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Redline Riders Wow the Crowds in Papendal
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BMX Racing news - TUESDAY - May 15, 2012


MASSIVE BMX RACE ACTION PHOTO BLOWOUT!

POSTED TO THE BMX MANIA UCI SX PAPENDAL RACE REPORT PAGE!



Redline Riders Wow the Crowds in Papendal

While the road to London gets steeper as the weeks go by, the view also becomes more clear as to who the favorites will be when the first gate drops in early August. In Papendal, Holland Redline riders continued to show their form with Alise Post leading the way with her first ever Supercross win while Sam Willoughby notched his third consecutive second place SX finish.

 

In the women’s event, Redline riders rode well throughout the day with Magalie Pottier of France, as well as Laura Smulders of Holland both joining Alise to qualify for the main event. Alise had a perfect day winning each of her qualifying rounds as well as winning her Semi. In the final Alise had a less than perfect start but made up for it by being the only woman rider to air the triple jump at the end of the first straight. With the adrenaline flowing and the competition in the rearview mirror, Alise was in full control for the rest of the race to take a much deserved win. Magalie Pottier took 5th place and Laura Smulders took 8th place to round out the women’s field.

 

Following the Papendal World Cup event, Alise Post is now the #2 ranked woman in the 2012 UCI Points Ranking followed by fellow Redline rider Magalie Pottier in 3rd place.

 

The Redline men had a scare when Sam Willoughby was hit by a wind gust in the Superfinal TT on Saturday and ended up on the ground. With a badly bruised knee as well as a sore shoulder it was unclear as to how Sam would fair in Sunday’s main event. Going through the Qualifiers Redline riders were getting the job done with Sam Willoughby and Josh Callan of Australia, Ivo Van der Putten, Twan Van Gent, Raymon Van der Beizen of Holland, and Tory Nyhaug of Canada all making it into the Quarters.

 

In the final it was Sam, Tory and Twan van Gent who would line up for Team Redline. And just like the previous SX event in Randaberg Norway it would be Sam Willoughby making a late charge but coming up just short with a second place photo finish. Tory Nyhaug suffered a crash on the third straight as he was passing David Herman for third place and Twan van Gent was also involved in a separate crash on the second straight but was able to get up to finish in 6th place. Tory suffered a ruptured spleen and a fractured wrist. The prognosis is good but he will be missing the upcoming World Championships in Birmingham, UK.

 

Following the Papendal event, Redline riders are well placed in the top ten of the 2012 UCI Points Ranking with Sam Willoughby in 2nd, Tory Nyhaug in 5th, Twan Van Gent in 8th, and Raymon Van der Biezen in 10th.

 

Next stop for the Redline riders will be on May 25th and 26th in Birmingham, England where they will compete in the 2012 World Championships.

 

Photos by Craig Dutton/GSX.


 

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing news - weekend update - May 12/13, 2012


MARIS IS BACK!
Maris returns to the top of the podium for the first time since 2011 UCI World
Elite Men's Podium 1st Maris Strombergs/LAT 2nd Sam Willoughby/AUS 3rd David Herman/USA
Elite Women's Podium 1st Alise Post 2nd Caroline Buchanan 3rd Laetitia Le Corguille/FRA
Complete results and UCI SX photo gallery posted on the BMX Mania Race Report Page! Click On Maris, NOW!


MASSIVE TIME TRIAL PHOTO GALLERY POSTED TO SX HOLLAND RACE REPORT PAGE!

BMX Mania Foto Dude, Jerry Landrum's been busy recording the happenings at the UCI SX BMX World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands and we've posted METRIC TONS of awesome Euro Racing Action on our Papendal Race Report Page. Pick your favorite rider above and click on his bike to ride on over to check it out!


 


Team USA's, Connor Fields takes fourth consecutive win in Superfinal Time Trial at Supercross World Cup on Saturday; Alise Post 2nd and Arielle Martin 4th in women's contest

USA Cycling / Papanedal, Netherlands (May 12, 2012) – American Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) claimed his fourth consecutive Superfinal Time Trial victory today at the third round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands.

It was a challenging day for all of the competitors not only because of the length of the track, but also because of the gusting winds.

