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31/07 ABA Pre worlds
We just heard that the ABA pre-worlds event, held in Nanaimo Canada (on
Vancouver Islands), the "All Star Nationals" have been run and
won. GT's Randy Stumpfhauser has taken the win in the AA class. Redline's
Jason Carnes has taken out the Vet Pro followed up by Supercross rider
Todd Parry. In the womens Pro class Redline's Kim Hyashi took first, Arielle
Martin finished seond and Supercross rider Samantha Cools took third.
31/07 Sean Dwight Press release
AUSTRALIA CREATES HISTORY AT THE 2004 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN EUROPE
Another year rolls by and the UCI BMX Worlds Championships are over in
the blink of an eye. The sport of BMX is going forward in leaps and bounds
at the elite level; this was evident with the high level of power and
skill that was on display at this year event in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.
Australia found themselves at the forefront of the battle with results that have yet to be seen at this level…forget the Tour De France, the Aussies are in town!
Warwick Stevenson managed to keep a cool head all week, and as a result of this achieved the highest award in our sport today, a World Championship Rainbow Jersey in the Elite Men class, he lead from start to finish in the final as he had done all day, this was domination in its finest form!. Warwick will now head back to his home away form home in the USA to concentrate on the upcoming NBL and ABA titles that are currently up for grabs.
Michael Fenwick. What else can be said? The world is now familiar with the name of the future. Michael had a little bad luck in the Junior Elite Cruiser class with a huge crash in the 1st straight earlier in the weekend, but to his credit he fought back in the 20’ class to win the Junior Elite Championship. By adding the Junior World Championship to his resume will give this talented young rider the confidence to ensure a strong future in the sport of BMX. Michael could be the “one” to follow in the successful foot steps of his mate “Warwick”.
Australia also had a number of other finalists in the championship classes.
Billy Jolliffe (JM) 6th 20” & 5th cruiser
Brian Kirkham (JM) 7th
Leigh Darryl (JM) 6th cruiser
Emma Franklin (JW) 4th
Nicole Callisto (JW) 6th
Renee Junga (JW) 7th 20” & 6th cruiser
Krystal Cranfield (JW) 8th
Congratulations guys and girls on the most successful weekend so far in the history of Australian BMX!
Below are the links to view the action of these potential Olympic athletes:
Elite Men: http://www.schijfbmx.nl/filmpjes/verslagen/2004_wk/4_elite_men_lo.wmv
Junior Men: http://www.schijfbmx.nl/filmpjes/verslagen/2004_wk/8_junior_men_lo.wmv
Junior Women: http://www.schijfbmx.nl/filmpjes/verslagen/2004_wk/9_junior_women_lo.wmv
For further information about the above athletes, CONTACT the Australian High Performance Coach- Sean Dwight at seandwight@hotmail.com
30/07 Stevenson gets cold reception from Aussie
team
Have you checked out the press release on the Haro Bikes website
about Aussie Warwick Stevenson winning at the UCI world championships
last weekend? Check this out.
Warwick: "I wanted to do this race regardless if I was welcome
by my Australian team or not. During the week they didn't even want to
take my bike on their bus as I wasn't part of the official Australian
team. I made sure I going to Holland to race the UCI World's as I really
wanted to win that title. I
can't believe I did it. I'm in the contention of winning two more titles
this year but it's going to be really hard to pull that off."
I must say it's dissapointing but not unexpected, the "official Australian team" have a reputation for being very unhelpful to those not travelling in the offical group. It's strange that they would do that to anyone. Warwick is the nicest person and would never do that himself, let alone to a fellow Australian. When I was in the US for a couple of weeks, back in 2000, he was very hopitable and helpful, he didn't have to be, he gets paid to race.
30/07 Josh Callan seriously injured
Aussie young gun, Josh Callan (Redline/TotalBMX), went to the UCI world
championships in Holland to defend his world title but ended up in hospital
instead.
Josh was in the semi final for Cruiser on the friday at the World Championships, he collided with another rider while going over a jump and copped a handle bar in the stomach.
He was hit so hard that he ended up with a torn bowel and had to be operated on immediately. Josh was meant to be in intensive care for 3-4 days. His Mum caught a flight on out from Melbourne on Sunday night to be with the rest of the Family and Josh in Holland for his recovery.
30/07 Univ of BMX press-release Worlds 2004
Dear friends in BMX,
Each year, after the Worlds, the University of BMX releases the results
of the “World Championship Quality Survey”.
A selective group of international people (riders, officials, organizers
and guests) do give their opinion on the World Championship run that year
(check out the enclosed overall historical overview).
Almost unanimously all concerned rated this UCI - Worlds as THE BEST EVER,
with now the I.BMX.F.-FIAC Worlds 1991 at Sandnes - Norway as 2nd best
and the first ever out-side the USA, I.BMX.F Worlds 1983 at Slagharen-Holland
as 3rd best.
As you can see by the overall historical overview, not all World Championships
had the basic standard of organization. Hopefully this World-Championship
has set a minimum standard of what a Worlds should be, in all fields concerned
(infra-structure, racing technical, facilities for spectators, press,
TV and so on).
A great challenge for future World Championship organizers indeed.
Personally I am looking forward to the 2005 UCI BMX World Championships
at BERCY - PALAIS OMNISPORT de PARIS – France. A fantastic indoor
accommodation in which we ran BMX race in the early ’80 ‘s.
Besides BMX, also indoor Moto-Cross events tale place here as well as
indoor surfing (a complete water basin on the main floor with large windmills).
Around 11.000 seats are available for spectators.
Let’s meet again at the 2005 UCI BMX World Championship at Bercy-Paris,
France.
Gerrit Does
www.univofbmx.com
29/07 Review: Supercross UL 2004 frame
While things are quiet in the news front we have managed to squeeze
out another review. Check out the
SX 2004 UL frame.
28/07 Jonathan Hoare hooks up with Bayswater
Cycles
BMXUltra.com/One Bicycles AA pro rider Jonathan Hoare has been
ripping up tracks around Victoria in a brand spanking new set of Shimano
M071 Sport Performance shoes. The shoes are a part of a new deal that
Bruce and Shannon from Bayswater Cycles (Cyclelink.com.au) have made with
Jon Jon.
Bayswater Cycles is located on the Mountain Hwy in Bayswater, central to the Knox, Eastfield, Park Orchards and Lilydale BMX tracks in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs. The shop is the biggest I have ever seen at 6000sq feet. The sales and service crew are friendly and certainly know their stuff. Shannon has been racing BMX for many years, and pretty much all other cycling disciplines for that matter, including elite level 4X. Their BMX product range includes Felt, FreeAgent, DK, Eastern, DMR, S&M, Profile, Shimano, Answer, Dirt Designs and more. If there is anything they don't have chances are they can order it in.
