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Redline / Brandon Dosch Early 2012 Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:58:26 GMT

Power Hour: Tyler Fernengel

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:02:37 GMT

Power Hour: Tyler Fernengel - More BMX Videos

Via Vital BMX Youngster Tyler Fernengel managed to throw down an incredible amount of man-size tricks during a one hour session at Woodward West's Hangar. This kid is the future. Credit: Ryan Galvan

Rachelle Smith- National Champbix RD3 & RD4 Bunbury

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:53:10 GMT

National Champbix Round 3 and 4 in my host city of Bunbury, W.A

Report by Rachelle Smith

Track: Perkins BMX stadium Bunbury. It is arguably the most technical track in Australia at the moment. Really glad this was my home track!

Weather; Bunbury put on a heatwave on Saturday 28^th January and extreme wind just to challenge all riders on Sunday 29^th January.

Riders: The top 8 competitors in my 15 girls age group were competing. Every race was going to be like a final of the Nationals as we were all in the one heat

Results: Podium finish Round 3: 1^st and Round 4: 2^nd

Thursday 26^th January: Started with a BIG BANG!

We welcomed our interstate Redline Team riders on Australia Day and took Barry and Sarah Harvey to the Fireworks spectacular over the city waters that night. The fireworks were rad and this set the scene for a great weekend

Friday 27^th January

Set up the Redline tents with Aaron Nottles family in the designated pit area at the stadium. Spent the afternoon doing some practise laps watching everyone trying to nail the track. In my head I had already decided I was going to hit up the first double at full speed. This later proved to give me a winning edge down the first straight.

Saturday 28^th January / Round 3

Time trial 1: 2^nd pick going into the motos.

I raced my best in the 3 motos, finishing first, each time. Everything came together; the gearing, my gates and I felt really smooth leading into the main. I had first gate pick and confident enough to go lane one and have the inside edge. By the end of the first straight I had the lead. Pedalling at top speed I manualed the second straight and was smooth over the rhythm section in the third. I had gained some bike lengths by the fourth straight and finished first in the final. Home we went, for some rest and relaxation and I was even looking forward to the ice bath, as tomorrow was going to be a 7.30 am start!!!

Sunday 29^th January/ Round 4

What a surprising turn of events today!

The wind speed was gusting at 50 knots at times. BMXA were in a panic and rumours were spreading that the Elite and Junior Elite would not be doing the Pro Section today. Fair enough call, but a lot changed that morning. We had our champbix warm up as usual and began Time Trial 1. Due to the windy conditions I paced myself and finished 4^th in the time trial. I was ready for racing hard on the track despite the conditions. BUT then officials had a big meeting and it was decided that Elite results would be based on their upcoming time trial. I know some riders felt disappointed but safety was important and the track had already claimed many good riders with broken wrists and arms and grazes.

Time Trials give a result!

There was a lot of discussion about cancelling the event and using our time trial as the champbix event result. That was not in my best interests as I know I could go harder. As per BMXA decision, all champbix riders were given a second time trial. I was pumped and ready to improve my time. Had a good gate, and then unclipped over the first double, quickly got it back in and pedalled even harder, finished smoothly and then found out that it had put me in second place for Round 4. A strange way to end the Champbix day but I learnt a lot that anything can happen in BMX racing.

See you all at Melba BMX club in Canberra for Round 5 and 6!

Photo of Josh & myself after his win RD4

GO JOSH

A Little Motivation!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:18:44 GMT

As many of you may know, my knee injury was the second of two major injuries that came pretty close together. This video is just a little something for me to remind myself that everything doesn't always go perfect, but you can come out the other side better off...just a little motivation for myself that I've been through this before as I come back from my knee injury next weekend in Florida :-) I am very excited to get on the track and compete again!

Andre Aguiluz Redbull video

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:19:04 GMT

Check our Andre's Redbull video of him training in Great Brittian.

Behind the scenes | Papendal BMX sx promoshoot

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:10:46 GMT

Another World Champion on a Redline bicycle

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:04:39 GMT

At the recent World Championships for masters athletes in Louisville, KY
Julie Lockhart won the 65+ Women’s race on a Redline cross bike.
Julie was featured last year in Bicycling magazine see this: http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/still-racing-70

Julie is from Dunstable MA New England and is such an ‘Cross enthusiast and joyful person, you can’t but help love her, and want her to be your “Cyclo-Cross Mom.”
Julie loves racing both road and ‘Cross, and has taken in a few Track races too. Julie is a 17 time National champ and a Pan American champion in both road & track racing.

Julie overcame injuries this year when she crashed at the start of the road season this past spring. So not only did she overcome her age but the adversity that all cyclists/athletes face at some point in their career--- injury.

Here is another great story on Julie.
https://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3352

Redline Freestyle Teams New facebook page.

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:28:33 GMT

Catch up on all the latest news with Brandon Dosch, Josh Hult, Flip, Tyler and the rest of the gang. Like it!

Kai Sakakibara Race report National Champ Bikx 2012 Round 3 and 4 Bunbury W.A. 28, 29 January 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:10:17 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 28, 29 January 2012

Venue: Bunbury, Western Australia

Race: National Champ Bikx 2012 Round 3 and 4

Class: 16 boys

Result: Round 3 - motos, Round 4 - DNS

Weather: Sunny and hot all week, but windy.

Course condition: Very smooth and well prepared.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time Pedals, Champion System, Michram Industries, Bluefit Gym, Peabody

Race summary

I travelled to Bunbury W.A. with the NSW State Team, and arrived in the morning of the Friday before racing. I was able to get some practice in that afternoon on the track before the racing started on Saturday.

There was some practice and warm up sessions on the track, then the racing started with the time trials.

My time trial was a bit of a messy lap. I came sideways out of the gate so had a slow start, and didn’t quite get the first straight perfectly either. It wasn’t a very fast first straight, but my second straight and third straight both went nicely, and I finished off with a good last straight. I ended up 6th in the time trials, the messy first straight probably cost me some time.

I had 3rd pick for the first moto and got lane 1. I had a really good start out of the inside, and came across down the first straight. Peter Little and Jordan Lecher came out well as well though, so it was quite tight down the first straight. I had the inside line coming down the first straight, so was planning to go in tight to get past. I can’t quite remember what happened, but I think Peter came across over the triple into the first corner and I tried to dodge him, but lost control and took off sideways off the triple. I landed hard on my side, and wasn’t able to get up to finish the race. I was scored a DNF.

I decided to go on with the racing, but obviously had the slowest time in the first moto so had last pick for the second moto. I came out ok out of the gate, but it was a long way across to the inside, and the riders on the inside were already there when I went to come across. I was stuck on the outside into the first corner in 4th, and got pushed up high and let Luke Roguski up the inside which put me into 5th. I got him back up the inside around the second corner though, so I was in 4th again coming into the third straight. I did my best to make up for my loss down the first straight and first corner, but couldn’t catch into 3rd. I finished 4th.

I got lane 4 for the last moto. I came out of the gate quite well, but it was tight again down the first straight with Jordan Lecher, Peter Little, Curtis Dowdell and Luke Roguski all in one bunch. I was in about 4th into the first corner, but took the corner low and got myself into a battle for 2nd with Curtis Dowdell. I got through the second straight quite well and shut him down, so I was in 2nd coming around the second corner. I knew I had to get a 1st in this moto if I was to make it through to the final, so I was looking for an inside pass on Jordan down the third straight. It all happened really quickly. Jordan came across onto my line down the third straight, and I went to move onto the outside. Then suddenly my hand slipped off my handle bars and I hit the deck. I once again had to walk it across and off the track and I was given a DNF for this race as well.

Unfortunately I was not up to racing in round 4 on Sunday.

My result and racing in Bunbury this year definitely wasn’t how I wanted it to be but I am feeling extremely excited about the next rounds of the UCI Champ Bikx series at Canberra, ACT.

Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar Reno Team Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:56 GMT

The Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar Bike Shop team started the year off in Reno, NV for the 1^st USABMX National of the year. The weekend started off great with the team picking up their award for National Number 2 Bike Shop Team. Then some great racing action with a number of podium finishes for the weekend. This weekend the there was some great individual performances on the track. Sabrina Perez, 5 girl, picked up her NAG 8 plate and followed it up with 3^rd & 2^nd place finishes. Parker McClanahan has been training hard and it showed with a 2^ndplace finish on Saturday in 10 girls. Jordan Nopens, NAG 2, brought home two 2^nd place finishes in 14 girls. Linkin Garcia, racing his first 5 expert races finished 3^rd & 2^nd for the weekend. Tyler McGuire had one of his best weekends of racing making every main for the weekend including a 3^rd place finish in cruiser on Sunday. Kyle Bastin had a great weekend in one the toughest classes in BMX, 19-27X, two 2^nd place finishes.

Look for the Bike Alley Trailer at most west coast nationals this year being towed by our new team van…Next stop for the Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar team is the Redline Cup Qualifier at Whittier Narrows BMX on Feb. 18 and then the Socal Nationals/USAC National Championships in Chula Vista, CA.

BMX Holland Supercross - Papendal Arnhem 2012 - trailer

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:10:46 GMT

Logan Owen Cyclo-Cross Worlds results and story

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:23:56 GMT

Redlines Logan Owen finished 17th place in the Elite juniors World Championship Cyclo-Cross race this past Saturday racing in Koksijde Belgium.

Redlines Logan Owen finished 17th place in the Elite juniors World Championship Cyclo-Cross race this past Saturday racing in Koksijde Belgium.

With his UCI elite juniors ranking at 12th in the world, Logan was placed in the middle on the second row for the start. UCI rules call for 8 riders per row, so Logan was next to Andrew Dillman who was ranked 9th in UCI points.

Logan was riding in 14th place during the first lap after being behind the first tangle on the very first sand section climb approximately 35 seconds into the race. With the course reduced to just one narrow line in the sand and 6 major sand sections, the chances for Logan to advance his position were very limited. Logan also suffered a couple of last lap crashes that put a bit of distance between him and USA teammate Andrew Dillman.

Logan tells us he was not feeling very good with an upset stomach, and overall did not have his best race. Here at Redline we are very proud of 17th place for a 16 year old in his first world championships, especially on a course as intense with sand as Koksijde.

VeloNews coverage:
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/01/news/mathieu-van-der-poel-takes-worlds-junior-cx-title_204695

Cycling News coverage:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/championnats-du-monde-world-championships-2012/junior-men/results

You can watch video of the final lap of the race here:
http://www.sporza.be/cm/1.1206810?refArticle=1.1206813&view=mediaItemAjax

Raymon van der Biezen Pose contest-official rules

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:24:27 GMT

Have you seen Raymon van der Biezens new website?

Check it out here http://redlinebik.es/xDkLeJ

So what we are looking for is for everyone to do their own version of his poses, and post them on the Redline facebook page. Easy as that. The best one recieves their choice of a 50, 55, or 60mm Flight Stem. So grab a friend and snap a pic post it up. All body types encouraged!!!

Training camp Boynton Beach, Florida

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:12:07 GMT

Via @Raymond Van Der Biezen

Training camp Boynton Beach, Florida

5 days ago I travelled to Florida for a training camp with the team. Hopefully I can ride the track because my wrist is making some small improvements…

The last 3 weeks I’m working with the physiotherapist everyday to get some mobility and flexibility in my wrist again. We’re making small improvements every week and slowly I’m getting stronger.

Last Wednesday the Dutch National Team and I flew to Florida for our next training camp. We are staying in Boynton Beach and we will ride the track called “Okeeheelee BMX” located in West Palm Beach. Friday I rode some laps over there and the track is really nice! Unfortunately I had to take it really easy because of my wrist… It was the first time back on the track in 3,5 months. I can feel my wrist is still painful and stiff when I hit the jumps, but at least I can do something on the track.

My plan is to make a new video to keep you up to date about my injury and riding the track again.

----------------------------------- In het Nederlands

Trainingskamp Boynton Beach, Florida

Zo’n 5 dagen geleden ben ik naar Florida gevlogen voor een trainingskamp met het team. Hopelijk kan ik langzaam op de BMX baan trainen aangezien mijn pols langzaam vooruitgang boekt…

De laatste 3 weken ben ik elke dag bij de fysiotherapie geweest om mijn pols weer een beetje mobiel en flexibel te krijgen. Met kleine stapjes maken we langzaam vooruitgang en word ik ook weer wat sterker.

Afgelopen Woensdag ben ik samen met de Nederlandse Selectie naar Florida gevlogen voor het volgende trainingskamp. We verblijven in Boynton Beach, maar zullen gebruik maken van de Okeeheelee BMX baan in West Palm Beach. Vrijdag heb ik voor het eerst gefietst en de baan echt leuk om op te trainen. Helaas moest ik het erg rustig aan doen vanwege mijn pols. Het was de eerste keer sinds 3,5 maand dat ik weer op de BMX baan fietste. De pols is nog erg gevoelig en stijfjes als ik over de bulten heen ga, maar gelukkig kan ik weer iets op de BMX baan doen.

Mijn plan is om hier weer een filmpje te maken om jullie up to date te houden met betrekking tot mijn blessure en dat ik weer aan het fietsen ben op de BMX baan.

Met vriendelijke groet,
Kind regards,

The Dutch Team introduces team, new website to the media

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:44:40 GMT

Papendal, NL – The Dutch BMX Team hosted a press conference and clinic to introduce the team to the Dutch media. After a long list of achievements, the press got to see what the riders can do at full speed and in the air around the track.

After the show it was time for the press to really get involved in BMX. The team gave the journalists tips and tricks about racing BMX.
What seemed easy, really earned the respect of the press, BMX is hard!

All journalists were very excited about racing Redline bikes on the Papendal track. The clinic was ended with an unofficial Dutch BMX championship for the reporters. Off course, the day ended with a lot of interviews and pizza.

The press also got to view the launch of the new BMXNL website, http://www.bmxnl.nl/ . The site features up to date information on the Dutch team and their road to UCI events and the Olympics in London.

Redlines Logan Owen ready for Cyclo-cross Worlds race this Saturday.

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:42:54 GMT

Logan Owen is in Belgium and is “good to go” for ‘Cross worlds this Saturday. Logan’s flights got him there without delays and no lost bikes! Logan has been out on the sandy Koksijde course twice and likes it. Under dry conditions tells us the Challenge Griffo XS file tread tires are great and today under wet conditions the Challenge Griffo tread was best. Logan’s Redline Conquest Teams are ready to do battle with the world’s best. Before this final race of the season our Redline mechanics went over every bearing and every cable, every inch to make sure the matching stallions were ready to ride hard. The USAC mechanics are making sure every thing is clean and polished for Saturday. This is Logan’s first World Championship race, and at just 16, he will be racing in the 17 to 18 year old Elite juniors category.

You can watch the race live on the following website, linked to the Belgium TV station Sporza: www.cyclingfans.com
Click on the live race coverage, then scroll down and at the bottom below the Sporza logo, click on Alternative. This will get you to the junior race.

Logan’s race will be Saturday morning at 2am; prerace coverage starts at 1:45am.
The weather forecast is 38’ partial clearing, light winds at 5mph.

Team Redline & Logan Owen wants to thank our Co-sponsors: Kool Stop, FSA, Pyrme, XLC and Challenge.

Redline / Troy Lee Designs BMX Team - Round 1

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:37:04 GMT

With 2011 only just gone and 2 weeks into 2012, getting everything together for the first round of the BMX National Race Series was always going to be a challenge. With a stressful lead up to the weekend, Troy Lee Designs came through, and 2 lovely boxes arrived at Shiner.

Round 1 was held at Manchester’s new £24 million National indoor BMX facility sporting a Supercross 8m start hill for the Elite riders of BMX. Saturday was mainly practice with all the newly kitted out Redline Troy Lee Designs riders looking good. Evening came and it was time for the first Supercross race of the year.

Cal Strickland and Andy Clucas had some tough competition from the likes of the Dutch and Belgium National team. Andy was looking good in his 1st and 2nd motos, but in the 3rd it was looking tight into the first corner and he clipped a rider, which took him out. Cal made it through his motos and went into the semi. The lineup of the semi could have easily been a World Final with some of the fastest riders in the world. Gates dropped and all was looking good, but in the end, Cal came in 5th taking his chance of the final away.

Sunday arrived and it was time for the first round of the National Series. First up was cruiser and World No.1 rider Alan Hill, who easily made it into the final and came in 2nd. Alan was not so luckily in Masters 30+ and had to settle for a 1st place in the B-final.

Championship Womens rider Ayesha McLelland had a tough start to the season with a big increase in riders wanting to qualify for the World Championships in Birmingham. Ayesha sailed through to the final, but with a bad start in the final, Ayesha rolled in at 5th place.

With Andy Clucas having to pull out of the Elite Men's race due to his crash on Saturday, it was all up to Cal Strickland to pick up the slack. Elite Men was still looking extremely stacked with some of the foreign riders staying to race. Cal made it through his moto’s and made the top 8 in the Elite Men final and came in 7th place.

With 12 rounds remaining, round 1 was not to bad a start for the Redline Troy Lee Designs team and with the best looking race kit it can only get better.

Redline would like to thank it’s sponsors - Troy Lee Designs, Tioga, Tacx, Airace - for all their support.

Photo by Spencer Moret

Rider Cal Strickland

5 Times Podium For Redline Bmx Dreamteam at Euro Rounds 7 & 8 Kortrijk BE

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:37:41 GMT

RACE REPORT EURO ROUNDS 7 & 8 KORTRIJK (BE)

Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced Euro Rounds 7 & 8 in Kortrijk, Belgium. The Team was present with 11 riders. There were about 2.400 entries in two days and the level was very high.

We made 8 times the main final and had 5 podium places. In the double age categories almost all our challenge riders were the youngest and then you can see that age difference is just to big!

Indy Scheepers (10) made the finals (girls 11-12) as youngest in round 8 and got a 4th place.

Erik Peters both days made the main final 7th place.

Wessel van Dijk (10) and Rick Timmermans raced in 11-12 boys.

Wessel both days made it to the quarter finals and Rick to the 1/8 Finals.

Joey Ijkelen (12) and Nick Scheepers (13) made it to the quarter finals. Joey in round 7 and Nick in round 8 in the Boys 13-14.

Teun de Bock (8) made 1/8 final both days in the Boys 9-10.

Junior men Michael van Dam made the semi- finals in round 7

Jeffrey v.d. Biezen got a good 3rd place in round 7 main final.
In round 8 Jeffrey went out in de semis (bad luck)

Our “older” riders did very good.
Jeffrey Bignell was 3rd in the main in round 7 and 2nd in round 8.

Dynamite Leon Walravens won all races on both days in the cruisers 45+.

So it was a good race for the Redline BMX Dreamteam

To see some Videos Please Scroll Down
To see all Videos and Results Please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Leon Walravens Final Round 8 cruisers 45+

Jeffrey Bignell Final Round 8 Cruisers 40-44

Jeffrey vd Biezen Final Round 7 Men 17-24

Indy Scheepers Final Round 8 Girls 11-12

Erik Peters Semi Final Round 7

UCI-camp in Aigle, Switzerland

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:37:18 GMT

Hello!

I have been selecting by Thomas Allier to participate on a UCI-camp in Aigle, Switzerland. I will be there for 2 month. I will go february 27th and stay until april 27th. It is at the World cycling centre.

It´s perfect for me to be able to practise on a SX track up to the World championships in Birmingham this year!

I am really looking forward to this.
Can´t wait! :)

Best regards,
Caroline Hindmo #818

Review: Redline Conquest Carbon via Bike Hugger

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:29:49 GMT

http://bikehugger.com/post/view/review-redline-conquest-carbon

USA...

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:07:55 GMT

Winter is not good in France. Lyon is a cold city ! I am training hard right now ! I can't wait to race the 2012 season ! On March, I will go to the USA, will race in Desoto before to go to Chula Vista. I will stay from March 9th to April 2nd with a few guys of the french team. That will be GREAT ! See you there ;)

Tristyn Kronk Champbikx RD1 & RD2

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:04:34 GMT

The 2012 Nerang Nationals was a good event, the track had been upgraded with bitumen berms and was in very good condition, racing was very fast and competitive.

We started the Champbikx series off on Friday with the first round, it was nice and warm for racing but that was a welcome change from raining! I had a pretty average day of racing with seconds most of the day, and then in the final I didn’t have the best start but had a good first corner and managed to come out in first. I stayed here until the second corner when Aaron Nottle came underneath me and put me back a few places, I finished up 4^th in the end not the start to the year I had hoped for.

I didn’t have a very good day Saturday either, I won my heats but then got a bit unlucky and slid out in the first corner in my semi, I wasn’t very happy after these results but put that behind me for the Test Team races where we won overall 126 to 68 points. This was great racing with the Kiwis, we were running into each other on the track but great friends off the track, coming away with the win was just a bonus. Big thanks to my team mates Alex, Brandon and Chris for some great racing and to BMXA for the opportunity to be part of this fantastic event.

On Sunday I raced my first AA race, I loved racing against all the bigger older riders and being able to do the pro straight, I got 5^th in the quarters but loved the experience and I was stoked to make it that far! Not to mention getting my picture with the one and only Sam Willoughby.

So all in all, not my best weekend of racing results but still had a great time and I am definitely looking forward to Bunbury!

Tristyn Kronk

Saya Sakakibara Race report Nerang Nationals Saturday 7th January & Sunday 8th January 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:29:04 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 12

Date: Saturday 7th January & Sunday 8th January

Venue: Nerang BMX Track

Race: Nerang Nationals

Class: 13 Boys

Result: 7th

Weather: Great weather for once! It has been raining the last few years at Nerang Nationals so it was great to see great weather

Course condition: Really good condition. The corners were asphalted so it was extra fast.

Sponsors

Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Michram Industries, Blue Fit, Peabody

Race summary

We arrived at the Gold Coast a little before the race so we can go to beaches, the theme parks and to relax a bit before the big half-week of racing. This year some of our friends from Japan came to Nerang: Sae is 13 years old and raced 13 Boys, Daichi is 14 years old and raced the UCI event and the open race and Kohei who is 17 years old and also raced the UCI event and the open race too.

DAY 1

I nearly missed my race on the first moto, because when I got up there, I was supposed to be on the gate but they held it for me. It felt very weird to get up there and race straight away. Anyway, I had lane five and I had an OK start. But Mitch Hoad got in front of me. My first jump wasn’t very good but I still didn’t lose my place. Second straight, I went pretty good because I didn’t case my manuals and I didn’t lose my speed. I really caught up to Mitch on the third straight but I couldn’t get that 1st place. I came second.

On my second moto, I had lane two and I had a pretty good start. I came out in third. The second straight was going great until when I went to manual; I unclipped and lost lots of places. I got back on the pedal but I went too high on the second corner so I got pushed back to sixth. On the third straight, I caught up but then again I got pushed up the corner and I couldn’t catch up. I came sixth.

My third moto was good. I had lane eight. I had a really slow start and I was about seventh on the first straight. But on the first corner, I railed it and got to about fourth. I got lots of speed by manualing that double and I got in the inside on the second corner. I got up to second. I got away on the third straight so it was really good. I got second.

DAY 2

It started off pretty well on my fourth moto, I came out in second but on the second straight, Kyle Jaehne came up the side of me and got in front. I was coming third. My third straight wasn’t very good but I still kept my place. I came third.

On my fifth moto, I came fourth.

On my last moto, I had lane three. I had an OK start but I came out in fourth. I caught up on the second straight but my third straight wasn’t very good. I pumped through and got fourth.

I got through to the semi finals.

Semi finals: I really wanted to get through to the finals this year. I chose lane one. I had a pretty good start and was in front until the first jump. The first jump was really lippy on the inside so I got a little bit behind. When I got out of the first corner, I looked to see if I was in the top four. And I was! But I knew that there is no relaxing time yet. Fourth was not a very safe place to be. I heard a noise next to me on the second straight. We were side by side but on the second corner, I was on the inside so I was still in. My third straight was alright but I saw Luke Bourke right beside me and on the inside! ‘Oh no’ I thought but I got a little in front. We were touching bars as we went around the last corner. Then CRASH! Luke crashed and I unclipped both feet. But I was still in the running for finals. I had no time to clip back in again so I finished with both feet unclipped. I came fourth and made the final.