“There were really windy conditions here today,” Fields said. “First time trial run I was 15th and I almost rode off the track. I wasn’t feeling very good after that. I had a conversation with my coach and he said ‘Be aggressive. Everybody has trouble with the track. Do your thing,’ And that is what I did.”

Other top finishes for the Americans came in the women’s Superfinal Time Trial where Alise Post (St. Cloud, Minn./Redline) was second and Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX) barely missed out on the podium in fourth.

Supercross action continues tomorrow as 64 men and 32 women have qualified for racing. The men will move into the 1/8 finals and the women into the quarterfinals. Fans can watch the racing live on www.BMXLive.tv.

“It feels good, but there is a new day tomorrow and you’re only as good as your last race,” Fields went on. “I definitely enjoy the feeling of winning, the more you get the more you want to win.”

For complete results, please visit www.bmx-results.com.

Superfinal Time Trial Results:

1. Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX)
2. Maris Strombergs (LAT)
3. Twan Van Gendt (NED)
14. Mike Day (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes)

1. Caroline Buchannan (AUS)
2. Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline)
3. Manon Valentino (FRA)
4. Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX)



UCI BMX SX Netherlands.....Friday Practice Pix Are Being Posted! Click Here To Check It Out!

We are beginning to post practice photos from the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands. Check em out and check back, there's more to come! Click on Jason Rogers above to get on over to some hot race action photos!



REDLINE BMX IS RIDING THE ROAD TO LONDON!
 

This montage video of the Redline Global Team is the first in our ROAD TO LONDON series. Over the next few months we will be releasing the rest of the video series leading up to London in August 2012.

Art Direction: REDLINEBICYCLES.COM

Videographer: Justin Kosman



BMX World Cup series round three this weekend

Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 10, 2012) -- The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup continues with the third stop in the series this weekend. U.S. riders have travelled to Papendal, Netherlands to contest this important, potential Olympic qualification event, May 11 - 13.

BMX SX World Cup #3 – Papendal, Netherlands

Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX), winner of the opening round of the BMX Supercross World Cup in Chula Vista, California, as well as the second round in Norway will lead the nine-person USA Cycling funded team into the Dutch National Sports Center in Papendal. USA Cycling BMX National Champion and Randaberg bronze medalist Alise Post (St. Cloud, Minn.) will help lead a U.S. ladies squad that boasts the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth-place women in the UCI SX BMX World Cup standings. In all, dozens of Americans will compete for vital Olympic qualifying points on the Olympic-replica track against over 170 riders from 26 nations, just 78 days out from the Olympic Games.

The Time Trials and qualifications will be held on Saturday, while the Supercross main event will culminate on Sunday. After this stop the UCI BMX Nation’s ranking for the Olympic Games will be established, determining the maximum amount of qualified starts spots for the Games per country. The U.S. is currently ranked second in both men’s and women’s BMX and is poised to take the maximum of three men and two women to the Olympic Games.

For more information, please visit the UCI's official BMX Supercross World Cup webpage or BMX-Results.com. Watch the event online, live at www.bmxlive.tv or follow on twitter at http://twitter.com/UCI_BMX_SX.



UCI BMX SUPERCROSS FROM DUTCH OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER.....COVERAGE COMING FROM BMX MANIA!

It's a HUGE race weekend for Elite BMXers from all over the world, with valuable Olympic County Points available to advance their country AND individual points available to improve their chances to get to the Big Show at the London Olympic BMX Event in August. With so much on the line, you KNOW that the racing will be intense and that everybody will be ON THE GAS to make a dent in their goal of making it to the Olympics.

Friday/Practice, Saturday/Time Trials & Sunday/Race Competition, we'll have it all here on the BMX Mania Papendal Race Report Page, so check back to immerse yourself in some GRRRRREAT BMX Racing action!



bmxultra.com now proudly sponsored by Alienation

bmxultra.com press release ..... We are pleased to announce Alienation Inc as bmxultra.com's newest website and team sponsor and welcome them to the family.

Established in 2006, Alienation are a relatively new company, but they have already made a massive impact across all aspect of BMX. Alienation specialize in grips, hubs, rims, seats & tires, though their product range is much deeper than that. Their drive, innovation, eye for style and unique approach to all of their products is what keeps them on the bleeding edge of BMX design and development. It allows them to create the best, strongest and lightest BMX products money can buy...and more importantly with an affordable price tag.

