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BMX Racing News, Wednesday-March
31, 2010
MCS's Amanda Geving Picks Up
Nice
Half Page Pic In BMX Plus!
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Help Team
Sparkyrad Get To The Races!
Pennsylvania's, Team Sparkyrad is having a raffle with
some really awesome prizes. They are trying to raise
some money to help with the travel expenses for this
year's racing season.
Tickets are: 1 - $5 ..... 3 - $10 ..... 5 - $15 .....
10 - $25
The 4 prizes being raffled off are: * (1) Supercross
EVO iS Expert XL frame black ..... * (1) Intense Podium
Jr Pro frame matte black ..... * (2) Intense ITS Micro
Knobby 2 1 1/8 tires ..... * (1) THE Carbon seat and
post 22.2mm
If you are interested please contact Joel Mader (See
contact info below) and he can send you a PayPal invoice
..... - or - ..... You can send a check or money order
to Team Sparkyrad ..... PO Box 338 ..... McElhattan PA
17748
The winners will be drawn the last day of the ABA
Quaker State National before the mains. They will have
the prizes on display the entire weekend of the race and
any races they attend. Plus the State Races and Redline
Cup Qualifiers. You can also buy chances at that time as
well. If you have any questions please feel free to call
Joel at this contact info ..... Phone is 570-971-0395
..... or email teamsparkyrad@comcast.net
Thanks! Joel Mader / Team Sparkyrad |
BMX Racing News, Tuesday-March 30,
2010
THIS WEEK AT THE NBL GATOR
NATIONAL, IT'S
THE NBL FUTURE STARS PRE
GATOR NATIONAL CLINIC
FROM ACTION SPORT COACHING!
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Learn the tips and secrets of winning Nationals from the
fastest Pro's on the circuit.
Future Stars Pre-National Clinics are great for all ages and
proficiencies and focus on confidence, dialing in your
skills and the fastest lines that will help put you at the
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Head Coach: Justin
Travis |
Elite Guest: Josh
Meyers |
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Event: NBL
Gator Nationals |
Location: Tampa
BMX |
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Date: Friday,
April 9, 2010 |
Cost: $30 |
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Registration: 11:00am
at the NBL Trailer |
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Clinic: 11:30am
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Action Sport Coaching proudly represents: |
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j&r
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FUTURE STARS
CLINIC AT NBL EASTER CLASSIC |
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USA Cycling celebrates Connor
fields
podium at Madrid SX
Official USA Cycling News Release
The 2010 UCI BMX Supercross season opened in
Madrid over the weekend as 174 competitors
from 27 countries entered the first World
Cup. The only American who made it to the
elite men's main, 16-year-old
Connor Fields
(Henderson, Nev.) opened the season up right
with a silver medal after finishing second
to Aussie Sam Willoughby. For complete
results from the men's competition, please
click here.
To see a video of the elite men's main,
please
click here.
Two USA Cycling-funded riders made it to the
elite women's main.
Brooke Crain
(Visalia, Calif.) barely missed out on the
podium, finishing fourth, while teammate
Amanda Geving
(Largo, Fla.) was seventh. See the complete
results from the women's contest by
clicking here.
USA Cycling's funded team for the Supercross
event was comprised of Crain, Geving,
Arielle Martin
(Spanaway, Wash.),
Ashley Verhagen
(Simi Valley, Calif.),
Nicholas Long
(Lakeside, Calif.),
David Herman
(Wheat Ridge, Colo.),
Corben Sharrah
(Tucson, Ariz.), and 2009 world champ
Donny Robinson
(Napa, Calif.) who was out of contention for
the main following a crash in the qualifying
rounds. |
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BMX Racing News,
Saturday/Sunday-March 27/28, 2010
| RAINING BMX FROM THE SKY!
- UK BMXer, Liam Phillips leads Australia's, Luke
Madill and Friends out of the Box Jump at the
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in
Madrid, Spain. Check in Sunday night, East
Coast U.S. time for more in the
BMX Mania Photo Gallery from Madrid. |
It's Willoughby and
Le Corguille
with Elite Wins at
UCI Madrid SX!
Complete
Results on the
BMX Mania Race
Report Page!
BMX Racing News, Friday-March
26, 2010
| In the 1986 BMX movie,
"Rad", the hero, Cru
Jones battles his way thru adversity to make it to the
biggest race of the year. Cru ends up taking FAST laps with all
of the pros of the day and where did they do battle?
HELL TRACK! A diabolical
minefield of "Cereal Bowls",
40 foot high drop in's and
jumps so big and death defying, only the RADDEST of
the Rad could take the challenge
Well, the UCI has come up with it's version of Hell Track,
and it showed up today at the UCI BMX
Supercross Madrid.
With a wink and a nod, UCI Track
Builder, Tom Ritz said "Yeah, maybe
the box jump WILL show up in London for the 2012 Olympics. You
never know!" With the massive start
hill, Ritz's patented "Berm
Jump" and now the "Box Jump",
the SX tracks are looking more and more like Hell Track, every
day.
In "Rad",
Hell Track had
"The Cereal Bowl", a bowl
shaped jump that the riders exited by jumping off of the end of
a giant spoon shaped ramp that was laying in the Cereal Bowl. Is
that next? Who knows? One thing about UCI BMX Supercross,
it's NEVER boring!
Click Here
For More On The BMX Mania UCI Madrid Race Report Page! |
CHECK OUT THE BMX
MANIA/UCI SX MADRID RACE REPORT FROM FRIDAY'S PRACTICE DAY!
NOW...CHECK OUT PHOTOS OF THE
MADRID TRACK ON OUR RACE REPORT PAGE!
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Practice Session UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Madrid |
Record amount of riders for Madrid UCI BMX Supercross
World Cup
Madrid, Spain 26 March 2010 -
Today the UCI BMX Supercross in
Madrid got underway with the first practice sessions for
elite men and women.
A record number of 174 riders (136 men and
38 women) from 27 countries turned up in the Palacio des
Deportes in the heart of Spain’s Capital.
Tomorrow March 27 the BMX riders get another chance to
master the extremly challenging Supercross track. In the
early afternoon time trials will start to determine who
advances into the finals that kick off at 18.35 central
European time. Only the fastest 64 men and 32 women will be
able qualify.
With only two years to go before the 2012 Olympic Games
nearly all the big names are present, like Olympic Gold
medalist Maris Strombergs (LAT), World Champion 2009 Donny
Robinson (USA) and last year’s Supercross overall winner Sam
Willoughby (AUS) in the men's field.
With the women the focus is on World
Champion Sarah Walker (NZL), Junior World Champion Mariana
Pajon (COL), last year’s winner of the BMX Supercross world
cup Laëtitia le Corguillé (FRA) and multiple World Champion
Shanaze Reade (GBR) who returns to BMX Supercross.
Watch the racing
live
on freecaster.tv. |
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NEW D-SPYDER SADDLES
AVAILABLE NOW
Los
Angeles, CA -- Two new models of Tioga’s D-Spyder BMX
saddles are hitting dealer floors today.
Starting with the performance oriented D-Spyder S-Spec with
its proprietary Carbonite O₂
translucent shell and Hollow Composite Rail that together,
at 145g, creates the lightest BMX saddle ever offered by
Tioga. But besides being almost 20% lighter than the
previous D-Spyder, the S-Spec SpyderWeb™ shell also offers
30% more base flex for greater overall seating comfort
(should you decide to sit that is).
D-Spyder S-Spec MSRP US$75.00
Next
up is the D-Spyder ‘Original’, a more durable and economical
version of the previous D-Spyder. Just like the S-Spec
above, the ‘Original’ retains the same proven shape but
utilizes the more durable Carbonite composite shell matched
to a stronger but less exotic hollow Chromoly rail. At
175g, the D-Spyder ‘Original’ is still one of the lightest
BMX saddle on the market, and now, it’s also the most
affordable D-Spyder saddle ever! Whereas the D-Spyder
S-Spec is designed for performance at the expense of some
durability, the ‘Original’ is built strong and can take on
the rigors of any BMX action without issue! The D-Spyder
‘Original’ is available in white, black, green, and
chocolate.
D-Spyder Original MSRP US$55.00
Of
course the best part of all is that both versions are
available now at your local independent bike retailer. For
more information, please visit
www.tiogausa.com/bmx
About
Tioga:
With
over 30 years in the cycling industry focusing on function
with style, Tioga has created numerous industry advancing
components from the Comp-III BMX racing tire to the industry
standardization of the 1-1/8” steering system. Tioga’s new
generation of
stylish
components are
functionally
designed
to
accommodate
serious athletes,
and
to
reflect
their commitment to the sport. |
 HRPdesigns
Factory Racing Desoto Race Report
What can you say about this past weekend’s racing?
Beautiful weather on Thursday and Friday (Day 1 of the
Super Nationals), and then the rain, snow, and cold
temperature roll in for Saturday (USA Cycling BMX
Championship) and Sunday (Day 2 of the ABA Super
Nationals).
HRPdesigns had a small team in attendance with Ryan
Livaudais, Chris Kennedy, Brandon Pyper, Trevor
Harrison, and Stuart Harrison filling out the roster for
Friday’s national.
Overall it was a pretty good day with Ryan taking the 2
spot in 21-25 cruiser, and Brandon Pyper and Chris
Kennedy settling for the 4th in 31-35cr and
36-40x respectively. Trevor Harrison raced well and
came up just short in the 9x semis, and Stuart has seen
better days on the track.
 Saturday
was a different story for the HRP boys, Trevor took the
day off to visit family in Texas, so it was just four
riders, or so we thought. Chris unfortunately has a
nagging injury that flared up and with the arctic
temperature that
came
in that day, he decided his weekend was over and headed
back to LA. Brandon and Stuart found the weather to
just be too cold and called it a day after round one,
leaving Ryan as
the sole HRP rider.
Ryan made the most of it by standing on the podium for
the bronze in a tough 17-24 cruiser class at the USA
Cycling BMX Championship. Congrats to him!
After hitting up the SX race on Saturday night at Cowboy
Stadium (that place is amazing) we wake up Sunday
morning to 3” of snow on the ground, and the weather was
no warmer, we even heard in the pits the wind chill was
around 19 degrees.
Only three riders in action Sunday as Ryan continued his
podium ways with a 3rd in 21-25cr, Pyper
braved the cold for another 4th in 31-35cr
and once again Trevor rode well but ended up on the
outside looking in the 9x semi’s.
Overall it was a very fun weekend, despite the cold and
wet conditions; the track was in great shape and very
fun. Our hats off to the Desoto and ABA crew for a
great facility and track to race on.
