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30/01 Track Attack photos
We took a few photos over the Track Attack series from Knox and Park Orchards. Click here to check them out.

29/01 Track Attack report round 5
The Lilydale BMX Club hosted the 5th round of the Track Attack on Saturday. Lilydale is another long, fast track which needs an upgrade, you can race the track without having to jump a thing, something which wouldn't encourage the interstate riders to visit again.
For the pro riders it was the final chance to contribute to their overall points for the week. It was a combination of overall money and the way the corners were built at Lilydale that created many carnage filled races, especially in the A Pro field.
In A Pro there were a couple of surprises. Riders who had been regulars in the finals Dean Miller (GT Aus), James Dixon and Joseph Bujak all crashed out of their semis. In the final it was Matthew White leading all the way with Simon Grigg (ProConcept/TotalBMX) in second and the rest of the field following closely. As they approached the last corner the mid fielders all bunched up and looked for a gap, but it seemed that they all wanted to same line through the corner. The 30+ riders Trevor Stamford (BMXBits.com.au) and Shane Jenkins (BMXUltra.com) ended up going down and getting tangled up with Bradley Kohler.
The Vet Pro "Bruiser" Cruiser class looked like it would be taken out by David Comport again, the track suiting him well, but he got caught up with Craig Walczuk (Redline/TotalBMX) and Glenn Suridge. Scott Tabe-Lewis went on to take the win with Brian Kelly (S&M/ECI) in second and Gary Morgan in third.
AA Women was the Melissa Mankowski (Standard) and Emma Franklin (O'Neal) show again, but Mankowski was just too strong out of the gate for Franklin.
The AA Men's class was pretty tight. BMXUltra.com's Jonathan Hoare crashed and hurt himself again, putting himself out of the running for the final. When the gate dropped in the final Kamakazi jumped to the early lead with Luke Madill (GT Aus) and Mike Fenwick (Specialized) close behind. But down the second last straight Kamakazi seemed to run out of steam and Madill pulled him in again to take the win.

28/01 Autumn Supernationals entry form
The Autumn Supernationals are on at Knox, Victoria, on February 15th. Click here to download the Autumn Supernationals entry form for full details or click here for 2004 race calendar and results.

27/01 Liverpool Masters entry form
The Liverpool Masters is on again for 2004. Click here to download the Liverpool Masters entry form for full details or click here for 2004 race calendar and results.

27/01 BMXPros.com Race Report: ABA Sooner Nationals, Guthrie, OK
Race 2 of the ABA 2004 Pro series was held this past weekend in the Lazy E Arena, in Guthrie, Oklahoma. With the season just kicking off, it is always interesting to see who is on form early in the season, and it seems that the BMXPros.com guys were prepared once again. With the Sooner fans yelling for the favorite guys throughout the weekend, the BMXPros.com guys had a great weekend. Here is how they finished up.

Kyle Bennett continued his winning ways from Reno in Guthrie, as on Saturday he once again took the top honors in the AA Pro class. This time with a visor and his new Answer gear, Kyle looked as smooth as his riding style. On Sunday, Kyle just missed winning AA again, taking home a 2nd place. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Answer, Sun Ringle, UGP, Truvativ, Profile, Powerbar, BMXpros.com.

Randy Stumpfhauser looked comfortable on his GT Ultra Box, as he raced it to a podium spot in AA on Saturday, taking 3rd overall. In the Cruiser Class, the 2003 ABA #1 Pro took home another win. On Sunday, it was business as usual for the UCI Cruiser world Champ in the cruiser class, as he once again won. In AA, Stumpy placed 7th and put his GT in all 4 pro mains. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai, IRC Tires, Shimano, Fox Racing, Sun Ringle, AC, Thomson Seat Posts, Powerbar, CTI, BMXpros.com, and Smith Eyewear.

Cristian Becerine was one of the fastest pro at the ABA opener in Reno and he continued his fast pace racing in Guthrie. A crash in the AA Motos early on Saturday kept him out of the main, and then a crash in the Pro Open main kept him to back 7th. On Sunday, Cristian was looking for a win in the Pro Open main, but was just held back to a 3rd. Look for "Fez" to be back on the podium come his next race. Cristian's sponsors include Crupi, O'Neal, Answer, UGP, Sun Ringle, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, and Thomson Seat Posts.

Brandon Meadows flew out to Guthrie after a week of riding at Woodward West and was looking for bigger jumps that what Guthrie had to offer. Brandon just missed out of making the main events on Saturday. Sunday wasn't much better for the 2003 X-Games Gold Medalist, but he will be back aboard his Gold Specialized S-Works bike. Brandon did get to meet a bunch of his fans and show off is new bike. Brandon's sponsors include Specialized, Tangent, Sun Ringle, Powerbar, No Fear, and BMXpros.com.

BMXPros.com proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle Bennett, Wade Bootes, Dale Holmes, Christophe Leveque, Brandon Meadows, John Parker, Jamie Staff, and Randy Stumpfhauser. For more info on any of the riders listed, please visits BMXPros.com or for information on sponsorship or the services of BMXPros.com, e-mail PeteD@BMXpros.com

27/01 GT Bicycles Australia press release: Track Attack
Melbourne, Australia - It’s been a huge weekend for Team GT, with the newest team member for 2004 Luke Madill (Dr Smooth) showing everyone why he’s GT number 1 rider. He took out 3 wins out of 5 AA Pro mains, then went on to win round 3 of the Elite men’s UCI BMX series.

Dean Miller was also in fine form winning 3 out of 5 A Pro mains and finishing 8th in the Jnr Elite men’s UCI BMX series.

Sunday night after all the racing had finished, the riders had a chance to let their hair down at the BMXPress GOLD CUP AWARDS with Team of the year going to GT Australia.

We would like to give all of our team members a big THANK YOU and keep up the good work.

Team GT Australia would also like to thank the following co-sponsors for their continued support in 2004: Troy Lee Designs, Bombshell Forks, Profile Racing, ODI Lock-On grips, Dirt 100% Race, Tuff Neck, ACS Claws.

