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Olympic gold medallist and BMX world champion Mariana Pajon and defending series titleholder Caroline Buchanan are set to battle it out on Manchester’s indoor track at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup next week (18-19 April). The rivals will join up to 250 of the fastest BMX racers from across the globe, including Great Britain BMX Academy rider Charlotte Green, for two days of showcase racing at the National Cycling Centre (NCC). Great Britain’s Liam Phillips is also tipped to go up against Olympic champion Maris Strombergs, who will contest

Launched in 2012, BMXLive.tv became the source for live-streaming the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, with the high definition webcast with steady streaming and minimal interruptions. BMXLive.tv have had an impressive viewership and a following of loyal BMX and action sport fans throughout the world that has grown steadily throughout the years. In between events, BMXLive.tv also offered original video content and archived race coverage still able to command impressive viewership numbers and a legion of loyal fans.

We decided to skip most of the Am racing in Zolder on Saturday and arrived only at 5pm. With Elite/Junior warm up scheduled to start at 18:30hr, we had some time to walk the pits, do a few laps on the pump track and catch up with a some people in Zolder. Racing on Friday went on till midnight and we had yet to see when the racing would be over on Saturday for round two. An entirely new race was on the sheets and once again loads of racers had signed up to learn the track better for this summer's UCI BMX World's. Friday's winner Connor Fields had decided to skip round two to save some energy for the upcoming UCI SX World Cup and to not risk any injury racing the race. Maris Strombergs also rode just in practice so if you don't see his name on the results sheet, it's not because he's not fast any more. He simply did not participate. Mariana Pajon neither but she had a different reason. But anyway, racing in both Junior and Elite classes were nothing short of spectacular. It's good fun watching the action because every single lap is unpredictable.

BOX Components, makers of high-performance BMX and mountain bike components, now offers two ranges of single-speed cassette hub cogs, one CNC-machined from long-wearing 7075-T6 aluminum alloy and the second CNC-machined from chromoly. Called Pinion, the 3/32” cogs are available in 13-18-tooth sizes. Both types are designed to fit Shimano-compatible cassette hubs.

With 3088 entries the first round of the 2015 UEC series race on the World Championships track in Zolder, Belgium is a big one. Racers from all over the world took the opportunity to get an important race in the pocket looking forward to the world's this summer. With the first UCI BMX SX World Cup coming up in Manchester in two weeks, many riders used this race in Belgium to get used to the time change and the European way of living. Racers from Colombia, team USA, the Russians, a crew from Japan, many riders have set up camp at the

Rio Olympic hopeful Bodi Turner has rediscovered his mojo in round eight of the BMX Australia National Series after a dominant performance to claim victory ahead of a strong field at the Cairns BMX Club. Turner’s win, from Liverpool’s Alex Cameron and Walkerston’s Tristyn Kronk made up for a disappointing result yesterday as he dialled in a more aggressive performance in stifling tropical heat.

A string of impressive performances earlier in the day by Kronk

UEC European Cup Zolder, Belgium. Elite/Junior results Saturday. Round Two.

Elite Men:
1     Niek KIMMANN     NED     19
2     Twan VAN GENDT     NED     23
3     David HERMAN     USA     27
4     Quillan ISIDORE     GBR     19
5     Jeremy ROMMEL     USA     23

UEC European Cup Zolder, Belgium. Elite/Junior results Friday. Round one.

Elite Men:
1     Connor FIELDS     USA     23     50     50
2     Amidou MIR     FRA     20     45     45
3     Twan VAN GENDT     NED     23     40     40
4     David GRAF     SUI     26     35     35
5     Niek KIMMANN     NED     19     30     30
6     Edzus TREIMANIS     LAT     27     28     28
7     Sylvain ANDRE     FRA     23     26     26
8     Corben SHARRAH     USA     23     24     24

Mackay’s Corey Frieswyk has upset Olympic hopeful and good friend Bodi Turner to take out round seven of BMX Australia’s National Series at the Cairns BMX Club. It was Frieswyk’s first win of the series as he brought Turner’s run of four straight victories to an end in emphatic fashion in front of an enthralled crowd.

Extreme Cairns humidity and heat played its part throughout the day as many riders also struggled to adapt to the windy conditions and technical track.