“We have worked with Alienation in the past when they were naming rights partner for the Alienation BSX in 2010. They were very generous and supplied thousands of dollars in product to help us raise money for a great charity, the Royal Children's Hospital. Needless to say auctions and raffles were running hot that day and it was a record breaking year for funds raised. We have also teamed up with them for a number of product reviews over the past few years. With each review, as we looked at each product under the microscope (so to speak), we could tell that Alienation weren't just another BMX company. Personally I swear by their hubs and grips and have been running them on my bike for a couple of years now and I'm a new convert to their rims, which I have been using now for over six months. I'm very proud to be able to cement our relationship with Alienation, and look forward to working closely with them.” said bmxultra.com head honcho, Shane Jenkins, about the Alienation sponsorship.

As a part of the new partnership we will be rolling out Alienation rims, seats and posts for the bmxultra.com team riders. We have a great bunch of riders on our team, all of which love BMX racing and all highly competitive. If you see any of them at the track make sure you stop them and check out their bikes. Now it's official, Alienation is the bmxultra.com rim of choice.

For our readers this new partnership means more product reviews so you can get a close look at more of the current Alienation product range, and new products as they are released.

About Alienation Alienation support many of the worlds best BMXers, on the race side of things that includes the likes of Barry Nobles, Joris Daudet, Caroline Buchanan, Mariana Pajon, Shanaze Reade, Supercross BMX Team, GT Team, Haro Team, French National Team, Australian High Performance Team, just to name a few.

Alienation products are distributed in Australia by Elite Cycle Imports (ECI).

For more information about Alienation and their products visit http://www.alienationbmx.com/

About bmxultra.com Started in 1996, bmxultra.com is the brain child of former AA Pro Shane Jenkins. bmxultra.com is a BMX race specific website that's set out much like a magazine with regular product reviews, new, photos, interviews and more. bmxultra.com boasts daily updates, weekly product reviews, more original content than any other site of it's kind and an independent approach to presenting you with the latest BMX racing news.

Shane opens the bmxultra.com compound to the public for one day in January each year to host the biggest little BMX race in the country, BSX. BSX is a one on one elimination event that attracts riders from all over Australia and internationally. The primary focus of the day is to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital while providing a relaxed and fun day for riders and spectators.



NEW PROPHECY SCUD CARBON FRAME!

We are proud to introduce to you our new Prophecy carbon frame for 2012.

This new frame will be available in sizes Pro XL, Pro first and later for Expert XL and Junior.

The retail price is on our website, check it out there.

The black color will be still available for frames sizes Pro, Expert XL and Junior to give to riders more choices.

 

So what is new on this frame?

Basically with are using the same process of fabrication than the previous one but with new carbon 3K layers, new paint design and new seat clamp with quick release made by CNC especially developed for carbon frames.

 

Our carbon frame technology:

“Monocoque” frame: We are still using the same technology with a one piece front triangle that we call “Monocoque”. Both chain stays and seat stays are as well in one piece in order to increase the rigidity.

 

Hand made: The Prophecy BMX racing frame is 100% hand made. All carbon layers are placed one by one accordingly a placement chart defined in advance by our engineers and exclusive to our product to give to the rider the right stiffness, resistance and comfort with an incredible weight! (Pro XL frame is 3,19 lbs = 51,14oz, +/-10%).

 

Quality control: Many quality controls are done at each stage of the fabrication process to control the weight and avoid mistakes.

All frame sizes are as well previously tested beside human rider test inside our laboratory’s machines:

*      BB pedal fatigue test during 100000 cycles with 1200 Newton

*      Head tube horizontal force test during 50000 cycle with 1200N

*      Vibration test during 30000 cycles with 54kg on seat tube, 42kg on BB, and 20kg on head tube.

*      Vertical fatigue test during 50000 cycles at 1200N

 

Carbon used: Many kinds of carbon fibers in the market could be used to make a carbon BMX frame, and all fibers get different properties and qualities. Prophecy BMX's engineers use TR50 carbon fiber, which is the one who gets the highest strength properties compare to all other standard ones. This guarantees perfect product strength especially with our special Epoxy Resin used from Korea that we have selected.

