Meet the UCI World Cycling Centre athletes heading to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! In the second episode, we sit down with thee BMX Racing athletes, Zoe Claessens (SUI), Sae Hatakeyama (JPN) and Yoshitaku Nagasako (JPN) Watch to learn more about their Olympic dreams.
Las Vegas Nationals
Pro Open
1 BRANDON CATO 27 1 OAKLAND CA BAY AREA BMXERS 10311392 222 NAT
2 PATRICK COO 19 2 BELLFLOWER CA RACEFAST 16160667 62 NC
3 ALAN HUDSON 33 3 PHOENIX AZ JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN 00012369 132 NAT
4 LUCAS HOWES 23 4 TEMPE AZ LUCKY / PHYRE 00010154 154
5 JEFFERY UPSHAW 33 5 NAMPA ID 10126439 937
6 MAKIEVA HOPSON 23 6 NORTH LAS VEGAS NV REMIX BMX 16800278 237 NAT
Last weekend we had the European Championships. It was my first race back after my wrist injury. Felt good to be back, check out the video to see how my weekend went.
-Jay Schippers
Name: Amidou Mir
Age: 26 years old
Hometown: Hyeres/ Clermont Ferrand, France
Plate number: 436
Hook-ups/sponsors: Ice fast, MICHELIN Bicycle, Auverade, CrossFit Riom, Fox Racing
The FAT FAVORITES list:
-Track: Gerzat BMX track
-Favourite race: Rock Hill UCI World Cup 2015
-Food: Focaccia from BUONGIORNO epicerie fine
-Gym: Crossfit Riom
-People to ride with: Sylvain André
-Pump track: Renaison ( by Gilson track )
-Car: Renault Trafic
-Movie: Coach Carter
-Colour: Red/blue/purple
-Shoes: Vans/Nike
Few athletes have built a dynasty of dominance quite like Alise has over her career. She has earned her spot as the winningest rider of all time in BMX racing and still maintains the aggressive edge that inspired her nickname - "the Beast".
What the Olympians ride.... Check out Australia's Saya Sakakibara's DK all colour matched with the green and yellow just as the Australians like it. New, clean, fast, perfection.
Saya Sakakibara's Olympic ride:
Frame: DK
Hubs: Onyx racing
Rims: Super Duper BMX components
Forks: BOX components
Disc Brake: Shimano
Chainring: Michram industries
Pedals: HT components