Archive for the ‘BMX’ Category
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The confidence of youth had clearly returned as Shanaze Reade wheelied along the South Bank with the London Eye gazing at her tricks and wondering what she would do next.
A spot of mountain biking, as it happens. Prior to defending her world BMX title in Adelaide in July, Reade is heading to Fort William in Scotland to show the mountain mob exactly who’s boss. Victory in the 4 Cross World Cup in front of 20,000 spectators is her stated target.
‘I have not tried it yet,’ the 20-year-old from Crewe told Sportsmail. ‘I have not got my mountain bike yet. I’ll go up a few weeks before the event and see how it goes. It can’t be that hard. The girl who usually wins struggles in BMX.’ …Â Details
Registration is now available via the USA Cycling website for the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships and Challenge slated for July 20-26 in Adelaide, Australia. All qualified riders will need a valid USA Cycling International BMX license in order to register for the event. A complete list of qualified riders and more details on how to register are available on the USA Cycling BMX World Championship information page on the national governing body’s BMX homepage. Registration for all amateur class riders closes May 1 and on July 3 for all championship class athletes.
All riders must be pre-qualified, either by finishing in the top-eight at last year’s UCI BMX World Championships/Challenge, or by recording a top-16 finish at the 2009 USA Cycling BMX National Championships on March 21. For a complete list of qualified riders, click here….Â
… Last year’s overall Supercross World Cup winner was Donny Robinson from USA. The pint-size powerhouse for California was the most consistent rider throughout the series and also went on to capture Bronze at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China… Details