 

The choice of the Epoxy is very important as well because it makes the stability of the product, increase stiffness and strength in different areas of the frames in order to improve impact resistance, especially near the BB and head tube. And to maximize 100% the efficiency of our carbon fiber and Epoxy resin , we have developed a frame in 3D ergonomic designed to give to the riders not only stiffness and light weight but as well more comfort to help the rider to transfer all his power and energy to the ground.

To order go to: www.prophecy-bmx.com


 

 

 

BMX Racing news - Monday Update - May 7, 2012


Australian team for UCI BMX World Championships

Cycling Australia and BMX Australia are pleased to confirm the elite & elite junior riders selected for the Australian BMX High Performance team to contest the UCI BMX World Championships being staged in Birmingham, England from 23 to 27 May.

Australia is currently the number one nation in the UCI world rankings (as at 17 April) in both men's and women's elite competition. It's this ranking that will give Australia the maximum of five starting positions (three men and two women) in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

"Our High Performance group has been working well together and challenging each other with aim of being the best in the world, not just the best in Australia," said BMX Australia High Performance Program Head Coach, Wade Bootes. "The girls are definitely doing that and having our guys in finals at world cups is pretty special as well.

"We've got some good heavy hitters in the elite ranks and some promising young riders coming through from our junior elite program," said Bootes.

Competition is fierce within Australia's ranks to be one of the five riders to line up in London and the World Championships will be a crucial qualification event for our Olympic hopefuls.

At the recent Supercross World Cup Series round in Norway Canberra's Caroline Buchanan won both the main event and the time trial medals and those results moved her to number one on the world rankings. Queensland teenager and 2011 dual junior world champion Melinda McLeod last weekend won the elite women's title at the Subaru BMX Nationals in Mt Gambier, South Australia and is ranked fourth in the world while West Australia Lauren Reynolds is in fifth place.

In the men's rankings 2009 series champion Sam Willoughby has placed second in both Supercross rounds contested this season and is the best of the Australians in second place on the world ranking. Reigning Oceania and Australian Champion Brian Kirkham is ranked seventh and Khalen Young eleventh.

While rider ranking is an important part of the nomination criteria a rider who wins a medal* in the elite class race at the World Championships will secure automatic nomination for selection by the Australian Olympic Committee in the team for London. That presents an opportunity for any riders who might not be on the radar of the selectorsand for those named today but it also adds pressure on the world ranked riders in the program to continue to deliver results.

"The race for a start at the Olympic Games is still wide open and because a lot of things can happen at a world championships if a rider can demonstrate they can get through all the rounds, get into the final and get on the podium they will have demonstrated they have prepared well and performed at world level and they deserve a spot," said Bootes.

Riders who have not been named today in the world championship team also have a chance to race with the team in Birmingham if they finish on the podium in the main event final at the remaining Supercross round being staged at Papendal in the Netherlands from 12 to 13 May.

"In the elite class everyone has a chance to put their hand up and realistically if someone does well in Holland we'll support them at the worlds," said Bootes.

(* Time trial medals not included and if more than one rider wins a medal the top placed rider will gain the automatic nomination.)

BMX 20" - Elite Men

BMX 20" - Elite Women

BMX 20" - U19 Men

  • Bodi TURNER (Bayswater North, VIC, 18.09.1994) (Ranked 6 in the world)

  • Corey FRIESWYK (Glenella, QLD, 26.01.1994) (Ranked 13 in the world)

BMX 20" - U19 Women

  • Rachel JONES (Cameron Park, NSW, 18.10.1995) (Ranked 6 in the world)


 

 

BMX Racing news - Tuesday/Wednesday - May 1/2, 2012


2012 UCI BMX World Championship Contender, Caroline Buchanan

 

More than a BMX racer, Caroline Buchanan has already proved herself on the mountain bike scene, claiming back to back 4X World Championship titles.

With the expectations of a nation upon her, Caroline's looking to step it up and make her mark on the BMX world this year.

With boyfriend Barry Nobles on her side and a wealth of experience and determination, the UCI BMX World Championship in Birmingham 2012 could be the time and the place.

A Corinne Walder Vid.

