It's been a long trip getting to Shepparton, Australia in order to get here for the first round of the 2020 UCI BMX SX World Cup. Leaving on Thursday to arrive in Australia on Saturday shows some time was spent at airports and in planes. After Matt Holmes had shown me around Sydney for a few hours (thanks Matt, much appreciated), it was off to the Gold Coast to check out some parks over there. Wade Bootes showed me the Beenleigh park, Nerang BMX track, the park with the fullpipe, Nerang's concrete skatepark and Logan Martin's house. After three days on the road it was time to hit the sack. After spending an amazing "Australia day" at the Gold Coast, a 1600 kilometer long road trip in the Cycling Australia van & trailer brought me to Shepparton. Life isn't always as beautiful as it looks on Instagram......
We'll be spending two weeks in Australia, a country I've never been to before. The first two UCI BMX SX
Check out some of the highlights of the Radio Bikes 2020 BMX Race & Freestyle Product Line. In dieser Folge von "First Look" gibt es die Highlights der neuen Product Line von Radio Bikes zu sehen, darunter die volle Dröhnung Carbon für die Racer unter euch sowie der neue Signaturerahmen von Jack Clark mit einigen interessanten Features.
USABMX Blue Ridge National #1
Pro Open:
1 JUSTIN RICHMOND, RIVAL RACING, COUNTRYSIDE, IL
2 JUSTIN KNAPPER, FACTORY ANSWER, POTTSTOWN, PA
3 OLIJUWON DAVIS, LOMBARD, IL
4 MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, BRICK, NJ
5 VICTOR BEHM, CULT VANS, MAYSLANDING, NJ
6 AUSTIN MCKAN, WILLARD, MO
7 NICK DAWSON, NO EXCUSES SSQUARED, PITTSBURGH, PA
8 KIT BJERK, BELOCIOUS SPORT, ARCHDALE, NC
Pro Open #2
1 JUSTIN RICHMOND, RIVAL RACING, COUNTRYSIDE, IL
Just before the start of the BMX season, Twan van Gendt suffered a serious hand injury. The current world champion BMX dislocated a bone in his hand during strength training, causing damage to a number of nerves in his hand. Van Gendt is expected to be out of contention for eight to twelve weeks. "A huge setback," said the 27-year-old from Brabant. "I am currently in excellent form, and was ready for the first World Cup races. That this happens during the final strength training in the preparation is worthless. "
"It will be a race against the clock to get fit again on time and to qualify for the Olympic Games. But if I am motivated by something, then it is "making the impossible possible. All focus is now on the process to recover and get fit again. "
In 2018, Van Gendt made the switch from the national team to Team Oegema TVE. He surprised everyone by winning gold at the BMX 2019 World Cup in Zolder, Belgium. After participating in the Olympic Games in London (2012) and Rio (2016), the BMX rider now goes for a title in Tokyo. Twan is currently 2nd in the internal ranking of the Netherlands. The 3 best ranked riders per country count towards the country ranking and the best 2 countries of that ranking place 3 riders for Tokyo. The Netherlands is currently 1st, but misses 1 river to score points due to Twan's injury. France is the biggest competitor, however, also has 1 injured athlete so that the difference will not increase very quickly.
The new UCI BMX SX World Cup season is about to kick off in Australia. With races on the program in Shepparton and Bathurst the first two weekends of February, it's going to be interesting to see who are on top. The Olympics are happening this summer and with 24 spots available in both Men and Women, it is key to get as many points in before the Olympic qualification period ends on 1 June 2020. All UCI BMX SX World Cups and the 2020 UCI BMX race World Championships in Houston will happen before 1 June making the first 5 months a hectic period for any racer chasing the Olympic dream.
The first two highest ranked nations will get to send 3 athletes to Tokyo. Nations ranked on spot 3-5 will get to send 2 racers and countries in top 6-11 will get to send 1. It gets complicated for the last spots to be filled in but the time has come that all points gained in the upcoming qualifying races are important.
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Last year was a great year for me. Take a look :)
Come along and watch a day of training and fun with my friends and family.
Protein pancakes on a Saturday morning followed by extended laps. Kyes first session back on the track and watt bike sesh..
Saransk Indoor, Round 2 Individual - Saransk, Russia - 12 January 2020
Elite Men:
1 119 NEYASKIN Vladislav RUS
2 933 RAIUSHKIN Mikhail RUS
3 155 KLESHCHENKO Evgeny RUS
4 772 PABIJANSKAS Gabrielius LTU
5 909 KATYSHEV Aleksandr RUS
6 898 PONOMAREV Boris RUS
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.