FATBMX Your Online BMX News Resource Since 1998

Plans to build a £20m BMX cycling arena in Manchester, which would also serve as a training base for 2012 British Olympic athletes, have been agreed. The facility, with seats for up to 4,500 people around a 100m by 70m track, would be built in a car park at the existing Velodrome at Sportcity.
The government promised to build the centre after pulling plans to build the UK's first "supercasino" at the site.

It was a surprise to me to find out there is a full colour BMX magazine from Spain. I normally know what's out there but this time I did not know what to think and had no clue who was behind the publication. The other day I received a mail from BMX A Tope! and today I got two copies in the mail. Issue 8, and issue 9. The October issue (#8) is all about the BMX race at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, photos and all. I wouldn't say the paper quality, photos and layout are top notch but issue 9 showed where they're coming from. BMX A Tope! used to be a 'zine (issue 1-7 were xeroxed 'zines) so the full size full colour magazines (issue 8 and 9) must have felt very special for the editors and everyone on the BMX scene in Spain. I like the effort that goes into these projects and you must have a BMX heart to pull this off. It's fair to say that BMX A TOPE! is focusing on BMX racing first but it also has a "Zona Free" which includes Freestyle contest reports. I'm not sure Sergej Geier knows he's got

Formula Europe's Steven Wong and Niklas Laustsen are both sent to the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland. Their National Federations find it a good way to prepare their riders for the 2009 Worlds in Adelaide, Australia. They will spend five months at the WCC under the guidance of UCI coach Hervé Krebs. During their camp, they will compete in several rounds of the 2009 European BMX Championships Series and at least the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 8th and 9th May. Niklas is stoked to return to the UCI Centre to prepare for his World Cup debut in his home country.

Click here for more news about the UCI BMX Training Camp.

The Formula Euro Trade Team is supported by: * Formula Bicycles * Shimano * EuroBMX.be * UFO Race Wear * Formco Parts * AlienationBMX * Swatch Watches * Navada.Net Web Design

Name: Mike O’Connell
Age: 35
Hometown: Fareham, UK
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Standard Bykes, Zeal Distribution, Salt Club

The Favorite list:

-Food: Mexican, Indian, Steak Dinners
-Riders to ride with: Pill, Baz, Tim, Hitchcox, Wilson & Ant P
-Car: Honda Civic Sport
-Website: Facebook, ebay, FATBMX.
-Trick: 540 tailwhip nosepick

Name: Nik Ford
Age: 25
Hometown: Stratford upon Avon, England
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Diamondback, Nueu Eyewear, Entity Boardsports

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Street! Wolverhampton, Falmouth, Penryn Boatyard, Redditch and all the rad spots I hit up on the east coast of Oz
-BMX video: Unsung and the sequel which im working on now - What Next ? should be out for Halloween 09
-Website: FATBMX, www.diamondback.co.uk, randombmx.com, transplantbmx.blogspot.com and bcbmx.co.uk
-Web video: Project 5 street jam edits and the DUB BMX web edits.
-Food: Vegetarian or a Pizza