If you aren't from the Melbourne area they also have an online shop at www.cyclelink.com.au.
28/07 Wodonga photos
We pulled the camera out to get a couple of shots from the finals.
Click here
to check out the photos from Wodonga.
27/07 Randy Stumpfhauser wins 2004 UCI World
Title
Nestled just outside of Amsterdam in Valkenswaard, Netherlands the 2004
UCI BMX World Championships were being held. On one of the best tracks
that Europe has to offer, the Valkenswaard track has deep roots in BMX
history, as it was the host of the 1993 UCI BMX World Championships. With
incredible crowds on hand to watch the BMX racing, it seemed more like
a Supercross event in the USA, as the place was packed with fans and riders
from all over the World. 34 Countries made up for the biggest World Championship
in History.
The Hyundai/GT Team had 3 of the Worlds top rider competing for the Elite
Men's World Title. With Randy Stumpfhauser, Thomas Allier, and Luke Madill
all going for the Gold, it was for sure to be a race to remember. On Friday
night, it would be Randy and Luke going for a shot at the Elite Cruiser
men's title.
Friday night at the UCI World Championships kicked off the World Title
chases with the Cruiser Classes, including Elite Cruiser, and Hyundai/GT
Pro Rider Randy Stumpfhauser was looking forward to it.
For the past 2 years, Randy has owned the Elite Cruiser Class at the UCI
World Championships taking home 2 world titles. This year, leading up
to the UCI Worlds, Randy has been almost unbeatable in his 2004 season
aboard his GT Power Series Cruiser, so it looked favorable for him to
add his 3rd title in a row.
With over 80 riders in the Elite men's cruiser class it would be no easy
task to be one of the elite 8 in the Cruiser main event.
Randy drew some tough competitors in the Moto's but made it look easy
as he took 3 wins. On to the 1/8th final and again Randy was the winner.
The same would go for the 1/4 final and 1/2 final, with Randy entering
into the toughest Elite Cruiser race quite possibly ever.
As the riders lined up for the Gate, the over 15,000 spectators were going
crazy as a World Champion was about to be crowned. As the gate dropped,
Randy got out well, but was just a bit behind Cristian Becerine and Jason
Richardson. Randy rode smart and smooth and going into the 3rd turn chose
his time to pass both riders and run away with the win and his 3rd consecutive
UCI World Championship.
Hyundai/GT is proudly sponsored by Hyundai USA, Fox Racing, Shimano, IRC
Tires, Sun Ringle, OGIO, and Rock Shox.
27/07 Border regional results
It's a big ask to expect people to compete at Wodonga (350Kms
north of Melbourne) in the middle of winter. Wodonga is about 1-1.5 hours
from some of Australia's best ski resorts so can get a little cold and
very wet. Which is why the Northern Rivers Regional committee decided
to make the event a double points round. It worked for the Pro Open class,
there were enough riders for a semi final under the hybrid rules the region
uses, the other classes were a little light on though.
There were a handful of AA Pros, including Jonathan Hoare, Brian Slatter, Levi Collins and Brock Tuckerman, and a whole lot of A Pros.
Although it didn't rain much on the day, the track was very wet. It had rained for about 24 hours from Friday night and the track just soaked it up. There were some very muddy patches before jumps and in corners that were throwing people all over the place.
When racing got started there were no real surprises. In the Semis the two guys to finish 5th were BMXUltra.com's Shane Jenkins and Cyclelink.com.au's Shannon Rademaker.
When the gate dropped in the final Jon Jon came flying out of lane two and had a half a bike length advantage which he stretched out to about a bike and a half, he made the mistake of taking the second corner too cautiously and Levi Collins took the lead. Down the third straight and Tuckerman had pulled up next to Jon Jon, his race was slipping away. Going into the last corner Jon Jon took the low road and it looked like he started to drift, he collided with Tuckerman who went over the top of the corner. Levi was clear in first, Jon Jon took second, and Robert Slatter slipped into third.
Pro Open results
1. Levi Collins (Sinister)
2. Jonathan Hoare (BMXUltra.com/One)
3. Robert Slatter (Melbourne Bicycle Center)
4. Adam Carey (Sinister)
5. James Booth
6. David Page (Norco)
7. Nathan May (Sinister)
8. Brock Tuckerman (Sinister)
Click here to see the full results.
26/07 Aussie Men on top of the world
The results are in from the 2004 UCI world championships. Aussie
Men, Mike Fenwick and Warwick Stevenson, took out the Junior and Senior
Elite classes respectively. While BMXAustralia might like to cash in on
the results from these outstanding riders, it was an individual effort
from each of them that won them the rights to wear the #1 world plate
for the next 12 months.
Emma Franklin is Australia's highest ranked elite female rider finishing a respectable 4th in the Junior Elite Womens class.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each of the riders and the rest of the Australian team.
For the full results check http://www.uci.ch/modello2.asp?1stlevelid=C&level1=5&level2=2&idnews=2911
23/07 World Championships this weekend
The UCI world championships are on this weekend. Australian Warwick
Stevenson took out the Pro Shootout last night and fellow countryman Kamakazi
finished in fourth. Could this be the first year that Warwick wins a UCI
crown on his 20"? There's a long way through qualifying to the number
1 position on the podium, but it will be great to have an Australian as
the Elite world champion, from memory this has never happened before,
however a couple have come close. Another strong contender is Kyle Bennett,
the American who has won the world championships for the last two years
running. The track in Holland is much different to the past two years,
it seems to give riders with the horse power the advantage over skills.
If you want to keep up with the latest from Holland you could try this
link: http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stlevelid=LL&level1=0&level2=0
23/07 BMXUltra.com photos in US teen magazine
An American teen girls magazine will be publishing an article
about girls in BMX in a soon to be released issue. The article will feature
photos taken by our webmaster Shane Jenkins, this is not the first time
that BMXUltra.com photos have been published in North America. Some of
you may remember, about this time last year, some photos featured in The
Best Book About Bikes. Let's hope the article helps to promote and
increase female participation the sport of BMX.
More information when the magazine is released.
22/07 SA BMX titles rumour
Last year South Australia opened their state championships, but only for
pro riders from anywhere to compete. Rumour has it that this year the
vet pro cruiser class will also be open at their state championships,
to be held at the Tea Tree Gully track in October. The class is starting
to build such momentum in South Australia that they are have riders on
the hunt for second hand cruisers. If you know anyone who has one for
sale tell them they can post it for free on our classifieds.
21/07 Getting started in BMX
While things are hotting up inside BMX with the announcement
of BMX as an Olympic sport for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, it seems
that people are forgetting that there are people yet to experience our
great sport.
