Bart de Jong
This year is the 12th Annual Bike It here in Ashland Oregon, August 14th. This event is especially exciting for me because I have invited the Haro Team that I toured with to perform a 25th anniversary Haro Show. Bob Haro will be at this year's event, the man who sponsored me way back when and gave me one of the greatest opportunities of my life that sent me around the world performing shows and doing what I love for many years. I would like to invite you all to attend this significant event. This is a dream come true for me, a way to show my appreciation to the people that have made such an impact on my life. I am really looking forward to bringing a bite of my history, the sports history and some of my most influential people in my life to Ashland for a great time. Donations are welcome and appreciated. The estimate cost to put on this event is $5,000 with flights, hotels, rental equipment etc.
Our initial response from the community has been great! Thanks to the following: Bear Creek Bicycles, Get n' Gear, Art Fx, Cycle Sport,
Drew Bezanson is is setting up to have an absolutely unbelievable year. Coming off a win at Simpel Session in Estonia last month and dropping some insane web edits over the past few weeks, Drew was the one to watch at today's pro qualifier and he did not disappoint. Drew's runs were creative, and his performance flawless. It was no surprise Drew qualified first at today and I'll tell you, the competition was stiff! Drew started his first run up a huge 10' quarter, pulling a wall tap on the wall directly above the judges heads. There was a 5' set back to the wall and Drew easily hit the spot another 
The fastest BMX Pro racers are in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend for the Winternationals. That includes the Dutch team, riders from Czech, Argentina, Switzerland, the UK and more. The race on day one was won by Cristian Becerine (Argentina). More luck to the Dutch on Sunday's race.Elite Men:
1 Cristian Becerine
2 Sam Willoughby
3 Donny Robinson
4 Nic Long
5 Khalen Young
6 Randy Stumpfhauser
7 Maris Strombergs
8 Kyle Bennett
Elite Women:
1 Shanaze Reade
A PRO final results, Pre Race, Phoenix, AZ.1 NIC LONG, INTENSE-PHANTOM-ON TRAC, LAKESIDE, CA
2 GAVIN LUBBE, EPIC ROOTS/MORPHINE IND., MONTEREY, CA
3 JACOB "PUMPKIN HEAD" PEEBLES, INTENSE-PHANTOM-ON TRAC, CHICO, CA
4 KYLE CUSHMAN, FULLERTON/INTENSE/VANS, FULLERTON, CA
5 KEITH GRINE, , SIMI VALLEY, CA
6 JOEY BACKUS, STAATS, MESA, AZ