Here it came....the final. I had seventh pick and had lane seven. I had a pretty good start but I was behind after the first jump. I was in seventh already. I caught up on the first corner but it wasn’t enough. I got a little bit closer on the second straight so I was getting ready for the next straight. I was pumping through on the inside and I was catching up! But I got squeezed and I lost some speed. Down the last straight we went. It was all over I couldn’t do any more. I came seventh.

This year was great. Nice weather and great racing. It was really fun with the Japanese guys over here and I wonder who is coming next year. Good bye Nerang see you next year!

Kai Sakakibara Race report Nerang Nationals 2012 7 January 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:28:56 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 7 January 2012

Venue: Nerang, Queensland

Race: Nerang Nationals 2012

Class: A pro men

Result: 2nd

Weather: Sunny and warm.

Course condition: Very nice and smooth.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time pedals, Champion System, Michram Industries, Bluefit, Peabody

Race summary

The Nerang Nationals racing for Pro riders was held on the Sunday after the Champ Bikx racing. The racing was quite interesting for A pro riders as the Pro section was optional. This meant that I had to work out which way suited me best and which way was quicker to go through.

The racing started off with the pros.

My motos went quite well. I qualified through with a 2nd, 1st, 2nd, having some good racing with the older guys including Corey Gould and Bowen Muncaster. It was good having the motos and racing different people as I was able to attack the pro section and amateur section down the second straight from different positions. Both pro section and amateur sections worked out to be quite fast, but the amateur sections seemed to work better for me overall.

I had quite an early pick for my quarter final, and got lane 3. I thought I came out of the gate perfect, but my back wheel spun and I got left behind on the gate. I caught up into around 4th into the first corner, but there were people riding everywhere and I lost my speed coming around the corner. I chose to go on the amateur straight as I had no speed, but I was able to gain a fair bit of speed through it and I got myself from 5th to 2nd into the second corner. It was all safe riding from there, and I came through with a fine 2nd behind Bowen Muncaster.

My start in my semi was terrible, and I wheelied all the way down to the bottom of the hill. This put me behind in the pack and I was in 6th into the first corner. I saw everyone bunching up at the top of the corner, so I ducked underneath on to the amateur section. I got the through the second straight quite fast, and got myself into 4th down into the second corner. My third straight went well from there and I passed into 3rd around the last corner. I kept it going and finished with a 3rd.

I had 6th pick for the final and got lane 6. My start was really good in the final, and I came out with Jordan Lecher and Bowen Muncaster on the inside of me. I was in 3rd into the first corner. I knew I had been getting the amateur straight quicker than the pro section all day, so I ducked under around the first corner to get myself onto the

amateur straight. Jordan Lecher was out in front, but I was able to get myself in front of Bowen into 2nd coming into the second corner. My rhythm was a bit untidy coming into the last corner, but I was still in 2nd coming into the last straight. Max Cairns came through for a last minute move down the last straight, but I just held on. I finished 2nd.

I was very happy with my result for the weekend. My riding was pretty good overall, and I look forward to seeing everyone again at the next event.

Kai Sakakibara Race report National Champ Bikx 2012 Round 1 and 2 6, 7 January 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:28:49 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 6th and 7th January 2012

Venue: Nerang, Queensland

Race: National Champ Bikx 2012 Round 1 and 2

Class: 16 boys

Result: Round 1 – 3rd; Round 2 – 2nd

Weather: Sunny and warm all weekend.

Course condition: Very fast and smooth. Well prepared.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time pedals, Champion System, Michram Industries, Bluefit, Peabody

Race summary

The racing started off on the afternoon of Friday the 6th. I had already had good track time on the days before, so I didn’t have to spend a long time practicing on the track. The track had changed a lot since last year, and the asphalt corners meant faster racing.

Round 1 Friday

The racing started off with the time trials. I had a pretty smooth lap overall, and scored a 3rd in the time trials.

The racing started after all the time trials finished.

My motos went through quite smoothly. I had some problems with my gate, but I sorted it out through the motos. The racing was close between Alex Cahill and I, but I ended up with a 2nd in every race.

There wasn’t a massive number of riders, but that meant that every moto was stacked with fast riders.

I chose lane 1 for my semi final. I came out of the gate quite well, but Aaron Nottle and Kyle Borresen came out in front. I was in 3rd around the first corner, and held that position down the second straight as well. My third straight was strong and I was right with Aaron in 2nd, but I couldn’t do enough to get in front. I finished 3rd.

I came out of lane 4 in my final. I had a pretty slow start as I wheelied out of the gate, and got sucked into the pack. I was mid pack into the first corner, but was able to cut under a few riders and pulled myself into 3rd into the second straight behind Tristyn Kronk and Aaron Nottle. Tristyn got pushed up the second corner by Aaron, and I went under him to put myself into 2nd. My rhythm was good, but I was on the outside of Aaron down the third straight and couldn’t quite cover my line into the last corner. Jordan Lecher came up the inside around the last corner and pushed me up high. I came back through though and held onto 3rd from there.

Round 2 Saturday

There were no time trials for Champ Bikx on the 2nd Round, so it was straight into racing for us.

My motos went well, with a 1st, 1st, 2nd. My laps were quite consistent and smooth in moto 1 and 2, but I didn’t quite come across enough down the first straight in the last moto and let Jeremy Mclerie through to win it. I was in a fine qualifying position for the semis though.

I had 3rd pick for the semi, and got lane 3.

My start was good and I came out well, but Jordan Lecher on the inside of me came out with the better so I was in 2nd around the first corner. I maintained my position down the second straight, and stayed right with Jordan down into the third straight. I had a bit of an over jump over the gap between the step up and step down, but didn’t lose too much speed and kept it going. I couldn’t quite pass Jordan though, and I finished 2nd.

I had an early pick for my final as well, and got lane 1.

My gate was good, but I came out a bit sideways and lost a bit of my momentum. This put me behind a bit down the first straight, but I was still in 3rd or 4th into the first corner. Aaron Nottle ran into me halfway around the corner which scraped away some of my speed, but I was able to hold my position of 3rd around the first corner. Alex Cahill got some speed around the first corner and passed me on the outside down the second straight, but I got the inside of him around the second corner and regained my position. My rhythm section was pretty smooth, and I pulled it around the last corner for a last minute move. Kyle Borresen in front of me had lost some speed around the last corner, and I was able to pass him down the last straight. I finished 2nd.

It was a good set of rounds for me at Nerang, and set me up for with a good start to the series.

Dan Norton becomes World Cyclo-Cross Champion

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:14:19 GMT

Team Redline rider Dan Norton of Seattle, WA realized a lifelong dream today becoming the Masters World Champion in Cyclo-cross, a sport he loves so much. With the event being held at Eva Bandman Park in Louisville, KY. Dan got the hole shot and never looked back making sure to control the outcome of his race. Despite losing 10 seconds to a first lap crash, Dan was quickly back in the action and back into the lead. Dan battled with 2011 Masters National champion Fred Wittwer and finally put him away on the final lap.

With Challenge Limus tires down to 25lbs, Dan rode very smooth on the muddy track in Louisville. Redline race mechanic Dan Delph was there to wash Norton’s bikes and make sure everything was tip-top for the “man.”

Norton says, “this was a very technical course and liked the run-ups, a real” tough-man’s course.”

“ the frozen ruts started to melt making it a finesse course, where you could not over amp it at all or you would find yourself on the ground.”

Dan rides the Redline Conquest Carbon Team bicycle outfitted with the best parts from our awesome co-Sponsors: Kool Stop, FSA, Pyrme, XLC and Challenge.

View the CX Magazine article on Dan’s race here:

Nerang Champbikx & Probikx RD1 & RD2

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:28:41 GMT

Nerang Champbikx and Probikx RND 1 and RND 2

Nerang track was well prepared with recently added bitumen berms making the track super fast.

Finally it looked like the weather was going to stay dry and we would have a sunny Nerang National event for the first time in ages. .....This time would be a different event racing in 30 degree heat, from the usual rain and mud on the track.

Team Redline Australia looked great in their new Australian themed Redline jerseys.

Rachelle Smith was racing the 15 yr girls this year after finishing in an overall position of 3^rd last year and is hoping to improve on this. Rachelle had solid heats doing well in all her motos on Day 1 and Day 2 with some of the fastest times recorded for the class. Day 1 final started well coming around the first berm in 3^rd place, Rachelle continued to battle to move up a position eventually pushing hard down the last straight to pass 3^rd place and finish in 2^nd position. Day 2 final was not so good getting boxed in out of the gate & coming out of the 1^st berm in 7^th.She battled hard but was unable to push through to finish in 6^th.

Sarah Harvey has moved up to Junior Elite to race the probikx series this year. After getting some good practise time on the track, she was very excited to race. In the first probikx round, she did well in her heats to make the main and finished 3^rd in the main. In the second round, she also made the main but this time finished 2^nd. At the Nerang Nationals, she raced Pro Open Women. She did well in her heats and went into the semi having the fastest lap time out of all the girls. In her semi, she had a bad start and was coming last down the first straight. She fought very hard and ended up finishing 2^nd place in the semi to put her through to the main. In the main, she had a good start coming second around the first corner, but unfortunately was almost pushed into the pro straight making her have to brake and pushing her back to 5^th place which was where she finished.

Day 1

Aaron Nottle was unstoppable winning all his heat races.

Tristyn Kronk rode well with some solid 1^st & 2nds

Kai Sakakibara Mr Consistency with solid 2nds in his heat races 2 of which were back to back identical times .

We new sparks were going to fly & we weren’t disappointed.

Aaron hole shotted with Tristyn passing him in the 1^st turn, next corner was Team Redline 1, 2 & 3, this saw Aaron & Tristyn tried to swap bikes but in front unfortunately Tristyn losing speed moved to 4^th This was the way it remained to the line with Aaron 1^st Kai 3^rd & Tristyn 4^th.

Day 2

Not so good for Tristyn with a crash in the semi in the 1^st corner.

The main saw Kai & Aaron line up but after the 1^st turn Aaron found the same slippery point that Tristyn crashed & his race was over.

Kai stayed very close in 3^rd & on the last corner as 1^st & 2^nd battled he was able to capitalise on this to finish a great 2^nd.

Day 1

Josh Callan rode great with solid heats & semi. His main was good finishing 4^th. On day 1 he was one of 2 riders to break 30sec bracket fuelling his quest to represent Australia at the Olympics

Unfortunately day 2 was not kind to Josh having to unclip in the 1^st corner, getting a 7^th in the semi & sitting out the main.

Nerang Nationals in the afternoon was shaping up to be great for the spectators but with some of the riders having raced 20 + motos I think they were feeling the strain.

Aaron after his crashed sat out of the racing

Tristyn raced AA Pro was eliminated in the Quarters

Kai raced A Pro & finished a awesome2nd

Sarah Pro Ladies unlucky at the start finished a respectable 5th

Katie 13 Girls rode well all weekend to finish a solid 2^nd

Saya changing class & racing 13 Boys did well to finish 7^th

Well done to all the riders & thanks to Nerang club for a dry event.

BAZ

Dan Norton ready to compete for ‘Cross World Championships in Louisville, KY

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:08:24 GMT

Redlines Dan Norton is traveling down to Louisville Kentucky today to get on the muddy course and vie for a World Championship title in Cyclo-cross. The Masters Worlds Championships is in the USA for the first time ever and the majority of riders entered are from the United States. Dan Norton is a 10 times Masters Champion in Cyclo-cross and has been with Redline since the beginning of our ‘Cross bikes in 1994. Dan last competed in the masters World Championships in 2000 in Mol, Belgium on the challenging sandy course at Zilvermere resort. Dan has had a great season and is in good shape going into this race. Dan is riding the new Conquest carbon team bike with parts from our great sponsors: FSA, Kool Stop, Challenge, Pryme and XLC.

Logan Owen officially named to the US Worlds team.

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:47:33 GMT

Redlines Logan Owen is now in the hands of USA cycling as he makes a bid to shine on the world stage as one of the top Junior talents in Cyclo-cross. Logan is rated in the top 10 in the world on UCI points as a junior and he has already proven three times (National champ, USGP champ, top American rider in Europe) that he is the best American Junior Cyclo-crosser.

Read the whole story here.

BMX World Champs 2012: Contender - Jelle van Gorkom #37

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:05:17 GMT

BMX World Champs 2012: Contender - Jelle van Gorkom #37

Complex Magazine likes the D610

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:08:31 GMT

Complex magazine features 2 of the Redline D-Series Bikes on their website,the D610 and the Monocog Flight 29er

"If you want to tangle with the mountains, but you don't have a couple grand to get started, Redline delivers an affordable 29er hard tail with components you can trust."

Check out all of the bikes that made the list here:

http://www.complex.com/rides/2012/01/the-best-bikes-for-under-1000#3

Complex Magazine likes the Monocog Flight 29er

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:07:25 GMT

Complex magazine features 2 of the Redline D-Series Bikes on their website,the D610 and the Monocog Flight 29er

"If you want a simple, effective, low-maintenance mountain bike, the Monocog 29er is the one speed for you."

Check out all of the bikes that made the list here:

http://www.complex.com/rides/2012/01/the-best-bikes-for-under-1000#3

2 D-Series bikes make Complex Magazine's best bikes under $1000

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:04:43 GMT

Complex magazine features 2 of the Redline D-Series Bikes on their website,the D610 and the Monocog Flight 29er

"If you want to tangle with the mountains, but you don't have a couple grand to get started, Redline delivers an affordable 29er hard tail with components you can trust."

"If you want a simple, effective, low-maintenance mountain bike, the Monocog 29er is the one speed for you."

Check out all of the bikes that made the list here:

http://www.complex.com/rides/2012/01/the-best-bikes-for-under-1000#3

Redline’s Logan Owen wins his seventh Cyclo-cross National Championship.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:36:48 GMT

January 7th Madison, Wisconsin

Logan Owen crowned himself Junior “Cross King” today with his victory at the 2012 Cross Nationals in Madison(Verona) WI. Under sunny 34’ weather Logan went out and tackled a technically challenging course. Although not taking the “holeshot,” Logan powered his way up the left side of the starting soccer field once the racers had left the fast pavement start. Logan then cornered with ease around the first greasy 90’ bend and advanced up to third, he then moved to second after the next 90’ corner and by the climb up to the water tower he had taken the lead and the control of the race. By the time he was on the descent down from the top of the course, Logan had 10 seconds over Andrew Dillman.

Logan did not pit at the second pit and put another 10 seconds into Dillman by the time he reached the start line for the start of lap two of the four lap race. Logan then went on to pit almost every half lap and power away from the field. By the end the damage was done, with Logan having 50 seconds over his nearest competitor. Logan was able to be careful on the last lap and did not ride at 100 percent but instead carefully chose good lines to insure a victory.

The use of three bikes was critical because the thick mud was hard to clean and needed to be carefully removed from cassette, pulley wheels and chainrings. The triple crown for Logan is winning the USGP, consistent top 8 places or better in Europe over Christmas break, and today winning ‘cross Natz. Zach McDonald is the equivalent in the under 23 category and Logan is not that far off from Zach when we compare lap times at several courses this season. Team Redline wishes to thank all of our sponsors whom make all of this all possible, Kool Stop, FSA, Challenge, XLC, Pryme and SRAM.

Tyler Fernengel: Early 2012 Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:14:57 GMT

Tyler is back with the follow up to his "Tyler Fernengel Welcome Edit" ( vimeo.com/29352623 ) His edits keep getting better and better. Tech, bangers and style...Tyler has it all. Not bad for a kid that isn't old enough to drive yet.

Redlines Kari Studley wins single speed Cyclo-cross nationals

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:33:08 GMT

Redlines Kari Studley wins the single speed National Cyclo-cross championships in Verona, WI. today. Kari had a margin of over 30 seconds at the end, and was never challenged as she led wire to wire. Kari is such a special person who works very hard at her craft. Kari always helps others and has done so much for the sport. Kari was voted coach of the year for the Washington high school mountain bike league for 2011. Kari always races her heart out and loves the challenge of single speed racing. Kari rides the Redline Pro SS frameset built of double butted R6 tubing with stainless steel dropouts.

Story on CX Magazine website here:
http://www.cxmagazine.com/cyclocross-national-championships-2012-single-speed-women-madison

Mike Hucker Clark leaves Redline

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:37:50 GMT

Since 2007, Mike “Hucker” Clark has been a big part of the Redline Freestyle team. From truck jumping to Dew Tours He has shown the world how fun bmx can be. Redline wishes Mike all the best. Below is some highlight photos from over the years.

Open publication - Free publishing - More action

Redline Flight Carbon Bike Check

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:27:05 GMT

Jason Carnes, Sam Willoughby, & Denzel Stein give you an in depth review of the 2012 Redline Flight Carbon at the ABA Disney Cup in Orlando.

BIKE ALLEY/REDLINE/ROCKSTAR YEAR END TEAM REPORT

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:15:16 GMT

The Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar bike shop team ended another great season with a strong finish at the ABA Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and earned the #2 Bike Shop team for the year. Congratulations to J&R/Speed for taking the title this year. Also, we would like to send a shout out to former Bike Alley Riders, Dani George & Josh Klatman for taking the ABA National #1 Amateur Titles for the year!!!!

This season was a great success because of many people involved. First and foremost, the parents for all the hard work in getting their kids to practices and races. Second, for the hard work each team rider did to prepare for all of the races. Lastly, the season could not have happened without support from all our sponsors, including Bike Alley, Redline Bicycles, Rockstar Energy Drink, QSI, Chism Commercial, ODI, S&M Bikes and FLY Racing. As far as the Grands Results are concerned, it was another team effort. We had some great performances throughout the year...Taylor Cornelius(NAG #3), Jordan Nopens(NAG #2), Patrick Coo(NAG #2 USAC National #1) A.J. Saldivar(USAC National #1), Wyatt Hubbard (NAG #9), Kyle Bastin (ROC #1) as well as Micayla Gaskey, Parker McClanahan, Megan Chism, Chad Cornelius, Daniel Johnson, Chrystian McClanahan, Matt Chism, Beau Gregorios and Ryan Weber made contributions during the season as well as the newest member of the team Connor Defrain who won the ROC and Grands to take NAG #1 for 7 year olds.

In preparation for the 2012 season, which will be Bike Alley's 32nd Anniversary, we will continue with the best bikes in BMX Redline Bicycles with team riders on board the 2012 flights frames. We look forward to competing as a Bike Shop team once again against some of the great teams we competed with this past year. A special thanks to Ruben Sanchez at Bike Alley and our other great sponsors...Redline Bicycles, Rockstar Energy Drink, Fly Racing, ODI, S&M, CHISM Commercial, and a couple others we are still working on for this coming year.

Happy New Year & See You in Reno! - Efriam Miranda, TM

Redline Cup 2012 Announced

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:53:34 GMT

The Redline Cup Series consists of riders counting their best score from the Redline Cup Seriesaccording to the Redline Cup/State/Provincial Points Table, as well as their score from Saturday and Sunday at their respective Redline Cup Final event.

In addition to awarding a Redline Cup jacket and No.1 plate to the winner in each age and skilllevel, the ABA will award Redline Cup No.2 and No.3 plates. Riders can also earn quadruple district points at the Finals, both Saturday and Sunday. Race any Redline Cup Race both Saturday and Sunday at your respective Redline Cup Championship Final and if your points are high enough, you might become the next Redline Cup Champion!

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EAST
1.14.12 Thrifty Acres Indoor BMX Greenville MI
1.21.12 Charlotte BMX Punta Gorda FL
2.5.12 Steel Wheels Indoor BMX Hobart IN
2.19.12 Dayton Indoor BMX Dayton OH
3.24.12 Lexington BMX Lexington SC
3.24.12 USA BMX Riverview FL
4.8.12 Sandy Ridge BMX McDonough GA
4.15.12 4130 BMX Park Canton OH
4.15.12 Grippen Park BMX Endicott NY
4.22.12 Tanglewood BMX Clemmons NC
4.29.12 First State BMX Milford DE
5.13.12 Central Jersey BMX Howell NJ
5.26.12 Black Creek BMX Middleburg FL
5.27.12 Hazelton City View BMX Hazelton PA
6.17.12 Akron BMX Akron OH
6.17.12 Morristown BMX Morristown TN
6.30.12 GAN BMX Gananoque ON
6.30.12 Oak Mountain BMX Pelham AL
7.1.12 Waterford Oaks BMX Waterford MI
7.15.12 CNY BMX Bridgewater NY
7.15.12 Lebanon BMX Lebanon PA
7.21.12 Winchester BMX Winchester VA
7.22.12 Bethel Supercross BMX Bethel CT
7.22.12 Southern Maryland BMX Chaptico MD
8.11.12 Whip City BMX Westfield MA
8.12.12 Hire Park BMX Warsaw IN
8.19.12 South Town BMX Hamburg NY
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2.18.12 Pearland BMX Pearland TX
2.19.12 Rehbein Arena BMX Lino Lakes MN
3.11.12 Colorado Indoor BMX Greely CO
3.18.12 Walworth Indoor BMX Elkhorn WI
4.14.12 Sand Springs BMX Sand Springs OK
5.20.12 Gretna BMX Raceway Gretna LA
6.9.12 Pikes Peak BMX Colorado Springs CO
6.17.12 Yukon BMX Yukon OK
6.23.12 Buffalo Creek BMX Glencoe MN
6.23.12 Metroplex BMX Desoto TX
6.24.12 East Moline BMX East Moline IL
7.1.12 Omaha BMX Omaha NE
7.7.12 Hodag BMX Rhinelander WI
7.7.12 West Fargo BMX West Fargo ND
7.8.12 Bonzai BMX North Little Rock AR
7.8.12 Park City BMX Park City KS
7.15.12 Waukegan BMX Waukegan IL
7.29.12 Heartland BMX Topeka KS
8.4.12 Badlands BMX Los Lunas NM
8.4.12 Rum River BMX Isanti MN
8.5.12 Ewing Park BMX Des Moines IA
8.5.12 Greater Madison BMX Sun Prairie WI
8.5.12 St. Peters BMX St. Peters MO
8.25.12 Grand Valley BMX Grand Junction CO
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1.21.12 Manzanita BMX Raceway Tucson AZ
1.22.12 Rad Canyon BMX Indoor South Jordan UT
2.12.12 SW Wyoming Indoor BMX Rock Springs WY
2.18.12 Chandler BMX Chandler AZ
2.18.12 Whittier Narrows BMX South El Monte CA
3.10.12 Sara Park BMX Raceway Lake Havasu AZ
3.11.12 Peninsula Indoor BMX Port Orchard WA
3.18.12 Imperial Valley BMX El Centro CA
3.24.12 Red Hills BMX Indoor Richfield UT
3.25.12 Emerald Valley Indoor Eugene OR
4.14.12 Palm Springs BMX Cathedral City CA
4.28.12 Boomtown BMX Redding-Summit City CA
4.28.12 McArthur Island BMX Kamloops BC
4.28.12 Sandbox BMX Honolulu HI
5.27.12 Santa Maria BMX Santa Maria CA
6.10.12 Bighorn BMX Sun Valley NV
6.10.12 Eagle Foothills BMX Eagle ID
6.23.12 North Bay BMX Napa CA
6.23.12 Razor City BMX Gillette WY
6.24.12 Gallatin Valley BMX Bozeman MT
7.8.12 Joe Albi BMX NULL WA
7.8.12 Snake River BMX Idaho Falls ID
7.21.12 Capitol City BMX Salem OR
7.22.12 Manzanita Park BMX Prunedale CA
7.29.12 White Pine BMX Ely NV
8.11.12 North Seatac BMX Sea-Tac WA

7th place at GVA Trofee Anzencross

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:45:52 GMT

I went into this day knowing that it was my last race and my last chance at a good result. We showed up at the race at around 8:00 am, 3 hours before our race, and headed to registration. Everything went smoothly and we kitted up to warm up on the course. The course was nearly dead flat with a tough mud section, a giant ditch we had to jump over, BMX jumps, man made rollers and a few ramps and stairs to go up and down. I got a front row call up out of 80 kids and was feeling ready to go. The start straight was really long and had a head wind so I waited to jump from 5th to the front. When I went to make my move before the turn, one of the Telenet Fidea riders tried to cut me off and throw some elbows. Barring that I got passed him and slotted into 3rd right behind Mathiue Van der Poel. Van der poel and I opened a gap up through the 1st mud section and I began to open a gap up on him. With me doing the pace making we hit the end of the 1st lap with 10 seconds over 5 chasers. Van der Poel wasn’t working with me so by the end of the 2nd lap we all cam back together in a group of 8. Van der Poel's teammate sat up and let him attack and he rode away for the win. I continued to battle with the others for the top 5 spots but I made a bobble on the last lap and was only able to hang on for 7th. I was also one of the only juniors to jump the double in the race, showing my BMX background.

