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The third leg of the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch took place on Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th of May. For the first time ever the event was held in Denmark. The capital Copenhagen hosted the final World Cup event before the Olympics in Beijing. More than 120 professional riders from all over the world came to compete for medals and Olympic participation.

The American Bicycle Association hosted the East Nationals on the weekend of April, 25-27 in Spartanburg, SC. The racing at the East National event was exciting to say the laest! The Supercross BMX crew really stepped it up and had the facility in tip top shape and ready to race! This was the fourth PRO Series event of the season and the PRO Riders were excited to head out east on the tour.

With the 2008 Olympic debut just around the corner for BMX racing, the buzz and hype is all around. There is getting to be more and more of the media frenzy at each event. Many of the sports top athletes from around the world were on hand to take a shot at getting some much needed points towards the ABA BMX titles.

The 2008 season is shifting into high gear and the fans are loving it! Round four continued to be THE YEAR of The Dynamic DUO of BMX! Once again it was the Danny C.and David Herman show.

At the NBL Freedom Nationals in Woodbridge, VA, BAWLS rider Matt “Ruckus” Pohlkamp rode hard all weekend to land a few impressive moto wins and a second place finish on Day 2! Sporting his custom BAWLS Cherry helmet, Matt has been training hard in Ohio and in California and will be representing his favorite drink all summer long. The boys of Intense/BAWLS were at it again at the ABA East Coast Nationals in Spartanburg, SC! Fresh off his huge World Cup win in Australia, David “The Hermanator” Herman continued to turn heads with a first place win on Day 1! David’s teammate and 2007 ABA #1 Pro Danny “Easy Money” Caluag showed everyone why he’s #1 with a first place finishes on both 20 in and Cruiser on Day 2! 

The American Bicycle Association (ABA) "The Sanctioning Body of BMX", continues its diligent promotion of the sport. Now, after weeks of preparations, negotiations and working with the bicycle industry and supportive sponsors it announces a spotlight appearance on NBC's Today Show. NBC's leading morning news and information show has scheduled a demonstration and feature of BMX, the newest Olympic sport for Wednesday, April 30th 2008.

The Today Show will feature USA's top BMX Olympic hopefuls Kyle Bennett, Donny Robinson and Arielle Martin. The true excitement is that an actual dirt BMX track will be constructed in Rockefeller Plaza for this first ever demonstration. The abbreviated track will feature a starting hill with electronic gate, a 120' straight, a roller section and a 16" double jump for Kyle, Donny and Arielle to showcase their skills. It's even rumored that some of the hosts of the show may even give it a try.

Cycling Australia and BMX Australia are pleased to announce the team to contest the 2008 BMX World Championships being raced in Taiyuan, China from 29 May to 1 June.
Elite Men
-Jared Graves (Toowoomba, Qld -16/12/1982)
-Kamakazi (Jimboomba, QLD -08/03/1981)
-Luke Madill (Cranebrook, NSW -28/05/1980)
-Khalen Young (Kelmscott,WA - 20/11/1984)