Rider News
Alise Post called this morning to let us know that, due to injuries suffered in a crash at the Olympic Training Center/Chula Vista on Thursday, she would not be making the trip to Copenhagen, Denmark for the UCI BMX World Championships. UPDATED: Of the Thursday accident, Alise said, in an email to sponsors and select media: “I thought I had just hyper extended my (right) knee since I am still pretty mobile, but an MRI revealed something a bit more serious….I will be meeting with an orthopedic surgeon on Monday to discuss options and what needs to be done” “I...
With four wins out of a possible six in the young 2011 ABA National season, Marc Willers has never been more headline worthy. We sat down with Marc, via Skype on the day after he logged a perfect weekend at the ABA Gator Nationals in Oldsmar, FL, to talk about his plans for 2011, his new Speed Bike, his perpetual “race face” at the track, and how his Kiwi accent helps with the ladies. Listen Now...
The newsmill that is the NBL Grands started churning out good scoop the moment we entered Louisville City Limits. Got a call from Tim Daniels, alerting BMXNOW that a breaking news press release was sitting in our inbox. Sure enough…here it is: Avent/Bombshell is proud to announce the signing of one of the USA’s most dominant Girl Pros to come along in a long time. “3D” Dominique Daniels has joined the great team at Bombshell. In addition to outstanding bikes and bike components Avent/Bombshell will be introducing exciting additions to our line of products for 2010. Check out Dominique at...
As part of “Announcer’s Tower,” our new Podcast series, we recorded a segment with Allie Dragoo and Rick Moliterno on April 3, 2009. Allie and Rick’s segment was supposed to be joined with two other segments when our host, Mike Carruth came down with the flu and lost his voice. Thus the opening intro could not be recorded either. Still, on the eve of Allie’s first race in the girl pro class (St. Cloud, FL), we wanted to bring you this segment, rough though it may be, so you could hear what Allie has in store for the Dollar Divas...
Flipped on the MacBook this morning to find an email from los numero uno, himself (or however you say that with an Aussie accent), Khalen Young. In preparation for the ABA “US Nationals” in Bakersfield, CA on May 1-3, KY is putting on one of his “Race Ready” clinics at Lake Perris BMX on April 26 from Noon – 3PM. At $45 per rider, this is a rare opportunity to ride with, and be coached by ABA’s top pro in 2008. It is sure to be a very productive three hours for all who show up, covering all aspects of...
Maris Strombergs put it all together today to stay ahead of a stacked rack of (normally AA) Elite Men at the fourth US stop on the UCI North American Series. The podium ended up Strombergs, Mike Day and Free Agent teammate Kyle Bennett. More from Phoenix after Sunday’s race. Follow BMXNOW on Twitter for as-they-happen updates from the infield in Phoenix. Meanwhile, here’s a preview gallery of Saturday’s Photos. Also, the full gallery of Sunday Photos are posted. We’ll be writing more on Sunday once the race results come in. ...
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....
The annual jersey-juggle is on. And the 2009 edition brings AA Pro Kris Fox to the Supercross family. Kris sewed up the 2008 NBL #1 Super-X title before suffering an ankle injury at the UCI race in France in October. Fox has now cashed in his cane, and is back in the clips, ready for the "Random Start!" call to ABA Lake Perris in February....