Pietermartizburg, South Africa (July 29, 2010) — The United States celebrated five medals as the UCI BMX World Championships opened at the Royal Showgrounds in South Africa with the 13 and under boys and girls divisions. Julian Dittrick (Phoenix, Ariz.), Michael Gonzales (Watsonville, Calif.) and Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo.) each earned world titles with wins in their respective divisions.
Amakye Andersen (Tucson, Ariz.) secured the first American medal with a silver in the seven-year-old boys division. He was quickly followed by a dominating American performance in the eight-year-old boys division as Dittrick earned his rainbow stripes with Wyatt Bell (Berthoud, Colo.) grabbing the bronze and Matthew Sterling (Saratoga, Calif.) in fourth.
The U.S. suffered from rare near misses with only one rider in the top eight in the nine-year-old boys division and Max Burhenn (Fortville, Ind.) just missing the podium in fourth for the 10-year-old age group … Details