If you want to get involved in BMX racing and you are not sure how, you have the internet at your finger tips which is a powerful resource. I don't know how many times I have heard that people would go to a local bike shop to find out more about BMX and they get the blank looks and then find themselves being recruited for the local road, track, or mountain bike clubs. Unless your local bike shop specialises in BMX, and in particular BMX racing you are far better off using the internet to gather information. I recommend that you search on www.google.com for "bmx" and the name of your local town, or city. For example "bmx Melbourne". The chances of finding something are pretty high given the number of BMX websites these days. If you can't find anything on a local level you may need to modify your search to look for your national body, you should find a local track listing if not look for a contact email address and ask.
Regardless of how handy you are on a BMX bike, the best place to start racing is at a local BMX club race. It's at a club level that you get to compete against people with a similar enthusiasm and skill level. You will learn the basic skills of gate starting, taking jumps at race pace and riding against other riders, all very important when moving up to the next level.
You will need basic protective gear which may vary between governing bodies, but generally you need a helmet (full face is highly recommended), full finger gloves, long sleeve top, long pants, socks, and sneakers. Your bike should also be in good working order. If you don't have all the basics you can generally find that people at the local club will be more than willing to help you out with loaner equipment. You often hear that you need expensive equipment to be competitive which is probably true at an elite level, but if you are just getting started you could be all suited up with a bike and helmet for a couple of hundered dollars, there is a huge second hand market with people upgrading, leaving the sport, etc and there are a lot of well priced entry level bikes on the market today.
20/07 Factory Avent / Bombshell riders on fire
at UCI pre worlds
Valkenswaard, Netherlands - A small contingent of Factory Avent
/ Bombshell riders made the trek to Holland for the UCI Worlds and decided
to hit up the Pre-race the weekend before the big show. Elite Pro "dR"
Donny Robinson, A Pro Jason Rogers, 14 Expert and reigning UCI class and
cruiser World Champ Joey Bradford, 12 Expert and reigning UCI World Champ
Tory Nyhaug made the early trip out to the Worlds worth it with some great
racing.
Donny Robinson came out strong on Saturday with a nice win in Pro Cruiser
on the Worlds track. Monday he came back on his 20" but crashed in
the main. Jason Rogers had to race Elite Men's because he turns 19 this
year. Not a bad outing for Jason, making his Elite Men's semi. Joey Bradford,
sharing a bike with Donny Robinson, dominated the 15-16 Cruiser motos
but had back-to-back semi's with Donny and had to sit on the sideline.
Joey came back on Monday to take the 15 Expert class decidedly. 12 Expert
Tory Nyhaug was as dominating as last year, doubling up in class and cruiser
for an excellent start to the Worlds week.
With the Worlds next weekend, the team expects big things. Donny Robinson
has always had good luck at this race. At the UCI Worlds in Kentucky,
"dR" doubled in Junior Men's class and cruiser, the only rider
in history to accomplish this feat. Joey Bradford and Tory Nyhaug are
hoping to repeat as World Champs.
Part of the team made it out to Brainerd, Minnesota for the ABA's Land
o' Lakes Nationals. 11 Expert Connor "Con-Man" Fields, 13 Girl
Alise "The Beast" Post, 18 Expert Mike Lundy, and 31 Expert
"E-dub" Eric Elliott were out in the mid-north representing
the Bomb Squad. The team's newest kid, Connor Fields has been adjusting
to his new Morpheus Expert XL frame nicely, doubling up in 11 Expert for
the weekend. Alise Post rocked the house again with another triple-triple
in 13 Girls, 13 Girls Cruiser, and 13-14 Mixed Open. Mike Lundy doubled
in 17-20 Cruiser, and 17-24 open but had some bad luck in class on Saturday,
hitting the gate. Lundy came back on Sunday racing only class and open
and doubled up. Eric Elliott has been coming back strong after surgery
on his arm and double doubled in 31-35 Cruiser and 28-35 Expert.
For the latest and greatest in cycling technology check out www.bombshellparts.com
and www.aventcycles.com!
Factory Avent / Bombshell is supported by the best sponsors in racing:
Fly Racing (www.flyracing.com); FSA (www.fullspeedahead.com); Shimano
(www.shimano.com); Six Six One (www.sixsixone.com); Maxxis Tires (www.maxxis.com);
Tangent BMX (www.tangentproducts.com); Thomson Seatposts (www.lhthomson.com);
Hot Shoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesigns.com); Red Baron Racing (www.redbaronracing.net);
Moto Mag BMX Magazine (www.motomagbmx.com); IDC BMX (www.idcbmx.com).
20/07 Regional race in Wodonga this weekend
As heads turn to the Netherlands for the UCI world championships results
on the upcoming weekend Victoria's Northern Rivers Region will be running
another round of their regional series in Wodonga. If you are heading
to Wodonga, and thinking of going early, there will be gate practice on
Saturday from 2:00 to 3:30 pm weather permitting.
As promissed we said we would give away the remainder of our Beastie Boys
give aways. At this stage it looks like we will be heading up to Wodonga
so look out for the BMXUltra.com tent. We will have a bunch of stickers
but only a few CDs. We'll give the first one away to the first person
who comes to us wearing a Beastie Boys t-shirt/jumper, the next one will
go to the person wearing the oldest old-school race jersey. We'll see
what's left after that.
19/07 Anthony Gray seriously injured
While on holiday in Adelaide, former Victorian State Champion, Anthony
Gray was riding at a skate park and had a nasty fall which has caused
serious damage to his spine.
He has had a bone graft for which they are waiting for the results. He will be tranferred to the spinal unit of the Royal Adelaide Hospital next week where he will be assessed.
We hope Anthony's injuries aren't permanent and wish him a full recovery.
19/07 2005 BMX Calendar Club Registration
Gavin D is still waiting on representatives from the following VICTORIAN
clubs to log on and register their club's details for the club contact
list in the 2005 BMX Calendar. (The official cut off date was FRIDAY 16th
JULY.)
BELLARINE
BORDER
FRANKSTON
HOPPERS
NORTHERN PARK
PARK ORCHARDS
PORTLAND
RICH RIVER
SUNBURY
WARRNAMBOOL
WESTERN PARK
They have until Monday 19th July to ammend this.
If you know anyone at the following clubs - please give them a reminder to get involved. It would be great to have every club from every state in Australia on there.
If you have not registered, please log on to http://www.gavind.com.au Click on the BMX Calendar link, scroll down to the Club Registration blurb and click on the active link to the ONLINE REGISTRATION.
If you have any questions whatsoever, please contact Gavin on 0412 246012 or email mrg@gavind.com.au
16/07 Transit Race 2 DVD mini review
It is rare to find a BMX DVD devoted mostly to BMX racing. From
the moment I heard about Transit Race 2 I wanted to get my hands on it,
but couldn't find an Australian distributor. Eventually I bought it myself
via mail order through Dan's Comp. It just so happens I ordered it 2 days
before the release of Transit Race 3 was announced, but that's cool, because
when it comes to BMX in Australia are a little behind the times anyway.
