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Big news on the race sponsorship front. Laura Smulders is leaving the Orange Army to start something new with Martijn Jaspers as her trainer. Here's what Laura published about it on her website: Last three years were perfect, I joined the National Team in 2011 and could prepare myself for the Olympic Games in London with the team. I made some big steps, got stronger and faster, and thats how I won the Olympic Bronze medal in London and my first World Cup. I still got stronger and faster through the years, and I’m still improving, and learned a lot! But I’m still looking for something different, something new…

Here we go with the first 2015 issue of BMX Rider magazine. And yes, it's got BMX Racing on the cover. The German Talent team riders Liam and Axel Webster ride their HARO bikes through a fast turn at the Anathal track. For 2015 more race coverage is planned for the Germany magazine and who not. 2015 will be the Olympic qualifying year so things will get interesting real quick on the racing front. But, there's plenty of dirt, flatland, vert, park and street left. In #15 for instance you can find the following articles:

To celebrate the anniversary and salute 15 years of history of the series, Simple Session will move to the brand new and awesome Tondiraba Arena in Tallinn, Estonia. 15 years ago, Simple Session was just a local competition with a handful of skaters and BMX riders. But since then Simple Session has grown year by year and worked its way up to become one of the biggest and best contest in the world of BMX bikes and skateboarding. With a brand new huge contest course that never fails to impress, laid-back vibe, massive media coverage and drawing the biggest