More on Logan here:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/euro-cross-camp-ix/learning-skills

CX Magazine says the new Redline Conquest Carbon Team is the newest "Super Bike"

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:52:12 GMT

Hot off the presses, the newest issue of CX Magazine has a glowing review of the new Conquest Carbon.

Click here top open a PDF scan of the magazine review !

Jared Eberwein- Sometime between 2007-2010 Vol. 7

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:51:07 GMT

Redline team rider Jared Eberwein's edit features footage from '' Sometime Between 2007-2010"

Filmer: Baldemar Vasquez youtube.com/user/sagebike

Logan Owen race report, Dec 26th Zolder, Belgium

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:42:27 GMT

12/26: We show up to the Zolder Raceway at 7:30 and there was a light drizzle out. We ride 2k to the sign in and barring some issues at sign in all 9 of us got signed in. The course had a lot of flat windy stretches and a few steep down hills nearing the finish straight. I got a front row call up, about the 5th spot. The start light turned green and we were off. I slotted right behind Mathiue Van der Poel in 3rd place going into the 1st turn. I was fighting with his teammate for his wheel for the 1st few corners. Both his teammates halfway through the 1st lap sat up and blocked for him in the single track and let him get a sizeable margin. They then proceeded to attack and gapped me off a bit. I fought back and attacked one of his teammates and was in 3rd for a bit. He then attacked our group of 4, containing fellow US teammate Drew Dillman, and gapped us off. Drew and I continued to share the pace making as a Fidea rider sat on our wheel. Drew eventually died off and we hit the last lap 15 seconds down on 3rd and had the Fidea kid still on my wheel. I drilled it for the last lap putting about 2 seconds into the Fidea kid by the time we hit the final 300 meter start/finish stretch and we were about 4 seconds down on 3rd. I couldn’t get into my big ring in the sprint and the Fidea kid was just able to edge me at the line. I finished 5th only 3 seconds down on 3rd and 1 minute down on Van der Poel, a great ride considering how fast this kid is.

Logan Owen riding terrific in his 1st Euro Cross Camp in Belgium

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:42:16 GMT

Merry ‘Cross Christmas from the American riders in Belgium at Geoff Proctors Euro Cross Camp!
Redline’s Logan Owen has been the top American junior along with fellow racer Andrew Dillman. Logan’s top ten placing and consistency have been terrific for his first time racing ‘Cross in Europe especially when you consider he is still 16.

Here is Logan’s race report from Diegem, Belgium-out at the Brussels airport.

12/23: We arrived in the town of Diegem, fully decked out in Christmas decorations, around 1:00pm (3 hours before our race at 4). We headed over to the sign-in and had to cross a bridge into a medieval castle for the "Inscriptions" as the Belgians would put it. We got our numbers and headed out on the course. It was very hilly with a lot of road sections, a lot of climbing, a few barriers and a sand pit. We rolled around at the start for about 20 minutes before the start. It was nearly dark out as we started hearing call ups. I got a 2nd row start and lined up behind my fellow American Andrew Dillman. I had a great start and hit the 1st corner in 3rd behind the main competition Mathiue Van der Poel. I battled with Van der Poel, his teammate and two Fidea kids for the 1st 2 laps for the lead as they were throwing attacks left and right at me. Eventually I faded a bit and fell back to 11th with 1 lap to go. I gathered myself and gave everything I had for the last lap and pulled myself to 8th position by the finish (out of 73 starters). I was happy with this result because I knew I gave it everything I had and I was the top American on the day. It was a great learning experience about how tough those other kids are!

More on the Euro Cross camp and experiences here:
http://www.eurocrosscamp.com/

State Fair in a Chair

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:25:26 GMT

Had some time to try a few new things while I was hurt this summer...and hitting up the 2nd best rated state fair in the country was one of them! (Minnesota is 2nd to Texas I guess)

Surprising Jeremy with his new Redline!

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:25:18 GMT

This summer I gave my oldest brother a new bike! He was a little tired when I gave it to him but he still loved his Redline!

Grands-Behind The Scenes

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:29:29 GMT

Here's a just a little blog of some stuff we got upto outside track time at the Grands....Mainly about how much entertainment my brother Jeremy provides us when he comes to races. Note: He is 32. I love him. :-)

Grands 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:08:00 GMT

If you didn't make it to the grands...or even if you did....here's a little recap of the weekend and hanging with the Redline crew!

REDLINE TROY LEE RACING

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:34:55 GMT

Fisher Outdoor and Shiner Distribution are pleased to present “REDLINE TROY LEE RACING”

Shiner’s Redline Racing team has dominated the UK BMX racing scene for several seasons. Troy Lee Designs have been at the forefront of Helmet and Race kit design for 30 years. For the first time 2012 will see Redline Racing and Troy Lee Designs joining forces to form a formidable force on the UK and International race scene.

Troy Lee Designs first teamed up with Redline racing rider and Junior Men British champion Jacob Roberts for the 2011 race season. From this initial relationship a vision between Team manager Jai Kemp and Fisher Brand Manager Adam Dayson was formed to partner up for the 2012 season and to create for the first time ‘Redline Troy Lee Racing’, a truly first class and premium BMX team that approaches BMX racing with a ‘factory team’ ethos.

For the race season ahead the team will be riding top of the range 2012 Redline Flight series frames equipped with Answer Scythe pro carbon forks, Tioga tyres and Shimano DXR cranks. Kitted head to toe in Troy Lee Designs, the team will be wearing customised GP speed shop Jerseys and Pants, topped off with the all new D3 Palmer Helmet. Protection is being provided from Troy Lee’s latest Shock Doctor Pads and off the track the team will be wearing clothing from the Troy Lee casual range.

Troy Lee Brand Manager Jon Sangan said ‘ Troy Lee Designs has a long and celebrated history in BMX racing, the D2 Helmet has been the choice of pro racers for years and more recently the D3 has given BMXers the ultimate in both protection and design. Redline is a fantastic brand and has an equally rich legacy in BMX racing. We are not only excited but proud to be joining forces for 2012. With the UK hosting both the Olympics and the World BMX championships in 2012 there couldn’t be a better time to launch the Redline Troy Lee Racing team’

Jai Kemp has been Shiners Team Manager for the past 5 years and will continue to manage the new Redline Troy Lee Racing team for 2012 ‘I have seen the team grow from strength to strength over the past 5 years” he said, ‘we have always had the best bikes to ride through Redline and for 2012 the team will have the best race kit on the market too. This is an exciting time for Redline racing, we have a new team for 2012 and with Troy Lee Designs on board I believe we are set for success in 2012’.

Since BMX racing’s incorporation in to the Olympics in 2008 the sport has seen a boom in its appeal. BMX tracks and Local clubs are being set up all over the UK and with 500+ national level competitors; the sport has not had such a wide appeal since the 1980s.

The team will also be supported by Tioga tyres, Tacx turbo trainers and Airace pumps giving Redline Troy Lee Racing the some of the best equipment available.

“Redline Troy Lee racing” is proud to announce that the 2012 team riders will be:

Andy Clucas Current National No.1 in the 17-24 Men’s Class. He will be stepping up to challenge the Elite men class for the 2012 national title.

Jacob Roberts 5 x national No.1 and current junior men British Champion, the youngest member of the Olympic Development programme is set to claim national and international titles.

Ayesha McLelland Current No.2 in Championship Women, An up and coming rider that will be looking to battle for the 2012 national title this year, a future Olympic hopeful.

Alan Hill current World No.1 in the 35-39 Cruiser Class and national No.1 in the masters category

Cal Strickland current No.4 in Elite men, Cal is the latest addition to the team and will be a title challenger in 2012 whilst looking to stake his claim on the UCI Supercross circuit..

To find out more about BMX racing in the UK, form your local club to the World Championships,visit www.britishcycling.org.uk/bmx

Redlines Logan Owen wins the elite juniors USGP CX series!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:21:19 GMT

This weekend in Bend, Oregon Team Redline’s Logan Owen won the overall title in the USGP of Cyclo-cross for elite juniors after two days of showing everyone why he is a six time National champ.
The “high desert showdown” brought all of the top riders together for the final two races in the season long 8 race USGP of Cyclo-cross national series. Logan came into the series final in third place, needing to win both races to outscore his opponents to take the overall series.

Logan came back on Saturday from a poor start, caught the field and then went on the attack to win by 27 seconds. On Sunday Logan got a great start and got on the wheel of his chief rival, Andrew Dillman of Bob’s Red Mill. After a quarter of a lap Logan took the lead, pressing his advantage on the dry dusty course. Logan’s ability to “out corner” his opponents on the twisty turning course was apparent on Saturday, and even more so watching Logan get out front and ride smoothly on Sunday. In the last 500 meters on Sunday Logan had an advantage of 25 seconds allowing him to savor his victory with a big smile and “high fives” to friends and fans.

Logan will be heading off to Europe for Geoff Proctors US Euro cross camp in Belgium this Thursday. Logan joins all of the other top American juniors in his quest to be selected for the US Cyclo-cross world’s team.

Logan Owen is a six time USA national champion in Cyclo-cross and races for Team Redline on the new Redline Conquest carbon team. Team Redline could not do this alone, and wishes to thank our sponsors: FSA Components, Challenge tires, Kool Stop Brake pads, XLC components, Pryme protective wear, and SRAM drivetrain.

First Training At Redline Bmx Dreamteam Indoortrack Video!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:24:41 GMT

2 Videos of the First Training on the Redline Bmx Dreamteam Indoortrack

First Training At Redline Bmx Dreamteam Indoortrack (Redline Bmx Dreamteam)

First Training TVE Bmx Team on Redline Bmx Dreamteam Indoortrack with Redline Bmx Dreamteam(TVE Team is team of the Trackbuilder Huib v Osch )

Brian Cunningham and Dialed Action Sports Team audition for America's Got Talent

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:19:22 GMT

On Saturday October 8, 2011 Brian Cunningham with the Dialed Action Sports Team performed an audition for America's Got Talent TV Show. Our Audition will took place in the wonderful city of Manhattan, NYC at the Jacob Javits Center. Our BMX stunt team was thrilled for the opportunity to audition for America's Got Talent. For this BMX show we brought all the heavy hitting riders such as, Keith Schmidt, Brian Cunningham, Jorge Jovel, and Stephen Weiler. We are hoping to at teammate Zack Gerber to the line up. We had about 90 seconds to 2 minutes to showcase our amazing BMX talents. If our team makes it past this round, we then will be flown out to LA for the tv show next year. We'll be following up on here with pictures and photos. WISH US LUCK!!!

Rory Mcdermott December 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:24:04 GMT

ANY QUESTIONS? HIT RORY ON FACEBOOK

Video me and Rory have been working on. Finally got around to getting it out. Expect to see more from Rory soon. Filmed and Edited by: Mikeonabike.com Song: 9th Wonder Relaxin Instrumental

Zack Gerber - Redline Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:55:08 GMT

Clipped together from riding over the past few weeks while on a road trip. Filmed in Tampa FL, Albany GA, and Charlotte NC.

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Filmed by Spencer Foreman and DeMarcus Paul

Song: Monkberry Moon Delight - Paul McCartney

Justin Lindine now on a Redline Conquest Carbon Team

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:28:59 GMT

Redline Co-Sponsored racer Justin Lindine finished third overall in the New England Professional Cyclo-Cross series (NEPCX) which was completed this weekend. Lindine was sixth place both days in the final two events at the Warwick RI course held on the grounds of Goddard Memorial State park. Justin went into the final weekend just 3 points down on series leader Luke Keogh, but was surpassed by Christian Heule by points in the final weekend. The racing was very close Saturday with mere seconds separating the top 10. Justin will be heading out to Bend, Oregon this weekend to contest the final USGP series races. Justin is sponsored by Joes Garage and Bike Reg, and racing onboard the new Redline Conquest carbon frameset.

See race coverage from CX magazine here:
http://www.cxmagazine.com/heule-takes-win-keough-series-victory-201

Washington State Champions crowned at new course in Arlington, WA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:55:25 GMT

Team Redline racers Kari Studley and Logan Owen each powered their way to victory yesterday at the Arlington Airport venue. The event was held under cool sunny skies on a flat course which was punctuated by a large sand trench. A much better turn out than 2010 brought more rides from all over the state. Many riders down from Bellingham, and even Eastern Washington were well represented. Both Logan and Kari repeat as champions in the Elite open CX races and Kari was golden again in the women’s single speed race. Logan and Kari have been racing this season on the new Conquest Carbon Team bicycle and loving it. Redline co-sponsored junior riders from JL Velo garnered many more state championships too.

helmet cam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:48:13 GMT

A little video with my helmet cam once again.

bikecommuters.com loves the Redline Urbis

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:48:16 GMT

http://www.bikecommuters.com/2011/11/09/redline-urbis-review/

Brandon Christie-Tables and Fables- Fall Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:20:19 GMT

JBL! Audio hooked it up!

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:42:09 GMT

Hello everyone,

I hope all is well after the long holiday weekend! Some of you may have spent it at the Grand Nationals in Tulsa, OK like myself, and I hope you had as much fun as I did! Speaking of fun and the Grands, the JBL! pit area was bumpin' beats all weekend and having a good time. JBL! is another one of my supporters and I'd love for you to check out what they did for me as well as hopefully think of them the next time you need to make any audio purchase! I know Redline can vouch for me that they have quality audio equipment because all of the Redline tunes are coming out of JBL! speakers as well :-) Check out what they did to my car for me.. and yes, be very jealous. :-)

-Alise

Brandon Christie "MY SPOT"

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:03:45 GMT

NEW VID HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2011 ABA Grands Pre Race News

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:50:21 GMT

Redline Rider Sam Willoughby is leading by 16 points going into the Grands, and is in contention for his 2nd ABA title. With the points being so close between Sam and Marc Willer’s, every race counts. Follow the action all weekend long on GO211.com.

With Maris Strombergs not attending, Denzel Stein and Tory Nyhaug have an opportunity to move up higher in the top 10 overall points race. Two Redline riders on the podium is a possibility, not that we want to jinx anything. We wish all of our Redline riders good luck at the greatest race on earth! If you're in Tulsa, OK for the Grands, please stop by our Redline pits for the team poster signing over the weekend.

Dutch Redline Bmx Dreamteam is Building Indoor Bmx Track

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:42:02 GMT

The Dutch Redline Bmx Dreamteam is building the first Indoor bmx Track in the Netherlands in the hometown of the team Helmond !!

The Track is Nearly finished in the next few days the toplayer will come on the track and next week the starting hill will be build, to see the first pictures and the "trackdesign"pleasse scroll down.

We will keep you up to date.

A Pre- Grand Nationals talk with RL Adventure

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:41:49 GMT

Hey guys, so its that time of year again: Grands time! We've been gearing up for this national since the Land O Lakes national in August- its the first national that we'll have the team together as a whole since then. I sat down and asked the team five questions that I thought would make the most sese to ask right now. I only got a answers from a few of our riders, but their answers are sure to please.(:

1.) How are you feeling going into this year's Grand Nationals?
Jeff: Not feeling as good going into Grands this year as they aren't as prepared as years past.
Dominick S: I'm nervous.
Alex: Not feeling as good going into Grands this year as they aren't as prepared as years past.
Jenna: confident, I feel I worked hard this year.
Joel: I feel really good. I got a win at Puerto Rico n hung out.
Justin: Umm, I'm feeling good. I really can't wait, its going to be fun.
Sam: I feel ready, I’ve been working hard all year and feel like Grands is going to be a good weekend for me.

2.) What has your training schedule looked like going into Grands?
Jeff: I just started to train more recently.
Dominick S: *too little to train
Alex: I've been working lately and haven't been too many practices.
Jenna: Sit-ups, push-ups, jumping jacks and jump ups; sprints and riding on the trainer
Joel: i'm basically workin out at the track and doing sprints to get ready
Justin: Not much, I haven't been doing too much to train. Really I should be doing morem all I've been doing is riding my bike.
Sam: I’ve been trying to go the gym as often as possible, sprints three times a week, practice and racing on both bikes at the indoor, and training nights at the outdoor as much as possible.

3.) What are your goals going into the weekend?
Jeff: to make the mains, but realistically hope to make semis.
Dominick S: to make the mains, but realistically hope to make semis.
Alex: to make the mains, but realistically hope to make semis.
Jenna: Making my mains and going NAG on my cruiser
Joel: My goal is to go hard, make the main, and get a NAG number.
Justin: To at least make mains at the ROC, and semis at the least at Grands.
Sam: Mains on the cruiser, I want so badly to be in that gate come mains time Sunday!

4.) What are you most looking forward to?
Jeff: Grands is just a fun adventure in itself even if you don't make the mains. ROC is always fun!
Dominick S: Grands is just a fun adventure in itself even if you don't make the mains. ROC is always fun!
Alex: Grands is just a fun adventure in itself even if you don't make the mains. ROC is always fun!
Jenna: Seeing other racing friends from other states and being able to race them and compete
Joel: Just havin fun hangin out and going hard.
Justin: Hanging out with friends and people I haven't seen in a while.
Sam: The time I get to spend with my out-of-state friends and teammates, I love our team, we have some great riders and we all get along really well for the age differences that we have. So the team bonding time and all that is something I can’t wait for, and another big one on my list is watching Dylan, my little brother, race the ROC, he was SO excited to get his invite so I can’t wait to watch him tear it up on the track too.(:

5.) Are you nervous, or excited for Grands?
Jeff: excited, its always a good time!
Dominick S: very nervous.
Alex: excited, its always a good time!
Jenna: Both, nervous about tough competition but excited to see everyone.
Joel: excited, totally
Justin: I'm excited to get back on the national scene, my last national was in Powder Springs, GA earlier this season before my spleen injury.
Sam: I’m both, I’m nervous that I’m putting too much pressure on myself but soo excited at the same time.(:
I also had a second set of questions that i had to ask our injured rider, Devin since he isn't going to be able to race at Grands. Heal up quick Devin!
1.) How's recovery going?
the recovery is going good I've got my knee bending to 130° and I'm walking about half the time without a crutch and the other half with just one Crutch and i rode my cruiser sitting down with my seat up on the concrete this weekend.

2.) When do you plan to be back on a bike?
I doubt I'll be racing grands but hope to be riding good by Guthrie.
3.) What are your goals once you're able to ride again, i.e. the end of this season/beginning of next season?
I wanted to turn A-pro at Guthrie next year but this set me back a little so I still plan to turn sometime next year im just not sure when im going to train as hard as i can this winter and just see how it goes.
4.) what advice do you have for anyone going into Grands?
        Just stay focused and it's a long weekend so try no to run around to much and make sure lots of stretching and eat right

And that's all from Minnesota- See you all in Tulsa in a few days.

Knee Injury Part II: Vail Surgery

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:56:21 GMT

I told you I would be posting up more videos to fill everyone in on the process I have been going through with my knee...so here's part 2 when I headed to Vail for the actual surgery. Enjoy :-) -Alise

Knee Injury Part I: "The Crash"

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:58:49 GMT

This is a rather sad blog by me...kind of out of the ordinary. But, I think it really depicts how I was feeling when I encountered my second injury within the past year while being on an angressive upsweep in my riding. The timing of everything as the Olympic points were just starting was killing me and I couldn't stop thinking about how challenging I had just made my Olympic run. Having to dedicate AT LEAST 6 out of the 12 months leading up to the Gamesto to getting my knee towork right again was devastating. I know being strong and being sure that everything is going to be alright are keys to success, but I think it's also important for people to know we're all human. There's always moments when we're vulnerable and our emotions can't hide. This was one of those moments for me.

Don't worry, there are more blogs to come regarding my injury and progress...and I think the rest are all much happier and embrace a more "alise'like" life approach :-) ....but for now, enjoy seeing another side of me.

You can also follow my Twitter: @alisepost11 for daily updates!

-Alise

Pedals Bike shop BBQ Jam

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:50:22 GMT

Press release from Pedals Bike Shop, if your in the area stop on by.

Pedals, a full service cycling boutique committed to putting custom back into customer experience. In other words no matter what type of riding you're into we've got you covered.

Join us for a fun filled day in Riverside California, at Pedals bike shop. We will provide food and drinks while supplies last. We will also have 50 grab bags filled with swag and tons of free products courtesy of our sponsors/brands we carry. Please remember to bring your own bike.

Big thanks to FIT, S&M, Kona, ODI, Animal, Profile Racing, Primo, Verde, Volume, Skavenger, Demolition, Redline, Cult and Index Ink.
Pedals Bike Shop

Jared Eberwein's Build-A-Bike

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:34:32 GMT

Redline's Jared Eberwein has been on the injured list for a couple months now, but his return is near. Built up his new 2012 Device G7 to keep himself busy. Artist: Jack Johnson "Go On"

One lap on my home track

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:42 GMT

The winter in France is cold and wet ! Yesterday I tried my new camera, enjoy it !

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Burdekin Race Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:05:45 GMT

The Burdekin track was in great condition which isn’t anything new for this club. It was good to see a change to the second straight which was very technical coming out of a fast first corner. I did the Rad race on Saturday morning which is a 4 lap event around the track and premises to try pick up some extra cash, this seemed like a good idea at the start but not so much towards the end as my legs were burning a little. I ended up placing first in this followed by Peter Little. By the time racing had come round I was feeling fine again and with 26 riders in pro it was a good turnout. I raced well on Saturday winning all my age races in which we had eight riders and qualifying 4th on points for pro.

Sunday was a nice day, really good weather a bit humid and hot but what would north Queensland be if it wasn’t? After the first two mottos on Sunday I was still in 4th and had second pick for the semi. I had an alright race in the semi with some contact down the start hill but placed a close second behind Jon Geck and then Jack Buchhorn. The final was full of good riders and proved to be a good race. I had a good start and then Corey Freiswyk, Michael Wallin and Jack Buchhorn come together down the first straight almost taking each other out, I came out of the first berm in first and had a smooth race from there. I also took out age on points just to top off a very good weekend of results.

Redline Carbon Cyclocross Bike Check Video with Logan Owen

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:57:55 GMT

Logan Owen wins Seattle Cyclo-cross series race at Steilacoom.

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:23:21 GMT

Sunny skies and a tacky- fast course greeted the Elite racers at Fort Steilacoom yesterday in Lakewood, Washington.

After the first lap the race boiled down to Elite riders Morgan Schmitt, Steve Fisher, and Redlines Logan Owen. Many attacks were thrown down by Fisher and Owen, with Schmitt dropped by 6 seconds or so, but Schmitt dug deep to get back to the leaders.

In the end Fisher and Owen got clear and then the duel began. In the grass field before the finishing stretch is a series of serpentine turns where each rider is trying to out corner the other. Both Fisher and Owen did their best to shed the other but neither was going to be displaced. Fisher had the advantage coming of the last barrier where Owen bobbled not getting his foot in the pedals after the last barrier before a corner and then the straightaway finish. Fisher had a two bike length lead as he hit the final straight away pavement finishing stretch.
So it all came down to a 200 meter sprint between a leading Steve Fisher and a hard charging Logan Owen, with Logan nipping Fisher by a tire width at the line by virtue of a bike throw. The race was so close that a video camera on the line was reviewed to determine the winner.

