The first photos of the official Olympic BMX race track facility have been released. If you removed the bleachers, it looks just like the track at the training facility in California. I hope that they fill the stands for the first ever race for BMX in the history.
CLICK HERE: See Photos of the Olympic BMX Track
Monday, August 11, 2008
First Photos of the Olympic BMX Track
NBC Website Video- Introduction to BMX
Hey, once again it looks like the NBC website has the goods on BMX at the Olympics. Click on the link below and see the video introduction they have on the sport of BMX.
CLICK HERE: Introduction to Olympic BMX Video
Thursday, August 7, 2008
NBC TV Coverage of BMX Olympic Events
NBC has released the television schedule for the BMX racing at the 2008 games. Get ready, because Tuesday August 19th is the first chance to see BMX on a world stage. With coverage on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday there is plenty of racing to be seen. Be sure to visit the link to the NBC schedule below.
CLICK HERE: NBC Olympic BMX TV Schedule
Saturday, July 26, 2008
BMX Leads Spectator Interest Above Other Cycling Events at the Olympics
The NBC Olympic website is conducting a poll, asking which cycling sport spectators are most interested in watching? So far, BMX is leading the way ahead of road bikes, mountain bikes and others. Be sure to visit the site and vote for BMX and while you are there you can read about Mike Day, Donny Robison and more Olympic BMX!
CLICK HERE FOR: NBC Olympic Site
Friday, June 13, 2008
NEWS FLASH! Bubba Harris Injured In Practice...No Chance at Olympic Team!
Bubba Harris the Olympic team hopeful who had recovered from what some felt could be a career ending injury last year, has again been sidelined. Harris fell during practice for the Olympic team trials in Chula Vista, CA on Thursday. The hard fall on the second straight of the replica Olympic track left his ankle broken.
Ironically, it was not the same ankle that he injured so badly in Beijing, China last year that doctors thought amputation could be necessary. Harris who had undergone a year of rehabilitation and training in his quest for a spot on the mens Olympic BMX team saw those dreams end today (Friday June 13, 2008) when he withdrew from the competition.
Harris told EXPN.com that, "Although I'm disappointed that I won't be competing, I look forward to returning to action as soon as possible and once again putting 100 percent of my effort into training and racing," Harris said. "I'd like to wish the remaining competitors good luck on Saturday and I'm sorry I won't be joining them in pursuit of a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team."
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Team GT's Jill Kintner- Team USA BMX
GT has a great website dedicated to the Olympics, BMX and its team riders. You should take time to visit the site and read about each of the riders. To get you started we have provided a bio on Jill Kintner the Female Team rider who will be competing in the Olympics this summer!
We provide this information from courtesy of GT's press information.
Jill Kintner
Date of Birth: October 24, 1981
Hometown: Seattle, WA
At the height of her BMX dominance, however, Jill discovered the sport of Mountaincross and abruptly abandoned BMX to race Mountain Bikes, a move that was anything but safe. But after a brief acclimation process, Jill was back to a familiar spot: on top. She signed to GT in 2005 on her way to three consecutive UCI 4X World Championship titles. With nothing but green pastures in front of her, Jill made another risky decision upon learning that the Olympic Committee had approved BMX Race for the 2008 Games in Beijing - she switched back to BMX.
Jill is now living and training at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California and is currently the frontrunner for a place on the Olympic team. Having just captured the 2008 USA Cycling BMX National Championship title it seems almost certain that Jill will be representing the US in Beijing. If her past record is any indicator this should bode quite well for our medal hopes.
A win in Beijing will have special significance for Jill as she is racing for the memory of her father who passed away before she made the switch back to BMX.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
MSNBC To Air Coverage of BMX Olympic Team Trials June 15th, 2008
If you are unable to make the trip to Chula Vista, California for the BMX Olympic Team Trials on June 14th, you can watch the action on MSNBC! They have announced that June 15th MSNBC will air coverage of the event. Check your local listings and/or visit MSNBC at the link below.
VISIT MSNBC
USA Olympic Trials Logo for BMX- First Look!
The USA Olympic Team Trials for BMX will be hald in Chula Vista, California on June 14, 2008. At the right is the official logo that has bben created to promote this event.
Even a logo being created has become history for BMX racers worldwide!
CLICK HERE: Visit the USA Cycling website
BMX Race Format Announced for Chula Vista Team Trials
Event Schedule Announced for BMX Team Trials
EVENT SCHEDULE
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Cycling (BMX)
U.S. Olympic Training Center
Chula Vista, Calif.
