ANSWER BMX Products is excited to announce the return of the ANSWER BMX Factory Team highlighted by the signing of Canadian Olympic athlete and World #2 Tory Nyhaug to a multi-year deal. BMX historians will remember the ANSWER Factory teams of years past that included rosters of some of racing’s most accomplished amateur, pro, and Olympic racers in history.
While the purpose of those teams in the past was the pursuit of team trophy titles and team sheets, the newly formed team’s focus is purely on promotion, creating strong brand image, and exposure in a global market.
ANSWER BMX President John Sawyer stated, “I know the history of the Factory Answer teams of the past and the positive image it created for the brand. While we are fortunate to be currently partnered with the high profile Factory Team’s of George Costa’s ANSWER RENNEN Factory Team and Jim Buchanan’s Ssquared ANSWER Factory Team, we felt it was important to have our own smaller team for promotional purposes with some international flavor.
These past few weeks I did a couple of races. The first one was a 3 Nations Cup in Ahnatal, Germany. This is a race between Holland, Belgium and Germany (3 Nations), but it’s open for everybody. A small group of fast guys showed up at this race, so it was a nice competition. I felt good on the track, but had some struggles with the starting gate. My buddy Martijn Jaspers got the holeshot. I was in 3rd position when Jordy vd Heijden crashed in the first turn. Luckily I could just avoid the crash, but I lost some speed so a Danish guy passed me.
Elite Men:
1. Federico VILLEGAS
2. Tory NYHAUG
3. Renato REZENDE
4. Ramiro MARINO
5. James BROWN
6. Gonzalo MOLINA
7. Brandon REID
8. James PALMER
Elite Women:
1. Gabriela DIAZ
2. Amelia WALSH
Elite Men:
1. Ramiro MARINO
2. Gonzalo MOLINA
3. James BROWN
4. Renato REZENDE
5. Federico VILLEGAS
6. Brandon REID
7. Tatsumi MATSUSHITA
Great Salt Lake National #2, SLC, USA.
A Pro:
1 COLLIN HUDSON, REDLINE, LONGMONT, CO
2 JEREMY SMITH, FACTORY EXTREME TEAM, DAYTON, OH
3 JARED BECKER, BECKER FITNESS/RYNOPOWER, PHOENIX, AZ
4 KEITH ANDERSON, CCH FACTORY, RENO, NV
5 MARTY WISEHART, FAST SIGNS RACING, PHOENIX, AZ
6 SEAN GAIAN, FACTORY GT BICYCLES, SANTEE, CA
7 PAUL WASSENAAR, BELLFLOWER BICYCLES , BELLFLOWER, CA
8 LEONARDO CAZE DOS SANTOS NETO, RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ
Vet Pro:
1 CRISTIAN BECERINE, SSQUARED BICYCLES, COSTA MESA, CA
2 JAVIER COLOMBO, SE RACING, COSTA MESA, CA
3 PERSON PAULETO, POWER CYCLES, ORLANDO, FL
4 DEREK BETCHER, SPEEDCO BICYCLES, CARLSBAD, CA
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