Transit 2 covers ABA and NBL national races from 2002/2003 featuring both
Pro and Am classes, as well as an in depth interview with Kyle Bennett
and some trails. Although there are some bits of the video that look amaturish
but as a whole it goes where no BMX magazine can go, nearly an hour and
a half of BMX action.
Worried about it not playing on your DVD player? I put it in my unmodified
Playstation2 as a test that it would work on Australian region 4 DVD players
and it was spot on.
You can find out more about Transit DVDs at www.transitvideomag.com.
15/07 Race calendar updated
We have just gone through our race calendar and added 3 months
of BMX racing events from around Australia. It's up to date now until
the end of October. If we missed your event, you have an entry form or
you have additional information feel free to contact us at webmaster@bmxultra.com.
Click here to check out the 2004 racing
calendar.
15/07 Ride and Glide news
Intel gets a boost from Ride and Glide Bicycle Stunt Team.
Edmonds, WA — Ride and Glide Bicycle Stunt Team Rider,
Jacob White will be featured in Intel’s new nation-wide ad campaign.
The stunt team’s owner, Brent Sprute was contacted to set up the
photo shoot with Jacob. The 17-year-old, White fit perfectly into Intel’s
campaign showing how applied knowledge can be used out side the classroom.
The photo shoot took place at the largest ramp-park in Beaverton, Oregon.
Ride and Glide Stunt Team’s sponsors, Redline Bicycles, Pryme Safety
gear, Skyway tuff Wheels and F.Q. Industries all have a strong presence
in the photo that will be used in Intel’s newest advertisement.
Jacob took to the air several times giving photographer, Todd Eckelman
several fantastic photographs to work with. “That one was awesome.”
Exclaimed Eckelman as Jacob demonstrated his skills aboard the chromoly
Redline bicycle. Skyway’s graphite tuff wheels got a great workout
thanks to Jacob’s knack for launching as high as humanly possible
out of the quarter-pipe. “Those graphite wheels are incredible,
you never have to true them and the sealed bearings are so smooth.”
Said Sprute who has been sporting a pair of Skyway’s black Graphite
tuff wheels on his own Redline BMX bike for almost a year now.
Ride and Glide Bicycle Stunt Team will be performing several more times in Oregon this summer with performances at the Portland Trailblazer’s Street Jam event July 16th-18th in the Rose Garden, Portland, OR. In addition to the Street Jam event the team will take to the air in Tigard Oregon for the Tigard Police Departments annual Bicycle safety Fair located in Cook Park on August 5th.
The team is accessible to their fans and media following their performances via meet and greet sessions and the teams web site at www.rideandglide.com
Extreme sports heroes join Trail Blazers and Nike to help raise
funds for the Special Olympics Oregon.
Edmonds, WA — The Ride and Glide Stunt Team is
proud to announce that they will be joining forces with Special Olympics
Oregon, the Trail Blazers, and Nike for the inaugural year of Blazers
Street Jam 3-on-3 outdoor basketball festival. The team will add X-Games-style
excitement and thrills to what is set to become the most electrifying
3 on 3 outdoor basketball tournament in the world. The festival-like atmosphere
will feature great food, music, and a Miller Paint Slam-dunk contest that
is sure to wow the crowd. Ride and Glide Extreme Sports Stunt Team is
sure of be an event highlight that will have crowds cheering for more
death-defying stunts. This extreme team has volunteered to perform at
Blazers Street Jam without a sponsor to cover costs, citing raising money
for Special Olympics Oregon as a great cause.
Making a positive difference in people’s lives is what the stunt team enjoys most. Their contagious energy encourages the audience to interact and take in the team’s meaningful messages. Bicycle safety, positive self esteem, and getting a good education are all issues the team feels are vital to today's youth. The show consists of unbelievable stunts and empowering messages that urge helmet wear and a healthy lifestyle. Teens look up to the team's riders as positive role models as they inspire the best in everyone with an unparalleled display of skill, courage, and their own unique brand of good natured fun. The returns of having the Ride and Glide Stunt Team perform are plentiful. Educational entertainment that delivers beneficial guidance is paramount in the long lasting messages the team shares. "It's good. It's exciting -- entertaining," said 15-year-old Jeff Robertson of Lacey. "It's just cool to watch other people -- because we know we can't do it." The team performs year-round at schools, fairs, NBA halftime shows, corporate events, and grand openings. Sheree Trefry of the Tacoma Metro Parks Department credited the team’s participation in the successful grand opening of a local skate park, stating, "You [the team] kept everything running smoothly and provided a lot of positive messages. Thanks for being a major part of this very positive event." Microsoft's Bill Gates expressed his view, exclaiming, "That is really cool," referring to the team captain, Brent Sprute's action-packed stunts during a product release demo for the software giant. The high-flying riders are very down to earth, often staying after the show to sign autographs and talk with fans. While most people wouldn't want the media looking over their shoulder at work, the team's riders encourage the media to enjoy an afternoon by attending their performance. "I wouldn't mind it if Regis and Kelly followed me around at a show, and who wouldn’t want to see Oprah riding a BMX bike or a skateboard? Now that's good entertainment," Sprute says with a charming grin. The team is accessible to their fans and media following their performances via meet-and-greet sessions and the team’s web site at www.rideandglide.com
14/07 UCI BMX News
UCI World Continental Ranking
The UCI World Continental Ranking is coming to an end on all four continents.
This year the number of events has increased to 10 races on each continent
counting for UCI ranking points, which makes it easier for riders to be
competitive in the overall ranking. Each rider will bring their top 7
results/points to the UCI BMX World Championships in Valkenswaard, Netherlands
where the UCI World Ranking will be decided. A new feature for this year
is that the overall world ranking progress can be viewed under “Global
Rankings 2004”. In its initial (testing) phase is also the “Global
Nations Ranking 2004”, which in the future will serve as selection
criteria for the 2008 Olympics. To view the current ranking, visit; http://www.vitesseonline.it/uci/bmx/online/
Latin America ranking
The continental ranking in Latin America coming to an end, Fernando Gomes
Silveira (BRA) finished first with 75 points, followed by Gonzalo Ureta
(CHI) and Christian Gaete (CHI)
Angelines Nicoletta (CHI) came out on the top of the Women’s ranking
with 46 points. Kimmy Diquez (VEN) finished second.
North American ranking
After the smoke cleared in North America, two riders ended up on top of
the leader board of the continental ranking with 72 points, Kyle Bennett
(USA) and Randy Stumpfhauser (USA). Bennett took the win since he had
more race wins (3). Jason Richardson (USA) ended up 3rd, edging out Matt
Pohlkamp (USA).
Kimberely Hayashi (USA) has totally dominated the Elite Women class in
North America, collecting the maximum of 84 points. Arielle Martin (USA)
finished second, closely followed by Jamie Lilly (USA).