HRPdesigns would also like to thank our sponsors,
without their support the team would not be possible,
Fly Racing (www.flyracingbmx.com),
Clayborn Bicycles (www.claybornBMX.com),
Cyclecraft Bicycles (www.cyclecraftBMX.com),
Snap BMX Products (www.snapbmxproducts.com),
Sun Ringle (www.sun-ringle.com),
Kovachi Wheels (www.kovachiwheels.com),
and Cane Creek (www.canecreek.com)
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HRPdesigns
Factory Racing (2010 ABA Gator Nationals, Oldsmar
Florida)
  Opening
up the 2010 Season, the team debuted the new colors, new
uniform and a few new riders in the sunny warm
surroundings of Tampa Bay. The new riders for the 2010
season are 9x-Trevor Harrison, 12x-Garrett Shaw, and 14
girl/Jr. Devo rider-Kendra Stoddard.
It was a tough weekend with a
deep talent pool of riders in all age groups. The
racing was very difficult, but there were some
outstanding performances by the HRP guys and girl.
Luke Segal (28-35X) – had the
best results, with a strong 1st place on
Saturday and 2nd on Sunday (hey, you can’t
win them all, but Luke does come close)
Brandon Pyper (31-35 Cruiser) –
pulled down the 2 spot both days for a solid weekend.
Ryan Livaudais (21-25 Cruiser,
19-27X) – Ryan had a tough day on Saturday with only a 6th
place in cruiser to show for it, but Sunday Ryan rode to
a strong 2nd on cruiser and made the hardest
main in BMX, 19-27X settling for 6th at the
finish line.
Chris Kennedy (36-40X & Cruiser)
– Chris was battling with back pains suffered in Guthrie
a few weeks prior and it showed, he had a terrible
weekend on 20”, but rode through the pain to make the
even harder cruiser main both days, pulling a 8th
and 6th respectively.
Kendra Stoddard (14 girl / Jr.
Devo) – what can we say, it is amazing that Kendra is
even riding again after suffering a major injury back in
October at the
 Disney
Cup, she is actually riding ahead of schedule and
working herself back into shape. She worked hard and
placed 4th and 5th in Junior
Development on Saturday and Sunday, and 6th
in 14 girls on Sunday.
Garrett Shaw (12X & Cruiser) –
One of our newest rider was able to ride to a 7th
place in cruiser on Saturday, both just could not put it
together on 20” all weekend.
Trevor Harrison (9X & cruiser) –
another new recruit and Dr. Ken Spring (36-40X) – our
most intellectual rider, both rode hard but did not have
the results to show for it.
The team finished in a points
tie for 5th on Saturday, but apparently lost
the tie breaker and are listed in the 6th
spot, and placed solidly in 6th on Sunday.
Not the results we are capable of, but encouraging none
the less.
HRPdesigns Factory Racing would
not be possible without the support of our sponsors,
Clayborn Bicycles, Fly Racing, Snap BMX Products, Fred’z
handlebars, Sun Ringle, Kovachi Wheels, Cane Creek, and
Cyclecraft Bicycles.
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New Black Diamond Frames
From Kaos BMX!
There's a New Frame on the market from
kaosbmx.com
called the Black Diamond.
It will be available in all sizes Mini thru
Pro 24, Some features are 3D custom CNC dropouts, oval down
tube, and euro bb.
The frames will be available in Mini,
Junior, Expert, Pro, Pro XL, Cruiser, Color? Flat Black!
MSRP is $349.00, they're Made In The USA and
for more info, you can visit
www.kaosbmx.com or email Kaos at
kaosbmx@yahoo.com
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BMX Racing News, Thursday-March
25, 2010
Barry Nobles USA
Cycling / ABA SUPERNATIONALS Rockn' Race Report!
BMX Racing News, Wednesday-March
24, 2010
Big News From Two UCI Supercross
Races!
 Most
of the best Elite BMXers in the world are heading for
Madrid, Spain for this weekend's UCI BMX Supercross race at
Palacio de Deportes, one of the BEST EVER venues on the UCI
BMX SX series! Thousands of bike crazy Spaniards will pack
the Palacio de Deportes which is a welcoming and
intimate auditorim where the spectators and the riders are
right on top of each other, making for some INSANE BMX
Racing Action!BMX Mania is also
making it's way to Madrid, so expect some cool photos,
results and reports, this weekend from the first stop on the
2010 UCI BMX SX World Cup Series!
BMX Racing, the ONLY way to fly! |
And while we're on the subject of
UCI BMX SX Racing......
Coming from UCI BMX SX
Copenhagen!!!!!
MORPHINE INDUSTRIES RELEASES THE CHOKE HOLD STEM
We are stoked about the release and
introduction of the CHOKE HOLD stem. It’s immediate impact
and demand has been exciting. Morphine Industries is
broadening it line of quality products this year with many
new introductions in the race and street markets. The CHOKE
HOLD is only the start.
The CHOKE HOLD STEM - Front load aggression
for the street, park and track.
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MADE IN
THE USA – THIS AINT’ MADE IN CHINA
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Front
load with 2 piece top plate
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CNC’d
from 6061 T6 heat-treated aluminum
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Made for
1 1/8” steer tube
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8mm
bolts
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Reach:
53mm
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Weight:
9.15 oz
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Colors:
Black, Red, Gold
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Retail
$69.95
Come on get a grip
BE SURE TO
ASK FOR THEM AT YOUR LOCAL BMX RETAILER
www.morphineindustries.com
P.S. No Vet
Pros were hurt in the making of this press release.
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BMX Racing News, Tuesday-March 23, 2010
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UCI Press release UCI BMX Supercross Madrid preview |
2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
kicks off in Madrid Spain this week!
Madrid 22 March 2010 -
On March 26 and 27 Madrid is once again host to the first
stop of the 2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by
Swatch. More than 170 Elite riders (men and women) from 25
countries will compete. This premier BMX Racing series
consists of five events during the 2010 season. The
Supercross races are the main qualifying events for the 2012
Olympic games and feature total prize money of €100’000
(135,000US$) per year.
The Madrid event will be held in the Palacio de Deportes, a
magnificent indoor arena in Spain’s capital. Over 3.000 m3
dirt will be brought into the arena to build the spectacular
BMX Supercross track. Here is a
link to the track
layout.
This will be the first time in 2010 all Elite riders will
meet. Over the winter a number of them raced in the North
American competition. Sam Willoughby (AUS), last year’s
overall men's World Cup winner, still looks like the man to
beat. In the ABA Winter Nationals in Phoenix Arizona on
March 5 and 6 the current Junior World Champion was again a
strong performer.
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In the women's competition Shanaze Reade (GBR)
is back on the bike again and also looked strong in the mud
of Phoenix. Reed will give last year’s consecutive
Supercross World Cup winner Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA) a
run for her money in 2010. See a 2010 season preview
video that gets you
up to date in a few minutes.
For all the fans worldwide, the UCI BMX Supercross has a lot
on offer. Each round of the Supercross World Cup 2010 will
be webstreamed live. Watch freecaster.tv on Saturday 27
March. Last year, over 600,000 viewers headed over to
www.freecaster.tv
to view the exciting format of UCI BMX Supercross race
action, as well as watch the UCI BMX World Championships. On
top of that all our European fans can tune in to Eurosport 2
as well.
Still to be confirmed is the season’s finale in Monaco, just
a week after the Fréjus stop. Imagine a very spectacular BMX
Supercross track in the Monaco Harbour, creating the perfect
setting for the season’s decider. Needless to say Monaco is
also the ideal setting for the BMX annual awards ceremony.
2010 schedule:
May 7 - 8 - Supercross #2 - Copenhagen, Denmark
July 29 - Aug 1 - UCI World Championships -
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Sept 17 -18 Supercross #3 - Chula Vista, CA USA Olympic
Training Center
Oct 8 - 9 Supercross #4 - Fréjus, France – Roc d'Azur
TBC Oct 15 - 16 Supercross #5 - Monaco, Monaco |
ONE
Bicycles launches new website
ONE
KENDA press release
It was time for a change. Not just the
ONE
frames have changed, also the website has gone through
some nice changes. We felt it was time after having run
the previous site for a few years.
ONE Bicycles
is proud to welcome you to their site which of course
includes the webshop, photogallery, riders line up and a
new fun section where we will soon put BMX related fun,
but also non BMX fun.
Check it out at
ONEBICYCLES.COM
ONE KENDA is sponsored by:
KENDA, PINCH GEAR, KMC, SHIMANO, BOLLÉ, THE Industries,
SINZ, TVE Sport, UFO, THOMSON, ODI, NIKE, F1 ENERGY
DRINKS, SAN MARCO
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Double A Marketing/BMXpros.com
ABA/USAC National Championships Race Report
ABA Super Nationals Desoto, TX March 19-21
 Round
5 of the 2010 ABA Pro Series was held in Desoto, Texas this
past weekend. The Desoto Track has hosted a great National
event for the ABA for many years, but for the 3rd
year in a row, they also hosted the USA Cycling National BMX
Championships.
Danny Caluag
had a stellar weekend,
as he was in all 5 main events for all 5 Pro races he
entered. On Friday, Danny started things off with a 6th
in the Elite Men’s main event. In the Pro Cruiser Main
event, he was fighting for the lead down the first
straightaway, but instead of a win, he crashed and finished
up 8th. Beaten but not dejected on Day 2, during
the USAC event, Danny came back strong. Danny once again
battled for a win, and this time, he didn’t wind up on the
ground, but up on the podium, with a 2nd place
finish in Elite Men. Day 3 saw Danny take a win home in the
Pro Cruiser Class and a 4th in AA Pro. Overall a
great weekend for Danny. Danny’s sponsors include Intense
BMX, THE Products, Fly Racing, SINZ Racing, Shimano, Intense
Tyre Systems, Skull Candy, OGIO, Thomson, GO211.com, S & M,
Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com-Follow Danny on Twitter
@DannyCaluag87 or at Go211.com
Double A Marketing is the
premier BMX racing marketing agency in the world. For over
10 years, Double A Marketing has been working with and
supporting the best BMX Pros racers and companies in the
sport of BMX Racing. For more information on Double A
Marketing, Please visit www.BMXpros.com. We are proud to
currently work with The ABA #1 AA Pro Randy Stumpfhauser,
The ABA #1 Pro Cruiser rider, Danny Caluag, and the NBL #3
Elite Men’s Pro and Olympian, Cristian Becerine. |
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Intense BMX
Pro Team
Race Report
ABA Super
Nationals/USAC
National
Championships
Desoto, TX
March 19-21
 Round 5 of
the 2010 ABA
Pro Series
was held
over the
weekend of
March 19-21
in Desoto,
TX. Desoto
is one of
the premier
BMX racing
facilities
in the USA
and was once
again not
only host to
the ABA
Super
Nationals,
but and the
USA Cycling
National
Championships
as well. The
ABA National
was run on
Friday and
Sunday, with
the USAC
Event on
Saturday.
The Intense
BMX Pro Team
had a good
weekend with
some
impressive
results.
Danny Caluag
was the lone
Factory Pro
Team rider
in
attendance,
as David
Herman and
Arielle
Martin were
preparing
for the
first round
of the UCI
SX Series
that is to
be held next
week in
Spain.
