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UCI is pleased to announce the 2009 permanent career numbers for Elite Men and Elite Women. These numbers must be used at all international BMX events including the Olympic Games for the 2008-2009 season. In 2006, the UCI introduced the permanent BMX number system for Elite Men and Elite Women. With this system, riders can choose a “career number”, which they have the exclusive right to use for their entire Elite class career. This will give riders a possibility to market themselves and to give media and

King of Vert Jamie Bestwick, who is a five time X Games Gold Medalist, three time Dew Tour Champion and Athlete of the Year (Nora Cup), has joined forces with his sponsors, Etnies, Levi’s, Monster Energy, Boost Mobile, Bell Helmets and The Athlete Recovery Fund to help raise awareness as well as monetary donations for the Stephen Murray Family Fund. The fund was established on behalf of injured BMX athlete Stephen Murray, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury while competing in 2007’s

Name: Frans-Lorenz Swinkels
Age: 28
Hometown: Aarle-Rixtel
Sponsors: Paul's Boutique, Analog, Rome

Frame: S&M HOLMES
Fork: S&M Pitchfork
Stem: S&M Redneck
Pedals: Shimano DX
Bars: S&M A.D. (Castillo) Bars 

Last week, Bubba Harris went in for surgery to get “some” floating bone chips removed from his left ankle (leftovers from his foot dislocation last August). He’d told me that his foot specialist, who is a road cyclist, was amazed that he was in contention for Olympic qualification – stating that he technically shouldn’t even be walking; let alone racing. Bubba told me that I wouldn’t believe what they took out … and looking at this photo; it’s amazing that he was able to race this year and do as well as he has done – including a win at the NBL

June 21nd is a date we all want to forget in Holland, we lost the quarter finals in the Eurocup soccer so we all had a hangover on the 22nd but we had to move on to organise the Tour dur Laarbeek #4. This Mini Miniramp tour started 4 years ago when the city of Laarbeek hooked us up with 4 Miniramps. It's only a 10 miles tour but the kids love it and that's the most important thing.

Foundation Welzijn Laarbeek got a new "chief" Koen de Louw