Oceanic ranking
Luke Madill (AUS) came out on top taking 4 race wins and a total of 72
points. Michael Robinson (AUS) showed great consistency, collecting the
runner-up spot in with 68 points, followed by Kahlen Young (AUS) with
50 points.
Alice Rika (NZL) collected three race wins during the Oceanic series,
which was enough to be declared the Oceanic ranking winner. She was followed
by Emma Franklin (AUS) and Krystal Cranfield (AUS).
European ranking
The European ranking has come to an end with the European BMX Championships
finals in Klatowy, Czech Rebublic. Thomas Allier (FRA) came out on top
together with Michal Prokop (CZE), Allier had more wins and edged out
the ever present Prokop, which has also dominated the 4X discipline in
the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
Willy Kanis (NED) has totally dominated the Elite Women ranking in Europe,
collecting the maximum of 83 points (7 races counts – 7 wins). Jana
Horakova (CZE) finished second with Cyrielle Convert (FRA) in third.
To view the current ranking, visit; http://www.vitesseonline.it/uci/bmx/online/
2004 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, VALKENSWAARD NETHERLANDS
Record number of entries
The UCI have received over 2’400 entries from 33 countries for the
2004 UCI BMX World Championships, to be held in Valkenswaard Netherlands
23-25 July 2004. This number of entries shatters the previous attendance
record (in Vallet, France 1999) with over 500 entries. A contributing
cause to this sudden boost is last year’s announcement that BMX
racing will be included in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the continuing
world-wide growth of BMX. The event schedule might be subject to changes
due to the high number of participants and some classes may be forced
to have a 2-moto transfer format. Please visit the UCI website for all
the latest information. www.uci.ch
Pro Shoot Out
To create additional excitement to the UCI BMX World Championships week,
the Valkenswaard Lion D’Or BMX club is inviting the top athletes
to a pro shoot-out event on Wednesday evening of the Championship week.
The top 32 elite men and top 16 elite women on the UCI BMX ranking are
eligible to compete in the shoot-out which offers 3’600 € in
prize money. Riders and Team Managers are asked to confirm the riders
presence directly to the event organizer. For the latest ranking, see;
http://www.vitesseonline.it/uci/bmx/online/
Please visit www.bmxworlds2004.com
for more information. E-mail; info@bmxworlds2004.com
2004 UCI BMX CONVENTION
The 2004 UCI BMX Convention will be held on Tuesday, July 19 09.00-15.00
in the Valkenswaad Town Hall. In addition to the general information presented,
Mr Michel Lalande (FRA) will present the UCI high level training development
plan for athletes and coaches. Mr Ryan Kramer (USA) will also present
and demonstrate the AMB timing system that will officially be used for
the first time at a World Championships level. Furthermore, Mr. Rob Eijkelenboom
(NED) will discuss nutrition for BMX athletes.
NEW RULES FOR USE OF TIMING TRANSPONDERS
With the introduction of electronic timing transponders as the official
timing and scoring system for the World Championships, the UCI BMX rule
book has been modified and will come to effect on July 15, 2004. Please
visit www.uci.ch to view
the latest version of the UCI BMX Rule Book.
14/07 Factory Avent / Bombshell riders rule
east coast; really picks up McDow
Kettering, Ohio - After a successful outing at the NBL's Stars
and Stripes national two weeks ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Factory
Avent / Bombshell tour headed to Waterford Oaks in Michigan for the NBL
Great Lakes National. After that, it was on to Atlanta for a series of
clinics at Cobb County BMX, then on to Desoto, Texas for clinics at the
Desoto Metroplex track this past weekend and a small contingent made it
out to the ABA's Buckeye National in Kettering, Ohio to do some damage.
In Michigan, Factory team riders Jacob Abbe, Lahsaan Kobza, Chad Kerley, and Joey Bradford all scored perfects to propel the team to a win over second place Fizz'z. With Sunday's rain out, the team scored another win by default; a win they would gladly take. This moved the team up another 20 points in the NBL's National Team standings but still in third place with the chances of taking the NBL team title now very remote. "A top three in the NBL points chase is something that this team would be very proud of, considering we haven't made it out to all the bigger NBL nationals," stated team manager Will Rells. Expect to see the team at the Music City National in Nashville in August.
A few team riders made it out to the ABA's Buckeye Nationals in Kettering, Ohio. Ohio marked the debut of 11 Expert Connor Fields in the Avent / Bombshell colors. Fields grabbed his first win, of many more to come, on his Candy Blue Morpheus Expert XL. Connor's new teammates, Mike Lundy, Dustin Vogler, and Eric Elliott all doubled on Saturday making for a great weekend for the Bomb Squad.
Next up for some of the team is the UCI Worlds in Holland. Former UCI World Champ and Elite Pro Donny Robinson, Junior Elite rider Jason Rogers, reigning UCI World Champ 14 Expert Joey Bradford, and reigning UCI World Champ 12 Expert Tory Nyhaug are making the trip to Europe to represent Avent / Bombshell and the USA and Canada (Nyhaug). Look for updates soon.
The next team race is the ABA World Championships in Nanaimo, Canada. The whole team is looking forward to bringing home a bunch of World Champs and, in return, the World Championship Cup. Not only is the World Champion team trophy on the line, but the Factory Team championship is still hotly contested and Nanaimo could mean huge points for the year end battle.
The team would like to re-confirm that it has indeed picked up NBL star 15 Expert Warren McDow for it's ABA effort. Expect to see Warren on his new Avent frame and flying the Factory colors at the ABA Worlds, ABA Fall Nationals, and ABA Grands. Special thanks goes out to Warren's dad Larry and sister Kim for getting Warren all dialed in for his Avent debut.
For the latest and greatest in cycling technology check out www.bombshellparts.com and www.aventcycles.com! Factory Avent / Bombshell is supported by the best sponsors in racing: Fly Racing (www.flyracing.com); FSA (www.fullspeedahead.com); Shimano (www.shimano.com); Six Six One (www.sixsixone.com); Maxxis Tires (www.maxxis.com); Tangent BMX (www.tangentproducts.com); Thomson Seatposts (www.lhthomson.com); Hot Shoppe Designs (www.hotshoppedesigns.com); Red Baron Racing (www.redbaronracing.net); Moto Mag BMX Magazine (www.motomagbmx.com); IDC BMX (www.idcbmx.com).
14/07 ONE Bicycles Euro Championships Report
..... Cruisers
Arturs Matisons (Elite cruiser) crashed in the semi after winning everything,
Maris Strombergs crashed in the main event (Junior Cruiser). Jana Horakova
was unbeatable in girls cruiser, she is again the European Champion. Vilma
Rimsaite took a 4th place. Magalie Pottier (15) was very impressive, being
the youngest girl in the main of the girls cruiser 18 and under. She took
a 3rd place. Well done ONE.