Also see this new Velocity blog on Logan Owen by our local newspaper the Seattle PI.
http://blog.seattlepi.com/velocity/2011/10/29/rider-profile-logan-owen/

This race was also covered here:
http://www.cxmagazine.com/seattle-cyclocross-series-5-owen-lewis-top-honors

Last Race Of 2011 Race Season "9 Times Podium"For Redline Bmx Dreamteam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:51:20 GMT

Race Report AK 14 Veldhoven,
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the last race of the 2011
“Race season”.
It was at the track of Veldhoven and the weather was very good for this time
of the year.
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 12 riders, and raced “9 podium places”.
To see some videos please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race will be Euro Rounds Velofolies Kortrijk BE Januari 2012

Final Jelle van de Elzen And Jeffrey vd Biezen Men 17+

Final Erik Peters and Indy Scheepers Boys 9

Final Erik Peters OpenClasse 8/9

Final Jelle vd Elzen Openclasse 17+

Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 12

Final Leon Walravens Cruiser All

Final Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Boys 10

Final Nick Scheepers and Koen vd Wijst Boys 13

New Zealand Experience Tristyn Kronk

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:51:58 GMT

After quite a restless, long bus trip we had arrived in Gisborne, not really prepared but keen to ride the track. The Gisborne club had prepared a great venue with an awesome track. It was fast, smooth and if you ask me or almost any other Australian Team member it was very hard too!

By the time racing had come round I was feeling great on the track and so was the rest of the team. That was until the first test team race and 5 out of 8 riders found themselves getting close and personal to the track. I was one of these going over the handlebars into the first jump hurting my wrist and getting 7^th. After I had gotten my wrist strapped it made it possible to hold on again but racing proved painful and I was restricted with what I could do on the track. I placed 2^nd in the second race behind Alex Cahill another Australian rider and at this stage we were leading the competition. The third race turned out one that we would prefer not remember placing 5-8^th and this gave the kiwis a strong lead going into the final two races the next day.

Waking up the next day I felt a little bit better after recovering but could still feel the pain of the crash from the day before, as did Alex and Chris feel the pain from their crashes. First motto was a pretty good race for our team we reclaimed the lead with 1, 2, 4 and 7th places but Chris added another tally to his crash count. The pressure had built up for the final as this would decide the winner only 6 points divided the teams. I had a good gate and this allowed me to create an easier path for my teammates into the first berm, we had a good race placing 1, 2, 3 and 8th. Chris came undone in the second berm taking some more paint off his bike; I’m convinced now that he was just trying to get a new bike. This meant we had won the Test Team Competition and I also placed 2^nd in the 15boys competition.

A big thanks to Andy and Steve who looked after us over there, Bmx Australia, Bmx Queensland, Redline and also to the Gisborne Bmx club and the volunteers that made it all possible. I had a great experience meeting new people, making close friends and catching up with old ones. Also a big thanks and congratulations to the rest of the Aussie team.

Thanks again

Tristyn Kronk

Vegas with the Redline HFS!

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:09:11 GMT

Redline Pit Walk at Florida Disney Cup

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:14:14 GMT
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RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:17:21 GMT

Attempt # for this post. Just wanted to recap some things i've been doing lately since filming is being extremely difficult without my own camera. Went on a local road trip last month to western MA. Here are some photos to recap. We also filmed some clips and should be wrapping it up next sunday!

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Zack Gerber - Welcome to Redline/Snafu Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:29:56 GMT

Vegas Dew Tour Championship Recap

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:35:51 GMT

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Dew Tour Vegas was deep with talent, with our guys throwing every double backflip, whip and variation into their runs. 5 Redline riders made the overall Dew Tour BMX Dirt standings:

5th Brandon Dosch
7th Mike “Hucker” Clark
9th Josh Hult
15th Scott Wirch
30th Jared Eberwein

Redline congratulates all of our riders on a great season!

Brandon Dosch 2nd run

Hucker run 3 (double backflip)

Josh Hult 1st run

2 National TEAM Titels For Redline Bmx Dreamteam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:42:22 GMT

Redline BMX Dreamteam wins

2 “National” Team Titels 2011

Last weekend during the last race “Dutch Nationals” in Luyksgestel
The Redline BMX Dreamteam won 2 National “Team Titels”
1e place Factory team Competition 2011
1e place Youth Competition 2011
Also the team got 2e place in the clubtrophy 2011
We are very proud with this “Team Results”
The National titel Factory teams we won for the thirt time in a row 2009, 2010, 2011.
To see a video of the price ceremony please scroll down
and to see some pictures also scroll down.

Price Ceremonie Dutch Teamtrophy 2011

Price Ceremonie Dutch Teamtrophy 2011

Race Report Last of "Dutch Nationals"2011 Luyksgestel

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:42:14 GMT

RACE REPORT TC 6 LUYKSGESTEL
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the last Top Competition (Dutch Nationals) of the 2011 BMX Season. The Team was present with 12 riders, Jeffrey Bignell and Michael v. Dam still could not race because inguries.
The Team won 2 National Titels as a Team:
National Champion “Factory teams”
National Champion “Youth teams”
Also the Team won the 2e place in the “Club Championships”
Teun de Bock (boys 8) crashed in the semi final, Erik Peters (boys 9) raced a good race he was 4e in the Main. In the boys 10 Wessel v. Dijk and Rick Timmermans also were a lot up in front, Wessel ended up 2e place in the main which was enough for the TC Titel 2011 and Rick Timmermans was racing in 4e place but something happened on the last straight and Rick ended 8e place. “The Rocket”
Ronan Lemmens (boys 11) finished 7e place and “Elvis”Joey Ijkelen ( boys 12) got a good 2e place.
Nick Scheepers and Koen vd Wijst (boys 13) were also both in the main final, Koen finished 4e place and Nick finished 8e place.
“Oldschool” Dynamite Leon Walravens showed that he still “ has it” and won the race and with that also the TC Competition also Indy Scheepers (girls 10) was the winner of the competition by racing a
2e place in the main. Elite Men Jeffrey vd Biezen went out after the moto’s and Jelle vd Elzen also Elite Men went out in the semi’s .
In the individual end ranking of the Redline TC Competition, there were 6 riders of the Team on the
Top 3 Podium
Wessel v. Dijk (boys 10), Indy Scheepers (girls 10) Leon Walravens (cruisers 45+) ended up 1e place.
Erik Peters (boys 9), Koen vd Wijst (boys 13) Jeffrey Bignell (cruisers 40-44) ended up 3e place .
Also the rest of the team did a great job !
To see some videos of TC 6 Luyksgestel please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: AK 13 Volkel & UEC round 5&6 Geneve (Zwitserland)

Final Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Boys 10

Finale Leon Walravens Cruisers 45+

Final Koen vd Wijst and Nick Scheepers Boys 13

Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 12

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Final Erik Peters Boys 9

Hucker at Lords of Dirt

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:30:48 GMT

Here's some footage by FASTFOKUS of Redline riders Mike 'Hucker' Clark and Jean-baptiste Paytavit at the Lords of Dirt event in France. Hucker went big and came home with 2nd place.

REDLINE Lords Of Dirt finals from FASTFOKUS on Vimeo.

2011 Dew Tour Vegas BMX Dirt Course Preview

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:30:59 GMT

Hucker and Hult run you through the BMX Dirt Course in Vegas.

Be sure to watch the BMX Dirt Dew Tour Championship 10/15 on NBC Sports and USA Network. Check your local listing for times.

Redline supports and sponsors Oregon Juniors Cyclo-cross series.

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:29:49 GMT

Dew Tour LV- 3 riders in the final!

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:27:26 GMT

Saturday’s Dew Dour BMX Dirt championship event is going to be epic. Redline Riders Hult, Hucker and Dosch all made the finals, which will be starting at 4pm, 10/15 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Get all the info at Allisports.

1. Kyle Baldock

2. Chris Doyle

3. Mike "Hucker" Clark

4. Ben Wallace

5. Josh Hult

6. Gary Young

7. Cory Nastazio

8. Luke Parslow

9. Anthony Napolitan

Brett Banasiewicz (Pre-qualified for final)

Dennis Enarson (Pre-qualified for final)

Brandon Dosch (Pre-qualified for final)

When you are not racing BMX you Race "Formula One Technology Challenge" Tristyn Kronk

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:26:14 GMT

I recently competed at the Formula One Technology Challenge 2011 World Final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The program is aimed at introducing more young students into the engineering sector and boosting the number of engineers in the workplace.

There was 6 team members in our team fulfilling the roles of; Team manager, Design Engineer, Manufacture Engineer, Communications Manager, Resource Manager and Graphic Designer. As a team we were required to present a car designed on a CAD program called Catia, a pit display to show how we got to where we were and who we are, a verbal presentation, engineering files (including virtual renders, CAM processes and Assemblies), and then of course race our car. To help us achieve this we visited and collaborated with many workplaces and businesses locally, interstate and internationally.

Overall our race car placed 14th at a mere 0.028 seconds behind the first place car.

My team and I went through many qualifying stages including placing second at the national titles, we were then invited to attend the World Titles and placed 13th out of a total 23. This was a pleasing result and much like BMX the F1 in Schools program teaches that it's the hard work put in behind the scenes that is going to let you achieve your goals. On behalf of my team I would also like to thank everyone that helped us get to the World Titles and have this once in a life time experience.

Cant wait to get back on the bike

New Zealand in a few weeks

Tristyn Kronk

Crafting with me!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:34:01 GMT

my secret hobby! enjoy!

alise

Redlines ‘Cross Star Dan Norton on his new Redline Conquest carbon Team.

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:22:52 GMT

What do you say about a living legend like Dan Norton? Dan has won 14 national ‘cross championships, and he is the current president of Seattle Cyclo-cross. Dan is racing on the new Conquest Carbon Team and loves it, just ask him next time you see him out riding.

Dan is out designing & setting up the local cross courses at 6am most Sundays, then racing with riders 20 years younger. Dan’s life reads like an adventure novel, Marine in Vietnam, Seattle fireman, Founder of Seattle Cyclo-Cross back in ’92. Dan helped promote ‘Cross Nationals in ’94, and ’96. Dan is retired from his day job, but he is out there working for all Seattle Cyclo-Cross riders every weekend and securing new courses during the week. Here’s to all of the promoters and hard working people that make the sport of Cyclo-Cross so special, here’s to our own Dan Norton.

2011 QLD Titles Liam & Adam

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:18:26 GMT

2011 QUEENSLAND BMX CHAMPIONSHIPS, Bundaberg

HILLIAM RIDER TEAM REPORT, now the dust has settled

FRIDAY CRUISER RACING

Liam Hilliam 15-16 Boys Cruiser class

We had been to Bundy for the Cane Toad Classic a few months before Liam had a good idea of track layout. Friday was cruiser race day and the track was fast and smooth. Motos went well and a good final result against some fast older riders was looking good. He got away to a not bad start and was 4^th into the first berm but misjudged the slightly loose surface down low and down low Liam went sliding out. Unhurt he picked up his 2011 Flight Pro Cruiser and finished the lap. An 8^th place was not too bad as making a final is always a good thing.

SUNDAY CHAMPIONSHIPS AGE CLASS RACING

Liam Hilliam 15 Year Boys

Motos were fast and furious and good results gave him a reasonable semi. Not getting a good gate he was chasing all the way crossing in 4^th but securing a final berth and plate. Coming from outside in line 8 it was a tough first straight but into the 1^st berm in 4^th was awesome until his front wheel was chopped out and down he went. Damn another 8^th place after such good motos. He had just stepped up from a Flight Pro bike to his Mums new 2012 Flight Pro XL as his new Project 79 was still on its way and loved it. Well Liam said `I know I am as fast as they are so watch out next time’ Mt Gambier here he comes.

Adam Hilliam Junior Elite Men

Racing in the Junior Elite Men class was an experience Adam was looking forward too. Good gates and track speed saw him make the final for the day and the others in the final were not going to give an inch. Getting hung up high in the first berm in the soft surface slowed his momentum causing him to get pushed back to 7^th but the race was not over and he got stuck back in to cross the line in 6^th in a class that had not very much between 1^st and 8^th. With the new 2012 Redline Project 79 Carbon arriving soon I am sure he will wear out many tyres coming up to speed for the Nationals in Mt Gambier in 2012.

All the riders would like to thank REDLINE for their awesome Flight Series race bikes that never give up trying just like them. With everyone entering a total of 3 classes and bringing home 3 Queensland finalist plates and all in one piece all was good.

Logan Owen races to first and third place at the USGP in Fort Collins, CO.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:31:09 GMT

Redlines cyclo-cross star Logan Owen raced the 17-18 year old juniors this weekend at the USGP race in Fort Collins, CO. Logan captured the victory on Saturday and then the altitude caught up with him on Sunday for third. Logan was riding the new Conquest Carbon Team, he was really pleased with the handling in the turns and the shock absorption benefits of the full carbon design. The conditions on Saturday were truly ‘cross conditions; 42’, windy, rainy and the course got nice and muddy. Sundays course was dried out and fast with temps’.in the low 60’s. Logan raced with the Challenge Limus tires both days and loved the handling and ride of this new mud tire. Logan is proudly sponsored by FSA, Challenge and SRAM.

EC rounds 3 & 4 in Klatovy, Czech Republic

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:18:53 GMT

I was racing the EC 3 & 4 this weekend in Czech Republic.
The track was so heavy and soft after bad weather conditions.
The race got cancelled saturday, and we did both two races on sunday instead.
I made the semi in Elite Women, where I had the 4th place all the way until the middle of last straight.. I got passed...
I was so tired in my legs, they were totally empty after a whole day of racing at that soft track.
But a semifinale is good. I´m satisfied with that!

Best regards
Caroline Hindmo, #818

10 Times on the Top 3 Podium at AK 12 Luyksgestel

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:45:53 GMT

Race Report AK 12 Luyksgestel
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced AK 12 in Luyksgestel.
The team was present with 8 riders and we raced “10” podiumplaces ,
Koen vd Wijst (boys 13) raced a Euro Round in Klatovy “Tjechie”.
“Red Danger” Teun de Bock was 3e in the boys 8 years, Erik Peters won
the boys 9 and got 2e in the Open Classe. Indy Scheepers racing against
the boys again ended up 5e place and in the Open Classe Indy got 4e place.
“Mister” Wessel v. Dijk won the boys 10 and teammate Rick Timmermans
got 2e place, also the Open Classe Wessel got 1e place.
“The Rocket” Ronan Lemmens got 2e in the boys 11 and “Elvis” Joey Ijkelen
won the boys 12 and got 4e in the Open Classe.
“Tricky Nicky” Scheepers got 3e in the boys 13 and 6e in the Open Classe.
Jeffrey vd Biezen got 3e place in the own age classe and the Open Classe
To see some videos of the finals of AK 12 please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Next race: Redline TC 6 Luyksgestel

Final Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Boys 10

Final Wessel van Dijk and Erik Peters and Indy Scheepers Openclasse 8/9

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 11

Final Boys 13 Nick Scheepers

Final Boys 12 Joey Ijkelen

Final Jeffrey vd Biezen Men 17+

Final Teun de Bock Boys 8

Final Koen vd Wijst Boys 13/14 Euro Round 4 Klatovy Tjechie

RD 1 W.A Super Series Rachelle Smith

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:45:11 GMT

Hi Everybody. I have spent the last month in some pre season training, so it was great for the season to start in the West.

Round 1 of the W.A Super Series was held last weekend at Cockburn BMX track in Perth .

The Pro Open Women had 11 riders entered which is a great turn out for Round One. It also meant that I would be racing a three final, final.

The weather was stormy, windy and we even had hail with shade cloths flying everywhere but the racing was not cancelled and that was cool by me.

By the way, I had just received the Redline slimline race pants and they were super comfy to ride in. Thanks to Redline,Tim and Maxine at Pal n Panther Cycles in Perth.

I raced well in the motos to qualify with 2nd gate pick for the main. I chose 5, 3, and 1 which was easy lines into the first corner. The 1^st qualifier was Kirsten Dellar, and after me there was Kishani Green, Airlie Gooden, Teagan Staines, Tracy Bicknall, Lainie Ward and Rhiannan Van Der Werf.

Kirsten Dellar manualling just in front of me in the Main 1: Final

Main1 and Main 2 : Kirsten leads and I am battling for 2^nd with Airlie and Kishani but by the second corner I was able to maintain my line and finish in second in both races. Main 3: My gate was heaps good, I had a good snap and I was leading the Pro open till the third corner when Kirsten Dellar just had more power and overtook me    (I wondered at what part of the track she would catch up after she missed her gate) and takes the lead for the final straight.

I am still pumped because overall I came second in the Pro Open and this is one of my best finishes against such strong pro women in W.A.

·         Next round is in Karratha on the 8^th October. I will be flying up there with Airlie and we will be billeted with BMX Karratha members. It should be hot and warm and it will be a twilight so I will let you know how it goes. All the best with your racing events Redline Team riders.   Rachelle Smith xx

Saya Sakakibara Race report NSW State Championships Sunday 2nd October 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:44:53 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 12

Date: Sunday 2nd October 2011

Venue: Liverpool BMX Track

Race: NSW State Championships

Class: 11-12 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: Rainy and horrible weather

Course condition: Very muddy and sloppy

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Mitch Ramm Industries

Race summary

RAIN, RAIN, RAIN. It’s another rainy State titles about to start. Gosh it is cold. There was an announcement and it was about 11 year girls had to race the 12 year olds so it was a combined class.

For my first moto, I had lane seven. I had a really bad start and Stefanie got in front of me. Down on the bottom of the start hill, was sloppy and slow mud and my back wheel was spinning as I was trying to pedal. On the triple though, I got in front of Stefanie and got into the first corner first. The track was really slow. I was pumping as hard as I could but I didn’t get anywhere. That was when I realised I needed to pedal in between each jump instead of pumping. It was hard work. And it was a cold day so I was stiff even though I did heaps of squats and lunges. I pedalled to the finish line and I came first.

I had lane four for my second moto, and I had a good start. I came across to the inside so I could get a good lead into the first corner. I was actually pedalling this time in between jumps but it was pretty tiring and slow. I could hear Chelsea catching up but there was no way of her getting in front of me. Anyway, I kept my lead and came first.

My third moto was pretty much the best moto because I had a really good start and I didn’t hear or see anyone come up next to me trying to catch up. So I came first.

For my final, I chose lane one. I had a really good start and I came out in front. I went into the sloppy mud on the triple. I came out the front with Emma little bit behind me. She wasn’t too far away so I couldn’t relax just yet. I was so tired as I was pedalling around that second corner. Maybe I did too many squats and lunges to keep me warm before my race. Anyway, the third straight was hard trying to pedal in between those sharp doubles. Last corner was my relief. I was nearly finished! Oh no, Emma is back. I saw her coming right next to me! I pedalled as hard as I could. “One” said the pointer as I went across the line first.

It was fun racing the girls. Including the 11 year olds. They did a good job. But it felt really good when I got 1 NSW for the fifth time in a row.

Kai Sakakibara Race report BMXNSW State Championship 1st and 2nd October 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:37:36 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 15

Date: 1, 2 October 2011

Venue: Liverpool, NSW

Race: 2011 BMXNSW State Championship

Class: A pro men and 15boys

Result: A pro – 2nd

15boys – 2nd

Weather: Sunny and nice until the finals of day 1, and rain and wet on day 2.

Course condition: Nice and smooth on day 1, but muddy and sloppy on day 2.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Michram Industries

Race summary

This year’s state titles were run differently to the previous years. The Pros had 2 days of racing, and had two separate finals on Saturday and Sunday. The 20” classes were only on Sunday, so I had Pro racing on Saturday, and both Pro and 20” on Sunday.

Saturday

We started off with the practice around midday, and then got into the racing.

I had a good start out of the outside in my first moto, but Jordan Lecher came out with the better on the inside of me. Blake Moore and Ian Lancaster came out well as well, and that put me into 4th coming into the first corner. I went for a high low around the first corner which worked OK, but didn’t get the speed to get through the second straight well. I was in 4th down the third straight and went for a last minute pass on Blake Moore at the end but couldn’t do it. I finished 4th.

My start was pretty good out of the middle, but I couldn’t get in front as Bowen Muncaster and Jordan Lecher were coming in from either side of me. I was in 3rd into the first corner, but Jordan and Bowen went down at the exit of the first corner. I was able to get past, and took the 1st from there.

I ended up with a 2nd in my last moto. I had a good start, but Blake Moore got out in front down the first straight and I was in 2nd around the first corner. My run down the second and third straights were good, but they weren’t enough to make a pass on Blake. I finished 2nd.

I got lane 1 for the semi final.

My start was horrible and I wheelied all the way to the bottom of the hill. This put me right back in the pack, but I was able to pull myself back into 3rd into the first corner. My second straight run was pretty good, and I stuck right with Bowen Muncaster all the way. I went for a pass up the inside of him down the third straight, but he covered his line well and I couldn’t get past. I stuck to my position from there, and finished 3rd.

It started to rain just as the Pro finals started.

I came out of lane 1 again, and this time my start was pretty good. Ian Lancaster and Blake Moore got out in front, and I was in 3rd into the first corner. I took the first corner tight and ended up on the outside down the second straight. This left the inside wide open for Alex Cahill to come through, and I was pushed back to 4th around the second corner. My third straight wasn’t too bad and i went for a last minute pass down the last straight, but couldn’t get it. I finished 4th.

Sunday

It was raining quite badly on day 2, and the track was getting softer and softer. After some warm up laps, we got into racing.

A pro

I had a good start in my first moto, but Ian Lancaster came out in front. I was in 2nd around the first corner. My second and third straights weren’t too good, and I was still in 2nd around the last corner. I couldn’t quite catch Ian, and I finished 2nd.

I wheelied out of the gate in the second moto, and was pretty behind going into the first corner. I found a line up the inside though, and that out me into 3rd coming out of the first corner. My second straight was good and I caught right up to Jordan Lecher in 2nd. My third straight didn’t go to plan and I lost some lengths on Jordan. I held 3rd from there though.

My start was good in my last moto and I came out in front down the first straight. My second straight was a little slow, but I kept it going around the second corner. The rest of the track went fine and I finished 1st.

I came out of lane 3 in the semi.

My start was pretty good and i came out side by side with Ian Lancaster down the first straight. I got the lead into the first corner and lead around the first corner. My lap wasn’t perfect, but I stayed in front all the way to the end. I finished 1st.

I chose lane 6 for the final.

My start was good, and I was with Blake Moore all the way down the first straight. I was in 2nd around the first corner, and stuck to the inside down the second straight. This was a bad idea as I hit a boggy spot and cased a manual, and lost my momentum from there. I was able to stay in 2nd though. The third straight went fine and I pulled it around the last corner for the last straight. I finished 2nd.

My 2 positions over the weekend, 4th and 2nd gave me an overall of 2nd. I was quite happy with this result.

15 boys

My start was good in the first moto and I came out in front. My lap was really good from here, and I led all the way to the line. I finished 1st.

It was starting to get muddier for the second moto, which was making things tougher.

I came out of the gate well, and led down the first straight into the first corner. I had a good run down the second straight, and led around the second corner as well. I kept it going from there and finished 1st.

I had another win in my last moto with a smooth lap. I wheelied out of the gate a bit, but still came out alright and led all the way.

I had first pick for my semi final and got lane 2. I came out well out of the gate and got the lead into the first corner. I came into the second straight in 1st, but hit a boggy spot and went very sketchy. This let Shane Austin get past, but I was still in 2nd. I stuck behind Shane from there, and finished 2nd.