26/01 BMXPress Gold Cup Awards
The BMXPress Gold Cup awards were on last night at the Barleycorn Hotel in the inner Melbourne suburb of Collingwood. There was quite a crowd there supporting the event and to find out who would win the gold cups. There were a number of surprises, the biggest one being that for the first time since the awards began Luke Madill went home empty handed.
Female pro rider of the year:
Melissa Mankowski (Standard)
Male pro rider of the year:
Michael Robinson
Rookie pro rider of the year:
Michael Fenwick (Specialized/Fox)
Riders rider:
Michael Fenwick (Specialized/Fox)
Bike of the year:
Norco
Team of the year:
GT Australia

25/01 Track Attack results round 5 & 6
Results
Round 5 Lilydale
Round 6 Park Orchards

23/01 Track Attack round 4
Victoria, Australia - The Track Attack series continued last night with round 4 at Eastfield. It was a nice evening for a race meeting with just a little bit of wind. The Eastfield track hasn't changed much in the last two years, it's still very much a pedalers track, the jumps quite flat and many were saying it was dull.
35 riders again in A Pro, and in the final Dean Miller (GT Aus) was on the wrong side of Trevor "The Blackpool Bullet" Stamford (BMXBits.com.au) out of the gate, he got shut out. Trevor took the early lead but his 35+ Year old legs couldn't match it with the younger riders, Matthew White moved up into the top spot by the first corner. James Dixon moved up into second by the third straight, which is how they finished when the got to the line, Stamford hanging on to third with a wall of riders close behind. BMXUltra.com's Shane Jenkins made it to the semi but failed to transfer.
The vet pro "bruiser" cruiser was looking a lot like David Comport (BMXBits.com.au) could take it out again, going neck and neck down the first straight with Brian Kelly (S&M/ECI). But Kelly was smoother over the jumps and got the edge on Comport. Craig Walczuk (Redline/TotalBMX) finished third.
AA Pro women, again the racing was extremely close between Melissa Mankowski (Standard) and Emma Franklin (O'Neal), but Mankowski managed to notch up another win.
In the AA Men Kamakazi started the day in his Vegas style Elvis jump suit, but when the gate dropped in the final everything was serious again. Kamakazi (Elvis) jumped to the eary lead, pulling a good bike length down the first straight. Luke Madill (GT Aus) and Mike Fenwick (Sepcialized/Fox) were side by side fighting for second with Scott Taylor (Avent/ECI) and Jonathan Hoare (BMXUltra.com) and the rest of the field close behind. Madill managed to work his way into second, and looked like he was going to try to pull Kamakazi in, but he'd let him get too far ahead. That's how the top 5 finished; Kamakazi, Madill, Fenwick, Taylor and Hoare.
Results:
Round 4 Eastfield

22/01 Metro Plate goes Old School
Victoria, Australia - Melbourne's Metro Plate series goes Old School this year when round 2 of the Metro Plate will be held at Western Park, Warrigul. Which is about an hour drive South East of Melbourne on Princes Highway.
We are talking a 6 lane gate, manual call and no supercross jumps! That's right a flat starting hill, flat jumps and flat corners, flat out old school style. In the pro class, at a regional event held there last year two old school riders, Danny Galea (BMXBits.com.au) and Shane Jenkins (BMXUltra.com), came in first and second. The race will be held on Sunday February 22nd. Mark this one in your calendar.
Photos of the track are available at www.bmxstars.com.
More information about this race as it comes to hand.

22/01 Gold Cup party update
Victoria, Australia - The BMXPress Gold Cup is on at the Barley Corn Hotel, 177 Johnstone Street (Not 17 as previously advertised.), Collingwood this Sunday.
Anyone there prior to 8pm will get in for $3 instead of $5.
The BMXPress guys suggest to be there by 7.30pm for a 8pm start and they "Look forward to seeing everyone there."
The Deadthings, headed up by BMXer Julian Millis, are one of the bands playing there on the night.

21/01 Track Attack round 3
Again the weather threatened to wash the Knox round of Track Attack out, but the storm clouds soon blew over. The track has changed a little, riders seemed to have fun on the new doubles into the second corner, it also looked like it opened up a few extra lines in the corner making the racing more exciting to watch.
In the A Pro men it was all Dean Miller again, it wont be long before he's back into the AA class. Another reclassified AA Pro Simon Grigg was riding well in the first two rounds but crashed out on Tuesday night. Matthew White settled for second.
The vet pro "bruiser" cruiser again worked out to be the one final to watch, the big guns from the last couple of rounds Brian Kelly and Scott Tabe-Lewis went down hard at the bottom of the starting hill. David Comport, who actually went with the gate for the first time in the series, lead from the gate to the line his third straight win for the series. Glenn Suridge was all over him until the second corner where he was taken up high. It was Damien Callan who took second, Suridge finished third.
AA Pro women is still the Melissa Mankowski and Emma Franklin show, Mankowski took the overall win but Franklin is getting very close to a round win herself, beating Mankowski in the last round.
AA Pro men was again a strong final, Scott Taylor missed out after a fall in the motos. When the gate dropped Kamakazi, Madill, Fenwick, Hoare and Galea all came out fairly even, Galea dropped back when he opted to roll the big doubles at the end of the straight when everyone else launched them. The riders started to form a single file through the first corner. Kama leading, from Madill, then Fenwick with Hoare buzzing his back tyre. That was pretty much the order that they would stay until the last straight where Madill was reeling Kama in, but when Kama found some level ground he shut Madill down. Madill had to settle for second after his scenic tour of Knox's grassy fields.
Results:
Round 3 Knox

20/01 Track Attack, the story so far
Frankston (Round 1)