More BMX Racing Videos on Vimeo


 


Official Video of Elite Men's & Women's SX Finals In Norway!
 

Wanna check out how it all went down in Norway at the recent UCI BMX Supercross World Cup? Check out two ..... not one ..... but TWO amazing "Down To The Line" finishes, with Connor Fields and Caroline Buchanan taking home the Gold in dramatic racing!

Slap on your helmet, though, cuz it's EXCITING, SLAM  BANG ACTION, from BMXlive.TV, the official voice of the UCI BMX SX series!



SPECTACULAR BMX RACE FINISH!
 

BMX Racing is known for it's spectacular nature. Whether it's 'The Wildman' back flipping a moto in a world championship or more recently, TWO photo finish races at UCI SX Norway.

Now we have the 35-39 Men's Final at the 2012 Aussie National Championships! Hat's off to Paull McLaughlin, he's now placed himself in the BMX Mania Spectacular Finish Hall Of Fame!

One minute and forty nine seconds of BMX Mania!

Props to gorey131 for the awesome video.



New Zealand UCI Worlds 2013 ..... Gettin' Ready To Go ..... Already!

The 2012 UCI BMX World Championships are RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, next month in Birmingham, England and everyone is excited!

The New Zealand version of the UCI Worlds, for 2013 are just as excited. A team of promotional experts were in Chula Vista, California for the first UCI SX round, makin' contacts and pumpin' up the event to all who would listen!

Pictured above, Jane Patterson, Event Director is getting some BMX support from (Left) Bike NZ's, Bruce Northwood and Tony Takura (Right).

The 2013 Worlds are going to be indoors in a fantastic venue, the Vector Arena, with tons of hotel support in one of the coolest countries in the world.......Who wouldn't want to go to New Zealand? Start savin' your money, you won't want to miss this one! - bmxworldsnewzealand.com

Vector Arena - Auckland, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing news - Monday - APRIL 30, 2012


Chase BMX/Tioga support USA Cycling BMX Junior Development Camps

Recently, USA Cycling BMX held the most recent edition of the Junior Development Camp Series. Tioga BMX and Chase BMX had joined on earlier this season to support the efforts of both USAC and the next breed of BMX'ers in America. J & R Bicycles also came aboard with supporting the top USA BMX series riders with a scholarship for the camp fee's.

13 riders in total made the trip out for the Camp and it was evident to all in attendance that the progression of future of BMX in America is very bright. Throughout the week, the riders have all been taught many different aspects of BMX racing and training, including Nutrition, Weights, Recovery, Dynamic Warm Ups, timed sprints, and more. The camp is overseen by Coaches Brian Fell and Jerry Bradford. The riders were also enlightened by Dr. Jason Richardson, who presented the riders with a seminar on mental preparedness and developing the brain for success in life and sports. Tyler Brown was on hand to give the riders tips each day as they rode on the Chula Vista Supercross track, as well as having help from resident BMX pros Connor Fields, Nic Long, & Mike Day.

The riders had 4 days with 8 sessions of practice to hone their skills on the SX track. On Friday morning, they took to the time trial format to get timed results of the hard work put in at the camp on the SX track. Sean Gaian had the fastest time for the Men, and Shaelen Reno was the quickest of the Women.

In just a short time period, the USAC Junior Development Camp series has had a huge impact on the improvement for the future of BMXers in the United States and the series looks to continue to push the riders to the best of their abilities for a long time to come.

The Riders at the camp in Jr Men: Sean Gain, Colin Hudson, Gavin Nelson, Walker Finch, Hunter Pelham, Taylor Stevens, Zac Jolicoeur, Caleb Minthorn, Josh Banuelos, Luke Roarty, and Kavin Bradner. Jr Women: Shalen Reno & Kendal Perez

Prizes were donated from Tioga, Chase BMX teams sponsors Kicker, ODI, Insight, Elevn, Excess, and Oakley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing news - weekend update - APRIL 28-29, 2012

 


BMX Mania Media Show / UCI BMX Supercross Norway!
 

Yeah, it's not a video. It's not a photo. It's a BMX Mania Media Show.

No words, just some music and lots of Kool Kidz on FAST BIKES.......In Norway!



WIN CUSTOM TROY LEE/J&R HELMET!!!!!

