Dave Brailsford today called for his team’s success in the Beijing Olympics to be converted into increased participation across the UK in the run-up to the London Games in 2012.
Speaking at a Westminster reception hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, British Cycling’s performance director said there should be a “connection between participation and inspiration”. With the BMX world champion Shanaze Reade at his side…Â More info
Rad is becoming routine for the Davis Events Center.
The County Commission has approved a contract with Rad Canyon BMX Racing that officials anticipate will attract a national crowd to their Farmington arena.
This is the third year the county has hosted the bike-racing competition in its fairgrounds arena, Davis Events Center director David Hansen said…Â More info
Chris Miracle and Mike Hines have known each other since they were in their early teens–riding BMX (bicycle motocross) bikes together, teaching each other bike tricks and digging ramps out in the middle of the desert because they had no other place to go.
Now the friends are in their late 20s, but both still make time to ride. When they do, the friends say they continue to see what they experienced growing up in Tucson–kids riding on the streets and on stairs and other concrete structures because there’s no place else for them to go.
The consequences remain the same, too–taking to a nice set of concrete stairs and metal rails outside a local bank building or at the UA campus is illegal… More info…
Much of the character of BMX comes from boutique brands laboring out of love. They may not make a lot of money, but the owners are motivated by a true passion for the niche sport, often cultivated from their early days spent racing at the local BMX track.
But some in the BMX industry are concerned that the sport may lose that lifeblood as the smaller brands are squeezed out of the market due to expensive testing required by the new consumer product safety law.
“We may have to close our doors,†said Bill Ryan, who’s owned Supercross BMX in Apple Valley, California, for two decades… More Info…