Saturday, June 14
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
2:00 p.m. | Pre-Race Press Conference - *Open to Accredited Media Only |
SATURDAY, JUNE 14
9:00 a.m. | Doors Open to Public; Expo Opens |
10:00 a.m. | Athlete Warm-up |
11:00 a.m. | Time Trial (8 heats) |
11:40 a.m. | Moto 1 |
12:10 p.m. | Moto 2 |
12:30 p.m. | Moto 3 |
1:05 p.m. | Finals |
1:15 p.m. | Award Ceremony |
1:30 p.m. | Post-Race Press Conference - *Open to Accredited Media Only |
2:00 p.m. | Athlete Autograph Session |
5:00 p.m. | Expo Closes |
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – CYCLING (BMX), Chula Vista, CA
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – CYCLING (BMX)
The USAC has announced that BMX Olympic hopefuls will compete in a trials event in Southern California.
A press release from the USAC just came to our attention and it announced all of the specifics for the upcoming Olympic team trials event. Do not miss a chance at seeing the race held in the birthplace of BMX! Please see below for all of the information.
Tickets for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for BMX Cycling are now available for purchase by the general public, USA Cycling and the U.S. Olympic Committee announced today.
Scheduled for June 14, The Olympic Team Trials will feature the top eight men’s Olympic hopefuls in the sport of BMX with the winner earning an automatic nomination to the squad that will represent the U.S. in Beijing this August.
Spectators can purchase tickets online at www.usolympicshops.com, charge-by-phone at 619-482-6120, or in person
at the U.S. Olympic Shop at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
Adult tickets are $10.00, while children’s and senior citizen tickets are $5.00.
WHAT: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Cycling (BMX)
WHEN: Saturday, June 14
WHERE: U.S. Olympic Training Center; Chula Vista, Calif.
TICKETS: $10.00 (adult), $5.00 (children, senior citizen); available at www.usolympicshops.com, charge-by-phone at 619-482-6120, or in person at the U.S. Olympic Shop in Chula Vista.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Sneak Peek At The Olympic BMX Track
The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) recently released a press release that featured a 3D drawing of the 2008 Beijing Olympic BMX track design. The most notable difference between the Olympic track and the average BMX track is the massive 8 Meter (approx. 26' tall) high starting ramp. Most BMX track have an 8 to 10' tall dirt hill that has a gentle slope.
The other noteworthy difference is that the Olympic track will have two sections; one for women and one section for the men. The track length is 370 meters for the men and 350 meters for the women. With a meter equalling approximately 3.280 feet the track will challenge the sprinting ability of the riders.
The track which the UCI states will be slightly downhill looks to have a great combination of technical sections, outrageous jumps and will require top level skills from the riders. "The track looks like a lot of fun, and I can't wait to try it out....You will need to be a complete BMX rider to win on this track." said Roger Rinderknecht, a top elite rider from Switzerland.
The UCI did state in its press release that the track could still change prior to the 2008 games.
For Additional Information About the UCI Click the link Below:
LINK TO UCI
NBC Picks BMX to Celebrate 100 Days & Counting to the 2008 Olympics
April 30, 2008- NBC's "The Today Show" Celebrates 100 days to the Olympics
It may have been the heart of the East Coast; New York city, but the Manhattan skyline was host to a sport that was born on the dirt lots of Southern, California. BMX (Bicycle Moto-Cross), one of the first action sports was being featured on NBC's "The Today Show".
As part of it's coverage of the 2008 Olympics, NBC has chosen BMX to be the lead in the 100 days and counting coverage. The concrete jungle outside the NBC studio in Rockefeller Square had been transformed overnight by a team led by the ABA (American Bicycle Association). The demonstration track was just 120' in length, it featured a two-person electronic starting gate, had a roller section and a 16' double jump. It has taken over 30 years for the sport of BMX to reach such a monumental milestone, but there it was; dirt jumps and banners in the heart of NYC.
The dirt jumps and the gate sprinting for the NBC camera crew is something that Kyle Bennett, Donny Robinson and Arielle Martin will become comfortable accommodating. New sponsors have found each of them as the Olympic games approach. For the 2008 USA BMX team the dirt in Beijing is approaching quickly. It is now reality that Olympic gold can be a goal of every young BMXer.
“After 32 years of organizing and promoting the sport in the United States, the American Bicycle Association is excited about the exposure, notoriety and legitimacy the Olympics will bring to the sport.” stated B.A. Anderson, ABA Vice President.
When BMX was first organized in the 1970's by the ABA it was difficult to find a kid who didn't race. The kids who didn't race at least had a BMX bike, now those legions of boys and girls who were the sports first wave can watch BMX become an Olympic sport.
It was said that more than a few Wall Street types and Madison Avenue hot shots stopped to see the action that morning. They were heard to say that they raced BMX when they were young, yeah the good things all come back around!
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