Intense/Phantom/Ontrac
sponsored
Rider Nic
Long was in
Desoto as
well,
looking for
some more
stellar
results.
Here is how
they
finished up:
Danny Caluag
had a
stellar
weekend, as
he was in
all 5 main
events for
all races he
entered. On
Friday,
Danny placed
6th in the
Elite Men's.
In the Pro
Cruiser Main
event, he
was fighting
for the
lead, but
instead of a
win, he
crashed and
finished up
8th. Beaten
but not
dejected, on
Day 2,
during the
USAC event,
Danny came
back strong.
Danny once
again
battled for
a win, and
this time,
he didn't
wind up on
the ground,
but up on
the podium,
with a 2nd
place finish
in Elite
Men. Day 3
saw Danny
take a win
home in the
Pro Cruiser
Class and a
4th in AA
Pro. Overall
a great
weekend for
Danny.
Intense/Phantom/Ontrac
Pro Nic Long
has been one
of the most
consistent
Pros on the
tour in
2010, but
Friday was a
day that he
wants to
soon forget.
2 crashes in
the
qualifying
heats ended
his day
early. On
Saturday, he
turned it
all around
and had the
best day of
his Pro
Career, as
he took the
win taking
the win and
the USAC
National
Title in the
Elite Pro
Class with
the win over
Danny. This
is a major
win for Nic
in his early
Pro Career.
On Sunday,
Nic was once
again in the
main event,
this time
placing 5th
overall in
Elite Men.
Nic now gets
ready for
the UCI SX
Event, along
with David
and Arielle,
that takes
place next
Saturday
night in
Madrid,
Spain. You
can catch
all the
action on
the live
webcast on www.Freecaster.tv
 Intense BMX
Team manager
Pete
Dylewski
took to the
track and
made us
proud with
placing 6th
place in the
30 and over
Expert class
at the USAC
Championships!
The Intense
BMX Pro Team
is proudly
sponsored by
THE
Products,
Fly Racing,
SINZ Racing,
Shimano,
Intense Tyre
Systems,
Skull Candy,
OGIO,
Thomson, and
Group D
Designs.
Intense BMX
offers the
ultimate
frame for
BMX racing,;
the Podium.
Available in
15 different
sizes in 4
color
options. The
Podium has
been voted
#1 Bike the
past 5 years
by the
members of
the ABA and
awarded the
ABA Golden
Crank.
Intense BMX
also offers
a full range
of complete
bikes. For
more
information
please visit
www.IntenseBMX.com
or visit
your local
bike shop.
For up to
the minute
info, follow
Intense BMX
on twitter @IntenseBMX
or on
Facebook.com/IntenseBMXBikes.
Follow Team
Riders on
Twitter
-Danny
Caluag
@DannyCaluag87,
David Herman
@ZHermanator,
and Arielle
Martin
@AMV15
For more
information on the
line of
Intense
Podium
Frames,
Complete
Race or
Dirt
Jump
Bikes
offered
from
Intense
BMX,
please
visit
www.IntenseBMX.com
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BMX Racing News, Weekend Update-March
20-21, 2010
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ABA Super
Nationals Web Cast On Go211.Com! |
 Watch
the ABA Super Nationals live from
Metroplex BMX in Desoto, TX. The race action starts
Friday 3/19 with Day 1 of the Super Nationals. On
Saturday 3/20 the USA Cycling will run the US National
Championships.
On Sunday the ABA
continues their event with day 2 of the Super Nationals.
While watching the action fans can chat with each
other on Go211's Live Chat feature. Also available
to viewers is a downloadable moto sheets so you can
keep up with the action.
 Coverage
Schedule:
Friday 3/19 - 3:00 PM EST
Saturday 3/20 - 12:00 PM EST
Sunday 3/21 - 9:00 AM EST
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Stile Industries 12th Summer Tour!
Stile
Industries is gearing up for their
12th Summer tour.
The summer
tour schedule is coming together
pretty well and will start in Early
May and run till the middle of
August.
Till then we
have some camps in Arizona and
Colorado lined up for March and
April.
Most of you
have seen the Stile Industries, "How
to Race" DVD and need some further
hands on Instruction.
The Camps we
have set up for this summer will
give you the edge you need to
improve your BMX racing.
www.stileindustries.com
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52 Stars-and-Stripes
jerseys up for grabs in Texas on Saturday
Desoto, Texas (March 17, 2010) –
USA Cycling will crown its first national champions of
the 2010 season this Saturday at the USA Cycling BMX
National Championships in suburban Dallas.
 Hosted by the American
Bicycle Association (ABA), the national championships is
an American-only event but is sandwiched between two
world-class UCI races which will feature both U.S. and
international competitors.
On Saturday, a total of 52
Stars-and-Stripes jerseys will be awarded to elite and
amateur athletes in both the standard 20” and cruiser
class divisions at Desoto’s Metroplex BMX track.
The highlight will come
from USA Cycling’s four championship categories – elite
men, elite women, junior men, and junior women. Jason
Rogers (Mesquite,
Texas) will ride to defend his elite men’s title while
women’s powerhouse Dominique Daniels
(Gilbert, Ariz.) will look to add another
Stars-and-Stripes jersey to her collection.
Additionally, Corben Sharrah
(Tucson, Ariz.), presently the number-one ranked junior
rider in the world, will be on hand to shake things up
in the junior men’s contest.
Also racing for national
titles in Desoto will be the sport’s amateur racers who,
in addition to Stars-and-Stripes jerseys, will be
competing for a chance to represent the U.S. at the 2010
UCI BMX World Challenge at the end of July in
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Racing begins at 11:30
a.m. on Saturday. For more information about the event,
including a schedule, please
click here.
Stay tuned to
www.usacycling.org
for complete coverage of the 2010 USA Cycling BMX
National Championships, including a race report and
photo gallery.
About USA Cycling
Recognized by the United States
Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale,
USA Cycling is the official governing body for all
disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States,
including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross.
As a membership-based organization, USA Cycling
comprises 66,500+ licensees; 2,200 clubs and teams; and
34 local associations. The national governing body
sanctions 2,650 competitive and non-competitive events
throughout the U.S. each year and is responsible for the
identification, development, and support of American
cyclists. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit
www.usacycling.org.
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REDLINE REIGNS IN PHOENIX:
3 Elite
Wins out of 4 podium spots!
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With UCi "Country points" now on the
line - to determine how many riders a
country will get to send to the 2012
Olympics, there was a larger-than-normal
International turnout at the ABA
Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona.
And among the Foreign comp were
Redline's Global Team members from
Canada, Japan, The Netherlands and
Australia.
Joining them, of course, were USA's
ALISE
POST and
DENZEL
STEIN; who both looked incredibly
strong this weekend and have been
training hard at the U.S. Olympic
Training Center with their fulltime
residency.
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SATURDAY: With the
Arizona sun shining, the Dutch team
dropped out one by one through the
quarters and semi's - as well as
Denzel. And by the time the Elite
Mens main lined up, there was only
one REDLINE Factory rider in the
gate o' 8 ....
SAM
WILLOUGHBY.
So far this year, Sam has found
himself in the mains 90% of the
time.
Once the gate slammed, it was
Argentina's Christian Bercerine out
front, but our Aussie mate was
reelin' him in through the tough pro
section and nearly closed the gap by
the finishline. Score Sam with a
close 2nd place.
ALISE POST also found herself
on the second tier of the Elite
podium, after duking it out down the
first straightaway with (ex-Redline)
UK's Shanaze Reade.
But in JR.ELITE, it was all
Canada~Redline's
TORY
NYHAUG's race - and he held
off the hard charging Connor Fields
to score his first Jr victory of the
season.
SUNDAY: You've got to
give it up for Phoenix weather
forecasters. They called for rain to
start up around 11:00; and after
some misty drizzles during the motos
and quarters, the skies opened up
for the semi's and was raining cats
'n dogs by main-time.
The slick track conditions always
makes for some excitement, and sent
most of the Redline team scrambling
for a tire changes. Some guys
swapped over to TIOGA Comp-X tires,
while guys like Denzel stuck with
their Powerblocks. The Dutch crew
invaded the Redline toolbox and
confiscated all of Carne$' zip-ties,
to add some side traction to their
treads. And it almost worked for
MARTIJN SCHERPEN, who was
feeling comfortable in the 4th place
transfer position in his semi, until
he got slammed over the berm in a
last-ditch move for the main.
Perhaps the biggest suprise of the
entire weekend was watching the
Japanese riders in the mud. Who
would've guessed that Redline's
MASA
SAMPEI and his fellow
countryman Akafumi Sakamoto were
mudders?! They breezed thru their
quarters and semis and both found
themselves in the muddy main.
This was a HUGE accomplishment for
Japan. Only a few years ago,
they were struggling to make
single-A mains, and now here Japan
had two in the Big Show. In fact, in
one moto, Masa was seen snappin' the
Olympic Gold medalist - Maris
Stromsberg!
Chalk this up as a sign of the times
- as International riders are all
stepping up their game and closing
in on the same level of American BMX
pros.
 Again,
in JR.ELITE, it was all
TORY
NYHAUG. He doubled his score
with yet another win - this time in
the slip-'n-slide track conditions.
In ELITE WOMEN,
ALISE "The Beast" was the
favorite going in, after losing
Shanaze in the semi. It was all hers
to win or slide-out trying. The good
news was that she was able to stay
upright from start to finish and
laid down the gauntlet to grab the
big 1st place check. Better news yet
- is that Dutch Redline rider
JOYCE SEESING was right on
Post's tail and made it a Redline
1-2 finish, with her 2nd place
score.
Due to mass crashes in the semis,
the Elite main was mostly made up of
7 first-time AA-main makers and 1
"regular"-- SAM
WILLOUGHBY. Blocking out any
fear of the mud, the Aussie snapped
hard to holeshot and pulled away
from the pack as if the track were
smooth and hardpacked. Sam made it
look easy by jumping the third
straight and then played it safe
thru the rhythm section to score
his first AA-pro victory of the year.
Japan's Masa Sampei crossed the
finish in 7th place - helping make
Japanese BMX history, and giving
Japan some precious "Country" points
towards earning a spot in the
Olympics games.
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More smokin' hot BMX Racing
News on RedlineBicycles.Com!
Aggressive/AXO Factory Team & Randall Neave BMX Clinic
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
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9:00am - 11:00am
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St. Cloud BMX
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2401 Peghorn Way
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St. Cloud, FL |
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(407) 891-0930 |
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BMX Racing News, Wednesday-March 17, 2010
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WIN A WEEK AT DISNEY WORLD FOR
YOUR FAMILY FROM THE NBL!
Enter both days of any National race and you are entered to win
a Disney vacation
 HILLIARD,
OH (March 16, 2010) — The NBL announced today it will be
raffling off a 7-day/6-night Disney “Magic Your Way” Vacation
package for a family of four. To enter the raffle, you just need
to race both days of an NBL National event. The program will
take effect for the Easter Classic (April 4th) and
last through the four Last Chance Qualifiers on August 15th.