Elite Men Cruiser - 1 Michal Prokop 2 Pieter Does 3 Clement Doby 4 Pablo Guitierrez 5 Ivo Lakucs 6 Lukas Tamme 7 Aadne Orstad 8 Florent Boutte
Elite Women Cruiser - 1 Jana Horakova 2 Aneta Hladikova 3 Helena Aubry 4 Vilma Rimsaite 5 Malika Fallot 6 Tatjana Schocher 7 Cyrielle Convert 8 Elodie Ajinca
Junior Men Cruiser - 1 Thomas Hamon 2 Michael Cesar 3 Ewoud Stam 4 Jeremy 5 Chaffot Benoit Quaegebeur 6 Niels Verrijt 7 Arnaud Dubois 8 Maris Strombergs
Junior Women Cruiser - 1 Blandiine Cottereau 2 Aniko Hodi 3 Magalie Pottier 4 Mallory Henriet 5 Romana Labounkova 6 Charlie Phillips 7 Adelaide Rey 8 Shanaze Reade
ONE Bicycles' BMX team is sponsored by: TROY LEE DESIGNS, BOMBSHELL, BOLLE, WLM DESIGN, FSA, BOMBA, TEKTRO, FIZIK, ODI, ZITOUN, MAXXIS, NIKE ACG, NIKE Timing, EVS and HARIBO
13/07 Beastie Boys winners announced
We have compiled the list of entries for the Beastie Boys competition,
wrote each name down on a piece of paper and literally drew them out of
a hat to determine who would win the Beastie Boys major prize packs or
the new CD To the 5 Boroughs.
Here are the winners;
The prizes will be mailed to the winners this week.
If you didn't win this time around we will be doing giveaways of more Beastie Boys CDs, hats and stickers at the race track real soon now. We will let you know the full details.
13/07 Review: Control Tech Scandium seatpost
We've reviewed the Control Tech Scandium seatpost. Click
here to read the review.
12/07 Ivo is back in business!
Ivo Lakucs wins round 9 in the European Championship for Elite Men. With
3 people in the running for the title, round 10 will be a sensation.
Unfortunately Arturs Matisons (ONE) clipped out on the first straight
in the final and wasn't able to catched up for a podium spot.
Jana Horakova (ONE) wins round 9 in Elite Women and is now back in 2nd
place for the the championship. VIlma Rimsaite took a 3rd place.
ONE's Maris Strombergs messed up his first straight and had to let his
victory go to Arnaud Dubois (team Zitoun) from Belgium in Junior Men.
Maris is now back in 2nd place for the championship.
Series points so far: Elite
classes only (Excel spreadsheet).
12/07 Bendigo Regional results
The 5th round of the Northern Rivers regional championships were held
in Bendigo yesterday. In the (14+) Pro open class Levi Collins (Sinister)
took the win over BMXUltra.com's Jonathan Hoare.
Results: Bendigo
round 5 | Series
points so far.
12/07 J & C Supercross race report
NBL National, South Park, PA: J & C now has 3 riders on the
injured list. Chris Goolsby (30-34 cruiser) broke his wrist at a Michigan
state qualifier last week. In Pittsburgh this past weekend, during a gallant
attempt to keep at least one of the Lechtner kids from dominating their
respective classes at an NBL event, Rachelle "The Rocket" McIntosh
(11 girl class) was attempting to jump her way to the front before the
last turn, got a little squirrelly and went down breaking both of her
arms. Ouch! Get well soon from all of us at J & C Supercross. The
worst part of it is that she will have to sit out of her own home track
national at Waterford Oaks/Pontiac, Michigan the weekend of July 3rd and
4th. Third on the list is Elite women's class Ashleigh Ybarra. She took
a very hard fall into the high speed first turn at the Great Lakes National
and busted up her shoulder.
Being Midwest and Eastern riders of the NBL circuit, there has been a
lot of hype regarding the wave of ABA riders coming to our races from
the west. There will be standout riders in each of the sanctions. Over
the past couple of weekends we have seen some new faces on the podium
and some of the same old faces. The human body can only react and exert
as much as it can. So in my opinion, there are excellent riders in both
sanctions and all of that hype was unfounded. Let's race, have fun and
not worry about which is better.
South Park is basically the Grands pre-race. If you can make your main
there, more than likely, you'll be one of the final 8 in Louisville.
Results for South Park:
15 novice: Mike Taulbee 1st on Saturday.
14 girl: Amanda "Chili Dawg" Rose 4th on Sat, 5th on Sunday.
15 expert: Brandon Dosch, 2nd on Sunday.
11 expert: Adam Raczka, 8th on Saturday
11 novice Ryan Glannan 6th on Saturday, 4th on Sunday.
11 girl: Rachelle "The Rocket" McIntosh 2nd on Saturday.
8 expert Tyler Beebe went mud boggin' on the infield Saturday for an 8th
and pulled a 6th on Sunday.
Rachelle rode her first cruiser class race on Saturday and scored a 2,1,1
- 1 almost perfect first time out!
The "little pirate" Jared Goolsby (8 expert) made a South Park
main and picked up a 7th on Sunday.
Adam Raczka also picked up a pair of 4th place finishes on cruiser.
The Great Lakes National (July 3rd and 4th) was looking
like it was going to be a great success but, changing the date and even
the month from years past, we still can't seem to escape the Sunday rain.
I think this is the 5th year in a row! Saturday was beautiful and the
racing action was hot. All of the riders received a pass to the water
park and it seemed maybe some of them had a little too much fun!
Elite woman's class Ashleigh Ybarra crashed in the first turn of her first
moto and broke her shoulder. This is not how you want to start your weekend.
Get well soon Ash. The other hometown girl is TFS's Samantha Allen. She
went 2,1,2 - 6. Brand new to the team is 30-34 expert Marc Milam; he ended
up 2nd in the main. Mike Taulbee went almost perfect, he won his main.
After the first moto, it wasn't looking good for 16 rookie Duane Wurster.
He pulled it together and finished 2nd in his main. 15 girl's Ashley Baird
went straight 4ths all day. 14 girl's Amanda Rose finished up with a 3rd
place trophy. 13 expert Scott Glannan went on to finish 2nd in his main,
he just couldn't catch Standard's Jordan Chedister, that kid is fast.
Thank god Scott showed up to race this weekend, I really wasn't looking
forward to hitting the trail circuit. Fresh back into racing is 18-21
novice Corey Walser, he placed 3rd in his main. 13 novice Russell North
took a 2nd. Our 11 experts were all over the front of the pack until main
time, then they sorted out with Adam Raczka finishing 2nd, Chaz Green
in 3rd and Joe Waryas in 7th. 11 novice Ryan Glannan managed to take a
5th in his main even though he is still beat up from a very spectacular
crash in Pittsburgh. Joe Terry had a birthday this weekend, just when
he had the 11 year olds figured, out he turned 12. 10 year old girl, "Awesome"
Ariana Quintanilla cranked out 2nds all day. 8-year-old Alexandria ( I
only race when I feel like it) McIntosh had to pick up where her sister
(miss I can't ride with 2 casts on my arms) left off. Alex finished 2nd
in her main. 8 expert Tyler Beebe rode hard for a 2nd place finish.