We missed all the action from Frankston but the story of the day was in AA Pro how BMXUltra.com's newest team member, Jonathan Hoare, took on some of Australia's best including the likes of Madill, Fenwick, Kamakazi, Scott and Mark Taylor. But when it came to the final he collided with another rider over the big doubles in the first straight and had to settle for 7th. Madill took the win.
South Eastern (Round 2)
The interstate riders were treated to a fine display of Melbourne's weather when some heavy rain rolled in early over the South Eastern track, it later cleared to a sunny day, but not before everyone was caked with mud.
The pro racing was tight, 35 in A pro, which meant semis and heaps of crashes. Trevor "The Blackpool Bullet" Stamford (BMXBits.com.au) looked the goods in his semi, but washed out just before the last corner while he was leading. Talking about old timers, the other 30+ rider in A Pro was BMXUltra.com's own Shane Jenkins, he made it through the semi and finished 8th in a tough main. Dean Miller (GT Aus) took the win from the outside lane.
AA Pro was crazy, throw Kamakazi in the mix and you expect anything less? BMXUltra.com's Jonathan Hoare was on his home track and all eyes were on him until he fell hard in the second moto, putting him out of the running for the day. The highlight for the AA class was the lead Kama got until he hit the last straight and Madill seemed to dig deep and just out sprinted Kama to the line, Scott Taylor and Mike Fenwick were close behind for third and fourth.
AA Women was the Melissa Mankowski and Emma Franklin show. Mankowski's first straight was too good for Franklin but Franklin kept coming home like a steam train and missed out on the overall win by only a matter of feet.
Photos are available at www.bmxstars.com.

19/01 Track Attack results round 1 & 2
GT's riders are dominating the Track Attack series in Melbourne so far. Dean Miller has won the first two rounds in the A Pro and Luke Madill in the AA Pro. Standard's Melissa Mankowski has won both rounds in the AA womens class and BMXBits.com.au's David Comport has won both days on Vet Pro (Bruiser) Cruiser. More about that to come.
For now we have the full results for rounds 1 and 2.
Results:
Round 1 Frankston
Round 2 South Eastern

19/01 FACTORY AVENT / BOMBSHELL MAKES STELLAR DEBUT!
Reno, Nevada - One thing you can expect at the ABA's season opener is the debut of new teams. Most fall flat on their face and don't live up to the hype surrounding them. In some instances, however, a team will come together and beat all the odds to become a major player. Such is the case with Avent and Bombshell's first ever Factory Team.

Avent uniformOn Friday and Saturday, the "Bomb Squad" rode practice in Fly 805 jerseys, pants and gloves with 606 helmets and debuted the team's full Factory uniforms in fine style for the first round. With every rider on the team being in the NAG top ten, with five NAG #1's, three "Terrible Ten" recipients, four ABA World Champions, and one National #1, everyone was expecting big things from this group. They came through. Scoring twelve wins helped to propel the new team to a 3rd place in Factory Team competition on Saturday and a hard-earned second place on Sunday. On Sunday, the Bomb Squad finished only two points behind defending ABA Factory Team Champion and Bombshell-sponsored Redman / Yamaha Waverunner, beating the likes of legitimate Factory teams such as Answer and Challenge. The team currently sits in third place in ABA standings.

PROS

Factory Avent / Bombshell / Fly Racing's "dR" Donny Robinson had a tough season debut; full of ups and downs. After picking up his National #2 plate in Pro Cruiser, Donny picked up right where he left off at the Grands and came away with a win on Saturday on his Avent 'Factor' Pro Cruiser, beating longtime friend and rival Randy Stumpfhauser. The squad's newest pick-up, "T-Biz" Tyler Brown was in the mix, finishing 6th. On Sunday, Donny picked up the 3rd with Tyler in tow on his Bombshell 'Tribal Carbon forks' for the 5th. In AA Pro, both National #6 "dR" and Tyler barely missed the cut on Saturday. Sunday Donny powered to a 4th place finish.

The team's legendary Vet-Pro, National #6 "Choo Choo" Charles Townsend broke his hand training the week before the race and was not able to attend. "I'm gonna be ready for Phoenix," stated Townsend, "all those guys better watch out!"

AMATEURS

She's at it again! The fastest girl in BMX, Alise "The Beast" Post, after picking up her National #1 Girl Cruiser plaque and her National #2 Girl plaque, absolutely KILLED her competition over the weekend and scored the ABA's very first triple-triple of the year. The squad put together a brand new Avent 'Factor' Expert XL with Bombshell 'Love Handles' bars on Friday morning and watched "The Beast" dominate 12 Girls, 11-13 Girls Cruiser, and 11-12 Mixed Open. Alise is on a mission to double up on the Girls and Girls Cruiser titles in 2004!

Twitch makes his mark! The pride of McHenry, Illinois, Mike "Twitch" Lundy picked up his NAG #1 cruiser plate and came away with two wins in the new 17-18 Expert class edging out longtime rival and teammate Jason Rogers on his brand-new Avent 'Factor' Pro XXXL. "I got it this weekend, but I know Jason is a fierce competitor and there's never a gimme in this class," stated Lundy. Jason grabbed his 18X NAG#1 plate and finished up with a close second on Saturday and an un-characteristic third on Sunday. With the likes of Andre Ellison, Steven Cisar, and Zach Bean in the class, the success of these two riders is unparalleled.

The "Missle" launches into the new year! 2003 ABA NAG #1 16X Mike Moeller had a tough weekend. After looking like the one to beat in practice on his polished Avent 'Factor' Pro XL with a Bombshell 'Revolution' Cassette Wheelset, someone must have painted a target on Mikey's back. In every round it seemed like someone was gunning to take him out. On Saturday, "The Missle" just missed the 16X main and had to settle for a 3rd in 15-16 open. On Sunday, after getting beat up pretty good in semi's, Mikey finished 5th in open and battled to a 2nd in 16X. Look for the "Missle" to be on a new Avent 'Morpheus' Pro Cruiser in Guthrie!

Bradford kills on Carbon! 2003 UCI Class and Cruiser World Champion Joey Bradford let it be known that Carbon Fiber is the way to go. Joey hopped aboard his carbon fiber Avent 'Morpheus' Pro with Bombshell 'Tribal' Carbon forks and the brand-new Bombshell 'Revolution' 1.5 wheelset and proved to the nay-sayers out there that there is a place for Carbon in BMX frame technology. Joey powered the controversial frame to a 3rd and a 2nd in 13-14 open and a 4th and a 3rd in the ultra-tough 14X class.

