Bas de Bever, national coach of the national BMX selection, leaves the KNWU at the end of this year. De Bever has been working for the KNWU since 2003.National coach Bas de Bever has been through three Olympic cycles during his 15-year employment. The Olympic Games in Beijing (2008), London (2012) and Rio de Janeiro (2016). Under his wing, many successes have been achieved, such as national, European and world titles, World Cup podium and overall victory. At the Olympic level the bronze medal of Laura Smulders (London, 2012) and silver medal of Jelle van Gorkom (Rio de Janeiro, 2016).
Bas de Bever: "Coaching is a fantastic profession, it is great to be able to give athletes direction in their development through knowledge transfer. Because you work with people, it is also a complex subject in which you are juggling with many factors on an individual level to allow the athlete to develop in the right way in the pursuit of his / her goals. This is also the challenge for me, but also gives me the necessary stress over time. In this course you will also deal with factors that lie outside your core business (coaching). I noticed that especially these factors gave me (after 15 years) too much negative energy and disturbed the balance for a long time in a way that this was also taking its toll on a personal level. I have written a fantastic chapter in my own 'book of life' in these 15 years. I will regularly read this chapter with great pleasure. My feeling says that now is the time for a new chapter. "
Video of my trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the 2018 USA BMX Grand nationals.
Some highlights from the 2018 USA BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa.
That's a wrap for the 2018 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup. We've seen some fast and close racing this year, so to celebrate, we've compiled all the finals straights from 2018 into one clip.
Took some time to walk around the USA BMX Grands and ask a few people why they call this The Greatest race on Earth.... why do you think they call it this?
Quick Trip over to Thailand to meet up with Amanda Carr and race the 2018 Thailand Open!
Campeonato Paranaense de Bicicross - 1ª etapa
Copa Latinoamericana - Round 8 - Buenos Aires - Argentina
Elite Men:
1 20 MILANO Jefferson VEN 23 1st 60
2 566 OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario COL 31 2nd 45
3 50 FALLA Emilio ECU 32 3rd 40
4 413 QUINTANILLA Jaime BOL 21 4th 35
5 19 PIZARRO Luis Fernando ARG 23 5th 30
6 105 RIOS Joaquin Luciano ARG 20 6th 25
7 30 COSTIGLIOLO Martin ARG 31 7th 20
2018 USABMX GRANDS - GoPro POV - Niek Kimmann
Chase BMX Race ReportUSA BMX Grand Nationals - Joris Daudet wins the 2018 #1 Elite Mens Pro title
This Thanksgiving, Joris Daudet has plenty to be thankful for - He recently found out he is going to be a Dad. Just days later, he made USA BMX History. as he has now won his 3rd #1 Elite Mens title in just 4 years. Joris had an incredible season, capping it off by wining both the Friday Race of Champions Main event in Tulsa, and then also winning the USA BMX Grand Nationals Elite Mens main event! Joris caps off his most successful season on the USA BMX Pro Tour, just ahead of teammate Connor Fields, who wrapped up the year as the #2 overall Elite Mens Pro.
Connor had an incredible 2nd half of the season, after a crash early on in the season kept him off track and out of the top 3 results, until mid season, and then he tuned it up with just a few races left, to climb from the the bottom of the top 10 pros to finish up 2nd overall. What an incredible season for both Riders, but Joris was the years standout, and by far the fastest Pro in Tulsa this year!
Chase BMX wants to thank all of the team partners and supporters for another great season, and
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