South African BMX star and Team MTN-Qhubeka rider, Sifiso Nhlapo, has embarked on a journey to the United States in preparation for his first race of the 2013 BMX season, ABA Round in Phoenix from the 1st to the 3rd March 2013. Nhlapo has remarkable achievements by finishing as VICE-Champion in the 2008 European BMX championship having won several rounds against a top international field and being one of the most consistent riders in the European Championship in 2008. Making history and forming part of the eight riders to race in