I had first pick for my final as well and got lane 3. My start was quite strong, and I got myself in front down the first straight and into the first corner. I was leading the way through the second straight, but Jordan Lecher got the better run and passed me going into the second corner. This put me back into 2nd. I stayed smooth down the third straight and pushed through the last straight, but wasn’t enough the snatch back the 1st position. I finished 2nd.

I was quite happy with my riding throughout the weekend, but there is still definitely a lot that I can work on. I’m looking forward to the next race.

World Cup season to a close

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:37:25 GMT

Well another World cup season is done and over with. Had a great year and had many good races. Ended off the season 5th in the world cup ranking, stoked. Especially with it being my first year in elite. Chula Vista was a great way to end it with great weather and the best track in the world. Got my second TT podium of the year (2nd place) and ended up with 8th place ranking for the event.

I have some time off now this month to recharge from this season, Body is not 100% right now. I'll get that hunger back for 2012! Will be staying with my good buddy and teammate Mr. Willoughby for the month of November in preparation for the ABA grands in Tulsa, OK. We'll have a good time together training hard everyday. I think we'll even have time for some Chipotle sessions, YEAH! Wonder how he will put up with my hype in the mornings, shall be interesting!

The HFS has had a good year so far, on the world cup circuit and especially the ABA series. Hopefully we can put the icing on the cake at the end of November with Sam up for the title again!

TN 49

Meet Redline's Josh Hult

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:06:38 GMT

Redline Conquest Carbon Pro wins 'Cross bike of the year

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:32:25 GMT

Redline wins Cross bike of the year—see review here:

http://crossbikereview.com/bikes/reviews/2012-conquest-pro-carbon

Redline Engineer Kurt Hall accepting the award at interbike

Raymond vd Biezen Race Report UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:09:43 GMT

I had a tough season duo injuries and crashing, but fortunately I made the podium 3 times last weekend during the UCI BMX Supercross in Chula Vista...

More than a week ago I flew to San Diego with the Dutch National Team for the final round of the UCI BMX Supercross in Chula Vista. During the week we did some easy training sessions and
we’ve been to the Oakley Dirtlab to ride the pumptrack and pick up some cool products.

On Thursday everybody could hit the Supercross track in Chula Vista for the first time. Nothing changed compare to last year, so everyone knew what to expect. I felt kind a slow during practice,
but I was able to ride smooth.

We all had 1 more hour practice on Friday before Time-Trials. I needed more speed over the jumps to do well in TT. So I knew what to do, but I still wasn’t satisfied after practice.
I felt I could do better than this, but somehow I did not happen. Fortunately I was able to ride a fast lap during TT. I made some small mistakes but took the 3rd fastest time.
Top 16 had to do a second lap as always, so I had one more opportunity to do better. I rode a solid lap, but it wasn’t enough to be the fastest guy.
Corner Fields (USA) and Tory Nyhaug (Canada) we’re the only one faster than me. It felt great to be in a podium position again.

Raceday was on Saturday. I felt good and had a lot of confident to do well. My heat race was strong, because I had to battle with Joris Daudet (2011 World Champ) and Kurt Pickard from Australia.
I managed to get 2, 3, 3, so on to the quarterfinal where I got 3rd. In the semi I had a great start from the middle, but couldn’t get to the inside in turn one. Over jumped the step up out of the first turn and
went back from 2nd place to 7th when we hit the third straight. Going in to the last turn there was a crash, but luckily I could pass the guys on the ground end got 4th.

After a tough season this was my first SX final since my crash at Papendal. This means a lot to me, because it’s a half nomination for the Olympics 2012, so I was already excited.
But coming in to this main event, I wanted more. My gate wasn’t great, but my acceleration at the first straight was good. Jumped the triple into turn one in 4th position. My Teammate Jelle v Gorkom
had the inside line, so when I did my high-low move he slipped away and took down 4 other riders. I could just pass Jelle, but lost a lot of speed and Corner Fields was already gone.
At that time I didn’t know how many guys crashed, so I rode as fast I can till the finish line and got 2nd place with David Herman in 3rd.

This is my first podium at a UCI BMX Supercross race, so I was really pumped. When the coach told me I finished up 3rd in the overall ranking, I first didn’t believe, but it was true and
I felt even happier! Getting 3rd place in TT, 2nd place in the final and 3rd overall is a nice way to end the 2011 season. I even got the award for best crash of the year… But that’s not something to be proud of!

We just have 4 more European rounds to race. Coming up this weekend is round 3&4 in Klatovy, Czech Republic.

Like to thanks everyone who believed in me, my team and my sponsors for all their support:
NOC*NSF, KNWU, Redline, Rabobank. New York Pizza, TroyLeeDesigns, Shimano, PRO, Bensink, Sun Ringlé, Tioga,
De Champignonsspecialist, Leatt, Oakley, BES&T, HVMparts, Jack Martens Tweewielers, Health Center Nistelrode, Bouwbedrijf Berghege, Oké wax, Vans.

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Wedstrijdverslag UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista

Ik heb niet echt een goed seizoen achter de rug door blessures en valpartijen. Gelukkig wist ik daar afgelopen weekend verandering in te brengen door 3 podiumplaatsen te fietsen
tijdens de UCI BMX Supercross in Chula Vista…

Meer dan een week geleden ben ik samen met het Nederlands Team naar San Diego gevlogen voor de laatste UCI BMX Supercross ronde in Chula Vista. Tijdens ons verblijf in San Diego hebben we wat
lichte trainingen gedaan en zijn we bij Oakley langs geweest om daar op de pumptrack te fietsen en natuurlijk wat leuke producten op te halen.

Op Donderdag kon iedereen voor de eerste keer op de SX baan in Chula Vista trainen. Er was niks veranderd ten opzichte van vorig jaar, dus iedereen wist was hij/ zij kon verwachten… Ik voelde me een
beetje sloom tijdens de training, maar fietste verder wel soepel over de baan.

Iedereen had nog 1 uur training voor de tijdrit op Vrijdag. Ik had meer snelheid over de bulten nodig om iets te betekenen met de tijdrit, dus ik wist wat me te doen stond, maar ik was nog niet tevreden na de training.
Voor mijn gevoel kon ik gewoon harder, maar het lukte me niet tijdens de training. Gelukkig wist ik een snel rondje te fietsen met de eerst tijdrit. Ik had nog wel wat foutjes, maar pakte de 3e snelste tijd.
De snelste 16 moesten zoals altijd een tweede tijdrit fietsen, dus ik had nog een kans om het beter te doen. Mijn tweede rondje was gewoon goed, maar nog net niet snel genoeg. Corner Fields (USA) en
Tory Nyhaug (Canada) waren de enige die sneller waren als ik, maar ik was tevreden omdat ik toch een podium plaats had behaald.

De wedstrijd was afgelopen Zaterdag. Ik voelde me prima en had er veel vertrouwen in. Ik had een zware manche met Joris Daudet (Wereld Kampioen) en Kurt Pichard uit Australië. Door 2, 3, 3 te worden was ik
door naar de kwartfinale waarin ik ook als 3e wist te eindigen. In de halve finale had ik een goede start vanuit het midden, maar ik kon niet naar binnen en werd op het randje gefietst in de eerste bocht,
sprong de opstap uit eerste bocht veel te ver en verloor snelheid. Toen we het derde stuk opfietste was ik gezakt van plaats 2 naar 7. Bij het ingaan van de laatste bocht was een valpartij die ik net wist
te ontwijken en werd toch nog 4e.

Na een tegenvallend seizoen was dit mijn eerste finale sinds mijn val op Papendal. Dit betekend super veel voor me, want hiermee heb ik een halve nominatie voor de Olympische Spelen 2012, dus ik was al heel blij.
Maar toen ik eenmaal aan de start stond voor de finale wilde ik meer. Mijn start in de finale was niet geweldig, maar ik versnelde wel goed op het eerste stuk. Ik ging als 4e de eerste bocht in, maar al snel kwam
mijn teamgenoot Jelle v Gorkom binnendoor omdat hij aan de binnenkant van stond met de start. Terwijl ik mijn high-low actie aan het maken was, gleed Jelle onderuit en nam 4 andere rijders mee tegen de vlakte.
Ik verloor veel snelheid en Corner Fields was al weg omdat hij geen last van de valpartij had. Op dat moment had ik geen idee hoeveel mensen er onderuit waren gegaan, dus ik ging vol door tot de finish en werd 2e
met David Herman op de 3e plaats.

Dit was mijn eerste podium tijdens een UCI BMX Supercross wedstrijd. Natuurlijk was ik heel blij, maar toen de coach mij vertelde dat ik 3e was geworden in het eindklassement geloofde ik het eerst niet.
Het was wel de waarheid, dus toen was ik helemaal happy. Met een 3e plaats in de tijdrit, een 2e plaats in de finale en 3e in het eindklassement heb ik het seizoen 2011 toch goed afgesloten.
Blijkbaar heb ik ook nog een award gekregen voor best crash of the year, maar daar ben ik niet echt trots op!

We hebben nog 4 EK rondes te gaan dit jaar. Aankomend weekend fietsen we EK ronde 3&4 in Klatovy Tsjechië.

Ik wil graag iedereen bedanken die in mij is blijven geloven en ook mijn team en sponsoren voor hun steun:
NOC*NSF, KNWU, Redline, Rabobank. New York Pizza, TroyLeeDesigns, Shimano, PRO, Bensink, Sun Ringlé, Tioga,
De Champignonsspecialist, Leatt, Oakley, BES&T, HVMparts, Jack Martens Tweewielers, Health Center Nistelrode, Bouwbedrijf Berghege, Oké wax, Vans

Met vriendelijke groet,
Kind regards,

Raymon van der Biezen
Pro BMX-racer #121
Site: www.raymonvdbiezen.com

Mike "Hucker" Clark's Hang 5 to Front Flip during the 2011 Vital BMX Game of BIKE

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:17:43 GMT

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8 Podiums at AK 11 Wijchen

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:16:04 GMT

Race Report : AK 11 Wijchen

Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced AK 11 in Wijchen,
the “track” was not so good, but the weather was very good.
The team was present with 8 riders and we Raced 8 times on the top 3 podium.
Teun de Bock (boys 8) was 5e, Erik Peters (boys 9) was 2e and in the open classe
Erik was 5e, Indy Scheepers racing against the boys ended up a nice 3e place.
Wessel v. Dijk (boys 10) won the open classe and was 6e in own age classe also
boys 10 Rick Timmermans raced 3e place in the main. Ronan Lemmens (boys 11)
won the race and Joey Ijkelen boys 12 ended op 2e place. Nick Scheepers (boys 13)
was 3e in the own age classe also in the open classe Nick was 3e.
To see some videos of AK 11 please scroll down
To see all results and videos please visit : www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 11

Final Nick Scheepers Boys 13

Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 12

Final OpenClasse 8/9 Wessel van Dijk and Erik Peters

Final Boys 9 Erik Peters and Indy Scheepers

Chula Vista Race Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:32:12 GMT
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There was a solid showing for the Redline Camp out in Chula Vista, California with two of the Elite Men, Jelle Van Gorkom and Raymon Van Der Biezen out the Netherlands making the final. Australian Sam Willoughby went out hard in the Semi after French rider Joris Daudet made a bonehead move in the last turn. In the Final Jelle went to make a pass for second in the first turn and washed out taking 5 out of the other 7 riders with him. Surviving the crash was teammate Raymon Van Der Biezen, who lost much of his momentum and was forced to roll the infamous Chula Second straight, but still managed a second in the race and a spot on the podium.

The Redline crew from the Netherlands were sprinkled throughout the standings, the older racer on the circuit, Afro Bob made a solid showing pushing his way into the quarters but having to settle with a 5th and not transferring onto semis. Also holding down the fort was Netherland rider Twan Van Gendt who made it into semi's but drew the harder of the two and ended up in 5th.

Also notable on the track this weekend was Sam Willoughby rocking a Carbon Flight Series frame, this was his first event on it and he was looking FAST. A few of the international riders were also sporting new Redline jerseys that mixed in their national colors down the left sleeve which had them looking pretty sharp.

Overall, Redline riders picked up the 3rd-6th places for the Supercross Series. Sam Willoughby ended the season in 6th behind Tory Nyhaug who took 5th in one of the most impressive rookie seasons to date. Meanwhile, Netherland riders Raymon Van Der Biezen and Jelle Van Gorkom went 3rd and 4th in that order.

Portland Dew Tour 2011 Arma Energy Roadtrip Video

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:46:07 GMT

Portland Dew Tour 2011 from Alex Vogt on Vimeo.

Greg Lemond on a Redline Conquest Carbon Team

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:32:54 GMT

Quote from Greg,

"I was excited to have the opportunity to test the Redline Conquest Carbon Team bike, and after riding it I can truthfully say that I'm keeping this one, and I want to get a couple more for my Cyclocross Course back home! This is a great bike, and I'm really looking forward to getting it set up with disc brakes."

Red Bull Dreamline Finals

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:56:05 GMT

Hucker takes an impressive 3rd place finish.

Look who's a natural on the Conquest Carbon Team

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:17:03 GMT

Greg Lemond on a Redline? How did this all come about? This is a story of Matt Hill –The marketing manager at Lemond Fitness, coming to Redline bicycles with the idea of Greg riding the Mount Hood off road Fondo on a Redline Conquest Carbon ‘Cross bike. Matt Hill rode for the Redline ‘Cross team for a few seasons, and Matt likes our design and geometry.

Matt Hill was with Greg this weekend and set the bike up for Greg. Matt quotes Greg as saying he loves the bike and he was very impressed with the ride and handling of the bike. Greg is riding very well, and his descending is legendary even to this day.

http://www.cxmagazine.com/echelon-gran-fondo-cyclocross-magazine-crossmountain-2011

Logan Owen wins the Seattle Cyclocross series opener.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:18:43 GMT

Checkout those calf muscles and the power he is putting down on the chain! Photo by K. Dave Bailey.

Logan Owen, out in front, on his last lap of the Seattle Cyclocross Series.

Redlines Logan Owen won the season opener of the Seattle Cyclo-cross series today on a flat, wind swept course at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. Gusts up to 40 miles per hour created havoc on the course tape, causing the riders to face the additional challenge of being blown around. A group of four racers stayed together till the last lap when Logan Owen punched it out of a couple of corners and got free of the other three riders. Logan came in about 10 seconds of National Masters racer Doug Reed and Pro Morgan Schmidt. It was a strange day with temperatures near 70 ‘at the start but then a strong south wind blew through with a small rain shower right behind. Riders were taking water feeds through the pits which may sound strange, but the dusty course and huge amounts of leaves and pine needles blowing around created a swirl of dirt and pine flying through the air. Despite a lingering cold, Logan stayed calm and collected as the race turned into a tactical battle.

Check out bikehugger's story about it.

http://bikehugger.com/post/view/logan-owens-dangling-gold-chains-look-belgian

WATCH ME !!!!

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:59:47 GMT

Event at Olympic Trainingscentre Papendal

A couple of weeks ago the Redline BMX Dreamteam was approached for an event which was organized by Randstad and NOC-NSF and took place at the Olympic Trainings Centre Papendal.
In a big tent with video walls just beside the super-cross track.

The organization asked for young BMX’ers in ages 8, 9 and 10 years old that already have achieved something in their sport. For the Redline BMX Dreamteam were 4 riders qualified:

- Teun de Bock (8) National Champion 2010
- Erik Peters (9) National Champion 2009/2010
- Wessel van Dijk (10) National Champion 2011
- Indy Scheepers (9) National Champion 2009/2010/2011
European Champion 2010/2011
World no. 2 2011

The goals of the event was that young BMX’ers gave a “live” demonstration of BMX in a tent with about 3000 people and at the same time a video played on very big video walls which was recorded earlier on a BMX track.

Before the event took place a professional “film crew” came to the BMX track of Veghel and recorded the film.

On Friday 23 September there was the rehearsal and on Saturday 24 September the event took place. It was very professional and hosted by “Humberto Tan” a famous sport reporter.

Our riders enjoyed very much to cooperate to this event and promote their sport and of course also their “sponsors”.
After the event our riders also got a nice present from the organization.

Please scroll down to see:

- A video of the whole event Friday/Saturday
- A video which was recorded before the event of all sports (by a film crew on the track of Veghel)

IN HET NEDERLANDS

Enkele weken geleden werd het Redline BMX Dreamteam benaderd voor een evenement wat gehouden werd op het Olympische Trainingscentrum te Papendal.

De organisatie (Randstad-NOCNSF) vroeg om jonge BMX’ers in de leeftijd van 8, 9 en 10 jaar die al op jonge leeftijd bijzondere prestaties geleverd hadden.
Van het Redline BMX Dreamteam kwamen hiervoor in aanmerking:

- Teun de Bock (8) Nederlands Kampioen 2010
- Erik Peters (9) Nederlands Kampioen 2009/2010
- Wessel van Dijk (10) Nederlands Kampioen 2011
- Indy Scheepers (9) Nederlands Kampioen 2009/2010/2011
Europees Kampioen 2010/2011
2e op de Wereld Kampioenschappen 2011

De bedoeling was dat “onze” jonge BMX’ers een “live” demonstratie gaven van BMX in een grote tent met 3000 mensen waar gelijktijdig een promotie film van BMX werd afgedraaid op hele grote schermen.

Er kwam voor het evenement een professionele filmploeg naar de crossbaan in Veghel waar het filmpje werd opgenomen van onze 4 rijders.

Op vrijdag 23 september was de repetitie en op zaterdag 24 september vond het evenement plaats. Alles was zeer professioneel opgezet en de presentatie was in handen van Humberto Tan.

Onze rijders vonden het leuk om hieraan mee te werken en zo tevens hun sport te promoten en kregen na afloop nog een cadeaubon en rugzak/petje van de organisatie.

Zie filmpje van het evenement zelf (vrijdag/zaterdag)
Zie filmpje wat van tevoren is gemaakt over diverse jonge sporters.

Video From event Papendal Friday/Saturday

Video Recorded before event Papendal at the Track of FCC Wheels Veghel (young tallented sporters)

Redline TC 5 Volkel

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:59:29 GMT

Race Report TC 5 Volkel
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced
TC 5 in Volkel. It was very beautiful wheater and
8 of our riders were in the main final.
To see some videos of the finals please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Final Erik Peters Boys 9

Final Koen vd Wijst Boys 13

Final Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Boys 10

SemiFinal Jelle vd Elzen Elite Men

Semi Final Leon Walravens Cruisers 45+

Redlines Logan Owen back to his winning ways.

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:42:56 GMT

Redlines Logan Owen, the 2010 Seattle Metro and MFG series champ “came out to ride ‘Cross” with the junior field at the Rapha Gran Prix on Lake Sammamish. Logan lined up with the 17-18 year old junior racers and then shot off the front in pursuit of the category 3 racers a minute up the road. On no, that was not enough, as Logan then went on to catch a handful of single speed riders that were two minutes ahead of him.

So Logan nearly made up the full two minutes the single speed riders had on him. Logan is ready and rested from his successful Road season, so look out ‘Cross world, here he comes!!

Redline TC 4 Zoetermeer

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:22:19 GMT

RACE REPORT : REDLINE TC 5 ZOETERMEER
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced Redline TC 4 in Zoetermeer.
The weather was very bad and we had 2 full days with a lot of rain.
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 11 riders: Jeffrey Bignell,
Joey Ijkelen and Michael v. Dam could not race.
Girls 9-10 years “Indy Scheepers” and “ oldschool Dynamite” Leon Walravens cruisers 45+
won TC 4.
Erik Peters boys 9 made to the main ( 7e), and Wessel v. Dijk and Rick Timmermans (boys 10)
made in to the main (wessel 8e) and ( Rick Timmermans 4e), Ronan Lemmens boys 11
finished 7e place and Koen vd Wijst boys 13 ended 5e place.
Teun de Bock (boys 8) went out in the semi’s (6e) and Nick Scheepers (boys 13) went out in
the quarter final (5e).
Jeffrey vd Biezen and Jelle vd Elzen (Elilte Men) both went out after the moto’s .
To see some video’s please scroll down
To see all video’s and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final Leon Walravens Cruisers 45+

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Final Koen vd Wijst Boys 13

Final Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Boys 10

Pro Open Limonest (france)

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:08:32 GMT

I did an Open race yesterday on one of my hometrack. It was a nice race in a frindly atmosphere. € 1.500 for the winner so everybody wanted to win !

I took the 2nd place behind Quentin Caleyron, Sylvain Andre got the 3rd place.

On Friday I leave to Chula Vista with the French team. Can't wait to be there !

Saya Sakakibara Race report Castle Hill Orange Blossom Challenge Sunday 18th September 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:59:09 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 12

Date: Sunday 18th February 2011

Venue: Castle Hill

Race: Castle Hill Orange Blossom Challenge

Class: 12 Boys

Result: 3rd

Weather: Very warm, and a bit windy

Course condition: looked good but a bit dusty

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Mitch Ramm Industries, Peabody

Race summary

When I got to the track, the track looked awesome and I was excited to get on it. Also my little cousin came to race for the second time ever.

For my first race, I had lane four. I hit the gate and I was out last. I got my legs spinning and I moved to the outside where there was a gap. As I went around the first corner, I saw everyone in front of me on the outside so I decided to do a high-low. It worked really well and I got into second. On the second straight, I was jumping those little doubles. It was fun. Also jumping the third straight was fun and I did it cleanly. Justin was in front of me but he was so far away so I came second.

I had lane three for my second moto. Again, I hit the gate. But this time I wasn’t really behind. I got through this little gap and I got straight into second. Kyle got in front of me and I couldn’t catch up. I came second.

On my last motoI had a good start (finally) out of lane two. I got in front and I jumped in to the first corner. This time I manualed the little doubles on the second straight. But on the third straight, I cased the double that I always jump. I don’t know why. Anyway, I stayed in the lead and came first.

On my final, I had third pick and I chose lane one. I didn’t hit the gate but it was a slow start. Justin got in front but me and Kyle were banging elbows down first straight. I had the inside lane so I got in front of Kyle. I was in second for a while but I cased a manual and Kyle got in front of me. I jumped the double on the second straight I did it cleanly. I was third all the way and I got third.

Today was pretty fun. I got a little trophy. My little cousin had fun and is so happy about his trophy.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 18 September 2011 Castle Hill Orange Blossom Challenge 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:58:50 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 15

Date: 18 September 2011

Venue: Castle Hill, NSW

Race: Castle Hill Orange Blossom Challenge 2011

Class: A-Pro Men

Result: 1st

Weather: Nice and sunny all day, a bit windy.

Course condition: Quite nice, well looked after.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, MitchRamm Industries, Peabody

Race summary

It was a nice day at Castle Hill. The day started off with practice, where I found out that the gate dropped really slowly. I had a fair few goes at the gate to get it right for racing.

I wheelied out of the gate a bit in my first moto, but I still came out quite well and got myself into 1st into the first corner. The row of tiny doubles down the second straight screwed me up a bit, but I was still in 1st around the second corner. My back wheel hit a loose patch and I nearly slid out, but I stayed up and kept it going. Aidan Vahtrik was right behind me down the last straight, but I stayed out in front. I finished 1st.

My start wasn’t very good in my second moto, but I was able to come out in front again into the first corner. My second straight wasn’t so bad this time, and I kept pretty good speed going into the second corner. The rest of the lap was quite smooth, and I finished with a comfortable 1st.

I had a good start out of the inside in my last moto, and got myself in front again. My second straight was good this time, and I kept good speed down the third straight as well. I kept my position all the way, and finished 1st.

I had first pick for my final and got lane 2.

I came out of the gate well in the final, and got myself in front coming down the first straight. I lead around the first corner, and down the second straight. I had a pretty good run out of the second corner without hitting any loose spots, and got some good speed into the third straight. I got launched off the table a bit, but I kept my speed through around the last corner. I kept it going from there, and finished 1st.

I was quite happy with both the result and how I rode. It was a good day of racing.