"The Tiger" mauls the competition! NAG #4 Chad "The Tiger" Kerley continued his rise through the 9X class finishing 1st and 4th in 9-10 open 3rd and 2nd in 9X on the new Avent 'Factor' Junior frame with a Bombshell 'Revolution' Expert wheelset.

Avent / Bombshell's "Old Guys" wreck the house! The older amateurs on the team made their presence known in Reno in a big way. NAG#6 TJ Johnson ruled 28-35 Expert both days, with a 1st on Saturday and slipping to 2nd on Sunday after a bobble in the rhythm. TJ was aboard a prototype Avent Chromoly Racer. That's right, Avent is working on a steel line-up for all you chromoly fans out there! NAG#10 "Angry" Steve Stewart came back to action after a knee injury sidelined him at last year's Worlds. Stewart dominated motos and battled with Kirk Chrisco and Steve Spencer on his Avent 'Factor' Pro Cruiser XL with Bombshell 'Revolution' Pro Cruiser Cassette Wheels to take third on Saturday. A crash in the main kept him off the podium on Sunday.

"Bomb Squad" amateurs round out the mix. 2002 and 2003 Open and Class World Champion Jacob Abbe, 7X, picked up his NAG #4 plate this weekend. Jacob had a tough start to the year on his Avent 'Factor' Mini, finishing 5th in class on Sunday. 2003 World Champion Lahsaan Kobza, 12X, raked in a 2nd and a 3rd in 12 Cruiser on his Avent 'Factor' Expert Cruiser. In class, Lahsaan and his Avent 'Morpheus' Expert didn't fare as well with just a main event finish on Sunday. After giving it all he had with his two new NAG #4 plates, it's about time for Lahsaan to hang up the Avent Expert in favor of a new Avent Expert XL. The worst luck of all belonged to Dustin Vogler. After battling the flu all week long, the NBL National #1 13X picked up his new NAG #4 and NAG #5 plates, finished 2nd in cruiser and 4th in class on Saturday. On Sunday in semis, Dusty and his Avent 'Factor' Pro took a hard spill in the first corner and broke his thumb, setting him back for 4 weeks.

Look for the entire Factory Avent / Bombshell team at the second stop on the ABA tour, the ABA Sooner Nationals in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Factory Avent / Bombshell is supported by the best sponsors in BMX: Fly Racing (www.flyracing.com); FSA (www.fullspeedahead.com); Shimano (www.shimano.com); Maxxis Tires (www.maxxis.com); Tangent BMX (www.tangentproducts.com); Thomson Seatposts (www.lhthomson.com); Hot Shoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesigns.com); Moto Mag BMX Magazine (www.motomagbmx.com); IDC BMX (www.idcbmx.com). Support the companies that support BMX!

For the latest and greatest in BMX technology, check out www.bombshellparts.com!

19/01 Western Australia Update
By Matt Butterworth (30-34 Cruiser)
Firstly, I would like to announce to the BMX world that on 15/1/04, my wife gave birth to our first child – Zac. Yes a Sprocket Rocket is born!! Born 7lb 4oz, he is awesome and Mandy (wife) is doing great. Soon as he is off breast feeding, its gate practice for him!!

I anticipate continuing racing with the first round of our state series kicking off on the 31/1/04. Several tracks (including Wanneroo and Kelmscott) have done track changes over Christmas and from all reports, they look wicked. For the first time this year, Bruiser Cruisers have been added to the race schedule with $200 up for grabs each round for the 30+ cruiser riders. This should make things very interesting with Derek Price (5W 30-34), Tony Hancox (7W 35-39) and myself (8A, 8PO 30-34), all going for the cash. It’s great that the clubs have finally come to the party and joined the eastern states with this concept. (We did lobby quite long and hard for the class).

16/01 Khalen Young on One Bicycles
Khalen Young has just been picked up by DP1 Australia/One Bicycles for 2004. Khalen is the wonderboy of Australian BMX at the moment since his remarkable ride at the World Championships back in July that just nearly saw him in the elite mens main, and a big start to his 2004 UCI campaign with a big win, in a star studded field, under his belt.
If Khalen is able to keep things going at this pace we might just see him going for gold at the 2008 Olympics.
DP1 Aust. are the distributor of One Bicycles in Australia.

15/01 BMXUltra.com signs Jonathan Hoare
After racing for only 3 years Jonathan Hoare was one of Australia's fastest rookie AA pros for the 2003 season.
He started the year as an A pro at Melbourne's "Track Attack" series, held late in January. After winning 4 of the 6 events, over the 10 days of racing, he graduated to the AA pro class.
Jonathan had mixed results in the junior elite class at the Australian and world championships, but learned from his experiences and bounced back for some great results at the prestigious Cash Dash and the televised DK Spring Nationals. He also took out the Junior Elite win in a tough class at the Victorian State Championships.
Jon Jon, as he's known to his friends, is one of the most skillful and approachable young riders on the Australian pro circuit today.
We are proud to have him join us for the 2004 season.
The BMXUltra.com team is sponsored by Answer, BMXBits.com.au, Pazzaz, Dirt Designs, Tektro brakes, ATi and Troy Lee Designs.

