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Name: Vincent Pelluard
Sponsors: GW - SHIMANO - ICE FAST - PROMAX - BOX - UNDER ARMOUR - CYCLES EVASION - RENTHAL - IZUMI - TIOGA - IMPRIMEXPRESS - CALIFORNIA EXTREME - YCF - PWR Club
Mechanic: Myself

How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Vincent Pelluard: I built up my bike a week before flying to Australia in January 2020.

Can you tell a little bit about GW Bicycles?
Vincent Pelluard: GW is a HUGE brand making 80% of the Colombian market. You can find a bike from supermarket to a really high quality bike for road cycling. GW has around 2000 employees and they make 400.000 frames a year.

Carbon or Aluminium frame. Where do you see the biggest differences and what are the advantages

Epic day doing my first ever "no chain" pump race in Yucaipa! Thanks to the track and locals for being so welcoming!

Name: Laura Smulders
Sponsors: TVE Sport, JEE-O Unique Bathrooms, Meybo, Shimano, Tioga, Renthal, 6D Helmets, Fist Handwear, We Lift, Toyota Ramaker Hattem
Mechanic: Jan Segers

How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Laura Smulders: One week exactly.

What happened to your old bike?

Name: Carlos Alberto Ramirez
Sponsors: GW, Answer, Fly Colombia
Mechanic: Carlos Huertas

When's the last time you took your bike to the track?
Carlos Ramirez: I've been without riding the track for the most part of the past 4 months, been able to ride one or 2 times.

Have you missed riding your bike during the Covid-19 situation?

 In this video, I share my personal opinion on carbon vs. chromoly. I really like the feeling of chromoly, it's such a smooth ride and I love the look of a chromo bike. BUT, carbon has a different feel and look.

BUCKEYE NATIONAL #3. 3 in a row for Jeremy Smith.
Pro Open
1 JEREMY SMITH, STAY STRONG/CORSA RACEWEAR, DAYTON, OH
2 RONAN WEBER, FACTORY ANSWER, CAIRNS, QLD
3 AUSTIN MCKAN, WILLARD, MO
4 JOSH SMITH, DK BICYCLE/CORSARACEWEAR, SPRINGBORO, OH
5 JUSTIN RICHMOND, RIVAL RACING, COUNTRYSIDE, IL
6 NOAH SALISBURY, PIERSON, MI
7 LUCAS HOWES, PHYRE/TANGENT/HAVOC, TEMPE, AZ

Flew back to my hometown of Dayton, Ohio and drive over to Indiana with my dad to hit the USAbmx Stars and Stripes Nationals! Good weekend of Pro open racing, didn't lose a lap all weekend besides the moto I crashed!

Pro Open results Saturday 25 July. BUCKEYE NATIONALS, Toledo, OH, USA. Jeremy Smith does it again.

Pro Open:
1) JEREMY SMITH 25 1 DAYTON OH STAY STRONG/CORSA RACEWEAR 13480508 259 UCI
2) BRAYDEN KEMPEL 17 2 RAMSEY MN ALPHA 13301275 6 NAG
3) BRANDON ROHARIK 25 3 AKRON OH 18860156 109 NAT
4) LUCAS HOWES 22 4 TEMPE AZ PHYRE/TANGENT/HAVOC 00010154 163 NAT

60 Seconds at the Kimmann Indoor BMX Track with Justin Kimmann 

Here are Friday's Pro Open results of the BUCKEYE NATIONALS, in Toledo, OH, USA held at the Speedway BMX track.

Pro Open results:
1) JEREMY SMITH 25 1 DAYTON OH STAY STRONG/CORSA RACEWEAR 13480508 259 UCI
2) BRANDON ROHARIK 25 2 AKRON OH 18860156 109 NAT
3) JUSTIN RICHMOND 22 3 COUNTRYSIDE IL RIVAL RACING 19210116 112 NAT
4) AUSTIN MCKAN 23 4 WILLARD MO 11950396 160 NAT