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Napa native Donny Robinson, the BMX racer who took home a bronze medal from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, couldn’t wait for the 2013 season to begin.
His friend Kyle Bennett, one of his teammates in Beijing, had passed away in an automobile accident in October 2012. The next month, during the season-ending USA BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., he sustained a concussion.
“I did not have the opportunity to finish my season as anticipated … More
Watch as the world’s best BMX Freestylers will gather in bicycle crazy Amsterdam for a unique international BMX competition: Red Bull Framed Reactions.
For the first time in history a BMX competition took place at a course with moving elements and course-rider-interaction. In the bowl, riders tried to touch the two lanterns. By touching them the two moving elements, a train and a typical Amsterdam bridge, came in motion. This meant that the participants had an influence on the park while flying on this very special course. The final saw the riders showcasing their finest tricks with the Canadian Bezanson impressing the judges the most.