Redline Bicycles News

Redline Riders Wow the Crowds in Papendal

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:17:05 GMT

While the road to London gets steeper as the weeks go by, the view also becomes more clear as to who the favorites will be when the first gate drops in early August. In Papendal, Holland Redline riders continued to show their form with Alise Post leading the way with her first ever Supercross win while Sam Willoughby notched his third consecutive second place SX finish.

In the women’s event, Redline riders rode well throughout the day with Magalie Pottier of France, as well as Laura Smulders of Holland both joining Alise to qualify for the main event. Alise had a perfect day winning each of her qualifying rounds as well as winning her Semi. In the final Alise had a less than perfect start but made up for it by being the only woman rider to air the triple jump at the end of the first straight. With the adrenaline flowing and the competition in the rearview mirror, Alise was in full control for the rest of the race to take a much deserved win. Magalie Pottier took 5th place and Laura Smulders took 8th place to round out the women’s field.

Following the Papendal World Cup event, Alise Post is now the #2 ranked woman in the 2012 UCI Points Ranking followed by fellow Redline rider Magalie Pottier in 3rd place.

The Redline men had a scare when Sam Willoughby was hit by a wind gust in the Superfinal TT on Saturday and ended up on the ground. With a badly bruised knee as well as a sore shoulder it was unclear as to how Sam would fair in Sunday’s main event. Going through the Qualifiers Redline riders were getting the job done with Sam Willoughby and Josh Callan of Australia, Ivo Van der Putten, Twan Van Gent, Raymon Van der Beizen of Holland, and Tory Nyhaug of Canada all making it into the Quarters.

In the final it was Sam, Tory and Twan van Gent who would line up for Team Redline. And just like the previous SX event in Randaberg Norway it would be Sam Willoughby making a late charge but coming up just short with a second place photo finish. Tory Nyhaug suffered a crash on the third straight as he was passing David Herman for third place and Twan van Gent was also involved in a separate crash on the second straight but was able to get up to finish in 6th place. Tory suffered a ruptured spleen and a fractured wrist. The prognosis is good but he will be missing the upcoming World Championships in Birmingham, UK.

Following the Papendal event, Redline riders are well placed in the top ten of the 2012 UCI Points Ranking with Sam Willoughby in 2nd, Tory Nyhaug in 5th, Twan Van Gent in 8th, and Raymon Van der Beizen in 10th.

Next stop for the Redline riders will be on May 25th and 26th in Birmingham, England where they will compete in the 2012 World Championships.

Photos by Craig Dutton.

Papendal Finals Video

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:48:54 GMT

Redlines Justin Lindine helping at Kiddie ‘Cross camp

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:42:41 GMT

Here is Justin Lindine helping with the Kiddie ‘Cross camp in Northampton, Massachusetts this past Monday.

Several of the young riders are rippin’ it up on the Conquest 24.

The Redline Conquest 24 is the perfect way to get your young one out riding.

See more here:
http://www.cxmagazine.com/cyclocross-superstars-jeremy-powers-justin-lindine-kiddie-cross-photo-gallery

Redline D660 gets pit bike status with JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing)

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:31:49 GMT

Here is the Pit Bike used by Joe Gibbs Racing suspension tech Tim Shutt. More information on Tim here:
http://www.jgrmx.com/cgr/community/teamMember.htm?id=27

As the photo says, yes, this was what the team used during the recent Super Cross Moto-Cross race in Seattle.

Photo here:
http://www.vitalmx.com/photos/features/Vital-MX-Pit-Bits-Seattle,36825/Pit-Bikes,57930/GuyB,64

REDLINE ROAD TO LONDON: Series Intro

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:39:43 GMT

This montage video of the Redline Global Team is the first in our ROAD TO LONDON series. Over the next few months we will be releasing the rest of the video series leading up to London in August 2012.

Videographer: Justin Kosman

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Glenn Salyers in South Bend

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:20:29 GMT

Newest edit we shot of Glenn Salyers in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. Everything went great during filming besides breaking a few things BUT, like I've been saying, I'm excited to put this up and I'm sure we'll be filming another edit soon!

Please help and share this video!

Song: The Black Angels "Young Men Dead"

Shot and Edited by: Jamie Allender of A Head Taller Media
@aheadtaller
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Redline / Tyler Fernengel Spring 2012 Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:27:54 GMT

WOW! I haven't ridden with Tyler for the past few months as he's been out west so I was pretty surprized when I saw this edit. It's very obvious that his style has shifted a bit. Tyler is young (just 15 as most of this was filmed) and in the past was still trying to find his own style. Well it's pretty safe to say he has now. Fast, Big, Tech, Opo, Street, Park, Dirt. It's all in here. I'm very excited to re-introduce to you.... Tyler Fernengel

--Flip

facebook.com/RedlineFreestyleBMX

Filmed and Edited by Dave Lang
Additional filming by David Pendleton, Sebastian Smith, Nick Jones

European Championships Orleans France

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:10:34 GMT

Race Report

European Championships Orleans France

On 4-5-6 of May the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the European Championships in Orleans France.

It was an indoor event when we arrived in France on the Wednesday the track “looked” fine but when the trainings sessions started it turned out the turns were so slippery that a lot of riders crashed. Sometimes even all 8 riders.

Also on the Friday “Championships” of the cruisers” almost in every race 2,3,4 riders went down!! The organisation did nothing about it, which is a big shame. Also on the Saturday when all the challenge classes had to race on the “ice” turns , there were a lot of crashes.

It took until the Junior/Elite started to race before the organisation had to take action and put “carpet” in all turns and the Race was delayed for 3 hours, this had also cost the Dutch Dreamteam 2 podium places (Jeffrey Bignell (Cruissers 40-44)and Erik Peters(Boys 10).and some possible “Mainfinals” and also Boys
11 Wessel van Dijk Crashed Already in the First Moto and broke his Thumb ,and had surgery right after his Race ! The Dutch Dreamteam was present with 9 Riders and had 3 Mainfinals when it could have been 6 It was more a lottery then A BMX Race

To see some videos please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Next race AK2 Oss.

Final Cruisers 40-44 Jeffrey Bignell and there goes the "First" possible podium place

Final Boys 10 Erik Peters and there goes the "second"possible"podium

Final Girls 11 Indy Scheepers Yeahhh she stayed on the Bike !

1/16 Final Men 17-24 Jeffrey vd Biezen

1/4 Final Boys 11 Rick Timmermans

Flight School Mini Tour

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:29:30 GMT

Saturday 5/26
10:00-1:00pm
Cowtown BMX
447 Haltom Rd
Ft Worth, TX 76117
www.cowtownbmx.com

Sunday 5/27
2:00-5:00pm
Retro BMX
Gatesville, TX 76528
www.retrobmx.org

Monday 5/28
6:00-9:00pm
Cargill Park BMX
7700 Lotus Ln
Shreveport, LA 71108
www.cargillparkbmx.com

Tuesday 5/29
6:00-9:00
Cabot BMX Complex
Cabot, AR 72007
www.cabotbmxcomplex.com

BMX Worlds Contender: #91 Sam Willoughby

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:11:56 GMT

Redline So Cal Edit Part 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:10:03 GMT

Dutch National Championships Klazienaveen.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:08:36 GMT

Race Report : Dutch National Championships 2012 “ Klazienaveen” :

Last weekend The Dutch Redline BMX Dreamteam, raced our National Championships.
We were present with 12 riders, Leon Walravens and Jelle vd Elzen where still injured .
Junior Men: Michael v Dam just missed the final and went out in the semi’s, the rest
of the team al made the finals, and not only that, we had 4 podium places.
So with this results we can be very happy.
To see some video’s please scroll down
To see all video’s and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: European Championships “Orleans” France

Final Erik peters Boys 10

Final Jeffrey Bignell Cruisers 40-44

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 12

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 11-12

Final Jeffrey vd Biezen and Mitchell Lemmens Men 17-24

Final Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Boys 11

Final Teun de Bock Boys 9 and Craching

Final Nick Scheepers Boys 14

Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 13

Kai Sakakibara Race report Australian National Championships 2012 21 April 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:39:44 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 21st April 2012

Venue: Mt Gambier, South Australia

Race: Australian National Championships 2012

Class: 16 boys

Result: 8th

Weather: Cloudy and a bit windy

Course condition: Nice and smooth.

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

Race summary

The day started off with graded warm up, then we got into racing.

My motos went smoothly with all 1sts. My laps were quite smooth, and I ensured that I had the good lap in my third moto as it counted for the gate pick in the quarter final. I had 3 good races in the motos, and made a comfortable start to the day.

My time from the last moto gave me first pick for the quarter final. I chose lane 1.

My start was good in the quarter final, but Max Cairns came out with the better down the first straight. I was in 2nd around the first corner. My second straight was smooth and I made ground on Max, but I got a bit floaty with my jumps through the third straight and lost some ground again. Adam DeNys was coming up the inside into the last corner, but I held onto my position to the end and finished 2nd.

Second pick for the semi got me lane 1 again. I came out with a good start down the first straight, but Max Cairns and Aaron Nottle came out with the better. I was in 3rd over the jump into the first corner, but hit Jeremy Mclerie in the air and unclipped coming into the corner. This allowed time for Jordan Lecher to come past, and I had to quickly get clipped back in and keep going from there. I was luckily still in 4th coming out of the first corner, and I stuck right to the inside of the second straight to ensure that no one came past. Jeremy Mclerie was right on my tail again and we hit in the air again coming into the second corner, but I got the better of it this time and stayed in my position. It was all about holding onto the position from there, and I came through with a 4th.

I came out of lane 4 in the final. My start was really good and I came out well, but I felt Jordan Lecher hit the back of my bike over the first jump and slowed me down a bit. This put me behind a bit down the first straight, but I was still up in a good position. Just after the roller though, Max Cairns got loose and crashed right in front of me, and I had nowhere to go but straight into him. I was down and it was race over for me. I finished 8th.

The final result wasn’t exactly what I wanted, but I was happy with my riding throughout the day and I look forward to racing everyone again.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Australian National Championships Friday 20th April 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:54:19 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Date: Friday 20th April 2012

Venue: Mt Gambier BMX Track

Race: Australian National Championships

Class: 13 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: Not too hot and great weather. A bit of wind

Course condition: So smooth, Smoothest outdoor track I ever ridden.

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

Race summary

When I opened my eyes in the morning I started to get really nervous. My heart was pounding so hard that it was hurting my chest. I was in block 2 so we didn’t need to get there until ten o’clock so I had a lie in and I went for a ride which made me calm down a little bit.

It finally came to the first moto after a few laps around the track for warm-ups. I had an alright start and I came out in front. I jumped the first jump but my back wheel went sideways. Around the first corner, I knew that Laura Mclerie was just behind me. I manualed the first jump on second straight good and nearly flipped the next double. Laura caught up but I still had the lead. I pumped good on third straight and I was heading for the finish line first. I came first.

On the second moto, I had lane four and I had a good start. I jumped the first one good. On the second straight, I manualed the first jump on second straight and I jumped the next. I went pretty well and I didn’t get that kicked on the next one. After the second corner, I backed off a little bit so I came second.

I came out of lane eight with a good start. My jump wasn’t very good because I cased it. Then Laura came up next to me. She had the inside lane so she pushed me up but then I did a high-low on her and got in front. I was still able to jump the second double. I went as hard as I can on this one because the results of this race decide lane draws for the semi-finals. So I tried to keep my speed down third straight even though I was getting kicked. I pedalled to the end and got first.

First lane choice on the semi final and I chose lane one. I had the worst start ever but I picked myself up and jumped the first jump. I was in first but Katie Van Zanden was very close to me. On the second straight I jumped well and I got good speed because I landed very smoothly. I pumped through and I heard Katie coming up next to me. But I kept my place and came first.

My final was coming up and I was pretty calm until it was time to go to staging. Then I got calmer again. I was pretty calm on the gate but my heart was pounding as the commentator called out the riders’ names. BAM! The gate went down but I went sideways and I nearly bumped into Sara Jones. But I tried to keep my speed so I can jump that first double. I did it pretty well but Sara was still in front of me. I could hear people cheering. Then I saw Katie next to me and she got in front of me. I had the inside line around the first corner. We bumped a little bit and I got in front of her and I was in second but not too far away. My second straight was the best out of the whole day. It was good. Katie was still next to me. As I was pedalling around the second corner, Katie came on the inside and we were battling until I got in front of her. As I was pedalling on the last jump on the third straight, I thought I need to hurry up and do something if I want to win! Then I swooped under Sara and got in front. I pedalled as hard as I can I don’t think I ever went that hard for the last straight. I got it. I won it. I WON!

It was a really good trip. I had fun caching up with my Queensland friends. Now just a 14 hour drive back home...

Kai Sakakibara Race report National Champ Bikx 2012, Round 7 19th April 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:54:03 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 19th April 2012

Venue: Mt Gambier, South Australia

Race: National Champ Bikx 2012, Round 7

Class: 16 boys

Result: 6th

Weather: Sunny and fine, but a bit windy at times

Course condition: Very nice and smooth, well prepared.

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

Race summary

The Champ Bikx race format was different to usual because of the inclusion of the Dynamite series in the racing. The Champ Bikx riders got on the track after the Dynamites’ warm up and time trial, and then got into time trials.

Time trials went well for me, with a pretty smooth lap from start to finish. My time gave me a 2nd for time trials, which was a good start to the day.

Racing started after the conclusion of the Pro Bikx time trials.

My motos went quite well, with a 1st, 1st, 2nd. The first two motos were smooth and fast, and I stayed in front of Peter Little all the way around the track. In the third moto though, Peter had the good run down the first straight and got the better of me into the first corner. I was right with him all the way around, but couldn’t quite get past, and finished with a 2nd.

I got lane 1 for the semi final. My start was good and I came out strong, but Jordan Lecher out of lane 3 came out with the better. I was in 2nd into the first corner. Jeremy Mclerie went for a dive up the inside, but I made my way around and regained my position down the second straight. I took it nice and simple from there, but nearly went over the bars on the last jump when I over manualed the one before and bonked into it. I managed to hold on and come through with a 2nd though.

I came out of lane 5 in the final. I had a good start, but didn’t get the manual over the first jump as well as I wanted to and got boxed in down the first straight. I was looking for a dive in around the first corner, but two riders crashed on the inside of the corner so all I could do was ride around the top. I was in 5th out of the first corner. I had good speed coming into the second straight, but Alex Cahill had the inside so I move to the outside to get a clear run. This didn’t turn out well as Alex started to drift outwards, and left me with no choice but to ride into the second corner on the very outside. In this instance, Zac Wilson made a dive up the inside and that put me back into 6th. I looked for moves around the last corner and last straight, but there was just no room. I finished 6th.

It was a bit disappointing how the race turned out, but it just wasn’t my race and wasn’t much I could do about it. I was riding good throughout the day though, so I was happy about that.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Dynamites Last Round Thursday 19th April 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:53:42 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Date: Thursday 19th April 2012

Venue: Mt Gambier BMX Track

Race: Dynamites Last Round

Class: 13 Girls

Result: 2nd

Weather: Great weather not too hot

Course condition: It was so smooth and very fast

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

Race summary

This year was the last year of Dynamites for me and next year I would be moving up to the Champbikx series which I think would be very exciting. It was a very early start this morning but I was ready for today.

I had a time trial and it wasn’t very good. I had a pretty bad start and I jumped the first jump. I cased and my bum touched my back wheel so I lost a lot of speed. On the second straight, I manualed the step up good and jumped the next double. It was good because I didn’t case it. I was getting a bit kicked on the third straight as I tried to keep my speed through it. Then around the last turn, I knew it still not over and I really wanted a good time and make up for that case I did on the first jump. I pedalled to the finish line. I came third in the time trial.

On the first race, I felt a bit more confident and less nervous because I did that time trial. I had second pick and chose lane two. I had a good start and I was in front down the start hill. I jumped first jump and my back wheel got a bit sideways and I cased. But I was still in front. On the first corner Katie Van Zanden did a high-low on me and we were side by side on the second straight. I jumped the second double but we were still neck and neck. By the end of the second corner, she was in front but I had the inside then I got in front again. I kept my place and came first.

The second moto I had first lane choice. I chose lane two. I had a really bad start and I nearly smashed into Katie. And I lost some speed so I couldn’t clear the first jump. On the second straight, I didn’t jump the second double but instead, I manualed it. It wasn’t fast and Katie caught up to me on the inside! On the second corner I had no choice but to go for the high-low. It worked! I caught up to her but she had the inside lane for the last corner so she got in front of me. I came second.

My last moto wasn’t that bad. I came out of lane one. I nearly cleared the first jump. But on that sharp roller, I went a bit sideways. Luckily there was no one beside me so I didn’t crash into anyone. Katie did that high-low again on me. On the second straight, I tried the manual again. It was better but it wasn’t as fast as jumping it. Katie did the exactly the same thing on me and I did the exact same thing on her (Katie gets in front of me but I went under her to get in first place). I was on the outside but I wasn’t going to let her go that easy because this race was the decider of the lane choices for the final. I blocked her from the outside and I finally got in front. I pedalled to the end and I got first.

In the final I had first pick and I chose lane one. I had a really good start but Sara Jones got in front of me. I cased the first jump and I lost some speed. I was in second around the first corner. Katie was next to me most of the way down second straight and even when I jumped that second double. But I was really determined to get that first place so I went got the good pedals and I got in a comfortable second. On the third straight I was side by side with Katie. Then around the last corner, I ducked under Sara and we were fighting for the first place. It was a transponder finish and I got second.

It was really good racing and it was a good warm up race for tomorrow. The big one, National Championships.

Sea Otter

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:23:57 GMT

It has been an incredibly hard, long and gloomy winter/spring for Dan & I. Both on the personal life front and that the stereotypical Seattle weather seems stuck on the “liquid sunshine” setting. I was in desperate need of sunshine and cyclocross. I didn’t realize how much I needed both until I stepped off the plane in San Jose, CA to be greeted by the warmth of the Cali SUN. Case in point, the Seattle conditions upon boarding: POURING and 47 degrees.

Two hours later, stepping off the plane in San Jose, CA - Cue the Hallelujah music. (I love the miracle of air travel!!!!):

Stepping off the plane and into the sunshine already put this trip and race experience on the 200% personal satisfaction mark. I felt so Seattle to be in absolute bliss enjoying the pure WARMTH of the sunshine, its effect being magnified reflecting off my almost albino white “Seattle tan.” I made a point to warn everyone at the Redline Booth to wear sunglasses when looking directly at me and my glowing white skin. It was exactly what I needed. Better yet, in two more hours, I would be riding the Redline Carbon Conquest Disc Cx bike in the SUN and RACE Redline Cross bikes in 30 hours. My version of heaven on earth has just been defined.

I spent Friday riding around Sea Otter in a complete “Sun honeymoon.” Like sunshine, I hadn’t realized just how much I have missed riding and racing cross until I clipped in to the Redline Carbon disc. Even writing this now, my heartbeat slows and I start going into a Zen state just remembering that moment. I will pretend that the heat radiating from our pellet stove is a breeze of sunshine…

It has been a long March and April due to life and I have felt blessed when I am able to train in a somewhat structured fashion. There is a very fine balance between family, life, work, coaching the Biking Vikings High School Mountain Bike team and being a professional bike racer. As always, family comes first and I appreciate my husband encouraging me to make sure to find a way to not completely sacrifice my bike career to be there to support family. Needless to say, it’s been very hard for me to respect my commitment to myself and bike goals as well as commitment to family. I think every cyclist can share their own version of the similar struggle and balance.

Just the opportunity to be at and RACE Sea Otter was especially poignant for me and my family. It truly symbolized the start of a dream coming true – I am a Professional Cyclocross Racer for Team Redline. No matter what life brings, this upcoming season is going to be huge and I am VERY excited for all of the amazing opportunities that lie ahead. This achievement is even more deeply appreciated in the context of that the Sea Otter Cross races will be exactly one week since the passing of my Grandma.

At 94, her long life was completely devoted to family and providing opportunity for all of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. My Grandparents generosity and financial blessing helped me buy my first road bike in college, which was the start of my bike race career. At that time, I knew I had the potential, but only dreamed of racing bikes professionally. Like most non-cyclists, my Grandma didn’t understand my passion (and addiction) for cycling, but was always interested to listen to my adventures and try to comprehend how riding for multiple hours in adverse trail and weather conditions could be fun. Growing up on a farm during the depression and the youngest of 7, she never rode a bike during her lifetime. I know she would have enjoyed it.

In her memory and in an effort to thank Team Redline for their unwaivering support, I came to Sea Otter to WIN.

It was nice to know that the weather at Sea Otter was hot even by Californian standards. That weekend set the record for the hottest days yet for 2012 in the Monterey area. It was also a temperature record for me (& most Northwesters), but anything over 64 degrees exceeds that definition. Dan (my fantastic husband) and Tim Rutledge (the fantastic Team Redline manager) were on top of all race logistics – prepping bikes, water, ice and how to help me transition between the Single Speed and Elite Cyclocross races within 10 minutes. It sounds like I was one of the few to have full pit support and spare bikes ready in true cross fashion. My race success is only a reflection of their amazing attention to detail and preparation.

Once the gun fired, signaling the start of the Single Speed race (where we were mixed with the men SS and industry cx races), I knew it was just a matter of having fun on the Redline Conquest Single Speed. I love dancing around corners and powering up hills on it. I have to admit, my barrier technique was a little rusty, but my efforts in improving my running leg speed certainly shined in the deep gravel section. It was just plain good to be riding Trusty (my nickname for the SS bike). Better yet, the competition commanded I needed to RACE and execute strategy if I wanted the Single Speed win and coveted Sea Otter winners jersey. Sitting on her wheel the first lap, I sized up what our strengths/weaknesses were and how to use mine effectively. In this race, it was going to come down to power on the climbs. Thankfully, my legs were itching to throw down power and I channeled all of my March/April personal frustrations into the ground with each pedal stroke up the climbs. It was an outlet of stress release I have desperately needed. The lead was mine on by the top of the hill on the second lap. On the final lap, to keep myself focused forward and keeping the lead, I started challenging myself to see how far up into the men’s ss/industry race I could get. Dan said I managed to get 6^th – that’s how well he knows how I think when racing. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the guy in the banana costume I had been chasing.

I crossed the finish line (with arms up – I’ve been practicing!) where Tim was stationed and ready with water and towels. Only when I stopped did I realize how hard I managed to ride - I had to think about how to unclip. To save time, we had pinned both race numbers on top of each other so that Dan could easily tear of the SS race number off to expose the Elite race number. Dan literally directed me off the SS bike and onto the Redline Carbon Disc bike, ate a gel packet, drank my bottle of Nuun (thanks Nuun!), wrapped ice-soaked towels around my neck and I was off circling back to the start line. It’s amusing we did a pit stop style turnaround on the infamous Laguna Seca Raceway. I’d be curious how our turnaround time compares to the cars racing this track…

Although it is a cross race in April, I strongly believe the only way to help promote women’s cyclocross & single speed racing is to support it through racing. In this case, for most of us on the start line in the Elite race, it meant racing on tired legs where all of the other women who also race cross were recovering from their XC Mountain bike race earlier in the day. I appreciated that the Luna Women were on the start line and helped set the example of racing for the promotion of the sport.

I felt much better than I expected starting my second race (within 1 hour of starting the single speed race). It was awesome to be gunning for the hole shot and settle into a Luna team sandwich position, with Georgia on my wheel! Dismounting for the first set of barriers, my previous single speed race, fast start and heat began to take their toll. At least the race had been shortened to 30 minutes, so it would only be 28 more minutes of forcing my lead legs around the course. I knew I would have to dig deep to keep my spot on the podium, but that’s the point of cross in April – fitness training. After some mental encouragement, my legs came around and I actually started feeling better as the race progressed and started to seriously gain on 4^th place. I was actually bummed that the race got shortened to 30 minutes instead of our traditional 40 minute race length because I know 4^th place would have been mine with an extra lap. Regardless, I was thrilled to accomplish my Sea Otter missions: Win the Single Speed race and Podium for the Elite race. And all in the luxury of sunshine!

The next morning, Dan & I got to enjoy a spin along the infamous 17 Mile Drive along the Pebble Beach Golf Course (which I now know is a very famous and expensive golf course) on the Redline Carbon Conquest Cross Bikes. I rode the disc version while Dan got to rock the newly-installed-for-Sea-Otter Carbon prototype FSA SL-K cyclocross brakes. Thank you, FSA for allowing me to help test these amazing brakes! Dan being on the FSA SL-K Carbon brake bike was probably to my disadvantage. It is amazing how much lighter the Carbon SL-K Cross brakes are compared to their SL-K alloy predecessors, and they weren’t that heavy to begin with! It’s hard to imagine the Carbon Redline Conquest bikes getting any lighter – the disc brake version is still lighter than my road bike!

My Redline Carbon Conquest Team Disc Cross bike waiting to ride 17 Mile Drive.

Although incredibly gorgeous, despite the fog blocking what I imagine are even more breath taking spectacular views, 17 mile drive is fairly hilly. It’s not really a complaint, but with Dan being on the lighter Redline bike with fresh legs, I have to admit I got a bit grumpy watching Dan spin away from me on the major climb that seemed endless. On the same hand, it was fun to see him fly. We even saw Christoph Sauser riding while spinning along the ocean shoreline. Always awesome to share the road with a World Champion.

I spent the rest of the day at Sea Otter stalking the podium with Ellen, who placed 2^nd in the Single Speed race. As well as getting to meet and personally thank our Team Redline sponsors at FSA and Kool-Stop who help make our Redline Conquest Team bikes the cross industry gold standard. Being involved with the bike industry through my work with BikePT.com, I also appreciated the opportunity to learn more about how components and products are designed and developed. Every aspect of cycling is a truly amazing invention!

Sea Otter Women Single Speed Podium – go Team Redline!

Dan & I also got to help Tim and the Seattle Bike Supply crew break down and pack up their expo exhibit. It is incredible how much work and how hard everyone works to make events like Sea Otter possible and such a success. Dan & I are masters of packing Tetris and enjoyed the concept and challenge of loading over 30 bikes, 6+ tents, tables, chairs and the BBQ grill into the Redline sprinter van and trailer. Even more impressive, we were able to do it in less than 2.5 hours. Go Team Redline!

Before – Halfway there: bikes staged and ready to load. Note the BBQ grill on the right - even that got loaded for the trip home!

After. Ta-da! And with room to spare!

PS – Don’t forget to put sunscreen your feet when wearing sandals! Thankfully, this didn’t turn out to be nearly as painful as it looks. It is proof that I am actually a slight shade of tan from my normal radiant Seattle glow.

Redline Riders Dominate Saturday’s podium at Randaberg Supercross

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:48:20 GMT

Redline riders took three of the six available podium places at Saturday’s Supercross event in Randaberg, Norway.

In the women’s event, Redline rider Magalie Pottier of France won each of her three heats but in the final was passed at the finish line by Caroline Buchanan to finish in second place. US rider Alise Post qualified as the top rider from her group and finished a strong third in the final and was the top placing US woman rider. Following this second round of the UCI BMX World Cup, Magalie Pottier currently leads the overall standings while Alise Post is ranked fourth overall in the World Cup as well as being the top ranked US woman rider.

In the men’s event, Sam Willoughby and Josh Callen from Australia, Tory Nyhaug from Canada, Manuel Devecchi from Italy and Raymon Van der Biezen all rode well through the opening rounds but in the final, it was Sam Willoughby and Tory Nyhaug who would go to battle for a Redline win. For both riders the race came down to the final straight. For Tory Nyhaug, while on his way to a certain third place finish, bad luck struck as Liam Phillips lost control taking down Tory who would get up to finish seventh. For Sam, a poorly landed jump on the first straight put him in the position of having to play catch-up. In the end Sam’s hard charge from third place wasn’t enough as he came up 2/1000’s of a second short to take second place in the most closely contested SX race ever run.

Following the Randaberg, Norway event, Sam Willoughby currently sits in 2nd place in the overall UCI World Cup standings while Canadian Tory Nyhaug is ranked 4th. Dutch riders Raymon Van der Biezen and Twan Van Gent currently sit in 11th and 14th respectively while Josh Callan of Australia is in 23rd, Morten Therkildson of Denmark is in 25th and Manuel DeVecchi of Italy is ranked 27th.

Upcoming events for Redline riders include the Winter Nationals in Phoenix, AZ on April 20th to 22nd and the next UCI World Cup event will be in Papandal, Netherlands on May 12th and 13th.

7 Podiums at Dutch Nationals 2 Heiloo and Whole Team Qualifys for Bmx Worlds

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:20:10 GMT

7 Podiums at Dutch Nationals Redline TC2 Heiloo

Last Weekend the Dutch Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the 2e of the Dutch Nationals.
It was a very important race for qualifying points but the whole team qualified top 8 for National Championship, European Championships and BMX Worlds. We raced 7 times on the top 3 podium, very sad thing that our “oldschool Dynamite Leon Walravens” crashed in the final racing in 1e place and broke his collarbone so no “Big” races for him upcoming weeks.

To see some videos please scroll down
To see all videos and resets please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Next race Dutch National Championships Klazienaveen.

Erik Peters Final Boys 10

Jeffrey Bignell Final Cruisers 40-44

Indy Scheepers Final Girls 11-12

Jeffrey vd Biezen Final Men 17-24

Teun de Bock Final Boys 9

Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans Final Boys 11

Leon Walravens Final Cruisers 45+

Redline/Troy Lee Team @ Birmingham National Round 4 & 5

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:20:20 GMT

Redline/Troy Lee Team @ Birmingham National Rd 4 & 5

Rounds 5 and 6 and we’re back outside, racing at Birmingham Perry Park. We arrived on Friday to set up the team camp and practice on the freshly groomed track and dodging the rain every 5 minutes.

This weekend was the start of the double headers so plenty of race action was going on on both days.

Round 4 Day 1

Weather wasn’t great but the racing was which ment good results. Alan Hill took the honours and battled his way to a win in the cruiser final. Championship Women riders Valerie Zebrokova and Ayesha McLelland both fought for places in the final and Valerie fought her way to 2^nd place with Ayesha in 5^th. Elite Men rider Cal Strickland was on form and powered his way to 2^nd place his best result so far this year.

Round 5 Day 2

Sunday was another day and a different set of results with Alan Hill battling all day with Ian Sharp but in the end Alan had to settle for 2^nd in the final. Wind was the problem for the Elite men which ment they had to race the challenge section instead of the pro section, Cal Strickland made it though to the final and with some tight racing came in 4^th place. Valerie and Ayesha in Championship women race hard in the final but both crashed in the last corner.

Well that was Birmingham, next were at Braintree

Redline/Troy Lee team would like to thank it’s sponsors, Troy Lee Designs, Tioga, Airace, Tacx.

Pictured: Alan Hill

Pictured: Cal Strickland

Redlines Kari Studley wins inaugural Single speed ‘cross race at Sea Otter

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:17:39 GMT

Crossin’ in 80’ weather with beautiful blue skies—how different! Kari got off to a great start flying down the legendary Sea Otter straightaway but got caught behind a first corner 180’ turn crash. Kari kept her cool, got around the mayhem and then set out to take control of the race. This was the first year of ‘Cross at Sea Otter and it was fun to have the men’s and women’s single speed riders together on the course at the same time. Kari raced her Conquest single speed around the twisty dusty Sea Otter course with finesse and got the win. Not done yet….Kari quickly cooled down with ice and water and got astride her Conquest Carbon team multispeed bike and rode the women’s elite race to 5th place against the top Luna racers.

Recovery

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:10:25 GMT

My recovery is going well. After my surgery on april 10th (broken pelvis) I had an hard week but right know I feel a lot better. No pain anymore so it is great. I am waiting the green light from my surgeon to ride my bike... Maybe in a week !

BMXPlus! Carbon Concept review, featuring the Flight Carbon

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:04:11 GMT

Open publication - Free publishing - More redline

10 Podiums For Dutch Redline Bmx Dreamteam at A.K.1 Berlicum

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:24:50 GMT

Race Report

AK 1 Berlicum

On Sunday the 15th of April the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the first of the “BMX South” competition races in Berlicum. There were about 600 riders and the team was present with 10 riders. We also raced 10 “podium” places.

Leon Walravens (cruisers 45+) and Jelle v.d. Elzen (Elite Men) were still injured and Jeffrey Bignell (cruisers 40-44) was on holiday,

To see some videos please scroll down to see all videos and results. Please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl.

Next race Dutch Nationals 2 (Redline Top Competition 2 Heiloo)

Final Boys 11 Rick Timmermans A.K.1 Berlicum

Final Boys 12 Ronan Lemmens A.K.1 Berlicum

Final Boys 14 Nick Scheepers A.K.1 Berlicum

Final Boys 13 Joey Ijkelen A.K.1 Berlicum

Final Openklasse 9-10 Erik Peters and Teun de Bock A.K.1 Berlicum

2 Redline Bmx Dreamteam Champions at NFF Nationals Berlicum

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:24:26 GMT

Race Report

NFF Nationals “Berlicum”

On the Saturday 14th of April Nick en Indy Scheepers of the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced a NFF race again (after 1 year) both Indy and Nick won all the races and became “Champion of the Meyerij” and got a Nice Trophy,Flowers and Jersey

Nick also made a nice “one hander” in the second moto.

To see videos and pictures please scroll down
To see all results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
To see all videos please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final Boys 13 Nick Scheepers Championships of the Meijerij Berlicum

2e Moto Boys 13 Nick Scheepers Championships of the Meijerij Berlicum Nick Making a 1 hander

Final Girls 10-11 Indy Scheepers Championships of the Meijerij Berlicum

Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar Great Northwest Nationals Team Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:24:15 GMT

A small group of Bike Alley riders made their way up north to Redmond, Oregon thru rain, sleet & snow to participate in the USABMX Great Northwest Nationals. Team riders in attendance were Connor Defrain, Brayden Daniel, Tyler McGuire, Jordan Nopens, Matt Chism & Kyle Bastin.

Connor Defrain, finished 2nd & 3rd in Cruiser and scored a pair of 3rd’s in 8 Expert. With those finishes in Cruiser, Connor has taken an early lead atop the 8 & under cruiser national age group standings. Brayden Daniels & Tyler McGuire made every main on the weekend. Jordan Nopens finished 2^nd in Girls Junior Devo on Saturday and scored a 2^nd place on Sunday in 15 Girls. Matt Chism gained some valuable points in his quest to score another invite to the Junior Development Camp at the OTC. Kyle Bastin road consistent all weekend long, scoring a 3^rd place finish in 19-27 Expert on Saturday, in one of the most exciting main events of the weekend.

Look for the Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar squad in Phoenix, AZ this coming weekend.

Just Like Their Auntie...

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:24:05 GMT

This video is from a day I spent with my family back in MN in August while my knee was hurt. Of course I wasn't happy to be hurt, but it was pretty cool to get to be with my nieces during their first attempts at BMX, and just have some general family time. It really brought me back to 1997 when 6 year old Alise first hit the track with the family as well. Days like this make me smile and make me remember why I'm out there. <3 bikes.

Redline So Cal Edit Part 1

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:08:10 GMT

Mpora catch up with World Contender : Tory Nyhaug

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:50:07 GMT

MPORA Action Sports

Redline Woodward West game of bike

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:58:06 GMT

Check out Brandon Christie, Jared Eberwein, and Chris Rivers battling it out at Woodward West in a game of BIKE

Cape Epic: The Post Mortem

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:01:43 GMT

Update failure. I apologize for the lack of timely updates for the final third of the Cape Epic and while it’s easy to make excuses about why I didn’t get them done, the truth is that I really was using just about all the mental and physical energy I had to get through the race, and prepare myself for the next days racing. While that might not seem like a lot, as the days wore on, the hills got longer, and the racing just didn’t slow down, it was pretty much all I could do to get my bike in working order for the next day, shovel as much food as possible down the hatch and try to get some sleep.

After the brutal heat and length of stage 3 (147k) there was the hope for some respite, the hope that maybe the next day wouldn’t entail so much endless climbing through shadeless moonscapes where the sun just beats you down with no interruptions. No such luck. Stage 4 was in many ways harder then the previous. With mechanical troubles being our Achilles heel, and a ridiculous amount of climbing followed by the final 25k being on gravel and dirt road rollers into a 40mph headwind, the race was clearly out to crack the weak among us. This would be even further proven on stage 5 when lined up on the start line for our 7am start in the 45-degree rain…and then spent all day in it. The temps never clawed their way past the 55-degree mark and the conditions, while great for a one-hour cross race, were pretty atrocious for 119k mountain bike race. At one point as we reached the summit of yet another rocky and barren mountain, the wind was literally blowing the rain sideways with such force that I felt like I was being sprayed in the ear with a garden hose. The effects of hypothermia began to take their toll, and I parted ways with my teammate Jason Sager at the last checkpoint believing that he was going to have to pull out of the race and I would be relegated to finishing the event wearing one of the white and black “outcast” jerseys for UCI riders who had lost their teammates. From that checkpoint on I rode in a haze of desperation and hypothermia. I am unable to recount any details of the terrain I rode through or things I might have passed…I was singularly focused on the section of trail immediately in front of me, and the possibility of a hot shower at the finish. I had no brakes to speak of, having burnt the pads out an hour before, but luckily the mud was so deep that there was little need for them as you just picked the deepest ruts and hoped for the best in the corners. I was drooling I remember, and talking/shouting at myself intermittently. Basically I was a man on the ragged edge; I was going fast, but it was no longer about achieving any goal other then staying warm, it was strictly mind over matter. Fortunately, after about 45 minutes of warm beverage rehabilitation beside the fire at the last checkpoint, Jason was able to summon his own bit of mental fortitude and finish the end of the course. We would be able to continue…with the addition of an hour time penalty for being separated for more then the allotted one-minute. For a day that wasn’t supposed to be that hard, I had ridden for over 6 hours and our official finish time was 7 and change by the time Jason got in. On the upshot though, if you hadn’t come undone and thrown in the towel on this stage, you could probably make it through anything else the race was going to throw at you.

In actuality, the idea of mental “toughness” is what became the theme for my outlook on this race as a whole. While the physical difficulty of the race is indisputable, and the pace set by the leaders extraordinary, the real difficulty of the race is mental. The miles of endless climbing on double track, the sun, the steep punchy climbs up vineyard slopes only to go down and then back up again, the mechanicals, all of this makes for a race where the biggest battle is keeping yourself together. You have to accept the difficulty each day, accept the fact that you don’t really know how long the climbs are or how many their might be. You have to accept the fact that yes, you will climb one vineyard road, turn right and descend another, only to turn left and climb back up all over again, many, many times seemingly without reason. You have to accept the weather, and the stomach issues and the fact that you don’t want to eat anything by the 6^th day. You have to accept that in all likelihood you will, eventually, get dropped by the leaders and that someone else- whether you are racing for 2^nd or 32^nd, will want to really race you for that spot in the results. And you have to accept the dynamics of the two-person team format because inevitably at some point in the race one of you will be feeling stronger then the other. In this there is a lesson in patience and in humility because while yesterday you might have been crushing it and having to look back for your teammate, today (for me stage 3 especially) it’s you who is on the rivet, trying to not disappoint, trying to live up to the expectations of your teammate. You might want to quit, you might want to soft pedal, you might not want to get up in the morning, but you always have someone else to answer too, and that fear of disappointing someone can be the most motivational force around.

For a race that had such tumultuous highs and lows for our team, it was incredibly rewarding to end our race on the final stage with a solid and error free result. The stage was short, and the pace was higher then usual from the get-go because of it. Treating the start as they would a World Cup, the leaders pinned it from the gun and the field was quickly blown into pieces with teams battling to hold their places in what evolved into a 2 and a half hour mountain bike TT. We hung with the leaders for as long as possible, but once we came off we settled into solid high-paced rhythm. Jason would lead up many of the climbs while I bit my tongue and tried to hang on, and I would motor through on the flats and rollers which kept us both on the hairy edge of blowing up and going as fast as we possibly could. At the end of the day we managed 9^th on the stage and it was a pretty amazing feeling to come into the finish in Lournensford to a sea of spectators lining the fences- more then I have ever seen at a mountain bike race – and have the emotional high of knowing that we had a good ride, and that the race was finally over. The momentum of the week had finally come to rest.

That night I was more tired then I had been at any point during the event. It was as if my body, finally free from the need to mentally fortify itself against the coming days effort was finally conceding just how hard that had actually been. I sat in the camper and couldn’t move. Everything felt like a chore, and the act of packing the bike case and all my luggage took an unreasonably longer time then it should have…or maybe it just felt like it. There was less victory in the race being over then I might have hoped…more reservations about our luck and our performances. But there was and is still a pride that we made it through despite our setbacks. I am honored to have been at the pinnacle of the sport and toughed it out, and am excited both with the form that I’ll hopefully be able to bring out of this race (It was more or less 35 hours of really, really solid training), but also the mental edge of knowing that I really can’t do many things that can be any harder then some of the days of this race. I mean, I am signed up for a lot of 100 mile mountain bike races this year which will be really difficult in their own right; But the Cape Epic had multiple days that were basically that long, and with a world class field of the highest caliber. It was an amazing journey to a pretty far corner of the world…easily the farthest my bike has take me anyway. It was beautiful, and rugged, and extreme. It was the most difficult thing I have completed, and for one of the first times ever I can say, without the least sense of irony, that it was Epic.

Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar ABA Socal Nationals & USAC National Championship Team Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:58:57 GMT

Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar ABA Socal Nationals & USAC National Championship Team Report

March 30-April 1, Chula Vista, CA:

With a 2 & a half month break since the season opener in Reno, Team Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar was ready for a big weekend at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. We were there for the ABA Socal Nationals & USA Cycling National Championships. The Track was in great shape, especially considering the amount of rain the past couple of weeks in sunny Southern California, the crew at Future BMX did a great job getting the track dialed for the weekend. The OTC is a great showcase for this sport with amazing facilities in place, and if you have never been to this venue and are a fan of BMX racing, a trip to Chula Vista is a must!

Friday afternoon racing was underway and the Bike Alley riders had a number of solid finishes for the weekend. This weekend there was some great individual performances on the track. Jordan Nopens scored a silver medal for 15 Girls in the USAC National Championships on Saturday. Robin Vold picked up a pair of 3rds in 41-45 Girl Cruiser. Linkin Garcia was consistent, finishing 2nd both days in 5 Expert. 9 year old Brayden Daniels had a terrific weekend with a a pair of 4ths in Cruiser and Class on Friday and a 3rd place finish on Sunday. Jake Marr had a good showing in 11-12 open with a 2nd place finish on Sunday. 10 Expert, AJ Saldivar, who took off the last 6 months, road surprisingly well all weekend, had some bad luck on Friday, but bounced back for a solid 4th place finish Saturday at the USAC National Championships and on Sunday took the BIG win in 10 Expert. And finally, 19 year old Expert, Kyle Bastin road strong all weekend long, with 42 riders to contend with including Redline's own 2-time National Champion(former Bike Alley rider) finished 5th on Sunday.

The Socal Nationals pulled in about 220 motos, with all the top teams in attendance. The Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar team had fun weekend, with some bad luck on Friday the team rallied and ended the weekend with a strong 2nd place finish on Sunday. Next up? Bike Alley riders over the next couple month will be in Oregon, Arizona, Bakersfield, New Mexico and then back at Chula Vista in June. Lots of great racing action over the next 2 months. Here we come!

The team would like to thank all of its sponsors, including Bike Alley (

www.bikealleybmx.com), Redline Bicycles (www.redlinebicycles.com), Rockstar Energy Drink (www.rockstar69.com), QSI, Chism Commercial, ODI (www.odigrips.com), S&M Bikes and Fly Racing (www.flyracingbmx.com)

Redline ‘Girl Power’ leads the way in Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:27:56 GMT

Well, the guys did pretty well too. But it was Magalie Pottier of France and Alise Post of the US who stood atop the winner’s podium for Redline and their respective countries following Saturday and Sunday’s main events. Saturdays Supercross event saw nearly 50 of the top women riders from around the world line up for the season opener. Magalie won all of her opening rounds and Alise led most of her early heats as well. But in the final, it was Magalie who fought off multiple charges from the competition to win her first World Cup victory. Alise finished fourth in the final as the second highest placed US rider.

Sunday’s racing stayed on the big track for the USA Cycling National Championships. Featuring only the best US riders, it was each Olympic Team prospect’s chance to show their stuff in true head to head competition. Like Saturday, reigning 2011 National Champion Alise Post was dominant in the early rounds, but at the end of the day she rode away from the field to win the final in a commanding fashion. This was a huge result for Alise as she comes back from injury and fights for the final spot on the US Olympic team.

In Friday’s time trial event, both Redline girls rode well but just missed the podium. Magalie Pottier missed third place by 4/100th of a second and after qualifying in second, Alise Post finished in 6th place approximately 8/10th of a second off of Australian winner Caroline Buchanan’s time.

