Archive for March, 2010
With a record 174 competitors (136 men and 38 women), the 2010 season opener in Madrid was the best attended UCI BMX Supercross to date. And, we believe that goes for spectators too; it was said that some 8,000 people purchased a ticket to see the three-hour show, which included a little guys race (starting on the first jump), a dirt jumping competition, and a trials demonstration as filler entertainment for the big show of world-class BMX racing. ...
Story via BMXNEWS.COM The USA Cycling National Championships gives us an annual peek into what some people would like to see a national BMX Race evolve into. The foundation of the race, run under UCI rules, is different from a traditional ABA or NBL national in two major ways: First, the age classifications are decided by birth year and not birth date. The UCI rulebook makes it easy in its explanation: “(a rider’s age) shall be calculated by deducting the year of birth from the current year.” Secondly, there are no proficiencies. Competition is divided up by gender and wheel...
Story Via BMXNEWS.COM The Super Nationals are always, as Forrest Gump said, like a box of chocolates…you never know what you’re gonna get.* No question that it is always one of the better races of the year—that much is practically assured. But with the two days of national racing bookending the USAC National Championships, it makes for an interesting chemistry of people either attending or not attending for the same reason. Add to that that this year, pro turnout was impacted a tad by the fact that the Madrid SX race is next weekend, so some either did not want...
Today's race could best be described as "sharp." Not only were the motos ticked off at a healthy 100-105 moto per hour clip, but the race began and ended "on the sharps." At no earlier, no later, than 11:30 AM, the first gate was dropped...and the final main crossed the line at, literally 7:59PM...so yes, it was a full workday (including a regulation-though imaginary-30-minute lunch) for 274 motos worth of riders. ...
On the heels of yesterdays post, where we talked about the events leading up to the big day, today was akin to the moments just after the Space Shuttle lights 'em up and begins to shake, rattle and roll up the tower. Not quite calling "Liftoff" just yet, the 2010 ABA Winternationals held its organized practice and pre-race today. And not unlike the stars arriving 300 miles away in Hollywood, a constellation of BMX stars unlike any other this year has turned out to uphold the long-standing tradition that holds "it ain't a season until the Winters."...