The Disney
“Magic Your Way” Vacation package includes accommodations at a
Disney Resort hotel and a Magic Your Way Base Ticket that gives
each member of your travel party entry to one Disney theme park
every ticket day. The raffle prize will be the 7-day/6-night
Moderate Resort standard room package, or equivalent value of
$2,204. For more details, visit
disney.go.com.
Experience all the magic of Disney World compliments of the NBL!
There are no
limits to the amount of entries you can receive, so sign up for
every day of your next National today! The raffle winner will be
announced at the Grand National in Louisville, Kentucky over
Labor Day weekend.
NBL CEO Gary
Aragon explains, “As a father of a lot of kids, I can attest to
the magic of the wonderful world of Disney and the great
memories that can come from spending time there. I am hopeful
that this will give one of our families a chance to create
memories that will last a lifetime.” |
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SANDER
BISSELLING LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE! |
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| Sander Bisselling,
one of the Fast Kidz on the Dutch National BMX Team has
launched a new web site for 2010 and you can check it out in
both Dutch AND English. Sander's site is filled with news
about the international BMX racing circuit as he'll be at
ALL the big races, and when he does, he gets good video,
photos and behind the scenes stuff that's fun to keep up
with. Right now, he's got a couple
of cool videos from the ABA Winternationals in Phoenix,
Arizona that's pretty fun to watch.....lots of mud racing
and high times!
www.sanderbisseling.com/video.html
Go check it out, cuz Sander's gone World
Wide with the English and all, lots of good stuff to fuel
your BMX addiction. |
ABA Winter Nationals
Risen BMX factory team
race report
  This
past weekend the Risen BMX Factory riders rolled into
Phoenix
Arizona
looking for some fun in the sun.
Saturday Zach Zito raced his way one spot short of the
podium in 14 cruiser.
Sunday there was no sun to be found but plenty of fun,
in the Phoenix
mud. With the rainy weather it was anyone’s race and
Risen team proved to be true “mudders”.
Noah Barrette Slipped his way to a 4th in
9-10 open and a 7th in 10 experts. Zach Zito
managed a 6thwhile Douglas King finished 4th
in 17-20 cruiser.
The next stop for the Risen BMX Factory team will be
Bakersfield
California
for the ABA U.S. Nationals.
As always Risen BMX would like to thank all their
sponsors. GHP, Troy Lee Designs, Tioga, ODI,
Atomlab, Vitamin water, Riderz Ready, Composite sprockets.
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GHP adds two new riders
to their factory roster
  This
just in from Greg Hill Products, on March
5th two new GHP factory riders were spotted at the ABA
winter nationals.
Corey
Salas, a Simi Valley local was promoted to the GHP
factory team just before the Winter nationals. A long
time attendee of Greg’s local Speed Seminars, Corey has
shown a ton of dedication and a lot improvement over the
past year. He also has shown the maturity and attitude
that it takes to be a part of the GHP’s factory team.
Dakota
Isenberg was the other rider to dawn the orange, yellow
and black of GHP factory. At the beginning of the season
Dakota found himself without a factory ride due to
economic cutbacks. GHP factory team manager Matt Zito
saw this as an opportunity to strengthen the factory
roster. Isenberg, is a consistent main maker, and brings
the experience and leadership GHP is looking of.
The
rest of the GHP factory team joined Dakota and Corey in
Phoenix. Arizona local boy Justin Hendley took home a
fourth in 10 cruiser on Saturday. Sunday he improved by
two spots for the second place finish.
Austin
Barrette ran both class and open. He rode
hard all weekend finishing second in open and fourth in
class. Racing in the mud Sunday he would take the top
spot in 11-12 open.
 Corey
Salas took two thirds in 16 cruiser. In class, on
Sunday, he was ran off the track while battling for
position in the mud. Never quitting he would get back on
the track and finish sixth.
Dakota
Isenberg made both class, and cruiser mains on Saturday,
finishing 8 in class and third in cruiser. This all came
after a nasty crash in the first turn that left his knee
swollen and sore. With the knee and the bad weather on
Sunday, Matt Zito thought it would
be best for Dakota to sit the day out. Dakota will be
back to full speed in no time.
GHP's
top gun, ABA's 2009 National number one pro, Randy
Stumpfhauser would go up against 56 of the top riders
from the USA and beyond. In a who's who main event Randy
rode to a sixth place. Sunday the mud got the best of
just about everyone.
The
2010 Winter Nationals will go down in history as one of
the wettest ever. GHP would like to thank all their
sponsors and supporters. Tioga, Troy Lee Designs, Riderz
Ready, ODI, Atomlab, Vitamin water, Apex, Composite
sprockets.
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First State BMX is hosting
Burlin Harris's Pro BMX Super Camp .This event will be
held May 22-23, 2010. Cost is $100 per rider.
SUPERCAMP is a training program designed to bring the
best out in all levels of riders, from the beginner to
the seasoned expert.
The program is designed to let you have a great time
while learning the basic fundamentals of BMX.
And for you experts, the trainers will push you to
the next level.
Trainers that will be attending are Bubba Harris, Karl
Clark, Deak Brown, and a few others.
If you are interested please email us for more
details (firststatebmx@yahoo.com).
Spaces are limited and filling up quick. All spaces
are on a first come first serve basis.
www.firststatebmx.com
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USA Cycling Junior Development Results from the ABA
Winternationals
USA Cycling
congratulates the USAC Jr. Devo class
winners from the ABA Winternationals!
Saturday
USAC JR DEV GIRLS (7
riders) 1 Felicia Stancil 2 Dani George 3
Lauren Whisler 4 Shay Glynn 5 Brandi Milligan
6 Shelby Stacy
USAC
JR DEV BOYS (19 riders) 1 Rusty Nesvig 2
Jordan Miranda 3 Nathan Padilla 4 Maliek
Byndloss 5 Jesse Day 6 Bailey Olguin 7
Nick Koehler 8 Blake Paulson
Sunday
USAC JR DEV GIRLS (7
riders) 1 Shay Glynn 2 Felicia Stancil 3
Shelby Stacy 4 Dani George 5 Lauren Whisler
6 Brandi Milligan
USAC JR DEV BOYS (18
riders) 1 Nathan Padilla 2 Jesse Day 3
Maliek Byndloss 4 Rusty Nesvig 5 Hunter Mees
6 Alec Nesbitt 7 Jordan Miranda 8
Bailey Olguin |
BMX Racing News, Tuesday-March 16, 2010
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BMX riders prepare
2010 Supercross season at UCI World Cycling Centre
With the beginning of the 2010 UCI BMX Supercross season just
two weeks away, several National Federations are preparing for
the first leg on the BMX SX track at the UCI World Cycling
Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland.
The Spanish capital of Madrid will welcome the first round of
the Supercross on March 26th and 27th and this weekend four
nations sharpened their skills at the WCC. Some were preparing
for the race in Madrid, while for others it was a question of an
early-season session to get the feel of the Supercross start
ramp and track.
Making use of the WCC infrastructures at the weekend were
riders from Germany (March 10th – 14th), Great Britain (March
11th – 13th) the Netherlands (March 12th – 14th) as well as 10
BMX athletes from the French Cycling Federation (March 12th –
14th).
This week the WCC will host BMX riders from the Czech
Republic (March 18th – 21st), the Netherlands (19th – 21st
March), Norway and South Africa (20th – 25th March). At the end
of the month four riders from USA Cycling (28th March – 1st
April) and five from the Australian Cycling Federation (29th
March – 1st April) will train on the centre’s BMX track.
After Madrid, the UCI Supercross series will continue in
Copenhagen (Denmark) on May 7th and 8th, Chula Vista (USA) on
September 17th and 18th and Fréjus (France) on October 8th and
9th. A fifth leg in Monaco has yet to be confirmed. |
BMX Racing News, Monday-March 15, 2010
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"Crown Haitai
International BMX Racing Competition"
To Offer
$30,000
Pro Payout
With $6000 To Elite
Men's Winner!
Coming, APRIL 17th, 2010
The FIRST INTERNATIONAL
BMX RACE IN KOREA
$6000 FOR THE Winner!
  It
is the pleasure of the Korean Cycling Federation to invite you
to “Crown Haitai International BMX Racing Competition”.
This event
will take place in the heart
of Beautiful Seoul, the Captial City of Korea..
The total amount of prize
money is set
to be around US$ 30,000, big
money for all world class Elite and Junior riders in attendance!
To help world class competitors and teams attend the race, the
Korean Cycling Federation is offering
full board and
lodging to be provided for your team and 2 officials*
from 15th to 18th,
2010 and
we will reimburse
US$ 800 to each person
for overseas transportation expenses.
Korean Cycling has enlisted the help of UCI World Champ and BMX
Legend, Thomas Allier to coordinate application for attendance
to the Crown Haitai International BMX Race.
If you are
interested, please
SIGN UP NOW,
you can ask for the application form by contacting Thomas
"WorldLegendaryBMXer" at
Contact@ThomasAllier.com
It is the goal
and aim of the Korean Cycling Federation to promote and host a
World Class BMX Race Competition, so come and enjoy getting to
know our country better and racing some AWESOME BMX with former
UCI World Champion, Thomas Allier.
* For a team
over 4 riders the organizers will accomodate 2 officials and for
a team less than 4 riders, they will host 1 official only. |
Supercross
BMX adds Steven Wong,
#1 Mens Elite from Hong Kong to
the Supercross BMX Family
Supercross BMX is proud to announce the addition of
Steven Wong, the #1 Mens Elite from Hong Kong and the 2009 Hong Kong
Sports Star Athlete of the year award to the Supercross BMX Family.
Steven has been a fixture on the UCI circuit and is
making his name known as he forges ahead towards his goal of the 2012
Olympics. Steven had been training with Supercross' Samantha Cools in
Europe at the UCI Training Center in Aigle Switzerland and was ready to
step his game up by joining the Supercross BMX program.
Steven had been staying in So.Cal the last few weeks and
got to come up and hang out at the Supercross BMX factory, watch the CNC
machines run, build up his new Supercross EVO iS, Ride the shop ramp
with Kris Fox and got to have a private practice session at Supercross'
Apple Valley BMX Moto Park.
Steven's Sponsors include: Supercross BMX, Redbull,
Oakley, Nike, Champion Systems, and Speedline Parts
Steven's first Race for Supercross will be the UCI
Supercross in Madrid where he will show off his new Uniform and bike to
the world.
For more information on Steven, Supercross and the rest
of the Supercross BMX products and team, click on over to
supercrossbmx.com for the up to date news.
FORMULA TO BREAK OUT BIG TEAM
EFFORT AT ABA BAKERSFIELD!