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 8-30-11 2011, Irvine Lake CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:22:55 GMT

Irvine Lake CA."Over the Hump Mountain Bike Race Series, Steven K Sports Pro, Eric Bierman gets 3rd overall! 12 stages in the series, It's the biggest Mtb stage race in the US. Thanks to are sponsors. For more info on this story and how you can be part of the team go to, http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

Salt Lake City Dew Tour Recap

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:25:16 GMT

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It was another awesome weekend of BMX for our riders out in Salt Lake City for the third stop of the Dew Tour. With no park contest at this stop, all focus was on dirt as Jared Eberwein, Hucker, Josh Hult, and Brandon Dosch took to the course.

Note: Jared is ripped.

Jared was killing it all day in practice on Thursday, but during his last chance qualifying runs he went down hard on the long and low and ruptured his spleen. As of writing this (Sunday morning) Jared is still in the hospital in Salt Lake where they are monitoring his condition. Right now it is just a waiting game to see if he will undergo surgery. Luckily Jared has the love and support of his mother and girlfriend with him at the hospital, but it's still a super tough situation, and we are all wishing him the best and a speedy recovery.

Hucker rode really well in the last chance qualifying and ended up taking the top spot after throwing out some crazy dipped 360s, a frontflip, and a 720.

During prelims Josh and Hucker held it together and put down some solid runs that gave them both high enough scores to make it into the finals where they would meet Dosch who had a by into the finals after placing third at the last stop of the Tour.

A quick rainstorm threatened to postpone the finals on Saturday afternoon, but the skies eventually cleared and the course crew worked their magic to have the jumps ready to go before the fans started pouring in. Having three of our riders on the roll-in for finals was an awesome sight, and when the sun was down, the lights were on, and the TV cameras were rolling, they all came out swinging. Hucker finished in eighth place and was the only rider all weekend to flip the entire long and low. He also landed a smooth no-handed frotflip, and then did his now-signature bar ride down the sidelines to stoke out the enormous crowd. Josh started off his run with a 360 down the roll-in, then fired out a 360 downside whip, a double whip, an opposite double whip, and capped things off with a 360 double downside whip that put him right in the middle of the pack at a respectable sixth place. Dosch always seems to hold back in practice, but pulls out wild runs during the finals, and this contest was no different. His runs included a tailwhip down the roll-in, stylish 360 lookbacks, double whips, and 720s both directions. When the dust settled at the end of the night Dosch found himself back on the podium with another third place finish, which also leaves him in third place for the overall Dew Tour standings this year.

Next month they will be back at it as everyone heads out to the fourth and final stop of the Tour in Las Vegas. See you there!

Hult doing vert.

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Race Report AK 10 Landgraaf

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:08:21 GMT

RACE REPORT
AK 10 Landgraaf

Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced AK 10 in Landgraaf.
The weather was not so good.

The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 9 riders and raced “6 podium Places”.
To see some video’s please scroll down
To see all video’s and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: Redline TC 4 Zoetermeer

Final Boys 11 Ronan Lemmens

Final Boys 13 Nick Scheepers and Koen vd Wijst

Final Cruisers All Leon Walravens

Final Boys 9 Erik peters and Indy Scheepers

Saya Sakakibara Race report Tri Series Saturday 10th September 2011 and Sunday 11th September 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:08:14 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 12

Date: Saturday 10th September 2011 and Sunday 11th September 2011

Venue: Day 1: Lake Macquarie, Day 2: Terrigal

Race: Tri Series

Class: 12 Boys

Result: Tied second

Weather: Day 1: Windy and very cold, Day 2: No wind great weather.

Course condition: Lake Macquarie: Really smooth and in very good condition. Terrigal: It really looked good and I was really excited to ride it.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

On Saturday morning we drove up to Maitland and I got ready for my practice. The track was so soft so the officials decided not to do the first round at Maitland and instead, they said we are going to do two rounds at Lake Macquarie.

Day 1:

Lake Macquarie first round

On my first race I had lane one and I had a pretty good start. I came out in third. On the first corner, I had the inside lane so I pushed Kyle up the corner. I was in second but Kyle overtook me so I was in third. I tried to manual some of the rollers on the third straight but I cased. I lost some speed and the two boys got further away from me. On the last straight, I did a few manuals and I came third.

I came out of lane seven with a good start on the second moto. I was the second rider to go into the first corner. Kyle got in front of me. On the third straight, I tried to manual one of the rollers but I cased and went sideways. I lost lots of speed. And when I was going down the last straight, my legs were so worn out. I came second

On the third moto, I had lane five. I had a good start and I came across to the inside. Eddy was pretty close to me but I got in front. I was leading the whole way. And I got first.

I had third lane choice on my final and I chose lane three. I wheelied out of the gate but I was near the front of the pack. On the second straight, I was getting closer and closer to Kyle who was in front. I really felt good on the third straight because I was pumping pretty hard and not losing any speed. On the last straight, I was going to jump them but I didn’t so I manualed instead. I came third.

Lake Macquarie second round

The lane draw and the moto draw was the same so my racing in the motos was pretty much the same.

But the final was a lot different. I had second lane choice and I chose lane three again. I got a really good gate and I came across to the inside. Around the first corner, I was in first! I couldn’t believe it. On the second straight, I could hear a rider next to me I didn’t quite work it out until I actually saw the video. Anyway, I was pumping through the rhythm section and near the end of that straight I was thinking to myself ‘nearly there Saya, nearly there’ I was getting really excited. I was pedalling so much even though it felt like I couldn’t. I heard a noise getting closer and closer to me. But it is nearly the end! Just on the line Kyle beat me. I got second.

Day 2:

Terrigal

On my first moto I had lane seven and I had a pretty good start. I was battling out for first with Eddy on the first corner. I was in the outside so Eddy got in front. But I decided to do high low. It worked very well and I got in front of him. On the second straight I started to go to the inside so Eddy doesn't get in front of me. I jumped the little table top into the second corner. My pump-jump was pretty good on the first jump on the rhythm section but I cased. I lost some speed but I was still in the lead. But getting close to the end of this rhythm section, I heard Eddy come up the inside. He nearly got me but I just held him back. I got first.

My second moto started with an OK start. I wasn't as good as the gate from moto one. But my first straight was really good. I got in front of the pack. I knew that Eddy and Michel were right behind me so I had to keep going. This time I cleared the pump-jump on third straight. I gained a lot of speed but I lost the speed on the next jump because it was a sharp jump. I kept in the lead and I came first.

On my third race I had lane eight. I really got a good start and I came right to the inside. I was battling first out with Reece but I squeezed him out and I got in front. I was getting excited. I pump-jumped the first one on the rhythm section but I cased and Reece just got it better and beat me. I came second.

On my final I was really, really nervous. I had second lane choice and I chose lane two. BOOM! The gate snapped down I had a really good start and I went across to the outside to try and get a good line around the first corner but Eddy got in front of me. I went too high on the first corner and Kyle went on the inside of me. I was squeezed out and I had no choice but to stay in third for that straight. My pump-jump was so clean and I was keeping my speed through the whole straight. But I heard Reece's bike coming near me so I was pumping as hard as I could because I really wanted to keep this position or better. I was pedalling to the end and I got third.

It was really fun racing with the boys this weekend. And I always enjoy this event every year even though it is tiring. Next weekend it Castle Hill. Busy weekends.....

Kai Sakakibara Race report 9, 10 September 2011 Tri Series 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:07:45 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 15

Date: 9, 10 September 2011

Venue: Lake Macquarie BMX track, Terrigal BMX track

Race: Tri Series 2011

Class: A pro men

Result: Round 1 . 5th

Round 2 . 3rd

Round 3 . 8th

Overall final . 3rd

Weather: Heavy rain on the night before, but sunny on the weekend.

Course condition: Both tracks nicely prepared. I was surprised how good Lake Macquarie held up to all the rain it had.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

Day 1 of the 3 track classic for this year didn’t start too well, as heavy rain from the night before softened and wrecked the brand new Maitland BMX track. It was decided that it was too wet to ride on, and that 2 rounds will be held at Lake Macquarie. This was a bit disappointing for me, as I was really looking forward to racing on the new Maitland BMX track.

Practice started just before midday at Lake Macquarie, and then we got into racing.

I wasn’t quite able to get the gate sorted out in the warm up, and my start was quite bad in the first moto. I had Blake Moore, Ian Lancaster and Bowen Muncaster on the outside of me coming across, but I was able to slip myself into 3rd around the first corner. I had a good run down the second straight and looked for an inside pass down the third straight, but Bowen was covering his line really well and I couldn’t get past. I got some good pedals around the last corner and went for a pass down the last straight, but wasn’t enough. I finished 3rd.

I came out well from the outside in my second moto, and lead into the first corner. Ian Lancaster was coming up the inside, but I was able to make my way around him and come out of the first corner in 1st. I didn’t get through the second straight very well, but kept my lead around the second corner and down the third straight. It was a neat lap from there, I finished 1st.

My start was not so good in my last moto, and Bowen Muncaster got the better of me into the first corner. I had a good lap from there though and went for a pass down the last straight, but wasn’t enough. I finished 2nd.

I had 3rd pick for the semi and got lane 2. My start was good, but Ian Lancaster came out with the better. I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a good second straight, and went for a inside pass down the third straight, but Ian Lancaster was riding right on the inside and I couldn’t get past. I had a good 2nd though, and held it all the way. I finished 2nd.

I came out with a good start in the final from lane 3, but got boxed in between Ian Lancaster and Blake Moore down the first straight. I still had a good run down the first straight though, and was in 3rd into the first corner. I was in about the middle of the straight, so came across to cover the inside, but Bowen Muncaster came in out of nowhere and I got pushed up high. We got stuck together, and I ended up unclipping. This put me right back into 6th, as the Bowen and Alex Cahill ended up crashing. I still had Tom Stothers in sight, so I went and got passed him down the third straight. 4th was too far in front by then, and I finished 5th.

The second round started 30minutes after the first round finished.

My start was pretty good in the first moto of the second round, but my manual into the first corner wasn’t so good and I dropped back into 3rd. My run down the second and third straights were good though, and I stuck right with the front two runners. I got the rail around the last corner and went for a last straight pass, but it wasn’t enough. I finished 3rd.

I came out well in my second moto as well, but Blake Moore and Ian Lancaster came out with the better. I was in 3rd around the first corner. My second straight was average, but I had a really good run down the third straight and caught up right next to Ian. I had a good go down the last straight, but just couldn’t get Ian. I finished 3rd.

My start and first straight was good in the last moto and I came out of the first corner in front. My second straight didn’t go so good though, as I cased the second double and lost my speed, letting Jordan Lecher come up the inside into the second corner. I was in 2nd down the third straight and lined up for the last straight. I was able to pass Jordan again, and I ended up with 1st.

I got lane 4 for my semi final. My start wasn’t very good, but I had a good first straight and got myself into 2nd into the first corner. Ian Lancaster was coming up the inside but I was able to pedal my way around him. My second and third straights were good, and I stuck behind Blake Moore all the way. I finished 2nd.

I had a pretty packed final. My start was good out of lane 4, and I was right on the outside of Blake Moore into the first corner. I had no choice but to follow the outside of him, and Ian Lancaster came up the inside of me and I got pushed up high. I lost my speed and was back in 3rd battling with Ben Bell. I got myself into the 3rd though, and brought my way around the second corner. I had a good run down the third straight and was right up with Ian down into the last straight. I went for a last minute pass, but I couldn’t do it. I finished 3rd.

The third round was at Terrigal.

We got some practice in the morning, and then got into the racing.

My start was terrible in the first moto as I hit the gate and unclipped. I got back onto the cranks though, and pulled my way around the first corner. I passed one down the second straight, and that put me into 5th. I had a good run through the rhythm though around the outside of Matt Sweney and Gavin Nicholls, and put myself into 3rd. This was as far as I was I was going to get. I finished 3rd.

My start was a lot better in the second moto, but Blake Moore and Jordan Lecher got out in front of me, and I was in 3rd into the first corner. I came up the inside of Jordan, but didn’t cover my line enough and I he came through up the inside again. I was in 3rd around the second corner. My third straight wasn’t very fast but I got a good run out of the last corner and went for a pass into 2nd. It was close on the line, but I ended up 3rd.

My last moto was a lot better. My start was not necessarily the best, but I had a good first straight and was in line with Blake Moore and Jordan Lecher into the first corner. I saw Blake go up wide, so I ducked in on the inside of him. I didn’t quite cover my line well enough, and he came back up the inside down the second straight. That put me back to 2nd. I had a good rhythm and last straight, but wasn’t enough to grab the lead back off him. I finished 2nd.

I got lane 4 for the semi final.

I wheelied out of the gate a bit, but I still came out of the gate alright. I was next to Blake Moore coming into the first corner. I had a good run around the second first corner, and stuck right with Blake down the second straight. My rhythm was fine, and I stuck with the 2nd all the way. I finished 2nd.

I came out with a good start in my final, but so did everyone else. We were all bar to bar coming down the first straight, and I was doing my best to get out of this pack. I bumped bars with one of the riders in the pack leading up to the step up on the first straight, and that sent me off the step up sideways. I couldn’t control it after that, and hit the dirt, taking 3 other riders down with me. I got up to finish the lap, but I finished 8th.

The overall final was held at the end of the day, where the top 8 point scorers from all the motos throughout the weekend were put into one final.

I had a good straight, but Ian Lancaster from the outside got out in front, so I was in 2nd around the first corner. My second straight was good, and I ducked under around the second corner, putting myself on the outside of Ian for the third straight. This was a bad choice as this left the inside wide open for the riders behind me. I had a good run down the third straight, but the inside was left open for Jordan Lecher to come through, and Blake Moore was there to high low both of us into 2nd. It was a sprint to the finish for 3rd, but I managed to scrape into the 3rd spot.

It was some good racing over the weekend. I enjoyed riding A pro and mixing it up, and I look forward to the next race.

Won my 1st euro race !

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:30:53 GMT

It was in Valkenswaard (nederland) for the 1st & 2nd round of the euro series, last week-end. I won on Saturday so I was really happy. I was back on my bike after 2 weeks of vacations ! On Sunday I also made it to the main but finished 8th !

Now I am focus on the world cup final in Chula Vista. Hope to be in the main and come back in the top 10 ranking...

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 7-31-11 Rim Nordic #4 & overalls CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:04:19 GMT

Vince & Steve raced all the races in this 4 race series. At the end of race 4, Vince was 2nd and Steve was 6th. So Vince was 2nd overall in the series and Steve was 5th. For more info and how you can be part of the team go to,

http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

Rolly Chair B-ball with ME :)

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:45:36 GMT

My friends and I just had a little fun the other day. When you're restricted so much you have to make do so I took up rolly chair b-ball for an afternoon...I must say I am probably better at chair basketball then real basketball.... i swear I NEVER win "around-the-world" when we play at the training center. maybe this practice will help my odds for a win when i get back out there??? haha enjoy! ~alise

5 Times Podium At Euro Rounds Valkenswaard (2012)

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:09:35 GMT

Race Report
Euro Rounds 1 & 2 2012 “ Valkenswaard”
Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced euro rounds 1 & 2 in Valkenswaard.
The race was already a 2012 race so also age 2012 and double age classes, for some riders the
age different was very big for example.
Teun de Bock 8 years racing 9-10 years and Indy Scheepers/Wessel v. Dijk 9 years racing 11-12 years.
But the Redline BMX Dreamteam was 5 times on the top 3 podium again.
To see some videos, please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Next race:
AK 10 Landgraaf

Final Round 1 Jeffrey Bignell Jeff Clicked out just before turn No 1 After That All race went wrong and he crashed

and Broke his Collarbone

Final Round 1 Indy Scheepers (9 years) Racing in Girls 11-12

Final Round 1 Erik Peters Boys 9-10

Final Round 2 Leon Walravens cruisers 45+

Final Round 1 Jelle vd Elzen and Jeffrey vd Biezen Men 17-24

Manchester UK National Rounds 11 & 12

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:09:22 GMT

Rounds 11 & 12 of the UK National series took place at Manchester and with this being the last two rounds of the national series the team needed all the points it could grab towards the national team competition.

Day 1 & 2

The track was looking fast, thanks to the members of Manchester bmx club and so was the racing, Ultra fast and smooth Jacob Roberts was not going to let anyone beat him on his home track and took the win on both days in Junior Men dispite some drama in the semi on day 2 in which Jacob was rode off the track and rejoined in 7th place and battled to 4th at the finish. With the National title already won Emily continued her perfect record and scored 1st place points for the team on both days also Valerie had a perfect weekend on her home track and took the win on both days and claiming the national no.1 title in the 13-14yr girls. World Champion Alan Hill had already won the national series on cruiser and 20” and continued his domination in 30+ Masters and won on both days, cruiser was a different matter with Haro rider Mario swooping on the last berm leaving Alan to settle for 2nd place on day 1.

Other results of the weekend

Travis Wilson - 2nd day 1 - 2nd day 2

Matt Hutt – dnf day 1 - 4th day 2

Andy Clucas - 1st day 1 - dnf day 2

Ayesha McLelland - 2nd both days

Abi Hill – 4th both days

Special Thanks

To all the UK Redline riders and parents Thank You for your hard work thoughout the season, with 5 National No.1 titles and 1 World title and 3rd in the national team competition 2011 has been the best year so far, Thank You very much TM

The Redline UK Team would like to send thanks to their sponsors

THE Industries, Troy Lee Designs, Tacx, Airace, Tioga, Shimano

Next race: British Championships 24-25th September

Pictured: Jacob Roberts

Pictured: Ayesha McLelland

The Last NBL Grands in Louisville Kentucky

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:08:00 GMT

Hello All,

Well this weekend was a first and a last for me. I had never been to the famous Louisville Kentucky NBL grands race before. Now with the two biggest BMX sanctions in the world combining to create one sanction "USABMX". This would be the last NBL Grands in Louisville. With over 400 moto's it was a huge race with a great atmosphere.

The races kicked of for the Pro's on Friday night which was nice to skip some of the Kentucky heat and humidity. I felt really good on the track and I enjoyed riding the fast downhill track they have in Kentucky. With 41 riders in the elite class it added an extra race to our schedule with Quarter finals. I managed to transfer out of all my heats, quarters and semi finals with 5 wins which gave me the inside lane and a great shot at another win to help my charge towards another ABA title. I got a good start in the final and lead the lap from start to finish. Which gave me my 6th win of the year in the ABA series. Here is a video to day 1 final

Friday night finished late and Saturday morning started early. So after about 4 hours sleep we were back on course to go again in the Kentucky Heat. I was feeling good go again and transferred through my heats, quarters and Semi Finals with 5 wins again. I was actually feeling better Friday i thought.
The Main event came around and I had the preferred inside lane again after being the top qualifier unfortunately I collapsed out the start and got my worse start of the weekend. I came out of turn 1 in 3rd and I had some ground to make up if i wanted to get my 7th win and take the points lead in the ABA series.
I came out of turn 2 with a charge at the two front runners. I aimed myself for the inside line into the last turn and charged as hard as I could through the big Pro Section Jumps I managed to draw level with leaders and make the pass in the last turn to take my 2nd win for the weekend and my 7th win for the season in the ABA series. Which now gives me the points lead and puts me in a great position, for the Grand Nationals at the end of the year again. Here is the video to Day 2 Main Event

Once again thank you all for your continued support and I now look forward to the last the World Cup in Chula Vista, San Diego on October 1st.
Where we will together try and grab another win.

Thanks again

Sam Willoughby

PHOTOS: Mike Carruth bmxnews.com

Saya Sakakibara Race report Supernats State Series Last Round Saturday Night 3rd September 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:07:48 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 12

Date: Sunday Night 3rd September 2011

Venue: Penrith BMX Track

Race: Supernats State Series Last Round

Class: 12 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: Very nice weather like not too hot not too cold, it was a little windy

Course condition: It was not bumpy at all, very smooth

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Mitch Ramm

Race summary

I was looking forward for today, it was the celebration of the clubs’ new lights so it was a night race. We don’t really have those kinds of races very often.

My first race started with pretty good start. I tried manualing the first step up but I cased...I don’t know why. Anyway I got in front. I pedalled around the corner to get some speed. I pumped through it nice and good. My back wheel got kicked up on the last jump. As I went around the last corner, I heard my name get called out with ‘sayonara’ in front of it. But I had to get back to the race. I did three manuals on the rhythm section and two on the last straight. I came first.

On my second race, I had a pretty bad gate so Chelsea was close to me. I was able to get in front. I pumped through the track and I got first.

I had a good start on my last moto, my first manual was really good and smooth. I didn’t case it at all. I came in front and I was now pumping hard. It felt like it was faster than the other races. I manualed the first step up on the rhythm section, pumped it through and got first and made it through to the finals.

FINAL: I had first lane choice and I chose lane one. I had a good start. I did a really fast manual on the first step up. And this lap felt like it was the fastest. I pumped through the second straight and again, my back wheel got kicked up on the last jump on second straight. I did some manuals on the rhythm section. On the last corner, I had a peek behind me and Erin was about a bike length behind me so she wasn’t far off. I did some manuals on the last straight and I came first.

Wonderful fireworks lit up the sky at the end of the event.

Dosch, Hucker to ride the Dreamline

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:14:57 GMT

Red Bull Announced it's Dream Line contest, conceived by Anthony Napolitan. This private training facility at Coffee Mill Ski Resort in Wabasha, Minnesota will be opened up to 16 of the worlds best BMX dirt riders to compete to claim the title. Redline team riders Brandon Dosch and Mike Hucker Clark are confirmed riders for the contest. Red Bull Dreamline is a contest built by bike riders for bike riders. The event will run September 21-25.

View the 2012 BMX Dirt/Street/Park Catalog

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:32:40 GMT

Flip through the new 2012 Redline DSP bikes and Device parts catalog.

View The 2012 PERFORMANCE CATALOG

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:57:12 GMT

Flip through all the new Cyclocross, MTB, Fixed Gear & Metro bikes Redline has to offer in it's 2012 Performance line. For more information on the Conquest Carbon Team and Pro bikes, visit our micro site.

John Shaw stunt team wows them in Northern Wyoming

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:34:05 GMT

John Shaw is part of stuntteams com a national freestyle show team. John and his riders make up the Texas chapter of this great BMX freestyle demo team. The team performs at state fairs and events all over the southwest region of the United States. Next month the team performs in Arkansas. Redline bicycles is a proud sponsor of this team.

View the 2012 BMX Race Catalog

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:55:33 GMT

Flip through the newest bikes & parts from Redline's 2012 BMX Racing catalog. We will be posting the rest of the catalog later this week so check back!

Picture of London SX

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:14:57 GMT

Results :

TT : 26 / Race : 1/2

A.K.9 Berlicum

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:08:52 GMT

Race Report AK 9 Berlicum,
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the first race
again after the summerbreak.
The team was present with 7 riders and we raced “8 “podiumplaces
Openklasse/Own age classe.
To see some videos of ak 9 Berlicum please scroll down
To see all videos and results please vistit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: Euro Rounds 1 & 2 Valkenswaard (2012)

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 11

Final Joey Ijkelen Openclasse 10/11

Final Jelle vd Elzen Openclasse 17+

Final Indy Scheepers and Erik peters Openclasse 8-9

Semi Final Erik peters,Indy Scheepers,Joey Ijkelen

New Rory McDermott video

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:18:59 GMT

Check out the newest video from Redline rider Rory McDermot putting his Urbis Nox to good use.

BMX Plus reviews the Flight Carbon

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:27:48 GMT
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BMXPlus! magazine, gave the Flight Carbon a great review. Here is an excerpt

Lap after lap, rider after rider, the response was the same:
“Don’t tell my sponsors I said this, but...” We get it; if you are sponsored
by a company other than Redline, your sponsor probably wouldn’t be too
psyched to hear you call Project 79 the “best bike I have ever taken a lap on.”

Open publication - Free publishing - More flight carbon

Video-An afternoon in Rennes (France) Greg Masson

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:21:28 GMT

An afternoon in Rennes (France) from AFphoto.fr on Vimeo.

King of the Mountain 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:49:37 GMT

Check out Hucker, Dosch & Hult over the weekend at the first ever King of The Mountain. Check out the results and photos over on RideBMX here.