In the men’s time trial it was Canada’s Tory Nyhaug who led the charge for Redline finishing in fourth place just missing the podium by just over 1/10th of a second. Australian Sam Willoughby finished a strong sixth place just 4/100th of a second behind Tory.

As with the women, Saturday was the main event for the approximately 150 riders who travelled from around the globe to earn World Cup points and spots on their respective Olympic teams. There were no easy groupings or motos all day long. Each heat was raced all the way to the finish line with multiple photo finishes throughout the day. The level of competition is simply through the roof. Despite the fact that Redline stars like Denzel Stein and Ramon Van der Beizen were eliminated in the semi’s, Redline had three of its riders in the final including Sam Willoughby, Tory Nyhaug and Hollands Twan Van Gent. The final was a great race with some race fans holding their breath while others were cheering at the top of their lungs. In the end our man Sam took a close 2nd place, Tory Nyhaug took 5th and Twan Van Gent took 6th . A super-fantastic start to a most important Supercross season for our Redline riders.

To round out the weekend, Denzel Stein had a rock solid performance in the USA Cycling Championships. Denzel consistently finished in 2nd and 3rd place in the opening rounds and at the end of the day took a well deserved 6th place in the final.

To wrap up the Elite riders, a special shout-out goes out to Redline Rider Jelle Van Gorkam of Holland who went down hard in the Semi’s and had to be airlifted to the hospital. Jelle suffered a punctured lung as well as some other internal injuries. All of his Redline family wishes him a speedy recovery and hope to see him back on the track soon.

One hundred yards away from the Supercross track, the BMX world was busy and at work with the So Cal Nationals and USA Cycling Collegiate Nationals. As usual, Redline had a strong contingent of riders competing including AM#1 Josh Klatman, A-Pro Elliot McGrath as well as Redline Regional Development Team riders from Florida based Redline/M1, Texas based ORP, and California based Redline/Bike Alley and Redline/Challenge.

Friday’s racing got off to a great start with AM#1 Josh Klatman winning the Mens 19-27 Expert race and Stile Industries/Redline rider Elliott McGrath winning the A-Pro race. Zaithyel Soakandar of Redline/M1 also started the weekend off right with a 2nd in class and a 1st in Open in the 14 expert class.

Saturday was USA Cycling BMX Championships where Redline/Bike Alley rider Jordan Nopens took a silver medal in 15 girls while Redline Challenge rider Dahvin Childs took a bronze medal in 11 Expert class.

Sunday was the final day of the So Cal National and saw Zaithyel Soakandar of Redline/M1 win both the class and open events in 14 Expert as well as AJ Saldivar of Redline Challenge winning the 10 Expert class.

And no Redline race report would be complete without at least one paragraph about the ‘tip of the Redline spear’ Jason Carnes. As always the Redline compound was stocked with food and drinks for the riders, trainers for their warm-ups and all the gear our riders could ever require. Race fans had the chance to see all of the latest Redline race bikes on display and ask questions and get autographs. And in-between Jason keeping all that going, he was out doing us proud on the race track winning yet another USA Cycling National Champions jersey.

Redline riders are now off to their next events – Jason Carnes is in full Redline Flight School mode doing a number of clinics in California and the Western US, our Elite riders are off to Randaberg, Norway, for the next UCI Supercross, and we hope to see many of you at Redmond, Oregon, or Phoenix, Arizona later this month.

Dutch Redline Bmx Dreamteam on "Fire" at First Dutch Nationals Valkenswaard

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:33:49 GMT

Race Report:
(Dutch Nationals Redline Top Competition 1 )
Last weekend The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the first of the Dutch Nationals Redline
Top Competition)
It was already a very important race, because we have only 2 races (Nationals) to qualify for the National, European en World Championchips, because of the Olympics.
It was a very nice “Race” day and the team did very good. All our riders ended up in the first 10, and
not only that we had 5 podium 3 of they 1e places.
We did good business for qualifying points.
To see some videos and Pictures of Redline Top Competitions 1 please scroll down
To see all results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
To see all videos Please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next races:
Championship of the Meierij Berlicum 14 april
AK 1 Berlicum 15 april

Final Erik Peters Boys 10

Final Jeffrey Bignell Cruisers 40-44

Final Leon Walravens cruisers 45 +

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 11/12

Final Junior Men Mitchell Lemmens and Michael Van Dam

Final Boys 11 Wessel van Dijk and Rick Timmermans

Final Teun de Bock Boys 9

Semi Final Nick Scheepers Boys 14

Semi Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 13

Semi Final Jeffrey vd Biezen Men 17-24

Absa Cape Epic final report

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:32:33 GMT

Justin Lindine and partner Jason Sager made one of the most fantastic comebacks this weekend. After Friday’s loss of 3 hours due to Jason getting Hyperthermia, these two racers really proved how tough they are by coming back Saturday to take 18th place just 34 minutes back from the leaders. Stage 6 was 85 kilometers with 2200 meters (over 6000’) of climbing and featured a much sought singletrack section toward the end.
Justin tells us what happened on the rainy stage 6. “Yesterday was rough. I did flat early on, but mostly the problem was that it was 55 degrees and raining-colder at the summits. After nursing him along for a long, long time Jason got full blown hypothermic and "quit" at the third check point. So, I rode the last 20 k by myself also not in such a good state. Luckily, after he spent about 45 min in a warm building ingesting all sorts of calories and warm beverages Jason was able to finish the stage. Unfortunately our stage time is taken off his finish and not mine, even though mine wasn't great it was about an hour and change faster.”

Jason’s stage 6 blog as posted on Cycling News is here:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/jason-sager-at-the-cape-epic/force-feeding-to-get-through-the-cape-epic

On the final stage, stage 7, featuring 1350m( over 4000’ feet) of climbing, Justin and Jason cracked the top ten in 9th place just 10 minutes down!

In the final results Justin & Jason finished as the top Americans in 25th place in the open men category, and 28th place in overall classification.

Jarrad Drizners SA Title, RD6 & RD7 SA State Series

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:41:14 GMT

2012 SA Sate Titles Race Report

Rider – Jarrad Drizners

Track – Cross Keys

Age – 12

This year’s State Titles were going to be tough, with riders coming from WA, Vic and NSW all wanting to do well. 19 riders in total, racing was going to be very good.

In my motos I got 2 seconds, a first and a fifth. I was happy with my results and I had qualified 6^th for the semi finals. I had pick 3 in the semi and chose gate 5. I ended up with a second and I was in the final.

It was tough getting back to back State Championships, and it was going to be even tough making it into a 3peat. With pick 6 I chose gate 6. Getting a great snap out of the gate wasn’t enough to get across to the preferred race line. Banging bars down the first straight, I dropped to the back of the field. Getting in front of a couple of riders before the finish line saw me end up in 6^th spot.

I was very happy with my racing for the day.

Round 6 S.A State Series Happy Valley BMX Club

Date: 21/1/12

Location: Happy Valley BMX Club

Today is the sixth round of the S.A. State Series at my home club Happy Valley, it’s my first big event since I had six weeks of my bike. I was really excited to start racing, the weather was good and the track had been prepared really well. It was going to be a great days racing.

In my motos I got two seconds and a first which gave me second pick for the final. I chose gate 2 in the final, I got a good snap and it was really tight heading down the first straight. Bars were banging and down I went, taking another ride down with me. Luckily I didn’t hurt myself and I finished of the race hard and fast.

As the 14+ men were in the gate they called all 13 boys to the nom hut, and luckily for me because of an official error, we had to re-run the final. I got gate two again, as the gate dropped my back wheel spun out putting me into 5^th spot, I caught up to the other riders in the first corner getting into 3^rd, and down the last straight I managed to get second.

I was very happy with my racing for today.

Round 7 S.A State Series Blue Lake BMX Club (Mount Gambier)

Date: 20/3/12

Location: Blue Lake BMX Club

Last weekend was the 7^th round of the SA State Series at Blue Lake BMX Club. We went down there on the Friday because there was a SA Talent ID training session there with Luke Madill. This was very helpful due to the track being the venue for this year’s Nationals. On Sunday it was the State Series racing, in my motos I got a second and 2 thirds which gave me third gate pick for the final.

I chose gate 2 and got a good snap. It was really tight down the first straight and into the first berm. I managed to squeeze my way into third spot and then tried to get past the others on the last straight but couldn’t quite make it.

It was very worthwhile going down to Mount Gambier, I achieved some personal goals and it was good racing. There were even some Victorians that had come over to race.

This is a great hit up for the Nationals in Mount Gambier at the end of the Month.

Jarrad

Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:41:06 GMT

Chula Vista is definitely not a good race for me ! After a very bad crash in 2009 and a bad race last year, I crashed one again. It is my all responsability, cause I fell alone during my first Time Trial. I knew I was fast on the track, I felt really good on practise ! But I was maybe to much confident and I made a mistake on the 2nd jump of the 2nd straight. I crashed hard ! I think (and the doctor think) I don't have any broken bone, but I will go to the hospital when I will be back home. I feel pain on my left leg and ankle.. I hope I will be ready for the next race in Norway. 2 weeks to recover !

Buster's WA Title Bash

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:40:48 GMT

Hi All

W A State Championships at the Bunbury BMX track on the weekend of the 10^th and 11^th March. Weather forecast said it would be hot – up in high 30’s. I travelled down with friends for the pre states on Friday which I won. Saturday was the cruiser class and I had firsts all day so pleased to get WA1. Sunday was the big day with the 20” classes and it was hot – really hot. My legs were hurting from 2 days riding but won 3 of the 4 heats, settled for a second in the semi and then gave it everything for the final which I got the 1^st in so a good weekend – WA1 in both classes – 14 boys 20” and 13-14 boys cruiser.

Other highlights of the year so far – obviously being named in the Redline Australia team, getting onto the WA State Development Squad and riding in my first champbix for rounds 3 and 4 (also at Bunbury). Having turned 13 at the end of last year this is the first year I can compete in Champbix. The weather wasn’t great as it was really windy but I was happy with my ride, making the final on day one. In the final I crashed out in the first berm - but that’s racing! Unfortunately the second day’s racing was cancelled and the results went on the time trial.

Looking forward to the Aussies

Thanks everyone

BUSTER

Absa Cape Epic stage 5 report:

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:06:06 GMT

Justin Lindine and racing partner Jason Sager had another brutal day today losing 3 hours to the race leaders on the rainy 119 kilometer stage. The stage profile shows rolling climbs over the first half and then three major climbs in the last 60 kilometers. It was a long 8 hours in the saddle for the team but they are still the top American team 28th place in the open men’s division.

Absa Cape Epic --Justin Lindine report--Stage 4

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:32:53 GMT

Redline mountain bike racer Justin Lindine and his racing partner Jason Sanger made it through the fourth stage of the cape Epic today. Today’s stage was 105 kilometers long with two major climbs, described by other teams as windy conditions with a fast pace.

The dual of Justin & Jason are racing for World Bicycle Relief. Jason & Justin lost 1 hour and 30 minutes today, and dropped down to 26th in CG. We don’t yet if flats or fatigue played a major part in their dropping out of the top 20, we can only conjecture from watching the highlight video and being impressed at the magnitude of the course today. When you see what the riders went over in the climbs we would say that “Epic” is the best way to describe the race today and of course that must be why they call it the “Absa Cape Epic.”

Absa Cape Epic report: Stage 2: Robertson 119km

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:29:28 GMT

Redline Mountain bike Pro racer Justine Lindine and his partner Jason Sanger are sitting one hour, 15 minutes down in 21st place at the Absa Cape Epic. They are the best American team overall, and were 19th place today, racing over a very challenging 119 kilometer course that included a river crossing and 1650meters of climbing.

You can follow the race and watch videos of today’s stage here:
http://www.cape-epic.com/live/

Redline/Troy Lee Team @ Manchester National Round 3

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:18:57 GMT

Redline/Troy Lee Team @ Manchester National Round 3

It’s round 3 of the British Cycling Bmx race series and it’s back up north to Manchester's Indoor Bmx cycling centre. Sun is shining, Redline/Troy Lee Team HQ assembled.

Saturday was cruiser and Supercross racing. World Champion cruiser rider Alan Hill sailed into the 40-44yr cruiser final and came 2^nd place. Final round of the Saturday evening Supercross series and yet another good turn out of riders from Europe and UK. Redline/Troy Lee rider Cal Strickland made it to the final and rolled over the line in 6^th place.

Sunday was 20” time, Masters rider Alan Hill was first up in a class that gets harder and harder each year, after a poor start on the first straight Alan pull some tight corner moves and managed to stay 5^th to the line. Championship Women and Ayesha McLelland had a better round this weekend and made the main final and placed 6^th. Elite men is another class that is stacked and Cal Strickland was looking strong in the moto’s, gate dropped on the 8m start hill and with a good first straight and in 4^th but went to wide on turn 2 and end with a respectable 5^th place.

Next race @ Birmingham April 21^st-22^nd

Thank You to all our sponsors Troy Lee Designs, Tioga, Tacx, Airace

Pictured: Alan Hill

Pictured: Cal Strickland

Here…we...go

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:12:43 GMT

There are things I heard about this race that I acknowledged and admitted only partially to myself before I came here. There were the legends of the strength of the field, the tales of the brutality and beauty of the landscape, and the horror stories of thorns and harsh, harsh track conditions that torture your equipment while the laser-like sub-equatorial sun beats down on you constantly. It turns out, all of these things are true…and ultimately even understated.

The prologue, which really is misleading since it’s an hour and change TT which in most venues would warrant more than the mild term “prologue” was a tough course that offered up a sampling of what lies in store for us the rest of the week; There was some single track, seemingly endless climbing through vineyards and more exposed, dusty double-track then I have ever encountered before. Did I mention it was hot? Jason and I set a time that didn’t quite live up to our hopes, struggling a bit to find a rhythm across the rough terrain, but ultimately it wasn’t a disaster. And while the day yielded the first glimpses of how tough the race would be, for me it also opened my eyes to the other things that would make this race special…the people, the places the majesty of this very different landscape. In a way, the terrain and the towns remind me f a lot of places I’ve been. Part Napa Valley, part Florida Keys, part wilds of Utah high dessert, and yet there is nothing that translates exactly. In none of these places though have I seen the acres of “shanty-towns” or the amount of support turned out for me everywhere I go. People, school children and adults, come out to watch the race come by and cheer us on…even in the midst of what the developed world would call squalor. Where there could be resentment or distaste for the affluence that this race represents, I detect none of it and instead find myself the one who feels on the inside of the bubble looking out and realizing that bike racing is an honor and a privilege, and I should be more grateful then I am sometimes.

The race departed this morning at 7AM, leaving behind the massive infrastructure of our traveling circus of race village, replete with hundreds of tents, showers, campers, the giant dining tent and countless other pieces of the puzzle that make this all possible, at break-neck speed. You would think, I thought, that staring down the barrel of 120k of racing with 1900+ meters of climbing that we might start a bit slower then the average hour and a half XC race. Well, I can say it isn’t so. The pace and the racing was frantic, just like euro racing always is, and there was lots of sketchy passing and jostling at high speed as the front of the race tried to rip itself free from the masses. In the madness, I careened into what could only be described as a small boulder with my front wheel, denting the rim (I would find out only much later) and loosening some spokes enough that they were rubbing on the brake caliper. Luckily I was able to give them a good yank when I had a second and make it through the day, but even more impressive is that my WTB Nano TCS tires didn’t flat or even lose any air…which brings me to a second point: All the plants in Africa are trying to kill you…seriously. The sheer amount and variety of thorns I encountered today was astounding from small innocuous ones to four-inch long death needles that look like they could sever a major artery, it seemed like every plant in it’s struggle to survive in the deadly heat and dusty soil, set out to defend itself with sheer force. When we finished, Jason pulled 47 thorns out of his tires (also the WTB’s); I lost count on mine…luckily, thanks to our sold equipment in that regard, we made it without a flat.

Unfortunately I wish that good news was all I had. It was not meant to be though, as Jason struggled a bit early on with some muscle trouble and we had to stop and make a saddle adjustment to try and help it. Then he crashed on a descent and broke his fork lockout, condemning him to do the last 50k on a rigid front end. Let me be the first to say, that his ability to do that is really, really impressive. Beyond that, he still flew down the descents at a speed that would leave a lot of people behind him. Serious skills. Despite the mechanical setback, our second 50k of the race was actually pretty fast. Finally making our way out of the serious climbs (serious like never ending marches) we hit a lot of rolling vineyard paths and really put the stick to it, managing to reel in a few of the teams who had passed us earlier in the day. Not quite enough to save the day, but we did our best under the circumstances.

When I wasn’t staring at my front wheel through a seeming waterfall of sweat pouring off my forehead, the race went through some amazing country today. From lush mountains early on in the day, to brutal dessert-like conditions in the lowlands and endless vineyards it was a showcase of all you can take in when you spend 5 hours rallying your mountain bike through some wild country….I even saw a baby tortoise on the descent of Tortoise Mountain, how cool is that? Ultimately it was a hard day on the bike, hard mentally and physically. I was pleased with the performance of my equipment, especially my bike the Redline D680, which for me is the first foray into 29’ers, and I have to say it really rips. The big wheels I’ve been so unsure of for so long really are fast and in this package, handle great. Beyond that, I was pretty happy with how I felt on the bike and think that if we can get ourselves sorted out as a team in the upcoming days, we are in for some solid and competitive rides. But beyond the racing, this really is an amazing journey, and an experience I will not soon forget. I am honored that my bike has taken me this far….thanks to everyone.

Pre-Race…Over and Under Stimulation

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:16:01 GMT

I landed in Africa at almost 10:30 at night and by the time I had negotiated a shuttle van home (where somehow the driver crammed three bike cases, six people and all of our additional luggage) it was almost 11:30. In reality, this was a good thing because I don’t think that my mind could have handled the sights, sounds and smells of daytime Capetown in the state of jet-lagged sleep deprivation that I was in. As it was, it was a head trip enough to see acres of shantytowns, multiple Porsche 911s and the World Cup Soccer Stadium all on the same trip. I got dropped off, built my bike in a fading haze of consciousness and then went to sleep after setting an alarm for 7:30 the next morning because we (Jason Sager and myself) had to make it to the “exhibition” race the next day for an 11am start time. No problem.

I was so asleep when the alarm went off that it actually was a sound affect in my dream for a good long while before I actually woke up. Coffee…blissful, delicious French press (thank goodness I brought this piece of invaluable bike racing equipment) made the first steps out of the apartment more manageable, but the view on the way to the grocery store; of a city back-sided by mountains and lapped at by the waves on the other was almost enough to make me believe I was still dreaming. Luckily Jason saved me from getting run over in my awe-struck delirium…turns out they drive on the opposite side of the road down here. Just this initial assessment, and the drive to the race which was about 50k outside of town, was enough to establish the fact that Capetown, and what little of Africa I could see from here, were beautiful. The giant rock face of table mountain loomed behind the city with its omnipresent halo of cloud cover, while the immensity of the ocean…in an almost three sided sense (looking from the point) was inspiring. The city bustled with activity and a Euro-meets-Malibu sort of feel to the steep streets, small cars and innumerable light cargo trucks. But there was discordance in the image too…next to the beauty, both natural and manmade, was poverty just a literal stones throw away. The course for our exhibition race, an urban short-track put on by the charity organization Songo was a surreal trip through the alleys and streets of one of these neighborhoods. We raced in front of children cheering with no shoes while their mothers did laundry on the side of the racecourse in buckets with a hose. We raced through singletrack littered with the garbage of urban poverty and the smell of…well, you get the idea. All of this while bordered on several sides of a valley with beautiful wine estates; it made for a truly surreal experience. Hearing the cheers of the community, many children, and knowing that the event supported the development of the athletic center there, made the oxygen debt and the jet-lag, and the heat all a little more manageable, if not at the moment at least in retrospect. It also made me glad that I was going to be doing the Cape Epic not just to showcase my trade team Redline who helped to make this trip possible, but also to raise funds and awareness for World Bicycle Relief…an organization that makes a tangible and beneficial difference in the lives of people throughout Africa. Hopefully our (Jason and my) efforts will be beneficial in fundraising for their cause…as well as successful on the racecourse.

After that shell-shock to the time zone addled system, the past couple of days have been more about getting some training and sight seeing in while getting equipment and logistics dialed for the upcoming week. And while there is a lot to do, and a lot to see…with excellent rides up Table Mountain and along the coast, it also means that there is down time that leaves me anxious to get the race underway to stem the nervousness. I for one, find it easier to be confident while riding my bike then in the days leading up to it when every training ride or race press-conference leaves me feeling intimidated at the sea of uber-thin euro pros who I will be competing with over the next eight days. But that said, the time has been good for Jason and I to click, for my legs to open up, to try and get the first shades of tan lines without burning myself to a crisp and to see some of this beautiful place before I have my head buried in my handlebars trying to stay with the front group. One more day to kill, and then the real adventure begins-

Thanks to everyone for all the support- Keep you posted.

Press Release-Justin Lindine Cape Epic

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:22:21 GMT

Redline is pleased to announce it’s sponsorship of top New England Pro Mountain bike racer Justin Lindine to race in several endurance mountain bike events this year. Justine is currently in South Africa to race in the Absa Cape Epic team MTB event on the Redline D680 29er mountain bike. The Cape Epic event is a unique team event where two racers work together over eight stages and cover 800 kilometers.

All riders must enter as a two-rider team. Teams register in one of four different categories that include Men, Ladies, Mixed and Masters. The riders in a team must remain together at all times during the race and are expected to reach the finish line by 17h00 daily. At each stage, the winners of the day receive prizes and the leaders in the overall classification are awarded their leader jerseys.

Justin and Jason Sager are “teaming up” to race in the UCI Open men’s division, racing for World Bicycle Relief, the team's goal is to raise funds and awareness for the World Bicycle Relief organization. The team will be competing in custom Cape Epic 2012 World Bicycle Relief commemorative kits designed by Mt. Borah clothing.

Arriving in Cape Town Tuesday, March 20th, the team will open their legs after the transcontinental journey by participating in Christoph Sauser's Songo.info charity exhibition mountain bike race on Wednesday in Stellenbosch.

"Racing for World Bicycle Relief programs gives us a purpose" said Sager. "Our goal is to raise awareness, and money, to support the WBR and their Bicycles for Educational Empowerment Program, as well as through their partnerships with and Qhubeka/Wildlands Conservation Trust there in South Africa, which actually build and distribute the Buffalo bikes in South Africa. Leaving bikes behind as a product of our fans' donations is one of the most tangible changes you can have on a community."

More information on the race can be found on the Absa Cape Epic website here:

http://www.cape-epic.com/index.php

Justin is racing on the 2012 Redline D680 29er with help from our good friends at FSA and WTB.

California

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:38:00 GMT

Hi everyone,

Desoto was not a good race for me. I felt tired all week-end long and was out twice in quaters. No power in my legs ! Hope I will do better in Chula Vista. Right now I have some fun (and rest !) in Huntington Beach.

See you guys in Chula ;)

dams--

Man chases down mugger on his Redline Conquest Carbon Team "The bike is the hero"

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:41:16 GMT

Check out the full story here.

Redline / Zack Gerber Early 2012 Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:08:37 GMT

Zack Gerber doing what he does like most others can't. Tricks in both directions, tech and big. Expect a lot from Zack this year!

Some Double Damage in DeSoto by Team Redline

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:51:52 GMT

Team manager Jason Carnes led a strong and ascending Team Redline into the Super National at Desoto, TX and by the time the dust had cleared and the weekend was over Redline fans had plenty to cheer about.

On Saturday, Redline lined up Sam Willoughby, Tory Nyhaug, French rider Damien Godet, and getting faster every day, hometown star Denzel Stein. When it came to the final, Tory Nyhaug took a strong sixth and Sam Willoughby gapped the field for a decisive win in the Elite Men’s event.

In the Women’s Elite event, Alise Post reconfirmed that her successful comeback from injury is for-real by placing as the top US rider in third place.

TM Jason Carnes not only kept the RL team machine running smoothly, but he also had a successful day on the track against the always tough Vet Pro field. Fourth place for Jason!

Sunday was another bright, sunny day for the Red, White and Black. In the Elite Men’s event, Sam Willoughby completed his ‘double’ for the weekend by winning against a stacked field. And Alise Post scored her second victory of the young season by winning the Women’s Elite event.

In addition to Redline’s top guns, Redline also had a strong showing by it’s Regional Development Teams including Florida based Redline/M-1, Texas based ORP, Minnesota based Redline/Adventure and California based Redline/Bike Alley. A big shout-out goes to ORP rider Paige Norton who won the 14 girls events both days on her freshly hand autographed Redline/Alise Post Flight frame!

Redline riders Elliott McGrath of Stile Industries/Redline and Travis Ohrazda also made the journey to Desoto to compete in the always competitive A-Pro class.

The Super National in Desoto served as a final tune-up for the Redline pros as they now move on to Chula Vista where they will begin their final push for the London Olympics on the Olympic Training Center Supercross track.

Joining the team in Chula Vista will be AM #1 Josh Klatman who will be competing in both the So Cal National as well as the first USAC Collegiate National Championships.

Race fans can follow Redline riders on both Facebook and Twitter by finding Redline Bicycles on either service.

Text by Redline

Photos by Jerry Landrum, Jason Krenik

BMX SUPERCROSS 2012- CHULA VISTA TRACK

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:29:21 GMT

Switchback magazine reviews the 2012 Redline D680

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:28:17 GMT

Open publication - Free publishing - More redline

BMXPLUS! magazine full review of the 2012 Redline Complex

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:07:59 GMT

Open publication - Free publishing - More redline

Dutch Redline Bmx Dreamteam "hot"Video 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:00:55 GMT

Desoto TX

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:14:31 GMT

Hi everyone, I am in Dallas since last Friday for the race in Desoto. I am hanging out with a few french and we had some fun overhere ! We rode twice on the track. It is short but ok ! See you there ;)

Kai Sakakibara Race report 3rd March 2012 National Champ Bikx 2012 Round 5 and 6

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:13:12 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 3rd March 2012

Venue: Canberra, ACT

Race: National Champ Bikx 2012 Round 5 and 6

Class: 16 boys

Result: Round 5 – 6th, Round 6 – 6th

Weather: Rainy and wet.

Course condition: Quite soft and slow, especially the last two straights.

Sponsors

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

Race summary

It had rained very heavily in Canberra leading up to the event, and Round 5, which was supposed to be on Friday, was postponed to Saturday. This meant that we had 2 rounds of racing on the Saturday.

Practice started early in the morning at 7am, and we all found out that the track wasn’t in the best condition. The last 2 straights especially were very soft, with mud patches in between every jump on the third straight. Racing proceeded as scheduled though.

Round 5

There were no time trials due to the bad track conditions, so the lane choices for moto 1 were through the points in the series.

I came out quite well out of lane 1 in the first moto, but got stuck on the inside of Max Cairns and Peter Little coming into the first corner. I had to back it off, and in this instance Jordan Lecher came through the inside. I was in 4th coming out of the first corner. My second straight wasn’t the smoothest, and I was still in the 4th down into the third straight. Peter Little got untidy and crashed, so I was able to get myself into 3rd there. I maintained that position from there.

My start felt good out of lane 4 in the second moto, but got tangled with Jordan Lecher next to me when coming down the start hill. I unclipped and lost my speed, so I was way behind coming into the first corner. I passed from 6th into 5th down the second straight, and was looking to get Brendan Floriduz through last half of the track. I couldn’t quite make it though, and finished 5th.

I got lane 1 for the last moto. My start was good and I came out well down the first straight, but Max Cairns got the better into the first corner. I had to take the corner tight because Max was there on the outside of me, and I didn’t quite get the speed I needed for the second straight. Jordan Lecher got the speed and came past on the outside, and Max lost his speed so I had two riders in front of me when I was trying to get through. I was still in 3rd down into the third straight, but had Peter Little on the outside of me pushing it in. I couldn’t risk another bad race, so I stayed back in 4th, and finished 4th.

I ended up with lane 7 for the final.

My start was a bit wonky and I came out sideways, but I was still with the pack coming over the first jump. I hit a big bog spot on the outside and lost my speed, and this put me behind coming into the first corner. There were riders everywhere on the inside, so I went for the rail around the outside for the inside line down the second straight. I was catching up well, but Jordan Lecher and Kyle Borresen got tangled up in front of me, and took Curtis Dowdell with them. Curtis was right in front of me when he crashed, and I had nowhere to go but right into him. I came down with them. I got up from there and finished the race, but came through with a 6th.

Round 6

There was a 2 hour break before Round 6 started at 12pm. There was a quick warm up, then straight into racing.

My start was pretty good in the first moto and I was with Max Cairns down the first straight, but Alex Cahill came up the inside and I had to high low to get a clear run for the second straight. Alex ended up moving on the outside again where I was, and I lost my speed trying to find my way around him. Zac Wilson took advantage of this moved his way into 2nd into the second corner. I did some catching up down the third straight and went for a move down the last straight into 3rd, but wasn’t quite enough, and finished 4th.

I came out of lane 3 in the second moto. I had a good start and first straight, but was in 2nd behind Max Cairns into the first corner. Alex Cahill came up the inside out of nowhere, so I had to rail the first corner for the second straight. This worked and I was back into 2nd into the second corner, but Alex got the better of me through the soft rhythm straight and shut me down into the last corner. I lost my speed here and Kyle Borresen came through, so I was pushed back to 4th. I couldn’t regain any positions, and ended up 4th.

It started raining quite heavily through and after the second moto, and the race was cancelled there. This meant that they took the points from the first 2 motos and gave the final position based on the points. Having two 4ths, I didn’t have a very good chance for the top spots. I ended up 6th.

It wasn’t the best time for me down in Canberra, but I look forward to racing everyone again at the Nationals.

2012 Redline Cup Finals announced!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:52:55 GMT

Here they are.....

Oct 5-8, 2012 Redline Cup Central Blue Springs MO Blue Springs BMX

Oct 12-14, 2012 Redline Cup East Raleigh NC Capitol City BMX

Oct 19-21, 2012 Redline Cup West Fresno CA FBX@Woodward Park Fresno

Like the redline cup page on facebook for up to date information

Brandon Dosch @ Anthem

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:22:32 GMT

Brandon Dosch @ Anthem - More BMX Videos

Ever seen a dirt Dew Cup champion do a legit can can footjam lookback at a concrete park? Look no further for that and even more top-notch shreddin'. Credit: Vital BMX

Saya Sakakibara Race report Maitland State Series Rd 2 Sunday 18th February 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:12:16 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Date: Sunday 18th February 2012

Venue: Maitland Tenambit BMX Track

Race: Maitland State Series Rd 2

Class: 13 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: Hot but not that bad.

Course condition: Really good. Smooth and really fun to ride on.

Sponsors

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

Race summary

On Saturday, we went for a practise because we hadn’t ridden the new track before. My little cousin Juno, who just started BMX last year came with us and he rode pretty well too.

My first moto was the best one of all. I had lane eight and I had a good start. I jumped the first jump not clearing it but just casing and got in front. I jumped the last pump jump which was really fun. And all around that first corner, I pedalled heaps so I could get the speed to jump the second straight. I did them all cleanly and it felt really good. The second corner I pedalled around it pretty hard and it felt like I was going to slide out. On the third straight I manualed all of the jumps. It went very good. I pumped down the last straight and I finished first.

My second moto wasn’t that great. I decided not to jump the first one and I just pumped it. But it wasn’t fast. My last jump was pretty good though. On the second straight, I jumped it really nicely again. I was really fun. My third straight was really good too because I manualed the last jump which I didn’t manual before. I pumped through and got first.

I really didn’t like this moto, worst one of the day. I had lane five and I had an OK start but I tried to manual the first jump. l cased and it felt I lost of speed. But I was still able to jump the last one. My second straight wasn’t very good because I cased the first jump. I think that was where Steffie Gioffre caught up. She was pretty close to me that made me feel, ‘Oh no! Go harder’ so I did but didn’t make much difference. I was happy to come first.

I had second choice for my final because I didn’t race Chelsea Boylan and she won all of her motos, whenever two people ties like this they take the first person in alphabetical order and Chelsea’s name starts with ‘B’ and she got to chose first. And I got to chose lane one so I was happy enough. I had a really good start and I came across to the middle a bit. I jumped the first one nearly clearing it and I jumped into the next jump. On my last jump, I over jumped and NEARLY went over the line. ‘That was close’ I thought. I went around that corner really fast. I don’t think I went that

fast ever! I jumped second straight really nicely especially the first one because I jumped I went over it really good in style! Haha, I was relieved when I went around the second corner that there were only two straights to go. My manuals were really good and I didn’t lose any speed. As I went around the last corner my legs were burning. They wouldn’t pump as hard as I wanted them to pump but I managed to get over the finish line first.

It was a really good event and I really enjoyed the new track. I really want to come again.

Kai Sakakibara Race report NSW State Series Round 2, Maitland 19th February 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:12:03 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 19th February 2012

Venue: Maitland, NSW

Race: NSW State Series Round 2, Maitland

Class: 16 boys

Result: 1st

Weather: Sunny and warm all day.

Course condition: A little bit loose around the corners, but nice and fast.

Sponsors

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

Race summary

It was a nice day of racing at Maitland. The weather conditions were perfect with warm temperatures and no wind.

After all the warm up sessions were completed, we got into racing.

I came out quite well out of lane 8 in my first moto, and made my way across to the inside down the first straight. I was in first around the first corner, and had a good run down the second straight as well. My third straight was fine and I was looking to get it across the line, but I didn’t quite get the manuals down the last straight how I wanted to and lost some of my speed. This let Zac Wilson pass me right on the line. I came in 2nd.

My start was good in my second moto, and I led Alex Cahill and Jarrod Chittick around the first corner. My second straight and third straight went fine, and I brought it around the last corner on 1st. My last straight wasn’t the best, but I still crossed the line 1st.

My third moto was a pretty good lap. I had a good start, and led it to the line with a 1st. I got a bit untidy again down the last straight, but I knew that I had it fine for the final so it was all good.

I had 2nd pick for the final and got lane 1. Jarrod Chittick flinched on the gate next to me and came out late, but I was able to come out with a good start. My first straight was good and I was in front around the first corner. My second straight was good, and I kept it going around the second corner as well. I tagged the step up out of the second corner trying to go too low and lost some of my speed, and this gave Zac Wilson an opportunity to catch up down the third straight. I had the inside line into the last corner though, and kept my position down the last straight and to the finish line. I finished 1st.

It was nice riding at Maitland again. The track was in pretty good shape, and was a fun day of racing.

2012 Redline Flight School -Dates Announced

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:53:39 GMT

DATE	Track	City
Mon 3/26	Sun City BMX	El Paso, TX
Tue 3/27	Desert Sunset BMX	Tucson, AX
3/29-4/1	US Nat'l Champ's	Chula Vista, CA
Tue 4/3	Bellflower BMX	Bellflower, CA
Thu 4/5	Tulare BMX	Tulare, CA
Sat 4/7	Spreckles Park BMX	Manteca, CA
Mon 4/9	Bighorn BMX	Reno, NV **
Tue 4/10	Elkhorn BMX	Rio Linda, CA **
Wed 4/11	Silver Dollar BMX	Chico, CA **
Thu 4/12	North Bay BMX	Napa, CA **
4/19-4/22	Winter Nationals	Phoenix, AZ
Tue 4/24	West Texas BMX	Midland, TX

** dates/locations are tentative

Whittier Narrows BMX Redline Cup race update

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:26:08 GMT

Whittier Narrows BMX: Redline Cup Series Race Report February 22, 2012

The Bike Alley / Redline / Rockstar Team started off the West Redline Cup Series in

strong form. The team had over 15 riders participating in the Redline Cup Series race on

February 18, 2012 at Whittier Narrows BMX. There was a very good turnout of 81motos

of the top notch riders from the western region. Our riders represented in Girl classes,

most all of the Expert classes, men’s and women’s Cruiser classes and a couple of

Pro/Am participants. We would like to thank all of our sponsors; Ruben Sanchez of Bike

Alley, Redline Bicycles, Rockstar Energy Drinks, ODI grips, CHISM Commercial and

FLY Racing. We would also like to congratulate our team of riders on an outstanding

effort and show of force in promoting our brands. Most of the motos looked like national

caliber races. Some outstanding performances include:

Aiden Hunt, 5th 6 Expert

Brayden Daniels, 3rd 9 Expert

Wyatt Hubbard, 4th 12 Expert

Jake Marr, 5th 12 Expert

Jon Williams, 6th 12 Expert

Matt Chism, 1st 15 Expert

Kyle Spicer, 1st 17-18 Expert

Megan Chism, money winner women’s Pro/Am

Kyle Bastin, money winner men’s Pro/Am

Robin Vold, 1st Womens Cruiser

Connor Defrain, 1st 8 & Under Cruiser

Brayden Daniels, 1st 9 Cruiser

Tyler McGuire, 1st 12 Cruiser

Brian Bender, 2nd 21-23 Cruiser

Tom McCormack, 8th 46-50 Cruiser

We would also like to thanks our team families for their help and generosity in making

this a fun and friendly day for all who came out. Special thanks to Jason Marr and Nick

Daniels for getting to the track early and setting up our pit canopies, Matt Hunt for

treating us to the giant sub sandwich and Ruben Sanchez for the refreshments. Next

Redline Cup Series event, Imperial Valley BMX, see you at the races.

Knee Injury Part 4: 2-4 month CV Rehab

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:20:01 GMT

This is a video showing some of the things I was doing in order to get back on my bike as quick as possible. This rehab all took place from 8 weeks-16weeks (2-4 months) post-op. Thank you to the medical staff at the CVOTC (Reiko, Chris, Quincy, Brett), the Manual Orthopedic Physical Therapy (MOPT) Staff (Mike & Joe...everyone), of course my family and friends who continue to support me, my coach Sean Dwight, Redline, JBL Audio, Oakley, Tangent, USA Cycling, and everyone who has continued to back me through these tough times....THANK YOU!!! I hope this video shows you that I was giving my best effort!

Redline Carbon BMX - Drop Out System

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:06:38 GMT

Engineer Kurt Hall of Redline explains and demonstrates the Redline Carbon Flight BMX - Drop Out System.

Redline / Troy Lee Designs BMX Team - Round 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:33:02 GMT

Redline/Troy Lee @ Manchester Round 2

Round 2 of the UK National Bmx race series and the Redline/Troy Lee team hit the National Bmx Centre at Manchester, and with a record entry of 850 riders from all over the UK and Europe racing was going to be hard and fast.

Racing was split into 2 days and Saturday was cruiser and Supercross action, Redline/Troy Lee rider Alan Hill looked strong in his moto’s in 40-44 cruiser and sailed into the final, but after leading all the way to the last straight Alan got caught out and crashed and had to settle for 8^th place.

Saturday evening was Bmx Supercross racing and 47 riders registered from all over the world. Redline/Troy Lee Elite rider Cal Strickland made it to the semi’s but went out with a 7^th place.

Sunday was the turn of the twenty inch bikes and Alan Hill did not disappoint, still battered and bruised from his crash on Saturday Alan rolled in 3^rd place in a crazy Masters class. Championship Women’s class was just as crazy with some world class riders, Ayesha McLelland made it into the semi even after crashing in moto 2, but went out in the semi and had to settle for 3^rd in the B-final.

Redline UK would like to thank it’s sponsors Troy Lee Designs, Tioga, Tacx, Airace

Next race @ Manchester National Bmx Centre 24^th-25^th March

Pictured: Alan Hill (Top) Ayesha McLelland (Below)

Raymon van der Biezen- Training camp Florida done

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:22:45 GMT

I had a nice training camp in Florida and riding my bike again went better than expected, but watching the race in Oldsmare from the sideline isn’t my thing…

When I left home a few weeks ago I had no expectations about riding the track again, because it was 3,5 months ago since my crash in Genéva and I didn’t know if my wrist allows me to ride again? So I went to the Okeeheelee BMX track in West Palm Beach with no expectations and fortunately it worked out better than I ever expected.

Of course my wrist hurts when I ride the track, but I can feel the deferent’s between the first and second week… It’s getting less painful and holding my bar is going better. Just when the jumps are really steep or the track is really bumpy it can hurt. Beside of my wrist riding is going very well. I have to adjust myself a little, because the wrist/ hand will never have the same mobility and flexibility like before. I just need some more time to get used to and I need some more strength to hold my bar during full laps. This is something I’m going to work on till the first World Cup (UCI BMX Supercross) in Chula Vista, USA in the end of March.

The last 2 weeks went by very fast. Training was very intense for me, because I didn’t ride the track for a long time, but overall I’m satisfied about my improvements and I know where I am right now. I made a new training movie about myself riding the track again, check it out

Last weekend the team did a race in Oldsmar. The whole team looked good, while I was watching from the sidelines… It didn’t make me happy to watch, so hopefully I can race soon!

Part 3 Knee Injury: MN Post-Op

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:10:27 GMT

Another step to my knee rehab process that led to my quick return to the track! ....Well, for a knee injury. It still seemed like forever to me! During this time I was in an immobilizer brace 24/7 for 6 weeks (BORING!!), and then spent two weeks easing off my crutches and into weight bearing exercises....such as walking normal. This time in MN brought me up to my 8 week post-op benchmark where I headed back to Vail for a check-up before I could start more weight bearing activity. So, I guess check out different my life was for a bit...

-alise

A New Piece to my Puzzle..

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

This video just explains a little bit about the new Don Joy knee brace I have to wear doing any training or riding. I wore this bionic leg under my gear in Florida with a special knee pad built on, and it didn't seem to give me any issues....besides being a little stiff when it was FREEZING out Sunday morning! (or maybe that was just my legs...ha!) But anyways, the brace is awesome, of course I wish I didn't need it, but for the situation at hand they've provided me the best in the industry. I highly recommend this to anyone with a knee injury! ...but, let's just hope no one gets any injuries!

-alise

Lancaster United Bike Polo reviews the Redline Urbis

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:04:36 GMT

"Dollar for dollar, my Urbis is better than your bike. So yeah. Go buy one."

Read the full review here http://lancasterpolo.com/2012/01/17/polo-bike-review-2011-redline-urbis/

Saya Sakakibara Race report Liverpool State Series Rd 1 Sunday 5th February 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:30:57 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Date: Sunday 5th February 2012

Venue: Liverpool BMX Track

Race: State Series Rd 1

Class: 13 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: Great weather. It rains just a little bit.

Course condition: Really smooth, just a bit slow because of the rain.

Sponsors

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

Race summary

First round of the State Series. I was really excited to get this year going!

My first race was pretty good I had a good start and I came out in front. I manualed the first and the second jump very nicely. On the second straight, I manualed three jumps and I did them pretty cleanly. By the time I got around the second corner I was puffing a little. I had to pedal really hard so I could get enough speed to jump that double there. I went OK over the double but I didn’t jump the next one. But I was still in front. I did a few manuals on the last straight and I came first.

On the second moto, I had lane two. I had a good start and Steff Gioffre and I came out in front. But I got my nose in front of her and I went into the first corner first. On the second straight, I went to manual the first jump and I over manualed but did not crash. I lost a lot of speed but I manualed the next one anyway. My rest of the track was good and I came first.

My last moto was pretty fun because I was in first and the first and second straights were good. I manualed everything. But the fun part was a railed all around the outside of the second corner and got lots of speed. I jumped the first double really good so I went for the next one. I cased it lots but it was pretty fast. I manualed through and got first.

On the final I chose lane one. I was getting pretty nervous because it was a dead man final. I really wanted to win. BAM! The gate slaps down and I managed to get in front. My first straight was the best one out of the whole day. But not the second straight. I cased the first jump and I lost more speed than second moto. But I still survived. I jumped the double on the third straight and also I jumped the two jumps on the last straight! YAY! It was a very fun race. I came first.

Day was good. The weather held up. My little cousin rode very well as he has just started last year.

Kai Sakakibara Race report NSW State Series Round 1, Liverpool 5 February 2012

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:30:40 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Date: 5 February 2012

Venue: Liverpool, NSW

Race: NSW State Series Round 1

Class: 16 boys

Result: 3rd

Weather: Sunny and hot.

Course condition: Nice and fast. Really good condition considering the amount of rain that fell on it recently

Sponsors

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

Race summary

My elbow was still hurting from last weekend’s crash at Bunbury and I wasn’t at 100% yet for racing. This aim for my racing this weekend was to start getting used to the bike again, and get some points in so I don’t fall behind in the NSW State series.

There was a 25 minute warm up session before racing, where I had to get my elbow warmed up as much as possible. My elbow was still quite stiff and I wasn’t able to really go full pace as I couldn’t put a lot of weight on it. I made a decision to race comfortably but not do anything that would aggravate my elbow.

I came out of the gate alright in my first moto, and found myself leading into the first corner. I didn’t have the confidence to manual the second straight with my sore elbow, so I had to jump through, and Alex Cahill came past me manualing. I was in 2nd around the second corner. My third straight was a bit floaty and Zac Wilson got past me as well, but I held my position from there and came in with a 3rd.

