Close to 200 racers age 4-50 and their families from Illinois and four surrounding states descended on the Waukegan BMX track last weekend for the Midwest Regional competition.
The three-day event was condensed into two due to Friday’s rains, but thanks to the Waukegan Park District crew, the dirt track was in near-perfect shape for the Saturday races. The event attracted riders from Iowa, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, as well as Illinois because of its quadruple-points possibilities.
“You get points for regional rankings,” explained track president Steve Stanziano, 36, of Zion…Â Details
Germany will host a high-class dirt jump event called the “BIG IN BAVARIA”. Two contests unite the world’s best mountain bike and BMX dirt jumpers during the BIKE EXPO, the brand new international bicycle tradeshow from July 23rd to 26th. As you can guess, hearing the title “BIG IN BAVARIAâ€, it’s not only about huge doubles, but also about the biggest names in the sport. Riders like Andreu Lacondeguy (ESP), Brandon Semenuk (CAN), Benny Korthaus (GER) or Darren Berrecloth (CAN) who represent the mountain bike sport, or BMX legends like Ryan Nyquist (USA), Corey Bohan (AUS) or Cory Nastazio (USA) are on the invite list…Â