Archive for February, 2009
The third stop of the UCI North American Series in Oldsmar, FL would turn out many of the usual suspects, we have seen previously in Guthrie and Perris, but ha nice helping of not-so-usual suspects from the East. In both Elite and Junior Men, the competition was In Elite Men, the competition was so heavy, that it really was any man’s race. In the end, Free Agent’s Cristian Becerine beat a stacked-to-the-rafters main event gate, and 32 of the best BMX racers in the world (who were eliminated earlier in the day) to take the top podium spot in the...
The NBL’s return to Columbus, while two months later than most people expected, was well worth the wait for many of the party faithful. As you may remember, the Christmas Classic had been here for more than a decade before being moved to Virginia for the 2008 installment. So, a new year, a new venue, and for some, the first chance to rock some of that new holiday hardware on a national track. Since this was not an Elite-series race, the Elite Open of the Big A would have to provide the heat at the top of the order. And...
Who cares about rain, mud, gloom, cold or a flock of sea gulls, when you have racing this hot. The second ABA-run installment of the UCI North American Series was more off the hook than my grandma’s phone on a Sunday morning! 12 Racks of Elite Men, Elite Women and Junior Men in all. The Podiums went: Elite Men: Joey Bradford (GT), Maris Strombergs (Free Agent), Randy Stumpfhauser (GHP) Elite Women: Dominique Daniels, Arielle Martin (GT), Stephanie Barragan (RacePlaceBMX.com) Junior Men: Denzel Stein (Redline), Connor Fields (Free Agent), Corben Sharrah (Redman Rockstar) Check out the Photo Gallery from Sunday’s Race...
GT’s Mike Day overcame some of the most formidable competition known to man or beast to win Saturday’s AA Pro class. And the other riders were only the half of it…as Mother Nature proved to be a most pesky opponent for her part. Barry Nobles was right up there with Nature, however, leading the AA Main (they only ran one round due to weather) from gate to the middle of the second straight. But the finish line ain’t in the second straight, and Mike staged one of his famous come-from-behind charges to add another 2009 Pro win to his credit....
After ongoing rains Friday night, the decision was made to bump the scheduled UCI program from Saturday to Sunday, in hopes of a sunnier forecast. The normal ABA pro classes that were scheduled for Sunday will now be run on Saturday. Saturday racing is scheduled to start at the normal time (11:30AM), but that could be nudged back due to conditions. Sunday start times are not known by BMXNOW as of this writing. Follow BMXNOW on Twitter for the most current info, as we receive it, Saturday morning, and throughout the weekend. Check out the photo gallery from Friday night’s...
With Junior Dev camp winding down, here’s the group, all decked out in their (USAC, USA, GT) Jerseys. In the photo (Left to Right): Top Row: Nathan Padilla, Taylor Wolcott, Anthony Derosa, Brooke Crain, Bryan Kipp, Meghan Matthews, A.J. Hiatt, Shelby Stacy, Justin Posey Bottom Row: Tiffany Bontorno, Jordan Ryan, Tyler Schaefer, Justin Riddell, Audrey Zuolaga, Austin Loebe, Jazmyne Harvey, Rusty Nesvig Word on the street is that Austin Loebe and Taylor Wolcott won the male/female time trials, respectively. Congrats to both! Thanks to Mike King and Jeff Glynn for the photo....
Wednesday afternoon/evening at Lake Perris BMX saw a who’s who of the pro class turn out for practice. When asked “why so early?” the answer ranged from “well, we had to set up the trailer, so just figured we’d pull out the bikes” to “Wanted to get some track time before the rain starts on Thursday and Friday.” Among those gettin gates were Danny Caluag (pictured), David Herman, Dale Holmes, Maris Strombergs, Cristian Becerine, Javier Columbo, Khalen Young, Derek Betcher, Kris Fox, Nic Long, and a few other jerseyless types. Pre-registration numbers were said to be very high for the...
Following the success of its various junior and U23 programs across other disciplines of competitive cycling, USA Cycling is expanding its efforts to develop America’s extensive pipeline of Bicycle Motocross (BMX) athletes. With a focus on the future, the national governing body announced today plans to roll out a national BMX junior development program in 2009. “Throughout the course of the last two years, our primary attention was focused towards preparing our elite athletes for the Olympic Games and providing them with all of the resources necessary to succeed in Beijing,” remarked Mike King, director of BMX programs for USA...