My first straight was quite decent again in the second moto and I was in front coming around the first corner. Alex Cahill got the better again though down the second straight, where I got a bit loose and bumped my elbow. Zac Wilson came past down the third straight, and it was a fine 3rd from there.

The last moto went quite well. Alex Cahill got the better of me in the moto down the first straight and I was in 2nd around the first corner. It was a pretty smooth lap from here, and I came through with a good 2nd.

I had fourth pick for the final and got lane 3. I had the gate good all day, but went a tad too early in the final and tagged it down as I came out. I was behind coming down the start hill, but was able to catch into 3rd into the first corner. I did my best to keep up my speed from here, but didn’t have a massive chance in catching up the 1st and 2nd not being able to ride the track like I want to. My lap was quite smooth though, and I was able to hold onto 3rd all the way to the end.

It definitely wasn’t the best result, but it was a fine result considering the crash that I had last week and the reason why I raced.

Redline Oldsmar Race Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:02:54 GMT

For the first USA BMX Race of the 2012 season, the entire International Redline team headed down to Oldsmar, Florida to duke it out with pros from around the world and nearly freeze to death in the very unFlorida weather which included lows of 30 and nasty gusts of wind.

Joining the team for the first time since the Summer of 2011 was Alise Post who has finally recovered from her torn ACL and showed no signs of trouble while riding her Signature Redline Flight AP to the podium on Day 1 of the race with a Second, on day two however her luck changed when she fell on the first straight in her semi. Don't worry about injuries, she jumped right back to her feet. Former ABA Champion Sam Willoughby also made a couple of appearances on the podium, taking a second on saturday paired with a First on Sunday, quickly putting him in the points lead for the first ever USA BMX title.

Also finding their way in to the main events were Dutch rider's Merle Van Benthem picking up a 4th and 6th and Jelle Van Gorkom, who finished out the weekend with a pair of 6ths.

Canadian Tory Nyhaug has a couple of unfortunate endings this weekend, Saturday while in qualifying position blowing up on the last set of the prosecution, knocking him out of the races and then again on Sunday when he blew both feet out of the pedals in the Semi. Also making a trek around the world included the likes of Masa Sampei who made the trip all the way from Japan. though Masa didn't quite make it to the mains, his riding was solid all weekend.

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.

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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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CENTRAL
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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WEST
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.
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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

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

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

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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 !

>> Video (-> Worlds Finals, -> Videos of Cruiser races, -> Cr Women 40+ Presentation + Final)
>> Bericht Rad-Net

>> Bericht Sport Import (-> Team-blog)

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.

Kai Sakakibara Race report UCI BMX World Championships - Copenhagen 28 July 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:10:18 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 14

Date: 28 July 2011

Venue: Copenhagen, Denmark

Race: UCI World Championships 2011

Class: 15 boys

Result: 4th

Weather: Sunny and nice all day

Course condition: Nice and smooth. Very fast.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

The challenge class riders had the Official Practice on Monday and Tuesday, then the 14s and under raced on Wednesday. My racing was on the next day.

Practice on both Monday and Tuesday went well and I was set for racing. I got a few laps in the morning of the race day as well.

My motos ran very smoothly.

I had a good start in the first moto and came across out of lane 7. My first straight was quite strong and I came out in front. I got the second straight quite fast and same with the rhythm section. I felt like I had a good lead all the way, and I finished with a comfortable 1st.

My start was good in the second moto as well. I came out in front again into the first corner. My second straight may have been a little bit slow as I tagged a few jumps coming into the second corner, but I was still in front. I had a good third and last straight and pulled it home. I finished 1st.

I came out well from the inside lane in my last moto and had another clean lap. Jay Schippers was behind me all the way, but I stayed well in front. I finished 1st.

There were over 90 riders in my age class this year, so we had 1/8 finals.

I had lane 7 for my 1/8 final. My start was a bit slow as I wheelied out of the gate, but I came across and got myself in front. I lead into and around the first corner and lined up for the second straight. I had a smooth second straight and a nice third straight and pulled it around the last corner. I took it all the way to the line and finished 1st.

My quarter final was a close heat with the previous World 1, World 2, World 3, and World 7 all in the same one. I had a pretty good start out of the middle, but the previous world champion, Chris Christensen was right there on the inside of me. We were side by side into the first corner, but Chris got his nose in front and I was stuck around the outside. Simon Marquart also came up the inside around the first corner so that put me back into 3rd into the second straight. I caught back up the inside of the Swiss, Simon Marquart again down the second straight, but he stuck right to the inside and I couldn’t get past. I was still stuck in 3rd around into the second corner. I saw Simon riding right on the inside again down the third straight, so I went on the outside trying to avoid him, but Jay Schippers from the Netherlands came up the inside and pushed me back to 4th. I took the last corner tight from there pushed it to the end. I scraped through with a 4th.

I had lane 2 for the semi final. My gate was good, but Chris Christensen from lane 3 came out with the better and came across to shut me down. I had to jump high on the first jump so I didn’t hit anyone in the air. That put me behind and I had to play catch up down the first straight. I caught up to mid pack and took an inside line into 3rd around the first corner. I came out of the corner in 3rd, and did my best to stick to the inside so no one got in. My second straight was quite smooth and I was still in 3rd around the second corner. I got the rhythm really well and stayed in 3rd all the way. I made it through to the final.

I was given lane 1 for the final. My start wasn’t very fast, and I was a bit behind down the first straight. I caught up and made an inside move and got myself into 4th around the first corner. The two guys in front got tangled up a bit and slowed down on the outside, and Chris Christensen came up the inside and I thought I would get squashed between them. I lost some speed there, and jumped the second straight higher than usual, but over jumped and let a German rider, Jakob Bernhart through. I was looking for a high low move around the second corner, but couldn’t find a way in and the French rider, Mathieu Jacquier came up the inside. I was able to ride around him though and pushed it through the rhythm. I caught up a bit through here and tried a high low around the last corner. Jakob Bernhart and I were side by side down the last straight, but I just got him on the line. I finished 4th.

I was quite happy with the result of 4th, but can see now that there are some really fast guys out there and I am really looking forward to training and racing them again.

Saya Sakakibara Race report BMX World Championships - Copenhagen Wednesday 27th July 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:10:28 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 11

Date: Wednesday 27th July 2011

Venue: Copenhagen, Denmark

Race: World Championships

Class: 12 Girls

Result: 3rd

Weather: It was raining the first week of our trip but when it came to practice and racing, it was great weather.

Course condition: Great track. No negatives at all. Smooth, great corners.

Sponsors

Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

This race is the biggest race of the year. Lots of riders from all over the world come along to race. This world championship is the biggest since Paris, France in 2005. Everyone was training for hard this and it isn’t right if you weren’t nervous.

There were twenty-four girls in my age group and they all looked so tall and they didn’t look like twelve year olds. “There are going to be some good competition today” I thought.

On my first moto, I had lane two. I had a very bad start but I had enough speed to jump the first step up. I cased. On the first straight, I was in second and Sanne Vollenberg a Nertherland girl was in front. On the second straight, I wasn’t getting the manuals right and I was launching off jumps and it wasn’t very good. On the third straight, I caught up to Sanne on the outside and I high-lowed her. I was so close to getting first but I came second.

On the second moto, I had lane seven. I had a good start this time and I was pedalling and pedalling. When I got up to the first jump, my pedals weren’t in the right place so I went sketchy and BANG! I crashed!! I was carried off the track on a stretcher. I was bruised all over and had a grazed chin. My helmet was cracked I and wasn’t feeling very good.

Luckily I was just about OK for the last moto, I had lane four. I had a good start but I didn’t pedal that hard down the start hill because I was too scared. I pumped over it good but I launched off the back side off it. But I was in second. On the second straight, I got through it much better than the first moto. So I actually caught up with Sanne again. On the third straight, I pumped through it hard but it didn’t feel as fast that time but I still caught up with Sanne. I tried a high- low on her again but it didn’t get first. I got second.

My semi final was very nerve racking because if I didn’t come in the top four, I would not get into the final and would not get a world plate!! I had lane five. I had a pretty good start and I came out in front. My way of going over the first jump wasn’t very good so the two Netherland girls got in front of me. I was in third. I was catching up on the second straight but I cased my manual so I fell behind again. My third straight wasn’t as good this race but no one caught up to me so I came third and made it to the final.

On my FINAL I had lane six. As my name got called out, I was so nervous and I really wanted this race to be over! “Riders ready watch the gate....Pipipipiii BAM!” The gate was down the crowd goes wild. I can hear it in the background of my thinking noise when I race. I had a really good start and I moved to the inside. I was in second as I went over the first and second jump. But when I got up to the triple, I failed the manual and Vieta Petersone the Latvia girl came up the inside and she got into second. Sae Hatakeyama the Japanese girl was in first. I was trying as hard as I can to get those pedals around in circles to get the extra boost. My second straight wasn’t as good as I thought it would be because I cased the manual again. I lost some speed then. On the second corner, I was going to get some speed to catch up to Vieta so I can have a chance to get second. I didn’t catch up at all. I pedalled as hard as I can to catch up but there was no chance. I came third.

I was happy to get third and disappointed at the same time that I did not get first. Anyway it was great racing.

Me about to crash

Redlines Kari Studley scores a second place and victory in the Midsummer nights Cyclocross race.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:57:59 GMT

Redline racer Kari Studley rides her Redline Conquest team bike to second place in the women’s open race in Washington. Fellow competitor Kathy Sherwin had just enough to hold off Kari. Kari is super happy to be back racing after the shoulder injury she suffered last year at Cyclo-Cross nationals in Bend, OR. Kari then went on to win the women’s single speed race that same evening. We are happy to see Kari back in the mix, way to go!

Alise Post withdraws from BMX World Championship competition

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:48:19 GMT

OFFICIAL USA CYCLING PRESS RELEASE.

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 24, 2011) – Due to an untimely training injury reigning world championship bronze medalist Alise Post (St. Cloud, Minn./Redline Bicycles) will not contest the upcoming UCI BMX World Championships.

“Obviously this is horrible news but I feel confident that we have three girls who will step up to the challenge,” said USA Cycling BMX Programs Director Mike King of the U.S. team’s chances at the pending world championships. “Alise is a strong competitor and we expect to see her back in the saddle soon.”

Post, currently the seventh-ranked rider in the UCI World standings, suffered a leg injury during training on Thursday. The extent of her injuries is unknown but the 20 year-old is expected to return to competition as soon as possible.

“It is obviously unfortunate, but I’m already working to get back on the road to recovery.” stated Post. “The last time I suffered injury I came back even stronger so I fully expect this one to turn out just the same.”

The 2011 UCI BMX World Championships begin Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark with the elite competitions slated for later in the week.

UCI BMX World Championships

Copenhagen, Denmark

July 25-31, 2011

U.S. Team

Elite Men

Mike Day (San Diego, Calif./GT–Red Bull)

Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX)

David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Intense BMX)

Nicholas Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro-Rockstar)

Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./GT Bicycles)

Elite Women

Amanda Carr (Punta Gorda, Fla./Endeavor-Rip XX Racing)

Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla./MCS-Troy Lee Designs)

Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX)

Junior Men

Rusty Nesvig (San Diego, Calif./Factory Intense)

Junior Women

Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro-Rockstar)

Dani George (Palmdale, Calif./Supercross BMX)

About USA Cycling

Recognized by the United States Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling is the official governing body for all disciplines of competitive cycling in the United States, including road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross. As a membership-based organization, USA Cycling comprises 66,500+ licensees; 2,200 clubs and teams; and 34 local associations. The national governing body sanctions 2,650 competitive and non-competitive events throughout the U.S. each year and is responsible for the identification, development, and support of American cyclists. To learn more about USA Cycling, visit www.usacycling.org.

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Ocean City Dew Tour Redline Recap

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:50:36 GMT
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Story and photos by Fat Tony

This weekend Ocean City, Maryland was host to the first stop of the 2011 Dew Tour series, and four of our riders including Brandon Dosch, Josh Hult, Hucker Clark, and Brandon Christie made their way out there and fought the brutal heat and humidity to get in some time on the park course. With no dirt event at this stop Dosch and Hult were able to concentrate on park, and Hult even signed up to ride vert. Since this was the opening event for this year's Dew Tour, everyone but Dosch (who was already pre-qualified from last year) had to try to make it through Open Qualifying, which is no doubt one of the toughest contests out there. Nearly 50 dudes competed in OQ and were all hungry as hell to break into the top 10 in order to secure their place on the Tour, so everyone was going off and throwing down hard during on Thursday.

It's no surprise to anyone that Hucker had his usual "go big or go home" attitude this weekend, and he definitely went for it. He even flipped down the nine-foot step down—the tallest obstacle Dew Tour has ever had on a park course! A crash in each of his runs messed up his chances at making it through Open Qualifying, but that didn't stop him from putting on a good show and stoking the crowd, all while smiling ear to ear.

Hult said, "The course was really big. I had a hard time with the box—a lot dudes were having a hard time getting speed over it." Christie agreed and said the course was "pretty gnarly this year, but I ended up having some good runs out there and just had some fun..."

Hult's hard time with the box came with a price and after a smooth first run, a crash in his second run over the box on a superman tailwhip made his shoulder pop out of socket. Unfortunately he ended up being too sore to ride and had to pull out of the vert contest and watch from the deck. He was still in good spirits though, and joked that he was just ready to get to the next stop of the Tour in Portland "so I can get on some dirt where I feel like I belong, haha."

Christie had a few super solid runs during Open Qualifying with a clean 360 over the gator pit, a huge 720 over the box, and a massive flair, but even with bangers like that it wasn't enough to crack that illusive top 10 needed to get the invite to Portland, but he'll be back next year and will still be killing it on a daily basis at his local spots and wherever his travels take him over the next few months.

In prelims Dosch came out swinging hard and did a triple whip over the box, spun big 360s both ways, nailed a nice 270 lookback transfer over a long hip, and was the only rider to jump up the giant step down—and he didn't just jump it—he whipped it. They only took nine people from prelims to the finals, and Dosch didn't quite make the cut, but he's already pre-qualified for finals in dirt at the Portland Dew Tour (since he won the Dew Cup for dirt last year), so look out for him there in a few weeks, and watch for him next week at X Games in Los Angeles, too.

Hucker backflip at Woodward East

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:20:39 GMT

Mike "Hucker" Clark and the Redline Team are in Woodward East this week warming up for the first Dew Tour stop in Maryland. Some of the Woodward campers caught Hucker backflipping on flat ground in this vid!

ABA Las Vegas Nationals

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:40:25 GMT

Races were at the South Point Hotel & Casino in the Equestrian arena. Track was just under 800 feet and was all they could fit into it. Inside gates were key with this short first straight for placement going into turn one. Though they were hard to come by for Carly, she did score a Hugh WIN !!! Saturday in her 17-27 Girls Class. As a girl, have 19 riders was a great rider count. That main event she puller the hole shot form gate 4 and took it to the finish with a 20 bike length lead. This was a great win for her and Redline. Her other main was cruiser ended up in a close finish for the win, but ended up second.

Sunday's main events were exciting also, very close races for the win, but fell short to second place finishes in both.

Carly, though sad she didn't win those other close races, she was, and we are, very happy with her effort and attitude. Not winning them all, just gives her more drive to train harder and get ready for her next National event.

Until next time......

Jared Eberwein's new video-What i do know.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:23:49 GMT
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Redditch UK National Rounds 7 & 8

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:22:49 GMT

Rounds 7 & 8 of the UK National series was held at Redditch bmx club and was the first national held at Redditch in decades. The bmx track is also near the site where the first official bmx track was built and also hosted the international race called the Anglo-American way back in the 80’s.

Anyway enough of that it’s time for race results

Day 1

One thing I was glad of was that the Redline team tents were water proof as we certainly needed them to be as the weather was more like a winters day, cold and wet. Still no time for moaning we had to get on with it. Redline rider Travis Wilson was having a great time with the track and getting a 3rd place in the A-final was a great result. Alan Hill wasn’t letting the rain stop him and shot to 1st place in both Masters and 35-39 cruiser. Valerie Zebrokova also took the win in 13-14yr female and scoring more points for the team on day 1.

Other results of the day

Emily Hutt - 1st

Matt Hutt – 5th

Andy Clucas - 7th

Ayesha McLelland - 3rd

Abi Hill – 3rd

Jacob Roberts - 5th

Day 2

Sunday again was started off gloomy and wet but the track was still fast despite all the rain. 7-8yr old rider Emily Hutt continued to lead this class and blitz the competition to 1st place. Andy Clucas having crashed at the last national and injuring his foot still had a go over the weekend and his injured foot was taking a toll on his riding but still managed to get in the A final and come 6th. Championship women rider Ayesha McLelland was having a great weekend and lead the final from start to finish to claim 1st place point and was the best race of the day.

Other results of day 2

Travis Wilson – 3rd

Matt Hutt – 5th

Jacob Roberts – 1st B-main

Valerie Zebrokova - 1st

Abi Hill – 5th

Alan Hill – Masters 2nd

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 9 & 10 Gosport 13-14^th August

Pictured: Ayesha McLelland

Pictured: Alan Hill

Hang 5 to front flip

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:38:18 GMT

@Huckerhb has a few new tricks ready for 2011. This is crazy!!!

video by Alistair Whitton

Watch my attempts at driving a manual!!

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:20:52 GMT

Jared Eberwein back on Redline

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:46:33 GMT

Redline would like to welcome Jared back to the team! Jared built up his Device bike this week and here’s what he had to say about his new setup:

" I feel as if I've never had this bike before, it's better then ever! I love the way the colors coordinate, but most of all I'm psyched on my sticker placement!! Happy to be home..."

You’ll be seeing Jared at events this summer, starting with the Dew Tour Dirt in Portland, Oregon August 12-14

BACK TO MA

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:19:17 GMT

I've recently returned to New England in my home town Middleboro MA. Been here for about a month now and seem to be nonstop. I went to Ocean City to ride OQ park and meet the majority of the U.S. Redline team which was awesome, seemed like good vibes all around. The team met up at woodward East and drove to MD. I left Sunday in order to make it back home so i could teach ramp camp at Rye Airfield the following day. Riding Rye is always a treat. I just got a late invite to the second stop at Portland for LCQ. I'll be there all week and then back to MA where I'm going to be filiming for a "my spot" edit for my trails back home. My friend Mike P. and i have been bringing them back to life and my friend Jeff Dupaul from TJD will be behind the camera. Shout out to Redline for helping me out this year and Flip for aiming things in the right direction. Psyched for 2011.

Here is a small edit from home and some photos:

http://vimeo.com/27026588

Indy Scheepers European Champion Girls 10

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:50:48 GMT

Indy Scheepers European Champion Girls 10:
Last weekend the Final Euro Rounds took place in Haaksbergen (NL)
It was a super event with lots of riders from different countries and
the racing level was very high
Indy Scheepers won de titel European Champion 2011 in the girls 10 years,
Jelle vd Elzen men 17-24 was also in the main but after start he clicked out of his
pedal and then he crashed in the 3e straight.
The almost all riders of the Redline Dreamteam came until the semi finals
“oldschool” Dynamite Leon Walravens crashed in the semi’s and could not
defent his titel ( Teun de Bock( boys 8) and Jeffrey Bignell( cruisers 40-44) could
not race because of union rules)
To see some video of the Euro final Rounds please scroll down
To see all results & videos please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: BMX Worlds Championchips Copenhagen

Final European Championships Girls 10 Indy Scheepers

Priceceremony Girls 10

Leon Walravens Semifinal Cruisers 45+

Impression Final Euro Rounds Haaksbergen

Semifinal Jelle vd Elzen Men 17-24

Final Jelle vd Elzen Men 17-24

Quterfinal Wessel van Dijk Boys 10

Happy Belated 4th of July!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:00:22 GMT

Here's a little update on my 4th of July....check out what I did..it's probably pretty comparable to what you did..but hey, it will be like we're watching the fireworks together!

Saya Sakakibara Race report Saturday 9th & 10th July 2011 State Series Round 3 – Sawtell NSW

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:48:34 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara

Age: 11

Date: 9th and 10th July 2011

Venue: Sawtell BMX Track

Race: State Series Round 3

Class: 12 Girls

Result: 1st

Weather: The weather seemed happy so it was sunny

Course condition: The track had changed after the 2007 State Titles so it was interesting track. I liked the track and it was in good condition.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

We drove up to Sawtell on Friday morning. It was around lunch time when we arrived and we decided to go for a ride on the track before club racing that night. We ended up not staying for club racing and we went home early.

Racing began on Saturday

On my first moto, I had lane four and I had a pretty bad start but I still came out in front. On the first corner, I pedalled around it hard so I can have the speed to jump the double. I jumped the double cleanly. On the fourth straight, I manauled a lot of jumps and it felt pretty good. But on the last corner, I had too much speed and I went off the corner and completely off the track. I fell back to third.

Second moto: I had lane one and I had an ok start. This race I had my brother Kai’s helmet with the helmet camera, the helmet did not fit so well so I couldn’t jump the double on the second straight because it would fall down. But I was still in first. On the fourth straight, I did some manuals like the first race. But I pulled my brakes because I didn’t want to go over the corner again. I came first.

On my last moto for the day, I had lane five and I had a pretty bad start. But again, I came out of the first corner first. I pedalled hard up to the second straight double but I thought I didn’t have enough speed so I just pumped it. I kept going and came first.

Day one ended when it was dark and we went home for dinner.

Racing continued on Sunday

First moto of the day: I came out of the first corner with a lot of speed to jump the double on the second straight. I cased it a little bit but I was still in the lead. On the fourth straight, I did manauls in different jump this time and it felt pretty good and fast. This time I didn’t go over the corner. I came first.

On the last moto, I had lane one. I had the helmet camera on again. I had a good start at last and I came out into lthe lead. I went for the double and I cased it a bit. It didn’t affect me. I pedalled over the jumps on the third straight and into the fourth straight. I went very good manauling those rollers. I was safe from going over the corner.

Even though we only had four people in our group, we had a dead man final so the last person dropped and we only had three people. I had a really good start and I came out in front. I jumped the double but I cased. On the third straight, pedalled over the two jumped and into the second last corner. I was still leading and on the last corner, I manauled the two doubles on the last straight and finished! I came first.

I had good fun. Now I have to get packing for Japan on Monday!!

Kai Sakakibara Race report 9-10th July 2011 NSW State Series Round 4 - Sawtell

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:48:22 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 14

Date: 9th and 10th July 2011

Venue: Sawtell, NSW

Race: NSW State Series Round 4

Class: Pro-Open Men and 15 boys

Result: Pro Open Day 1: 5th

Day 2: 8th

15 boys: 1st

Weather: Sunny with a bit of wind all weekend. Cold in the mornings and afternoons, but warm throughout the days.

Course condition: Quite nice, but the corners were quite loose.

Sponsors

Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

We headed up to Sawtell on Friday morning, to get some practice in before the weekend’s racing. We were there by mid- afternoon and got some good practice in. The warm-up for NSW Pre-State titles started at around 12:30. I got a few laps in and was quite happy with how I decided to tackle the track.

Day 1:

Day 1 started with warm up in the afternoon and then got into racing.

The field was tough for the Pro- Open men’s class, with older elite riders such as Luke Madill, and lots of young guns as well. I was very excited to see how I would go.

Pro Open

My motos ran quite smoothly.

I had a good 2nd in my first moto after some good racing with Alex Cahill and Jacob Page. I was sitting behind Jacob around the whole track and went for a last minute pass down the last straight, but couldn’t get it.

My first straight wasn’t the best in the second moto, and I ended up in 4th around the first corner. I didn’t get the second straight as quick as I wanted to and I dropped off a bit there as well. The rest of the track I got good though, and was a close finish between me and Daniel Willis on the line for 3rd and 4th. I finished 4th.

My last moto went well as I made a good move from the inside into 2nd around the first corner. I had a good run down around the rest of the track and finished in 2nd behind Luke Madill.

I came out of lane 4 in the semi final. My start wasn’t bad, but I got boxed in between Michael Young and Daniel Willis down the first straight. I was in mid pack down into the first corner, but there were people going everywhere and I was back in 6th coming down the second straight. I made a move on the inside around the second corner and that out me into 5th, behind Michael Young. I stuck behind him around the third corner and kept it going down the second last straight. I pulled it around the last corner for a last minute pass, but Michael unclipped in front of me. He went sideways and I just got past him after hitting him. I got through to the final.

My start was good out of lane 1 in the final, but I got boxed in when Daniel Willis came across to the inside. I was a bit behind going into the first corner and saw everyone bunching up, so moved to the top of the corner. Everyone slowed right down on the inside, and I was able to rail around them all. That put me into 3rd coming down the second straight. I had a good run down there and down the third straight as well. My fourth straight wasn’t bad, but Blake Moore was flying through there and got past me. I was in 4th coming around the last corner, but my legs had had it. I was getting nowhere down that last straight and Ian Lancaster came past. I finished 5th.

15 boys

My motos went well for age class.

I had a good first moto after a tussle with Jordan Lecher down the first straight. He was with me all the way around, but I managed to stay out in front. I finished 1st.

My start and first straight was good in the second moto, and I came out in front around the first corner. I had a good run down the second straight, and kept it going down the third straight as well. I knew Zac Wilson was there behind me, so I kept my lines covered and kept it going all the way. I finished 1st.

There was only 3 motos for day 1 in age.

I had an alright start from the inside in the last moto of the day, and lead Alex Cahill into the first corner. I was definitely getting tired here and I got a bit untidy and over-jumped down the second straight, but still stayed out in front. Alex was on my tail all the way, but I managed to stay in front. I finished 1st.

Day 2:

Day 2 started off with some warm up and then got into racing starting off with Pro-Open men.

Pro Open

My start wasn’t very good in the first moto, and I was out in mid pack coming down the first straight. I came up on the inside into the first corner and got myself into 3rd, but had no speed for the second straight and dropped back into 4th. I had some tussles around the second corner, but stayed in a clear 4th from there.

I came out well out of lane 7 in the second moto, and was able to grab the lead into the first corner. I had a clear run around the first corner and down the second straight, and pulled it around the second corner. Daniel Willis was right on my tail, but I took it to the line. I finished 1st.

My last moto for Pro Open went well with a good 2nd behind Jacob Page. We had a good battle down the first straight but he got the lead, and I was in 2nd all the way after that. I had a good go down the last straight, but just wasn’t enough to get me through.

I had quite an early pick for the semi final, and got lane 1. My start was pretty quick, but Ian Lancaster came out better down the first straight and I was stuck behind him into the first corner. I made a pretty good move up the inside around the first corner which put me into 3rd, but Brad Fuller made a high low move around the first corner and came across on me. Corey Gould came past as well, and that put me into 5th down into the second corner. I was right with Brad and Corey, so I took a low line around the second corner and ended up in 4th coming out of it as Corey crashed. I stuck right behind Brad and passed him down the last straight into 3rd. I made it through to the final.

I got lane 1 again in the final. I had a good start, but Ian Lancaster got ahead again and I was in 5th going into the first corner. Jacob Page rain into me around the first corner and that slowed me down a bit, but I was still in 5th into the second corner. I saw Daniel Willis and Ian Lancaster get tangled a bit down the third straight so I went for an inside line down the third straight and into the third corner. I had a good run, but slid out and crashed. I finished 8th.

15 boys

I had a really good start in my fourth moto for age and I got in front coming into the first corner. My second straight was quite fast and I kept my position around the second corner. Alex Cahill was catching me through the rhythm, but I had enough to stay out in front. I finished 1st.

Jordan Lecher was right with me down the first straight in the fifth moto, but I had the inside and got out in front. My second straight was good and I pulled it around the second corner. I had a good third straight and stayed in front down the fourth straight and into the last corner. I took it to the line and finished 1st.

I had first pick for the final and got lane 2. My start was pretty fast and I moved out to the outside a little bit to get the good line around the first corner. I was leading around the first corner, but Zac Wilson came out of nowhere onto the inside and I moved out a bit so I didn’t hit him. I avoided him fine and made my way down into the second straight. I had a good run down there and lead into the second corner. I had a good run down the third and fourth straight and pulled it around for the last straight. I took it all the way to the line. I finished 1st.

German Championship

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:00:35 GMT

Strong wind and some rain once in a while where the circumstances at the German Championship that was held at Cottbus. At least some races including the cruiser-classes were run, since the conditions got worse on sunday and several classes were cancelled.

Caused by the weather conditions the mood was kind of a plain atmophere, by far not really feeling like the german championship, too bad - but the weather is nobody's foult.

After pre-registration we were supposed to have a main final in my cruiser-class, but not all of the riders showed up - that meant 4 races. With good gates i could go to the first turn first in all rounds, going careful through the turns that became a little slippy. I won all rounds , that brought me the 11th title in that class - in a row.

Dutch National Championships Baarn

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:00:02 GMT

Dutch National Championship Baarn
Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the
Dutch National Championship. The team was present
with 9 riders. Elite men Jelle vd Elzen and Jeffrey vd Biezen
did not qualify because they could not race the qualifiying
races because of injuries . Cruisers 40-44 Jeffrey Bignell was
not alowed to race because he had no licentie last year 2010,
and Erik Peters was still ill but he tried to race.
7 from our 9 riders made the finals and we had 2 National
Championships: Indy Scheepers girls 9-10 and Wessel v. Dijk
boys 10 won the titel.
To see The videos of the Dutch National Champions
please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: European Championship Haaksbergen Holland.

Final Wessel Van Dijk Boys 10

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Braintree UK National Rounds 5 & 6

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:52:30 GMT

Braintree Bmx club played hosted to rounds 5 & 6 of the UK Bmx national race series, this was the second national event Braintree has held and with the there first event winning the best national of 2010, this one had to be extra special to beat last years event.

Time for racing

Day 1

One thing for sure Braintree Bmx club had booked the right weekend for the weather, as temperatures sored the racing got hotter. Alan Hill racing both cruiser and 20" looked like hard work in the sun and dispite the temperature and double the racing he still managed to come 1st over the line in both classes. Back from injury and riding up into Junior Men Jacob Roberts was looking strong in a very fast class, Jacob made it though the semi finals and into his first Junior Men A-Final, after some close racing Jacob came un-clipped from his pedals on the last straight and came in 8th.

Other results of the day

Emily Hutt - 1st

Travis Wilson – 6th

Matt Hutt – 1st B-Final

Valerie Zebrokova - 1st

Andy Clucas - 1st

Ayesha McLelland - 2nd

Abi Hill – 6th

Day 2

Sunday again was hot and full of high speed action and unfortunately crashes. Andy Clucas was on fire in his moto's and maintaining his 1st place wins, semi finals came and Andy wanted to win the semi, gate drops and the riders come into the first corner tight which results in carnage and Andy coming off worst in the crash. Next time Andy. Valerie and Emily had a great weekend and won both days, adding more points to Redline score. Alan Hill doubled in Masters and 2nd in cruiser on day 2.

Other results of day 2

Travis Wilson – 1st B-Final

Matt Hutt – 4th

Jacob Roberts - DNF

Ayesha McLelland - 3rd

Abi Hill – 5th

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

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

Next race: Round 7 & 8 Redditch July 16 & 17th

Pictured: Andy Clucas

Pictured: Matt Hutt

Swedish Championships 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:48:53 GMT

Hi!

The swedish championships was held this weekend in Hallstavik, here in Sweden.
Track was good and I felt great at the track!

I got the title, I am now the Swedish Champion in Elite Women !!! awesome.
Very very happy and satisfied about it.

/Caroline Hindmo, #818

Beach Cruise with Sam and I

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:48:35 GMT

Hey guys...here's a just a little sneak peak of a typical day off with Sam and I. We usually head down towards the awesome beaches of San Diego and get our beach cruise on! Of course my bike is wayyyyy better though, because I have the SWEET Torker beach cruiser courtesy of Seattle Bike Supply. Thanks guys!

Pole Vault "Mall Vault" in Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:47:17 GMT

Check out what I got upto one day while I was hanging around at the center....there's even a little treat at the end of the video of me in action! enjoy!

alise

Hotvideo Redline Bmx Dreamteam

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:09:38 GMT

2012 Conquest Carbon Team Review!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:38:59 GMT

Check out the full review of the 2012 Conquest Carbon Pro. Read it here.

"Redline had put together a frame set that was beautiful. The White paint job and sections of clear coated carbon that are accented with some red detail striping give the Carbon Conquest Team a very classy and elegant look."

CLUB Redline Bmx Dreamteam 2e at Dutch National Club Championships

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:37:55 GMT

Dutch National Club Championship Schijndel
This year the Redline BMX Dreamteam beside a factory team
also became a Association/ Club which gives us the opportunity to
race the”” 1 day race”” Dutch National Club Championships. We had
to race against 31 clubs in the Netherlands
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 10 riders,
Leon Walravens(Cruissers 45+), Koen vd Wijst(Boys 13) and Jelle vd Elzen(Elite Men) could still not
race because of injuries, later that day after the quarterfinals we
had call Erik Peters (boys 9) of, because Erik became ill, so we had
9 riders left.
7 of our riders came on the top 3 podium which was enough for the
2e place in the Dutch National Club Championships. We were very
happy with that result, we had accomplished with just 9 riders!
To see some videos of the Dutch National Club Championships please
scroll down
To see al videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next Race:
2 juli Promocup Baarn
3 juli Dutch National Championships Baarn

Final Wessel van Dijk Boys 10

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 11

Final Boys 12 Joey Ijkelen

Final Boys 13 Nick Scheepers

Final Jeffrey Bignell Cruisers 40-44

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Final Michael Van Dam Junior Men

Presentation of "Club" Fcv Redline Bmx Dreamteam

Saya Sakakibara Race report State Series Maitland Sunday 26th June 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:48:00 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Sunday 26th June 2011
Venue: Maitland BMX Track
Race: State Series Maitland
Class: 12 Boys
Result: 4th
Weather: Great weather just a little bit windy
Course condition: very smooth.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

Today we woke up early in the morning and travelled down to Maitland Track.

On my first race, I had lane seven. I had a good start but I went sketchy on the backside of the first step up. I lost my speed. I was in fourth. On the big first corner, I pedalled all around it to get the speed to jump the double on the second straight, I cased the double but it was ok. On the third straight I tried to catch up but I cased a manual so they got further away. Fourth was my result.

On my second race, I had lane four. I had a good start and this time I tried not to get kicked up on the first step up. It went ok. Then I was in second. I had the inside lane so I went up on the inside on Kyle. On the second straight, I couldn’t clear the double because I went to low on the first corner. I was catching up on the second corner but I stuffed up on the manual again and I went sideways. I was close but no enough I got second.

Last moto: I had lane two. This race I wore my brother’s (Kai) helmet to use the helmet camera. It films the races and it is interesting because you can see where you are looking. I had a good start and I was lining up with Edward. I manualed cleanly into the first corner. I carried good speed on the first corner so I jumped the double on the second straight really good and much better than the other races. I thought I was catching up but he was pulling away from me. I got second.

Final: I had fifth pick and I chose lane five. I had a very good start and I shifted to the inside. I was in third. On this race I got good speed for the double on the second straight. I was very excited to be in third. I really, really tried to keep my place so I pedalled as hard and I can. On the last straight, I was catching up to Edward who was in second. Then Kyle came on the other side of him! We all finished at the same time. I really did not know who go what but I thought I got second or third! Unfortunately I got fourth.

I had good competition today. I was disappointed in some ways and happy in others, but overall a good day for me.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 26 June 2011 NSW State Series Round 3

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:47:45 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 26th June 2011
Venue: Maitland, NSW
Race: NSW State Series Round 3
Class: 15 boys and A pro men
Result: 15 boys- 1st
A pro- 5th
Weather: Sunny all day, a little bit cold though.
Course condition: Was quite smooth, the corners were a bit loose and bumpy in some spots.
Sponsors: Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary

We drove up to Maitland on the day. I had about 30 minutes to get the track dialled in the morning. I was pretty happy with the track after warm up. We got right into racing after the warm ups.

A pro
I had a good start out of the outside in my first moto, but Bowen Muncaster from the inside came out with the better. I was in 2nd into the long first corner. I ducked in early around the corner to put myself in line with Bowen, but I couldn’t pedal much because it felt like I was going to slide out if I did. Bowen got the speed around the corner and got in front of me. I was in 2nd down the second straight and around the second corner. My third and last straights were good, just wasn’t enough to pass Bowen. I finished 2nd.

I had an outside lane again in moto 2, but my start was good and I started to come across. Ben Bell was right out there next to me, but I got over the second jump quicker and got myself in front. I lead around the first corner and down the second straight into the second corner. It was a smooth run from there and I finished 1st.

My start was good in the last moto, but Jordan Lecher from the outside came out in front. I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a good run down the second straight following Jordan, and pulled it around the second corner. I was being cautious down the third straight and around the last corner, but stayed safe in 2nd.

I got lane 1 for the semi. My start was good, but Warwick Stevenson came out very strong out of lane 2. It looked like he screwed up the manual over the first jump a bit though and lost some of his momentum. I got over it quite well, and got myself in front into the first corner. The cross wind was pushing me across down the second straight but I got through ok. I could feel Warwick catching up behind me, but my lap was quite smooth and I managed to stay in front. I finished 1st.

I got lane 1 for the final as well. My start wasn’t bad and I came out quite strong, but Jordan Lecher got his bar in front of mine and I couldn’t get past. I was still in 4th into the first corner though, and ducked in early and put myself in line with Blake Moore who was in 3rd. I over jumped the table out of the first corner though, and lost a lot of my speed. Alex Cahill was able to come past me after I stuffed up the second straight so that put me into 5th. I didn’t want to go right on the inside down into the last corner because I slid out there earlier on, so I stuck to the outside of Alex and looked for a high low around the last corner. Ian Lancaster came in out of nowhere and slid out on front of me round the last corner, and I just clipped his bike and unclipped. I quickly got my foot back in and kept going, but wasn’t enough to catch 4th. I finished 5th.

15 boys

I had a good lap in the first moto. My start was good and my first straight was strong too. It was a smooth lap all the way and I lead the whole lap. I finished 1st.

I came out strong in the second moto as well and got myself in front. I lead around the first corner and down the second straight in to the second corner. I was having a smooth to there and pushed my way through the third straight. I covered my line into the last corner, but hit a loose patch on the inside and slid out. That was it for that race. I finished last.

My last moto was quite strong. I had a good start out of the outside, but Jordan Lecher came out with the better so I was in 2nd around the first corner. My I followed Jordan down the second straight and pulled it around the second corner. I was catching Jordan down the third straight, so I ducked in around the last corner and gave it a good go down the last straight. I got past Jordan and won the race.

My semi was a good lap. I had a good start and lead down the first straight and around the first corner. My second straight was smooth and I lead in and out of the second corner. My lap was very smooth from there and I finished it off with a 1st.

I had 6th pick for the final because of my crash, and got lane 6. My start was a little wonky but I came out pretty good and started to come across. Jordan Lecher was right there on the inside, but I just got my bar in front coming into the first corner. I probably left too much room for him as he came up the inside around the first corner, but I railed around him and got in front. I had a smooth second straight and had a clean lead around the second corner. I got through the third straight smooth and managed to stay safe around the last corner. I took it to the line. I finished 1st.

It was a good day at Maitland. It was a well organised day of racing, and I was happy with my riding.

Rockford

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:14:42 GMT

I hadn't been to Rockford since '07 so I was looking forward to going, and also having some HFS time with the boys! Which is always good!

Got in Thursday night, me Jason and Hot Chocolate (Denzel) drove from Chicago to Rockford (after a quick Chipotle pitt stop of course!). It took 2 hours! The traffic was crazy, so much construction was going on. Met up with Trent and Samabee at the hotel. Friday morning we went and had a family HFS dinner at cracker barrel and had practice later that afternoon, felt good in practice. Not many guys there but everyone that was there was legit!

Saturday I felt okay in mottos, not great but good enough to get in the semi. Ended up just missing out on the main getting 5th in the semi. Bummed, hadn't watched a main in a while! But I had some good recovery that evening and got ready to go the next morning.

Sunday my legs felt better and I won a motto and got into the main finishing 3rd in the semi behind team mates Sam and Denzel. Hit the gate in the main but made some passes around the track and ended up 4th! Happy with the result. Looking forward to Salt Lake City next week! Then I'm home for a day and off to race the euro finals and the worlds. :) Should be a fun busy summer!

TN 49

Willoughby Race Report-Rockford

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:48:52 GMT

PHOTO: Jerry Landrum / BMX MANIA

“Rockford is one of my favourite races of the year, I love the track. Rockford is fast and smooth with a long first straight-away which really suits me. Saturday went really well, I won all my races and was feeling good for the main. I was a lttle late out the start and being on the outside of Willers I just could not get across when we went into turn 1 even. I tried to follow him out in 2nd and got bombed by another rider so then I had to fight back to 2nd. Sunday I again won all my races and was feeling good and very determinied to lock up the main on day 2. I got a perefct start in the main and lead it start to finish it was just the win and race I needed for my confidence. I am looking forward to SLC in 2 weeks.”

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Sam & Alise take Rockford

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:00:12 GMT

Congrats to both Sam & Alise for taking the wins on Sunday at the best groomed track on the ABA circuit.

Elite Women:
1 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
2 CAROLINE BUCHANAN, COMMERCIAL/UNIT/CHAMPION, AUS
3 DOMINIQUE DANIELS, DFR, GILBERT, AZ
4 SHELBY STACY, FACTORY SPEED, BAKERSFIELD, CA
5 ASHLEY LYNCH, SSQUARED/TLD/ANSWER, JACKSONVILLE, FL
6 DANI GEORGE, FACTORY SUPERCROSS, PALMDALE, CA
7 AMANDA GEVING, MCS BICYCLES, LARGO, FL
8 BROOKE CRAIN, HARO ROCKSTAR, VISALIA, CA

Elite Men:
1 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, SAN DIEGO, CA
2 COREY REID, FELT/ALIUS BMX/DANS COMP, AVONDALE, AZ
3 MARC WILLERS, FACTORY SPEED, MURRIETA, CA
4 TORY NYHAUG, FACTORY REDLINE, COQUITLAM, BC CAN
5 KHALEN YOUNG, HARO ROCKSTAR, MURRIETA, CA
6 JEFFERY UPSHAW, CYCLECRAFT, DAYTON, OH
7 DAVID HERMAN, FACTORY INTENSE, WHEAT RIDGE, CO
8 DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE FACTORY, DESOTO, TX

Redline Bmx Dreamteam at A.K.8 Schijndel

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:26:33 GMT

Race Report AK 8 Schijndel

Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced AK 8 Schijndel,
It was a very rainy day.
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 8 riders and again
we raced “10 podiumplaces” in the open classe and own age classe.

“Red Danger” Teun de Bock got a 2e place in the boys 8,
Miss Dreamteam Indy Scheepers got 3e in the boys 9, Mister Wessel v. Dijk won
al the rounds on his home track as wel own age and open classe.
“The Rocket” Ronan Lemmens raced a good 3e place in the boys 11,
and “elvis Joey Ijkelen” won AK 8 in the boys 12. Tricky Nicky Scheepers
ended up 4e place in the boys 13.
Jeffrey vd Biezen won the Open Classe and own age classe.
Erik Peters boys 9 had some problems with his gates all day, Erik finished
6e place in the own age classe and 5e in the Open Classse.
To see some videos of AK 8 Schijndel please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: Dutch Club Championchips Schijndel

Final Teun De Bock Boys 8

Final Wessel Van Dijk Boys 10

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 11

Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 12

Final Jeffrey vd Biezen Men 17+

Final Boys 9 Indy Scheepers and Erik Peters

Kai Sakakibara Race report 11-12th June 2011 NSW Pre-State Titles

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:26:16 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 11th and 12th June 2011
Venue: Liverpool, NSW
Race: NSW Pre-State Titles
Class: Pro-Open Men
Result: 7th
Weather: Rainy and cloudy the whole weekend
Course condition: Very nice and smooth even though it had a fair bit of rain on it.
Sponsors
Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary
The warm-up for NSW Pre-State titles started at around 12:30. I got a few laps in and was quite happy with how I decided to tackle the track.

There was a fair bit of hold up but we got into racing.
I had a pretty good start in the first moto and came across, but Ben Hidalgo and Sean Dwight just charged out in front. I was in line with Blake Moore into the first corner, but he had the inside and got in front of me. I was in 4th around the first corner. I went alright down the second straight, and saw Sean and Blake really fighting for 2nd in front of me. I saw this as an opportunity to come on the inside and pass, but Sean went very tight around the last corner, and I had to pull the brake. My back wheel just slid on the wet asphalt corners and I crashed. I finished 7th.

