Bart de Jong
The Dutch BMX race championships in Haaksbergen are split in two days. Saturday Time Trials and Sunday the actual race. The time trial podiums had a lot of National team members on it, five out of six.Elite Men:
1 Jelle van Gorkom
2 Martijn Jaspers
3 Raymon van der Biezen
Elite Women:
1 Laura Smulders
Over in Denmark the Elite women class was won by Simone Christensen: "After a sunny day here at cph Bmx track I can now for the first time call me Danish champion in elite women officially! Both in TimeTrial and Racing! Now ready for the European championships next weekend in Roskilde!"
Latvian Elite Men top three results. 1. Edzus Treimanis
2. Maris Strombergs
3. Rihards Veide
Junior Men winner: Kristens Krigers
Stars & Stripes National #1Women Pro
1 BROOKE CRAIN, VISALIA, CA
2 LAUREN REYNOLDS, AUSTRALIND, WA
3 ALAINA HENDERSON, RUBY, NY
4 AMELIA WALSH, AYR, ON
5 CARLEY YOUNG, SPRING HILL, FL
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.