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Daily newspapers are still alive. The tradition of a newspaper dropping on the doormat every morning hasn't disappeared now that the news spreads quicker via the internet. A BMX newspaper existed in the early '80s. It came out every week. That shows how big BMX was in the early stages when everyone and their cousin had a BMX bike. The British pubication called BMX Weekly (we still have a coupe) turned into BMX Bi-Weekly soon after and then disappeared altogether when BMX magazines came to life. Seeing a BMX newspaper 43 years later came as a bit of a surprise. It's not going to be daily, weekly, or bi-weekly, it's more of a 1-off published by the folks at DIG and focused on the Glasgow area. It came out during the week of the UCI Cycling World Championships in August but I only got to read the entire paper on the way back from Chile a few weeks ago.

How cool would it be to have a BMX Newspaper dropping on the floor every morning. One that has good interviews, the results of the BMX races and competitions, an activity list, how-to's, new product reviews, a calendar, industry section, kids corner, and spot checks. It would take a lot of effort to get it done. That's why current newspaper subscriptions aren't free either. To fill the paper on a daily basis, just imagine how much work goes into that.

Riders from Slovakia, Germany and Hungary battled at the C1 BMX Park  Hungarian Cup Series - Round 3 Debrecen, Hungary on 16 September 2023. The results can be found below. See who scored most UCI ranking points in Hungary this past Saturday.

Men Park:
1 Zoltán ÚJVÁRY 23 HUN 80.6    200.00
2 Zoltán KEMPF 27 HUN 75.5 160.00
3 Péter NÁHLIK 23 HUN 70.3 130.00
4 Gergő ZÖLD 25 HUN 69 110.00
5 Tomáš TOHOL 19 SVK 68.9 90.00
6 Milán JÓZSA 24 HUN 51 70.00
7 Márk VUKMAN 28 HUN 45 50.00
8 Hans Wilhelm KITTLER 19 GER 16.3 30.00
9 Csepel CSERVENÁK 27 HUN 61.83 20.00
10 János BÁBEL 19 HUN 42.33 10.00
11 Richard KOLEJÁK 17 SVK 37

Results Czech National Park/Flat Championship Pardubice, Czech Republic 16 September 2023

Flatland Men:
1 Martin DRAŽIL 41 CZE         200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Dominik NEKOLNÝ 37 CZE  160.00
3 Josef ŠMEHLÍK 32 CZE       130.00
4 Adam PEKAŘ 29 CZE           110.00
5 Jan STAVÁREK 32 CZE          90.00

Results Costa Rican National Championships, held at the 10cio Park in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. 17 September 2023. It was a close battle for the title between Gamaliet Alexander Osegueda Reyes and Kenneth Tencio with less than 2 points dividing the two riders. The 2023 cup went to Kenneth Fabian Tencio Esquivel!

Men Park:

1 Kenneth Fabian TENCIO ESQUIVEL 30 CRC 91.75         200.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Gamaliet Alexander OSEGUEDA REYES 26 CRC 90.10  160.00
3 Derek SOLANO LOPEZ 19 CRC 79.05                              130.00
4 Josue Kaleb ZAPATA GUERRERO 17 CRC 74.39            110.00
5 Leandro Josue QUESADA HERNANDEZ 26 CRC 72.49   90.00
6 Carlos MOLINA MORERA 23 CRC 71.95                           70.00

It takes someone to do it. It took Alain Massabova a year to do it. Some things are easier said then done. "You should write a book about the history of BMX!" Alain took on the challenge and pulled it off, and in a great way. 300 pages of French BMX history, from the early days to 2022. From racing to freestyle. Jams to competitions. Road trips to photo shoots. France has some rich history in BMX and flipping through the book you will face familiar names. Some you've forgotten. Some are still ripping. In 35 years a lot has happened in BMX and seeing everything together in one thick book is great. Collecting the photos alone must have been a challenge. Back in the day nothing was digital so that scanner must have made some overtime scanning all the early photos. Then archiving them first, putting them in the right order before making a selection. Which ones to use?

It only works when eveyone pitches in, and lots of them did. This makes the book something special for everyone. The book starts off with the 1978-1988 oldschool phase. How it started, the pioneers,