14/01 UCI BMX news
UCI BMX Development

UCI is launching a major world-wide development plan for BMX for the coming years. UCI is aiming to increase the numbers of tracks, licensed riders and countries involved in BMX. UCI will offer its member federations several tools to achieve the set goals; National federations will receive an extensive track building guide including the possibility of technical track-building assistance. Furthermore UCI is producing a training/coaching development guide as well as introducing a UCI BMX High-level training program leading up to the 2008 Olympics. Please contact the UCI office for more information, e-mail; bmx@uci.ch

UCI BMX High-level training
In April 2004, the UCI is introducing the first high-level training program for BMX, leading up to the XXIX Olympics in Beijing, China 2008. National Federations will be invited to send athletes and trainers to the World Cycling Centre to take part of the first high-level BMX training course of its kind.
From 9th to the 23rd April, 2004, Michel Lalande will lead a group of 15 athletes and 5 coaches in an extensive training and educative program for BMX. The high-level program is directly aimed to young athletes with the goal to become champions. The course will also include a training program for coaches that wish to develop their coaching skills.
The high-level BMX program will be repeated and possibly extended in 2005-2008, featuring long term courses that will be included in the regular training program at the World Cycling Centre. Future courses will be funded through the solidarity programmes of the UCI and possibly the International Olympic Committee.
Please contact the UCI office to receive the official applications forms (all applications must be submitted and approved by the National Federation). E-mail: bmx@uci.ch

2004 UCI BMX International Calendar
The 2004 UCI BMX International Calendar has been published on the UCI website. The ever-growing BMX calendar is now covering 59 events in 12 countries on 4 continents. Please visit http://www.uci.ch/english/bmx/calendar/calendar_2004/index.htm to view the complete calendar.

2004 UCI World Ranking
The 2003/2004 UCI BMX Ranking has been in full swing since September 2003. The UCI ranking program has been updated and is now covering three different categories;
Continental Rankings - Each continent has their own ranking, with 10 races on each continent counting for UCI points. A rider can compete on any continent they wish, although points reward on different continent cannot be added together.
Global Rankings - All riders eligible for continental points also participates in the Global ranking where the UCI BMX Supercross (Elite Men only) and the World Championships is added to each riders continental ranking. The Global Ranking ends with the World Championships in July, where over 30’000 Swiss Franc will be awarded to the top ranked riders.
Global Nations Ranking - A nations ranking based on each countries top 3 ranked riders has been introduced to be used as a selection criteria for upcoming major events, such as the 2008 Olympics.
For 2004, the Nations ranking is established solely on a test-basis and may be subject to change.
To view the different rankings, please visit: http://www.uci.ch/english/bmx/rankings/2002/indexV.htm

2004 UCI BMX World Championships in Valkenswaard, Netherlands
The preparation for this year’s biggest and most important event has already come along way. The BMX club FCC Lion d'Or Valkenswaard is getting ready to greet 2000 riders from 35 countries. Several modifications have been made to the track and the official website offers all information needed. Please visit; http://www.bmxworlds2004.com
Please note that the Pre-World event (17-18 July 2004) has moved from the neighbour-club Veldhoven and will now be held on the World Championships track in Valkenswaard.

New President in the UCI BMX Commission
The UCI Management Committee has appointed Daniel Baal (France) as new President of the UCI BMX Commission. Mr. Baal is replacing Ruy Barbosa (Chile) who is resigning due to health reason.
Daniel Baal is a member of the UCI Management Board as well as the current President for the Mountain Bike Commission. Mr. Baal has great knowledge and experience in various cycling disciplines, with his previous involvement in the Tour de France organisation and the French Cycling Federation.
Mr. Ruy Barbosa has been awarded the UCI Merit Award for his excellent work for BMX and the UCI BMX Commission.

UCI BMX Supercross
The inaugural UCI BMX Supercross was held at Camp Woodward in the end of September 2003. Despite Mother Nature’s best try to ruin the fun, the event went off to become a great success for international BMX. Please make sure to visit; http://www.uci.ch/english/bmx/supercross/2003/index.htm to read how it all went down.
The UCI BMX Supercross TV show has been broadcasted in over 36 countries with a total coverage of 79 hours and to a potential audience of 42 million TV viewers.
The UCI BMX Supercross series will be extended to two events in 2004. Camp Woodward, Pennsylvania will once again host the UCI BMX Supercross on the 25th-26th September 2004, with the second date and venue yet to be determined. More information will follow shortly.

14/01 Happy Valley's Southern Challenge
Adelaide, Australia - Happy Valley BMX Club has announced they will be holding the "SOUTHERN
CHALLENGE" on Wednesday 14th APRIL (a couple of days after the Aussies).
Rumour has it they will be offering a large cash pool, dependant upon finalisation of their current and new sponsors.
The club will be pulling out all stops and making every effort to attract riders and parents to stay that little bit longer after the Aussies.
Information, Flyers and Accommodation Specials will be available soon.

Here's some Happy Valley photos we took over the Christmas Break, while the jumps in the third straight are huge there is a smaller track off to the side for the smaller riders.
Second Jump third straight Tripple is in the first straight, stepup in the second, and the jump in the forground is in the third The doubles in the second straight have been extended and the step up is the first jump in the second straight Fenwick jumping the third straight stepup

14/01 BMXPress Gold Cup awards party
Australia - The 2004 Gold Cup Awards will be at the Barleycorn Hotel on Sunday night 25 Janaury 2004.
Time: Doors open at 7pm, be there by 8pm, awards presentation commence promptly at 8.30pm.
Entertainment: There will be two bands playing on the night.
Address: 17 Johnston St, Collingwood. (Between Hoddle st and Wellington st.)
Cost: Due the venue already having a band booked, the club will have a $5 door charge.
How many more Gold Cups can Luke Madill possibly win? You will have to wait until the 25th to find out.

13/01 BMXBits.com.au sign Galea and Stamford
BMXBits.com.au, the Melbourne based mail order BMX shop, have signed AA Pro Danny Galea and Veteran A Pro Trevor "The Blackpool Bullet" Stamford for 2004.
Both riders had a big year in 2003, they were both finalists in the Pro class at the Victorian State championships. While Danny had to sit out of the Australian championships with a broken collarbone after a heavy fall in practice, Trevor went on to become national champion in the 35-39 Cruiser class. At the UCI world championships in Perth Danny finished 6th in the 17& Over class, Trevor finished 3rd in the 35-39 Cruiser class. With those kind of results expect to hear a lot about these two throughout 2004.
For more information about BMXBits.com.au, and their great prices, check out www.bmxbits.com.au.