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER TO WIN! OFFER ENDS APRIL 30th

To enter, click on the J&R ad above!

Troy Lee Designs/J&R Bicycles Custom D3 Carbon Helmet.


 

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing news - Thursday/Friday - APRIL 26-27, 2012


five minutes with marc willers!
 
BMX World Championship Contender: Marc Willers

A Corinne Walder vid from the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships in Birmingham, England!

Corinne Walder interviews New Zealand's, Marc Willers as he's healing up from a pretty violent meeting with the paving bricks in the first turn at UCI SX Norway. The guy's not only tough, but he's in the zone. Don't talk to Marc when you're at the big races, he blocks it all out and let's training take over.

He also has his sites set on a World Championship in Birmingham next month.


 

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing news - Tuesday - APRIL 22, 2012

 

TylerVision - May 2012 from TiogaBMX on Vimeo.


Nine named to USA Cycling funded team for BMX SX World Cup #3

Colorado Springs, Colo. (April 16, 2012) -- USA Cycling is pleased to announce the roster of nine athletes it will send to round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands, May 11-12. The Papendal World Cup will be held on the Dutch replica of the London Olympic BMX track.

The event will count toward the 2011-2012 UCI BMX Nations rankings; which as of May 28, 2012 will determine each nation’s number of start spots for the 2012 Olympic Games set for August 9-10 in London. The United States currently sits in second place in the men’s overall nations rankings and in second in the ladies,’ putting them in current position to send a full contingent of BMX athletes to the Games with three men and two women.

Five riders will make up the USA Cycling men’s funded team with the top three Americans in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup rankings receiving automatic nominations. After winning the last three consecutive world cup events Connor Fields (Henderson, N.V./Chase BMX) will headline the team in Papendal. One of the U.S.’s most consistent riders David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Free Agent-Rockstar) will join 2008 Olympic silver medalist Mike Day (San Diego, Calif./GT Bicycles) on the squad as an automatic nominee. After earning the bronze at last summer’s BMX Olympic Test Event and World Cup #3 Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes) will join the funded team as a discretionary nominee, along with Barry Nobles (Menifee, Calif./DK Bicycles) who is coming off a strong performance at the Chula Vista World Cup.

Four talented ladies will make up the women’s funded team with the top two in the UCI Supercross BMX World Cup rankings earning automatic nominations. Currently ranked fourth and fifth respectively, USA Cycling BMX National Champion Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline) and 2011 Chula Vista World Cup winner Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX) will fill the automatic spots. Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bikes) and Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla./MCS Bicycles) will join the squad as discretionary nominees.

Bios for all of these Olympic hopeful athletes can be found online at usacycling.org/bios.

The Papendal Supercross BMX World Cup is open to all elite and junior-level championship class riders, born before 1995, that hold a USA Cycling BMX international license. Eligible riders can register for the Papendal event by logging on to their My USA Cycling account. Registration will close on April 30.

Find out more information on the UCI BMX Supercross World Cups via USA Cycling’s 2012 BMX Supercross World Cups webpage or the UCI’s BMX Supercross World Cups website.

2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cups #3
Papendal, Netherlands – May 11-12

USA Cycling Funded Team:

Men:

  1. Connor Fields (Henderson, N.V./Chase BMX)*
  2. David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Free Agent-Rockstar)*
  3. Mike Day (San Diego, Calif./GT Bicycles)*
  4. Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes)
  5. Barry Nobles (Menifee, Calif./DK Bicycles)

Women:

  1. Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline)*
  2. Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX)*
  3. Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bikes)
  4. Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla./MCS Bicycles)

*automatic nominees


 

 

 

 

 

 

BMX Racing news - Monday - APRIL 21, 2012


HRVfitness Back on TOP OF AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TITLES!

What a fantastic weekend of racing, the HRVfitness riders were out in force at this year's BMX Australian Titles.

The newest edition to the team Tom Siinmaa was looking strong Thursday night in the final round of the National Chambikx series. But in the final Tom got tangled up in the first straight crashing and hurting his knee, putting him out for the rest of the weekend.

Jaden Rice was out to prove a point after a dominating 2010 and then losing both his World and Australian number 1 titles in 2011. Jaden has been working exceptionally hard this year to claim his title as the fastest 12 year old on the planet. When the gate dropped in the final Jaden was away and didn't look back, the big fella smashed the competition and came away with his second Australian title in 3 years.

