Gilbert, Arizona (August 9, 2010) — In the first year of operating the USA Cycling Junior Development Races, the American Bicycle Association (ABA) contributed $35,000 to USA Cycling to further support BMX.
“We believe that this program has contributed significantly to the development of our young athletes and are pleased to be able to make this contribution to USA Cycling,” stated ABA Chief Executive Officer B.A. Anderson.
Through local races and its national series, the ABA had more than 200 young men and women compete in Junior Development races. The USA Cycling BMX Junior Development Program (JDP) Series is designed to take our next generation of young, talented amateur BMX athletes to the highest level of BMX racing. The goal of the program is to prepare this group by allowing unprecedented access to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California … Details
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Old School vs. New School. That sounds a bit trite. But it was the unvarnished truth of the Garbanzo DH race with the likes of Emmeline Ragot, Justin Leov, Gee Atherton, and Sam Blenkinsop facing off against the two most dominant forces in downhill racing from a generation back: Anne Caroline Chausson and Nicolas Vouilloz. Both “retired†from World Cup racing on their own terms nearly a decade ago, and both are still just as awe inspiring now as they were back then, with Chausson winning gold at the Beijing Olympics in BMX and Vouilloz, when he’s not crushing it on the rally car circuit, crushing it in the Avalanche race series and other Enduro style races back in Europe. For that matter, Chausson won this year’s edition of the Alpe D’Huez Megavalanche—the monster in the Megavalanche series … Details & Great Pictures
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