BMX Racing News, weekend update-March 13-14, 2010
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 INTENSE/ROUTE
55 BROOKES BROTHERS
win PRESTON SPORTS AWARDS
After a great season in 2009 the newest recruits to the
UK's, Intense/Route55 race team, Alex and Ryan Brookes were
both nominated for 2 top awards at their local Sports Awards
evening which was held in Preston over the past weekend.
Ryan, the eldest of the brothers, came home with a highly
commended award in the Rising Star category after his
winning performance at the British Championships in
September and making both finals at the European Indoor race
in Belgium earlier this year. Now aboard his new Intense
mini race frame Ryan is looking forward to the start of the
UK domestic season where he will be looking to win back his
National title and retain the British Championship 01 plate.
Younger brother Alex swept everything in his path over the
past 12 months on the race track and nothing changed at the
presentation evening. He walked away with the Young Achiever
/ Performance Of The Year Award to add to the double win he
took in Belgium this year, and both the National and British
titles in 2009. The question for now is if anyone can
stop Alex's winning streak in Preston, in England or
Internationally as he moves from strength to strength.
The Intense/Route 55 team are extremely proud of the
brothers and are excited about seeing them progress even
further on their new Intense bikes. Said Co-TM Kelvin Batey
" Both boys have represented themselves, their family,
Preston and the sport of BMX amazingly well and it just goes
to show that even at such a young age you can achieve a lot
in anything you do. I'm sure there will be a lot of inspired
youngsters in the Preston region now itching to get on a BMX
after both Ryan and Alex have given the exposure the sport
and themselves deserve!"
Look out for the "Bullet Brookes Brothers" as the new UK
season starts very soon! |
BMX Racing News, Friday-March 12, 2010
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J&R Bicycles/Intense Team
Report, NBL Road Runner and ABA Winter Nationals
  The
JRbicycles.com/Intense
BMX race team made the trek to Las Cruces,
New Mexico for the NBL Road Runner
Nationals on February 27th and 28th
to get the required scores in order to compete for
the NBL National and Team titles later in the year. It
turned out to be one of the smallest nationals of all time.
With the ABA having such a big presence in the Southwestern
United States, the NBL doesn’t get a big draw in this
region. Nonetheless, the team captured two team victories
with Bryce Batten, Levi Pope, KJ Romero, Lauren
Whisler, and Tyler Tinsley putting in some great
finishes to support the cause.
The following weekend, the entire team
attended the ABA Winter Nationals
in Phoenix, Arizona at the famous Black Mountain
BMX track. With the recent rain events, the track wasn’t as
butter smooth as in the past, but I’m sure the ABA and track
operators put in a lot of time to get it to the level it was
at for the national.
With an incredible pro draw, the atmosphere
was exciting and racing was super intense with 274 motos on
Saturday. Our very own Matt “Hot Rod” Rubeck
did the team proud with an awesome high-low move in
Saturday’s main event to take 2nd
place in A Pro. This was a nice pay check for Matt after a
rough start in Reno. Jason Morris made the
main event in Sunday’s A Pro mud race, but crashed and
finished 7th for the day.
Bryce “B.B. King” Batten from
Glendale, Arizona, used his home track advantage to earn two
wins in 10 expert and a 3rd and 4th in 10 cruiser. Also
looking great for the team was Ryan Pettigrew.
Ryan took two wins in 11 cruiser and a 1st
and 3rd place in 11 expert.
Teammate Levi “Littleman” Pope, who just had
his birthday on Friday, finished with a 5th
and 6th place in 11 expert as
well.
Zack Vankammen, KJ Romero, Tyler
Tinsley, Nick Tuttle, Lauren Whisler, and Jessica Navarro
also pulled in some nice finishes to help the team
to victory both days. The team scored a nice 215 points on
Saturday, followed by 186 points on Sunday to beat out 15
other teams for the weekend.
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| Team Picture (L to R): Bryce Batten, Jason
Morris, Levi Pope, Matt Rubeck, Jessica Navarro,
Scott Angus, Lauren Whisler, Tyler Tinsley, Ryan
Pettigrew, Zack Vankammen, KJ Romero, and Nick
Tuttle. |
The team is looking forward to racing the
ABA Great Northwest Nationals in a couple weeks, followed by
the NBL Easter Classis and Gator Nationals in April. Thanks
to our sponsors: J&R Bicycles
(www.jrbicycles.com), Intense BMX, T.H.E.,
Intense Tires, and Sinz
(www.vsiproducts.com), Troy Lee Designs
(www.troyleedesigns.com),
Alienation (www.alienationbmx.com),
and ODI Grips (www.odigrips.com). |
BMX Racing News, thursday-March 11, 2010
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UCI BMX Supercross World
Cup arrives at the Palacio de Deportes of Madrid
 On
March 27th, the public in Madrid will shake the Palacio de
Deportes. For third time in Spain, lovers of the BMX will have
the opportunity to see the best riders of the world.
Riders from all over the world
will fight their best for winning the first test of the BMX
Supercross World Cup of the UCI (Cycle International Union) for
2010.
Madrid will be the first venue of
the 2010 BMX Supercross World Cup. There are four
other
sites around the world for the
2010 season, including, Copenhagen (Denmark), Chula Vista in
California/USA, Frejus, France and Monaco (TBC). Nearly 90
intrepid riders will compete furiously in UCI Supercross
competition.
The circuit has been designed by
Tom Ritzenthaler, ex-pilot of BMX who has been designated by the
UCI as official builder of all the circuits. The layout of
Madrid has a new element never seen before in our country, the
step up - step down, a spectacular block of 3 meters high and 8
of length that riders will have to overcome using all of their
technical repertory. In addition, this fast and exciting circuit
will have a double line, one for men and other one for women,
given the physical conditions of each one.
The Palacio de Deportes will be
full of 3.000 m ³ of dirt that will cover 5.600 m ² of track
including the installation of a giant ramp of 8 meters in height
where the riders will reach the km/h, three bankings in which
the 8 riders that compose every race will have to fight through,
the rhythm section and a lot of jumps and "pro jumps" (jumps of
4 meters high and 14 of length) that the riders will have to
execute to get a place in the final.
The Madrid race will be an explosive beginning
to the 2010 UCI BMX Supercross season, and there is no better
place to be
for the
World Cup of BMX Supercross UCI,
27 of March 2010 at the Palacio de
Deportes of Madrid (Plaza de Felipe II).
www.bmxmadrid.com |
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MCS Factory Team Signs With Vans
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The MCS Factory Team is psyched to announce that we will be
using VANS Shoes.
"VANS is a really cool lifestyle brand that fits our image
completely!" said Brian Fell, MCS Bicycles Marketing
Director/Team Manager.
"VANS is a brand that has been around forever and they are a
welcome addition to our program." he added.
The MCS Factory Team will be sporting their casual shoes off
the track and their new clipless shoe on the track.
Be sure to check them out at the next race! |
Millennium BMX Off New
Site With
NBL Spring Nationals
Videos
Cool BMX Race Video is available
online from
Millennium BMX, a new web site
on the net.
Well, it's not "really" new, since
it's the brainchild of "G-MO", who has been around the
BMX video scene before.
According to G-MO, "I've
decided to put my video site back online and.....I shot
the NBL Spring Nationals
in Morristown this past weekend. I’ll be at various
other events providing coverage throughout the year and
will be adding older footage from years past soon.
G-MO plans to hit the races that
don't have TV coverage to bring some cool video race
coverage to the fans.
Check it out, he does a great job
and when he sez he has some "old footage", he means it.
He's started out with footage from
the 2007 UCI BMX Worlds
in Victoria, BC and some great stuff from the
'07 ABA Midwest National
at the legendary Rockford BMX.
Kick of the celebration with some
vids from the NBL Spring
Nationals in Morristown, Tennessee.
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Todd "TP" Parry Joins
SE Factory Squad!
There
aren’t too many BMXers out there that have been around
longer than SE Racing. But that’s just one of the many
things that 42yr old Expert racer, Todd Parry can claim.
And he can now add “SE Factory Squad Racer” to his long
list of accomplishments that include:
-Top 5
Nationally ranked Vet Pro racer 6 yrs in a row.-ABA
Vet Pro World Champ
-Oldest rider (at 40yrs old!) to ever win the A-Pro
class @ a Pro Series National
-100+
career Pro Podium finishes
Keep
an eye out for Todd racking up a ton more podium
finishes in the 41+ Expert class this year. But this
time he’ll be doing it in SE Racing Colors.
Welcome to the team Todd!
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BMX Racing News, Wednesday-March
10, 2010
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ABA/UCI BMX Race Report
ABA Winter
Nationals - Phoenix, AZ - March 6&7
Round 4 of the 2010 ABA Pro Series
was held this past weekend in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix is one of
the premier ABA racks on the circuit and it was freshly reconfigured
for the National. AA Pro/Elite Men was once again stacked with 56
riders on Saturday. With the UCI SX Series
about to kick off in just 3 weeks, that will be webcast live on
Freecaster.com, the
International field of Elite riders was huge in Phoenix, many
getting there first racing underway for the 2010 season. All 3
Double A marketing riders were in attendance and each made a super
stacked Elite Main during the weekend. Here is how they finished up:
 Cristian
Becerine has been always known for his incredible
first straight speed and the Phoenix track is known as a full
horsepower track.
On Saturday,
Cristian showcased his power potential in the main event and the
great mix of his power on a power track.
When the gate
dropped for the Elite main, Cristian holeshotted what may have been
the most stacked main event of 2010 and took the lead from the start
and never gave it up, winning the biggest event so far of the
season.
On Sunday,
when the rains came, Cristian decided to race the first few laps,
until it was too muddy.
He wanted to
make sure he is good and ready for his next event, the South
American Games, where he heads off to race in Columbia next week and
then onto the 1st round of the UCI SX in Madrid.
Cristian’s
sponsors include Free Agent, SINZ Racing, THE Products, Shimano,
Stay Strong, Kenda, Thomson, UFO, Tioga, S & M, and BMXpros.com
 Randy
Stumpfhauser has consistently continued to keep on
earning some great results in the ABA Elite Class in 2010 and
Phoenix, being one of Randy’s favorite tracks, was looking to be
another great weekend.
After sifting
through the 56 riders in qualifiers, Randy was also in the stacked
Elite Men’s main event on Saturday.
When the gate
dropped, Randy was just off the pace and was back in 8th.
Randy was able to pass 2 riders, and the 2 riders he passed were no
slackers, so it was still a great run in the main event and the 6th
place doesn’t show its true justice.
On Sunday,
Randy was 5th in the muddy quarter, but he was saving
himself for the big F1 Cart race, where he finished 1st.
Randy’s
sponsors include GHP, SINZ Racing, Tangent, THE Products, Go211.com,
Troy Lee Designs, Tioga, and BMXpros.com-Follow Randy on twitter @Stumpdawgg
or on Go211.com
 Danny
Caluag has some great racing memories from the
Phoenix track, but this was a weekend he wants to forget in the
Elite Men’s Pro Class.
