Colorado Springs, Colo. (June 9, 2010) –Â USA Cycling, the national governing body for the sport of cycling in the United States, in conjunction with the American Bicycle Association (ABA), is pleased to announce the 2011 USA Cycling BMX Junior Development Series.Â
The series will consist of USA Cycling branded events at all ABA sanctioned BMX tracks and ABA National Series events, and will qualify 15- and 16-year-old riders to participate in one of four USA Cycling Junior Development BMX Camps presented by Intense BMX. Â
The camps provide participants with high performance training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., exposure to the Supercross World Cup track and the experience of a day in the life of a U.S. Olympic athlete. Camp-goers will also receive instruction in nutrition, strength training, and recovery. Each of the four camps has its own unique qualifying period of Junior Development Series events to determine which riders receive automatic invitations.
The first camp will take place Aug. 16-22 with a qualifying period of May 31 – July 18. The qualification events include: Details