was safe and dry underneath the covered facility at Desoto BMX. Vet Pro racing saw Javier Colombo take the big spot on the podium and in A Pro it was Rusty Nesvig doubling it up with two big wins. | |
| Elite Men's Podium | Elite Women's Podium |
| 1 Tanner Sebesta/Ssquared-Answer | 1 Felicia Stancil/GT |
| 2 Maris Strombergs/Free Agent-Rockstar | 2 Shanaze Reade/GT-Red Bull |
| 3 Riley Stair/Tangent | 3 Amanda Carr/J&R-Prophecy |
| Check out the BMX mania race report page for complete results and awesome BMX racing photo gallery.....click HERe for more! | |
BMX Racing News - weekend update - April 4-6, 2014
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| 1Sam Willoughby | 1 Alise Post | 1 Cristian Becerine | 1 Rusty Nesvig |
| 2 Tory Nyhaug | 2 Shanaze Reade | 2 Javier Colombo | 2 Austin Hiatt |
| 3 Tanner Sebesta | 3 Felicia Stancil | 3 Beau Richards | 3 Lee Lewis |
| MARIAN UNIVERSITY SWEEPS USA CYCLING MEN'S & WOMEN'S COLLEGIATE BMX TITLES! | ||||||||
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| 1 Justin Posey/Marian U. |
1 Felicia Stancil/Marian U. |
| 2 Danny Caluag/Lindsey Wilson |
2 Kristen Bob/Marian U. |
| 3 Kristaps Vinters/Lindsey Wilson |
3 Madison Pitts/Lindenwood U. |
| Three national titles up for grabs to collegiate riders in Texas this weekend |
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 3, 2014) -- Three national titles will be up for grabs this weekend as the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate BMX National Championships take place in tandem with the USA BMX Super Nationals at the Metroplex in Desoto, Texas. The event, slated for April 4-5, will represent the third year that USA Cycling has awarded national titles to collegiate athletes in the discipline of BMX. On the line will be individual national titles for both men and women, as well as the coveted team omnium title. Collegiate racing begins at 5:00 p.m. CDT on Friday with the podium ceremonies taking place on Saturday. Many of the country's top collegiate cycling teams are expected to make strong runs, including Fort Lewis College, Lindenwood University, Marian University, Mars Hill University, and Colorado Mesa University. Will powerhouse cycling school Marian be able to defend its team omnium from a year ago? Follow #collnats on twitter for live updates of all the action. Stay tuned to http://www.usacycling.orgfor a full report of Friday's racing after the podium presentations on Saturday. |
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AND.....MAKE SURE TO CHECK IN WITH BMX MANIA DOT COM BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OF THE USABMX SPRING NATIONAL AND THE USA CYCLING COLLEGIATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FROM DESOTO BMX, TEXAS!!!!! |
BMX Racing News - Thursday - April 2, 2014
| Connor Fields wins USA Cycling National Championships |
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| Connor Fields took the win and the USA Cycling BMX
National Elite Men's Championship title at the Chula Vista,
CA SX track at the Olympic training center on Saturday.
Connor had a great day of racing up until the main event, winning each of his races. As the race started for the main event, Connor spun his rear tire out of the gate and was mid pack through the first 2 turns. He went into the 3rd straight away in 3rd place and hit the rhythm section full speed and gained on the leaders. As the riders entered the last turn, they went high into the turn and Connor railed the turn and was able to get up to full speed quicker than the others, overtaking them down the last straight and went on to win the days event! This is Connor's 2nd USA National Championship as an Elite rider. Listen to Connor as he talks about the days events: Connor on Winning the Championship The Chase BMX Factory Team is proudly sponsored by Shimano, Tioga, Fly Racing, ODI, Kicker Audio, KMC, Elevn, Excess, Insight, Kingstar, Stealth, and the newest sponsor of the team, G-Form. Chase BMX offers some of the worlds best BMX race frames, the RSP Series, as well as 2 lines of complete bikes, the Chase Element and Chase Edge. Visit www.ChaseBicycles.com for more info on the line of frames and bikes. Chase BMX is a division of the BMX Racing Group along with Elevn, Excess, Insight, and Kingstar. For More info on any of the BRG Brands, as well as the race teams schedule, please visit www.BMXracingGroup.com About BMX Racing Group ..... The BMX Racing Group delivers a full range of BMX Racing products, highlighted by the Chase BMX Brand. Other brands of BRG: Elevn Racing, Excess, Insight, and Kingstar. Founded by legendary BMX Pro racer Christophe Leveque and Industry leader Pete Dylewski, BRG has delivered some of the best BMX products for racers over the past 3 years and supports BMX racing on all levels. Twitter: @BMXRacingGroup Instagram: @BMXRacingGroup @ChaseBicycles FaceBook: www.facebook.com/BMXRG |
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DEVELOPMENT CAMP [2014 BMX Development Camp #1] -
The first BMX Program
Development Camp of 2014 was held May
30-April 6 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula
Vista, Calif.
"Overall,
a great camp with a talented group of riders," said camp
head coach Arielle Martin-Verhaaren. "The talent
keeps getting younger and better with each camp I've
taught. I am looking forward to bringing some of these
kids back for future camps to help them develop and make
that transition to Supercross racing."