Danny missed
out on the Elite Men’s main event both days, but made up for it with
a first and second in Elite Men’s Cruiser main events over the
weekend.
These finishes
help him in the points, as he is looking for a 4th ABA #1
Pro Cruiser title in 2010.
Look for a big
team announcement from Danny’s sponsor, Intense BMX later on this
week.
Danny’s
sponsors include Intense BMX, THE Products, Fly Racing, SINZ Racing,
Shimano,
Intense Tyre
Systems, Skull Candy, OGIO, Thomson, GO211.com, S & M, Champion
Nutrition, and BMXpros.com
Follow Danny
on Twitter @DannyCaluag87 or at Go211.com |
Okeeheelee BMX Has
Revamped Track and Big Plans for The Easter Classic!
Okeeheelee BMX has a big weekend coming
up.....April 3&4, they're hosting the NBL Easter Classic.
The NBL Easter Classic is always a great
race and this year looks to be no different as they've been
BUSY BUSY BUSY in Okeeheelee!
Track Director,
TC and
Mitch Horne have been hard at work, revamping the already
awesome track in Palm Beach, Florida to make it even better.
adding some GREAT new jumps, combinations and awesomeness.
TC and Mitch had some BIG help from Nortrax and Hamilton
Grading for the equipment donations and would like to send
out some props in their direction.
What happened with the track?
 How
bout......the first straight is still the same step up
double roller, second straight now has both amateur and pro
sides. The am side is a double, triple roller step up, and
the pro side is a double step up jump with a 32 ft double
and the same step up as am side going into the turn.
The
third
straight is now split also with a nice step up out of the
turn then on the pro side are 29 ft and 28 ft doubles with a
roller then step up and on the am side there's now a step
up, two rollers, another step up then a double and a step
up.
The
last
straight now ends the whole process with two little doubles
out of the third turn with the same hip and last straight as
before.
WHEW! Lots of fun BMX racing,
guaranteed to keep everyone busy regardless of skill level,
age or proficiency.
If you're
up to the challenge, make it on down to West Palm for the
NBL Easter Classic and take on some good comp and a GREAT
track!
Thanks to
Justin Joy for the awesome track description and photos.
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Caroline
Buchanan Takes Two Big Wins On Home Town Turf! |
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BMX Racing News, Tuesday-March 9, 2010
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Intense BMX Pro Team Race Report
ABA Winter
Nationals
Phoenix, Arizona
March 5-7
 Round
4 of the 2010 ABA Pro Series was held the weekend of March 5-7 in
Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix is a staple on the ABA National Race
series and the newly rebuilt track
is once again
one of the best ABA tracks in the nation. Unfortunately, a huge
rainstorm dampened things on Sunday, but the race action was hot on
Saturday. The Intense BMX Pro Team had a good weekend with some
impressive results.
Danny Caluag
and Arielle Martin were the Pro Team
riders in attendance
and
Intense/Phantom/Ontrac sponsored
rider
Nic Long was in
Phoenix as well. The Winter Nationals are
a kickoff for many International racers, getting ready
for the start of the UCI SX Series in just a few short weeks in
Madrid, Spain.
This
made the
gathering of Elite Men and Elite Women’s the largest of the 2010
season.
 Arielle
Martin
competed
in
her
2nd
event
for the Intense BMX Pro Team and on
Saturday rode
some great races on her way to the Women’s Elite Main event.
With a stacked International field, she powered her way to a 4th
place
finish.
Quite impressive,
as this was her first
race
since her
injury last month. With the rains on Sunday she
decided not
to race and
focus
on
preparing
for the 1st round of the UCI SX in Spain
to be
held in 2 weeks. Arielle was recently chosen to be a
part of the funded USA Elite Women’s team for the event.
 Danny
Caluag
was looking to keep his momentum rolling from Oldsmar in the Men’s
Elite Class. Unfortunately, a small mistake on Saturday in
the
semi final kept him out of
the
main event.
On Sunday,
in the mudfest, Danny once
again
made some
mistakes that kept him from the Elite
Men’s
main event. In the Pro Cruiser Class, Danny put himself
back into the main events and kept his winning ways
going
finishing 1st
on
Saturday
and 2nd on Sunday. Danny is looking to win
his 4th consecutive ABA Pro Cruiser title in 2010.
 Nic
Long,
Intense/Phantom/Ontrac
Pro had an impressive day on the Phoenix track racing his way into
the Elite
Men’s
main event on Saturday.
Another impressive
race from Nic, as this may have been the most stacked main event
over the past season of BMX racing! Nic rode great finishing just
off of the podium in the Elite Men’s Pro final placing 4th
for the day.
THE Products, Fly Racing, SINZ Racing, Shimano,
Intense Tyre Systems, Skull Candy, OGIO, Thomson, and Group D
Designs proudly sponsor the Intense BMX Pro Team.
Intense BMX offers
the ultimate frame for BMX racing, the Podium. Available in 15
different sizes in 4 color options. The Podium has been voted
the
#1 Bike the past 5 years by the members of the ABA and awarded the
ABA Golden Crank. Intense BMX also offers a full range of complete
bikes. For more information please visit
www.IntenseBMX.com
or visit your local bike shop.
To keep up to the
minute with info, follow Intense BMX on twitter @IntenseBMX or on
Facebook.com/IntenseBMXBikes. Follow Team Riders on Twitter -Danny
Caluag @DannyCaluag87, David Herman @ZHermanator, and Arielle Martin
@AMV15 |
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BMX Mania NBL Morristown Spring
National Race Report
Well the weather was warming up and usually
that means Spring is right around the corner, Meanwhile while there
was a UCI in Arizona, NBL hosted the annual Spring Nationals in
Morristown,Tennessee .Elite open had a total of 16 riders on day 1.
It was good to see Alienation’s Jeff Upshaw back on the bike, after
nursing some injuries, didn’t seem to bother him any. Factory
Supercross’s Logan Collins rode extremely well taking the win day
1.Some carnage in the first turn, made the race quite
interesting.Day two would be a different story and a few changes of
riders for Sundays main. The gate dropped and it was Matt Beatty who
powered his way through to take the win followed by Factory
Supercross’s Logan Collins, and Alienations Jeff Upshaw.
Elite Open- Day 1 results.
1.Logan Collins-Factory Supercross 2.Matt
Beatty 3.Jeff Upshaw-Alienation 4.Jon Miller-Addison Bikes 5-Chris
Murphy-HBR 6.Brandon Hopkins-Kovachi Wheels 7.Chase
Campbell-Champion/Nofear/Intense 8.Matt Boller-Accel Racing
Elite Open-Day 2 results
1.Matt Beatty 2. Logan Collins-Factory
Supercross 3.Jeff Upshaw-Alienation 4.Jason Larev-Morphine
Industries 5.Matt Lindly-ShaneWolf 6.Chris Murphy-HBR 7.Chase
Campbell-Champion/Nofear/Intense 8.Jon Miller-Addison bikes
Elite woman is always fun to watch with a
total of 5 riders anyone could of taken the win. It was good to see
Ashley Ross back on the scene after some time off, it looked like it
didn’t bother her to much, she had some moto wins. BMXtruth’s
Madison Pitts was in the house doing what she does best staying out
front, she took the win both days. Day 2 saw the same results.
Elite Woman- Day 1 results
1.Madison Pitts-Bmxtruth/GHP/Fly 2.Donna
Snow 3.Ashley Ross 4.Jessica Cartwright 5.Kyla Reed
Elite Woman-Day 2 results
1.Madison Pitts-BMXtruth/GHP/Fly 2.Donna
Snow 3. Ashley Ross 4.Jessica Cartwright 5.Kyla Reed
Some Noticeable Amateurs were the likes of
Chase Hines-SE bikes, Austin Loebe-Rennen Intense, Kyle Mccory,Carly
Jacobs-Champion Racing.
Thanks for everyone who attended the NBL spring Nationals, its
always a good race.
Chase Campbell/BMXmania.com |
Snap BMX Products Launches New
Web Site!
We’ve gone
live!!!
After six
months of hard work, our new website just went live last night…
three days ahead of schedule.
All new design
and look, with some very cool features with and an interactive
video page.
Please check
it out when you have time and tell us what you think.
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BARRY NOBLES ABA WINTERNATIONALS
RACE REPORT
www.BarryNobles.com
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NEW 2010 NBL NATIONAL OPEN SERIES
Race an Open Class and
Be Entered into the Year-End Drawing for Big Prizes
HILLIARD, OH (March 4, 2010) —
The NBL introduced its
2010 Open Series today featuring new criteria and year-end prizing. The
Open Series is available to any rider at every 2010 NBL National.
Whenever a rider races in an Open class at a 2010 National, they will
receive one (1) entry into a year-end drawing for big prizes. There is
no limit on the amount of entries a rider can receive, but only one (1)
prize per rider. Money Open classes are not included.
Entry fees are only $25 and all riders in the main event will
be awarded $7 in NBL bucks. After racing ten (10) Opens, a rider will
receive a free Open class entry at the 2010 Grand National.
Any rider who raced an Open class at the Christmas Classic,
Blue Ridge Nationals, Southern Charm Nationals, Roadrunner Nationals or
Spring Nationals is already entered into the drawing. The drawing
winners will be announced at the 2010 Grand National.
First prize will be a 52" Phillips Flat Screen TV (or
equivalent value: $1000), second prize will be a 16GB Apple iPad (or
equivalent value: $600), and third prize will be a 64GB iPod Touch (or
equivalent value: $400).
NBL Director of Innovations, Erma Miller said, “The Open
Series was very successful last year and many riders have been asking
for us to have one this year. After discussing it with CEO Gary Aragon,
we decided to put together a program this year that gives all the riders
a chance to win.
We expect this program and the three-for-$100 discount
(Class/Cruiser/Open) to increase the size of the Open classes and allow
for higher bonus points on team sheets. The Open classes are a perfect
opportunity for Rookies and Novice riders to test their skills against
Experts their own age and at the same time earn chances to win great
prizes at the Grands.” |
Morphine Industries announces the signing of AA PRO – Mike Kapes
Morphine Industries is stoked to announce the addition of Mike
Kapes to its family of riders. We have been working on this
relationship with Mike for sometime and are excited to get
behind him as he makes his return to the AA Pro ranks.
Mike will be returning late summer, hitting the pro scene at
both NBL and ABA national races with the Morphine Industries
Factory Team. We have been watching Mike prepare for his return
over the last few months. His natural skill and determination
make for a great combination that we are eager to see unleashed.
Mike made his debut in the Pink, Black and White at Pro practice
during the recent ABA Gator National at Oldsmar BMX. Mike
Carruth interviewed “Money” Mike at Oldsmar asking him questions
about his past, present and future. To find out more about
Mike, Morphine Industries and his thoughts on returning to BMX
go check out
www.bmxnews.com.