13/01 BMXPros.com Race Report
ABA Silver Dollar Nationals Reno, Nevada January 10 &11
BMXPros.com riders rule Reno!
The ABA 2004 Pro season kicked off this past weekend with the Silver Dollar Nationals, held in the Reno Events center. With a new season upon us, and a lot of sponsorship changes, a lot of riders were ready to go out and show off their new colors and sponsors, as well as that they are ready for the 2004 season. It seemed like the riders best prepared for the new season were the Double A Marketing riders, as they were the fastest Pros in Reno, taking home 4 of the 6 Pro wins for the weekend. Here is how the Double A Marketing riders finished up for the weekend-

Dale Holmes rode the Reno track with unbelievable speed this weekend, as he was one of the fastest riders out on the track. On Saturday, it was all Dale's day in AA, as he won the first AA Pro race of the 2004 season. This was especially sweet for Dale, as 10 years ago at the ABA opener in Reno, Dale won the AA Pro class. Shows how the "older" Pros has what it takes to still keep on winning! On Sunday, Dale was once again in the AA Pro main, this time placing 5th, but still amazed the crowd with a 2nd place in Pro Open. Looks like another great season for Dale. Dale's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, O'Neal, Azonic, Bombshell, Kenda, Smith Eyewear, Sun Ringle, Profile, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Daleholmes.com,

Kyle Bennett debut his new Free Agent colors on Saturday and took his Free Agent Limo into the AA Pro main. A crash held him back to 7th for the day, but didn't keep him down long. On Sunday, after being energized by his team mates AA win on Saturday, Kyle took top honors in AA on Sunday, bring home Free Agent a lock on the AA Class this weekend. It looks like it didn't take any time for Kyle to take his new bike to the top spot of the ABA podium. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Answer, Sun Ringle, UGP, Truvativ, Profile, Powerbar, BMXpros.com

Randy Stumpfhauser also showed up in his new uniform, for the Hyundai/GT team and took home a win for himself. On Saturday, Stumpy was in both the AA Pro main, where he placed 4th and a 2nd in the Pro Cruiser class. Sunday was a different story, as Stumpy took home a huge win the Pro Cruiser class, his first for his new sponsor. Stumpy says this he is slow this time of the year, but if that is true, all other pros better look out for him after the next few races. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai, IRC, Shimano, Fox Racing, Sun Ringle, AC, Thomson Seat Posts, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Smith Eyewear

Cristian Becerine has made Crupi proud this past weekend with a great weekend of racing. On Saturday, Cristian was in both the AA Pro and the Pro open main events. Looking super fast and smooth, Cristian finished up 3rd in the tough AA class and 8th in Pro Open. Sunday, he waned more and got just that, as he holeshotted the Pro Open main event and took his Crupi XL Bike to the winners circle. Cristian's sponsors include Crupi, O'Neal, Answer, UGP, Sun Ringle, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Thomson Seat Posts

Brandon Meadows told us that he hasn't had a lot of time on his race bike, as the weather up in Sacramento has been so bad with rain, but to watch him aboard his Specialized S-Works bike, you'd never know it. On Sunday, Brandon was in the AA Pro main, but a crash held him back to 7th for the day. Brandon looks forward to dryer weather and a chance to once again race in the main event in 2 weeks, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, at the ABA sooner Nationals. Brandon's sponsors include Specialized, Tangent, Sun Ringle, Powerbar, No Fear, BMXpros.com

BMXPros.com proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle Bennett, Wade Bootes, Dale Holmes, Christophe Leveque, Brandon Meadows, John Parker, Jamie Staff, and Randy Stumpfhauser. For more information on any of the riders, or on Double A Marketing, please e-mail Pete Dylewski @ PeteD@BMXpros.com, or visit www.BMXpros.com

12/01 Victorian BMX news
Track Attack
is on starting this coming weekend. 6 days of racing held over 10 days around Melbourne's eastern suburbs (Frankston, Oakleigh (South Eastern), Knox, Eastfield, Lilydale and Park Orchards), be sure to get your entries in on time. If you haven't found one yet click here to download it.
Park Orchards
track has changed a little, there's now a huge triple at the end of their second straight, this will be a nice challenge for the riders chasing UCI points. A pros Ben Carlos and Trevor "The Blackpool Bullet" Stamford have jumped them already.
Knox
track also has a new jump, they will be holding gate practice on Thursday 15th Jan from 6pm.
Rumour is that Lalor BMX track, aka Northen Park, will be running gates on Wednesday, they usually start from 5:30 pm.
Adam Robb (Redline/TotalBMX) has reclassified to A pro, which takes effect from February 1.
Simon Anderson (GT Aus) was seen riding at Trafalgar 4X track at an open day yesterday on his BMX bike, and jumping the road crossings. Even without suspension he was one of the smoothest riders there. Also in attendance were Danny Galea (who was looking very confident), Dean Miller (GT Aus) out on a mountain bike for the first time and jumping the road crossings, and Shannon Rademaker (Cyclelink.com.au/BMXUltra.com) who has just returned from a shoulder injury that has kept him off his bike for 6 weeks, he was also jumping the road crossings with ease.
Quite a few riders have been changing bikes, Avent seem to be the flavour of the month in Victoria. As well as Pro state champion Tony Harvey making the move, Charles Nelson, David Comport and Trevor Stamford are also on board new Avent frames. Danny Galea is on a DK MP3.
After talking about it for a long time Tasmanian A Pro rider, Josh Issac (BMXMania.com), has finally moved to Victoria to get some serious competition.
An outstanding Victorian AA Pro has signed with BMXUltra.com for 2004 (if you're trying to guess it's not Danny Galea), all will be revealed soon.

09/01 Racegirl® BMX Clinic
Where: Kearny Moto Park, San Diego California
3170 Armstrong Street
San Diego, CA 92111
Get directions here.
Date: Sunday ~ January 18th
Time: 9am -11:30 am Clinic ? Racing starts at <1pm..sign ups 11:30
Instructors: Two of the fastest Girls around!!~ Racegirl® Elite Women Karine Chambonneau & Racegirl® Ambassador Girl Pro Alice Jung
Cost: $20 includes 1 year membership in Racegirl® BMX League, Inc. or $10 for Racegirl® BMX members!
Who: Girls of all ages who race BMX! Or want to learn how!!
Note: All Girls must show current Racegirl® membership card for the discount.