Rollin' on 24s, Dennis Ybarra (50-55 cruiser) finished up 4th, Denny Terry
(35-39) chased Kelly Kelly to strait 2nds all day. Korey "The Rooster"
Terry raced cruiser for the first time ever and ran strait 2nds all day
too. 13 cruiser Chase Boothby finished 4th on the big-wheeled bike and
Adam Raczka won his main.
J & C Supercross' team sheet was very good with 92 points. Counting
the rain-out for Sunday, a pair of 92s locked up 1st place both days.
Congratulations should go out to the other hometown team, Team Diamond.
They finished up right behind us (as usual) in 2nd.
Get well soon Chris, Rachelle and Ashleigh. Welcome to the team Marc Milam.
Thanks to all of our sponsors: Supercross, Answer, Profile, Takata, Sun Ringle', Challenge Bike Shop, Fly, S & M Bikes, Jack Mac from IDC, Demon Claws, Twenty four-7 or TFS as Geof likes to call it now, Gen-X productions DJ Service, and our newest sponsor Hobo Skateboards www.hoboskates.com. See ya in Akron, TM John Glannan www.jandcracing.com
09/07 Beastie Boys competition
The winners of our Beastie Boys competition will be announced on Monday.
Sorry for the delays.
09/07 BMXPros.com Race Report
NBL Great Lakes Nationals Waterford Oaks, MI
Round 6 of the 2004 NBL Pro Series events was held this past weekend in
Pontiac, Michigan at the Waterford Oaks BMX Track. The Waterford Oaks
track has a deep history with holding national events and the NBL did
another great job of having an event here this year. On Saturday, the
weather was perfect for a BMX race and made it such and enjoyable day.
Unfortunately, Sunday was no where near the same, as just minutes before
the gate was to drop for the first moto, the dark clouds that had loomed
all morning had opened up and dumped rain. With it not looking like it
would let up and predictions of rain all day, the NBL canceled the event
for Sunday. In this case, they doubled the scores and results of Saturdays
race to the riders.
Randy Stumpfhauser was looking to continue his great
results from last weeks Southpark national and help move him up from #2
overall in the 2004 points chase. On Saturday, Stumpy looked fast and
easily transferred into both the AA Pro and Pro Cruiser main events. In
AA, as the gate fell it looked as if Randy was going to take the lead
but just before the first turn it was AA chaos and Randy was held back
to 4th. Randy had a hard charge but was unable to move up and would finish
the day in 4th. In Pro Cruiser, this time Randy held the lead from the
gate drop until the finish line, posting up another win. With just one
more NBL national before the NBL Grands, Randy looks to be in great position
to retain his 2003 #1 title. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai,
ODI, IRC Tires, Shimano, Fox Racing, Smith, Sun Ringle, Bombshell Forks,
AC, Thomson, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, Easton, Marwi, FSA Headsets, S
& M, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com
Cristian Becerine has been riding well all season and
Waterford was just another prime example of that. Cristian powered his
Crupi XL race bike into both the AA Pro and Pro Open main events on Saturday.
When the AA Pro main event started, Cristian had some trouble as he clipped
out of his SPD pedal down the first straitaway, and in AA Pro, that is
all it takes to put you back to last. Cristian came back to redeem himself
though, as in the Pro Open Main event, he finished 3rd for the day. Cristian's
sponsors include Crupi, O'Neal, Answer, UGP, Sun Ringle, Marwi, Shimano,
Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Cyto Sport, and Thomson Seat Posts.
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 listed,
please visit BMXPros.com
or for information on sponsorship or the services of BMXPros.com, please
e-mail Pete Dylewski @ PeteD@BMXpros.com
08/07 Kuwahara to make a return to BMX.
Yes you read correctly, the legendary Japanese bicycle company is set
to make a return to the BMX industry at the coming Eurobike and Interbike
Cycling trade shows for the 2005 season. The product line will be based
around a range of BMX racing frames and complete bikes covering a range
of sizes to suit mini through to Pro XL. Acknowledgment and respect of
the history of the company will be shown to some of the styling of the
bike as well as using modern designs and features that are required by
today's high performance BMX racers. The Product line is being put together
by Dave Wootten, Steve Weir and Julian Millis of Muchachos. Intl.
Look for more information to be available in the coming months.
08/07 2005 BMX calendar
The official release date for the Gavin D 2005 BMX Calendar will
be September 25th 2004.
If you are interested in buying a calendar through your club take a look at www.gavind.com.au and check if your club has registered - if not - get someone onto it before the end of July.
08/07 South QLD Zone Championships
Compiled by Kent Elliott - Toowoomba BMX Club
The South QLD Zone Championships were held over the weekend at Centenary
Plains BMX Club, which produced some of the most exciting racing to be
seen right across the board from Sprockets to Pro’s. A great two
day event with huge crowds...which would certainly indicate the amazing
growth of late in this fantastic sport. Full credit must go to event organisers
(in particular event Co-ordinator Kayelene Domin), ALL Officials, and
everybody who assisted in any way...your hard work definitely paid off.
A special thanks must also go to "PHIREBIRD RACING" who were
major sponsors of the event. Please check out www.phirebird.com.au
for some great BMX products & services.
The Pro Open (14+) Final had the crowd screaming for their particular favourites. After Gray hole-shoted, it was a fairly tight pack coming into the first corner, Gray was in 1st, half bike length behind was Codega 2nd, Rosenthal a bike behind him, then Lamb, Vonhoff , Vockenson. When they hit the second straight the battle was on for position. The riders had formed a single file and out of the second corner the placings went, 1 Codega, 2 Rosenthal, 3 Gray, 4 Vonhoff, 5 Kane, 6 Vockenson, 7 Lamb, 8 Brezigar. Coming in to the third and last corner it was, 1 Codega, two bikes lengths behind was 2 Rosenthal, 3 Gray, 4 Vonhoff - all carrying a heap of speed and bunching up slightly. Gray attempted to hi/lo Rosenthal, but Rosenthal held a high line which kept Gray up higher, who at this stage had no where to go, Lo as planned ?, as Vonhoff had the door shut trying to take on Rosenthal. Gray found himself boxed up, with the remainder of the field going in low and fast. Out into the final straight. Codega was too strong in a near perfect ride to position himself two bike lengths ahead of the rest. Rosenthal emerged still carrying a heap of speed to take on Codega, but Codega was unbeatable at this stage. Rosenthal picked up second, Vonhoff third...Gray coasted home for eighth.