Mike will be making appearances more and more as he moves closer
to the July 7th date of his return. Be sure to check
Morphine Industries out at up coming races to see where Mike
will make his first appearance at the starting gate.
Morphine Industries would like to thank its Factory Team
Sponsors; HARO BIKES
(harobikes.com),
Fly Racing
(www.flyracingbmx.com),
Alienation
(www.alienationbmx.com),
Sinz Racing
(www.sinz-racing.com),
Rennen
(www.rennendesigngroup.com),
Tioga (www.tiogausa.com/bmx),
Black Crown
(BlackCrownBmx.com)
Photo courtesy of
Mike Carruth / bmxnews.com |
BMX Racing News, Monday-March 8, 2010
Kirkham takes on Olympian Madill
and wins
BMX Australia Official News Release
 Adelaide’s
Brian Kirkham looks set to take out another
BMX Australia National Series
title after winning the sixth and penultimate round in Canberra
today. Kirkham was too strong for Beijing Olympian, Luke
Madill. With a quick start out of the gate Kirkham led from
the second straight. Madill finished second with Melbourne’s
Joshua Callan just off the pace in third. National Champion,
Billy Jolliffe from Newcastle, clashed with Madill in the
first turn finishing in eighth spot.
Kirkham leads
the series and is 195 points ahead of nearest rival, Callan.
Kirkham was not fazed by Madill sitting
behind his wheel in the final at Melba. “I knew that I had
the horsepower to get by him,” declared Kirkham. If Luke felt
the way I did I don’t think he could’ve come around me.”
After fellow Adelaide rider, Sam
Willoughby secured the World Cup title this year, Kirkham
expects there will be more South Australian riders on the
international scene. “Adelaide has some good riders at the
moment. Even with Sam now in the US there is still his brother,
Matt and Anthony Dean is back into training too,”
explained Kirkham. “It’s a really good scene at the moment.”
Canberra’s
Caroline Buchanan secured her second win of the weekend by
taking out both BMX national series rounds in Canberra yesterday
and today. The current national champion was challenged in the
final straight by a fast finishing Rachel Bracken from
Townsville. Beijing Olympian, Nicole Callisto from Perth
slid out on the final turn leaving Brisbane’s Kelly Percy to
take third. Buchanan now takes over the lead in the elite series.
Buchanan is well positioned with 504 points while nearest
rival, Bracken, is on 376 points.
The final
and seventh round will be held in early May in
conjunction with the BMX Australia
National Championships in Shepparton, Victoria.
Over the
next two days the national team will prepare on Luke Madill’s
Olympic track replica. The team then departs for Madrid
to compete in the first UCI BMX World
Cup Supercross round at the end of March.
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3D Featured
nationally in ESPN 'Rise' Magazine Editor's Note
- Wanna free copy of this cool magazine? A limited supply of
Dominique Daniels feature in ESPN
Rise-The Magazine will be given away free at this
weekend's ABA Winter Nationals
at Phoenix, AZ's Black Mountain BMX.
According to Dominique, they'll be handing out more at the
USA Cycling BMX National Championships
at the ABA's Desoto BMX.
 Official
News Release For Immediate Distribution: Following the success
of the 2008 Olympic Games many
have wondered when the sport of BMX would begin to receive
MAINSTREAM SPORTS MEDIA ATTENTION.
BMX was one of the most watched live and revisited events on the
NBC website but had yet to begin to be reported on or given
attention by the big boys of the mainstream US Sports Media-well the
wait may be over.
This fast paced, action pact sport with more than it's fair share
of spectacular crashes will receive a major boost as one of it's
rising superstars will be featured in the March issue of
ESPN Rise-The Magazine.
This ESPN Magazine reaches nearly 2 million monthly readers and
has featured such rising stars as LeBron James and Dwight
Howard of the US NBA, Star
NFL running back Adrian
Peterson, Candace Parker of the
WNBA, NHL Star
Sidney Crosby, Olympians
Michael Phelps and Allyson Felix and
X-Games icons Shaun White
and Hannah Teter this magazine has been the leader in
introduction the next generation of sports stars in the US and the
world.
In March 2010 US PRO BMX Champion Dominique Daniels known
as "3-D" will be featured.
She has amassed quite a resume with
Amateur World Titles, US Amateur
Titles, USA Cycling Titles in
both Junior and Elite categories,
The Women's Pro Title for The National Bike
League and 2 Time American
Bicycle Association Pro Champion (considered by many the
most difficult BMX title in the world to win) and all this was
accomplished by her 17th birthday.
With her sights set on 2012, Dominique has begun training for
Road, Track (Velodrome) and Mountain Bike trying to qualify in
multiple cycling disciplines which could possibly change the sport
forever.
For now, this Mesquite High School Senior, plans to train and
compete in major events throughout 2010, If ESPN's track record
continues, we will see a lot more of her as she leads BMX into the
light of MAINSTREAM SPORTS AND SPORTS CENTER. |
today's BMX Racing News .....
Friday,
March 5, 2010
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Coming this weekend from the longest
continuous internet source for BMX Racing News, BMX MANIA DOT COM,
coverage of one of our favorite BMX Races EVER, the
ABA
Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona!
Friday we'll be bringing you pictorial
coverage of Pro Practice with SNAPshots of all of your favorite
pros, jumpin', snappin' and carvin' for all they're worth at the
BEAUTIFUL Black Mountain BMX track, one of the SMOOTHEST and COOLEST
tracks on earth!
Saturday and Sunday we'll bring you TONS OF
PHOTOS, race reportage and official results from two days of UCI
points racing so TUNE IN all weekend to BMX Mania for Made In The
USA BMX Racing, it's a GAS!
BREAKING
NEWS! - High Performance coach, Grant White and the
British
Cycling BMX Team to hit up the
ABA Winternationals! Marcus Bloomfield, Liam
Phillips and Shanaze Reade will be in Phoenix this
weekend for the Winter Nats. Shanaze is recently OFF of the
disabled list and BACK ON THE TRACK! Catch the action, as
Shanaze takes on the U.S. Elite Women! It's ALWAYS Rockn'
Racing when Shinny's in the house! |
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MCS Factory Team Race Report - SSA Qualifier Rounds 5 & 6
 This
past weekend Rounds 5 & 6 of the Florida State Series was held at
Okeeheelee BMX, in West Palm Beach, Florida. There was a much a lot of
buzz circulating about in regard to the new track design. Word had
spread all over Florida about the track changes and I believe that
nobody walked away disappointed. The new layout is MUCH more “Pro
Friendly.” The Okeeheelee crew lead by Mitch Horne and TC Cross did an
amazing job in the layout and preparation of the course. The new layout
features two pro straights running parallel to the amateur straights.
For a good look at the track both normal view and a crazy helmet-cam
clip log on too www.flbmx.com. Oh yeah, “Flat Stanley” made a guest
appearance in West Palm Beach!
The MCS Factory Team was on hand to get some good scores in. Though
Mother nature wanted to ruin every bodies day on Saturday by having a
cold front move through the state. The morning was overcast and chilly
until about 2:30 or so when the winds picked up and the rain began to
fall. The SSA decided to put everything on hold after the semis and wait
it out. The word was given to come back at 6pm and we’ll have a
decision. Well that decision came3 early as at 5:45 it was announced
that we would be racing at 6:30! They did their best to dry everything
out, the turns and track were ok, but the same could not be said for the
gate. A lot of riders were having wheel spin, but they got the mains
done and everyone was happy just to have it over and done with.
Team wise, we pretty good with a couple hick-ups... Andres Jimenez
had his hands full with 25 other pros (one of the biggest classes of the
weekend). Hemi wasn’t able to make the main either day, but he was in
decent spirits none the less. He knows that this was not a normal
weekend and he’ll be back with a vengence at the next one. Raul Gomez
used his HTA (Home Track Advantage) to take home wins in both classes on
Saturday. Sunday he raced cruiser, scoring the win, and 30 and Over Open
where he finished fourth. Petey Peters had a good day going on
Saturday taking a third in 16-29 Open, but then ran into some problems
(literally) when a couple guys fell at the end of the first straight and
Petey got collected up into them. Sunday Petey would cruise the main in
Open to save it for Class. That strategy paid off, cause he finished
first place. Bryan Kipp looked super strong in Saturdays Open
main were he finished 2nd, then hit the gate in Class and finished 7th.
Sunday proved to be the better day for Kipper as he took 5th in Open
(Again, choosing to save it for Class) and scoring 2nd in 16 Expert.
Tucker Rice was his usual smooth self this weekend. Tuck would go 4
for 4, winning Class and Cruiser both days. Jeff DeVido scored
himself a 7th place finish in 40-44 Cruiser on Saturday, but wasn’t able
to get himself into the main on Sunday. Dean DeVido finished 5th
the first day in 13 Expert, but didn’t qualify for Sundays main event.
Perry DeVido scored a 6th on Saturday, and a 3rd on Sunday in 12
Novice. Amanda Geving was in Chula Vista, CA at a USAC Elite
Women’s Training Camp, so she wasn’t able to race this round and Cory
Watts is still on the IR list. Hopefully he will be back in time for
the NBL Spring Break Nationals.
As for Team competition, we didn’t have a good day on Saturday. Raul and
Tucker came through, but PTP and Kipper screwed the pooch! LOL! It’s ok,
everyone got it together for Sunday. With 3 firsts and a deuce we were
able to take home the win. I was hoping to get two “keeper” scores out
of the weekend, but one will have to do. Hopefully we can get a couple
in Highlands in a couple months...
Well, there are no races on the schedule for us for the month of March,
but April proves to be a busy month with the NBL’s Easter and Gator
Nationals, as well as, the ABA’s Dixieland National with a SSA Qualifier
chaser in Highlands at the end of the month. Talk about hectic... Good
thing we have a “Calm before the “Storm” comes in! I’m sure we will see
you at one of those events. Well, we better! LOL! Good luck and keep the
rubber side down!
As always, we would like to thanks our cosponsors: Odyssey (www.odysseybmx.com),
Profile Racing (www.profileracing.com), Powerbar (www.powerbar.com),
DNA Energy Drink (www.dnaenergydrink.com), THE (www.the-industries.com),
Intense Tyres (www.intensetires.com), Sun Rims (www.sun-ringle.com),
ODI Grips (www.odigrips.com), VANS Shoes (www.vans.com),
Tangent Plates ( www.tangentproducts.com) and The Hot Shoppe
(www.thehotshoppe.com) |
Eight riders named to funded team
for UCI BMX Supercross World Cup opener in Madrid
 Colorado
Springs, Colo. (March 4, 2010) – USA Cycling announced today
the eight athletes it will send to round one of the UCI BMX
Supercross World Cup in Madrid, Spain, March 26-27. The Madrid
Supercross is the fifth event that factors into the 2010 USA
Cycling BMX Power Rankings. The final race that will factor into
these rankings will be the UCI BMX World Championships in
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on July 31.
