The new season has begun. Time for new riding gear. But what do the pros wear underneath? What safety pads do they use to protect themselves? We asked Connor Fields what his gear of choice is for 2018. The Olympic champ fills you in on all that.
Name: Connor Fields
Country: USA
Sponsors: Chase, Monster Energy, ODI, Razor, Vans, Elevn, Kicker, Shimano, FLY, Tioga, KMC, Tangent, ONYZ, G-Form, USA Cycling.
2018 Tangent Pro-Am Series, Stop #1 Results
Men:
1 Anthony Dean 26 San Diego, CA Supercross, Troy Lee $1,050
2 Billy Russell 24 Desoto, TX Doublecross $600
3 Corey Reid 30 Phoenix, AZ Rockstar Rift $360
4 Trent Jones 23 Christchurch, NZ Box, Thrill $300
5 Kameron Larsen 18 Bakersfield, Ca Us Junior Development $240
6 Max Cairns 21 Melbourne, AUS Chase/Lux $180
7 Layne Gainer 23 Peoria, AZ Gordys Bicycles, Tangent, Fly $150
8 Jordan Miranda 24 Bakersfield, CA Free Agent $120
Women:
1 Brooke Crain 24 Visalia, CA Haro/Rockstar $525
2 Ashley Verhagen 26 Glendale, AZ $300
3 Rachel Mydock 21 Phoenix, AZ Supercross BMX $180
4 Dani George 23 Palmdale, CA Throdwn $150
Designed for the UCI and now required by USA BMX as of July 2108 at National races, PHASE 2 SIDE NUMBER PLATES are made from embossed foam and feature full-color printed graphics. They meet UCI and USA BMX regulations and fit all bicycle frames. Hook-and-loop straps combined with a piece of adhesive-backed hook-and-loop tape hold the plates firmly in place. They are black with a white background.
Box One Stems offer top of the line performance and are proven at the highest levels. Available in Front Load and Top Load configurations, multiple sizes and various colors are available to suite all racers.
When performance is a top priority, Box Two Stems have you covered. Available in black only with Front Load and Top Load options, all that is left to decide is what size.
Box Two V-Brakes and Box Three V-Brakes are excellent choices for racers who desire value and
The internet is a crazy place. News gets spread quickly and when BMX Mania's Jerry Landrum announced his retirement it spread like wildfire. Almost to the fact where it felt someone had died and people were writing good things about him. For sure it's nice that Jerry got to read all of the positive messages himself. I'm not sure where I met Jerry first. It was probably at Interbike where he, just like me, was looking at new bike parts, taking pics for his site and checking if someone would be into supporting his BMX Mania website which for the longest time was the 'go-to' website for the racing community, way before social media came alive. After 21 years of covering the sport of BMX racing it's time for Jerry to shift down a couple of gears and spend some time with his grandkids and he's got a
Back in Time by Niek Kimmann.
Australia's Andy Hughes is all in for the 2018 International BMX Season!
Elite Men:
1 252 PALOMINO RODRIGUEZ Cristobal Andres CHI
2 808 DA SILVA Ariel Joao BRA
3 413 QUINTANILLA Jaime BOL
4 25 PIZARRO Luis Fernando ARG
5 48 BALLESTEROS Eddy BOL
6 22 ESPEJO Mateo Nicolas ARG
7 105 RIOS Joaquin Luciano ARG
8 28 ROCABADO Jose Adolfo BOL
Elite Women:
1 156 AZUERO Domenica ECU
2 300 ALVES DOS SANTOS Julia BRA
3 80 DIAZ Mariana ARG
4 888 ROJAS Anna Sara ] BOL
5 78 REIS SANTOS Paola BRA