Goodie Bags will be made possible by: Racegirl® BMX League, ATI, and OP Girls Learn to Ride.

For further information, please contact Kim Fisher at racegirlbmx@racegirlbmx.com to register or you can register Online at http://store.racegirlbmx.com/store/viewitem.asp?idproduct=99

08/01 Bombshell / Avent debut factory uniforms for sale and announce coupon deal
Lakeside, California - Bombshell and Avent have just released their new jersey design for sale to racers all over the world. The jerseys retail for $US45.00 and come in youth and adult sizes. The BMX powerhouses have also teamed up with Fly Racing to bring you complete uniform packages including the factory jersey, matching Fly helmet, pants and gloves all for $US199! For more info on this great offer, check out www.bombshellparts.com or contact info@bombshellparts.com.

Also, the two have teamed up again to offer a 10% discount on all Bombshell or Avent products purchased before January 31, 2004. This offer is only available with a special coupon featuring Factory Avent / Bombshell AA Pro "dR" Donny Robinson. This coupon will be available at the upcoming ABA Silver Dollar Nationals in Reno, at the ABA Sooner Nationals in Guthrie, or by contacting Bombshell at info@bombshellparts.com or by calling 1-888-2-RACE-IT.

For the latest and greatest in BMX and MTB technology, check out www.bombshellparts.com.

Factory Avent / Bombshell is supported by the best sponsors in BMX:
Fly Racing (www.flyracing.com); FSA (www.fullspeedahead.com); Shimano (www.shimano.com); Maxxis Tires (www.maxxis.com); Tangent BMX (www.tangentproducts.com); Thomson Seatposts (www.lhthomson.com); Hot Shoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesigns.com); Moto Mag BMX Magazine (www.motomagbmx.com); IDC BMX (www.idcbmx.com). Support the companies that support BMX!

07/01 4X Open Day
There's no racing in Victoria this weekend, but there's an open day at one of Australia's most legendary 4X tracks this weekend, in Trafalgar Victoria, which is just over an hours drive south east of Melbourne.
The track will be open on Sunday (11th Jan) from 9.30am - 3pm. Cost is $15 per rider plus MTBA day license of $10 if riders don't have current MTBA license. Full face helmets are required for all riders. Weather is forecast to be good and keep an eye out for the track alteration.
Signs will be posted from Princes Highway.
For more information check 4Xfeva.com.
While you are checking out the site there's an article worth reading called "Matchin' it with the BMX'ers", that's right the MTB guys aren't happy that BMXers take their titles and their prizes, check it out and stay that one step ahead.

06/01 FACTORY AVENT / BOMBSHELL 2004 JERSEY SNEAK PEEK
Bombshell Jersey 2004 Lakeside, California - Here's the first look at the 2004 Factory Team jerseys for Avent / Bombshell. With some awesome help from Dave at Hot Shoppe Designs, the entire team will be decked out in the new threads for the upcoming ABA Silver Dollar Nationals.

Avent / Bombshell will be teaming up with sponsor, Fly Racing, to offer complete uniform packages. Now fans of riders like Donny Robinson, Jason Rogers, Mike Lundy, Mike Moeller, Joey Bradford, or Alise Post can have a factory uniform to match their heroes. Check out www.bombshellparts.com for more info or email info@bombshellparts.com.

Factory Avent / Bombshell is supported by the greatest sponsors in BMX: Fly Racing (www.flyracing.com), FSA (www.fullspeedahead.com), Maxxis (www.maxxis.com), Tangent Products (www.tangentproducts.com), Shimano (www.shimano.com), Thomson Seatposts (www.lhthomson.com), Hot Shoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesigns.com), Moto Mag BMX Magazine (www.motomagbmx.com) and IDC BMX (www.idcbmx.com). Support the companies that support BMX!
For the latest and greatest in BMX and MTB equipment, check out www.bombshellparts.com.

06/01 National BMX calendar 2004 CZECH REPUBLIC EUROPE
DATE VENUE EVENT
27/28.03. Pardubice International Race
03.04. Prerov AUTHOR CUP 1
10.04. Protivin AUTHOR CUP 2
01.05. Brno AUTHOR NATIONAL CHAMP. 1
15.05. Trinec AUTHOR CUP 3
16.05. Studenka AUTHOR CUP 4
22.05. Brno National club championschip
05.06. Bratislava (SVK) AUTHOR NATIONAL CHAMP. 2
26.06. Klatovy AUTHOR CUP 5
09.-11.07. Klatovy European bmx champ. challenge + JUNIOR/ELITE 9-10 round
18.09. Pardubice AUTHOR NATIONAL CHAMP. 3
25.09. Prague/Repy AUTHOR CUP 6
26.09. Prague/Bohnice AUTHOR CUP 7
09.10. Prague/Bohnice International race
16.10. Bilina Last race of the year
All events are open for international riders except National champs.
We have a lot of good bmx riders Michal Prokop (AUTHOR) 2nd place Elite Cruiser UCI World ch. 2003, Lukas Tamme (AUTHOR) 5th place Elite Cruiser UCI World ch.2003, Jana Horakova (ONE) 1st place Cruiser Girls UCI World and European ch. and 1st place Elite Women European ch. 2003, Aneta Hladikova (WEBCO/MENTOS) 7th place Cruiser Girls UCI World ch. 2003 and 5th place in Elite Women on European ch. 2003.
More info: rene.zivny@centrum.cz

06/01 UnivOfBMX update
First of all, the crew at the University of BMX does wish you all a HEALTHY and HAPPY 2004 (check out http://www.riversongs.com/Fla/newyrs.html)

Also check out the January 2004 update of www.univofbmx.com items,
- the 2003 European Hall of Fame inductees
- O.S.'er Andy Ruffell (England) and his music award
- O.S.'er Gerrit Does (Holland) and his appreciation award Olympic Committee.
- A new president of the UCI - BMX commission Mr. Baal (France):UCI press release.
- Founder of the NBL / co-founder of the I.BMX.F. Mr. George Esser (USA)
- Pro's 4 kids by O.S.'er Jens Linder (Germany)
- O.S.'ers Labigang and Sauze end BMX careers
- Profile of BMX speaker Paul Vakkers (Holland)
- Profile of BMX Pioneer Scott Dick (England)
- The first back-flip was when ......?
- Surprise party for Danny Nelson (USA), who did end his career.