Four men received nominations to the funded
team: Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.), Nicholas Long
(Lakeside, Calif.), David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo.),
and Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.). Robinson was
automatically selected as the top elite male rider in the USA
Cycling Power Rankings. Long and Herman, the top U23 men in the
power rankings, and Sharrah, who sits atop the junior men’s
rankings, received coaches’ selections to the funded team for
Madrid.
The women’s
funded squad will include Arielle Martin (Spanaway,
Wash.), Ashley Verhagen (Simi Valley, Calif.), Amanda
Geving (Largo, Florida), and Brooke Crain (Visalia,
Calif.). As the top elite female rider in the power rankings,
Martin was an automatic selection to the funded team. Verhagen,
Geving, and Crain received coaches’ nominations to the team
based on their performance at the first USA Cycling BMX Women’s
Development Camp which took place at the Olympic Training Center
in Chula Vista, Calif., Feb. 22 – March 4.
For more
information about the Madrid Supercross event, please
click here.
CLICK HERE to view all of
the 2010 USA Cycling BMX Power Rankings.
All
championship class riders with an active USA Cycling BMX license
can register for the Madrid Supercross by logging on to their “My
USA Cycling” account.
Registration costs $165 and is open until 5:00 p.m. MST on
March 10th, 2010.
2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #1 -
Madrid, Spain - March 26-27, 2010
USA Cycling Funded Team:
Men - Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.)
... Nicholas Long (Lakeside, Calif.) ... David Herman (Wheat
Ridge, Colo.) ... Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.)
Women - Arielle Martin (Spanaway,
Wash.) ... Ashley Verhagen (Simi Valley, Calif.) ... Amanda
Geving (Largo, Fla.) ... Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif.)
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Arielle Martin, Amanda Geving, Brooke
Crain, and Ashley Verhagen are the four women that
USA Cycling named to its funded team for the UCI BMX
Supercross World Cup opener in Madrid. Pictured,
they are at the USA Cycling BMX Women's Development
Camp at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista,
Calif., Feb. 22-March 4.
Photo courtesy of Mike
Carruth/www.bmxnews.com |
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today's BMX Racing News .....
Wednesday,
March 3, 2010
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Global BMX To
Feature World BMX stats and facts
Since the UCI released the
first Nation's Points rankings some will want to see Who's Who and
What's What on the international BMX racing world circuit.
Well, Carl Lein, long time BMX addict, BMX media junkie and all round
racer would like to re-launch his Global BMX prediction pages.
The URL is:
http://www.factorybmx.com/globalbmx.htm
Carl had kept Global BMX hoppin' in the 'run up' to the 2008 Olympics
and now he's gone live with two more years of data.
You'll be able to keep up on what's happening with the different
riders and countries at Global BMX all the way to the 2012 Olympics.
The site features rider's photos, UCI career numbers, birth date,
accomplishments, and links to rider's and sponsor's websites. |
today's BMX Racing News .....
tuesday,
March 2, 2010
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 ALIENATION BMX
LAUNCHES
2010 GRASS ROOTS SUPPORT PROGRAM
Alienation
BMX, with one of the hottest BMX racing component lines in the sport
is now accepting applications for its 2010 Grass Roots Sponsorship
Program.
This sponsorship opportunity is
set up for the individual racer/team and is designed to give back to
hard core BMX racers everywhere.
Want to join some of the best
riders and teams in the sport riding hot Alienation product?
Teams like the Australian BMX National Team,
BMX Mania Factory Team, Dan's Comp, Diamondback Factory,
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Gavin Lubbe, Luke Madill, Matt Kelty; along with our outstanding
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AND, our products is just as good as our
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If you
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contact Jerry Landrum at
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 BMX
launches national ad campaign
 As
the interest in BMX increases,
the national body, BMX Australia
have launched an advertising campaign to draw more participants
into the sport.
The television advertisement lines up with the National Sign on
Days held throughout Australia. Queensland was the first state
to start off the national campaign in February with many regions
reporting a positive increase in participants and interest.
Other states and territories will conduct their sign on days
from the middle to the end of March.
The advertisement features Beijing Olympian, Kamakazi, and
filming took place at the Knox BMX track in Victoria.
This ad campaign is the first one ever undertaken by BMX
Australia and President, Mr Barry Knight says there has
already been a positive response from the advertisement.
“We are trying to attract new riders all over Australia and this
was the perfect time to promote the sport,” Knight explained.
The advertisement will air on free to air stations as well as
Fuel TV, and the Cartoon Network.
The clip is available by clicking on:
www.bmxaustralia.com.au/?Page=36669
BMX Australia hope the campaign will attract riders from as
young as 5 years of age through to riders over 55. The National
“Come and Try” Day offers
new riders advice, coaching and a chance to ride on their local
BMX track.
Participants
receive a DVD, BMX magazine, hat, wrist band, pen and other
products. There is a chance
to go in the draw for several REDLINE BMX bikes.
Over 65 clubs
around the country will hold sign on days. Find your local
club’s dates by clicking on:
www.bmxaustralia.com.au/?Page=36474
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today's BMX Racing News .....
Monday,
March 1, 2010
USA Cycling unveils new
BMX Women’s Development Program
 Colorado
Springs, Colo. (March 1, 2010) -- USA Cycling is pleased to
announce a new BMX Women’s Development Program, as well as the
hiring of Dwight Training, Pty Ltd., which is led by Sean Dwight, to
oversee the new program’s coaching activities.
The United States has a large, undeveloped pool
of 14 to 18-year-old female riders who are internationally capable.
The objective of the BMX Women’s Development Program is to move
athletes from grassroots racing onto international podiums, thus
maximizing the United States’ UCI Nations Ranking and gaining the
maximum start spots for American women at the 2012 Olympic Games in
London.
Dwight will utilize the Supercross track at the
U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. to prepare the
next crop of female BMX racers for medal-winning performances in
London in 2012, and beyond.
“There are a lot of young ladies here who
haven’t had a lot of training,” Dwight said based on his
observations from camp being held now in Chula Vista. “This program
is about teaching them how to live like athletes and mature down
that pathway. I’m going to push them toward every resource available
here at the Olympic Training Center. So far, I’m really impressed
with their skill sets. These girls have no fear.”
Dwight has coached top-level athletes like
three-time world champ Kyle Bennett and Australian star Khalen
Young. A former professional racer himself, Dwight has previously
served as National Coach for BMX Australia and BMX High Performance
Coach for Cycling Australia.
“Sean’s BMX coaching experience and his
attention to detail is certain to be a valued asset to our USA
Cycling BMX programming,” explained USA Cycling’s BMX Program
Director, Mike King. “He’s worked with many former BMX World
Champions and we feel his presence will fill a void that is needed
for Women’s BMX development.”
Through the BMX Women’s Development program,
USA Cycling plans to provide high performance training with the U.S.
Olympic Committee’s Sports Performance Team while instructing the
next generation of female racers to adapt and master the high-flying
Supercross style track. The program will provide two women with U.S.
OIympic Training Center resident athlete programming, and will
select, nominate and manage various athletes for U.S. National team
trips to major international competitions like the UCI Supercross
World Cups, World Championships, and a handful of international
class 3-5 events.
The first trip for development program athletes
will be to the opening round of the UCI Supercross World Cup in
Madrid, March 22-27, and then on to the European International Class
4 and 5 events in Besancon, France, March 28 – April 4. USA Cycling
will name the U.S. National Team for this trip on March 4.
For more information on USA Cycling’s BMX
Women’s Development Program, please
click here, and stay tuned to
www.usacycling.org to learn how the participants progress
throughout the season.
About USA
Cycling
Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union
Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body
for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States,
including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross. As a
membership-based organization, USA Cycling comprises 66,500+
licensees; 2,200 clubs and teams; and 34 local associations. The
national governing body sanctions 2,650 competitive and
non-competitive events throughout the U.S. each year and is
responsible for the identification, development, and support of
American cyclists. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit
www.usacycling.org.
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New Hyper, Donny
Robinson Bike Released!
Music City BMX Needs Your Help!
 Music
City BMX riders and parents' group in conjunction with the NBL will
be taking donations this weekend
at Morristown for Neva Gronowski, a Music City BMX mom who was
recently diagnosed with ALS. The Gronowski’s were instrumental in
the growth of Music City BMX and how great the BMX program is today.
Neva is a 43-year-old Smyrna, TN,
resident who has been diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).
ALS is a disorder of the motor
neurons, nerve cells in the brain and spine that control voluntary
muscles. For people with ALS these nerve cells gradually die and the
muscles they control can no longer function leading to total
paralysis and eventually death. There is no known cure for ALS at
this time and life expectancy is 2-5 years.
The Gronowski’s are a great BMX
family and have always been willing to help
Music City and any BMX family
they have ever met. As we all know, BMX is the true family sport and
we all stand together as a whole.
The goal is to try and get everyone
at Morristown to donate 1 dollar, 4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickels
or a 100 pennies. As we all know a dollar doesn’t buy much these
days, but I promise if you are
willing to give a dollar for this cause we will show you how far it
will go to help a great family in need. 100% of all monies raised
will be donated to the Gronowski family.
The goal is to raise the financial
resources for our version of Extreme Make Over BMX style.
We are trying to help renovate their house for a downstairs bedroom
and bathroom because Neva is
no longer able to climb stairs. We are also hoping to help with
getting the van equipped with a wheel chair lift and wheel chair
ramps into the house.
If you can’t attend Morristown this
weekend but would still like to give, donations will be accepted and
appreciated. You can contact Bobby @ (615) 267-0742 or email
bobbyg629@aol.com
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It's Nate Berkheimer's
Mustache March!
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just in from Diamondback's, superfast funnyman, Nate Berkheimer.
"Just thought I'd fill you and the rest of the BMX world in on my
favorite holiday, Mustache March!
I know BMXers are always down to have a good time and make people
laugh, lets spread the word!"
Wanna see more Mustache Madness? Click on the thumbnail above for a
good look.
Wanna enter Mustache Madness? Click below for the rules on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=morgan+wade&init=quick#!/group.php?gid=360488765878&ref=nf |
  Risen
forks are now available
Greg Hill, the
mastermind behind the design, R&D, and production of the highly
sought after Sinister forks has done it again,
Risen Forks.
Using his
years of experience, and input from top riders, Greg has come up
with one of the strongest and stiffest forks on the market
today.
Designed to
withstand the demands of today’s high flying, fast paced BMX
world, Risen BMX forks
are not only stiff but unique in design.
Made with 6061
T-6 extruded and CNC machined aluminum from crown to drop out
along with a 7005 series aluminum steer tube.
Now is the
time to get your Risen BMX forks. Risen BMX is excited to
announce new dealer and team pricing.
Want to know more? Get in touch with Risen at
info@risenbmx.com.
Forks are
available in both 20’ and 24’. Flat black and gloss white.
Check it ALL out at
www.risenbmx.com.
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