My first straight was strong out of lane 2 in the second moto, but couldn’t come across to the inside because Daniel Willis was right next to me. He got the better of it into the first corner, so I was in 4th, following Luke Madill, Nathan Harlow and Daniel. I got under Nathan around the first corner and had a pretty good second straight. I didn’t cover my line around the second corner very well, and Luke Roguski came up the inside, but I was able to just dodge him. I had a good third and last straight but it wasn’t enough to get me into 2nd. I finished 3rd.

That was it for day 1.

Day 2 started in the morning, with about 30 minute warm up for us.
I came out of lane 8, and my start was terrible as I wheelied out down the hill. I still was in around 4th, 5th into the first corner, but Jordan Lecher came straight up the inside so I had to find a time to duck in. I didn’t have enough speed to jump the gap out of the first corner and my second straight wasn’t very fast, putting me into 5th. I made a high-low move around the second corner on Ben Hidalgo, and that put me into 4th. I could catch into 3rd from there. I finished 4th.

My start was good in the last moto. I had Luke Roguski and Jordan Lecher on either side of me, but I got in front of them down the first straight. Alex Cameron from the outside got the lead, and I was in line with Ben Bell into the first corner. There wasn’t enough room to high-low, so I had to climb up the corner with him, and Jordan and Luke slipped through. It was a tight run down the second straight, but I came into the second corner in 4th. I had a good third straight and was in a position where I could’ve got the inside of Jordan into 3rd, but I didn’t want to risk sliding out again. I came over the line in 4th.

My points weren’t good after the crash in the first moto, but I qualified for the semi-final.
I had 7th pick for the semi and got lane 7. My start was good and I started to come across to the inside, but got drifted back to the outside again with Daniel Willis. I was right with the pack into the first corner, but couldn’t cut onto the inside around the first corner. I decided to just rail around the outside, and I ended having a very clear run around the first corner. All the speed I got from railing the first corner gave me heaps of speed for the second straight and I got myself into 3rd. I kept it going from there, made sure I stayed safe, and finished with a 3rd.

I had last pick for the final and got lane 8. I came out of the gate well and started to come across down the first straight. Luke Madill and Alex Cameron were already well ahead and I was with the pack behind. I knew there was not going to be any inside lines available, so I decided to just rail around. Blake Moore came up the inside and I had to stop pedalling for a bit, but I started up again. There was a bit of cross wind pushing me sideways down the second straight, but I kept it going. I was in 6th coming into the second corner, but Kyle Hughes came up the inside where I thought I covered. I had a good third straight run from there and looked for a pass down the last straight, but wasn’t enough. I finished 7th.

I was quite happy with my riding on the weekend.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Pre-State Titles/Mighty11s

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:26:08 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: 11th and 12th June
Venue: Liverpool BMX Track
Race: Pre-State Title/Mighty11s
Class: Mighty 11s and Test team
Result: 5th in Mighty 11s and won the Test team
Weather: Day 1: Sunny and great weather Day 2: Raining on and off.
Course condition: Great track. Liverpool members have been working very hard.
Sponsors
Redline, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System

Race summary
This weekend, the Kiwis came over to compete with us. There were one team of boys and one team of girls. I was in the Aussie team with Sara and Shelby. We were called the ‘S’ Troop. On the test team, each team has to ride as a team. It isn’t about individual racing.

On my first test team race, I had lane two. My tactics were to merge to the inside, and block one of the Kiwis and come out in front. Sara came out and I was in second. On the first corner, one of the Kiwis (Jordan) came up on the inside and we were side-by-side. I caught up. On the second corner, I tried to push Jordan up but then another Kiwi (Lisa) came up on the inside. But I had all the speed. On the double, because I didn’t jump it, I went sketchy and Lisa caught up to me on the outside. I held her off and ZZZIPP! I heard something like that and it was Lisa’s shoe! It broke! Oh well Sara got first I got second and Shelby got fourth.

On my first Mighty 11s moto, I had lane one. I had a pretty good start and I came out in second. Kevin was out in front. On the second straight, I went a little bit sideways and lost some speed but I came second.
Test team race moto two: I had lane five. When the gate drops I had to go across to the outside and block the Kiwis with Shelby. The ‘S’ Trope came out the front as one, two and three. On the third straight, I jumped the double but I cased. I thought I did a good job trying it. The ‘S’ Troop got first, second and third.
Mighty 11s moto two: I had lane four. I had a pretty good start and I came out in second. But it was a battle until we hit the first corner. I came out in second. On the third straight, I didn’t have enough speed so I didn’t jump it and I got a bit sketchy. On the last straight, again it was a battle but I kept my place I got second.

That was one day done.
On the next day there were three motos.

On my first test team race (of the day) I had lane two. I had to come across to the outside. But when I did, I heard ZZZOPP! And Jordan crashed. On the first corner, I was pushed up high. I was in fourth and the other two Aus girls were in first and second. On the second corner, I went up on the inside and got into third, but on the double, my back wheel went straight up and I nearly crashed! It was scary. Lisa got in front of me. But I still tried to the end to see if I can have my third back. It was very close between second and third.

On my first Mighty 11s race (of the day), I had lane five and I didn’t have a very good start. On the first corner, I was pushed up high. I was in fifth. On the third straight, jumped the double and I caught up but I was on the outside so Jackson pushed me up high. I came fifth.

Test Team race two: I had lane seven. I had an ok start. I had to come across to the inside. Again, I got pushed up too high. Lisa got into second. Shelby and I were in third and fourth. On the second corner, Jordan came up the inside but I still kept my place. It was too far for us to get second so we got first, third and fourth.
Mighty 11s moto two: I had lane five and it was really pouring down with rain. I had a pretty good start and I came across to the inside. I was in fourth. Then on the first corner, I did a high low and caught up to Bailey. And I was in third. I stayed as third!
Mighty 11s Quarter Final: I chose lane one. I had a pretty good start and then Will who was next to me unclipped and I came out in second. It was a fight because I knew that lots of people were behind me. But I came second.
Mighty 11s Semi Final: I chose lane one. Will was next to me again. This time he didn’t unclip. So instead I got squished in. Around the first corner, I was in fifth. I pumped the second straight hard. And I was going to jump the double on the third straight but I didn’t because I thought I didn’t have enough speed. I was coming fifth and the track was leading to the finish.....unfortunately I came fifth.

Mighty 11s B Final: I didn’t get in to the real final but whoever got knocked out on semis, could race the B final. I chose lane one. I had a good start but Bailey got in front of me and I nearly got off the track. I was in a bad place down that second straight because I was in like seventh. The on the second corner I past one person. Then I was catching up and I got one boy on the last corner! I got fifth.

On my last Test team race, I had lane one. I had a good start and the ‘S’ Trope made it out as one, two, three. Shelby and I were together down that second straight but Shelby was on the inside so she went to get second. Lisa came up on the inside and I was in fourth. I went sketchy on the double again and lost my chance of coming third...I got fourth, Sara and Shelby got first and second.

YAY! Australian girls’ team won for the first time ever! New Zealand did a great job and I would like to thank them for coming over the Tasman to race us here.

Redline-Adventure Hits the Rock Hard

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:47:33 GMT

Saturday

Team Result: Third

Selina: Open: 5th Class: 3rd

Cruz: Open: 6th

Devin: Cruiser: 1st

Jenna: Cruiser: 3rd

Sam: Cruiser: 4th

Bridget: Cruiser: 2nd

Dominik S.: Class: 2nd

DJ: Class: 8th

Joel: Class: 4th

Alex: Class: 4th

Jeff: Class: 5th

Sunday

Team Result: Fourth

Selina: Open: 6th Class: 3rd

Cruz: Open: 8th

Jenna: Class: 8th Cruiser: 3rd

Sam: Class: 7th

Devin: Cruiser: 3rd

Bridget: Cruiser: 2nd

Dominik S: Class: 2nd

Joel: Class: 4th

DJ: Class: 7th

Mason: Class: 8th

We would like to give a shout out to our sponsors Simek's,Bob Evans, Adventure Cycle and Ski, and Northern Maintenance Fee Exteriors for their continued support this year and extend a huge thank you to Redline as well for their support.

See you all in St. Cloud, MN!(:

Taylor Swift Concert in MN

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:29:14 GMT

While I was at home I finally got to go see Taylor Swift LIVE!! ..and now you can relive the fun with me =]

Morten Therkildsen testing the Copenhagen BMX track with a helmet cam

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:25:18 GMT

Check out Danish elite rider Morten Therkildsen testing the Copenhagen BMX track with a helmet camera

Danish Cup 5 & 6, 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:18:24 GMT

Went to Kalundborg, Denmark, for Danish cup rounds 5 & 6.
We were 13 girls in Elite Women saturday and 12 on sunday.

Saturday: 3-2-2 in motos and 2nd in the final. Satisfied!
Sunday: 1-1-1 in motos and 3rd in final. It ´s OK!

Redline Bmx Dreamteam A.K.7 Volkel

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:33:00 GMT

Race Report AK 7 Volkel
Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced AK 7 in Volkel
on a very beautiful track an lovely weather.
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 8 riders and we
raced 10 “podium places” (open classe and own age classe).

Our youngest rider boys 8 “Red Danger” ended up 4e place in his
own age classe. Erik Peters boys 9 was 2e in the Open Classe and also
second in his own age classe. Indy Scheepers in both classes racing
against the boys was 3e in the Open Classe and 3e in here own age classe,
Indy was very happy with the 3e place in the Open Classe, this was here
first trophy in the Open Classe racing against only boys.
“Mister Wessel v. Dijk” boys 10 was “super” again and won the Open Classe
and his own age classe, it was nice to see the Open Classe 8-9 years with a
podium places 1, 2 en 3 riders from the Redline BMX Dreamteam.
Ronan Lemmens boys 11 ended up 5e place in his own age classe and
boys 12 Joey Ijkelen won the Open Classe and in his own age classe
Joey crashed. “Tricky Nicky” Scheepers boys 13 won his own age classe
and ended up second in the Open Classe.
Michael v Dam Men 17+ raced a good 3e place in the main final.
We still have a couple of riders who are not able to race because of
injuries, we hope they will be at the track again soon!
To see some videos of AK 7 Volkel please scroll down
To see all videos and Results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race AK 8 Schijndel

Final OpenClasse 8-9 Wessel Van Dijk,Erik Peters,Indy Scheepers

Final Boys 10 Wessel Van Dijk

Final Boys 9 Erik Peters,Indy Scheepers

Final Open Classe 10-11 Joey Ijkelen

Final Boys 13 Nick Scheepers

Final Open Classe 12-13 Nick Scheepers

Final Men 17+ Michael Van Dam

Redline Bicycles donates bikes to High School MTB League

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:11:15 GMT

Redline bicycles supports the Washington High School Cycling League with the donation of four complete Redline Mountain bikes to the North Shore Composite Mountain Bike Team. Over 65 students raced in Washington's inaugural season this year with North Shore Composite team member Alex Springer winning the Varsity Boys series overall. Washington is the third state to join the National Interscholastic Cycling League which started in 2000 and has over 800 students racing in California in 2010. North Shore Head Coach, Kari Studley, says " As the team and League continue to grow, these bikes will go a long ways to helping minimize the financial barrier to get students riding bikes and involved."    For more information on the Washington High School Cycling League: www.washingtonmtb.org    NICA:   www.nationalmtb.org

Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:10:42 GMT

Race Report Redline BMX Dreamteam Combi Race 2 juni :
On the 2e of june the Redline BMX Dreamteam self organised
a combi race there were about 220 entries and it was a good and
relax day.
The Dreamteam riders were a lot up in front, Indy Scheepers,
Nick Scheepers, Jeffrey Bignell, Wessel van Dijk won the race in
the own age classe. Joey Ijkelen en Jeffrey vd Biezen ended up
second place and Teun de Bock finished 3e place and Erik Peters
4e, Ronan Lemmens 8e place.
Also in the open classe our riders raced a lot of podium places:
Wessel v. Dijk also won the Open Classe, Erik Peters got 2e place and
Indy Scheepers 4e racing against the boys, Teun de Bock finished 8e place.
Joey Ijkelen and Jeffrey vd Biezen both got 2e place in de Open Classe and
Nick Scheepers got 3e.
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
Next race: AK 7 Volkel

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Open Classe 8-9 (Wessel van Dijk,Erik Peters,Indy Scheepers,Teun De Bock)

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Openclasse 10-11(Joey Ijkelen)

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Cruissers All (Jeffrey Bignell)

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Boys 9 (Wessel van Dijk)

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Girls 8-9 (Indy Scheepers)

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Men 16+ (Jeffrey vd Biezen)

Semi Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race with qualifiers 1,2,3,4 Wessel van Dijk,Erik Peters,Indy Scheepers,Teun De Bock

Final Redline Bmx Dreamteam Combi Race Boys 12 (Nick Scheepers)

Winterthur, euro 7 & 8

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:04:23 GMT

I had a bad week-end in Winterthur last week-end, stopped in 1/4 on Saturday, 1/2 on Sunday. I am back on training for the next events, to feel in a better form ! Next race is Birmingham (England) for the Euro 9 & 10. I am 6th at the ranking for the moment. I need some mains to have a place in the Top 5 !

Raymon Van der Biezen #121 Palpendal SX Race Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:11:10 GMT

Race Report UCI BMX SX round 2:

UCI BMX Supercross round 2 at Papendal, Holland: Great event, Olympic replica track, many riders and a lot of spectators, excited to race for a home crowd, broken handlebar… The organisation at Papendal did a great job for their first ever UCI BMX Supercross. They had everything under control and the track, stands, VIP areas etc looked amazing! In my opinion by far the best organized race ever.

On Thursday the first practice kicked of for the men. Because Papendal is my hometrack, I know what to expect, but I could see that many other riders had some problems to get used to this new level of BMX. The heavy wind gusts at Papendal didn’t make it easier for everyone… During practice I felt pretty confident, but like everybody else I had some hard time duo the wind. Many riders crashed, but luckily most of them could walk of the track by them self. As we are coming closer to time trials, I got more and more excited to race in front of a big home crowd.

On Friday the pressure was on, cause 120 riders had to race time trials one by one to qualify themselves at the top 64 riders for the race on Saturday. My first lap during time trials didn’t go the way I planned. I made some mistakes on the first straight, so I was missing some speed into turn one. At the finish line I was still able to get the 2 nd fasted time, but I wasn’t happy at all. Top 16 guys had to race another time trial for the overall ranking and Olympics points for their country. I was looking forward to do better and get the fasted time. My time improved a lot, but I still made some small mistakes and got 2nd again behind Jelle. We we’re the only guys getting under 40seconds, but I was still disappointed because I knew I could do better than this… Anyway, getting a first and second place during time trials is very important for Olympic points for our country, so we did a good job.

On Saturday the fans showed up big time! Many of my family and friends we’re there, so I want to show them what I’m able of. During practice I already could hear the fans cheering, so that was a great feeling for me! Unfortunately my race ended up really quick… I won my first moto quite easily, but when I was leading moto 2 my handlebar suddenly breaks and I took a very hard crash. When I get awake at the first aid table I couldn’t remember anything of my crash, the only thing I was worried about was my jaw… I broke my jaw a few years ago and I had the same feeling again. Doctors told me it was in the right position, but my face hit the ground very hard, because my helmet and neck brace is torn on several pieces. Right now I’m having a concussion and my body is a wreck. I feel pain everywhere and I still want to make a scan of my head, to make sure everything is okay. I’m very disappointed about ending my weekend like this, especially because it wasn’t my mistake. It will take some time to get back on the bike and trust my handlebar again. My goal is to be back at the World Championships in Copenhagen. I’d like to say thanks to my fans, my team, the organisation at Papendal and my sponsors for a great support. I’ll be back…

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

Wedstrijdverslag ronde 2 van de UCI BMX SX:

De UCI BMX Supercross ronde 2 op Papendal: fantastisch evenement, Olympische replica baan, veel rijders en bezoekers, gaaf om voor eigen publiek te fietsen, stuur afgebroken… De organisatie op Papendal had het prima voor elkaar, zeker als je bedenkt dat het de eerste keer is dat zij een UCI BMX Supercross organiseerde. Ze hadden alles onder controle en de baan, tribune en VIP tenten zagen fantastisch uit. Als je mijn mening vraagt, was dit de best georganiseerde BMX wedstrijd aller tijden. Donderdag kon iedereen voor het eerst trainen op de baan. Omdat Papendal een soort van thuisbaan is voor mij, wist ik natuurlijk wat ik kon verwachten. Ik zag aan de meeste tegenstanders dat zij veel moeite hadden om aan deze baan, met dit niveau te wennen.

Eerlijk gezegd maakte de zware windvlagen het er ook zeker niet makkelijk op… Tijdens de training ging bij mij alles goed en ik voelde me zelfverzekerd. Zoals iedereen had ik ook veel last van de wind, dat veroorzaakte veel valpartijen, maar gelukkig stonden de meeste weer zelf op. Hoe dichter we bij de tijdrit kwam des te spannender het werd om thuis voor eigen publiek te fietsen. Vrijdag was het zo ver, van de 120 mannen gingen er maar 64 door naar de wedstrijd op Zaterdag. Mijn eerste rondje tijdens de tijdrit ging niet echt zoals ik me had voorgesteld. Ik maakte wat foutjes op het eerste stuk waardoor ik was snelheid mistte bij het ingaan van bocht 1. Op de finish was ik uiteindelijk de op één na snelste, maar ik was gewoon niet blij met mijn rondje. De beste 16 mannen mochten een tweede tijdrit fietsen voor een apart klassement en voor Olympische punten per land. Ik keek er natuurlijk naar uit om een beter rondje te fietsen en de snelste te zijn. Mijn tijd wist een stuk te verbeteren, maar ik had nog een paar kleine foutjes waardoor ik weer op één na de snelste was.

Deze keer was Jelle een tikkeltje sneller als mij, maar wij waren samen de enige twee die onder de 40sec wisten te duiken. Persoonlijk was ik nog steeds teleurgesteld, want ik weet gewoon dat ik beter kan dan wat ik had laten zien… Maar goed, een eerste en tweede plaats voor Nederland tijdens de tijdrit was natuurlijk al super en tevens belangrijk voor de Olympische punten voor ons land. Zaterdag was er een grote opkomst van BMX supporters. Veel van mijn familieleden en vrienden zaten op de tribune, dus ik wilde graag laten zien wat ik in huis had. Tijdens de training hoorde ik de fans ons als Nederlanders al goed aanmoedigen, dat was een geweldig gevoel.

Jammer genoeg was wedstrijd voor mij snel afgelopen… Ik wist mijn eerste manche vrij makkelijk te winnen, maar toen ik in de tweede manche weer op kop fietste, brak opeens mijn stuur af en ik maakte een flinke smak tegen de volgende bult. Toen ik wakker werd op de EHBO tafel wist ik niks meer van de valpartij, het enige waar ik me toen druk om maakte was mijn kaak. Deze heb ik een paar jaar geleden al gebroken gehad en het voelde nu ongeveer hetzelfde als toen… De doktoren vertelde me dat alles nog op de juiste plek leek te zitten, maar dat ik wel zeer hard met mijn gezicht tegen de grond ben geklapt, want zowel mijn helm als nekbrace is op meerder plekken gescheurd. Op dit moment heb ik nog last van een hersenschudding en is mijn lichaam op veel plaatsen pijnlijk.

Aangezien ik nog behoorlijk wat last heb van mijn kaak, zal ik daar nog een CT-scan van laten maken zodat we zeker weten dat alles goed zit. Ik ben natuurlijk erg teleurgesteld dat het weekend zo is verlopen, zeker omdat ik hier zelf niks aan kan doen. Het zal wat tijd kosten om weer 100% fit te worden en mijn materiaal weer te vertrouwen, maar ik kom terug en ga me nu concentreren op het WK in Kopenhagen. Uiteraard wil ik even mijn fans, mijn team, de organisatie op Papendal en mijn sponsoren bedanken voor hun steun!

Papendal SX

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:57:21 GMT

I am back from Papendal (Nederland). It was the 2nd round of the BMX Supercross series. The track was huge. Everything was big and we had a lot of freaky things. Like the "box jump". We had to jump on a container wich was pretty high. It was not difficult but we lost all the speed for the rest of the track ! A lap was about 40 second, pretty long ! In second straight, we had to transfer jumps. It was funny during practise and TT, but with other guys (during races) it was very bad !

I had a lot of fun during practise because I like "challenge tracks". But it was not a BMX racing track...

On Friday, I won the 1st qualifying run. So I was in the Superfinal. I was happy to win it. I prove to myself that I can be the fastest guy on the track ! But unfortunately, I did mistakes on the Superfinal and finished only 13th !

On saturday, I had bad gate all day long. I qualify in quaters. I tried to make an inside in the first turn. Nic Long crashed just in front of me and I slode just like he did ! I was not hurt and that is cool... A lot of guys had some bad crash on this track !

Next SX will be on London Olympic track. I hope it will be better than Papendal... The next big event will be the Worlds in Copenhagen (July). Before that, I will race the Euro rounds (6 rounds remaning) and the French Nationals. See you soon !

Steven K Sports 2011 ProTeam OTH May 24th, 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:58:07 GMT

May 24th, 2011, Over The Hump Race. Steven K Sports Pro Racer Eric B, got 3rd. Big Pro field and super fast! It had a super sticky mud section, by the end of the race you were caked.

"HotVideo" Dutch Redline Bmx Dreamnteam

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:57:36 GMT

Watch Me !!!!!!

Kai Sakakibara Race report New South Wales vs Victoria 2011 29 May 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:24:17 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara

Age: 14

Date: 29 May 2011

Venue: Wodonga, Victoria

Race: NSW vs VIC 2011

Class: 15 boys and Pro-Open men

Result: 15 boys - 1st, Pro-Open men - Semi-final

Weather: Sunny and nice all day long

Course condition: Quite smooth on the day, pretty fast.

Sponsors

Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary

The NSW state team drove down on the day before the race, arriving in time for some practice and also helping with the coaching session. The track wasn’t very big, but was different as it had a pretty much flat 90degree first corner, and had some small jumps were you were carrying a lot of speed. It took me a while to figure out how to get over the small back straight with speed.

The weather was good on the day of racing, and I got the track sorted in the morning warm up session. We got into racing.

Pro-Open

The pro-open class was very big at Wodonga. There were enough riders to make quarter finals, and the competition was very big. There were lots of AA riders racing and it was going to be interesting to see how I go against those guys.

The first moto went pretty well. I banged handlebars with Nathan Harlow coming down the first straight, but was able to come around the first corner in 3rd, behind Levi Collins and Daniel Willis. I had a pretty good back straight and got under Daniel around the third corner, but he railed around and got me down the second last straight. I was in third coming into the last corner, but Daniel pushed Levi up the first corner and I was able come under. It was a race to the line between Daniel and I, but I just got 2nd.

I had lane 8 for the second moto, but had a good start and came across. I was just behind Bodi Turner into the first corner, but couldn’t get the inside of him. I was stuck on the outside into the 90degree second corner, where Ben Bell came straight up the inside and sent me up high. Steven Gedye came in whilst doing this and I was in 4th down the back straight. I got through it ok and tried to come across, but got sent up the corner again and got pushed back to 4th. I tried to gain some positions on the last straight but it didn’t happen. I finished 4th.

I got a 2nd after a neat lap in my last moto, and I was able to progress through to the quarter finals.

I didn’t have an early pick for the quarter final, but lane 1 was open so I got that. I had a good start, but Levi Collins next to me came out better and came across, so I was stuck just behind him. I was still in 4th into the first corner, and maintained that around to the second corner as well. I had a pretty good back straight, and passed Frank Penrose around the third corner. I got the second last and last straight pretty good and headed it home. I finished 3rd.

I got lane 5 for the semi- final. I had a good start, but Daniel Willis and Bodi Turner came across from either side and I was spat out the back. I came across the first straight, and ended up being side by side with Daniel around the first corner. He got the lead on me though and I was in 7th around the second corner. My back straight was pretty fast and I stayed right with him around the third corner. I got a good drive out of the third corner, so I thought there might be a chance to pass, but it was too tight around the last corner and I was unable to make any moves. I pushed through to the end, but ended up 6th.

15 boys

The 1 Australia for the 14boys, Brandon Te Hiko was racing up with the 15 boys so the racing was going to be interesting.

I had a good first moto for age, with a smooth lap all the way. My start was pretty good and I had a good first straight. I got through the track well, and came through with a 1st.

My second moto went well as well. I had a good start and carried good speed all the way around the track. I had quite a smooth lap even though I was a bit tired, and got it done with a 1st.

The third moto was loaded with Jordan Lecher and Brandon Te Hiko, but I was able to take the lead from the outside into the first corner. I got through the back straight clean and pulled it around the third corner. My second last and last straight were good, and I finished 1st.

The all 1sts in my motos gave me first pick for the final, and I got lane 1. I wheeled out of the gate a bit, but pulled myself into the front coming down the first straight. I was in 1st around the first corner. I got through the back straight quite smooth and maintained my position around the third corner. My second last straight was good and I pulled it around the last corner and took it to the line. I finished 1st.

It was a good weekend going down to Wodonga with the State Team, and I was happy that I was riding quite strong.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Super Southlake Open Sunday 22nd May 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:03:03 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2011
Venue: Southlake BMX Track
Race: Super Southlake Open
Class: 12 Boys
Result: 4th
Weather: Great weather like always
Course condition: Southlake has put a lot of work into making this track look nice and feel nice.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary

Today we had a open at our home track. My little cousin who is 6, he is racing for the first time so I was excited for him too.

Moto one: I had an ok start and I came out in second. Jiye was already way in front of me. On the second straight I got kicked up a lot of times and it slowed me down a bit. On the third straight, I wasn’t quite sure if I got closer or further away from Jiye. There was no way I could catch him so I came second.

On my second race I had lane eight. I got out of the gate pretty good but Will got in front. I got a bit sketchy so Clint caught up to me and went on the inside and nearly got me. But I was railiing the corner so I still kept my place. Clint was close to me on the last triple on the second straight but I was on the inside so I was still in second. I was pedalling so hard so he couldn’t catch up. I came second.

On my third moto, I had lane five and I had a pretty good start. I came out in front. On the second straight, I tried to manual into the triple, but unfortunately I cased it and lost a bit of speed. On the third straight, I was pumping as hard as I can because I really wanted the first. I came first.

Final: On the firnal I had lane one. I had not the best start and went over the lines. And then I got squeezed out and fell into fourth. I was glad I had the inside lane because Clint was right next to me. But I was in fourth. On the third straight, I think I was getting closer and closer to Kyle but not close enough unfortunately. But I came fourth.

It was great competition today. I guess I have to work harder next time.

Kai Sakakibara Race report Southlake Open 2011 22nd May 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:02:28 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 15
Date: 22 June 2011
Venue: Albion Park, NSW
Race: Southlake Open 2011
Class: A -pro
Result: 8th
Weather: Sunny and nice
Course condition: Quite smooth and well prepared.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
The Southlake track had some changes done to it prior to the event, and track was looking pretty good. I personally hadn’t had much track time since it was changed, and used the morning warm up session to finalise what I’m doing around the track.

I had a good start in my first moto, but Bowen Muncaster and Blake Moore came out strong as well. We were pretty close into the first corner, but I was able to grab the lead as I had the inside. I didn’t have much speed so I had to boost the jumps down the second straight, but I was still in front coming around the second corner. I had a good rhythm and pulled it around for the last straight. I finished 1st.

My start was good in the second moto, but Jordan Lecher from the outside got the nose in front. He had the lead into the first corner, but I got him on the inside and got into the lead. I got pretty good speed out of the first corner this time around but me and Jordan jumped into each other over the second double. I stayed on fine, Jordan ended up unclipping. I had a good lap from there and finished 1st.

I had a good start in my last moto, but got swallowed in the pack with Ian Lancaster and Bowen Muncaster on either side of me. I was in 3rd into the first corner. I tried to high low around the first corner, but it didn’t work too well and I lost all my speed for the second straight. I was able to maintain my position down the second straight though. I got the rhythm good and stuck right behind Ian on the last corner. I gave the last straight a good shot and got him on the line. I finished 2nd.
My semi-final was quite a good race. I had a good start and came out pretty good, but Jordan Lecher and Bowen Muncaster came out with the better. I was in 3rd around the first corner. I had a good run down the second straight and passed Bowen into the second corner, putting myself into 2nd. I had a pretty fast rhythm and caught right up with Jordan down the rhythm and last straight, but had to settle in for 2nd.

I had 3rd pick for the final and got lane 3. I had a good start, but bumped elbows with Bowen Muncaster down the first straight and lost my speed. That let a few of the riders go past down into the first corner. I took the first corner tight and moved up a few places, but got no speed out of the corner and was in line with Ian Lancaster down the second straight. I lined up for a high low around the second corner, but just tagged Ian’s back wheel and hit the dirt. I ended up 8th.
It definitely wasn’t the best result, but I was riding pretty good throughout the day so I was quite happy overall.

D-Series bikes reviewed at Sea Otter-VIDEO

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:08:19 GMT

My New whip for World Cup series!

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:47:14 GMT

Papendal track

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:04:22 GMT

UK Redline Team hits Dagenham National

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:58:20 GMT

Dagenham Bmx club hosted rounds 3 & 4 of the UK Bmx national race series, which is the first time dagenham Bmx club has hosted a national event. Weather was ok and track was looking good.

Time for racing

Day 1

Alan Hill starts off with some cruiser action in 35-39 men and from start to finish Alan never lost a race and raked up more points for the team. Emily Hutt National No.1 rider continued to win every race on day 1 in the 7-8yr girls taking her 3^rd national win for 2011. Other national wins came from Andy Clucas and Valerie Zebrokova. Championship Women rider Ayesha McLelland fought well in a tough class and came in a repectable 3^rd on day 1.

Other results of the day

Travis Wilson – 4^th

Matt Hutt – 7^th

Alan Hill – 2^nd (Masters)

Abi Hill – 3^rd

Day 2

Sunday was a very windy day and this was catching a lot of riders out, but even with the tough riding conditions this did not stop consistant Hilly from taking a double win in cruiser and 20” Masters. 30+ Ladies cruiser rider Abi Hill hit the turbo button in the final came 2^nd. 13-14yr female rider Valerie had a tough day battling with the strong winds and after a bad start in the final Valerie colided with another rider and did not finish the race. Best race of the day came from the Championship Women and Ayesha fought all the way to the line to grab her first win of the national series.

Other results of day 2

Emily Hutt – 1^st

Travis Wilson – 1^st B-Final

Matt Hutt – 4^th

Andy Clucas – 2nd

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

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

Next race: Round 5 & 6 @ Braintree July 2nd & 3rd

Pictured: Ayesha McLelland

Pictured: Valerie Zebrokova

Singing & Dancing in Holland

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:31:19 GMT

Here's a typical day in the room with Brooke and I... =]

Dutch Nationals Round 3 Doetinchem

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:47:54 GMT

Race Report:
Redline BMX Dreamteam is flying at Dutch Nationals TC 3 Doetichem
Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced round 3 of the
Dutch Nationals at Doetichem. Some riders of the team had some
bad luck ! Elite Men: Jelle vd Elzen and Jeffrey vd Biezen crashed and
were unable to continue the race. Also boys 13: Nick Scheepers and
Koen vd Wijst both crashed in the semi final.
The rest of the team who stayed on the bike raced 8 main finals.
Erik Peters boys 9, Indy Scheepers girls 9&10 years, Wessel v. Dijk boys 10 years,
Jeffrey Bignell cruisers 40-44 won the main final.
Oldschool Dynamite Leon Walravens finished 2e place in the cruisers 45+,
Ronan Lemmens boys 11 got a good 4e place, Boys 12 Joey Ijkelen and
boys 8 Teun de Bock got 5e place. Junior Men Michael v. Dam went out
after the moto’s .
In te ranking of the Teamtrophy 2011 The Redline BMX Dreamteam is in
1e place.
To see some videos of the finals please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race to watch: SX Papendal Netherlands
Next race to race: Redline BMX Dreamteam Combi race Valkenswaard

Final Jeffrey Bignell Cruisers 40-44

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Final Erik Peters Boys 9

Final Wessel Van Dijk Boys 10

Final Leon Walravens Cruisers 45+

Final Ronan Lemmens Boys 11

Steven K Sports 2011 ProTeam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:44:29 GMT

Eric Bierman, Steve Kinney, Vincent Lombardi, Dave Santos not in pic.

David VS Goliath, Redine Challenge wins Team Sheets on Saturday!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:23:51 GMT

Once again Redline Challenge rises to the occasion. After a great weekend in Chula Vista the Challenge crew rolls into Bakersfield, Ca. for the US National. Having all but three riders in the TRC compound (Team Redline Challenge) all riders were ready for a fun and competitive weekend. Excitement was in the air after a good hard practice Saturday morning and the team knew it was time to get to work. The mains start off as Maison Duncan finishes 2nd in 6 open, Dustin miles with a 2nd in 14 open, Ashlynn Wilson with a 7th in 8 girl, Shelby Wren with a 1st in 9 girl, Emily Harris with a 4th in 11 girl, Dilyn Sons with a 1st in 10 cruiser, Garet Sejkora with a 3rd in 14 cruiser, Dylan Dabbert with a 5th in 17 cruiser, Chris Westbrook with a 8th in 40 cruiser, Shelby Wren with a 6th in 10 girl cruiser, Maison Duncan with a 3rd in 6x, Dilyn Sons with a 2nd in 10x, Kamren Larsen with a 2nd in 11x,Garet Sejkora with a 4th in 14x, Dylan Dabbert with a 6th in 17- 18x, Also competing was Tommy Bellew, Brendan Lynch, and Brandon Cato. Our V.I.P hanging out with the TRC crew for the weekend was Carly Dyar and family from Redline factory. Carly had a great day as well with a 2nd in 16 girl, and a 1st in girl cruiser. What an awesome family to hang out with. Excited as the last main was over all we could do was wait for the factory results .FIRST PLACE WITH A SCORE OF 191 TEAM REDLINE CHALLENGE!!!!! We screamed and cheered ,there was even a few tears! We fired up the grills, set up the DJ and couldn’t wait to celebrate. The Wren Family would like to send out a GET WELL WISH to Nathan Luna ,and THANK YOU to Redline bikes, fly , ODI, LDC, Our fantastic parents on the team, and face book followers. a special THANKS to Gork, we couldnt do it with out you!

Dirt Rag loves the D 680

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:45:37 GMT

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Steven K Sports ProTeam

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 21:58:16 GMT

Eric got his new race bike yesterday. And we went for a ride on the BBL race corse to work the bugs out and no bugs.

Aaron Nottle - Aussie Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:56:09 GMT

My week in Cairns Nationals

We arrived in Cairns a week earlier before Nationals, the weather was perfect.

The first thing we did was go and have a look at the track, it looked sweet, I couldn’t wait to ride it.

I had a couple of bike issues early on but got them sorted and calmed myself down. As soon as I got a chance to ride the track I went and tested my bike out to make sure it was all good.

I hit up the first and second straights and rolled the rest, some of the other guys were doing the Pro Set, I had to have a go. Not really expecting too much as I was in flat shoes with my clip pedals I set myself up and jumped the first and second then pulled out before the third jump.

Not happy with this effort I set up again, first, second, third, now I was happy and could go home.

Champbix day – well this was the day of the last of the Champbix rounds for the year, I needed to make up some ground with my points as I had had a pretty bad first few rounds.

I was feeling good and had done some pretty good laps of the track leading up to this.

The sky was grey and ready to rain, guess what the racing started and so did the rain! I decided to take it easy in the time trials as I didn’t want to come off before racing. I finished in 12^th.

Through the motos I placed 1^st in all, then progressed through the quarter and semi finals into the main.

Didn’t get the best gate start in the final and slotted into third behind Tristan and Kyle, with the less than favourable racing conditions I got stuck in this position for most of the race only passing Kyle on the final jump to finish second behind Tristan.

This result was enough to put me into second spot overall for the Champbix series again putting me back into the NTID squad for the coming year. This also allows me to travel to NZ as part of the Aust. Senior Teat team in October, can’t wait, I had a ball over there last year.

Friday – I did the brotherly thing and went to the track to support my little sister. Wow did she surprise me finishing 4A in the 10 year Girls. Well done Mikayla.

Saturday – My race day. The weather was clear and warm.

After the disappointment of last year when I came off in the 1/8^th’s I was determined to do a lot better today.

I had fellow Redline rider Kai Sakakibara in my moto’s, my gates were feeling really good and I was feeling comfortable so I decided to take it easy and make sure I qualified finishing 2^nd, 1^st, 2^nd to Kai.

I finished 1^st in my quarter and placed second in the semi to Kyle to make it through to the final this year.

I had pick 4 and chose lane 2 to start from, I didn’t get a very good jump and came out slowly, having to do something I made a move in the 1^st berm hoping to make up a few spots. I slotted into 2^nd behind Tristan down the 2^nd straight, working my way down the third I made up a little more ground.

I pedalled my hardest around the final berm trying to get as much speed as I could for the last straight. I was catching up heading toward the finish; it was going to be close! 2^nd by 0.057 of a second. I was happy though, I had made up 41 places since going over the bars in the second turn last year.

Congratulations to my Redline team mate Tristan for a great win, he deserved it, he has ridden so well all year.

Well that was the Nationals for 2011; I had a ball in Cairns and look forward to doing it all again next year in Mt Gambier.

A huge thank you has to go to Redline, Bill and Barry for all your support.

Aaron Nottle

Redline Team Rider

Praha & Orleans

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:41:22 GMT

5th & 6th rounds of the Euro series were hold in Praha on May 7th & 8th. The track was really bad and the gate was too fast. The voice box was also terrible. Definitely a place to forget !
On Saturday, I made it to the main, for the first time of the season. I finished 5th after making a bad gate. On Sunday I crashed in the last turn in 1/8. It was not a pretty good week-end but I am back in the ranking at the 8th spot.

Last week-end I raced a french cup event. I was on the box twice : 3rd & 3rd. It was a wird track with flat turns as usual in France ! I had good feelings on the bike.. I have two more weeks to train for Papendal SX. I feel confident and can't wait to ride the huge track !

See you,
dam$

Dutch Nationals Round 2 Heiloo

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:41:11 GMT

Race Report Dutch Nationals Redline TC 2 Heiloo
Last weekend the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced the second
round of the Dutch Nationals in Heiloo, the complete team was
presend and raced 7 “top 3 podiumplaces”.
Boys 8 years: Teun de Bock got 3e place, boys 9 years Erik Peters
finished 4e place but after a diskwalification of 1 rider Erik became 3e.
“Mister” Wessel v. Dijk won the boys 10 years, Indy Scheepers
girls 9-10 years got the 2e place. Our 2 oldschoolers did also good:
Dynamite Leon Walravens won the Cruisers 45+ and Jeffrey Bignell
Cruisers 40-44 ended up 2e place. Elite men Jelle vd Elzen who became
sick just in the beginning of the BMX season for about 6 weeks now in his first race got
a 3e place in the Elite Men Main final with very impressive racing.
To see all results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
To see some videos of TC 2 Heiloo please scroll down
To see all videos please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
In the racking of the teamtrophy 2011 te Redline BMX Dreamteam
is 1e place after 2 Nationals.

Final Jelle Vd Elzen Elite Men

Semi Final Jelle vd Elzen Elite Men

Leon Walravens Final Cruisers 45+

Jeffrey Bignell Final Cruisers 40-44

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10

Final Wessel Van Dijk Boys 10

Final Teun De Bock Boys 8

Final Boys 9 Erik Peters

Saya Sakakibara Race report State Series Round 2 Sunday 15th May 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:31:14 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Sunday 15th May 2011
Venue: Casino BMX Track
Race: State Series Round 2
Class: 12 Boys
Result: 1st
Weather: Great weather no disturbance
Course condition: It was pretty smooth by the looks of it and when you ride it, it is good as well.
Sponsors: Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, MitchRam

Race summary
On Saturday morning we woke up at 2:30am and drove up to Casino. It was a 10 hour drive but I slept most of the way. I was excited about this race because it was my first State Series race. And not only that, this round was double points so I was really aiming for a good result.

When we got to the track on Saturday afternoon, we walked around and bought some raffle tickets. Then we found a little game that you have to guess how many gaffes are in the jar in front of me. I guessed 280.
Moto one: I had lane one. I had a good start and I manualed the first double cleanly. I came out in front. I knew I had to get speed for the jump on the fourth straight so I was pedalling so hard. On the jump, I jumped it cleanly but I pumped the next one so I went off the side because I went sketchy. I was in second through the rhythm section. I was going to overtake on the last corner and so I did. I came first.

On the second moto, I was late on the gate because I had to go to the bathroom. I had lane five. I had an OK start. I did the manual on the set up really good. It was better than the last race. . I came out in front again and took the lead. I couldn’t jump the fourth straight very good. I think I was too worried about going sketchy again. I manualed one place in the rhythm and got first.

Moto three: I had lane eight. I was hard to look at the lights because it was like in line with lane one. I had to twist my head to look at it. Anyway I had a good start and I came out in front. I didn’t manual the step up this time. I had a pretty good fourth straight. I don’t think I case it. But I didn’t do the next jump. On the rhythm, I did a couple of manuals and I came first.

On my final I chose lane one. Just before the gate started, the commentator announced that I won the jaffes count! Woo hoo I get the whole jar! I had a good start BUT suddenly I unclipped and fell back to last. But because I had the inside lane pulled back into second on the first corner. I really wanted the double points so I was
really going for it. I jumped the fourth straight but didn’t go very good. I caught up with the leader on the rhythm section and overtook him on the last corner. I came first.

Today was really good racing. I got the double points so I reached my goal for the day. AND I won the raffle and got a $25 Caltex voucher.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 15 May 2011 Casino Open/ NSW State Series Round 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:30:21 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 15 May 2011
Venue: Casino, NSW
Race: Casino Open/ NSW State Series Round 2
Class: 15 boys, Pro Open men
Result: 1st in both
Weather: Sunny and nice
Course condition: Wasn’t bad, there were some loose spots but it was good to race on.
Sponsors: Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Time, Champion System, MitchRam

Race summary
We headed up to Casino on the Saturday before the racing and got some track time in then.
I was only planning to race 15 boys, but there was only 6 riders there so I decided to race Pro Open as well. The day started off with some practice and the racing went very quick after that. It was very hard racing two classes in such a short time.

15 boys
I had a good start in my first moto and lead around the first corner. I got the second, third and fourth straight smooth and railed it around the last corner. I finished 1st.
My second moto was a smooth lap as well. I had a good start and first straight and got out in front, and held my position all the way. I was getting tired and ended up pumping the whole rhythm, but I still came through with the 1st.
I was really feeling tired for the last moto after all the racing coming up so quick, but I was able to pull a smooth lap and take it all the way.
Because there wasn’t enough riders to make a final, we had an extra moto at the end. I wheelied out of the gate, but still came out in front into the first corner. I had a good second and third straight and lead around the third corner. My rhythm straight felt ok, and I lead all the way to the end. I finished 1st.

A pro
I had a good start out of the middle in my first moto, but Michael Jobson came out with the better down the first straight. He had the inside, so I thought I might be able to high low, but Morgan Peen came up the inside and I couldn’t get in. I was in front of Morgan again down the second straight, but he got me around the second
corner so that put me into 3rd. I looked for passes down the rhythm straight and the last straight, but couldn’t get him. I finished 3rd.
My start was good in my second moto as well, and I came across to the inside and lead into the first corner. I got through the second straight well, and I was able to lead into the third corner, feeling all the competition behind me. I got through the rhythm good and took it to the line. I finished 1st.
I came out of the outside in the last moto, but I was able to pull myself into 2nd down into the first corner. Nic Deininger was flying out in front, but I was able to stay behind him and come through with a 2nd. It was a neat lap.
I got lane 2 for my semi-final. I had a good start, but Corey Stafford came out and across to the inside. I was behind him and had to stay there into the first corner. I tried to get under Alex Ulyate around the first corner, but couldn’t get under, so I was in 4th down into the second straight. I got the third straight good and thought I could pass into 3rd, but could make a pass. I stayed in 4th all the way and qualified through to the final.
I somehow got quite an early pick for the final, and got lane 4, next to Joel Clark. My start was pretty good, but Joel Clark and Nic Deininger next to him just took off. That left room for me down the middle of the straight, and I was able to have a clear run. I was in 4th into the first corner, and I had Corey Stafford on the inside of me. I railed around the first corner and got good speed for the second straight, which I got through pretty well. Corey had the inside for the next corner but I was able to rail around past him. That put me into 3rd down the third straight. I got through that pretty smooth and made my way around the third corner. Joel and Nic had a fair gap on me, but Joel crashed right in front of Nic and they both went down. I had enough time to change direction and ride around them, and that put me into 1st. I kept it going from there and I finished 1st.

It was some fun racing at Casino, and I was quite happy with how it went. I wish both Joel Clark and Nic Deininger a speedy recovery.