Gray dominated the top three positions along with Codega and Rosenthal
over the weekend, it just goes to show how tight the racing is in Pro;
Pro Open Final results
1
Glenn Codega LOGAN CITY
2 Damien Rosenthal TOOWOOMBA
3 Nicholas Vonhoff TOOWOOMBA
4 Joshua KanE REDLANDS
5 Michael Vockenson SUNCOAST HINTERLAND
6 Phil Brezigar CENTENARY PLAINS
7 Justin Lamb ASHMORE
8 Jamie Gray NERANG
You don’t have to get first to be a winner either, as Jamie Gray stuck around for hours and presented MANY, MANY trophy's to all the place getting competitors ....great to see.
Rosenthal once again proved, despite his age, he can hold is own in Pro
Open (14+), against far more experienced riders in that class such as
Glen Codega, Jamie Gray, etc. Nicholas Vonhoff seems to be back on deck
after a bad shoulder injury, and it was good to see Nick pick up a well
deserved 4th (despite the lack of preparation time), in a race to which
at one stage could have gone to any of the eight riders, great show fella’s,
good to watch. All friends in the end.
Pro
Open ladies final results
1 Renee Junga NERANG
2 Ashleigh Weier LOCKYER VALLEY
3 Cheryl Pointon NERANG
4 Gemma Rice SUNSHINE COAST
5 Fiona Langfeldt CABOOLTURE
6 Amy Smee SUNCOAST HINTERLAND
07/07 Last chance to enter Beastie Boys competition
Today is the last day that you can enter for our Beastie Boys
competition and, thanks to EMI Australia, win copies of the new album
To The 5 Boroughs, amongst other things.
For the full details click here.
07/07 GT geared Ultrabox photos
GT Australia have put their Brian Lopes custom 9 Speed Ultrabox
together and sent us some photos. Click each image for a bigger picture.
Notice the absence of clipless pedals.
Do you think there is a place in BMX for gears?
07/07 New Intense team
Intense/TotalBMX will be setting up a new team, an official press
release is expected soon.
07/07 Khalen Young update
After our article on Monday about Khalen being robbed we were
able to confirm that he will not be attending the world championships
in Holland later this month, and that he has moved back to Melbourne.
Rumour has it he had a dissagreement with his trainer Sean Dwight. With
Sean being the Australian team coach this year, and possibly the lead
up to the 2008 Olympics, does this mean that Khalen will not have the
chance to try out to represent Australia?
06/07 Pedalinn.com closes it's doors
David Comport at Pedalinn.com has been a major supporter of BMXUltra.com
for a number of years now. Pedalinn.com was built up to one of the forerunners
of BMX shops in Australia, known for great service and great prices. As
some of you already know the shop was shut on Saturday and will be a huge
loss in BMX circles. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dave
for all he has done for us and what he's done for BMX and wish him best
of luck for the future. Maybe now he'll have more time to concentrate
on Vet Pro.
06/07 Knox results and rumours
The Knox BMX Club, host of the 1998 Australian BMX titles, held
a Metro Plate regional event on Sunday. BMXUltra.com's own Jonathan Hoare
was unbeatable, he took out the Pro open class.
Results: All
Classes | Bruiser
Cruiser
Talking about Knox, rumours say that the Thunderdome race that's usually on the first weekend in November will move to the second weekend in November providing it doesn't clash with any large interstate events. There is talk of $2000 for AA Pro as well as an A Pro class, but that's not all. There will also be vet pro and vet pro cruiser, we hear it's $250+ payback for each of the classes.
06/07 4X in Eildon this Sunday
We all know how much BMXers love beating MTBers at their own game, especially
in 4X. Sunday July 11th will be the last time riders can try out the Eildon
track before it goes through some changes in preparation for next years
nationals.
Here's the details:
Classes: Women, Under 17, Sport, Vets (entries depending)
and Elite
Practice: from 10:30am.
Racing: from 1:00pm.
Entry: $30.00 + day licence if required.
Proudly sponsored by GT Bicycles, PUSHI and Maxxis.
For more details check www.ftf.com.au
05/07 Khalen Young robbed
Australian current #2 Elite rider, Khalen Young (One Bicycles),
went back home to Western Australia for a short holiday from the Sean
Dwight boot camp. While he was there his gold One bike and all his One/Troy
Lee Designs race gear were stolen. It was our understanding that Khalen
will be attending the world championships later this month but have not
been able to confirm either way. With only a couple of weeks before the
world championships this could be a major blow for Khalen.
If you are in Western Australia and know of the whereabouts of Khalen's
bike or gear please email us (address above) and we will forward the details
to him.
In other Khalen news, in addition to racing BMX he's now playing Australian
rules football. Can you imagine?
05/07 Beastie Boys giveaway update
Entries to the Beastie Boys giveaway have been slow, if you were
to get your entry in by Wednesday you still have an excellent chance at
taking out a prize.
Prizes:
2 x Grand prize packs. Including 1 Album, 1 hat, 1 transfer and stickers.
(1 to each winner)
2 x Albums. Including 1 Album and stickers. (1 to each winner)
To enter and further details click here.
02/07 Review: Answer Team 3 jersey
We have just reviewed the Answer Team 3 jersey, click
here to read the review.
01/07 Big Month of BMX
July is traditionally a big month for BMX in the Northern Hemisphere.
When you put it all in perspective, there's back to back national events
in the US for ABA and NBL, the UCI World championships will be held in
the Netherlands and the ABA World championships are in Canada. I'm envious
of anyone attending any of those events, BMX is at it's best at an international
level. Look out for the results of some of the biggest races in the world.
01/07 Beastie Boys giveaway
The box of goodies arrived from EMI records which is full of Beastie Boys
gear to give away. There are copies of the new album To The 5 Boroughs,
hats, stickers and transfers. We will be giving some of the prizes away
here from the website and the rest at the track.
Prizes:
2 x Grand prize packs. Including 1 Album, 1 hat, 1 transfer and stickers.
(1 to each winner)
2 x Albums. Including 1 Album and stickers. (1 to each winner)
To enter:
Sorry to our international readers, this competition is open
only to Australian residents.
Send an email to webmaster@bmxultra.com
with Beastie Boys as the subject.
Include your full contact details (Include postal address and email address
- these details will only be used to contact the competition winners and
distribute prizes).
Answer these three questions:
1. Name the 3 members of the Beastie Boys
2. What was the name of the last album from the Beastie Boys (the one
before To The 5 Boroughs)?
3. What type of music do you prefer?
You have until Wednesday 7th of July to enter.
The additional prizes will be given away at the next race meeting we attend,
sometime over the next month, details will follow shortly.
Don't forget to check out the Beastie Boys website at www.beastieboys.com. (You might find some answers there.)