05/01 BMXUltra.com back in full swing
We are back in full swing after a 10 day break in South Australia checking out the local BMX tracks (like the newly redone Happy Valley, which makes the Perth world titles track look like a velodrome, and The Cove) and chilling out.
2004 will be another big year for us, we've just moved out of our HQ in Coburg (8kms North of Melbourne) to a temporary address in waiting to move to a larger property. The plan is to build our own track in the back yard and once a year run pro only 2 or 4 man races Greg Romero or John Purse style.

05/01 Randy Stumpfhauser joins the GT/Hyundai BMX Team
We here at the GT/Hyundai team are proud to announce the addition of the 2003 UCI Cruiser Elite World Champion, NBL #1 AA Pro, & ABA #1 Pro Cruiser rider, Randy Stumpfhauser to the Factory team.
Randy, who had the best year of his BMX Pro career in 2003, joins Christophe Leveque, Jamie Staff, Thomas Allier, and Andre Ellison to make up one of the strongest BMX race teams in the world!
In 2003, Randy racked up a list of incredible accomplishments-
UCI #1 World Ranked BMX Elite Pro
UCI World Champion- Elite Cruiser
NBL #1 AA Pro
ABA #1 Pro Cruiser
UCI World Championship Elite Pro Silver Medal
ABA #4 AA Pro
X-Games BMX Downhill 8th place
UCI BMX Supercross Downhill 8th place
Look for Randy to be in the GT/Hyundai colors on January 9-11 at the ABA 2004 season opener in Reno, NV.
The Hyundai/GT Bicycles Pro team proudly sponsored by and drives the Hyundai Tiburon, GT edition.
The team is also sponsored by Fox, OGIO, Shimano, and Sun Ringle.
The entire GT Bicycles/Hyundai program has the most impressive list of Bicycle riders in the world. Christophe Leveque, Randy Stumpfhauser, Thomas Allier, Jamie Staff, Andre Ellison, Jamie Bestwick, Brian Lopes, and Hans Rey.
The Hyundai Tiburon's mission is to deliver an exhilarating driving experience. With available performance features like a V6 engine, 17-inch aluminum alloy wheels, 6-speed manual transmission, aluminum foot pedals and bodycolored high spoiler, it's Tiburon to the extreme.
For more information on the complete line of GT Bicycles, please visit the newly redone www.GTBikes.com Website. To keep up to date with the BMX team, go to the news section for the latest updates.
For more info on the line of Hyundai automobiles, visit www.HyundaiUSA.com.

05/01 Racegirl BMX Race Report: NBL Christmas Classic
Saturday Elite Women Results: 23 Riders
1. Michelle Cairns
2. Ashley Ross
3. Racegirl Karine Chambonneau
4. Ashley Kneram
5. Melissa Gremal
6. Lindsay Perorino
7. Danielle Mitchell
8. Heather Hellwinkel
Elite Men Open
1. Nathan Berkheimer
2. Lance McGuire
3. Tim Sonner
4. David Bittner
5. Todd Lyons
6. Matthew Beatty
7. CJ McGuire
8. Percy Owens
Racegirl BMX team debuts their Racegirl Jerseys at the Christmas Classic in St.Cloud, FL. There were over 200 motos and 8 Racegirl team members. There were over 11 hundred riders on Saturday including many international riders. One of these international riders was our very own Karine Chambonneau from France, she won every moto, and took a third in the main. Great way to start her season out in the USA. Joining Karine tomorrow, Rachel "Thunder" Smith will be coming back after surgery for her very first race since the NBL Grands. Shhh, don't tell her dad!
14-17 Girl Cruisers consisted of 14 riders, making the biggest class other than Elite Women. Congratulations to all the Racegirl Ambassadors who dominated their motos this weekend. 14 year old Amanda Geving double perfected in class and in cruiser where she was one of the youngest. Katie Shedivy takes first in 15 Girl and Kelly Hutto takes the second.
The Racegirl BMX Team had a made a pretty good show on Saturday. All of the girls who showed up made it to their mains. Team member Kelsey Love from 11 Girls, finished 6th in a hard main. 10 year old Cheyenne Kauffman also placed 6th for the day. Cheyenne Grant in 8 Girls got a close 2nd, just shadowing the winner.
Numerous "other" people showed up, such as One Bicycles' Elite Amanda Persia. She's out for a while with a broken tailbone. Good luck with your surgery Amanda! Vintage racer/announcer Marie McGilvary showed up to give a few pointers and check out what was going on. There's rumors going about that she's going to get on her bike tomorrow along with Rachel. Speaking of announcers, it is great to hear Linda voice back in action, giving Dave Cecil a break from the job. Racegirl takes advantage of his free time by collaborating a new partnership between ProGate and Racegirl Team members. Look for future details on our website, www.racegirlbmx.com. While you're there, check out the new photos from the weekend.
Sunday Elite Women Results: 24 Riders
1. Michelle Cairns
2. Racegirl Karine Chambonneau
3. Ashley Ross
4. Ashley Kneram
5. Melissa Gremal
6. Danielle Mitchell
7. Heather Hellwinkel
8. Jessi Sox
Elite Men Open
1. Nathan Berkheimer
2. Michael Gravenmier
3. Lance McGuire
4. David Bittner
5. Justin Loffredo
6. Justin Wike
7. CJ McGuire
8. Percy Owens
Other Racegirl Highlights on Sunday: Racegirl Ambassador Amanda Geving Triples in Open, Class & Cruiser!!
Racegirl Team Members: Cheyanne Grant: 2nd in 8 Girls..Brittany Brame 2nd in 13 Girls.
Kelsey Love 4th in 11Girls..Elite Women Karine Chambonneau 2nd!!

 

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