After crashing in the Beijing Olympic final, Jared Graves has returned to the BMX track with success on his mind and taken out the National Series round on the Gold Coast overnight. The 27 year old from Toowoomba in Queensland dominated a star studded final which included USA's Daniel Caluag and Japan's Tatsumi Matsushita. It was the defending national series winner, Brian Kirkham from Adelaide, who lay down the challenge to Graves but Kirkham had to be content with second place. The pressure was too much for fellow Adelaide rider and current world cup series winner, Sam Willoughby, who dominated the heats to finish in fifth place in the final just behind Joshua Callan from Victoria. Caluag placed a respectable third. 

We were all good this year here in Poland, and Santa decided to be more than generous to us than ever before. In the last few weeks, a new store was opened in downtown Warsaw, Poland. It is the only shop of that kind in the capitol and one of very few in the whole country. It is not a secret that BMX is a very young sport in Warsaw as well as whole Poland, but this country has a great potential when it comes to this sport. Plenty of spots to ride allows the riders to be limited only by their imagination and the level of skills.

Since there are only few BMX shops in the entire country of Poland, our goal is to change that and help the growth of BMX in Poland. Furnished with style and ran by bmx riders, the store offers whole bikes as well as a great assortment of most of the parts available in Poland.

That place has an atmosphere and a vibe of its own. It’s where people with that one passion meet. 

Following the stated goals of the strategic plan to grow local membership, the NBL is launching two programs aimed at giving all member tracks better tools for track promotions and increasing membership. Effective January 1st, the NBL is introducing its Track Cash Back program which will last throughout 2010. The program will match a track’s promotional expenditures by paying $25 back for every full new member they sign up as the result of a promotional campaign. Each track must show that the funds were spent

The same people that brought you the 2010 Flatland BMX Calendar are giving out each image in the calendar as a desktop wallpaper—and all 15 downloads are free! The 2010 Flatland BMX calendar is available exclusively through Flatland Fuel and is free with every order while supplies last. But even if you don't need any new parts, and you just want some of the year's best flatland photos from around the world, we have you covered...
The wallpapers are formatted for widescreen monitors.

"This is what happens when girls get a little loose and they see a function for handlebars there own way." Don't say you haven't been warned. Happy New Year to all the girls out there!

Happy New Year to you all! Thanks for checking out the site. Thanks for supporting it. Mucho gracias to all the contributors, the photographers, the video people out there, the contest organizers, all the believers in BMX. Thanks to the media partners and sponsors. Let's bring on 2010, the start of a new decade, and we're ready for it. Come back for more good times. We'll see you on the road. Somewhere at some point. Happy New Year!

National Bicycle League Founder, Bob Tedesco, is retiring from his position as NBL Director of Competition effective immediately. The NBL Board of Directors will leave the position vacant until after Competition Congress in early February when a new Board of Directors will be elected. On his retirement, Bob said, “The time has come for me to step down and retire as the Director of Competition of the National Bicycle League. This position I have held for many years has been both challenging and rewarding. It has been my sincere pleasure to serve the National Bicycle League in this capacity, and I truly appreciate all the support that I have always received from the Board of Directors.

I am extremely pleased with Gary Aragon’s approach and vision for the future of the NBL and my retirement will help him and the Board members prepare and review candidates for their selection after Congress. I have immense confidence and am certain that Gary will succeed in making the NBL once again “The Best in BMX”. 

SE Bikes has a ton of new goodies to ring in the New Year! Socks, hats, sweatshirts, pads, helmets, you name it! And not only that, but they are now offering their P&A directly from the SEBMX website. Check some of the products after the jump, and then go to the SE website for ordering info. 

-Frame: Sputnic Regulator 21"
-Forks: Odyssey Race
-Headset: Fsa Impact
-Stem: Premium sub-10
-Bars: Sputnic Skyline 8.5"
-Grips: Odi Longnecks forever!
-Bar ends: 1 Animal and 1 Odi haha
-Chain: Sputnic whip
-Sprocket: Superstar 28t

The NBL Christmas Classic & President’s Cup, held at Broadbent Arena inside the Kentucky Exposition Center, brought over 1000 BMX racers to Louisville to take part in action-packed National racing. The race was the season opener for the NBL Elite Series which brought fast Pros and top amateur riders from across the country to race on the tight and fast indoor track. With visions of sugar plums still dancing in their heads, the fastest amateurs from each state unveiled their custom jerseys during the President’s 

Troy Lee Designs and Epic Action Video Camera today launch a unique video contest for their fans. This is the first contest ever, using the Twideo Contest platform integrating Twitter and Facebook as a way for fans to vote on their favorite videos. How the contest works:
· Shoot your own POV (Point of View) video at your favorite track or riding spot.
· Upload your video to: TLD video contest 

Name: Oba Stanley
Age: ?
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Simple bikes, Animal, Lotek

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-Spot to ride: The Brooklyn Banks