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The ribbon cutting ceremony at Woodward Tahoe was no ordinary ribbon cutting. Instead of clipping the yellow/black striped tape with scissors, BMX pro Nate Wessel—also the brains behind the interior design of Woodward Tahoe—bunny hopped his bike up and over the tape, slicing the line in half as he came back towards the ground. For a building that will host tens of thousands of extreme sports athletes in the years to come, it was only fitting.
The Grand Opening kicked off with an on-snow session at 9:00am. Skiers and snowboarders passed and perused an assembly of demo tents en route to the Castle Peak quad, and after ascending the lift they encountered  … More
Gwin takes his second win of the season, but this time he was only 0.834 ahead of Danny Hart
Although we didn’t end up knocking Gwin off the top spot it was a great weekend for the British men, six in the top ten. Sam Dale put in what must be the best run of his life to make it into that top ten, and Greg Williamson also put in a stormer to take 17th. It’s great to also see Joe Smith in  … More
David “Hermanator†Herman, one of the eight members of the Velo Saddles’ elite Senso New Heroes Team, qualified for London and the BMX Olympics on the last May weekend as he placed fifth in the elite Men’s Finals at the UCI BMX World Championships in Birmingham, UK. With his 23-point lead over his USA teammates, Herman has been able to claim first slot on the USA delegation to the BMX Olympics in London in August.
After a surprising fall on the part of   … More