Best Tabletop Winner: Chris Hughes
Sweetest 360 Winner: Pat Casey
Best Turndown Winner: Brandon Dosch
Highest Jump Winner: Mike “Hucker” Clark
Best Style Winner: Jayson Johnson
King Of The Mountain Best Trick Winner: Kyle Baldock (Frontflip No-Hander to Barspin)

London World Cup race report

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:11:47 GMT
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The Redline crew had a solid showing at the London Supercross/test event for the 2012 Olympic BMX track. After a solid London downpour of rain on practice day, things went on as planned after a bit of work courtesy of local track builders Clark and Kent scraping a ton of clay and having things ready for the second half of practice and time trials on Friday.

The time trial 'Super Finals' had Redline written all over them, both Magalie Pottier and Sam Wiloughby came through with wins. That's not to discount the rest of the Redline crew who has an impressive showing throughout time trials transferring much of the squad to the actual BMX race on Saturday. On Saturday however, the weather had other plans… or maybe London was just being London? Miserable and rainy…. After a few hours of being postponed, the races went on. Not quite the normal routine, but much better than having a rain out.

With the 3 hour delay in play came changes to the rules. Rather than running 3 1/8th qualifiers for the Men and 3 1/4th qualifiers for the women, it would be one lap, no crap, cutting out half of the riders with every lap. Fortunately, the many of the Redline riders didn't crap out and qualified into their quarters and semi's for the women.
Once main event time came around, it was really anyones guess as to who could win. With Sam and Magalie riding solid throughout the weekend, the were both sure bets. Unfortunately in the end, both were edged out. Magalie settled for fourth after a battle with Sarah Walker and Lauren Reynolds. Being the lone female from the UK, Shanaze Reade was required to win, and did so.

In the elite men, Sam put up quite the fight for the winning spot. Coming off of the Redbull box, Sam made his move on New Zealand rider Marc Willers. For a brief moment, Sam had the taste of the top spot on his hands, but it quickly washed away with his momentum. In the do or die moment, Sam lost his track speed and bumped back a few positions into 6th place.

London World Cup #3 (Olympic Test Event)

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:42:52 GMT
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Hello All,

I wanted to start giving all my GREAT sponsors, supporters and future partners a bit more information and updates from all my events I will be attending over the next year. As I start my run (ride) to Olympic success.

I though what better time to start this then after the London Olympic test event, which was on this past weekend on the London Olympic track. Since the world championships in Copenhagen Denmark at the end of July I have been spending my time in Europe at the Dutch Olympic training centre preparing for the London test event. After a disappointing 4th place in many ways at the World Championships in Copenhagen. My coach Wade Bootes and I sat down and made a few adjustments to our training to get back on track and back to winning world cups again.

I went into the London test event feeling confident and like my old self again on the Super cross track. All through out practice I felt great, I had the very technical London track dialed in and was feeling confident and ready for Qualifying. The new format this year for qualifying at world cups is you do one time trial, if you make the top 16 in that time trial you go into what is called a Super Final were the top 16 run another time trial for points and the top qualifying spots. My first lap was a little sketchy down the first straight, I over shot a few jumps and lost some time. However I was surprised to see myself in 2nd at the end of it and only .004 of the lead. I knew I could take a good second of my time with a clean run in the super final. So thats what I aimed for, i rode a great super final lap knocking almost a second of my time and winning the time trial with a time of 42.625seconds.

After qualifying First on Friday I was feeling confident and more ready then I have all year come race day on Saturday.

During the warm up Saturday London showed us its true colors and a it down pored rain for a good 2-3 hours. This caused a huge delay to the program. Eventually the Sun came out and the track dried up and we ran a modified program with “1 lap no crap” transfers.
Which would mean we would run 1x eight final were the top 4 would transfer 1x quarter final were the top 4 would transfer and a semi final with the top 4 advancing to an 8 man main event.

I won all my rounds and advanced to the main event as the top qualifier. I didn't get my best start in the final, I came out of the 1st turn in 2nd. I then made a move in turn 2 and over the box jump to put myself into the lead for a moment until a French rider from 3rd then came under me, and made a good move to push me almost of the track causing me to loose all my momentum and unfortunately go across the line in 6th. Which was really disappointing for how good I was feeling. On the bright side though it was a great race and really exciting to be apart of, so we will just call this one “Fuel for the Fire” and move onto the next one, knowing I can do the fastest lap on the Olympic track is great to know for next year.

My next race is ABA pro race in Kentucky then its on to the World Cup finals 20 minutes from my house in Chula Vista, San Diego.

Thank you all for all of your support and lets move on to the next one together now and make it a successful one!

Cheers

Sam Willoughby

Sam Wins Time Trial In London

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:43:50 GMT

Redline rider Sam Willoughby has grabbed victory in the Superfinal time-trials on day one of competition at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup round in London. Willoughby clocked in a smoking fast 42.625 to finish 0.142 seconds faster than World Champion Joris Daudet from France. Below is Sam's Time Trial video:

Results - Time Trials - Superfinal

Rank

Bike

Name

NOC

Time

Mark

1

91

WILLOUGHBY Sam

AUS

42.625

2

1

DAUDET Joris

FRA

42.767

3

39

ANDRE Sylvain

FRA

43.317

4

49

NYHAUG Tory

CAN

43.666

5

8

MOO CAILLE Moana

FRA

43.702

6

7

FIELDS Connor

USA

44.013

7

127

TREIMANIS Edzus

LAT

44.059

8

37

VAN GORKOM Jelle

NED

44.069

9

2

STROMBERGS Maris

LAT

44.465

10

566

OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos

COL

45.023

11

42

KIRKHAM Brian

AUS

45.074

12

32

KARTFJORD Sebastian

NOR

45.347

13

143

POPE Weston

USA

49.135

14

139

DUCHENE Simon

FRA

1:05.964

no Rank

777

WILLERS Marc

NZL

no time

DNF

no Rank

954

FAORO Tyler

USA

no time

DNF

Urbis Nox Rider Rory McDermott

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:21:23 GMT
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Rory Mcdermott back again!! from Michael Chacon on Vimeo.

Rainy day in MN with my friends and I :)

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:53:43 GMT

Haha kind of a random video on a day with me in MN...while it was raining...and i was a gimp. enjoy :)

Gosport UK National Rounds 9 & 10

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:06:38 GMT

Rounds 9 & 10 of the UK National series was held at Gosport bmx club and with the season close to the end every win counts and didn’t we get some wins.

Day 1

Back from Copenhagen world championships and looking fresh World No.1 Alan Hill was looking again unbeatable, in 35-39 cruiser Haro rider Mario managed to stay close to Alan but still unable to pass with Alan cruising to 1st place in the final. Junior Men rider Jacob Roberts was back and looking fast after a disappointing two rounds at Redditch, Jacob took the lead in moto’s 1, 2 & 3 and claimed his place in the final resulting in 2nd place, Good Result!!!! Valerie Zebrokova was also on a mission as she needed to win this round to claim the National No.1 title, final came and Valerie was in the lead from start to finish with no one getting close enough to challenge. With home track advantage Ayesha McLelland need to get some good results but was kept at bay by Pure rider Charlotte and took 2nd.

Other results of the day

Emily Hutt - 1st

Travis Wilson - 4th

Matt Hutt – 4th

Andy Clucas - 4th

Alan Hill - 1st masters

Abi Hill – 3rd

Day 2

Sunday was looking good with sunny skies and with some good results from day 1, day 2 was starting to feel good. Emily started off the day and never lost a lap and took the first win of the day. Emily’s brother Matt Hutt was on good form in the 9yr boys class and made the final and took his first national win of the season, Well Done!! Jacob Roberts again was flying though his moto’s and semi’s but come final time and into the 3^rd corner came chaos as all 8 riders crashed leading to a mad scramble to get up and finish, Jacob manage to get a 4^th after the crash. Abi Hill had a good day and claimed an overall 1st place in 30+ cruiser, Abi’s fist win of the season.

Other results of day 2

Travis Wilson – 3rd

Valerie Zebrokova - 1st

Andy Clucas - 2nd

Ayesha McLelland - 8th

Alan Hill – Masters 1st

Alan Hill – cruiser 1st

The Redline UK Team would like to send thanks to their sponsors

THE Industries, Troy Lee, Tacx, Airace, Tioga, Shimano

Next race: Round 11 & 12 Manchester 3-4th September

Pictured: World No.1 Alan Hill

Pictured: Matt Hutt

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 8-13-11 Vince,18th at Leadville 100 MTB

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:52:56 GMT

Steven K Sports Pro Rider Vincent Lombardi Finished 18th at the Leadville 100 in 7h05! Leadville Trail 100 is the Biggest MTB race in the US! With 1500+ Riders from all over the world, It was his first time at Leadville 100, and he ROCKED IT!. Thanks to are sponsors! For more info and how you can be part of the team go to, http://www.stevenksd.com/

Portland Dew Tour Recap & Photos

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:33:02 GMT

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The second stop of this year's Dew Tour series went off this weekend in Portland, Oregon, and a handful of our riders made their way out to compete in the park and dirt competitions.

First up was Brandon Christie who was in the Park Last Chance Qualifier—a second stab at making it on the Tour for the rest of the season. The course was really unique this time around, and with no box jump or spine everyone had to get creative with their lines inside the Portland's iconic Rose Garden. Brandon had no problem adapting and fired out bangers in every corner. Only the top four riders made the cut to prelims, and unfortunately Brandon didn't quite get it this time. He still rode awesome though and we are pumped he was able to make it to Portland to throw down in front of the crowd and hang out with everyone.

After the Last Chance Qualifier wrapped up Brandon Dosch rode in Park Prelims, attacking the course with big double whips, stylish 360 variations, and a transfer halfway across the park. As always, Dosch's racing roots were in full effect as he was one of the fastest guys on the course all day.

Dirt Open Qualifying was next on the agenda for the weekend, and three of our riders were in the mix of an incredibly talented group of athletes trying to make it through to the prelims. Josh Hult, Jared Eberwein, and Hucker Clark were all up to the challenge and did what they had to do in order to secure their respective spots in the next round. With the level of riding at Dew Tour, you know these guys had to give it their all…

Downtown Portland provided a beautiful postcard-like backdrop for the dirt venue. The jumps were super technical and catered to true trails riders, which suited our guys just fine. By the time prelims rolled around everyone had their runs dialed in a bit more and put on a great show. Jared, a Dew Tour rookie opted to ride the right side and threw out double whips and a 720, proving that all that time he spends at his local trails in Riverside, California has been paying off. Hucker stayed on the left side of the jumps and landed his signature nosed-in one-footed 360s, 360 downside whips, and backflip variations. Josh is no stranger to Dew Tour dirt podiums and felt right at home on the jumps. He was able to nail flips, opposite double whips, and 360 double downside whips.

The final event of the weekend is one that Dosch has been waiting for since last October when he won the year-end Dew Cup title in Las Vegas—Dirt Finals. As the overall champion in dirt, Dosch got a by directly into the finals in Portland, which meant he was the very last rider to show everyone what he had been working on in the off-season. Dosch's three runs all started out with an insane double whip transfer from the right side of the course to the left, then a 360 lookback to get himself back from right to left again, setting himself up for the long and low kicker where he was somehow able to squeezed in a clicked turndown. On the last jump he switched things up and threw out a double whip and a 360 double whip, before finally attempting an opposite 1080. Even though he washed out a bit, the oppo 1080 left everyone speechless, and was one of the biggest tricks of the contest. With the two solid runs under his belt, the combined scores were enough to put him on the podium in third place, which guarantees him a spot in the finals again at the next stop of the Dew Tour.

To say we are proud of how everyone rode this weekend would be an understatement. Check out these photos, and we'll see you next month in Salt Lake City!

Team Update: Tennessee, North Carolina, and Minnesota

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:30:11 GMT

Its been a busy past two months for our team, with team riders from Minnesota chasing their state plates and a Bikeshop title within the state, as well as some of our riders traveling to Tennessee, and North Carolina as well as our out-of-state riders making the trek to St. Cloud, MN.

Joel & DJ both made it out to Tennessee for the national. DJ came across a bit of misfortune coming unclipped in his main on Saturday taking home an 8th, but faught back and came in 5th Sunday, and Joel took a fifth Saturday and finished his weekend out with and 8th.

Joel was our only rider that was able to make it out to North Carolina for the Tarheel natioanls and he represented well for his class. Saturday he took home a second in open, and a fourth in class, and Sunday took a second in open and a sixth in class.

Minnesota was the first time our team has been together as a full unit since Rockford in June and we had some pretty solid team sheets. We took home a third and a fourth from the national and moved ourselves up to 17th in the Bikeshop standings.

We would like to Congratulate our team rider Selina "Sully Monster" Jeffers on making her 7th open main at a national and receiving her open jacket Sunday!

Our rider results go as follows:

Saturday

Selina: Open: 2nd Class: 3rd
Joel: Open: 4th Class:3rd
Tanner: Open: 5th
Jenna: Class: 2nd Cruiser:2nd
Samantha: Cruiser: 2nd
Bridget: Class: 5th Cruiser: 5th
Devin: Cruiser: 1st Class: 3rd
Dominik J.:Class: 4th
Cruz: Cruiser: 3rd
Alex: Class: 3rd
Jeff: Class: 1st

Sunday

Selina: Open: 1st Clas: 1st
Jenna: Class: 2nd Cruiser: 2nd
Samantha: Cruiser: 1st
Dominik J.: Class: 6th
Jeff S.: Class: 3rd
Alex S.: Class: 3rd
Joel: Open: 2nd Class: 8th
Tanner: Open: 5th Class: 6th
Bridget: Cruiser: 2nd Class: 4th
Devin: Cruiser: 2nd Class: 3rd
DJ: Class: 4th
Cruz: Cruiser: 4th

At our home state national we were graced with the presence of two sets of traveling Redline teams, we got to see some of the Redline Factory Team as they raced this weekend, and we also got a chance to meet five riders from the Redline Challenge team. We got to hang out with both teams for a little bit after mains on Sunday as we wished Redline Challenge's Shelby Wren a happy tenth birthday on the following Wednesday.

We would like to congratulate Shelby on take home wins on both bikes Saturday and Sunday in Minnesota.! and tell the Redline Challenge team that we look forward to seeing them in Tulsa for The Grand Nationals in November.

Thank you to our sponsors; Redline Bicycles, Bob Evans, Simek's, Adventure Cycle & Ski, and Maintenance Free Exteriors; for their gracious support this season, you guys rock!

Saya Sakakibara Race report Surfside Classic (state series) Sunday 14th August 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:35:48 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 11

Date: Sunday 14th August 2011

Venue: Terrigal BMX Track

Race: Surfside Classic Open (state series)

Class: 12 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: It was great in the morning but it became very rainy.

Course condition: It was smooth but when it got rainy, it started to get slippery.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

We woke up at 4:30am to go down to Terrigal. When we got there it looked like it was going to rain. I was hoping it would hold up.

It was raining for the first moto and I had a pretty good start and I came out in front. I was leading into the first corner. I had my goggles on and I can see all the dirt spotting on my goggles. On the step up table on the second straight, I jumped the table bit and it is a little fun jump. On the third straight, I pumped through it pretty good. Terrigal’s rhythm section is very hard and steep so it was great to have the technique. I kept my place, I came first.

On the second moto, I had lane eight. I had a pretty bad start and I was in line with Steffeny but I got in front. I pumped through the jumps and I was in the lead by the first corner. It wasn’t really rainy this time. I was pumping through the rhythm section and I tried manauling a jump but I cased it and I lost lots of speed. I pedalled where ever I can to get my speed up. I pedalled around the last corner to finish off the race. I came first.

On the third moto, I had lane four. I had a pretty good start. I came out in front. This time it wasn’t raining at all so I took my goggles off but I wasn’t sure if the dirt was going to flick into my eye. But fortunately, it didn’t so that was good. I had good rhythm this time and it felt like I was keeping up my speed. I was in mud when I was going into the corner so I lost my speed. I had to pedal to get my speed back again. But I got it up and I came first.

On my final, I had first pick and I had lane one. I had a really good start but it was raining heaps. I was running first on the second straight and I did that little fun jump on the step up table. On the third straight I pumped pretty hard even though I was pretty tired. I was in good position. Messed up a little bit but it was OK. I could hear all the cheering on the last corner. I was worried that someone was going to catch me. But they didn’t. I was so tired when I crossed the line first.

I had a good time racing in the rain. I haven’t done that for quite a while.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 14 August 2011 NSW State Series Round 5

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:35:39 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 15

Date: 14 August 2011

Venue: Terrigal, NSW

Race: NSW State Series Round 5

Class: 15 boys and A pro men

Result: 15 boys . 1st

A pro men . 4th

Weather: Rainy and wet

Course condition: Quite good considering the amount of rain.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

The weather wasn’t looking too nice in the morning. It was fine for practice though and I got a few good laps in, but started raining just before racing started.

15 boys

My first moto went well. I came out with a pretty nice start, and came across onto the inside. I led in and out of the first corner, and down the second straight too. The track was getting a bit heavy because of the rain and was a bit slower, but I kept it going all the way. I finished 1st.

I came out well in the second moto and was leading down the first straight, but bonked the manual over the step up and let Alex Cahill come past. I was in second around the first corner. I got through the second straight pretty well, and lined it up for the third straight. Alex was riding the inside so I went to the outside, looking for a high low move. I caught right up to Alex and went for the high low, but Jordan Lecher came up the inside and I lost my speed nearly crashing into him. I dropped back to 3rd, and finished the race there.

My last moto was a smooth lap all the way though, and I finished 1st. I had a good start, and led it all the way.

I had 2nd pick for the final, and got lane 1.

I came out with a pretty solid start, and got over the first jump quite well. I gained a lead over the others from here, and led into the first corner. Jordan Lecher tried to come up the inside, but I pedalled around him and led into the second straight. I got through the second straight well, and pulled it around for the third straight. I got it quite smooth and fast, and maintained my lead around the last corner and all the way to the line. I finished 1st.

A pro men

I had a pretty good start in my first moto, but screwed up the pick up on the first jump and lost some speed. Blake Moore and Ian Lancaster got out in front of me. My second straight wasn’t very fast and I lost some ground, but caught up again down the third straight. I got some good speed around the last corner and got Blake before the line. I finished 2nd.

My start was good in the second moto and I came out well, but Blake Moore came out quick from the inside and I was stuck on the outside of him. Alex Cahill came up the inside around the first corner, and that pushed me back to 3rd. I had a good run down the second and third straight, but couldn’t get back in front of Alex. I finished 3rd.

I came out well from the inside in the last moto and was in 1st around the first corner. My run down the second straight was good, and I kept it going down the third straight. I got a bit untidy down the last straight, but still finished 1st.

There weren’t enough riders for semis, so we went straight to finals.

I had second pick and got lane 1. I had a good start, but got boxed in by Blake Moore who came out with the better. I was stuck behind and was in 5th around the first corner. I had a fine run down the second straight, and lined it up for the third straight. Alex Cahill over jumped the first jump and got untidy, and I hit him but managed to stay up. I kept going from there, but top 3 were way out in front. I had to settle in for 4th.

It was a very wet day at Terrigal, but I enjoyed my first day back racing from the worlds.

Training video

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:02:11 GMT

Logan Owen signs up with Redline bicycles thru the 2013 CX season.

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:01:05 GMT

Junior star Logan Owen has signed-up with Redline Bicycles thru the 2013 Cyclo-cross season. Logan will be onboard the new 2012 Redline Conquest carbon team bike. Logan will be joining the ranks of the 17-18 year old juniors this fall as he will be pursuing the USGP junior series of races with the goal of making the US team going to Worlds in Koksjide, Belgium January 28th, 2012. The Koksijde Dunes Cross course features the brutal slopes and “flour like sand” that have made this such a legendary ‘Cross course. Logan is currently racing Kermises’’ in Belgium with the US national junior team.

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM Leadville 100 MTB

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:52:39 GMT

Leadville 100 MTB is coming, Steven K Sports/Redline's Pro Rider Vincent Lombardi is ready to go!

For more info go to, http://www.stevenksd.com

DEW TOUR CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND ON NBC WITH THE PORTLAND INVITATIONAL

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:07:18 GMT

Portland, OR – NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2011 Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, continues this weekend with live coverage from the Portland Invitational in Portland, Ore., Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. PST. BMX Dirt (Sunday, 4 p.m. ET on NBC) will also make its season debut in Portland. 2010 Dew Cup winner Brandon Dosch will attempt to get his season off to a strong start in an effort to repeat his top performance against the dirt competition, on a course designed and built with the help of BMX star TJ Lavin.

In addition to on-air coverage, NBCSports.com’s action sports section will feature daily event results, recaps and highlights. The Dew Tour can be followed on social media as well, including live athlete interviews, behind-the-scenes updates and on-air talent commentary, on Facebook and Twitter at Facebook.com/TheDewTour and Twitter.com/TheDewTour.

Euro & worlds.. In french !

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:04:20 GMT

Parlez-vous francais ?! Just to change !!

Le mois dernier, j'ai terminé un championnat d'Europe régulier avec deux demies finales. Cette régularité me permet de terminer le championnat en 7ème position. C'est mon meilleur résultat dans cette compétition. C'est donc un résultat satisfaisant, même si j'aurais pu accrocher le top 5 cette année.

Le gros objectif de la saison, c'était le championnat du monde de Copenhague. 2 compétitions, avec un Time Trial (chrono individuel) où les 16 meilleurs s'affrontent en super finale. Malheureusement, je termine 17ème des qualifs, et la journée se termine pour moi ! C'était une déception puisque j'attendais beaucoup de cette épreuve. Le lendemain, c'est sur-motivé que j'ai attaqué la course. Mes tours de qualifications se passent bien. En quart de finale, je bataille toute la course pour finalement arraché une 4ème place sur la ligne. En demie, j'évite la chute dans le 1er virage et suis relégué à l'arrière... Je cherche à remonter mais rien à faire. Je termine 7ème. Je suis assez content de mes courses dans l'ensemble. Une demie finale de championnat du monde n'est jamais facile à passer !

Il reste 2 coupes du monde pour la saison 2011, et j'attaque le championnat d'Europe 2012 début septembre !

See you in London ;)

dam$

picture by Mark !

Redline Cup East Finals to be in Spartanburg, South Carolina

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:56:14 GMT

FROM THE ABA:
The American Bicycle Association (ABA) returns to Spartanburg, South Carolina and Supercross BMX for the 2011 Redline Cup East Finals. “We are pleased to be working with the Ben and Deb Bradner and the Spartanburg community on this great event. The facility is ideal for this race with a beautiful park setting, ample paved parking, nice spectator areas and a track that is going to be great, said John David, ABA Chief Operating Officer. “The Spartanburg Visitors and Convention Bureau assembled a great proposal and we look forward to hosting a great event in their city,” continued David. Additionally, the Supercross BMX track will be completely rebuilt in advance of the Redline Cup East Finals.

The Redline Cup East Finals will be held October 7 through October 9. The event will begin with a Friday night pre-race, followed by the Saturday and Sunday Redline Cup races. Riders will use their best qualifying score from one of the over 60 qualifying events held around the United States and Canada. The Redline Cup Finals are divided into three regions (East, Central, and West) with riders competing for trophies, number plates, and the jackets awarded to the #1 rider in each class. Trophies at the finals are given to each rider in the main event. Riders in each age group and class (novice, intermediate, expert) are eligible for number plates in their classes. Number plates are awarded to the top three (3) riders based on their finishes in the qualifiers and the Saturday and Sunday finals. The number 1 rider in each age group and class are awarded a Redline Cup Champion jacket.
If you have not raced in a qualifying race, it’s not too late. Riders can race in qualifying races in any region, but they must compete in the finals of their home region to earn a number plate or jacket. There are still twelve (12) qualifying races left before the Redline Cup East Finals. It only takes one race to get qualified.