With a nick name like "The Freak" you better have some mad skills! That's exactly what you get when you are talking about Brandon "The Freak" Te Hiko. Brandon was in fantastic form all day and when the gate hit the floor in the main Brandon turned on the power. The Freako was unstoppable and took out his third Australian number ONE in three years.

Well done to all the HRVfitness crew and the rest of the Victorian state team. A big congratulations goes out to Peter Rice, after a terrible string of bad luck Peter managed to with in both the 50 and over 20 inch and cruiser class. Well done.

Team HRVfitness: Tom Siinmaa, Brandon Te Hiko, Jaden Rice
Sponsors: HRVfitness, Speedco, Altegra, BMXpress, Max's, Sinz, THE

E.J. Dorrian BMX Clinics

E.J. Dorrian has been doing clinics at Pearland BMX in Houston, Texas and all around the state for five years. E.J.'s psyched to be able to help new and even more experienced riders thru his clinics and is also psyched about his new videos that he's making, check it all out here, explore his Facebook page, hit up a clinic and see what the fuss is about.


Alienation BMX, the best BMX rim manufacturer in the world of BMX Racing plans to blaze a new trail in BMX sponsorship with a Junior Elite contingency sponsorship program aimed at USABMX Pro Series races for 2012.

 

The Junior Elite Contingency Program was selected because the staff at Alienation BMX want to invest in the future of BMX and reward deserving BMX racers who are making a commitment to achieving at a level that will prepare them for a great future in BMX racing.

 

The program will take place at thirteen USABMX Pro Series/UCI points races across the United States from January to November.

Prize money will be allocated as follows, per event. Junior Men = 1st/$50 – 2nd/$40 – 3rd/$30 and Junior Women = 1st/$30 – 2nd/$20 – 3rd/$10.

 

To be eligible, riders must do the following.

1 - Each qualifying rider must be using Alienation BMX rims (Front & Back) on their bike.

2 – Send Alienation BMX a photo by email or Facebook of their bike and/or themselves at the race in question, preferably a podium shot. The photo should have the track, podium or a track sign with USABMX signage visible in the photo, confirming that the photo was taken during the national in question.

3 - They also should have an Alienation sticker on their bike in the following order of preference. (1/Number Plate … 2/On helmet or prominently displayed on their bike frame.)

4 – Your contingency payment will be verified by way of the official USABMX race results and  payments will be made quarterly by company check drawn on U.S. funds.

 

Here is the list of qualifying races for the Alienation BMX Junior Elite Contingency Program.

Alienation BMX Junior Elite

Contingency Program

Feb 10-12, 2012

USABMX Gator Nationals – Pro UCI Series

Oldsmar, FL

Mar 16-18, 2012

USABMX Super Nationals – Pro UCI Series

Desoto, TX

Mar 30-01, 2012

USABMX SoCal Nationals – Pro UCI Series

Chula Vista, CA

Mar 31-31, 2012

USA Cycling National Championship

Chula Vista, CA

Apr 20-22, 2012

USABMX Winter Nationals - Pro UCI Series

Phoenix, AZ

Jun 01-03, 2012

USABMX Music City Nationals - Pro UCI Series

Nashville, TN

Jun 29-01, 2012

USABMX Great Salt Lake Nationals - Pro UCI Series

South Jordan, Utah

Jul 06-08, 2012

USABMX Stars N Stripes Nationals - Pro UCI Series

Pittsburgh, PA

Jul 20-22, 2012

USABMX Midwest Nationals - Pro UCI Series

Rockford, IL

Aug 31-02, 2012

USABMX Bluegrass Nationals - Pro UCI Series

Louisville, KY

Oct 26-28, 2012

USABMX Disney Cup Fall Nationals - Pro UCI Series

Orlando, FL

Nov 22-25, 2012

USABMX Presidents Cup Race of Champions - Pro UCI Series

Tulsa, OK

Nov 22-25, 2012

USABMX USA BMX Grand National - Pro Series Final

Tulsa, OK

For stickers, email Jerry Landrum/Alienation BMX … jerryl@alienationbmx.com


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