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For the third time in twelve months Shepparton will again play host to one of the biggest events on the Australian BMX calendar, as it gets set to host rounds three and four of the BMX Australia National series over the two days on February 7 and 8. The Shepparton BMX club proved to be a very popular host to two rounds of the 2014 National Series, as well as the 2014 Subaru BMX National Championships, which also 

USA Cycling BMX riders head to Rosarito, Mexico, this weekend not to ride, but rather to build a house. Fourteen BMX riders will spend Saturday and Sunday building a house in Rosarito, Mexico. A year after the U23 road program completed a similar project under coach Michael Sayers, BMX coach Jamie Staff will bring 14 athletes to the Mexican town that borders the Pacific Ocean just 27 miles south of the Chula Vista, Calif.-based U.S. Olympic Training Center. There, the world-class riders will spend Saturday and Sunday building a home with More Than Sport, a global nonprofit that pairs athletes with charitable causes such as building libraries, installing water filtration systems and, in the case of the U.S. BMX riders, house building.
 
“I think it will be a humbling experience,” said Staff. “We all get carried away in our own worlds, and to put ourselves in someone else's shoes for a brief moment might make us think twice before we complain on how hard we have it. That, and the building work will take teamwork, and so I’m hoping that this will bring the 

Promax, the makers of high-quality bicycle components, now offers a professional-level cassette BMX hub set. Called HB-1P, the hubs are designed to meet the rigorous needs of BMX racing, but with a price of $299.99 they are more affordable than comparable hubs on the market. HB-1P hub shells are cold forged from 6061-T6-aluminum alloy ensuring the maximum strength-to-weight-ratio. They come equipped with a wide Shimano-compatible cassette body for easy chainline adjustments. And the cassette has 120 points of engagement for fast and precise forward drive.

USA Cycling announced Wednesday various changes to the 2015 BMX Development (Devo) Program, including rider camp qualifications. There will be no more “Junior Devo” races at USA BMX Nationals; instead, riders will now qualify through their regular 15 and 16-year-old expert and girls’ classes on Saturday and Sunday events only. Each of the four camps will have a qualifying window of USA BMX races. To see which races qualify for which camps go here.

USA Cycling will invite the top three boys from each of the 15 expert and 16 expert classes (six total) and top two girls from the 15-16 girls class. Points will be calculated by USA BMX using the 

Name: Stijn Nouwen
Age: 19 years old
Hometown: Helmond, Netherlands
Sponsors: Pure BMX team Holland, Verhoof Floorsystems

Frame: Pure PRO XXXL
Forks: Answer Dagger
Stem: S&M Race 49mm
Headset: P-tech by Pure

Name: Yoshitaku Nagasako
Age: 21
Hometown: Okayama Japan
Sponsors: Haro bikes, SUBARU, THULE, FmG, ride2rock.jp, Shimano, SPY, Kabuto, BOX components, Profile, ProStart, RxL socks

When did you get into BMX?
Yoshi: When I was 4yrs old

Who was a big name in Japan that you looked up to when you started riding?
Yoshi: “Jun Kuroda”. He was one of the high technical riders and fast on the rhythm section and his home track was my home track as well so I was watching his riding all the time.

Do you think it's important to have a role model in BMX?