Dialed Action Sports Team and Redline Bikes

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:45:32 GMT

Brian Cunningham and the Dialed Action Sports Team have been performing at numerous school assemblies and special events lately. Our BMX stunt team has been handing out the 2011 Redline Bikes catalogs for kids to check out. We recently went to Louisville, KY, Centerville, TN. Hiawasse, GA. and Jefferson, GA. on April 19-23, 2011. We had a great time riding bikes at local parks, performing shows and repping for Redline Bikes. We have a bunch of shows booked for the 2011 year and we're excited to help educate kids on drug awareness, anti-bullying, bicycle safety and responsible choices.

Race report European round 5&6 -Raymon van der Biezen

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:12:33 GMT

Another decent weekend of racing is in the books. The Dutch National Team and I flew from Amsterdam to Prague for round 5&6 of the European Championships.

For some last weekend started of pretty bad. In this case I mean the injury for my teammate Merle v Benthem. She felt when we we’re riding our bikes to the BMX track in Prague and got a small fracture in the radius head (elbow), so she got injured even before we had our first practice. Unlucky I guess!

For me it was a special weekend, because I was the lucky one to ride/ test Project79. This is a new Redline carbon flight frame, which is released last Friday. Redline just made two of those frames to test it, and I am the first guy who rode it during a race. We build up the carbon flight frame just before practice in Prague and I made my first laps a few hours later. The mean different is the stiffness when you’re coming out of the gate or turns.
When you put power on the paddles, the bike is right there. I really like the bike and the shape of it looks awesome!

After 45 minutes practice on the track (which went okay), I decided to race with the new Redline Carbon Flight frame instead of my regular Aluminium one. During the race on Saturday I felt pretty confident and I won most of my races. The only problem I had was my reaction time on the gate. I couldn’t adapt they way I should, so during the final I had some elbow to elbow racing going on and meanwhile the French guy closed the door for me. I was back in 4th position and finished that way.

On Sunday I felt a little tired, but racing went better every lap. I won most of my races again, even the semi final. Unfortunately during the final I didn’t get the start I needed, so I was in the same position like Saturday. This time I was back in 6th position, but I rode some good lines and finished up 4th again.

Overall, it was a good weekend for training, but I expected to do better. Luckily I didn’t crash like many others, because the track was kind of sketchy for Junior and Elite riders.

The next couple of weeks I will do a lot of practice for the UCI BMX Supercross at Papendal, Arnhem. This is going to be a great event and I’m really looking forward!

------------------------------------------------------------------- In het Nederlands
Wedstrijdverslag EK ronde 5&6

Er staat weer een redelijk weekend met wedstrijden in de boeken, want vorige week vrijdag ben ik samen met het Nederlands Team naar Praag gevlogen voor ronde 5&6 van het Europees Kampioenschap.

Voor sommige kon het weekend niet slechter beginnen, hiermee bedoel ik eigenlijk mijn teamgenootje Merle v Benthem. Zij kwam al ten val voordat we op de BMX baan in Praag mochten fietsen. We waren namelijk met de fiets opweg naar de baan en toen kwam Merle ten val waarbij ze een scheurtje in de spaakbeen heeft opgelopen. Dat was echt pech hebben!

Voor mij was het wel een speciaal weekend, want ik had het geluk dat ik als eerste in het openbaar op Project 79 mocht fietsen/ testen. Dit is het nieuwe carbon Redline frame die sinds afgelopen vrijdag gepresenteerd is aan de buitenwereld. Op dit moment zijn er nog maar 2 van zulke frames op de wereld en ik ben de allereerste die er een wedstrijd mee heeft gefietst. Vrijdag net voor de training in Praag hebben we het frame opgebouwd met eigen onderdelen en een paar uur later heb ik er voor het eerst op gefietst. Het grootste verschil zit hem in de stijfheid van het frame als vol wegfietst vanuit het starthek of uit een bocht. Als je kracht op je trappers zet, dan voel je de fiets ook echt vooruit gaan. Ik ben heel erg onder de indruk van dit nieuwe frame en ik vind hem kwa uiterlijk ook echt super mooi!

Na 45 minuten trainen op de baan (wat redelijk goed ging) had ik besloten om ook de wedstrijd met het carbon frame van Redline te fietsen in plaats van met mijn originele Aluminium frame. Tijdens de wedstrijd op Zaterdag had ik veel vertrouwen in mezelf en ik wist de meeste races te winnen. Het enige probleem waar ik mee te maken had, was mijn reactie aan het starthek. Ik kon maar niet wennen aan dit rare starthek, waardoor ik in mijn finale een elleboog race had met de start en de Fransman de deur dicht gooiden . In bocht 1 lag ik 4e en daar kon ik niks meer aan veranderen
in de rest van het rondje.

Op zondag voelde ik me een beetje moe, maar elk rondje tijdens de wedstrijd ging beter. Opnieuw wist ik bijna al mijn races te winnen, ook de halve finale. Helaas had ik in de finale een betere start nodig, want ik zat in dezelfde positie als Zaterdag. Nu lag in 6e, maar wist door goede lijnen te fietsen weer als 4e te eindigen.

In het algemeen was het een goede trainingswedstrijd, maar ik had meer van mezelf verwacht. Gelukkig ben ik niet zoals vele andere ten val gekomen, want de baan in Praag was best gevaarlijk voor Junioren en Elite rijders.

De komende 2 weken zal ik hard gaan trainen voor de UCI BMX Supercross op Papendal, Arnhem. Dit word een mooie wedstrijd en ik kijk er erg naar uit!

Steven K Sports ProTeam 2011 Idyllwild Spring Challenge

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:22:38 GMT

4-30/ -1-11 Idyllwild Spring Challenge CA,

After the Sea Otter Classic, Vince kept training seriously even if he started to feel a little tired after an intense Spring of racing. Manny climbed the first hill at a fast pace and they both then formed a group of 3 with Menso De Jong (Wonderful Pistachios road Pro team). They stayed together until the top of the Mid Southridge Trail, but Vince was not able to follow those guys closely in the fast, long and technical descent. Vince finished at his pace and took the 3rd position of this incredible race. Probably one of the best courses Vince has ever seen in 15 years of racing!

Steven K Sports Pro Team 2011 Sea Otter

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:23:10 GMT

4-14/17-11 Sea Otter Classic CA

Vince Lombardi started in the back of the pack since he doesn't have any UCI points, but with the wide open start on the race track he managed to reach the top 50 despite several crashes. Then a very tactical race started since the course was 50% road 50% "trail". Vince drafted a lot and attacked hard on the short climbs to jump from one group to another. He rode first in a group with Ned Overend, then caught another group with Tinker Juarez, nice experience for Vince to ride with these legends! At the beginning of the last lap, Vince belonged to a group vying for the 30th position. He felt that he still had a lot of power in his legs and attacked in the "long" climb at the back of the course and was at this moment 29th. Unfortunately, when back on the race track, Vince was caught by a guy with more appropriate gears than him for this very specific course. Vince finished 30th with an average speed of 17.5MPH, is it still MTB???

Steven K Sports Pro Team 2011 Kenda Cup West #4

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:22:51 GMT

April 3rd, 2011 Kenda Cup West #4 SYCAMORE CANYON PARK, RIVERSIDE, CA

Vincent got 7th in the Pro XC, it was his first ride on the new Redline bike.

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Bicycling Reviews the Conquest 24

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:16:00 GMT

Check out the review.

Euro Rounds 5 & 6 Praag Tjechie

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:32:53 GMT

Race Report : Euro Round 5 & 6 Praag “Tjechie”:
Last weekend some riders of the Redline BMX Dreamteam raced
Euro Round 5 & 6 in Praag (Tjechie). The other riders raced AK 5
in Tiel.
Erik Peters, Nick Scheepers, Koen vd Wijst : Erik ( 8 years) racing
boys 9-10 and Koen and Nick (12 years) racing boys 13-14, were
racing the best they could but the age difference was just to big,
all 3 made it into the quarter finals, Nick almost made the
semi final with a 5e place in the Quater
Wessel v. Dijk in round 5 went out in the semi final after a bad gate
in Round 6 Wessel got a good 4e place in the main final
Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10 years was very strong this weekend and won
all her moto’s and finals in both round 5 and 6.
To see some videos please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race : Dutch Nationals Redline TC 2 Heiloo.

Final Euro Round 5 Indy Scheepers girls 9-10 praag Tjechie

Final Euro Round 6 Indy Scheepers Girls 9-10 Praag Tjechie

Final Euro Rounds 6 Wessel Van Dijk Boys 9-10 Praag Tjechie

Quater Final Euro Rounds 6 Nick Scheepers Boys 13-14 Praag Tjechie

Quater Final Euro Rounds 6 Koen Vd Wijst Boys 13-14 Praag Tjechie

2e Moto Euro Rounds 5 Erik Peters Boys 9-10 Praag Tjechie

Aussie Titles - Day 3

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 21:29:14 GMT

SARAH HARVEY AND JOEL GRACE

DUAL AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONS

Redline Project 79 - Dutch Army

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:29:30 GMT

Aussie Titles - Day 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:47:49 GMT

2011 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

DAY TWO – SATURDAY

Team Redline had a total of seven riders racing for glory. Rachelle Smith (14yr girls) being our youngest rider and Josh Callan and Sam Willoughby being our two eldest riders.

Starting with our youngest Rachelle.She progressed well through hermoto’s finishing 1^st, 1^st and 1st which saw her through to the semi’s where she also crossed the line in first. Rachelle was last year’s runner up and she was very determined to win the 1^st place. She was very relaxed during the quarters for all other riders and was ready to race for the final. Rachelle did everything correctly during the race and was very unlucky to not win, but also should be very proud of how she raced all week and is now the second fastest 14 year girl in Australia.

Fifteen year boys class saw TristynKronk, Aaron Nottle and Kai Sakakibara racing. Both Aaron and Kai were in the same moto. Aaron finished his moto’s placing 2^nd, 1^st and 2^nd whilst Kai crossed the line in the moto’s 1^st, 3^rd and 1^st. This saw both the boys through to the quarters. Tristyn on the other hand finished his moto’s in 1^st, 1^st and 1^st and this too took him through to the quarters. Once again Aaron and Kai were in the same quarter with Aaron placing 2^nd and Kai 3^rd. Tristyn finished his quarter in 1^st. This saw all three boys into the semi final. All three boys raced the same semi and redline took the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd, Kai third, Aaron second and Tristyn first. Redline was hoping for the clean sweep in the final and the boys did their best to deliver. Going into the third straight Tristyn was leading over Aaron with Kai in third and unfortunately Kai was passed in the back sweeper and the boys crossed in the following order, Tristyn first, Aaron second and Kai fifth. This puts the redline 15 year boys as the three of fastest boys in Australia. Congratulations to all three and a big congratulations to Tristyn on his first 1A plate.

Next racing was our eldest girl rider, Sarah Harvey. Sarah had a clean sweep in the moto’s, finishing with three 1^st’s and also first in her semi. The 16 year gir’ls class is possibly one of the strongest field of girls over the weekend with any one of the top eight able to win the final. Sarah had a fantastic gate and was second going into the first berm and did an incredible berm move to move into first place and lead from then to the finish line. This was also Sarah’s first Australian number one, and she is now crowned the fastest 16 year girl in the Australian Titles.

The final of the Elite was the next of the Redline riders and we were represented by Josh Callan and Sam Willoughby.Both Josh and Sam won all their moto’s and quarters. Josh had a brilliant semi crossing the finish line in 2^nd whilst Sam had a few things go wrong and crossed in 3^rd. So Sam has now shown that he is human and it goes to show all riders in Australian that even the best do make mistakes. But to Sam’s credit he had his game face on in the final. The final had the top eight riders in Australia lined up and Josh came out of gate three, whilst Sam’s time from his semi had him having to pick gate six. Josh was in 5^th going into the first berm and did one of the best berm moves for the week and came out of it in 3^rd place, which is where he stayed for the rest of the race. Congratulations to Josh on a wonderful week of racing and now crowned third place in Australia for Elite Men.

Sam on the otherhand, had a wonderful gate and moved over on all of the riders in the first straight and lead narrowly ahead of Brian Kirkham. Sam jumped the pro straight low and fast whilst on the last jump of the pro straight Brian seemed to go high and Sam pulled away. Sam is now the number 1 Australian Elite Man.

Aussie Titles - Day 1

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:47:21 GMT

2011 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

DAY ONE

What a wonderful day of racing. Cairns was the place to be with the weather nice and hot which made the racing fast. All age class were hotly contested with alot of the top riders failing to progress through to the finals.

The youngest of our Redline riders were racing for Australian plates today, and made the Redline brand very proud.

Starting with our youngest rider’s Jon Balaam and Sam Harvey (8Yr Boys). Jon progressed well through his moto’s finishing 1^st, 1^st and 2^nd which saw him through to the quarters were he crossed the line in 3^rd. Being Jon’s first championship race as an 8 year old he was a very excited young man. When it came to his Semi he was very unlucky and finished in a well raced 5^th place. Sam was a very nervous 8 year old and held himself together very well, finishing 2^nd, 2^nd and 1^st in his moto’s. This saw same into the quarters were he placed 3^rd and 3^rd in his semi’s. Sam was very focused for the final and had nothing to lose. He rode an extremely good race and is now crowned 6^th fastest 8 year boy in Australia.

Little Max Balaam raced his moto’s as if they were finals finishing 1^st, 1^st and just before his third moto had a flat tyre. Luckily both his bike and his brothers (Jon) are the same size and he rode his brothers, whilst one of the Redline fathers fixed Max’s bike. Max finished 4^th in his 3^rd moto and this put him into the quarters where he finished 5^th.

Joel Grace and George Harvey (10yr Boys) were next. George was riding in his first ever Australian championships and rode very well. He finished 3^rd, 3^rd, and 4^th in his moto’s and rode a great race to finish 4^th in his quarters. George unclipped on the gate and finished his Semi in 5^th place. Once again doing Redline very proud. Joel was trying to improve on his last year’s plate of 4^th place. His moto’s saw him finish in 1^st, 1^st and 1^st. Joel blew his gate in the quarter and came from 8^th place to work his way through the pack to cross the line in 1^st. This then put him into the semi’s where once again he finished in 1^st place. Joel had first lane pick for the final and choose lane one. Unfortunately Joel had the worst gate of the day and once again had to come from last place. The pack drifted to the outside leading into the first berm and this left the door wide open. Joel being an experienced rider took the advantage and lead from then on. Joel is now the 1A plate holder for 10 year boy’s class.

Redline had two riders in the 10 year boys class, Jarrad Drizners and Liam Vitale. Jarrad was riding very well placing 2^nd, 2^nd and 1^st in his moto’s and 3^rd in the quarters. Jarrad had an extremely hard semi and finished in 7^th place. Liam, a fairly new Redline rider handled the moto’s with ease, finishing 1^st, 1^st and 1^st along with his quarters and semi’s placing 1^st. Liam was on the gate for the final, and being his first Aussie Titles also had absolutely nothing to lose. Liam rode a very well planned race and is now Australia’s 8^th fastest 12 year boy.

12 year girl’s class had Saya Sakakibara and Katie Van Zanden representing Redline. Both girls handled their moto’s well finishing 1^st, 1^st and 1^st. Saya then finished 1^st in her semi whilst Katie crossed the line in 2^nd. Redline had two very fast girls into the final. Both girls rode really well and Saya finished on the podium in 3^rd place whilst Katie just finished just outside the podium in 7^th place.

Aislynn Weber (13 yr girls) a local Cairns rider had the home track advantage and used it to her benefit. Aislynn was last year’s second place 12 year girl and she was very determined to turn that into 1A. She placed 1^st in all three moto’s and her Semi. Aislynn was very unlucky in the final and found herself in some trouble down the first straight, with herself and last year’s 1A plate holder. Both girls fell and it was a race to get back on their bikes. Aislynn rode one of the fastest 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th straights of the day and weaved her way through the pack and crossed the line in 4^th place.

The eldest of the Redline Riders for today’s racing; Luke Pretlove (25-29 Yr Men) had a great day’s racing finishing 2^nd, 1^st and 1^st in his three moto’s. This put him into the Semi where he crossed the finished line in 3^rd. Luke was also very unlucky in the final and crashed in the first berm. Luke finished the race in 8^th place.

Overall Redline had a possibility of eleven Australian plates today and came away with six. All Redline riders who raced today rode very well and should be very proud of themselves.

Two Hours With Redline’s Greg Masson

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:48:03 GMT

Redline bikes - 2 hours street session (Greg Masson) from AFphoto.fr on Vimeo.

I'm super stoked on this edit of Redline's Greg Masson. Greg is from France and can do more on his bike in one small street spot than most can do in their whole local skatepark. Check this one out...You will not be let down.

--Flip

Greg Masson 2 hour street session

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:23:21 GMT

Check out the new edit from Redline French rider, Greg Masson.

Project 79 first look video

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:06:30 GMT

The wait is over. See it all here.

Project 79 Revealed

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:59:56 GMT

Over the past two years, Redline has been working on creating the ultimate BMX frame. And finally, the wait is over. See it for yourself here.

Redline~Adventure

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 05:51:46 GMT

2011 Team Roster:

Justin Yaggy

Samantha Yaggy

Dylan Yaggy

Cruz Brummond

Bridget Walter

Devin Walter

Mason Gustafson

Joel Gilstrap

DJ Edwards

Jenna Jeffers

Selina Jeffers

Dominik Jeffers

Alex Seebeck

Jeff Seebeck

Dominik SeeBeck

Connor O'brien

Tanner Tommerdahl

We would like to also give a shout out to our newest sponsors Bob Evans, Northern Maintenance Free Exteriors, and Simek's, and also to Redline, thanks for your support this season!!

Redline~Adventure Storms Nebraska

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 06 May 2011 23:40:20 GMT

The Redline~Adventure hit our first National this past weekend, in Kearney, NE. A majority of the team rolled in Friday night ready to hit the track for practice, but were a bit discouraged as we found that the track was soft. We fought our hardest despite the track conditions and all managed to have a fun weekend.

We ended the weekend with a team second place on Saturday, and tying for second on Sunday. Our team results are posted below.

SATURDAY

Bridget Walter: Cruiser: 2nd, Class: 3rd

Devin Walter: Cruiser:2nd

Samantha Yaggy: Class: 3rd

Tanner Tommerdahl: Open: 3rd

DJ Edwards: Class: 2nd

Joel Gilstrap: Open: 4th, Class: 4th

Selina Jeffers: Open: 5th

Dominik Jeffers: Tough competition, just missed semis

Jenna Jeffers: Cruiser:3rd, Class:3rd

Cruz Brummond: tough competition, just missed semis

Mason Gustafson: Class: 2nd

SUNDAY

Selina Jeffers: Open:5th, Class: 3rd

Jenna Jeffers: Class: 3rd, Cruiser:3rd

Samantha Yaggy: Class: 4th

Bridget Walter: Cruiser: 2nd

Devin Walter: 4th

Dominik Jeffers: Class: 7th

Tanner Tommerdahl: Open: 6th

Joel Gilstrap: Open: 8th

Mason Gustafson: Class: 1st

DJ Edwards: Class: 4th

Cruz Brummond: Another tough day; just missed mains

We as a team would like to thank the ABA for putting on a wonderful National, and also like to thank the Buffalo County Fair grounds for keeping their facility so clean all weekend! We would also like to thank Redline for their continuing support, and our other sponsors Adventure Cycle and Ski, Bob Evans, and Simek's.

UK Redline Team great start to the season opener

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:02:42 GMT

The first two rounds of the UK National BMX 2011 summer series took place at Peterborough

And with a fresh team for 2011 the UK redline team were ready for battle, National No.1 rider for 2010 and new to the team Emily Hutt continued her domination of the 7 to 8yr girls and lead every race from start to finish and claiming her first national win of the year. Travis wilson and Kyle Hill both in the 8yr boys class this year with Travis making the A-final and coming 5th but Kyle going out in the 1/4 finals, next time! . 2011 is Valerie's year and right from the start Valerie left the competition behind her and continued to her fist national win of the year in the 13-14yr female class. New rider Andy Clucas was looking full factory this weekend and in a hard 17-24yr male class the best place to be was in front and Andy didn't disappoint by taking the win for Redline. Old timer Alan Hill and last years double champion in Masters and 35-39yr cruiser was looking fast in Masters and needed to be in this class, Dale Holmes took the win with Alan fast behind in 2nd. Cruiser was business as usual for Alan and took his first national win.

Other results

Abi Hill 3rd in 30+ Ladies cruiser

Ayesha McLelland 4th in Championship Women

That was Day 1

Day 2 started out pretty much the same as day 1

Emily Hutt started the day by crashing in her moto but this didn't stop Emily from winning every other race and winning round 2. Andy Clucas again was on fire and no one stood in his way to claiming his 2nd win of the weekend. Other wins of the day came from Valerie and Alan in cruiser. With four wins each day Redline team is 2nd place in the National team ranking.

Other results

Travis Wilson 7th

Kyle Hill out in quarter

Ayesha McLelland 4th

Abi Hill 3rd

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

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

Next race: Round 3 & 4 @ Dagenham 21-22 May

Pictured: Emily Hutt

Pictured: Andy Clucas

Sarah Harvey - Champbikx/Aussie Titles

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:20:04 GMT

Saturday morning came and we flew to Cairns to race the 2011 Australian BMX championships which were to be held the following week. When we arrived in cairns we went straight to the track to race the 2 day event they held which was sponsored by Redline and Toys R Us. This was good as I got some extra track time. I raced Pro ladies and finished 3^rd on the Saturday and 4^th on the Sunday.

Throughout the week, I did some practise on the track and was ready to race. On Thursday, I raced the last round of the Champbikx series. Every single Champbikx round this year so far had rained, and funny enough, we were in for a muddy day in Cairns. It started raining which was enough to make the concrete berms slippery and the track soft and muddy, but I didn’t let that put me off. I made the final and finished 2^nd which meant I placed second in the overall Champbikx series.

On Saturday, I raced the Australian Championships for the 20”. I won all my heat races which put me into the semi. I knew I had to get a good time in the semi to get a good pick on the gate for final. I ended up getting the fastest time in the semi which gave me first pick of lane for the final.

In the final, I had an awesome start and was out in front. Going down the 3^rd straight, I got a bit sketchy and lost some speed, but had a good enough lead to stay in front. I stayed focused down the last straight to take out the win in my fastest time of the week.

Sunday came to race the 15-16 year girls Cruiser Australian Championships. I tried my best and got three 2nds in the heat races, so I knew the final would be tough. I went into the final with the 5^th lane pick, took one last look at my wrist band which said “NEVER SAY NEVER” and then the gate dropped. I had a good start, but lost some speed down the first straight when I hit my back tyre which put me in 2nd. I made an awesome move on the first berm to put me back into 1^st place where I stayed for the rest of the race to win the 15-16 girls Cruiser National title.

Overall, it was a very successful weekend and I was very happy to win both of my classes for the Australian titles. I would like to thank Sharon Willoughby, Kev Hilliam, Redline, Rush Industries, the Cairns BMX club for preparing an awesome track to race on and all my supporters who wished me well for the event.

--Sarah Harvey

photo courtesy of Lacey Oliver Photography

Australian race report - Tristyn Kronk

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:20:54 GMT

The week of racing started on the Saturday the week before the nationals, where I raced the Cairns one day carnival. The track and the surrounds were in great condition when we arrived, and the track was very fast to ride on and I was able to win the 15 year boys class.

Whilst in cairns, we went white water tubing, went to the esplanade and checked out some other things to do. This was relaxing and I enjoyed the quick break from bmx.It was also great to catch up with the rest of the Redline team both on and off the track we had a redline dinner where I got to meet Sam Willoughby.

Back to racing, Wednesday come by for the pre-titles, the track yet again was in near perfect condition and allowed for some good practise on the track.

Round 9 of the Chambikx and Probikx was held on the Thursday, the weather wasn’t at its best as it was overcast and raining at times. I won my first motto, got second in the second motto and won the third motto. The weather at this stage looked as if it was clearing and the track was drying up which would mean that the finals would be a lot faster, but again the heavens opened before the finals making the track muddy. I won my semi-final and this gave me second pick and lane 2 in the final which I placed first. This allowed me to win the series and make NTIDS.

Saturday morning saw the start of my Australian titles campaign in the 15 boy’s class, the weather was great! The sun was out and it wasn’t overly hot, the track looked and felt really good, as if we hadn’t even rode on it two days ago in the mud. I won all my motto’s, I won my quarter and semi-finals and this gave me first pick and lane one in the final. I didn’t have the best of starts but was still able to be first out of the first corner and won the race from there, but it was a close finish with Aaron Nottle coming second and Kyle Borrenson third, also Kai Sakakibara another Redline rider placed 5^th. I was also fortunate enough to be part of the Queensland challenge team that took out the state team challenge.

On Sunday I raced the 15-16 boys’ cruiser, I got second in my first race, and won my second and third races, I placed third in the semi and got 7^th pick in the final and lane 7. I had an alright start and was probably 3-4^th going into the first burm but being on the outside didn’t help as a rider slid out coming up the inside and crashed in front of me, I didn’t crash but this let the other riders get away, I ended up finishing 5^th.

All in all I think the 2011 Cairns Australian titles was a huge success and I would like to thank the Cairns club members for all their effort that allowed us to ride on such a great track and the officials that allowed the event to run smoothly.

--Tristyn Kronk
Redline~Australia

photo courtesy of Lacey Oliver Photography

Swedish Cup 1 & 2, 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:57:28 GMT

Hi!

We had our first two rounds of Swedish Cup this weekend.
I did good, won everything both days in Elite Women. Felt great!

/ Caroline Hindmo #818, Sweden

A.K.4 Oss Bmx South Competition

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:57:40 GMT

RACE REPORT AK 4 OSS:
Last weekend we raced round 4 of the BMX South Competition.
It was again beautiful wheater and there was a very good DJ playing
music. (DJ LAP)
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 8 riders and our riders
were 8 times on the top 3 Podium.
Our youngst rider: Teun de Bock finished 5e place (boys 8),
“mister” Wessel van Dijk won the open classe and in his own age classe
wessel v. Dijk mist his gate and got 5e place. Indy Scheepers got nice 3e
place racing against the boys. Ronan Lemmens Boys 11 got a good 2e place
and Joey Ijkelen won the boys 12 with a very nice jump on the first straight.
Koen vd Wijst got 2e in the boys 13 and “tricky Nicky “Scheepers got 3e place.
Michael v. Dam got 3e place in the men 17+.
To see some videos please scroll down
To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final OpenClasse 8-9 Wessel Van Dijk,Indy Scheepers

Final Boys 9 Indy Scheepers Racing Against the "Boys"

Final Boys 12 Joey Ijkelen

Final Boys 13 Koen Vd Wijst and Nick Scheepers

Final Boys 11 Ronan Lemmens

Kai Sakakibara Race report 30 April 2011 BMXA National Championships 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:48:30 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 15
Date: 30 April 2011
Venue: Cairns, Queensland
Race: BMXA National Championships 2011
Class: 15boys
Result: 5th
Weather: Sunny and hot.
Course condition: Very nice and smooth
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, MichRam

Race summary
The weather was great on the Saturday of racing and the track was looking fantastic. The Cairns BMX club did a great job at getting the track back to shape after the rain they had on Thursday.
We had about a 3o minute warm up then had the march past. After that, we got into racing.

I had lane 2 for my first moto, and came out with a good start. I was on the inside of Aaron Nottle and I got my nose in front coming down the first straight. I lead the way around the first corner and down the second straight. It was a neat lap from there, I came through with a 1st.

My start was pretty good out of lane 7 in my second moto and I was side by side with Aaron Nottle down the first straight. I got my nose in front over the triple into the first corner and tried to cut in, but was obviously expecting too much as Aaron came straight up the inside and I got pushed up high. Ethan Murray came in whilst this was happening and I got pushed back to 3rd. I tried to come back on Ethan around the second corner, but he covered his line well and I couldn’t get in front. I came through the line with a 3rd after that.

I had lane 4 for the last moto. I had pretty good start and came out with Aaron down the first straight, but got my nose in front and lead into the first corner. Aaron was catching me down the second straight where I was over jumping the jumps and losing my speed, but I still kept it together around the second corner and third straight. I kept my position all the way and finished 1st.

I had first pick and got lane 2 for the quarter final. I had a pretty good start, but Aaron Nottle came out with the better and made his way across. I was just behind him into the first corner, and went for a high-low move, but there were about 4 riders coming straight up the inside and I just avoided hitting them. I came down the second straight strong this time though, and stuck with Aaron towards the third straight. My third straight wasn’t super quick, and Aaron put a gap on me but I got through with a good 2nd.

I got lane 2 for my semi-final as well. My gate was OK, but Aaron Nottle came out and across down the first straight and so did Kyle Borresen from the outside. I was stuck behind them down the first straight, but was able to pull myself into 3rd around the first corner. I was right next to Aaron down the second straight, and kept with him around the second corner. I got my rhythm good and got around the last corner with no trouble. I finished 3rd.

My gate for the final was lane 3. I had a good start, but Kyle Borresen and Aaron Nottle from either side came across and I was pushed out the back. I was out the back into the first corner, but got under a few people and got myself into 3rd. I was right next to Aaron down the second straight, but was on the outside of him so could get in. Kyle came straight up the inside on the second corner and we hit at the exit of the corner, but I managed to hang on. My rhythm section was pretty good, except I started drifting towards the outside and let Kyle in on the inside. I ducked in on the last corner to make a move on the last straight, but I got kicked on the little table and landed flat. Taylor Foster came through when I lost all my speed, and I ended up 5th.

I was disappointed with the way I rode in the final, but was quite happy with my riding throughout the week. I was definitely riding pretty strong. Hopefully get to a better result next time as well.

Bye Bye Reggie Regal!

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:29:06 GMT

So here's a video of me having to say bye to my sweet 16 car...the 99 Buick regal supercharged....you served me well Reggie..RIP

and for those of you who don't know. Reggie Regal is an absolute LEGEND =]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7nPmbDIiI

Redline~Australia rippin' it up in Cairns for Aussie Nationals

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:56:47 GMT

DYNAMITES/CHAMPBIKX/PROBIKX
THURSDAY 28/04/11

The weather in Cairns today was wet. All three races were run in drizzle with some close racing.

Redline had a total of eleven riders racing with five in the Dynamites, five in Champbikx and Josh Callan in the Probikx.

The younger of the redline riders had their first taste of the Champbikx format racing and handled it extremely well. Jarrad Drizners (12yr Boys) came 4th, 4th and 3rd in his moto races and was very unlucky to not progress to the finals. Saya Sakakibara and Katie VanZanden (12yr Girls) both represented their states well and Saya finishes 2nd, 1st and 2nd in her moto’s whilst Katie finished 1st, 2nd and 2nd which saw both of them in the final. Saya finished the race in 3rd whilst Katie finished in 5th. Ben Keogh (13yr Boys) a new rider to the Redline Team finished his moto’s in 4th, 4th and 4th which saw him progress through to the Semi final were he finished in 7th and was also unlucky to not progress further. Aislynn Weber the only local Cairns rider in the Redline team was on fire finishing her three moto’s in first. This placed her in a good position in the final were she lead from start to finish and is now the number 1 rider in the Dynamite Series in Australia.

The older riders had their final round of the Champbikx Series and double points were up for grabs. Rachelle Smith (14yr Girls) needed a good day racing and she did just that. In her moto’s she placed 1st, 2nd and 1st. This saw her straight in to the final were she crossed the finish line in 2nd. Kai Sakakibara, Aaron Nottle and Tristyn Kronk all racing in the 15yr Boys class had a good day on the track. Kai crossed the line in 2nd, 2nd and 3rd for his moto’s whilst Aaron finished 1st, 1st and 1st and Tristyn 1st, 2nd and 1st. This saw all three boys through to the Semi Finals. Kai just made the final by placing 4th in his semi whilst Kai and Tristyn both finished 1st in their semis. All three boys made in through to the final and Kai finished 5th, Aaron 2nd and Tristyn 1st. Sarah Harvey the eldest of the Champbikx riders, racing in 16yr Girls, rode well in her moto’s finishing 2nd, 1st and 2nd. This placed her straight into the final were she rode well and finished the day’s racing in 2nd.

Our one and only Elite rider Josh Callan had good moto’s races and finished 2nd, 2nd and 2nd. This took him into the quarters were he crossed the line in 1st and then 3rd in his semi. Josh was very unlucky in the final and seemed to be squeezed out but finished well in 7th place.

After all the racing took place we all meet up at the local eating place “The Cock and Bull” and had a Redline Team dinner. We were lucky enough that both Josh Callan and Sam Willoughby joined us. The complete Redline Team ranging from ages 5 to 16 had team photos with their Redline hero and it was really nice for the riders to spend time with Sam whilst being in Cairns for the Australian Titles

Saya Sakakibara Race report Australian National Championships Friday 29th April 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:48:39 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Friday 29th April 2011
Venue: Cairns BMX Track
Race: Australian National Championships
Class: 12 Girls
Result: 3rd
Weather: Very sunny fantastic weather
Course condition: I was surprised that is was smooth after the muddy race yesterday
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, MichRam

Race summary
I was so nervouss today. I cannot wait until I could find how I will go.
On my first moto, I had lane two. I had a good start and I jumped the double really cleanly. Then I manualed the triple. Around the first corner, I over pedalled the first step up and I was pedalling so hard because I really wanted to get the best time. I pumped through the rhythm and down the last straight. I came first

Moto two: I had lane seven. I had an ok start and I jumped the double. I went a bit too high. On the first corner, Genna came up the inside but I held her back. On the third straight I had a good go on pumping it really fast. I felt pretty good on that one. On the last straight, I was pedalling again, and fast as a can because I wanted to get the time. I came first. My time on that one was better than the last one.

On my last moto, I had lane four and I had a pretty bad start because on this race I was so tired and I was sleepy. I jumped the double, went sketchy and that woke me up. I had to concentrate because I wasn’t. On the third straight, my legs would not pump as hard. It was pretty annoying. I came first but not the best time.

Semi final: I chose lane one and I had a pretty good start. My jump on the double was perfect. It was a nice jump. I was pedalling pretty hard on that second straight, because I knew that there are girls behind me that are trying hard as well. I didn’t feel that much tired on the third straight than the last one. I don’t know why. Anyway I had good pedals in throughout the track but I still left some energy for the final. I came first.

My final was very nerve racking. I chose lane one (as usual) and I had a pretty good start but Sara pushed me and I went sketchy and I was about to fall off when I jumped the double. It was so scary. I lost two places. Dion and Sara were out the front. I was in third. Oh you wouldn’t believe how much I pedalled throughout the track because I was so determined. But it was already the third straight. I was all panicking and wild. I had no chance they had got it and I had to settle with third.

My age group was very tough but I have to deal with what I got and work with it. I had a good time racing the girls.

Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar ABA Socal Nationals & USAC National Championship Team Report

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:28:52 GMT

Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar ABA Socal Nationals & USAC National Championship Team Report
April 15-17, Chula Vista, CA:

After a good showing last month in Arizona, Team Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar was ready for a big weekend at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. We were there for the ABA Socal Nationals & USA Cycling National Championships. The Track was in great shape, especially considering the amount of rain this past winter, the crew at Future BMX did a great job getting the track dialed for the weekend. The OTC is a great showcase for this sport with amazing facilities in place, and if you have never been to this venue and are a fan of BMX racing, a trip to Chula Vista is a must! ...especially later this year, for the UCi Supercross in September.

Our weekend started out a little rough for the team, while getting in some extra track time Thursday evening, 13X Daniel Johnson went down with a major leg injury sending him to the hospital where he would undergo two surgeries before the weekend of racing had even ended. Friday morning, during practice 16X Beau Gregorios went down with a wrist injury and after a trip the ER to confirm a fracture in 2 places his weekend was also over. What made the injury even more difficult to handle was that Beau was to spend the following week at the Junior Development Camp at the OTC. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery guys!

Friday afternoon racing was finally underway and the Bike Alley riders were back on track. This weekend the team was led by its 9X dynamic duo, AJ Saldivar and Patrick Coo. Both AJ and Patrick could be seen out front all weekend long on board their Redline Flights. Saldivar and Coo finished 1st and 2nd on Friday and 2nd & 3rd on Sunday in 9X. AJ with one of his best weekends of racing, also placed 2nd in 9 cruiser on Sunday. Both Coo and Saldivar also won USAC Championship Gold medals on Saturday as well in 9 and 10 Boys Challenge divisions, respectively. 7 girl Taylor Cornelius took a weekend off from hitting home runs in softball to score a 1st & 2nd on Friday & Sunday, as well as taking home a silver medal in 8 Girls on Saturday. Jordan Nopens managed a silver medal also on Saturday and even squeezed in a trip south of the border between motos on Sunday.

This weekend also marked the return of Wyatt Hubbard, who has taken a 14 month break from BMX racing and returned with some solid laps including an exciting 3rd place finish on Sunday in 11X. Kyle Bastin also had a good weekend, looking very fast and consistent, making mains all 3 days in the super-tough 17-18X class in his first weekend of racing after coming back from injury last month. Big things to come from these riders once they’re both back in top form.

The Socal Nationals pulled in about 200 motos, with all the top teams in attendance. The Bike Alley/Redline/Rockstar team had another great weekend, winning both days. The team turned in some solid scores on Friday & Sunday with impressive scores of 204 and 210 points. This puts the team in 2nd place overall in the standings, and is looking to close the gap on the always strong J&R team.
Next up? Bakersfield, here we come!

The team would like to thank all of its sponsors, including Bike Alley (www.bikealleybmx.com), Redline Bicycles (www.redlinebicycles.com), Rockstar Energy Drink (www.rockstar69.com), QSI, Chism Commercial, ODI (www.odigrips.com), S&M Bikes and Fly Racing (www.flyracingbmx.com)

An Interview with boys 10-12 National CX Champion Mateo Jorgenson of the Byrds Cycling team in Idaho

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:25:17 GMT

Mateo just spent his winter skiing Super G downhill in Jackson Hole and Sun Valley, and is back on the bike now where we got to catch-up while down at Sea Otter earlier this month.

Thank you for letting us Interview you about yourself and your great win on your Redline ‘Cross bike at Bend this year.

Mateo: Thank you for letting me tell you a little bit about myself. Not only do I ride the sport of Cyclo-Cross, I also compete in road and mountain. This is my first time being a national champion, and I am really happy. I remember the first time I did Cyclocross on my old, 30-pound mountain bike when I was nine years old. I tried to train, but it was very difficult. Finally I ordered a Redline. It came the night before a race, and I tried to ride with it the next morning. By the time the race came around I was more or less sized on it. I raced as hard as I could, and the bike felt a lot lighter than my mountain bike. I finished up my last season that very first Redline. It has felt lighter every year (or maybe I’m just getting stronger)!

What got you interested in the sport?

I got interested when some of my team mates on BYRDS were starting to ride Cyclo-cross. I was hearing from them that it was very fun and an excellent thing to try. When I started getting in to other events like road and mountain I wanted to try it.

Tell us about your training?

I transition from road cycling, take a few weeks off the bike, then I begin some longer endurance rides on dirt/gravel roads on my Redline. Once the ‘Cross season starts I typically train with my team (BYRDS) at a local park and do a variety of exercises. What we do in a typical day: We usually start at 4:00 and ride down to Camels back, (a local park), and then run down to a tree that our coach chooses. We then come back and get on our bikes and do a warm up like sprints while the coach sets up our barriers. Then we ride a coarse including the barriers. At the end of the day we go out on the trails and do a big loop and then ride back to the park. We then play a game called bumper bikes where we ride around between trees and try to knock others over without taking our hand of the bars.

What do you like best about the sport?

I like how ‘Cross is totally different from all the cycling types. It is a lot more fun because it’s always different. I like how the weather and conditions can totally change your race.

What are your goals?

I would like to participate with the US JR National team and ride at their Belgium campus and eventually earn a sport to go to Worlds.

What valuable lessons have you learned in becoming a national cross champ?

I learned to never give up. If you have a goal in the sport of ‘Cross it makes it a lot easier because if you don’t give up, the person you are trying to chase down could fall/could have a mechanical and therefore you could pass that person.

Off to Tufts University—look-out Boston ‘Cross!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:18:17 GMT

After working for endless hours on college applications I finally know where I am going. Tufts University in Boston MA. I'm super excited and can't wait for the great northeast cross scene. Thank you for your help letting me race and go to a great school.

Kai Sakakibara Race report Champ Bikx Round 9 28 April 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:58:50 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 15
Date: 28 April 2011
Venue: Cairns, Queensland
Race: Champ Bikx 2011 Round 9
Class: 15boys
Result: 5th
Weather: Rainy and wet.
Course condition: Wet and slippery.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, MichRam

Race summary
The last round of the Champ Bikx 2011 series was held on the Thursday before the National Titles. The track was in great shape leading up to the day, but it rained a bit over night and the track was a little wet.

We had warm-up in the morning after the Dynamites warm up, and then we had time trials. My time trial was a bit messy through the rhythm but it was an alright lap. I got 4th in time trials.

It started raining quite hard after our time trials and the track just went really slippery.
I had first pick for the first moto and got lane 2. I had a good start and came down the first straight good, but over jumped the double and let Aaron Nottle from the outside slip by. I was in 2nd around the first corner. My lap was pretty good after that, although I had some people coming up the inside of the last corner, I kept my position and finished 2nd.
I had 2nd pick for the second moto and got lane 3. I had a good start and lined up with Aaron Nottle down the first straight, but I couldn’t get in front of him and I was in 2nd around the first corner. I didn’t have much hassle after that and finished 2nd.

I got lane 1 for the third moto. My gate wasn’t bad, but Aaron Nottle next to me got out better and he came across to the inside. I still stayed on his tail though and was in 3rd into the first corner. I got up the inside of Max Cairns around the first corner and got into 2nd, but Max got the rail around the corner and got in front of me. We were side by side into the second corner and I went for a high low, but Ethan Murray came up the inside and sent me up high. I came out of the second corner in 4th. I had a good run through the rhythm and got under Ethan on the last corner. I came in 3rd from there.

I got lane 4 for my semi-final. I had a good start and came down the first straight strong. I was stuck on the outside of Aaron Nottle though, and hit his back wheel with my front wheel and I went to the outside. Kyle Borresen came up the inside on the first corner so I was in 3rd coming out of it. I tried to come back on the second straight, but Kyle came right across and left no room for me. I was still in 3rd into the third straight, but Max Cairns got through the rhythm better than me and got in front. I got under Kyle through on the inside so that put me into 3rd. I was side by side with Kyle down the last straight and the extra cranks I put in seemed to just stuff me up. I just got over the line in 4th.

I had a pretty fast start out of lane 5 in the final, but Kyle Borresen got out and just came right across to the inside. I got stuck between Kyle and Max Cairns inside of me and had to stop pedalling. I was right in the back of the pack when I was finally able to start pedalling. I made a good move around the first corner though, and put myself into 5th. I had a pretty good second straight and high-lowed Alex Cahill around the second corner, putting myself into 4th. I had a good rhythm and help onto my position, but went over the jump on the last corner and didn’t get the speed that Alex did behind me. He shot past me down the last straight. I finished 5th.

It wasn’t the best result, but I was riding good throughout the day so I was quite happy. I ended up 5th overall in points for Champ Bikx, which was pretty good considering some of the bad rounds I had.

Raymond Van Der Biezen#121 -Race Report European round 3&4

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:08:36 GMT

After the UCI BMX Supercross in South Africa, we raced European round 3&4 last weekend in Compiegne – France. With many Elite Men showing up, some hot weather, a nice track and a lot of spectators there was some good racing going on…Friday morning the Dutch National Team and I drove to Compiegne – France. It’s like 4 hours away from my home, so it wasn’t that far to drive by car. In the evening we had the opportunity to do a 45minutes practice on the track. The first thing that I noticed was the flat starting hill… It was like 3meters high and the flattest hill I’ve ever seen haha. Coming from the SX starting hill (8meters high and very steep), it was a big different, but very good for training. Practice went okay for me, no problems on the track, because it was riding really smooth and easy. The only problem I had was: acceleration on the first straight. It was like an uphill sprint!

Saturday European round 3:
During the warm-up laps on the track I felt pretty good and suddenly many spectators showed up which is very important for the sport. Racing started of very good. I easily won my motos and 1/8 final, got 2nd place during quarter and semi final, so I was ready for the main event. I had a decent start from lane 3, but Frenchmen Joris Daudet was a little faster and closed the door. In 4th position I was trying everything I can to catch somebody, but unfortunately I couldn’t make the pass, so I finished up just next to the podium.

