Adelaide, Australia (July 23, 2009) — American riders dominated opening day of the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships on Thursday, taking seven of the 17 world titles up for grabs.Over 2,000 BMX riders from 32 countries have converged on Adelaide to compete for world titles at the Adelaide Showgrounds, and the first day of competition featured Challenge class riders age 14 and younger on a 310 meter indoor track.
The strongest showing by Americans came when the 12-year-old boys took to the track. Americans swept the podium with Brock Hefron (Chandler, Ariz.) claiming the world title. Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo.) and Damian Ontiveros (Fremont, Calif.) followed for the silver and bronze medals while fellow American Nicolas Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) placed seventh.
 The UCI is proud to announce that the free access online webcasting of the NISSAN UCI Mountain Bike World Cup offered by Freecaster.tv has been watched by a total of 1.75 million viewers around the globe, during the opening five rounds of the DHI and 4X, and four rounds of the XCO.  Viewership is rising rapidly as more and more people rediscover the excitement of mountain bike racing, with over 400,000 people having tuned in for the LIVE coverage alone. 2009 marks the second year that Freecaster.tv has broadcast LIVE and delayed the NISSAN UCI World Cup and World Championships.  This year is the first time the partnership between the UCI and Freecaster.tv has been exclusive, and the strategy is already delivering impressive results which continue to grow as the 2009 season progresses and the World Championships approach.
Freecaster.tv, a well known online broadcaster, has increased awareness of the NISSAN UCI Mountain Bike World Cup by including special productions to support the races.  These features include … Details
LAKE TAHOE is Northern California’s favorite summer playground, a place to which many of us return year after year.
But let’s say you’ve been there, done that, had your fill of the obvious. You’ve hiked, biked, boated, shopped, golfed, gambled, seen a show, partied like it’s 1999 and beached yourself on the sand.
Now what?
There’s so much to do at the lake, it would freeze up your computer to research it all. So we’ve done a little digging to come up with a few suggestions about new things available this summer at the lake, as well as some favorites you may not have tried before…Â Details