7-Aug Rock Cut BMX Monroeton, PA East
13-Aug Oldsmar BMX Oldsmar, FL East
13-Aug Woodland BMX West Greenwich, RI East
14-Aug Cedar Rapids BMX Cedar Rapids, IA Central
14-Aug Kettering BMX Kettering, OH East
20-Aug Montrose BMX Montrose, CO Central
20-Aug DL 412 BMX Detroit Lakes, MN Central
21-Aug Brighton BMX Brighton, IL Central
27-Aug River Valley BMX Sumner, WA West
28-Aug Yuma BMX Yuma, AZ West
10-Sep Langley BMX Langley, BC West
18-Sep Oak Creek BMX Roseville, CA West

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 8-6-11,Tour de Big Bear CA,

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:55:21 GMT

Steven K, After 70+mi placed 7th at Tour de Big Bear Road Race CA. For more info go to, http://www.stevenksd.com

Redline's Orange County ASA MegaRamp Triples Recap

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:23:36 GMT
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Right in the middle of the famous Orange County Fair in Southern California the ASA set up one of their MegaRamp Triples contests—a massive roll in, two giant wooden doubles, and a 10-foot quarterpipe. The event lasted a full five nights with the first two staged as qualifiers, the second two as contests, and the final night as a demo.

Our own Hucker (Mike Clark) was one of the lucky eight ASA veterans to receive a by into the two contests on Friday and Saturday, and with that, a guaranteed spot in the demo on Sunday. Hucker was easily the hometown favorite of the week as he only lives a few blocks from the venue. His "Surfin' USA" and "Baby Got Back" song choices fit right in with the locals, which made the crowd love him even more.

Redline's resident dirt jumper Brandon Dosch wasn't fortunate enough to get a by into the finals, which meant he had to fight his way through the head to head battle brackets on Wednesday night to try to secure his place in Friday's competition. He was up to the task though, and as the sun was setting behind the blinking lights of the ferris wheel and Tilt-A-Whirl, Dosch was spinning an opposite 360 lookback and a 360 double whip, which was enough to win the heated 12-man qualifying round.

During Friday night's contest both Hucker and Dosch rode amazing and put on a great show for the packed grandstands at the fair. Hucker's insanely dipped one-footed 360 and perfect double backflip were definitely show stoppers, and his boosted flair was the icing on the cake. Dosch once again spun in his unnatural direction and nailed a few perfect opposite 720s along with a few more oppo 360 variations on the doubles.

In Saturday's competition Hucker was as stoked as ever to have the event in his own backyard another night where his family and friends could show up and watch him ride. He also said the huge wooden jumps were great practice for Dew Tour, which is next week in Portland. In Oregon, however, the tables will be turned—Hucker will have to fight his way through open qualifying, and Dosch will be the lucky one to get the free pass straight to the finals.

Congrats to both of our riders for killing it this week in Socal, and we wish them the best of luck as they head up the coast to Portland later in the week.

Sarah Harvey World's

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:15:11 GMT

On Friday the 22nd of July, I left Australia to race the BMX World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. We flew to Singapore first, and then arrived in Copenhagen the day after. It was raining when we arrived and also on the practice days so we thought we might be in for racing a wet worlds track (nothing unusual for those of us from Queensland). We had 2 days to catch up on some sleep and to have a look around Copenhagen, which was pretty cool. On Monday I had my first look and practice on the track. The track was well prepared despite the rain and definitely a world class track. I then had some more practice on Tuesday; the practice time went really quickly, as we had an allocated time to practice with other countries. Thursday came and it was race day for age. Surprisingly, it was sunny which was great and exactly the weather we wanted. There were 4 heats of us which was a lot of riders for us. In my heats I had the last years World Champion and NZ 1 and made it through to the semi. In the semi, we didn’t get to pick lanes and with my luck, I got lane 7 which was an outside lane. With not a very good start, and being held up on the 1st berm, I was in about 7th place. Going down the second straight, I got back into 4th but there was a girl on the inside of me who was just close enough to cut me up in the berm. Down the 3rd straight, I was in 5th and went for one last attempt in the last berm, but unfortunately, crashed. The next two days were the junior & senior elite racing. It was good to watch these so I would know what level I need to be at next year. On Sunday, I raced the cruiser titles & did awesome in my heats to make the final. In the final I came out of gate 6 & had a good start as well as a good first straight. Going into the first berm, I was in 2nd, but again, I was pushed up by a girl on the inside to be pushed back to 3rd. In the 2nd corner,a girl did ahigh low on me & had heaps of speed to pass me down the 3rd straight, but I got her back in the last corner to finish 3rd in the world. We went to Sweden the next day & went on a boat tour, which was a great experience. Overall, it was an awesome trip, thanks to everyone who supported me to get there & cant wait for next year in England! Bring on junior elite!




My Cruiser final & 20" semi

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Tristyn Kronks Worlds

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:15:04 GMT

World Championship Race Report

Copenhagen hosted a great World Championship, the track was in great condition, the opening ceremony was also very good, and it was just a great place.

When we arrived on Friday night it was raining and didn’t seem like a good start, this weather persisted for a few days but then come to practise it cleared up. Seemed a bit strange after travelling around Australia and the weather seemed to do the exact opposite at almost every event?! But I wasn’t going to complain about this! Although the track was still a bit damp from the rain on the previous days it was still really quick and great to ride on.

After the two days of practice I was happy with how I had the track, and when I woke up Thursday it was a great day. In racing I didn’t have the best first race but worked my way back to 2^nd, in the following two motos I got a comfortable first and was feeling good going into the eighth where I placed 1^st. Quarter final came round and I had an alright gate but tagged the first jump, this put me in 2^nd I managed to catch back up to first place rider but didn’t take the triple too well and shot off the back, I unclipped and didn’t manage to make my way back into the top four.

On the Sunday it was again a great day, in the first moto I had a slow start with a 5^th, but in the following two races I got 1^st. In the quarter final I came 1^st and for the semi-final I drew an outside lane, I had a pretty good gate but still got boxed in then a few people crashed in front of me, I made a good comeback back into 5^th but still didn’t get the crucial 4^th place.

I have learnt a lot from this event and it will help me to improve myself as a rider for the next year of riding.

I would like to thank Redline BMX International, BMX Australia and all the other people who have helped me to get to the World Championships and throughout the last year of racing.

Tristyn Kronk

Hotvideo Redline Bmx dreamteam at Worlds 2011 Copenhagen

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:15:17 GMT

Watch this Hotvideo of the UCI Bmx World Championships Copenhagen! See you all next year in Birmingham U.K.

BMX worlds

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:43:03 GMT

Finally it was on my schedule: the trip to this year's BMX World Championships at Copenhagen ! It's been a long drive, but worth it as i found out that the conditions up there were quite ok, since the hotel was in bike-riding-distance to the track & venue.

On sunday i was able to have a close look at the track, and i liked what i saw. Challenging, but manageable - right the way it should be for the worlds.

Monday afternoon was the first training session for the german team, unfortunalety it was raining right before we went into practise, what made the starting hill wet and a bit slippy, the track a little slow. But rain stopped and my rain jacket went into the corner very quick. Even when the circumstances were not high-motivating, i could check out some of the jumps and the gate. The Pro-Gate fell late, but after a coulpe of starts i got used to it very well.

At tuesday noon "the planet" (sun) meant it very good: bright sunshine, and we all were sweating from the first round on. The track was even harder and faster than the day before, and i tried some more jumps so i could leave very satisfied and was looking forward to my race. But on the days before i watched all the other races, tried to learn from them and of course supported my friends.

Warm-up on sunday was longer than ever, and i could do more laps than expected, that made me feel comfortable. After some rain drops before the training started the day turned sunny and very warm. My moto seemed to be the easier one, but in the other group was a dutch rider - Anita v.d. Mortel - a former world champion in the 80's on the gate. While she was unreacheable in my very first international races back then i never imagined that we would be racing together again. After i won my motos kind of easy and got even more comfortable during these rounds, in the main we were on the gate together, side by side, where i was "allowed" to go into the race from the far outside. Like in my motos i had a great start in the main final and could get into lead. Jumping the first step-up brought some more centimeters distance, and after jumping into the triple right before the first turn, i had a visible lead in front of the other riders. With almost every obstacle i could make the gap bigger, and i came first into the last straight. Again concentration ... and then i did it:

I got my 3rd Cruiser-title in a row and the 4th altogether

My joy about that was huge, because i competed against others than in the years before, and accordingly i did not have an idea of how they are riding, i had to let me surprise.

Thanks to all my friends, especially from Ingersheim, Jens & Co. from Bremen and everyone who supported me !

It's been a dream day !

>> Video (-> Worlds Finals, -> Videos of Cruiser races, -> Cr Women 40+ Presentation + Final)
>> Report Rad-Net (official website of the german federation)

>> Sponsor's Report (->Team-blog)

Endlich war es soweit, die Reise nach Copenhagen zur diesjährigen WM stand auf dem Plan ! Die Fahrt war doch recht langwierig, doch die Gegebenheiten waren vor Ort gut, da sich das Hotel in Bike-Riding-Distance zum Track befand. Am Sonntag konnte ich die Bahn auch schon begutachten, und mir gefiel, was ich sah. Anspruchsvoll, aber machbar - ganz so, wie es für eine WM sein sollte.
Am Montag Nachmittag gab es für die Deutschen dann die erste Trainingseinheit, leider hatte es genau davor geregnet, so dass der Starthügel anfangs nass war und die Bahn geringfügig bremste. Da es dann trocken blieb, landete die Regenjacke schnell wieder im Eck. Und ich konnte trotz der Umstände schon einige Jumps und das Gate antesten. Das Pro-Gate fiel spät, doch nach ein paar Starts hatte ich mich darauf eingestellt.
Am Dienstag dann meinte es der Planet zu Mittag sehr gut, beim Training schwitzten wir alle schon in der ersten Runde. Die Bahn war noch fester und schneller, und ich wagte noch ein paar mehr Jumps, so dass ich zufrieden aus diesem Training gehen konnte - und mit Vorfreude auf meine Rennen. Doch zuvor gab es ein paar Tage, an denen es galt, zuzuschauen, davon zu lernen und meine Freunde anzufeuern.
Am Sonntag Morgen gab es vor dem Warm-Up (so lang, wie vorher nie, so dass ich mehr Runden fahren konnte) ein paar Regentropfen, der Rest des Tages blieb trocken und entpuppte sich als sonnig und schön warm. Meine Vorlaufgruppe schien die leichtere, doch im Race vor mir war eine der Holländerinnen, Anita v.d. Mortel, eine ehemalige Weltmeisterin aus den 80er Jahren mit am Gate. War sie damals bei meinen allerersten internationalen Rennen absolut unerreichbar, so hatte ich mir auch nie erträumt, irgendwann nochmals die Gelegenheit zu haben, gegen sie anzutreten. Nachdem ich meine Vorläufe souverän gewinnen konnte und auch noch etwas Sicherheit auf der Bahn erhielt, standen wir im Finale gemeinsam am Gate, und dies auch noch nebeneinander, ich "durfte" mal wieder von ganz aussen ran.
Wie schon in den Vorläufen hatte ich auch im Finale einen super Start, konnte mich gleich an die Spitze setzen. Den ersten Step sprang ich, das brachte gleich noch ein paar Zentimeter Vorsprung, und nach dem Sprung in den Triple vor der ersten Kurve hatte ich schon einen sichtbaren Vorsprung vor dem Rest der Konkurrenz. Mit fast jedem weiteren Hindernis konnte ich mit etwas weiter absetzen, und so kam ich als Erste auf die Zielgerade, nochmals konzentrieren ... und dann hatte ich es geschafft:

Ich holte mir den 3. WM-Cruisertitel in Folge und den 4. insgesamt !



Die Freude darüber war wieder riesig, denn es waren andere Mitstreiterinnen als in den Jahren zuvor dabei, die ich dementsprechend vor dem Rennen nur schlecht einschätzen konnte und mich überraschen lassen musste.

Ich danke allen meinen Freunden, hier besonders meine Ingersheimer, die Bremer Jens & Co. und allen, die mich angefeuert haben !
Es war ein Traumtag !

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Steven K Sports 2011 ProTeam 7-31-11 Rim Nordic #3 CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:36:23 GMT

Rain rain & more rain! The D.G. and mud were grinding up the gears, the brakes, and the chains of every racer. This is when mountain bike racing really gets fun!  Vince place 3rd and Steve place 5th. One more race to go in this
series.  For more info and how you can be part of the team go to, http://www.stevenksd.com/

Redline Promotions at UCI Bmx Worlds Copenhagen

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:50:15 GMT

Redline Promotions at UCI BMX Worlds 2011
For Redline promotions we made 70 “orange supportershirts”, with the Redline logo on the
back see picture. Our riders raced in a “Redline orange National shirt”
To see some Action Pictures of Bmx Worlds Copenhagen Pleasse Scroll Down

2 podiums ! at UCI Bmx worlds Copenhagen

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:18:40 GMT

2 PODIUM AT UCI BMX WORLDS COPENHAGEN

Last week the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced a World Championship BMX
for the first time. The track was super but something else! then we have in
the Netherlands. The team was present with 11 riders, al riders came trough
the qualification moto’s , 3 riders made the main and we had 2 podium places.
Indy Scheepers ( girls 10 years) got “silver”.
Indy was very happy but was not happy with “the strange” UCI rule for the gate
position she won al 3 here moto’s and got gate 7 ? in the semi, she also won the semi and
got gate 8 in the main ?
Jelle vd Elzen ( men 17-24) was very strong, Jelle got a good 3e place in the main.
Leon Walravens ( cruisers 45+) who won al races until the final , got 4e in the main.
For The Redline Bmx Dreamteam it was a First Succesfull Worlds Bmx
We will be back in 2012 (Birmingham UK)
To see some videos please scroll down.
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Presentation Final Girls 10 Indy Scheepers

Final Girls 10 Indy Scheepers

Semi Final Girls 10 Indy Scheepers

Presentation Final Men 17-24 Jelle vd Elzen

Final Men 17-24 Jelle vd Elzen

Semi Final Men 17-24 Jelle vd Elzen

Presentation Final Cruissers 45+ Leon Walravens

Final Cruissers 45+ Leon Walravens

Semi Final Cruissers 45+ Leon Walravens

Redline's X Games 17 Recap

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:17:00 GMT

Just days after competing in the Dew Tour in Ocean City, Maryland Brandon Dosch switched coasts and found himself in Los Angeles, California for his second X Games appearance. The weather was perfect during park eliminations, which was a welcomed change from the hot and humid East Coast.

This year's concrete park was tight, technical, and super fast, and the competition was exactly what you'd expect at X Games—top-notch. The riders only got a few days to practice on the difficult setup, and they had to share that little bit of practice time with 20 other riders, but Brandon still somehow managed to find lines that no one else touched.

The jam format made for a pretty laid back vibe during the contest, and Brandon packed as many things into his runs as he possibly could including gaps and transfers, whip variations, and ambidextrous spinning combos, just to name a few—all with his signature full-throttle style.

Just getting an invitation to the world's most prestigious contest is an accomplishment in itself, and at the end of the day Brandon ended up in a respectable 16th place. B.Dosch had a good time in L.A., but he's already thinking about the next stop of the Dew Tour in just two weeks where he'll get to try to defend his year end Dew Cup title on the dirt course in Portland.

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 7-10-11 Rim Nordic Race #2 CA,

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:53 GMT

Vince, placed 2nd, Steve K, placed 7th. For more info go to, www.stevenksd.com

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 6-26-11 Rim Nordic Race #1 CA,

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:47 GMT

Vince, placed 4th, Steve K, placed 9th. In the Cat 1 Race: Ted placed1st, and Steve M placed 2nd. For more info go to, www.stevenksd.com

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 6-21-11 Over The Hump Race # 3 CA,

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:06 GMT

Eric B placed 3rd and now leads the series in the Pro XC, With one race to go! For more info go to www.stevenksd.com

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM Kenda Pro Cup West Overalls

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:39 GMT

Kenda Pro Cup West Overalls, Vince get's 3rd overall! This is a 7 race series that started in February. It's where the fastest US riders come out to race!. For more info go to www.stevenksd.com

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 6-19-11 Kenda Pro Cup #7 Final, Big Bear Lake Ca.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:17 GMT

Vince 3rd, Eric 6th, Steve 10th with 4 FLATS! For more info go to, www.stevenksd.com

STEVEN K SPORTS 2011 PROTEAM 6- 7th 2011, Over The Hump Race #2 CA,

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:08:32 GMT

Eric B placed 4th. A Big Pro field and SuperFast! For more info go to, www.stevenksd.com

STEVEN K SPORTS PROTEAM 2011 6-5-11 Kenda Cup #6, Santa Ynez, CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:07:52 GMT

Vince placed 6th, This was one tough and super muddy race! For more info go to, http://www.stevenksd.com

A note from Alise on her injury and road to recovery

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:16:00 GMT

Hello all,

I am sorry this didn’t get put up earlier. This was a letter I wrote on Tuesday night to go out to friends and fans, but then I just didn’t have time Wednesday to upload the document from my computer to my email…I had no wifi on my computer with the INSANELY busy schedule I ran yesterday as I found out I was getting surgery in Vail, CO today. I am working on an update about the surgery so please check back. I will however, just inform everyone that surgery on my right knee went well, and I couldn’t be happier in my decision to see Dr. LaPrade.

Here were my thoughts, worries, and decisions as of Tuesday night:
Thursday, July 21 seemed to be a good training session heading into the 2011 UCI BMX World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. I had a great warm up and solid two time trial laps on the Chula Vista SX track. All of my training for the past few months seemed to be paying off, I was seeing results, I was confident coming fresh off five ABA wins, a US National Championships title, and I was completely recovered from my November, 2010 right fibula/ankle injury. I was mentally sound and feeling extremely ready for the Worlds and the next few exciting months ahead with the individual USA Olympic points starting to count in August at the London test event.

However, my third time trial of the training session had a plan of its own.
A quick “OTB” (over the bars) on the second obstacle dashed my opportunity at a 2011 Rainbow Jersey, my chances at some very crucial points in the USA BMX Olympic Power rankings, and likely my chances at an ABA National #1 Women’s Pro title…for the second year in a row.

INJURIES: An MRI Friday, read by at least four qualified people, confirmed that, what appeared a simple knee hyperextension with no swelling was actually much worse: a Grade III tear of my LCL (lateral collateral ligament), a Grade III tear of my outer hamstrings tendon (biceps femoris), a Grade II tear of my ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), a hairline femur fracture, and a whole lot of bone bruising.

PROGNOSIS: I am not confirmed on which surgeon I will be working with at this moment. I will confirm that later in the week. As far as injuries go though, my LCL and my Hamstrings Tendon are the major concerns at this point and will be first to be repaired; likely by the end of this week. The surgeon I met with says he would not repair my ACL immediately or within the same surgery due to the fact that that is just too much surgery for the knee to handle at once. My risk for stiffness, swelling, and loss of range of motion would increase significantly. That said, he would take a peek at the ACL while fixing my LCL and tendon to determine if it even needs surgery to heal. If my knee is still unstable after the first surgery, he would go back in around 6 weeks later and repair the ACL separately. At this time, it appears I will be able to use my own tissue to repair my hamstring tendon, but they will need to completely reconstruct my LCL with new tissue. All in all, it could be six-to-eight-months of recovery before I can get back out on an SX track.

“Disappointed” would be an understatement of my situation. I cannot even put into words, all of the things that are going through my head right now. There are so many things at this point that are out of my control. After working so hard at a goal for so long, it’s extremely hard to swallow that I’m not completely in control of my own destiny in these crucial months to come. Athletes sacrifice a lot to convert their dreams to reality. It’s a 365-day-a-year job. Everything you do affects your body and our bodies are our engines, our livelihood and, most importantly, our happiness. So, to have that all taken away for an extended period of time, as a result of a single fall is both emotionally and physically crushing. But I guess it’s a risk us adrenaline junkies take, and must accept when it hits.

I don’t want to ramble on about my emotions and all the gory details in this note…because, frankly, I’m not ready for it yet. This has hit me hard and I am doing everything in my power to keep a smile on my face, because that’s always been my greatest strength. I went through a serious injury very recently and healed up much quicker than expected, I believe, because I kept a good head on my shoulders. I learned a lot about myself throughout that process, became a much stronger individual, and came back riding better than ever. I believe the same will happen with this injury, it is just overwhelming at the moment to accept that this is happening again so soon at such a critical time.
I would like to thank my sponsors (Redline, JBL Audio, Tangent, Oakley, Tioga, Answer) my friends, family, and fans for all of your continued support through both the good and tough times. I cannot stress enough that a strong support system is what gets people through times like this.

Thanks to everyone, especially my sponsors, for believing in me and continuing to support me, both through great sponsorships and just being friends…a shoulder to lean on.
Check back here, on my twitter account (Beasty_11), my Facebook fanpage (Alise Post), and my Redline Video Blog on Redlinebicycles.com for regular updates.
-Alise

Redline proud to be a sponsor of the Prairie City MTB Race Series

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:36:41 GMT

Another great year of racing for the Prairie City MTB series in the Sacramento, CA area. With an average attendance of 325 riders per week, the family friendly MTB series just wrapped up another great year of racing. Redline worked with our friends at Victory Velo to help support this central California mountain bike mainstay.

More information on the series can be found here:
http://racemtb.com/

#20 Andre Fossa Aguiluz Wins Time Trial Superfinal-BMX Worlds Copenhagen

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:46:13 GMT

Congrats go out to #20 Andre Fossa Aguiluz from Norway best time in the time trials Superfinal with a time of 33.811! 4 of the top 5 are on a Redline!

Great article on BMX Copenhagen's website : http://www.bmxcopenhagen.com/2011/07/29/bmx-world-championships-surprises-in-time-trial-championships/

Results - Time Trials - Superfinal

Rank Bike Name NOC TIME MARK

1 20 AGUILUZ Andre Fossa NOR 33.811

2 37 VAN GORKOM Jelle NED 33.849

3 42 KIRKHAM Brian AUS 33.858

4 121 VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon NED 33.865

5 91 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS 33.889

Check out bmxcopenhagen.com's flickr page for all the newest photos.

Photo courtesy of bmxcopenhagen. Used with permission under the CCL.

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Amidou Mir wins in Copenhagen.

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:46:56 GMT

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16 year old Redline France rider Amidou Mir wins at the UCI BMX SX World Championships Copenhagen. Check out an interview from him here on BMX2day. While your at it, like him on facebook!

Check out bmxcopenhagen.com's flickr page for all the newest photos.

Photo courtesy of bmxcopenhagen. Used with permission under the CCL.

Results - Time Trials - Superfinal
Rank	Bike	Name	NOC	Time	Mark
1	91	WILLOUGHBY Sam	AUS	42.625
2	1	DAUDET Joris	FRA	42.767
3	39	ANDRE Sylvain	FRA	43.317
4	49	NYHAUG Tory	CAN	43.666
5	8	MOO CAILLE Moana	FRA	43.702
6	7	FIELDS Connor	USA	44.013
7	127	TREIMANIS Edzus	LAT	44.059
8	37	VAN GORKOM Jelle	NED	44.069
9	2	STROMBERGS Maris	LAT	44.465
10	566	OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos	COL	45.023
11	42	KIRKHAM Brian	AUS	45.074
12	32	KARTFJORD Sebastian	NOR	45.347
13	143	POPE Weston	USA	49.135
14	139	DUCHENE Simon	FRA	1:05.964
no Rank	777	WILLERS Marc	NZL	no time	DNF
no Rank	954	FAORO Tyler	USA	no time	DNF

Results - Time Trials - Superfinal
Rank	Bike	Name	NOC	TIME MARK
1	20	AGUILUZ Andre Fossa	NOR	33.811
2	37	VAN GORKOM Jelle	NED	33.849
3	42	KIRKHAM Brian	AUS	33.858
4	121	VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon	NED	33.865
5	91	WILLOUGHBY Sam	AUS	33.889