Sunday European round 4:
After winning the European Championship last year, I wasn’t satisfied with 4th place on Saturday. I want to be one the podium again, but I almost forget that I was injured for over 4 months this winter and couldn’t train like other racers. Anyway, I know I could do better and went for it! Many spectators came to the track to watch us racing again. Winning my motos, 1/8 final, quarter and semi final made me feel good. During the final I had the inside lane, but I just hit the gate with my front wheel a little too much. In turn one, I was in 2nd position behind Daudet. He rode fast so I couldn’t pass him. Getting a 4th and 2nd place last weekend make me feel happy, because when I had to deal with my knee injury, I never thought to be back in shape this soon.
Still have to work on a few things, but I’m confident to get there!
Next race will be European round 5&6 in Prague in less than 2 weeks.

Wedstrijdverslag EK ronde 3&4

Na de UCI BMX World Cup in Zuid Afrika, hebben we afgelopen weekend EK ronde 3&4 gefietst in Compiegne – Frankrijk. Met een grote opkomst van Elite rijders, lekker weer, een goede BMX baan en veel bezoekers was het een spannend weekend met mooie wedstrijden...Vrijdag ochtend ben ik samen met de Nederlandse Selectie naar Compiegne – Frankrijk gereden. Het is ongeveer 4 uurtjes van mijn huis, dus makkelijk te doen met de auto.
‘s-Avonds hadden we de mogelijkheid om 45min op de baan te trainen. Het eerste wat me opviel was de vlakke startheuvel. Deze was ongeveer 3 meter hoog en de flauwste die ik ooit gezien heb haha. Aangezien wij de laatste maanden alleen maar op de SX startheuvel hebben getraind (8meter hoog en behoorlijk stijl), was dit wel even een groot verschil, maar wel goed om te trainen. De training ging wel goed. Ik had geen problemen in de baan, want deze was vrij makkelijk en fietste wel fijn. Het enige waar ik moeite mee had was, versnellen op het eerste stuk, want dit leek wel een sprint bergop!

Zaterdag EK ronde 3:
Tijdens onze warming-up op de baan liep het lekker vol met bezoekers, wat natuurlijk belangrijk is voor onze sport. Ik ging lekker van start met de wedstrijd, want ik won mijn manches en 1/8 finale vrij eenvoudig. In mijn kwart en halve finale werd ik 2e, dus ik was door naar de finale waarin ik een goede start had vanuit startplaats 3. Helaas was de Fransman Joris Daudet net iets sneller en gooide de deur dicht. Ik zat in de 4e positie en deed er alles aan om nog iemand in te halen, maar ik kon helaas geen inhaalactie maken en eindigde net naast het podium.

Zondag EK ronde 4:
Na het behalen van de Europeese titel afgelopen jaar, kan ik natuurlijk niet tevreden zijn met de 4e plaats van Zaterdag. Ik wil weer op het podium staan, maar vergeet bijna dat ik deze winter meer dan 4 maanden geblesseerd ben geweest en daardoor niet heb kunnen trainen zoals de andere concurrenten. Maar goed, ik wist dat ik beter kon en daar ben ik ook vol voor gegaan! Opnieuw was het druk met bezoekers die onze races wilde zien en voor mij ging het iets beter als een dag eerder. Tot aan de finale wist ik alles te winnen en dat gaf me veel zelfvertrouwen. Tijdens de finale had ik startplaats 1, maar ik raakte net het starthek met mijn voorwiel waardoor ik een beetje stil viel. In de eerste bocht lag ik 2e achter Daudet en hij fietste gewoon foutloos, waardoor ik hem niet in kon halen.Met een 4e en 2e plaatste afgelopen weekend ben ik wel tevreden, want ik had afgelopen winter toen ik met mijn knieblessure zat niet gedacht om nu al zo in vorm te zijn.
Uiteraard moet ik nog aan wat dingen werken, maar ik heb er wel vertrouwen in dat dat goed gaat komen.
De volgende wedstrijd zal EK ronde 5&6 zijn. Deze zal volgende week in Praag verreden worden.

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German season opener successful

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:02:43 GMT

Finally the german season was opened at Erlangen, where 2 rounds for the Bundesliga & Cup were held. And the weather was great: sunshine from friday till sunday, and even the wind disappeared on saturday evening.

With very comfortable temperatures i signed up in cruiser and class for saturday, on sunday for cruiser only - that was a good test to see if the winter-training and preparation went right until now.

After several races with motos only in the past, we had real finals in cruiser, and both days i reached them easily with first places. Also in the mains i had great gates and could be out in front soon, what brought me 2 clear wins.

In 20-inch (40+) i had to fight with the men, but my technical training paid off, and i could pass 2 of the guys on the last straight, what brought me from 5th to 3rd place in my first moto. With the two following 4th places i qualified for the main final in that class, but my legs began to be tired. The 8th place left a positive mood nevertheless, because i already had reached my goal not to be last in motos !

After that, my season start can be called as very successful.

Really nice were my friends who have already been yelling to me during practise, that's always very motivating

Double Race Weekend Ammerzoden

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:19:07 GMT

RACE REPORT: BMX WEEKEND AMMERZODEN

Last weekend we raced 2 races in Ammerzoden
On the Saturday we raced the Brabants Championships NFF.
The “Redline BMX Dreamteam” was present with 6 riders, our youngest
rider Teun de Bock crashed in the Semi’s the rest of the team was on the
“ Top 3 podium”.
Wessel van Dijk and Koen vd Wijst won the race, Indy Scheepers got 2e place
and Nick Scheepers and Leon Walravens got 3e place. On the Sunday we
raced AK 3 on the same track and again we were 6 times on the top 3 podium.
Erik Peters won the Open Klasse and finished 2e in the own age classe.
Indy Scheepers ended up 4e racing against the boys!. Ronan Lemmens got 7e
place in the main. both Joey Ijkelen and flying Dutchman Koen vd Wijst won the
main final. Nick Scheepers got nice 3e place again, Koen also ended up 2e place in
the Open Classe, Nick got 4e.
Again a good race weekend for the Redline BMX Dreamteam.
Too see some videos of both races please scroll down.
Too see all videos and result please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final Wessel Van Dijk Boys 9 Brabants Championships

Final Nick Scheepers And Koen vd Wijst Boys 12 Brabants Championships

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 8-9 Brabants Championships

Final Erik Peters and Indy Scheepers Boys 9 AK 3

Final Joey Ijkelen Boys 12 AK 3

Final Nick Scheepers and Koen vd Wijst Boys 13 AK 3

Saya Sakakibara Race report Dynamites Series Last Round Friday 28th April 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:59:19 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Friday 28th April 2011
Venue: Cairns BMX Track
Race: Dynamites Series Last Round
Class: 12 Girls
Result: 3rd
Weather: Very Rainy on and off
Course condition: Slippery and muddy
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, MichRam

Race summary
Today was the last round of Dynamites. Three riders from each state represent their state for their age group and compete with other representatives from each state.

Chelsea, Erin and I were representing NSW.

I had a time trial today. Just before I went on to the gate, I quickly put my goggles on but it wasn’t raining so I put it backwards and it felt weird. I had a pretty good gate and I pedalled down that start hill to jump the double. I think I jumped too high. Anyway, it was pretty alright. On the second straight, I did a manual on the double. The Third straight was alright with a few pedals in on the table. It was pretty cool.
Well I kept going and I came third in the time trial for 12 Girls.

On my first race I chose lane one and I had an ok start. I didn’t jump the double because it was too muddy and instead I tried to manual it. I cased it and went all sketchy. Then Dion came out in front. The Track was so slippery and it was weird slipping and sliding. I had the third straight to go and I thought I can catch up there but there was no chance because Dion was very good at this straight. I couldn’t catch her so I came second.

On my second moto, I chose lane one. I had a really good start and I came out in front. I decided to not manual it and pump it. It was a good idea. Then on the second straight, Dion was catching up to me but I was on the inside so I still kept my first place. On the last straight, I was pedalling so hard because I knew Dion will catch up to me. But fortunately I got the first place.

My third moto, I chose lane one again. I had an ok start and I was out in front but I went sketchy on the double so I fell back to second. This race was pretty much the same as the first one and I came second.

On my final, I chose lane one. I had a pretty average start and I got squeezed out by Sara. Also on the double, I went sketchy. Sara and Dion were out the front. I was in third. I was pedalling as fast as I can and while I was doing that, I was slipping and sliding. Poof! It was hard work. I was all tired and couldn’t spin and it was all over. I cannot come first or second. I came third.

WOW what a race. Great competition and I am ready to race tomorrow at the National Titles.

Mours & Compiegne

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:02:12 GMT

I am just back from 2 races in France. The first one was in the South, 3rd & 4th rounds of the french cup. I felt very good during this race, had some nice 1st straight. I was also fast on tha track so I felt confident. On Saturday I made my first podium of the season, 3rd. On sunday I made it to the main once again. My gate was not that good, I was 3rd in the first turn. Sylvain Andre crashed in my back wheel : 3 spokes broken.. I couldn't finish the race, 8th !

Then I went to Compiegne (North) for the European series. I felt very sick on Saturday and I had no power in quarter final. I couldn't make it in the top 4. On sunday I fekt better. In the semi I had a very bad start ans couldn't come back. I am on the 10th spot of the ranking for the moment.

Next races are a french cup in Tours, then the European championship in Prague.

Happy Easter!...This is what i want instead of a bunny!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:30:00 GMT

Stick throwers ride bikes!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:27:50 GMT

Here's another video of another day of fun at the training center. Check out these top notch Olympic Javelin throwers' bike skills..pretty rad! ;)

PRESS-RELEASE-Redline Carbon Conquest Team & Pro reveled at Sea Otter

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:45:37 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2012 Redline Conquest Team

2012 Redline Conquest Pro

Redline unveiled not just one new Carbon ‘Cross bike at Sea otter, but it was a “one two punch” with both the Conquest Team and Pro getting the new Redline Carbon Technology (RCT) treatment. Redlines engineer Kurt Hall has created a carbon masterpiece of simplicity and purposeful features. The Team will sell for $3499, the Pro for $2599, and the frameset with headset will be $1599. The frame weight is 1200 grams; the fork “tips the scales” @ 480g. The frame features a BB-30 aluminum shell that is bonded into the carbon frame, with no openings, allowing no water to get to the sealed bearings. The pierced rear brake posts are supported by the entire seat-stay, creating a no-flex brake. All of the cables are internal reducing contaminants getting in, and creating a clean look. The sturdy fork is a tapered 1 1/8” to 1 1/2”, with a carbon steer tube and great mud clearance. The future will involve disc brakes, and Redline is ready with pre-curved chainstays with post mounts ready for a disc brake to attach. The rear end is configured for a 130mm spaced hub, and an intended 140mm brake rotor and the cable guides are already in place for a hydraulic brake line.

Pre-season orders are being taken right now, so please contact your local Redline dealer.

See the following links to other media posts for the bikes.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/sea-otter-2011-redlines-disc-ready-conquest-carbon

http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/2011-bike-and-gear-previews/redline-conquest-team-carbon

http://www.cxmagazine.com/sea-otter-2011-day-1-redline-felt-norco

http://www.roadmagazine.net/content.php?itemid=6022

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/04/15/2012-redline-conquest-pro-carbon-fiber-cyclocross-bike-gets-disc-brake-tabs/

a Little Gymnastics Sesh!

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:58:15 GMT

Hey guys....check out this fun little video of me just having some fun out at the OTC one afternoon!! brings back some good gymnastics memories...i miss it a lot...

Jason Carne$ life advice-Videos

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:01:49 GMT

Some recent videos of our vet pro Jason Carne$ giving advice on tattoos and on racing.

Life Advice with Jason Carne$ : Tattoos from Redline Bicycles on Vimeo.

Tattoos. If you ever meet Jason in person, he is one of the most friendlist guys you'll ever meet, and has tons of advice for you, and your BMX career. After all, he is a veteran of the BMX world, so he's seen it all.

Jason Carne$ giving George advice. from Redline Bicycles on Vimeo.

At Speedworld BMX, during the ABA Winter Nationals, we found Carne$ giving George Goodall some advice.

Dutch Nationals Redline TC 1 Valkenswaard (6 times podium)

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:21:47 GMT

RACE REPORT
DUTCH NATIONALS REDLINE TC 1 VALKENSWAARD

On the track of Valkenswaard we raced the 1e Redline Top Competition of 2011.
The Redline BMX Dreamteam had 6 podium places, 3 of them 1e places.
Our youngst rider Teun de Bock got 2e place boys 8 . “Mister” Wessel van Dijk
won the boys 10 and Indy Scheepers won the Girls 9&10 year.
Joey Ijkelen finished 3e place in the boys 12 years. Both our “Oldschool “ Dynamite
Leon Walravens and Jeffrey Bignell did also good, Leon won his race and Jeffrey
ended up the 3e place.
In the ranking of the teamtrophy 2011, the Redline BMX Dreamteam is on the
1e place after 1 race.
Too see some videos of the finals please scroll down
Too see al videos and result please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race
Brabants Kampioenschap Ammerzoden
AK 3 Ammerzoden

Final Boys 8 Teun De Bock

/> Final Boys 10 Wessel Van Dijk

/> Final Girls 9-10 Indy Scheepers

/> Final Boys 12 Joey Ijkelen

Final Cruisers 40-44 Jeffrey Bignell

/> Final Cruisers 45+ Leon Walravens (the gate worked not good)!

Saya Sakakibara Race report Kantou Open Japan Sunday 17th April 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:49:18 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Saturday 17th April
Venue: Midoriyama Japan
Race: Kantou Open
Class: Junior class (11~12 Boys and Girls)
Result: 4th
Weather: A lovely and a great day to do racing but still cold.
Course condition: Little Bumpy but it was changed since I was there so I was still very interesting
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary

Today was a nerve racking race for me even though it was only an open because I haven’t race these riders for more than four years!

I have been in Japan for five weeks now and this race was a day before I catch a plane back to Australia. When I arrived at the track I saw LOTS of familiar faces but I didn’t quite remember all of the names. Great to see them all.
On my first race I had lane three and I had a pretty good start but two days before this race I hurt my elbow so I wasn’t able to go as fast as I wanted to. But anyway, I came out in front with a boy called Kazuma. He is one younger than me but he was fast. I had the inside lane so he took out the hole shot. I was in second I pumped through the straights and got up to the fourth straight. I manualed one of the rollers and kept going. There was only one more jump after the corner so I knew I wouldn’t get first so I came second.

On my second race it was pretty much the same and I got second.

On my third race I had the inside lane and on the first corner, I got in front of Kazuma and I was surprised! I knew he was going to catch up to me. Then he came right beside me and overtook me. It was a shame. I came second.
On the semi finals, I chose lane one. I had a pretty good start but Sae got in front of me. On the first corner, I had a boy called Couta next to me but I was on the inside so I got in front. I don’t think I pushed him quite enough though but I squeezed him on the second straight so that was good. Then on the third straight, Couta was like right next to me or a bit in front. But I was on the inside. The last corner is a really small one. I didn’t know where to go and Sae was in front, I had no idea if I am going to crash or not but I went straight up the inside and bumped in to Sae. We didn’t crash but it was scary.

On the Final, I chose lane one.
I heard the beeps and I went! But I didn’t quite get the gate. I was squeezed in. I was glad I chose lane one coz I wouldn’t of got in to fourth around the first corner. I was trying so hard to get them but off course it is a final so they kept on pulling away!On the fourth straight, I was actually getting closer! Then on the last corner, the riders in front of me had a muddle up and Sae came second and I came fourth!!!!

It was great racing my old friends and I hope I can race them another time.

Conquest Carbon Revealed at Sea Otter

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:30:14 GMT

Appearing at Sea Otter, its our new Conquest Team Carbon. Official press release coming soon.

Check out the following links for more info:

CX Magazine

BIKE RUMOR/

ROAD Magazine

Sam Willoughby talks about his truck

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:10:50 GMT

Sam Willoughby #91 talks about his truck, and his lamborghini...

Redline 3 x W A State Plates

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:57:21 GMT

Podium finish at W.A State Championships

Where: Westside BMX Club

When: 5^th and 6^th March 2011

Track Condition: Smooth, hot and dry

Hi everyone. I flew back from ACT’s champbix just in time to race the states on Sunday at Westside. The track was great, with a brand new 5 metre gate. It had something exciting for everyone including a cool rhythm section, step up, table top, triples. I clean slated all my motos and felt really good going into the main. I had lane 1 and was first to the corner. I kept it smooth and I knew that a few were close enough to take me on down the second straight. However I kept my cool, pedalled and manualled and the finish line was mine.

It was great to win the state championships in the 14 girls. Next was Aaron Nottle riding for Redline in the 15 boys. He had an awesome start and jumped everything to successfully finish first in his age. This was followed by Luke Tanner and my brother Josh Smith both riding for the Redline State Pal n Panther Cycles team in the 16 boys. What a race, by the first corner two riders had collided and crashed but Luke and Josh came out fine to go on and have Redline podium 1^st Luke and 2^nd Josh .

At the awards ceremony it was awesome to have the Redline Team win the state Team trophy. Three state champions, what a great day of racing.

PMB South Africa Race Day

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:57:03 GMT

CHeck out this little recap of the race day/time at the track in South Africa. While the US women's team, and me personally, didn't do so well, at least we got a win on the boys side. Congrats Corben! I crashed out in the semi after having a few strong runs so that was very disappointing. I have to be thankful that at least I was able to walk away from the crash this time though! Time to get ready for Papendal, Holland =]

-alise

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K5IcgiOpus

PMB South Africa Cottage Tour

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:55:17 GMT

Howdy everybody!

Here's a quick "virtual tour" of the cottage we stayed at in South Africa. Not as cute as the cottage we stayed at in 2009 but still very fun! It's like we were a little family.

enjoy!

-alise

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUYA2Vkd0Hk

PMB South Africa Behind the Scenes

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:34:15 GMT

Hey guys, here's a video of what Team USA got up to the first few days we spent in Africa..enjoy some behind the scenes!! =]

alise

here's the link... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGMAQRZtjLE

Race Report ,Some Videos of A.K.2 Tegelen

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:47:14 GMT

AK 2 TEGELEN

Under very sunny wheater, we raced AK 2 in Tegelen
The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 8 riders, in the moto’s
our riders only raced 1e or 2e places. In the main we had 8 podium places.
To see some videos of AK 2 Tegelen, please scroll down.
To see all results and video’s, please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Next race: Redline Top Competition 1 Valkenswaard

Final Boys 8 Teun De Bock

Final Boys 12 Joey Ijkelen

Final Cruisers All ages comeback/first outdoor race after 20 years Jeffrey Bignell

Final Boys 13 Koen vd Wijst and Nick Scheepers
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March 31, 2011 Pump Track Session

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:47:03 GMT

Hey everybody! Just thought I'd post up a fun little video of me and some of the gals at the OTC having a session on the pump track before heading out to the first world cup in South Africa. We always enjoy riding out there, and I hope you enjoy watching us in action a bit!

~alise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4lWBrIXPlQ

^^^here's the link in case that doesn't work

Kai Sakakibara Race report 10 April 2011 Lake Macquarie Open

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:46:47 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 10 April 2011
Venue: Lake Macquarie
Race: Lake Macquarie Open
Class: A pro
Result: 3rd
Weather: Sunny but very windy
Course condition: Very nice. Smooth
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, MichRam

Race summary

It was a good day of racing at Lake Macquarie. The wind was blowing across the track and was quite strong, but other than that it was good. We got about 25 minutes of warm up then got into racing.
My start was pretty good in moto 1, but Zac Wilson from the outside got in front. I was in 2nd around the first corner and hit up the second straight. My third straight was pretty good and I lined up for the last straight, but I couldn’t get Zac. I finished 2nd.

I came out down the first straight well in the 2nd moto and I had the lead around the first corner. My second straight was good but I stuffed up the third straight a bit and let Gavin Nicholls catch up. I kept my position down the last straight but Gavin got more speed and got me on the line. I finished 2nd.

My start wasn’t so good in the last moto as I wheelied out of the gate. Alex Cahill and Jordan Lecher came across from either side of me and I got boxed in down the first straight. I hung back a bit and went up the inside into the first corner in 3rd, but came out of in 1st. I had a smooth lap after that and finished 1st.

There was confusion with the gate choices for the semi-final, but I got lane 1. I came out with a good start and came into the first corner in 2nd just behind Ian Lancaster. I had a good second straight and third straight and stuck right with Ian the whole way. I was afraid that there will be riders catching up on the last straight so I went full speed all the way to the end. I ended up passing Ian and finished 1st.

I had 2nd pick for the final and got lane 2. I had a good start in the final and came out in a bundle with Kyle Hughes, Ian Lancaster and Gavin Nicholls. I was in 4th into the first corner, but got the inside of Gavin and came out in 3rd. My second straight was good and my third straight was pretty quick too. I kept it going all the way and came in with a 3rd.
I was quite happy with how I rode at Lake Macquarie. It was a good result.

World cup 1, SA

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:46:43 GMT

Last day in South Africa today. I feel a bit disappointed about the race.

On Friday, during Time Trials, I made it to the Superfinal. Then I finished 11th. I was happy with this time because I didn't feel very good on the track !
On Saturday I stopped in quarter. I jumped the triple in the 1st straight, flought to high. I lost time and I was locked in the 1st turn. Then it was really hard to come back and I did mistakes.

I hope I will do better races on the next events. Next stop is the French cup in Mours and then Compiegne for the European champs.

Round 1 - UCi SX World Cup / South Africa

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:16:17 GMT

Last year, St. Pietermaritzberg in South Africa hosted the UCi Worlds - and now in 2011, they have played host to the first UCi Supercross event of the year. This time, the track had changed a bit, with a cool hip jump in to turn 2, for the men, and then a 90 degree pro peak coming out of turn two, that sent riders in to a very tricky and deep rhythm section. It'd be tough for the shorter riders and give the taller riders some advanatge.

Starting off on Friday, the time trails were ran under a new system - having every rider only do 1 lap for the TT. For the men, they'd take the top-64, and for womne, the top-32. Then, after those runs were made, UCi now holds a SUPER TT; which consists of the top-16 riders going for the major UCi points and top times. We're pleased that REDLINE rider did extremely well in the Super TT:

Results - Time Trials - Superfinal

Rank Bike Name NOC Time

1 3 DAUDET Joris FRA 33.497

2 121 VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon NED 33.691

3 49 NYHAUG Tory CAN 33.805

4 39 ANDRE Sylvain FRA 33.900

5 24 SHARRAH Corben USA 33.919

6 91 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS 33.973

7 64 LONG Nicholas USA 34.181

8 566 OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos COL 34.223

9 61 MEYERS Joshua USA 34.225

10 42 KIRKHAM Brian AUS 34.231

11 69 GODET Damien FRA 34.296

12 97 YOUNG Khalen AUS 34.754

13 154 PICKARD Kurt NZL 34.848

14 4 HAMON Thomas FRA 34.859

15 77 DE WILDE Robert NED 35.071

16 193 SCHLANG Daniel GER 35.182

With the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 11th and 15th fastest times -- Redline's Global team was off to a good start.

In the Womens field, USA's Alise Post did not qualify in the top-16, to compete in the Super TT, but our Dutch and French gals did.

SATURDAY: RACE DAY

ELITE WOMEN: Starting off with the womens racing, ALISE POST , JOYCE SEESING , STEFANY HERNANDEZ and MAGALIE POTTIER were all looking quick in their qualifiers, and all went on to the semi's. Unfortunately, Alise and Joyce got caught up in a Mariana Pajon crash coming out of the first turn, and it ended their quest for making the final.

Luckily - Venenzuela's French-resident Stefany Hernandez and Magalie Pottier did make the big show - and flew in for a 4th and 7th place in the finale.

ELITE MEN: After the three rounds of 1/8's (motos), we witnessed some incredible racing by many of the Redline Global force. Of the 14 Redline Flight bikes who'd made it to the motos, 9 of them moved on to the 1/4's. Unfortunately, Italy's DeVecchi, NZ's Woodcock, Denmark's Morten THERKILDSEN and Swiss rider Axel KELLER , along with Sander BISSELING would be watching from the sidelines the rest of the race.

Of those who were impressively moving on in the program, and up to the top of the 3-story tall starting hill, Canada's TORY NYHAUG and Aussie SAM WILLOUGHBBY, were both looking extremely fast and were predicted to be contenders for the top rung of the podium. But as rider placement had it - a lot of Redline's top riders were in the last rounds of 1/4's and would be matched up with eachother in the semi if they moved on. The Redline-heavy 1/4 had Sam, Tory and Dutch Pizzy-boy Jelle vanGorkom duking it out for 3 of the top-4 positions. And up to the last turn, it looked as if Jelle might not make it out, but a cool inside swoop opened up and he took advantage of it, giving a little hockey-hip check to grab that 4th and final transfer on to the semi.
In another 1/4, it was two top Dutch veterans - Affro Bob deWilde and Euro Champ Raymon van der BIEZEN, proving they had what it takes by getting to the semi and hoping to reserve two spots for themselves in the main.

The semi's were deifnitely going to be tough; as they always are. But in the second round of Elite Men - it was going to be even tougher for Team REDLINE. With 5 of the 8 riders on 2011 Flight bikes, it was assured that at least one RL rider wasn't going to make the main, even before hte gate dropped. And pulling the top-4 positions to make the final was going to be virtually impossible, when you had guys like Marc Willers and Jiminez in there as well.

Atthe drop of the gate, it was all five Redline rider and Willers to the front and elbows were being thrown in turn one. From the Freecaster webcast, it's hard to see what exactly happened, but Sam, Tory and Jelle got tangled up and in a cloud a dust, so went their chances to the make the main. But the good news was - from out of the dust cloud, appeared the modern day OM of UCi Supercross ROBERT deWILDE and RAYMON van der BIEZEN flying in the 2nd and 3rd spots, chasing down the Kiwi'lander. Thus, of the 14 RL Global riders who made it out of teh Time Trials, it was narrowed down to 2 in the final - both debut'ing the familiar oraneg Troy Lee jerseys, with a new big bucks sponsor - NEW YORK PIZZA, adorned on the chest.

It was bad luck for Sam, Tory and Jelle - who'd all three had shown signs that they could stand on top of the podium at the end of the day. But, that's BMX for ya ... nothingis ever certain, and anything can happen when these guys are hitting such mach speeds just inches away from eachother in these tight, dirt turns where a slight wobble could mean disaster.

ELITE MAIN: Our last two Redline men standing - v/d BIEZEN and deWILDE, lined up in the middle of the gate, surrounded by six other top BMX racers; all with a shot at the glory of wining a UCi SX, and all hoping to score their individual countries some points toward Olympic qualification. Along with the Dutch, there were also 2 Americans in the main.

Fromthe slam of the main gate, it was Tucson rider and PULL magazine coverboy Corben Sharrah winning it from wire to wire. Our two Orange Crush riders pushed their way in to mid-pack, with the No.1 Euro Pro v/d Biezen hangin' closely to third place, and waiting to make his move. But by the line, he couldn't get past the Frenchman and would have to settle for 4th place; justoff the podium.

Here's how Elite Men: Round 1 of 2011 wound up:

Rank Bike Name NOC Gate Time

1 24 SHARRAH Corben USA 1 34.054

2 97 YOUNG Khalen AUS 4 34.815

3 3 DAUDET Joris FRA 3 35.095

4 121 VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon NED 6 35.156

5 717 JIMENEZ CAICEDO Andres Eduardo COL 8 35.620

6 77 DE WILDE Robert NED 5 36.026

7 80 HERMAN David USA 7 37.689

8 777 WILLERS Marc NZL 2 1:13.216

SUMMARY: Definitley most impressive was DeWilde's performance this weekend. At the ripe old age of 34 years old, Robert set a new Age record in South Africa, as the oldest rider to make a UCi SX main. While many of his competition over the past 14 years have already turned Vet Pro or long retired, the 2008 Olympian still has the focus, the skills and the experience to attempt a 2nd bid at making the Netherland's Olympic team for London 2012. Way to go, Affro!

INDIA 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:49:31 GMT

Just had a birthday on monday 04/04/88. Figured it would be a good week to make an April post and Recap my India extravaganza from last year. India was quite an experience and teaches you a lot about how other countries fuction entirely different than America. Sometimes we don't realize how good we have it. It's also the reason i wasn't able to attend the Tioga commercial with some other guys on the team. Although i ended up being deathly Ill the last day i left from serious food poisoning it was still worth the experience and I'll take traveling overseas a little more serious next time. Do your research! I was sick for over a month until i was forced to go to the doctors and get antibiotics. Check out some of the pics and this link for the Video

BMX Show India by Camp Ramps >>

CX Magazine Sneak Peak

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:23:24 GMT

In this article Cyclocross Magazine is trying to figure out what we have “up our sleeves” for 2012. Come see the new 2012 Redline Cyclo-cross and 29’r products at booth # 525 at Sea Otter next weekend in Monterey, CA. We will be unveiling some very exciting products that will be availible later this year; so please stop by and let us show you.

http://www.cxmagazine.com/sneak-peak-redline-2012-carbon-conquest-cyclocross-frame

Nice ! Redline Video EC 1 & 2 Zolder Belgium

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:25:26 GMT

A Nice Video of EC Round 1 & 2 zolder Belgium of the Redline Bmx Dreamteam and Some other Global Redline Riders

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Dealing with the cold...

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:32:43 GMT

Dig BMX posted a great photo of Kris Marcum in the "Photo Daily" section on their site.
Who says you can't ride street when there is snow on the ground?

Photo: Andrew Brady - courtesy of DIGbmx magazine

Alise Post Video Blog: New Car!

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:40:05 GMT

Alise Post gives us a tour of her new car!

Jared Eberwein Bike check on Vital

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:49:54 GMT

Jared has a bike check up on vital, check it out.

Jared Eberwein Bike Check - More BMX Videos

Redline Bmx Dreamteam Euro Round 1 & 2 Zolder Belgium

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:07:07 GMT

EURO ROUNDS 1 & 2 ZOLDER “BELGIUM” :

Last weekend we raced Euro Rounds 1 & 2 in Zolder Belgium, The Redline BMX Dreamteam
was present on the Saturday (Round 1) , with 8 riders and on the Sunday (Round 2) with 9 riders.

It was a very good organised race with a very good Track, the team raced 6 podium places.

Indy Scheepers in Round 1 got 3e and 2e in round 2 in the girls 9/10.
Wessel van Dijk , boys 9/10 both rounds finisht 3e place.
Jeffrey vd Biezen got 2e after a bad gate! in round 1 men 17-24.
Dynamite “Leon Walravens” got 2e place in round 2 Cruisers 45+

Too see some videos of Euro rounds 1 & 2 please scroll down
Too see alle results & video please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl
Please Note that the Videos on The Redline Bmx Dreamteam Website are uploaded in Full HD 1080

Next race AK 2 Tegelen

Indy Scheepers Final Round 1 Girls 9/10

Jeffrey vd Biezen Final Round 1 Men 17-24

Leon Walravens Final Round 2 cruisers 45 +

Wessel Van Dijk Final Round 2 Boys 9/10

Euro 1&2 Zolder

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:56:38 GMT

I was in Belgium this week end for the 1st and 2nd rounds of the Euro series. Track and weather were OK so it was a good race. On saturday, I felt good till the quarter, then I had no more power and I couldn't be fast in the semi. I finished 6th ! On sunday, I did bad motos but good 1/8 and 1/4. In the semi I had a bad gate and I was in the pack in the first turn. I had another bad crash on my elbow. I needed stitches again (same place than 2 weeks ago). So I have 8 stitches and I am ready for the next races ! I still feel good on my bike, so I hope I will do a good TT and race in South Africa.

We leave overthere tonight with the french team !

Sarah Harvey CHAMPBIKX RD 7 & 8 Canberra

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:17:06 GMT

Sarah Harvey Canberra Round 7 & 8

CHAMPBIKX

I arrived in Canberra on Thursday to meet with the rest of the QLD team to race the 7 & 8th rounds of the Champbikx Series and the ACT titles. The next morning we woke and went to the track for the 7th round of the Champbikx Series, minus the 30 minute detour, the drive was okay. I had good heat races which gave me a finals birth. I had an alright start and came 2nd in the final. On Saturday, we had to race the 8th round. I did well in my heat races again which put me into the final. I had an awesome start, but the girl next to me hit me and we both went down just before the first burm, so I finished 6th. On Sunday, I raced the AA PRO women. There were two gates of us with 8 riders in each. I placed 3rd, 4th and 3rd in the heat races which put me into the final in 5th place. I was in-between Rachel Bracken and Caroline Buchanan in the final so it didn't look like I had a very good start, but it was okay. I was coming 5th out of the first corner and then Melinda got pushed off the track, so I was in 4th, but I left the inside lane too open and a girl came up on the inside and held me up on the next burm which let another rider get in front as well and pushed me back to 6th where I finished. Overall, it was a good weekend; I learnt a lot with racing the top pro ladies in the country and was happy with what I finished. Training hard now and can’t wait for the national titles.

Sarah Harvey

2011 Redline Flight School is starting!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:21:09 GMT

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...here it is: the 2011 Redline Flight School schedule. We're stoked to continue this program and spread our love of BMX to the masses. Remember: this is completely free to the tracks and beginner/intermediate riders and is taught by Redline's vet pro sensation, Jason Carnes. Check out the schedule to see if your local track made the cut!

Apr 7, Desert Downs BMX. El Paso, TX
Apr 9, Chandler BMX. Chandler, AZ
Apr 12, Bellflower BMX. Bellflower, CA
May 16, Cabot BMX. Cabot, AR
May 17, Bradley County BMX. Cleveland, TN
Jun 8, Sand Springs BMX. Sand Springs, OK
Jun 9, Miami BMX. Miami, OK
Jun 13, Brighton BMX. Brighton, IL
Jun 20, Central Wisconsin BMX. Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Jun 21, St Cloud BMX. St Cloud, MN
Jun 22, Aberdeen BMX. Aberdeen, SD
Jun 23, Box Elder BMX. Rapid City, SD
Jun 27, Mike Sedar BMX. Casper, WY
Jun 28, Southwest Wyoming BMX. Rock Springs, WY
Jul 5, Grand Valley BMX. Grand Junction, CO
Jul 6, Montrose BMX. Montrose, CO
Jul 7, Durango BMX. Durango, CO
Jul 8, Cortez BMX. Cortez, CO
Sep 8, RL Cup Central Finals. TBA
Oct 13, RL Cup West Finals. Boulder, NV

See y'all at the track!!

Quick Chat with Redline’s Mike “Hucker” Clark

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:51:13 GMT

Via BMXPLUS.

You took a hard digger over there, what exactly happened?

“I was riding the practice for the BMX Games the day before the actual contest. I was having a great time riding with all the boys went down doing a 450 on this dirt hip. I ended up fracturing 3 vertebrae in my neck, one of witch had bone fragments. I also got a a contusion in my lung and was coughing up blood. I ended up staying the night in the hospital and got the pleasure of wearing a neck brace for the next 6 weeks. The crazy thing is the doctor said the fractured vertebrae with the bone fragments was already there! So that means I rode the Redbull Dirtpipe and Cam Whites Jam with a broken neck and had no idea. I go the to doctor tomorrow to see how much longer I have to wear this thing. If everything goes as planned 2 more weeks with it on, some physical therapy then back on the bike!”

Read the full interview here.

Here is an older video of Hucker, being Hucker.

Alise Post talks about her recovery

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:33:33 GMT

ABA Arizona Nationals 2011 Updates 4 by Dale Holmes

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:45:07 GMT

Featuring Sam, Tory, Masa, and other Redline Pros

Sam Willoughby ABA Interview

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:44:23 GMT

3-26/27-2011, Pro XTC Race# 2 Fontana CA, US Cup

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:52 GMT

Pro rider Vincent Lombardi, finished 25th of the XC Saturday. He started on the 4th lines but was blocked by a crash after 1 minute of race. His pedal got stuck in the wheel of another guy and He lost a lot of positions... After that He passed a lot of guys but it was too late to reach the top 20. For more info go to, htttp://www.stevenksd.com

French cup 1 & 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:30:40 GMT

I was in Carpentras (south of France) last week-end for the begining of the french cup. On saturday, the organisation cancelled the race because of the wind. It was a reasonable decision because it was very dangerous ! So we raced twice on sunday, from 7am to 7pm ! Unfortunately, I crashed during the 1/8 finals of the 1st race. It was a big crash at the end of the 1st straight. my head hit the floor and my elbow was hurt. I needed a few stitches.

I couldn't ride the 2nd race of the day. It was not the best way to begin the season, but I am still confident for the next race. Last week I was in Switzerland once again with the franch team. Next week we will start the Euro series and then the world cup in South Africa !

Speedworld Comeback

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:29:27 GMT

Hey guys, it's been a while, going to be back on my blogging now that I am back at things pretty full force. Thanks everybody whose helped me get back out on the track in a timely manner. It felt so great to race again at Speedworld. Check out my video from my first weekend back!

Redline Challenge at AZ Winter Nationals kicking up some Wins.

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:26:12 GMT

The winds were kicking up dust & so was the wins for Redline Challenge at AZ Winter Nationals.

Keeping the momentum going from previous National. Dilyn Sons,Kamren Larsen, & Garet Sejkora continue their winning ways. Dilyn Sons winning both days in Cruiser,not settling for anything but first in 10 Cruiser.Kamren Larsen had a mechnical on Day 1, redemption on Day 2, with a win in 11x in Class. Garet Sejkora kept Cruiser class on notice,with a 1st in 14 Cruiser showing he wants to stay on top.Thank you Gork for giving the Redline Challenge some Good Luck hanging out with us.

Redline Challenge Results are:

Maison "Meatball" Duncan 6X 3rd & 4th in Class, 2nd & 5th in Open

Nathan Luna 7X Semi's Class & Open

Ashlynn Wilson 8 Girls Semi's Class & Open

Brenden Lynch 8X 8th in Class

Shelby Wren 9 Girls 5th in Class, 10 & Under Girl Cruiser 8th & 8th

Dilyn Sons 10X 7th & 8th in Class, 10 Cruiser 1st & 1st

Kamren Larsen 11X 1st in Class

Garet Sejkora 14X 6th in Class, 14 Cruiser 1st & 2nd

Dustin Miles 14X Semi's Class

Jeremy Tooker 36-40 5th in Class. 36-40 Cruiser 2nd & 4th

Redline Challenge is looking forward to the next National.

ABA Winter Nationals Video

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:20:02 GMT

Here's a recap of last weekend's ABA Winter Nationals in sunny Arizona. Congratulations to Sam for the win Saturday!

Courtesy of ABABMX

OTC and Phoenix race

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:26:36 GMT

After testing out "Project 79", me and the rest of the Canadian team went to Chula Vista for a week to train and get some time on the SX track there. Turned out to be awesome. Ended up setting the fastest time ever recorded on the track, super stoked about that. It was also great prep for the first World Cup in South Africa in a few weeks.

After our camp in Chula Vista, me and my parents left for Phoenix. Felt at home there because I had lived there for a month and a half earlier this year. Felt great on the track, the competition was stacked with almost all the national teams being there. It felt like a world cup! Motos were stacked both days. On Saturday I made it out of motos with 1-1-1 then I won my quarter also. In the Semi I had lane 1 but I didn't get out very good and I got shut down on the first straight, was 3rd to the turn then kept that spot to the finish line. In the main I had lane 3 and I got out good but Sam came across hard and shut us all down, so I had to battle from 5th. Down the third straight I moved into 4th then went for an inside pass on Willers in the last corner and bumped him harder than I intended. He went over the corner and I lost speed and went into some soft stuff and still ended up 5th. I was really happy with racing but a little bummed about the result.

Sunday morning I felt great. I had so much energy in the early morning that people were looking at me funny haha. Had a great warmup and won all my motos again. in the quarter I got caught napping on the gate and was 2nd to the corner and ended up 3rd. In the Semi I had to battle elbows down the first straight and in the first corner but ended up getting a 4th at the line. (Relieved to make it to the finish line, being in 4th isn't exactly comfortable). Ended up in lane 5 in the main and got out good but got cut off down the hill, hung back a bit made a move in the first corner and by the second corner I was in 4th. Out of the second corner there was a ball up with Sam and Brian up front and I was in 2nd. Stayed there till the line. Really happy with the weekend, felt great and to FINALLY get on the podium, is a weight off my shoulders. Been in some podium spots earlier this year and they didn't end well, so I'm happy I got on the box finally!

See you in Africa!

TN 49

Day 2 Phoenix: Sam bails going for the lead / Tory flies around the carnage to take 2nd

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:54:27 GMT

Day 2 ABA Winter Nationals / SpeedWorld BMX:
Under cloudier skies, the Elite Mens action was another nail biter. In the semi's the last two remaining Dutch qualifers were battling hard to get a grasp of the 4th and final transfer spot, and saw "Evil" Ivo v/dPutton attempt to thread the needle through a haybale. Any hopes of splittin' the bale in half, and swooping in for a spot in the main went up in flames as he flew over the bars and created a chain of carnage all around him.
Luckily for Redline, Aussie SAM WILLOUGYBY and Canuck TORY NYHAUG were able to make it to the big show, and found themselves lined up next to eachother atop Collosus (the 3-story tall wooden starting hill). Joining them on the gate were racers from New Zealand, USA, Columbia and 2 other Aussies.

When the gate slammed down, both Redline riders and their Flight bikes flew at mach speeds down the steep start and straight towards the front. In to the first turn, it was two Australians out front - Brian Kirkham and yesterday's victor Sam Willoughby, goin' grip to grip toward the monsterous pro section. Kirkham took the pro section great and pulled a slight lead over the reigning ABA No.1 Pro champ. But Sam wasn't about to let up and didn't want to settle for 2nd, and kept the pressure on as they sped in to turn two. Sam and Kirkham were on fire comingout of turn two, and exited hot. They hooked up and both went down in a pile of Arizona dust, and when it all cleared up, Tory Nyahug was in the 2-spot and trying to close the gap for the win. Down the last straight, Tory couldn't make up any ground and settled for an impressive 2nd - scoring Canada some nice UCi country points toward Olympic qualification.

Mens Elite    Total Riders = 53
    1 TYLER FAORO, FLORIDA
    2 TORY NYHAUG, FACTORY REDLINE, CANADA
    3 MARC WILLERS, NEW ZEALAND
    4 CORBEN SHARRAH, ARIZONA
    5 KHALEN YOUNG, AUSTRALIA
    6 CARLOS OQUENDO,
    7 BRIAN KIRKHAM, AUSTRALIA
    8 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, AUSTRALIA

In the Elite Womens ranks, Alise Post was again right up front and on the heels of Day 1's top-2 finishers and again battled bar to bar with PPajon out of turn one. Alise was on the outside line and Ashley Verhagen had some great momentum out of turn one and passed Alise on the inside, pushing everyones favorite Redline racer to the 4th place slot. Post fought hard to get back in to the top-3, but couldn't duplicate her boyfriends incredible pass thru the rhythm section and had to settle for a 4th.

Womens Elite
    1 MARIANA PAJON, COLUMBIA
    2 LAUREN REYNOLDS, AUSTRALIA
    3 ASHLEY VERHAGEN, USA
    4 ALISE POST, REDLINE, USA
    5 RACHEL BRACKEN, AUSTRALIA
    6 ALAINA HENDERSON, USA
    7 SAMANTHA COOLS, CANADA
    8 DOMINIQUE DANIELS, USA

Saya Sakakibara Race report ACT State Championships Sunday 6th March 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:27:14 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Sunday 6th March 2011
Venue: Tuggeranong BMX Track
Race: ACT State Championships
Class: 12 Girls
Result: 2nd
Weather: Really cold in the morning but it got a little bit better as the day went on.
Course condition: The track was great; it was smooth and great to ride on
Sponsors: Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
It was a three hour drive down to Canberra. We went down on Friday and had some practice.

On my first race I had lane seven, I had a pretty good start and I came out in front. On the step up on the first straight, I manualed it and I was pretty happy about that. And then on the third straight I tried to manual and cased. I lost some speed there. On the fourth straight, I did a pretty high jump and it wasn’t very fast. I kept my place and came first.

Moto two: I had lane four and I had a pretty bad start. Sara got in front of me. On the first corner I did a high-low and got closer to her. On the third straight, I started to catch up to her and we were right next to each other. On the third corner, I was on the inside so I got the lead. Then I had too much speed and I jumped to high. Sara was closer to me then. On the last corner she got me so I came second.

On my last moto, I had lane two. This time I had a pretty good start Sara and I were pretty much next to each other. But I had the inside lane so I go in the lead. Then on the third straight, Sara was catching up to me but I kept going. We were really neck and neck the whole track and on the finish line, we were so close together I didn’t know what place I got.

On the final I chose lane one. I had a really bad gate and I was squashed in. Sara was in the lead. I was fighting to get my legs around the track hoping to get much closer. My legs were nearly worn out. But I kept going. The fifth straight, was the fastest straight I ever done. My legs and arms were pumping thought those rollers but it didn’t do much hope. Then it got to the last straight. It is all over. I came second.

I was disappointed in myself coming second. I guess I need to do lots of work before the Nationals in April.

