Pretoria based BMX star Dean Holdstock showed his hand at the Germiston leg of the SA BMX Champs, providing a timely reminder of his top form and gusty demeanour just six weeks away from the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg. Holdstock’s SA Champs challenge was characterised by one tiny slip-up that let well-known Olympian Sifiso Nhlapo shade him into second overall, but the 21 year-old was grinning as he admitted “I’m gyming and riding flat-out daily. The big names had better watch out!!”
“The track at Germiston was OK, but I’m dying to dust the Maritzburg track,” said Holdstock. “I’ve heard that a most amazing oke is coming out to build it – one hell-raiser of a character - and the double track area is to be sculpted in a much bigger and better zone than before. Now it’s The Main Arena!”
Holdstock was philosophical when asked about the uncertainty surrounding some of the world’s top riders appearance at the Pietermaritzburg showdown.

Ripxx Racing has signed Florida State Elite BMXer Amanda Carr to be its latest sponsored athlete. This 19-year-old Floridian is toping the charts with extreme speed, and she is not slowing down any time soon. With the support of Ripxx Racing, this teen is well on her way to being the best of the best. Taking time off from school, Carr has been solely focusing on BMX and the training needed to make her better. When at home in Florda, she trains with Paul Williams, the coach known to “push you harder, and take you farther,” and is currently training with USA Cycling trainer, Sean Dwight in California. Carr has the drive and tenacity it takes to become a better athlete. The additional support of Rippx Racing is just another stepping stone to move her forward on the BMX track.

The Ripxx Personal Measurement Device is a small device about 

June 22nd marks the 3 year anniversary of Stephen Murray's accident in Baltimore MD which left him paralysed from the shoulders down during a double backflip attempt in the finals of the AST Dew Tour. The time may have flown by for us but for Stephen it has been a long, slow challenge to get his life back on track. Medical complications, divorce procedures and general obstacles thrown in his path have kept Stephen determined to over come the challenges before him and tackle his problems head on..

No matter how hard things have gotten for him he has always 

After 5 events in the South it was time to drive two hours West for the Trailer Trails Jam. Vladdie de Koning and friends had called for a good time on their hidden dirt spot in Vlissingen. They even added a new line to the existing set up which contributed to the challenge. We had packed up early to get there and on arrival noone was there. After checking if it was the right day we decided to cruise down to Middelburg to kill some time.

When we got back more people had shown up and the riding was in full swing. But the TT Jam is about more than riding alone. Tents were put up in the bush. "Better do it now before you get too drunk to do it" was one of the smart comments heard. The BBQ and party tent were set up for later and also the generator and ghetto blaster were prepared for the night. But before everyone got too intoxicated, some riding took place. Chill session for sure and no pressure whatsoever. Maybe that's the strong point about the Trailer Trails jam

How has the response been to the Cult brand in the UK?
Response to Cult has been exceptional, at present the demand for frames is outstripping production with backorders struggling to be filled. With the level of riders on the team, the quality of the products, and the experience Robbie [Morales] and the whole team over at Cult bring to the table it's hardly surprising demand is this high.

Who, from the UK, are on the Cult team now?
At present the Cult UK team is Alex Kennedy and Bas Keep, it's all 

Frame: Skyway TA 1982 00914 Made in Japan
Frame stickers: Skyway TA
Fork: Skyway TA
Headset: Hatta Aluminium
Headset lock: Suntour Headlock
Headset skirt: SST
Stem: Suntour Powerstem
Handlebars: Skyway Race bars Lookalike

What a blast! At this point the press release could end, there is nothing more to say about this year’s Telekom Local Support Miniramp Challenge in Berlin. For everybody who wasn’t able to be there, here is a summary of the happenings: Despite the dubious meteorological situation 26 teams from Germany, UK, Hungary, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Austria participated and demonstrated banging tricks in the new miniramp at the Mellowpark. In the Pro class the guys from Berlin missed to use their home field advantage: Team “Village People” consisting of Ondra Slez and Michael Beran take the 3.500 € spot support home to the Czech Republic. With tricks like frontflips and backflip barspins over the spine they placed clearly before Sergej Geier and Björn “Bommel” Mager. Tobi Wicke and Mark König - who replaced injured Markus Braumann in the finals - ranked 3rd.

In the amateur class Adam Wilhelm and Christian Anton from 

Name: ALEXIS VERGARA
Age: 33
Hometown: FREMONT, CA
Sponsors: PWR

Good BMX track: SANTA CLARA PAL/MANTECA/PRUNEDALE 

Once again one of ours got robbed! My friend and top notch filmer & editor Alex Baret was victim of a theft today. His gear bag was right in front of his legs in a train cabin, almost touching his knees and then in a blink of an eye some damn fucker grabbed it, ran off, hided on top of the train (YES) and jumped off at the next station. It seemed to be a professional who was watching Alex for a while before taking his chance. How bad is it when someone steps in your life and then just takes away something that you admire? The feeling someone is having your stuff that you treated so well and probably sells or swops´it for some drugs or whatever makes me sick! It sucks big time and just makes me really, really, really ANGRY!

I know the chances are small to see the stuff back but it was a 

Name: Jonny Devine
Age: 21
Hometown: Preston, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Colony, Relentless and HardDadProducts

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: where ever with friends!
-BMX video: Square One; wide awake nightmare
-Website: defgrip.net
-Web video: Fox andalucia series
-Food: pizza

Alli Sports, the MTV/NBC Universal joint venture on action sports, today announced the acquisition of Standard Boardshop and the official launch of the Alli Shop. Allisports.com – already a leading online source of action sports content and news, and the digital hub for the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, Gatorade Free Flow Tour and King of Wake Series – will now connect fans with their favorite action sports brands and products with the new e-commerce expansion. Standard Boardshop, which was originally a skateboard product focused retailer, has now evolved and expanded into the Alli Shop which will feature apparel from the leading youth-facing brands in skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross.

“The acquisition of Standard Boardshop, and subsequent launch of the Alli Shop, is an exciting and important move for Alli and central to our growth strategy,” said Wade Martin, President and CEO of Alli. “The action sports consumer products industry is a significant market,

Elite Men
1 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, AU
2 MARC WILLERS, , MURRIETA, CA
3 NIC LONG, HARO/ROCKSTAR, LAKESIDE, CA
4 MARIS STROMBERGS, FREE AGENT-ROCKSTAR, MURRIETA, CA
5 SIFISO NHLAPO, MTN, SOUTH AFRICA, ZAF
6 JASON ROGERS, HARO BIKE TEAM, MESQUITE, TX
7 KHALEN YOUNG, HARO/ROCKSTAR, MURRIETA, CA
8 RAMIRO MARINO, SUPERCROSS BMX, BUENOS AIRES, AN

Elite Women
1 SARAH WALKER
2 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
3 AMANDA GEVING, MCS BICYCLES, LARGO, FL
4 AFTON SCHRIMPF, SPEEDLINE COMPONENTS, LAKEWOOD, CA
5 COURTNEY TOMEI, FACTORY SUPERCROSS, MORENO VALLEY, CA
6 JAMIE LILLY, , TEMECULA, CA