Kai Sakakibara Race report ACT Championships 2011 6 March 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:28:38 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 6 March 2011
Venue: Tuggeranong, ACT
Race: ACT Championships 2011
Class: A pro
Result: Semi-final
Weather: Cloudy and cold
Course condition: Nice and smooth.
Sponsors: Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
On Sunday the ACT titles were held. I raced the A pro class with the big boys. We got about a 30 minute warm up then go into racing.

My start wasn’t too bad in my first moto but I got sucked into the pack down the first straight. I was in 4th around the first corner and came down the second straight in 4th. My third and fourth straight were fine and I stayed in the 4th position all the way. My rhythm was a bit slow but other that it was a good lap. I finished 4th.

I had a good start in my second moto, but Kyle Borresen on the inside got in front. I was in 2nd around the first corner. My second and third straights were good and I kept my position through to the line. I came through with a 2nd.

I came out well from lane 1 in my third moto and lead the pack into the first corner. Kyle Borresen railed around the outside and got me through the second straight, so I was in 2nd into the second corner. My third straight was good, but Kyle stuffed up the fourth straight in front of me and I had to slow down. James Lautier and Steven Gedye were catching up behind me and I was trying my best to keep them away. James came up the inside on the last corner and Steven came through with a high low. I finished 4th.

I had lane 4 for my quarter final. I had a good start, but stuffed up the manual over the first double and that put me back a bit. I was in 4th into the first corner but got pushed up the corner back into 5th. I ran out of track down the second straight and had to go straight up the inside. I came out of the corner in 5th and had no speed to get going down the third straight. I managed to catch up to Calob Green in 4th and got myself into the top 4 position. I kept it going from there and made it through to the semi.

I had lane 7 for the semi final. I had a good start but Kerrod Connor came across from the outside. I was in the middle of the pack into the first corner and decided to rail around. I was having a good run but Kerrod came out of nowhere and I had nowhere to go apart from the side of the track. I went for an inside move on the second corner but people were everywhere and I was spat out the back. I was in 8th down the third straight. I caught up some ground on the third and fourth straight and high-lowed into 7th around the fourth corner. My run down the rhythm wasn’t very quick, but I pedalled as hard as I can around the last corner and last straight. I came in 6th. 4th, 5th and 6th were very close.

The result wasn’t exactly what I wanted, but I had fun racing there and learnt a lot from it. Hopefully bring it back up at the next race.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 4, 5 March 2011 Champ Bikx Round 7, 8

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:28:22 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 4, 5 March 2011
Venue: Tuggeranong, ACT
Race: Champ Bikx Round 7 and 8
Class: 15boys
Result: Round 7 - Semi final, Round 8 - 2nd
Weather: Sunny and warm on Day 1, really cold on Day 2.
Course condition: Very nice. Smooth
Sponsors: Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary

Round 7
We left home for Canberra on the morning of racing, in time for some open practice in the morning. I had a good few goes around the track was quite happy with it, and in the afternoon, racing started.
It started off with time trials.

I had a pretty good lap in my time trial. My lap was pretty smooth and I ended up with a 3rd. I was happy with that.
After watching the Pro-Bikx warm up and time trials, we got into racing.

I had 1st pick for the first moto and got lane 3. I wheelied out of the gate a bit, but still came out alright. Kyle Borresen on the inside came out with the better though. I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a smooth second, third and fourth straight and stayed right with Kyle, but couldn’t make a pass. I finished 2nd.

My second moto was pretty fast as well. I had a good start but Kyle Borresen once again took the lead. I stayed right on his tail all the way around the track and came in with a 2nd.

I had a good start out of lane 3 in my last moto, but Kyle on the inside got out in front. I tailed him around the first corner and down the second straight. Kyle stuffed up the step-up out of the second corner, I looked for a pass. I had a good run down that third straight and came up the inside, but when I jumped into the third corner, Kyle moved across on to the inside and I landed on his shoulder. I completely missed the down ramp and hit the dirt. I came in 6th.

I just had enough points to qualify for the semis, but I had last gate pick because of my bad lap time in the third moto.
I came out of lane 5 in the semi. I wheelied out a bit but still came out alright and was right with Aaron Nottle, Tristyn Kronk and Jordan Lecher into the first corner. It was really tight around the first corner, people coming from everywhere. I still came out of it in 4th battling with 5th. I had a good run down the second straight and got myself into 4th into the second corner, but Tristyn Kronk who was right in front me, slid out and crashed. I had nowhere else to go except run straight into him. I crashed and came in 5th.

Round 8
Round 8 started on Saturday morning, with about a 20 minute warm up, we got into time trials. My lap didn’t feel very quick, but I ended up with a 4th so that was pretty good.
We got into racing after the Pro Bikx time trials.

I came out pretty well out of lane 3 in my first moto, but Alex Cahill got the better of it into the first corner. I was in 2nd around the first corner and down the second straight as well. My lap was pretty quick from there. I finished behind Alex in 2nd.

I had lane 3 again for moto 2. I had a good start but was side by side with Kyle Borresen and Alex Cahill on either side of me. I was in 3rd into the first corner. My second straight was fine and my third straight was good. I caught up to Kyle in front of me, but I didn’t want to make any risky moves, as it didn’t end up good the day before. I came in with a 3rd.
My start was good in the last moto and me, Alex Cahill and Kyle Borresen were bar to bar into the first corner. Alex got the lead from the inside and I decided to just rail around the corner and stay out of trouble. I came out of the first corner in 3rd, but backed off a bit down the second straight to avoid any trouble. I was lucky I did, because Kyle crashed on the entrance of the second corner and I just had enough time to avoid him, his bike just clipping my back wheel. When the bike hit my wheel it caught me off balance and Taylor Foster came past. I really pushed it through the third straight and got back into 2nd. There was a decent gap between Alex in first and me, but I came in with a 2nd.

I didn’t have a good time in the last moto, and I had last pick for my semi. I had a good start in my semi from the outside and pushed through, but I had Alex Cahill, Aaron Nottle and Trisyn Kronk all on the inside of me. I ended up high on the first corner and let Ethan Murray come through. I came back down the second straight, but made a bad move around the second corner and lost it all. I was in 6th coming down the third straight. I got past Shane Austin down the third straight and that put me into 5th. I saw an inside line down the fourth straight thinking “I have to do this”. I just got hold of the inside of Ethan, and moved myself up to the 4th. I kept it going from there and qualified through to the final.

I had a pretty slow time because of all the hassle I had in the semi, and that gave me last pick for the final. I wheelied out a bit but still came out with a pretty good start. There were a whole lot of us inline into the first corner, but I decided to just rail around the corner. It worked well as I avoided all the trouble and ducked into the 3rd position. I got past Calob Green in 2nd and challenged Tristyn Kronk for the 1st around the second corner. That lost me some speed and Calob came back again down the third straight. I got him again around the third corner though and was in 2nd down the fourth straight. I had a good run through there and down the second last straight as well. I gave it everything down the last straight and finished 2nd.

I was riding good at the Champ Bikx Rounds in ACT. I learnt a lot and look forward to the Nationals in Cairns.

Willoughby & VanGorkum put Redline on the Phoenix Podium - Day One

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:56:31 GMT

There's a reason this place is called Speedworld. Among all of the acreage is a drag strip, multiple MX courses, and off-road truck track, a killer RC track, and of course -- the appropriately named SpeedWorld BMX track. Anybody who feels the need for speed - this is the place to come. The BMX track is America's first splt-first straight course - modeled after the UCi Worlds track in South Africa and the Coppenhagen, Denmark track that will host this years' UCi Worlds. Amateurs have a regular hill, while the Elite's get a slightly bigger boost from their 3-story tall starting hill that had been nicknamed Colosus,

With 59 Elite Men and important UCi country-points up for grabs, Saturday was an important event - drawing riders from about 12 different countries. In the Redline pits, there were riders from seven different countries, and hopes were high to fill half of the main event with our favorite brand of bike, After the semi's, where we lost a couple of Dutch riders - and after a re-start of Sam's semi, there would end up three in the final: Canada's Tory Nyhaug, Dutchman Jelle vanGorkum, and the Aussie wonder - Sam Willoughby.
Both Sam and Tory had looked incredibly strong all day in the back-to-back qualifying rounds, while Jelle was lovin' the SpeedWorld set-up and was seen out front often, as well,

In the final, none of the three Redline riders got a great gate, and were instantly running mid-pack by the bottom of Colosus. Sam started to make up some ground over the next two giant doubles, and found himself in 4th coming out of the first turn. With NZ's Willers and USA's David Herman battling for the lead, Sam stuck right on their heels and like a python, was ready to strike any moment. Rounding out of the second turn, Herman was concerned with Willers and moved to the left to hold him off, which left the door wide open for our Man, Sam. Willoughby hooked a straight line through the rhythm and by the halfway point, moved in to 2nd. Building up more speed, he went for the whole enchilada and by the end of the straight, had taken over the lead from Herman. Sam swooped a safe line in to the last turn and brought it home, while Willers and Herman went to war for the 2-spot, resulting in the Kiwi rider being forced over the top of the last turn - handing over the 3rd place to our Kid in the Orange; Jelle vanGorkum. Meanwhile, Tory Nyhaug rounded out the odd numbered sweep with a 5th place.

So; Redline's Global Team wound up filling 2 of the 3 podium positions -  proving once again the supiorority of the 2011 Flight bike!

In Elite Women, this weekend marked the long awaited return of Alise Post. It was her first race since last October, and she was glad to be back and was feeling good .. at least, up until the third moto. Alise took a hard digger, but had low enough points already that she still had qualified straight to the main. On her crash, she was slightly relieved.
"It's good to get that worry out of my mind," Alise told us afterwards. "After an injury, you're always kind of afraid to crash again. But I'm okay, so now it's not in my head any more, worrying about what might happen if I were to take a digger."

And she was ready to rip when the gate dropped for the Elite Womens finale'. From lane 6, Alise came out stong, and was practically dead-even with Australia's Lauren Reynolds and Columbia's Mariana Pajon. All the way down the first staight, Alise was looking strong, and out of the first turn, Pajon did her best to hold Alise off in making an outside rail. Post hung on to them strong, and rode a smart lap, with fellow Country woman Arielle Martin beating on her back knobbies. Score Post a 3rd place finish - the highest of the day for the American Women, and we'd all summarize that she has fully recovered from her November injury and is ready to lead Team USA to London domination next year.

With Day 1 in the books, it'll be interesting to see what unday has in store for Team Redline. Stay tuned.

3-19-11 Keyesville Classic

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:24 GMT

Pro rider Vincent Lombardi, Wins the Pro XC by 2 minutes! With some big names in the race. For more info go to http://www.stevenksd.com

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Dosch Interview on ESPN

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:18:12 GMT

ESPN's Brian Tunney interviews Brandon Dosch about his rise through the Pro BMX ranks and what is his definition of Pro.

Back in Business with #72, #666 and #15

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:56:31 GMT

3-12-11 Bonelli Park- Pro Triple Crown

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:44 GMT

Steven K's Pro rider Vincent Lombardi, finnish in the top 25, with a large field of some 85 elite racers, including the top riders in North America. And we also got a great pic on Velonews website. For more info go to http://www.stevenksd.com

Project 79 teaser video

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:57:41 GMT

At Speedworld BMX in Arizona last month, all the Redline Pro's took over the track to begin testing project 79. More to follow.

French team at the CMC

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:43:53 GMT

Hi everyone,

I was in Aigle (Switzerland) at the CMC for a training week with the french team. The weather was not that bad and we rode the track during 4 days. I am doing well and can't wait for the season. It begins in 2 weeks in France. Then we will go back to Aigle, before Pietermaritzburg SX.

See you--

dams

Rachelle Smith: Race Report from Bunbury

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:28:13 GMT

Rachelle Smith: Race Report from Bunbury Race

Report-National Champbix at Bunbury

Name: Shell Smith Age: 14
Date: 30th January 2011
Venue: Bunbury Champbix and Probix national round
Race: 14 girls
Result: 1st in Round 5 and 3rd in Round 6
Weather: Unpredictable… Hot, Hot, Hot then cyclone was coming! AAAAH!
Course condition: 5 metre ramp with black asphalt, smooth and fast
Sponsors: Pal n Panther Cycles- Redline International

Weekend Summary from Bunbury
- Wednesday: Sarah Harvey arrived with Dad (Barry)-Redline Team members. (Unfortunately without Lachlan as he had a crash at his home track and was in hospital with a ruptured spleen. We have heard he is out of hospital now and on the mend. Thank goodness!!) After settling in at my house we went to the track for Wednesday night racing and enjoyed the fireworks for Australia Day. Aussie, Aussie Aussie!

- Thursday: We all cooled off in the pool as it was so HOT. Practise session at track was fun where Sarah was trying to jump the first and did it great. I was just going over what I usually do, getting it smoother, getting ready for champbix. Took the Harvey’s to our beach and showed them the west Aussie sunset. We all loved it.

- Friday: Everybody that was staying arrived on Friday including Annaliese Rokov (my friend and closest competitor) and Airlie Gooden (W8 and champbix travelling friend) and Harriet Burridge-Smith. (friend and W1). We went down to the track again, so the girls could get used to the track. I enjoyed manualing and jumping on the straights. The pro section was going to be difficult for even the most experienced elite riders. Luke Madill was going through it but not many others.

- Friday night: Biggest highlight was all the BMX racing girls going down to the beach whereby we made the whole Bunbury BMX track in beach sand and water.

- Saturday night: - Set up the Redline Tent for all team riders and thanks to Bill at Redline International and Pal n Panther Cycles, we now have a professional team tent for all W.A race meets. Looked pretty cool with my Flight proXL and Redline stand. Maxine and Tim from Pal n Panther had a prime spot displaying the Redline bikes which looked awesome! - Saturday night racing I had the best time trial, which gave me first pick, which was good to start off with; I got 1st and 2nds in all my motos and had a really good first straight. Highlight was winning the final, because this was my first champbix win. Due to cyclone hazards we had to have the second champbix that night also. We didn’t do another time trial as it was based on what we got in the final, so I had first pick of the gate. In my motos I got 1st in all of them which was really good out of Lane 1 and then I ended up with 3rd in the second final. I went up to high on the first corner which cost me a few places and I look forward to trying my best again at the next champbix in A.C.T’s. I am really enjoying the National Champbix series. I am still currently in 1st position but it is very close. See you all at Tuggeranong.

Shell Smith- Redline Team Member xx

Champ Bikx / Pro Bikx Round 5 & 6

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:25:57 GMT

Champ Bikx / Pro Bikx Round 5 & 6
Bunbury 29/30th Jan

We left Brisbane on Australia Day with one less of our valuable cargo, Lockie who ruptured his spleen the weekend before at RD 1 of the Oxley Series at Pine Rivers. It looked like it was going to be a dry race but with cyclone Bianca coming they decided to run both RD’s on the same day. Track was good, but a bit windy with a un-roll-able PRO section.

Rachelle Smith rode well in RD 5 with 2 wins and a 3rd in her heats. Then into the final, with a very convincing win. RD 6, she had a great start with 3 wins in her heats and looking good for the main, only to go wide on a corner and allow two riders under her. She battled hard to come back, but was unable to, finishing 3rd.

Aaron Nottle was on fire with a WA track advantage winning all his heats, semi’s and the main in RD 5. RD 6 started off great for Aaron again blitzing his heats with the only time he had to follow was in his semi behind Tristyn Kronk, his team Redline mate, to finish 2nd . In the final, that’s when the wheels fell off. Not such a great start but while battling back through the pack, he came together with another rider to crash and finish 7th.

Tristyn Kronk, looking his ever silky smooth self, with solid rides put him into both semis. A 3rd in both semis was enough to put him in both mains. A good start put him into third in the first corner battling to get to the front only to finish 3rd, behind team mate Aaron. RD 6 was much the same, a nice entry into the semi with a win over team mate Aaron in the semi, and was looking good for the main. A tough start with a bit of push and shove saw Tristyn crash and finish 6th.

Kai Sakakibara had a battle all weekend which started with a late arrival on day 2 of practise. Two crashes in practise, the time trial was one to forget, with another crash before the first jump due to an unclip. Heats went okay, only to be knocked out in the RD 5 semi. However, like a true champion, he regrouped in RD 6. He cruised through his heats and a solid 2nd in the semi. He was looking good for the main. Lining up with not only his two Redline team mates, but a wealth of the nation’s best 15 year olds, it was going to be exciting. Not one of his best starts left him mid pack only to be pushed out and finished 5th.

Sarah Harvey had a mixed weekend with a win and 2 thirds in RD 5. With no semi, it was straight in to the main. A good start and a bit of push and shove she finished
2nd in her age class. RD 6 was much the same only while battling for 3rd, she was pushed wide in the last corner and finished 5th.

Josh Callan was one of seventeen Probikx elite men. With one of the most spectacular pro sections, (more like SX) this was going to be exciting. Split through the two rounds were two 1st, a 3rd, a 4th and a 6th was enough to go to semis in both rounds. 3rd in both semis meant a final birth. RD 5 saw not such a good start, and at that level, by the time it was sorted, the horse had bolted finishing 6th. RD 6 was better with a good start and a solid race to finish 3rd.

Overall, the team rode well, keeping
- Rachelle & Tristyn in 1st
- Sarah in 2nd
- Josh & Aaron in 3rd
- Lochie & Melinda in 4th
- Sam in 5th
- Ziggy & Kai in 7th the series with 3 rounds to go.

Thanks to our Redline BMX family in WA for all your help.

Look out Canberra.
BAZ

Shredding with Jared

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:31:46 GMT

Another quick edit of Redline team rider Jared Eberwein.

Videographer: Patrick Taber
http://www.vimeo.com/patlikesbikes

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Top Secret: "Project 79"

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:14:08 GMT

What is Project 79? Its our top secret project. You'll find out soon enough! Here is a video our dutch team put together.

2-27-11 Sage Brush Safari CA

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:10 GMT

Pro rider, Vincent Lombardi, got 3rd place, He had a big mechanical on the last lap, And he still got 3rd great job Vincent!! For more info go to, http://www.stevenksd.com

Saya Sakakibara Race report Bathurst Open 19th February 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:56:17 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: 19th February 2011
Venue: Bathurst BMX Track
Race: Bathurst Open
Class: 12 Boys
Result: 1st
Weather: Windy and hot
Course condition: The track was changed a little since I came last time. It was in good condition.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
We drove up to Bathurst this morning. It was a nice drive even though I slept the whole way.
On my first race, I had lane four and I had a good start. I came out in front and I power manauled the first jump. And manauled the second jump as well. I had a good run down the third straight and was still in front. I felt confident at this stage that I could win this. So I did and I came first.

On my second moto, I had lane two and I had an OK start. When I tried to manual the second jump I cased and went a bit sideways. But I still held it up and came in first. And because I came first in two of my races already, I felt I could win the final so I was looking forward to it.

On the last moto, I had lane seven I had the worst start of the day for me but I still stayed in front. Kyle was next to me on the inside but I tried to keep on the inside. I somehow held my place. I felt very good and fast. On the fourth straight, it was headwind so it was pretty hard but I still came first.

On the final, I had a pretty bad gate and I was lining up with Kyle down the first straight. I had the inside lane so I was able to get the first place. I was powering my pedals as fast as I can because I really wanted this and so did Kyle. On the second last straight, we were neck and neck I was in the inside again so I pushed him up. On the last straight, we were in a dead straight line on the finish line!! But the pointers said that I won so I got first.

I was happy I got the first place and also I was happy that I had lots of competition.

Kai Sakakibara Race report Bathurst Open 20 February 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:56:07 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 20 February 2011
Venue: Bathurst, NSW
Race: Bathurst Open
Class: Pro Open Men
Result: 5th
Weather: Sunny but windy.
Course condition: Not too bad, very slow dropping gate.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Not a lot of riders turned up at Bathurst this year, but the competition in Pro Open was really good. The track itself was pretty good, but the gate wasn’t working well at all. It was dropping really slow in the morning and was very hard to get the timing right. After some practice, racing was on.

I waited a bit too much on the gate in the first moto and came out a bit late. My first straight was OK, but people were everywhere down the first straight and I was in 5th coming around the first corner. My second and third straights were quite fast and I railed the third corner to make a move down the second last straight. I passed Aidan Vahtrik down the second last straight and put myself in 4th. I kept my position from there and finished it off.

The gate was dropping slower than the first moto in the second moto and three of us in my race including me, hit the gate. I came out slow and was in 7th into the first corner. I railed around the first corner and passed into 6th and was side by side with Aidan Vahtrik down the third straight, with Wayne Griffiths just in front of us. Aidan took the third corner tight and got past Wayne and I high-lowed Wayne into 5th. I stayed right on the tail of Aidan down the second last straight and just managed to get him on the line. I came 4th.

I tried my best not to hit the gate in the third moto, but I came out very late and got boxed in down the first straight. I was on the outside into the first corner, but saw the front runners bunching up on the outside so I ducked in early. It worked well and I came out of the corner in 5th. My second and third straights were quite fast and I high-lowed Ben Bell around the third corner, where he lost his pedal. That put me into 4th and I kept that position all the way. I came through with a 4th.

I had 7th pick for the final and got lane 8. I finally had a good start and came out well, but Ben Hidalgo was next to me and I couldn’t come across so I was stuck on the outside. I had to rail around the first corner until I found somewhere I could drop in. I got myself into 6th into the second corner and looked for a pass down the third straight. Brett Scruse was in front of me and I couldn’t find anywhere to pass. I was still in 6th around the third corner. I stuck to the inside down the second last straight to get past Brett, but there were soft spots on the inside and I kept going sketchy. Ian Docherty got sent over the last corner so that pushed my position up to 5th. I went for a last minute move down the last straight but it wasn’t enough. I finished 5th.

It was a fun race down at Bathurst. It was great racing some pros and riding an interesting track.

Oldsmar, Redline test "Project 79"

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:55:53 GMT

Oldsmar was a good weekend for me, was sharing a room with 4 buddies and my Mom so it was nice and cozy! Practice went really good on Friday, track was sick. Had to jump mostly everything and it was technical and the starting hill was different. The usual ABA tracks get boring so I liked the change. Motos on saturday were good finished 1-1-1, and got 2nd in both the quarter and semi. I was feeling it! Felt really good down the first straight and on the rest of the track. wheelied out of the gate in the main but was still in 3rd then got passed at the line and finished 4th. Bummed I didn't podium but still happy with the result and how I was riding! Sunday was a tough day for me, Didn't quite have the legs I did on saturday. Still was in the semi with a good lane choice but got cut off and didn't get into the main.

Tested out "Project 79" yesterday with all the REDLINE team and got to see my girlfriend Merle again! So it was a great day!

Tory

Gville Trails Update

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:13:19 GMT

Greenville is seemingly getting dull lately even with the most amazing park/warehouse's and riders. Since i've moved here Josh Perry and I have talked about starting a trail spot. There were a couple trail spots that used to run, but seem to be left abandoned. After Josh got back from a trip to Arizona he got the trail motivation back in his blood, and since i used to have my own trails in New England he knew i'd be game to get the ball rolling again. After two years of seeing them just go to waste we decided to take advantage of the location. In just a few short weeks we've relayered the trails and got the running again, built a new jump and plan to continue for 2011. Keep a look out for more updates!

Training Camp in France

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:26:07 GMT

Hello!

I haven't update here such a long time....

I have been train here in France since end of February.
We (Team Japan) started to train with coach PH from France. So I will stay in France more this year.
Everything is really good for train here so far.Im staying in South of France so weather is bit cold in the morning and night but still able to train. Many tracks around house so I can go to defferent tracks every track session.
We will go to the race that call Indoor de Cane on this weekend.
It will be pretty big so looking foward that to race here.

Two days after that we will go to USA for a month.
Will stay in Arizona then race ABA Winter national. Can wait go back to US again!!

We have making short video of camps. We can't understand lyrics of song lol so could be love song or something doesn't muching but at least sounds good to us haha

Video1

Amateur Films Trailer 1 from Amateur Films on Vimeo.

Video2

Amateur Films Trailer 2 from Amateur Films on Vimeo.

Ciao!

Masa

Raymon van der Biezen knee injury update

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:43:57 GMT

The story about my knee injury

Last week I had to go back to the hospital again for my knee. The results were not so good, but we still decided to go on training camp with the team in the U.S...
I think my knee injury started 2 years ago during the off-season when I did some training at the Velodrome for a few times, cause I’m complaining about my knee ever since. The only different between now and then is the pain increases more and more.

I never felt any pain when I was riding my BMX bike, so I thought it was nothing serious till the end of last season… I had to put ice on my knee during the UCI BMX Supercross in Chula Vista, cause I started to get pain during Time Trials. From there it was getting more serious every week! So I thought, this is not going in the right direction. Talked to my doctor to make an appointment, cause I wanted to know what’s going inside my knee.
I went to the hospital 3,5 months ago for my first Echo, did Shockwave Therapy right away, cause they saw I had a infection on my tendonitis on top of my knee. The Shockwave Therapy was very painful and I was not allowed to train my leg for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks I started to ride my road bike carefully and everything felt good. In January we thought I was able to do weight training in the gym again, but this step was probably to heavy for the knee, cause after 3 weeks I started to get pain again! Especially my parents, coach and girlfriend noticed that I wasn’t happy with the pain in my knee, so I had to try something else! I went to the physiotherapy Medicort in Utrecht. They are now trying to help me the best they can. To get a more clear view of my knee, I had to do a MRI Scan on Tuesday and an Echo on Friday last week.

Tuesday they find out I have a bone bruise on the inside, but that’s not the problem. On Friday I had to sit down together with 5 doctors to talk about the Echo, cause I’m still having an infection on my tendonitis. Two options came out: option 1 was Shockwave Therapy again and option 2, try to do therapy as much as possible and start training more carefully.

Together with my coach I choose option 2 to see how it goes…
Tomorrow I fly out to San Diego for my first training camp of the season. This will also be the first time back on the BMX track again, cause it’s been 4 months ago! I have no idea how everything will go, but I’ll try hard to get back in shape and I’m looking forward to ride again!

Het verhaal over mijn knieblessure.

Afgelopen week moest ik weer terug naar het ziekenhuis voor mijn knie. De uitslagen waren niet helemaal positief, maar ondanks dat ga ik toch mee op trainingsstage in Amerika.
Mijn knieblessure is ongeveer 2 jaar geleden begonnen tijdens een training baanwielrennen. We hebben toen in de winter een aantal keren op de baan getraind en vanaf dat moment klaag ik al over mijn linkerknie. Het enige verschil met toen is dat ik er het laatste jaar steeds meer last van begon te krijgen!
Ik voelde nooit enige pijn in me knie tijdens het BMX’en , dus ik dacht dat het niet ernstig was, tot het einde van vorig seizoen! Toen moest ik opeens mijn knie ijzen tijdens de UCI BMX Supercross in Chula Vista, omdat ik pijn begon te krijgen tijdens de tijdrit. Vanaf dat moment had ik het gevoel dat niet de goede kant op ging met me knie, dus toen heb ik een afspraak gemaakt met een doktor om meteen na het seizoen te kijken wat er precies aan de hand was.
Zo gezegd zo gedaan, dus drie en een halve maand geleden ben ik naar het ziekenhuis gegaan voor mijn eerste echo. Ze zagen direct dat mijn peesaanhechting bovenop mijn knie geïrriteerd was (ontsteking) en heb vervolgens meteen Shockwave Therapie gedaan omdat dat de beste behandelmethode schijnt te zijn. De Shockwave behandeling was niet fijn, want ik moest zelf aangeven waar het pijnlijkste plekje zat. Vervolgens mocht ik 4 weken geen trainingen voor mijn benen doen. Na deze 4 weken ben ik weer rustig aan begonnen op de wielrenfiets en dat ging allemaal prima. In Januari mocht ik weer beginnen met krachttrainingen, maar daarin hebben we waarschijnlijk een te grote stap gezet waardoor ik na 3 weken opnieuw last begon te krijgen van mijn knie.

Vooral mijn ouders, coach en vriendin hadden in de gaten dat ik vanwege mijn knieblessure niet lekker in mijn vel zat. Het was voor mij vooral een mentale strijd dat ik niet gewoon mocht trainen en daar had ik het erg moeilijk mee. We moest dus opzoek naar een andere oplossing en zo kwamen we terecht bij Fysiotherapie “Medicort”in Utrecht. Zij doen er alles aan mij weer zo snel mogelijk fit te krijgen. Om een duidelijker beeld van mijn knie te krijgen, moest ik vorige week Dinsdag een MRI maken en Vrijdag opnieuw een Echo.
Afgelopen Dinsdag zijn we er achter gekomen dat ik een botkneuzing aan de binnenkant van mijn knie heb, maar dat heeft niks te maken met mijn huidige blessure. Op de Echo die ik afgelopen Vrijdag moest doen, was nog duidelijk te zien dat ik dezelfde ontsteking heb aan de peesaanhechting bovenop de knieschijf. Hierdoor stond ik voor een lastige keuze. Optie 1 was: meteen dezelfde Shockwave Therapie of optie 2: zoveel mogelijk fysiotherapie doen en een goede trainingsopbouw bedenken met mijn coach en de fysio.
Samen met mijn coach heb ik voor optie 2 gekozen omdat we daar het beste gevoel bij hebben.
Morgen vlieg ik voor een 5-weekse trainingstage naar San Diego. Dit is voor mij de eerste trainingsstage van het jaar en tevens te eerste keer sinds 4 maanden dat ik weer op een crossbaan ga fietsen. Ik heb geen idee hoe het zal uitpakken met mijn knie en hoe mijn fietsgevoel zal zijn, maar ik heb in ieder geval heel veel zin om weer te fietsen en ik ga mijn uiterste best doen om weer in vorm te komen!

Cam White's Hillside Dirtjam 2011 Highlights

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:52:59 GMT

Cam White's Hillside Dirt Jam 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:36:18 GMT

Red Bull Dirt Pipe 2011: The Highlights

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:56:10 GMT

Hucker placed 3rd. Check it out.

The race !

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:22:30 GMT

I am writting you from France, I went back home just after the race on Sunday. I spent a good time in Oldsmar, it was a great BMX race. I don't really like to wait so much time between motos but american races are very good because the level is big and all the runs are very fast !
The track was good and I had good feeling on my Flight bike. My gates were bad specially on Saturday but I was fast on the track. I made it to the semi, but I did the biggest mistake I have ever done. I was 4th in the last turn, so I was qualify for the main... But on the first double of the last straight I missed the manual and lost all my speed. The frenchy Andre came back and passed e on the line !
On sunday, I felt better and was in the semi once again. Daudet and Long had a better gate than me in the inside so I was locked. I was 6th, then 5th and came back on Long. I couldn't pass him on the pro section and finished 5th once again.

I was disappointed because I didn't make the main but it was a good experience in the USA. I feel confident for the European season and world cup series. I will be back in the USA in September for the 2 SX races.

--dams

Mike “Hucker” Clark Wins 2011 Hillside Dirt Jam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:19:57 GMT

Press Release:

Despite the bad weather forecast, Cam White’s 5th annual Hillside Dirtjam went off last night in Canberra, Australia. A big international rider line up made the trip to Australia for the event, including Hucker, Anthony Napolitan, James Foster and Brandon Dosch, they were joined by the regular Aussie crew consisting of former champ Dane Searls, Josh Stead, Cam Pianta and many more. New Zealand’s top dirt jumps Jed Mildon and Paul Langland also joined in.

Hucker and Dane had both won the event in the past, but on the night Hucker’s crazy riding prevailed, and he ended up scoring the ‘King Of The Hill’ title. Best Trick came down to Brandon Dosch with a transfer triple whip, Jed Mildon blasting a massive double flip on the big trick jump, and James Foster nailing a perfect whip to double whip back. In the end the votes were tied on James and Jed, so they both shared the winner’s cash. Best Style once again went to Aussie Josh Stead who was on a rampage all night.

Some other highlights included Hucker’s backflip cliffhanger and crazy corked 720’s over the big trick jump, Dane Searls’ super extended 360 super seatgrab indy, Brakeless Billy stomping a never before attempted transfer from the big trick jump lip over to the long and low landing and Paul Langland with a bunch of crazy superman variations.

The official highlights video will be dropping this week, and a 30 minute TV feature will also be produced for Fuel TV. Stay tuned to www.unitriders.com for all the action.

Go211Quickie | Denzel Stein

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:11:36 GMT

Saya Sakakibara Race report Liverpool Flood Appeal Open Sunday 6th February 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:10:43 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: Sunday 6th February 2011
Venue: Liverpool BMX Track
Race: Liverpool Flood Appeal Open
Class: 11-12s
Result: No results were counted
Weather: Hot but there were wind and a bit of rain
Course condition: Very good in shape and it was smoothed out so it was good
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Today was just a little clubby type of thing but today whatever money the club makes will go to the money that we are sending to the devastating floods in Queensland; whether it was made out of entry fees, canteen or raffles.
Today there were five races in total. There were a lot of people in my class but the racing wasn’t that important today it was mainly to raise money for the Queenslanders. I came first in all my races, it didn’t mean anything but I still had fun which was good.
In the middle of the races there were some special events on the track and to enter it you had to pay little money. The first event was a little race on the last straight and you had to pay a gold coin to get two goes at racing someone down that last straight. I didn’t do it. There was a manualing competition on the second straight and to enter was one dollar. Kai had a go.
The last one was, if you pay five dollars, you can race with a pro rider once around the track. Kai was chosen three times so it was pretty good and lots of people did it so I think they made a lot of money.
When the racing was done some riders went around all the tents to raise two-hundred and fifty dollars to get Maurice Champion‘s moustache shaved off. This was because no one has ever seen Maurice without one.
It was a great event and the exciting thing is that we raised $10,000 dollars or more!!!!! It was great.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 6th February 2011 Queensland Flood Appeal race

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:03:22 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 6th February 2011
Venue: Liverpool, NSW
Race: Queensland Flood Appeal Race.
Class: 13-16 boys
Result: No Finals.
Weather: Quite nice weather all day until the end, it started to get windy and rainy.
Course condition: Very nice and smooth.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
This race was held as a fund raiser for the Queensland floods. There were no finals or prizes, just 5 motos racing different people. Age groups were combined to make the racing interesting and there were lots of fun events as well.
A fair few people turned up for this race. A rider had a big fall half way through the third moto and the fun events started then. There were sprint races just down the last straight, manual comps and also an event where a rider pays $5 to race a pro of their choice. Al fair few kids entered this and was great fun for everyone. I got chosen by a few kids to race them, and I was happy about that. There was also a relay which a few people competed in and was good fun too.

They finished off the last two motos and everyone headed home. It was good timing as the bad weather just started coming in when the racing finished.

Overall we raised over $10 000 for the Queensland Floods. It was a great day.

2-12-11 Foothill Classic in Bakersfield CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:25:35 GMT

Vincent Lombardi, Was victorious! For more info go to, http://www.stevenksd.com

Oldsmar, Florida

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:33:02 GMT

Hi everyone, I am in Florida since last saturday for the Gator National this week-end. I am really exciting to ride in the USA once again. The weather in France is pretty bad so it is difficult to ride during the winter. That is why I specially appreciate my trip ! I am with a few frenchies : Hamon, Andre, Duchene, Martinez, Pelluard & Daudet (who was already there !). We rode at Oldsmar track a few times. The track is very good and fast, with a kind of UCI starting hill !

I can't wait for the race... See you there !

dams--

Dutch National Team training in France

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:34:22 GMT

Part 1.

On the Double Video with Jared Eberwein

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:12:51 GMT

Redline rider Jared Eberwein and friend Joe Brown double session. Filming by Mike Reed.

Artist: Delta Spirit Song: People C'mon.

Reno Silver Dollar Nationals Slideshow

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:48:12 GMT

Kai Sakakibara Race report 29 January 2011 Champ Bikx Round 5, 6

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:47:38 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 29 January 2011
Venue: Bunbury, WA
Race: Champ Bikx Round 5,6
Class: 15 boys
Result: Round 5: Semi final. Round 6: 5th
Weather: Sunny and a bit of rain on and off. Very hot during the day.
Course condition: Quite smooth and nice.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
I travelled with the NSW state team to Bunbury this time. We left Sydney on Friday afternoon and arrived at the motel in Bunbury at about 10pm. The race was in the afternoon, so we slept in a bit and built up our bikes. Although we left at around 11:30am to the track in time for practice, we got lost and did about 3 laps around Bunbury and finally made it. Practice started straight away when we got there so we nominated then went for practice.
The practice was crowded and we had to get used to this technical track really quick. I was riding pretty well, until I hit up the 3rd straight rhythm section. The wind caught me while jumping and I landed sideways on the down ramp and crashed. I grazed my knee and elbow despite wearing pads and put a clean hole through my skins top and tights. I only got one lap after that then got into time trials.
My start in my time trial was good, but at the bottom of the hill I somehow unclipped and went straight over the bars and crashed. This was it for my time trial, and I came back more sore than I was before.
We had about 30 minute break while the Pro Bikx riders warmed up and did their time trials.
I had last pick for the first moto because I crashed in my time trial, but I managed to pull off a pretty good race and came in with a 3rd.
My start was quick for the second moto and I came out with Calob Green and Kyle Borresen down the first straight. I got onto the inside and came out of the first corner in 2nd. The rest of the lap was quite tidy and I finished it off with 2nd.
It started raining towards the end of the second moto and a lot of riders were slipping down the hill, as there was no grip on the hill.
I didn’t snap out of the gate so hard in my last moto, as I was afraid I would slip and crash. I worked out well and I was in front down the first straight, until Kyle Borresen swooped me from underneath around the first corner. I was in 2nd down the second straight and got a bit untidy, but still came through alright. I came through with a 2nd.
I got lane 3 for my semi final. I had a good start and came out with the top half of the pack down the first straight, but was in 4th into the first corner. I looked for an opening to get underneath, but Jordan Lecher came up the inside of me whilst I was doing so. That put me into 5th down the second straight. My 2nd straight was good and third straight wasn’t bad either. I saw everyone bunching up around the last corner so I went to rail around and pass, but slipped out and crashed. I didn’t make it through to the final.

They were expecting a cyclone in Bunbury on Sunday, the next day, so they decided to run both rounds of the champ bikx on Saturday. Most people weren’t happy about this, but I was keen for another race after a disappointing result in the Round before.
There were no time trials for the 2nd Round, just 3 motos and finals.
My start was good for the first moto, but Kyle Borresen got out in front so I was in 2nd down into the second straight. My second and third straights were fairly quick and I caught up to Kyle into the last corner. He was riding on the inside of the track so I went to ride around, but he suddenly started riding up the corner and I had nowhere to go. While doing so Alex Cahill came up the inside of both of us and got in front. I came back on the last straight and finished 2nd.
My second and third moto ran quite smoothly from there with a 2nd and a 2nd. I made it through to the semi final.
It was quite a close race in the semi final between Alex Cahill, Kyle Borresen and me. I had a good start but Alex and Kyle got out in front and I was in 3rd around the first corner. I stayed with the top 2 runners all the way and finished off with the 3rd.
My time wasn’t so good in the semi and I had 7th pick for the final. I got lane 5. I hit the gate in the final and was out back down the first straight, but came back into around 5th around the first corner. I had good speed for the second straight but Tristyn Kronk crashed in front of me and I over jumped the short step up down the second straight and went off the track. By the time I came back on the track, the front runner were gone and I had to keep riding through to end up with a 5th.

Not the best results but I learned a lot at Bunbury and I’m looking forward to the next round in Canberra in March.

Bikecommuters.com loves the new Redline 925

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:27:45 GMT

We have been raving about this bike at the office here, good to see people talking about it. The paint on this bike is hot!

Read the full review here http://www.bikecommuters.com/2011/02/03/2011-redline-925-review/

Post a comment on the site if you dig it or not.

Team News from Costa Rica

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:49:02 GMT

On the newly built Cr Bmx Track the 2010 Central American Tournament was held with the best riders from the area like Guatemalans Hugo "Loko" Martinez (A Pro) and Dario Villagran (19-27X and Bellflower BMX local for a while) and other good riders from Nicaragua that came down to give battle to the local Costa Ricans.

Of course Team REDLINE Costa Rica with a 3 rider roster had favorites in the toughest and most international classes of 15-16X and 17 and over Elite. At the end of the day RL had a rider on both ends of the Elite podium 2nd went to Sebastian Chavez and 3rd for Daniel Morales. The winner Oscar Solis, although not from the team definetely took all the advantage of riding a loaned RL bike (from a 3rd party). Attached are some great pics of RL Teamrider Daniel Morales battling it out with Hugo Martinez of Guatemala in the motos. Also of Sebastian Chavez battling with Dario Villagran in the other moto. There is a video of the final on the track's Facebook: Cr Bmx Track.

That Central American Tournament was held on Dec. 19th 2010. And that new RL teamrider Franklin Darmuz (from the at risk youth program, he is a son of very poor Nicaraguan immigrants) was 3rd place in the contested 15-16X class (while still 14 years old) with a good demonstration of skill and guts jumping everything on the track he brought his brand new RL Proline Pro to a podium finish on his first ever race.

Jan 30th brought the first stop of the Costa Rica National BMX Cup 2011 first BMX race series to be sanctioned by the Costa Rican Cycling Federation in several years. Again all eyes were on the REDLINE team with it's trick bikes and cool uniforms to match their awesome skills. With an injured calf from a bad crash caused by a broken chain on the first straight on a practice session the week before Sebastian Chavez had to settle for 2nd place in the ELite class not being able to contest winner Oscar Solis at all. Daniel Morales unclipped in the middle of the 2nd straight and fell behind but managed to catch up for 3rd also in Elite. Up and coming rider Franklin Darmuz took his Redline to a 2nd place finish in the skill packed 15-16X class. Attached are some pics of all three RL riders in action. In order: 1) 14 year old Franklin Darmuz, 2) Daniel Morales battling Oscar Solis in the first turn, 3) Sebastian Chavez catching up and passing Daniel right before turn 3, 4) Elite train into the first turn, 5) Daniel in practice, 6)Sebastian in practice.

Next stop for Costa Rica REDLINE rider Sebastian Chavez will be in Tampa Florida for the ABA Gator Nationals at the AWESOME Oldsmar BMX Track. Hope to enjoy a good racing weekend for my last race in 19-27X class in spite of a persisiting calf injury which has kept him off his bike in the weeks prior...

Guthrie UCI 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:04:06 GMT

Practice went really well in Guthrie, The first straight was technical and the second straight pro set was huge! Probably one of the hardest pro sets I've done.

Saturday morning motos went well qualifying out with 2-2-3, in the semi on the second pro jump I hit Sharrahs back wheel who was in front of me and I blew off my pedals and somehow managed to do a one footer and run it out on the landing and keep going. Rode the last 2 straight unclipped and made the main qualifying 3rd in the Semi. Hit the gate in the main and ended 6th.

Sunday I felt great. Won all my mottos 1-1-1 and I was feeling so confident and ready to get on the box! Lane 2 in the semi and got 2nd to Willers. Had a good lane choice for the main and picked 3. Gate was perfect and I was bumping With Daudet and Long to the turn then I managed to break free of them and was in 2nd down the second straight to WIllers. hit the first pro jump perfect then cased the second one. I lost some speed so I pedaled once and jumped the last one, but by that point Daudet had caught up and he jumped into me on the landing and we both crashed. No podium for me ended up 7th.

Really disapointed about not getting on the box on Sunday, but I felt great all weekend, really confident and everything is coming together. Just had some bad luck in the main on Sunday. Stoked to be in the elite main both days and I'm going to keep the ball rolling for the rest of the year. It's only January, let's race!

Tory #49

CX Magazine reviews the Conquest Pro SS

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:26:05 GMT

Read the review here.

Redline Bmx Dreamteam at Big International Race

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:02:03 GMT

BIG INTERNATIONAL RACE BELGIUM VELOFOLIES:
Last weekend on 21,22 and 23 januari, the Redline BMX Dreamteam had a big International “Indoor” race in Belgium.

The team was present with 9 riders, there were on the Saturday about 1200 entries and on the Sunday about 1250 from Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK, Chec Rupubliek, Italy, Denmark and Germany.
On the Saturday raceday 1, all of the riders of the Redline BMX Dreamteam made it to the main finals, wich in itself is already a big achievement but. We had also 4 podium places :
Joey Ijkelen (boys 12) finished second place “new” oldschooler Jeffrey Bignell (age 40) got 3e place in the cruiser classe 30+. Wessel van Dijk (boys 10) won his final ! also Indy Scheepers (9 years) won her final in the girls classe 10/11 years.
On the Sunday the Redline BMX Dreamteam again! Was much up in the front. We had 3 crashes in the semi’s (bad luck). But ! 6 riders again in the main final. “Oldschool Dynamite” Leon Walravens got the second place at age 46 in the cruisers classe 30+ that was a beautifull race (Leon Walravens and Jeffrey Bignell) in the big main of the 30+ at ages 46 en 40!!. Joey Ijkelen ( boys 12) won the final ! Teun de Bock (boys 8) got a nice 2e place. Indy Scheepers again won her main racing agains the
no: 1, 2 and 3 from the European Championchip 2010.(age older classe)
It was a very succesfull weekend for the Redline BMX Dreamteam .
To see some videos of the International “Indoor Race”.
Please scroll down.
To see all the videos , and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Final Sunday Cruissers 30 + Dynamite Leon Walravens (46) and New teammember Jeffrey Bignell (40)

Semi Final Sunday Dynamite Leon Walravens Cruissers 30 +

Final Sunday Joey Ijkelen Boys 12

Final Saturday Indy Scheepers (9) Girls 10/11

Final Sunday Indy Scheepers Girls 10/11

Final Saturday Wessel van Dijk Boys 10

Final Sunday Teun De bock Boys 8

Semi Final Sunday NIck Scheepers Boys 13

Final Sunday Nick Scheepers Boys 13

Semi Final Saturday Koen vd wijst Boys 13

Final Saturday Joey Ijkelen Boys 12

Final Saturday Erik Peters Boys 9

Cross Bike Review reviews the Conquest 20

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:48:10 GMT

A 4 cowbell review!! Read the full review here.

Device complete riding from Sweden

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:44:26 GMT

Training St. Maxime Januari 2011 Dutch national RL team

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:29:44 GMT

We had a again a good camp in South of France, check a little video footage..

Sam Willoughby chat with BMXPLUS

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:33:13 GMT

In the newest issue of BMXPLUS! mag, Sam has a little interview. Click on the image for a larger version.

New Redline Spread Ad for BMX Plus

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:38:25 GMT

If you haven't received a copy of the March 2011 BMX Plus magazine, here's a look at our newest Redline team inside cover spread ad from that issue. A big thanks again to our team for making 2010 such a big year for Redline.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Nerang Nationals 8th & 9th January 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:00:00 GMT

Name: Saya Sakakibara
Age: 11
Date: 8th & 9th January 2011
Venue: Nerang BMX Track
Race: Nerang Nationals
Class: 12 Boys
Result: Knocked out on semis
Weather: Raining
Course condition: The track held up pretty well after the big rain.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
This weekend was a great event to all riders. Riders from Japan and New Zealand came for this event.
There were two days of racing; first day, we had four motos, the second day we had two motos and all quarters, semis, and finals.

DAY 1
On my first moto, I had lane one. I had a pretty bad start and I was coming about fourth through the first straight. I was on the inside so I did a sweep move on the first corner. Now I was in third. I caught up to Jarrod who was in second on the second straight and I was in second. Justin was first and way in front. I manualed the rhythm and I cased it a little bit. Last straight I manualed two of the doubles and I pedalled to the end.
Moto two: I had lane six and I had a pretty good start. Kyle and I came out in front. We were pretty much in line with each other. Then on the first corner Ryan came underneath and got into second. I was in third. Then I got some speed for the third straight. I manualed some rollers and I caught up to him. Then I tried to hold Ryan back from the outside.......Boom I slid out and crashed! I came last.
On my third moto, I had lane eight and I went sideways on the gate. But I was coming third. I got pushed up on the first corner but I was able to keep my place. On the second straight I got closer and closer to Jarrod (who was in second) and I went on the inside of him on the third corner. I was in second. I caught up with Ryan on the rhythm and I railed the corner to get speed to get into first on the last straight. And that worked! I came first.
Moto four: I had lane two and this race was just drawn out of a hat that whoever wins this race gets a DK bicycle frame. I had a pretty good start and I came out in third and I had the inside lane so I got under Justin on the first corner. Then I was coming second and on the last corner I went around it too low and I slid out AGAIN! I was pretty disappointed. I came last.

DAY 2
On my first race of the day (moto 5), and it was pouring down with rain. Racing 12 Boys was another girl who came 2nd at the national titles last year; Sara Jones. She is very fast and this race I was going to race her. On the gate I was next to her on lane six. I had a good start but I unclipped for some reason down the start hill. I was coming fourth. Then on the first corner I got in between second and third and I got into third. On the second corner I went on the inside and I nearly got into first but I was on the outside so I didn’t quite get it. I came third.
Moto six: I had lane eight and I had an ok start. I came out in fourth. I don’t know but this race felt really slow. So it wasn’t that interesting. So I came fourth.
Semi finals: We had semi finals I had lane six. I had the best start and I came out in fourth. I when I was coming around the first corner Kyle came under me and we were fighting for that fourth spot. But we both went to the pro section. Kyle crashed right next to me. I tried to get back on the track but I unclipped so I couldn’t catch up. I was really disappointed but I can’t do anything about it. So better luck next time.

It was a great event I want to come back next year!

Kai Sakakibara Race report Nerang Nationals 2011 9 January 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:59:53 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 9 January 2011
Venue: Nerang, Queensland
Race: Nerang Nationals 2011
Class: A pro men
Result: Semi final
Weather: Very wet and rainy all day.
Course condition: Was good until it started raining, and then it was really slippery.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
It did rain over night before the racing, but the worst rain was during the day. It started during the warm up and stayed around for the whole day, on and off.
The A-pros had a choice of either jumping the pro section or going through the amateur section. So I got the pro section sussed out in our warm up time.
As the Nerang Nationals started in the afternoon of the day before and the Pro classes started today, the pro motos were squashed in between the rest of the racing.
I had a good start in my first moto and got my nose in front down the first straight. I lined up around the first corner to hit up the pro section and I got it really good. I was happy with that as it was my first pro section in racing. I had a good third and last straight and got the 1st.
It rained a lot after the first moto and they closed the pro section as it was too soft.
I came out with a good start out of lane 8 in moto 2, but all the bottom of the start hill was soft and I got stuck in it and slowed down. 2 riders got in front of me down the first straight, so I was in 3rd around the first corner. I slid out and unclipped around the first corner, but got straight back in and kept going. I had a good lap from there and finished 3rd.
My start was good in the last moto but a rider from the inside just got me into the first corner, so I was in 2nd around the first corner. I trailed his back wheel down the second straight and lined up the third straight, where I passed into 1st. I kept it going from there and came in 1st.
I had first pick for the quarter final and got lane 2. I had a good start, but everyone powered out from the outside. I was in 4th around the first corner. My second straight was good and I stayed with the top runners down the third straight. I got
close to crashing as the 3rd rider moved up and nearly took me out, but I stayed in. I finished 4th.
In the semi-final my gate felt good as I came out, but I hit handle bars with the rider next to me and that put me right back. I went under a few on the first corner and was in 6th battling with Aaron Nottle. I high lowed him around the second corner and that put me into 5th. I had a fast third straight and went in for a last move around the last corner, but Aaron came in out of nowhere and sent me right up high. The top 4 were gone by the time I got back on the cranks. I finished 6th.

It was a fun day of racing and even though the result wasn’t great, it was still a good day.

Kai Sakakibara Race report Champ Bikx Round 3,4 7 , 8 January 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:59:43 GMT

Name: Kai Sakakibara
Age: 14
Date: 7, 8 January 2011
Venue: Nerang, Queensland
Race: National Champ Bikx Round 3 and 4
Class: 15 Boys
Result: Round 3: 2nd
Round 4; 8th
Weather: Rainy through the week leading up to the event and over night, but sunny throughout the day.
Course condition: Very good for the amount of rain it had on it.
Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Round 3 and 4 of the National Champ Bikx series were held at Nerang, Queensland. This is usually a big event every year, and is well known for the rainy racing.

Round 3
Round 3 started on Friday afternoon, with some open practice and Champ Bikx warm up. Then it went straight into time trials.

My time trial felt pretty quick and smooth, I ended up with 2nd in time trials.
We had a break while the Pro Bikx riders warmed up and did their time trials, then got into racing.
I had 1st pick for moto 1 and got lane 2. I had a good start and came out well, but Calob Green from the outside came out with the better so I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a good second straight but slid out around the second corner and lost my momentum. I got close to catching Calob but just missed out.
I had another 2nd in my second moto, after a close race again with Calob. It was a pretty smooth and fast lap. I stayed right with Calob.
My start was good in my last moto too, but Calob got out in front again and I was in 2nd around the first corner. My second and third straights were good and I gave it a good go on the last straight but just missed out on the 1st. I finished 2nd.
I had 4th pick for the semi and got lane 4. My gate was good and I came out with Aaron Nottle and Kyle Borresen down the first straight. I over manualed the first jump and that put me back a bit, but I was in 3rd out of the first corner. My second and third straight were good and I passed Kyle around the last corner, where he stuffed up. I finished 2nd.
I got lane 5 for the final. I came out with a good gate in the final, but I got tangled up with Luke Roguski coming down the hill. That put me right back and I was in 5th into the first corner. Everyone bunched up at the top of the first corner, and I went high low under a whole lot of them into 2nd. I had a good second straight and kept my sights on Aaron Nottle out in front. I had a good third and last straight, but wasn’t enough. I finished 2nd.

Round 4
Round 4 started the next morning. It had rained over night and the track was a bit boggy at first, but it dried out as the day went on. We had 20 minutes of warm up before getting into time trials.
The track was a bit boggy and my lap wasn’t the smoothest, but I still ended up with a 3rd in time trials.
We got into racing after the Pro Bikx time trials.
I had a good start in moto 1, but Kyle Borresen got out in front down the first straight, so I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a good second straight and got close to passing Kyle around the second corner, but Kyle had his line covered and I lost a bit of speed as I braked to get around the corner. My third straight was good, but at the end of it I hit a rut in between the jumps and nearly went off the track. Connor Hall came in whilst I was doing that, so I ended up with a 3rd.
My second moto wasn’t a bad one. I had a good start and got out in front and lead around the first corner. Kyle Borresen got me down the second straight so I was in 2nd. I had a smooth lap from there, and kept my position in 2nd.
I had lane 2 for the last moto and got a good start. I was side by side with Kyle Borresen down the first straight, but Kyle just got in front and came across into the first corner. I nearly hit his back wheel as we went around the first corner, but stayed away. My second and third straights were good and I passed Kyle down the last straight into 1st.
I had a good start out of lane 3 in my semi final and was right in the mix with Aaron Nottle, Calob Green and Kyle Borresen. I didn’t get over the first jump very well and they pulled away a bit, so I took the chance to stay out of the hassle and go around. It was still tight around the first corner, but I still came out of it in 4th. My second straight and third straight were good and I stayed low around the last corner, out of the way. I finished 4th.
I had 5th pick for the final and got lane 6. My start wasn’t very good as I wheelied out of the gate and I got boxed in down the first straight. I was hanging out back and looked for a move down below the pack into the first corner, but Todd Barry came in out of nowhere and I had to grab the brakes. I still got under a few of them though and I was in 6th out of the first corner. I was battling with Todd down the second straight and I got in front so I was in 5th into the second corner. I was railing around
but then Aaron Nottle suddenly slowed down and I had nowhere to go except his back tyre. I unclipped and everyone went past. I got back in and went for it but was too late. I finished 8th.
I was quite happy with the way I was riding at these rounds of Champ bikx. My result was a bit disappointing for day 2, but it was still good racing.

Redline~Challenge still on top in Reno

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:13:27 GMT

Redline Challenge New Riders & New Year but still the same results of old & that being on the top box.

After a 8 month injury and several surgery's from a gate falling on his hand Maison"Meatball" Duncan 6X made sure the boys knew he was back. Maison collected his first win of the Year on Saturday in 6X boys, and returned with a Third the next day. Shelby Wren 9 Girls breaks a six year streak of bad luck in reno, She killed her competition on Sat taking home a first place trophy and a Third on Sunday . Jason Carnes gave her a big hug to rub off some of her luck she was all smiles.  Dilyn Son's was pumped to be in Reno Saturday he gained a 3rd in Cruiser for the 9 boys class, But on Sunday he wasn't taking home less then a 1st place trophy , It looked grim at first Dilyn hit the gate and was in the back of the pack , watching him pass each rider was thrilling, At the line it was a photo finish. It took the ABA minutes to call out the results ( it seemed like forever) DILYN SONS WITH THE WIN. We cant wait for the next National.

Redline Challenge riders results are

Maison Meatball Duncan 6X 1st & 3rd in Class, & 3rd in Open

Nathans Luna 6X 6th & 8th in Class,7th & 4th in Open
Ashlynn Wilson 8 girls 5th & 8th in class

Shelby Wren 9 Girls 1st & 3rd in Class, 10 & Under Girl Cruiser 7th

Dilyn Sons 9X 1st & 8th Class, & 9 Cruiser 3rd & 6th
Dylan Dabbert 17-20 Cruiser 8th
Jeremy Tooker 36-40 Cruiser 4th & 5th
Tommy Bellew A Pro had a 13-3, needed a 13-2
Chris Westbrook 36-40 Cruiser Semis

Silver Dollar National was the first race and also first wins of the season, Redline Challenge is looking forward to the next National!

Reno UCI

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:16:21 GMT

Flew in from Phoenix, Stayed there for a week before to get some track time and now I'm here for another month. So Friday practice I felt really good, felt powerful from the gate to the first turn and felt smooth around the track. When racing started on Saturday my gates became inconsistent, but still made it out of moto's with 2-3-3. Had outside for the quarter but came out really good and finished 2nd. Then had a bad start in the semi and got put over the last corner making an end to my day. Sunday my gates weren't much better but made it out with 3-1-3. Legs were feeling better than Saturday and I wanted to be in that main. Finished 3rd in the quarter after making a move from 5th-3rd down the second straight/second turn. in the semi I got caught up down the first straight and ended up blowing off both pedals when I ran over a down rider right in front of me. Weekend was over.

I felt good on the weekend, despite a couple bad laps. For the first race of the year I know I'm only going to improve and get better. It was only my second elite race I feel pretty good about the weekend but still disappointed I didn't get in the main either day. Back in Phoenix, and getting ready for Guthrie in 2 weeks.

That's all,

TN #49

Teampresentation Redline Bmx Dreamteam 2011

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:12:25 GMT

Teampresentation Redline BMX Dreamteam 2011:
On Sunday the 16e of januari we had the teampresentation of the
Redline BMX Dreamteam 2011. Our riders received their new
racewear and were all very happy.
Please scroll down to see some pictures for al
pictures and videos please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Picture Book 2010

Redline Bmx Dreamteam 2011

2011 outfit

Redline Bmx Dreamteam 2011

Tricky Nicky Scheepers/Oldschool Dynamite Leon Walravens

Gifts for our Sponsors

Sportgala 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:49:10 GMT

On Thursday 13e of januari we had the sportsgala 2010.

Indy Scheepers and Leon Walravens were nominated for sporttalent 2010 and sportsmen 2010. The Redline BMX Dreamteam was nominated for sportsteam 2010.

Indy was chosen as sporttalent 2010 and Leon Walraven ended up 3rd place from 5 nominees. The Redline BMX Dreamteam received a muncipal sports medal.

The Sportsgala was set up in a very proffesional way to see some videos please scroll down.

To see all videos please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Nominations Sportsteam 2010

Nomations sportman 2010

Indy Scheepers Sportstalent 2010

Performance UC Dance

Performance singer Do

New Jared Eberwein Edit Coming Soon

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:18:42 GMT

Jared texted us that he has been filming for a new video edit lately, here’s what he had to say:

“FYI on the video, the filming is already done. I filmed a fun video on Tuesday afternoon, its like a dual video of me and my friend. My friend who filmed it is just busy so It will probably be done in a couple weeks.”

So be sure to check back to see Jared’s new video at the end of January.

Bike of the Year-Redline Flight Series Video

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:03:10 GMT

A big thank you from everyone at Redline for all the readers of BMXer who voted the Redline Flight Series as the bike of the year!

Back in the USA!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:40:28 GMT

Australia was really fun! It was good being home in Adelaide and catching up with my family, and spending the Holidays with them. I especially had a great time with my older brother Matt . We always have a blast together - moto bike riding, mountain biking and Jet Skiing. It was a lot of fun.

After having a 3 week break after The Grands and only being on the bike for 2 weeks prior to the Nerang race, I wasn't too sure where I was going to be at for this traditional "big race" in Australia. Nerang was pretty good this year and the track was fine - especially considering the rain they have had there. The new start hill is great its 5 metres tall. Not quite a SX hill, but better than before.

Friday Night: This was a Cat 4 UCI race so it was good points up for grabs and it was pretty important that I did well. I felt good all night. The track was great despite the constant rain during the week leading up to it. I won all my heats and Semi and felt comfortable in the main. I was coming from the ouside and got across in turn 1, but unfotunately unclipped out of turn 1 and got hit by two riders - which put me back in 4th. So, I had a lot of ground to make up. I got back up to second in the pro section and then made a run for 1st down the 3rd and last straights, just managing to pass Luke Madil for the win right at the line. I was really happy with with my race to come back like I did - and it made for a great show for all of the fans watching.

Saturday: Once again I was feeling really comfortable on my Redline Fligth bike and won all of my heats and semi. In the main i was on the outside again but got a great start and blasted to the front, getting out of trouble down the first straight. I rode a clean lap for another win and also beat the track lap record by a whole second; which was cool!

Overall, I was really happy with how I rode this weekend and I felt it was great lead-up to my return to the U.S.. It was great to catch up with all the Australian people and it was really cool to see how many Australian fans follow my stuff in the US.
If you've been watching the new, you probably heard about the Australian floods. They were not quite to Gold coast yet - they were further north, but it is raining bad everywhere. They are flooded in Brisbane now, which is an hour from the Gold Coast so i am sure its coming. So much for the big drought we've had the past few years.

So now I'm back in San Diego. I was going to stay around down unda' longer, but its not supposed to stop raining there until March, so I figured I was better of coming back. I won't be racing in Reno - and I am going to train up in January and get ready for the season starting in Oldsmar (February 12th).

PS: Did everyone get to watch Anaheim 1? What was up with Stewart's starts?
I can't wait for Phoenix this week, then I am going to Anaheim 3 and San Diego SX after that. Go Dungey!

1-22-11 Fontana's SRC Winter Series Race #2. CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:26:35 GMT

We are the #1 29er Pro Team in the US in Super D/XC. First of the year for Eric B. he had a mechanical but was able to get 5th. For more info go to, http://www.stevenksd.com

Single Speed National Championship - Bend, OR

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:01:44 GMT

I couldn't have asked for a more perfect course for me. Lots of mud. Lots of long power sections. Lots of technical cornering. I felt absolutely dialed on my prototype Redline Single Speed. It has been a great bike and a ton of fun to ride and race.   I felt amazing while warming up and had perfectly warm, dry toes at the start line thanks to my new XLC shoe covers.

As this was the first official Single Speed National Championships, they were still working out some organizing logisitcs. Mainly, when the women would go off. In the techincal guide, it said we would start one minute after the men. When lined up with less than 2 minutes to go, we were informed we would start "after the guys round that corner" (pointing to the 3rd corner that passes the pits).

The guys went off and before they were around the previously said corner, they blew the whistle for us to be off. I unfortunately struggled to get into my pedal quickly off the line and finally got clipped just before the first turn from pavement onto a muddy uphill. I was now in full race mode and determined to take control of the race. Rounding the U-turn style muddy corner, I put it in full throttle coming down the muddy backside.   Normally, it is a section I am a bit more reserved on as it is can be treacherous with the deep mud ruts, grooves and rocks. But trusting the mountain bike theory of greater speed means greater momentum over bumpy surfaces, I went for it.   I had just pulled ahead into first, when the next thing I knew I was on the ground looking at the rest of the field coming towards me.

And I couldn't find my bike. Dazed and stunned, everything was in slow motion. The women were shouting "get out of the way" at me and I was trying to find my bike so that I could get out of the way. Finally, someone (the race announcer who had been standing on the opposite side and further downhill on the course) turned me around so that I could see where my bike had gone.... Right where he had been standing on the opposite side of the course, at least 15 feet away.

He helped me walk over to my bike and I spent a long time just looking at it. My left shoulder hurt, but it moved in all directions so I knew I hadn't broken it. The announcer asked me if I was going to keep racing or if I needed the medical tent. Although the field had all passed at that point, I was determined to keep trying to win a national championship.   I gingerly got on my bike and barely made it 5 feet. My shoulder really hurt and was moving.   Still being competitive, I told myself that maybe I'd be able to race tomorrow (the Master's Championship race) if I got medical attention sooner than later as I could see my shoulder was disfigured.

At that point, friends and my husband were by my side. Friends taking the bike and my husband guiding me to the medical tent. Then the pain and reality began to really sink in. Fortunately the medical tent assistant sent us directly to the ER, less than 3 minutes away. Being half covered in mud and clinging to my arm helped expidite me past the waiting room and directly into the ER when the nurse made eye contact with me.

From there it was a long 2 hour process of nurses, MDs and being shuttled back and forth to xray. We did manage to save the Voler thermal skinsuit, but had to cut my other two baselayers off (only wearing 2 baselayers is actually an accomplishment for me - I first started racing cross wearing seven I was so cold).   It was the first time I have ever needed nausea medication just because of the sheer pain, but the "good" news was that I didn't break or dislocate my shoulder. I "just" separated the shoulder blade from the collar bone.   Further work up in Seattle would make it an official grade III which means I separated all the ligaments.

My 2010 National Championship quest was over after less than a minute of racing my first (of three) races. Bummer. Even worse, the woman who ended up winning took my line, "It's great to win the first single speed championship."

Despite the unfortunate end, it has overall been a great season and I can't thank Team Redline and Seattle Bike Supply enough for all their support, team work, mentorship and sponsorship. I can hardly wait for next year!

Time Trial U.S. National Championships - Bend, OR

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:02:03 GMT

Since there were only 14 women total signed up for the Single Speed Championships, I wasn't too worried about my start position (which was the purpose of the TT - to help seed racers for the actual event). Instead, I just wanted to use it as a chance to open up my legs and scout the competition.   My husband and I have a betting system going where if I beat speficic guys we train with, I get a dollar, so I was also motivated to see how much money I could make. I was the second one to start and felt fanstastic. I caught my 30 second woman within 6 turns and then set my sights on trying to get the fastest TT time out of the Seattle crowd - men and women.   I beat some, but not all of the men and managed to put over 20 seconds into the second place woman time trial result.   I was ready to finally win a National Championship.

USGP Stanley Cup Day 2 - Portland, OR

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:02:31 GMT

USGP Stanley Cup Day 2 - Portland, OR

I knew this race was going to be hard and epic. It always is.   Having skipped Saturday for one more day of recovery from my Jingle Cross sinus infection , this was now going to be my first "couch-to-racing" experience.   My bigger objective was to open up the lungs and legs for the National Championships in 4 days. I definately accomplished that.

After the first quarter lap, I was just glad to be upright. Although I had a third row start position, I managed to work into the top 15 by the 3rd turn. As I was about to move into top 10, the girl infront of me when straight into a course stake and did spectacular bike kartwheel.   I barely missed her and geared down for the next corner into thick mud, only to narrowly miss what seemed like the rest of the field piling up from the sudden halt of momentum in the unforgiving mud.   Thankfully, I had made the top 15 cut at that point. Better yet, I was just thankful to be upright and racing.   The rest of the race was spent in the deepest pain cave I've ever experienced racing. I had to dig deep and fight tooth-and-nail the whole race for a top 20 spot while I prayed my lungs and legs would somehow reunite, preferably before the end of the race.

Can't say I really recommend "couch-to-racing" as a fun way to spend a Sunday...

Jingle Cross Rock - Iowa City, Iowa

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:01:10 GMT

Jingle Cross Rock - Iowa City, Iowa - Thanksgiving Weekend.

This race truly humbled me last year. You basically spend the whole weekend going up and down and circling around Mt. Krumpet in trecherous conditions. Being from Seattle, I thought I had already conquered one of the toughest U.S. cx run-ups - The Knapp Time run up in the Rad Racing GP. But Mt. Krumpet is three times as long, three times more steep and infinately more technical and scary to descend.    I swore I'd never do it again.

Yet, here I was being pursuaded by my husband to race it again. He was right, I did need to conquer it and Mt. Krumpet. My whole off season and skills preparation had basically centered on being able to handle and not be intimidated by courses like Jingle Cross Rock. So I got to spend another Thanksgiving racing in Iowa conquering my race course nemisis with the support of Team Redline and my husband in the pits.

It was great to see the level of competition so deep. The previous year it was only 13 elite women total. This year over 30 were registered, with the competition feirce for a top 15 spot. I was grateful all my practice and skills work had paid off. Mt. Krumpet didn't seem nearly as steep up or down and I was able to follow my teammate, Ryan Iddings and my husband smoothly in their lines. Someday I hope to look as fluid as them!

The first race (of three) was a night race - my favorite! It was cozy 25 degrees and I was thankful for my AWESOME Voler Thermal skinsuit and thermal baselayers. My Pryme Suspect gloves (complete with fingerprint pattern grip on the fingertips!) also felt like another secret weapon with their built in hot hands pockets so my hands were perfectly warm and comfy. I felt good and ready. I was first off the line and chopped out of the hole shot in the last second by Nicole Duke. The pace kept ramping up and I was able to stay smooth and be in the top 5 position going into the first descent down Mt. Krumpet. Unfortunately, on the second switchback, I got squeezed into the fencing by the rest of the field crashing and sliding down. Now back in 15th, I untangled my bike and settled into my own pace, slowly picking my way back up to top 3. All was going well until I got taken out on the downhill again on the 5th lap which took me back to 8th place. With a less than a half a lap after Mt. Krumpet, I did the best I could, but ended up 7th in the end.

Saturday I woke up with a sore throat, but figured it was due to the cold, dry Iowa air and racing hard in it the previous night. While Friday had been about conquering the downhill part of Mt. Krumpit. Saturday was all about conquering the uphill as it was a long, very slick, muddy scramble with a bike that transitioned into even more power-draining climbing through thick grass to the top.   Toe spikes were today's not-so-secret weapon.

Although I didn't have a great start, I ROCKED the run-up every lap to eventually be seconds away from 3rd & 4th place on the 4th lap. Unfortunately for me, the officials decided to make the race shorter (which means we raced 4 laps for 34+ minutes ) rather than longer (guestimate 5 laps for 42+ minutes). So I ended up 5th knowing I would have likely been 3rd with one more shot at the run up. At least I felt complete in having conquered all the aspects of the race I had set out to. Sunday would be about putting it all together for a top 3 result goal.

Saturday night, however, my nose started to run in addition to my sore throat. I tried to be hopeful that it was still the effects of the cold, dry Iowa air combined with hard racing. Unfortunately when I couldn't sleep due to my sinus pressure and congestion, I had to fear for the worse - I was sick.

As Sunday was the last day of racing and the warmest yet - 45 degrees and sunny - I decided to at least attempt to race. My body revolted the second the gun went off. I was almost last off the line, managed to chase up to top 10, crashed out on slick off-camber back to 20+ place, chased back to 8th, crashed out again, then chased again back to 15th-ish place. All on the first lap. Hoping the second lap could only be better, tried to remain focused on the rest of the race and overcome my screaming body. I had just settled into my rythym and into 12th when my tubular tire rolled off on the same slick off camber section I had been crashed on the first lap. I managed to pop it back on the rim while running over the fly-over and rode gingerly to the pits, but my body was officially sick and done.    As much as I hated the thought of a DNF, I knew my bigger objective now was to get healthy for Portland and the National Championships in less than two weeks.

At least I had conquered Mt. Krumpet!

Ryan Iddings final Blog post-Ryan Iddings night @ Gregg's Cycles

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:23:34 GMT

Ryan Iddings is home from racing 'Cross in Europe, see his final blog post. below. Ryan will give a talk on his experiences racing 'Cross in Belguim at Gregg's Green lake Cycles January 27th (Thursday) @ 6pm.

Today it was only Jim and I left. I woke up at noon and we decided to take the train to Brugge to do some tourist crap. It was totally worth it, when I get home I'll put up some photo's, it's a very cool city. Currently I'm trying to stay up to go to the airport at AM. The primary reason for this is I don't have an alarm clock, a working phone, or someone else to wake me up. I'm a little concerned at this point that I am going to pass out, miss my flight and be stuck here. I'm also figuring that I can sleep in the car and on the plane so it'll be better for jet lag as it's closer to my destination time zone, I'm doubtful of this though. Usually when I try crap like this I end up just being really, really tired, feel shitty and don't sleep anyways. Yeah, actually now that I think about it I'm pretty sure that's going to happen. I'm really hoping the airport goes smoothly in my tiredness. I know it won't but It'd be cool if it did. I really don't want to pay $250.00 to the freaking airlines to get my bikes home. I'm going to mention, actually more than mention, that they lost my bags and my bikes for a week!! The only reason I have them has nothing to do with them doing their jobs. I know for a absolute fact that when I arrive in Seatac my bikes will not show up. I will have paid $250.00 to stand in line at baggage services to fill out forms. I'll try to be more persuasive than this, but I have a feeling it's going to be tough. I'm really not sure if I should try to bike part thing, I've heard it works but I'm doubtful, "no, it's not a bike, it's just a big box of parts." Then when you open it to take stuff out because it's overweight and see you're lying you look like a major douche. I'm willing to take that risk.

Redline's Joe Sandshulte gets the last Shimano tool Fanny pack

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:11:46 GMT

At the recent Cyclo-cross nationals Redline 'Cross mechanic Joe Sandschulte received a special piece of Swag from Shimano America. Joe had worn out his old fanny pack, and in true race mechanic fashion, had duct taped it together. Here is Joe getting the last fanny pack from Shimano's Tommy McGrath. Race mechanics are a special breed, they have a brotherhood that is hard to beat, always helpful to each other from years together lending support to racers. The recent issue of VeloNews (Feb-2011) covers this in the story "Life in the Pits." We salute all of the race mechanics that work tirelessly to wash, clean, inspect, and fix our bikes. Bless you Joe, we had zero mechanicals at 'Cross Nationals, and two National champions!

Redline helps sponsor Seattle Cyclo-cross series

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:23:52 GMT

Redline has been a proud sponsor of Seattle Cyclo-cross since 1992. Redline each year helps out with prizes, swag, gift bags, banners, and a bicycle or two. Redline supports Cyclo-cross racing!

Here is company president Chuck Hooper handing the Redline Conquest 20 prize to series promoter Dan Norton.

The Seattle Series averaged over 650 'Cross riders this year and the growth of women and juniors was huge.

Bonne annee a tous !

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:47:12 GMT

Happy year to all of you !

Fritscher becomes Meyer

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:38:14 GMT

For those who wonder "who is Kerstin Meyer" I'd like to explain, why and when I changed my name.

In March, after we went to the ball, where the result of the voting for the ahtlethes of 2009 was published (unfortunately, the win went to someone else), my partner Gerhard asked me, if I would like to marry him.

My answer was "yes" and after that, we tried to find a date that did not collide with any BMX-race. Not an easy job with the worlds already booked and several other competitions on the schedule ....

We found our favorised date in October and had a very nice day, because the sun came out when we left the registry office to take some nice pictures.

My name has changed, my frame will change soon, but I will stay the same !

Looking forward to 2011, preparation is not very easy with 25 cm snow outside ...

Ryan Iddings & Team USA: Adventures in Belguim

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:15:30 GMT

Friday

They found my stuff!! By they I don't mean the airlines, they're @#$%^&*ing retards. I had given up hope. * We got a bit more snow last night, about 2 mm and they shut down the whole dang country again. I thought these people were hardcore. They're not. Oh NO! It’s snowing we can't do anything, oh shoot we have too much work to do with all these bags but we still need our two hour freaking lunch break. * So we had a mechanic flying in this morning, Geoff had asked him to check around baggage claim to see if he could spot our stuff. He sent a pic this morning of a bike box chillin' in the middle of the floor. And it was mine! I gave him my tracking numbers and he stood in an hour long line to check on my duffle bag. They we're able to track that down also. It seriously would have been Weds or Thurs before they would have figured out they had my stuff and probably the day before I'm flying out until they delivered it. I spent most of my cash on misc items to get through, so I'm going to put up a fight when they try to charge me $300 to fly my bike back. * Mitch and I cleaned our room today; it looked like a pigpen. Actually, I was there for moral support. I don’t really have anything so all I had to do was put away my toothbrush. Apparently today we have a room inspection (kind of like they do in prison), Steve told me that if a Belgian checks our room we may need to make a few changes because the bike racer customs here are a bit more dramatic. For example, a bike racer never, never has plants in a room as it takes away oxygen needed to recover (a little counter intuitive in my book). Not that we have plants anyway. You never hang clothes to dry in your room (not sure the logic there, probably because you didn’t pay to use the dryer? That’s what I think, anyways). * Unrelated to rooms, a racer never ever eats frites, especially at the races as the frite stands are plentiful. A junior kid ate frites after a race last weekend and you woulda thought he stabbed someone. It’s a little confusing; because I think frites are much more healthy than a lot of the horsemeat stuff we end up eating. * According to Fox (normally Team BMC sougneur, but ours for cross), we don’t rest enough or read enough and are on our computers too much. He also says we eat too much. Every time he walks in, he gives us crap for always eating. I've hidden my Nutella. I listen to him because he’s been a sougneur for 20 years (the Belgians go to school for this), he works with top racers, and basically knows everything involving bike racing. *

We even have a Christmas tree!! I guess USA Cycling sent it a few years ago.

Table set, ready for Christmas dinner... We got BMC hats for Christmas from Ells. We were even allowed soda to celebrate the holiday.

Redline sponsored MSG 'Cross series wrap up

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:26:26 GMT

Redline Bicycles has helped sponsor the MSG series for many years. This year the emphasis was on growing the ranks of juniors and the Conquest 20 & 24 were givien as series prizes to the junior kids. Some of the prettiest courses we have ever seen, in parks that are downright lusciuos, if you are ever down Tennesse way....get to these races!

Here is the season wrap-up report:

It's hard to believe that the Mud, Sweat and Gears Series has ended. Racing began way back in September in 90 degree heat, and finished in the mud and ice, on December 4th. This year was our seventh season expanding to 8 races from the 6 in previous years. We also added new venue, Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens, in Unicoi, TN. Cyclo-cross is still growing in the southeast and we had an increase again this season, averaging 150 entries per race and and an average 139 unique individuals. That is along way from the 40 or so way back in 2004. This year we also had the honor of hosting 3 South Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference races, the last one being the SECCC Conference Finals. 2010 was the first time SECCC has had a full cross season.

This year we had an opportunity to create our own cyclo-cross specific team with the focus being on juniors. The response was huge and we ended up with 14 kids along with many of their parents, and rank and file members of the Tri-Cities Road Club. The kids participated in all of the MSG events, but also were exposed to bigger events. In October, we traveled to Louisville for the USGP, and in November, the NCGP of Cross in Hendersonville, NC. At our series final we gave away two Redline kids bikes that were also available for kids to demo though out the series. It was great to see kids get such and awesome prize. Below is a race report of the MSG final which includes a bonus a report on the SECCC final held the following day, at the same venue, and on the same course. We really appreciate our sponsors who have supported us for so many years, especially Redline which has been apart of MSG since the beginning. This has been our biggest season yet! Thanks to all our sponsors, you make it happen!

MSG Series Final, and ETSU Buccaneer Cross, December 4-5, 2010
Cyclo-cross racers from 9 different states, and collegiate racers from 9 different Colleges and Universities raced at the Farmhouse Gallery & Gardens. The conditions were appropriate for a cross race with snow and ice on Saturday and 10' wide, 70' long stretches of thick mud on Sunday rivaling the heavy courses of Europe. Races where held for 13 different USA Cycling Categories and two collegiate races. Mud, Sweat, and Gears completed it's seventh season that weekend, this was also the first full SECCC Cyclo-cross season. ETSU Buccaneer cross was a first time event organized by the ETSU Cycling Club and was the conference final. Both events were held at the Farmhouse Gallery & Garden in Unicoi, TN. MSG's 8 race series was title sponsored by the Town of Unicoi.Following the racing at "The Farmhouse" collegiate racers left for Bend, Oregon the following week to race at the USAC Cyclo-cross National Championships. Lees-McRae College of Banner Elk, NC won the Division 1 title at Nationals, Mars Hill College of Mars Hill, NC finished 2nd in Division 2. Appalachian State's, Ashley James, also a pro cyclo-cross racer for Kenda tires, won the National Championship Collegiate Women's Division 1 jersey.

Julie Lockhart wins CX Nationals again

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:41:05 GMT

The pride of New England, Julie Lockhart won the 70+ Veterans women's catagory @ CX nationals again this year in Bend, OR. Julie rides the Redline Conquest Team and Pro, with SRAM controls. Julie has had a very special month being featured in Bicycling magazine and on a television interview in Bend (KTVZ)on the sport of Cyclo-Cross. Julie is an inspiration to all of us, because as the saying goes "getting old ain't for sissies."

See more about Julie here:

http://www.bicycling.com/news/featured-stories/far-end

REDLINE Trophée des nations Saint-Etienne 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:54:09 GMT

Video of the 15th Trophy of Nations in Saint-Etienne(France), a european indoor BMX contest with the best international REDLINE riders.
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Voici le résumé du 15ème Trophée des nations de Saint-Etienne de BMX, avec les meilleurs pilotes mondiaux de la marque REDLINE.

Behind the scenes: Sam Willoughby Photo Shoot

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:47:58 GMT

Sam Willoughby stopped by Redline HQ, we took him to eat and over to Sodo Photo for a photoshoot. We all had a blast.

Velo News Review-Proline Micro Mini

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:10:28 GMT

Read the full review here.

MICRO MINI – 18-inch singlespeed
The Micro Mini is a full-on BMX racing bike, but my son just used it for riding around the neighborhood. It’s fantastic on pavement, and definitely rideable on hardpack.

Cheap the Micro Mini is not. Retail is $459. However, you can certainly recoup a good chunk of your investment by selling it to another parent when junior outgrows it. After a year of use, I sold the Micro Mini to our magazine copy editor Tom, whose son raced it in BMX (and put on the new bars seen here in the pictures). Then Tom sold it to our photo editor Brad, whose son rode it for some time. It was then passed on to … well, you get the idea.

The primary drawback to the Micro Mini is the funky wheel size. Redline gets the 18-inch wheel from the wheelchair industry, which makes tube and tire selection quite challenging. The stock 18×1 tires are super skinny; they’re great for the road but Brad’s son found them too slippery for the gravel roads around his house. Our friend Henry at Schwalbe pointed us to his company’s Marathon Racer, which comes in an 18×1.5 size with a bit more grip.

The BMX bike is a lightning quick ride for kids 4 to 6.

The handbrake features reach adjust, a small but critical piece of the ideal kids’ bike puzzle.

Velo News Review-Conquest 24

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:06:17 GMT

Read the Full story here.

CONQUEST 24 — Darn near the real thing
Cyclocross riders in the Pacific Northwest have seen these Conquest 24s by the scores. Here in Colorado, the local race association, the American Cycling Association, has a kids program that includes access to a Conquest 24.

Redline recommends this bike for kids 9 to 13. In our experience, hand size is more of a limiting factor than leg length. A few 8-year-olds were able to hop on the Conquest 24 no problem, but the Shimano STI levers pose a challenge on the upshifts. The test bike came with a right Shimano 2300 lever, which has a thumb shifter similar to Campagnolo’s design for moving down the cassette. Kids can shift this easily from the hoods. The upshift, however, still requires a relatively big lateral push on the brake lever. For this, 9 seems about the youngest age for which this is feasible.

Kona used to make a 24-inch ’cross bike, too. Our web editor Steve still has one that his daughter outgrew (Editor’s note: That bike has moved on to Tom’s stable. And so it goes … ). One cool feature on this bike is the reach adjust screw on the STI levers. This feature isn’t available on the Conquest 24; however you can use a Shimano shim to bring the lever closer to the bar.

The gearing is more than adequate for a kids bike, with 48/34 rings and a 13-26 cassette. If I bought a Conquest 24, I’d probably replace the 48-tooth ring with a chain guard and run it as a single ring.

The Tektro Mini V-brakes are great, as are the Tektro bar-top levers with reach adjust. At the risk of beating the subject into the ground, reach adjust is vital, especially when you’re starting your kid out on the younger side of a bike’s age range.

The Conquest 24 weighs 21 pounds and retails for $649.

Velo News Review-Conquest 20

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:03:39 GMT

From Velo News, read it here.

CONQUEST 20 — 20-inch 14-speed
The Conquest 20 is the world’s tiniest cyclocross bike, and it works great as an all-around kid’s bike. The 20-pound rig has 14 speeds courtesy SRAM’s MRX — not that kids this age shift much — with controls that are appropriate for small hands. Kids almost instinctively get the twist shifters, and the brakes can be dialed in to just the right distance from the handlebar.

Compared to the drop bar on the 24-inch model, the flat bar gives little riders more leverage for steering and keeps all the controls right there under their fingers at all times.

Retail is suggested at $389.

It should be noted that a number of companies make good 20-inch mountain bikes. For two years my son had a Trek MT 60 with cranks drilled in two spots so the bike could “grow” with him. Any good family bike shop should have similar options in the $300 range. The suspension fork adds some cushioning and a little weight; the Trek weighs 24.5 pounds.

The Conquest 24 brings Redline's 'cross heritage to the wee folks.

Redline recommends the Conquest 20 for kids six to ten.

A Norwegian in France

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:42:40 GMT

Saint-Etienne BMX indoor championship
Hi there everyone. André here with my first race report. On the brink of the 2011 season - looking really foreward to it! I went down to France and Saint-Etienne Friday morning. It was a long day, and I felt OK during practice on Friday night. Felt really good and spent time on getting “on track” for the race.
A big shout and thanks to my man Bertrand Briois from Redline. He helped me get my bike up to standards and I got some nice swag from him as well!

Saturday, Open Race
Started well with wins in the 3 prelimenary rounds. Spent the heats good and treated each run as a final. My approach is that this is good training. 1/16th final and another win. I felt that I got more and more speed as the race went on. 1/8 final pretty much the same. Lane 1 in the semis. This mean that I would get the inside track
and could be among the first riders to the first turn. Got an OK start and was elbow to elbow with one of the best
French riders. But I lost a lot of speed and had to work hard to get a decent position.
Came in as 5th and thus, didn’t qualify.
A bit dissapointet when I think about how well I rode.
Packed my stuff and started to think positive about the day to come.

Sunday, Elite Men
A bit tired after the race on Saturday, but got stuck in there in the preliminary heats. For every heat I felt better and better. 1/8 final and another win, the same in the 1/4 final. Semi final and lane 2. The same French rider next to me as yesterday. This time though I wanted to give absolutely everything to get to the final. I was doing it all and leading untill the second turn. I fell over and brought with me most of the riders in my pack.
Bummer!
Still, after some thinking and speaking to my coach Petter Dalen, I was pretty pleased with the weekend at Saint-Etienne. This is not the time when I will be in my best shape. I’ve been training really hard and working on my start. I have showed that I’m capabale and that come the new season - I’ll be on fire!

On another note, working hard every day and doing my training. 2-3 times a day. It’s “the Good Life” and I really enjoy my self. A big thanks to my new sponsor 2XU (Svein and Kim), the clothes are amazing. Thanks also to everyone giving me the chance to set the world on fire. Some good news and new sponsors on the way. Stay tuned.

2011 next...
--André #20

Tim "Fuzzy" Hall Redline Photo Collection

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:01:17 GMT

In honor of Fuzz heading to greener pastures, we gathered a collection of Fuzz thru out the years. Take a look.

Open publication - Free publishing - More tim hall

Redline 'Crosser Ryan Iddings to race World Cup in Belgium

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:32:27 GMT

Congratulations to Redline's Ryan Iddings to represent the United States in the Cyclo-Cross world Cup in Kalmthout, Belgium this weekend. Ryan is part of the US team staying in Europe at the US "Cross Camp."

More on the other 'Cross campers here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/meet-the-euro-cross-campers-for-2010-2011

The USA team for Kalmthout is made up of the following riders:

Ryan Trebon

Jonathan Page

Brain Matter

Ryan Knapp

Mark LaLonde

Sean Babcock

Ryan Iddings

Fuzzy Hall announces his departure from Redline to RedBull

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:47:48 GMT

Until Tim "FUZZY" Hall arrived here at Redline, it was a hard cold fact that no member of the Redline freestyle cartel had ever won a Dew Tour event, been invited to the X-Games, or won a Dew Tour Championship or major competition. So, when REDLINE first brought in the Legendary Utah jumper, everyone's hopes were to turn things around.
With 100% full credit going to Fuzzy's choice of riders over the past three years - Team Redline has since gone on to win Dew Tour rounds (by Hult and Dosch), finally had a rider make the Invite list for the X-Games (Dosch), score wins at top comps like Big in Bavaria and the Red Bull Stomping Grounds (Dosch and Dosch), and ultimately - this year in Las Vegas, win the Dirt overall at the Dew Tour (again - thanks to Brandon Dosch).

So it is with partial sadness that we bid Fuzz "farewell" from his TM position with Redline. But at the same time, we depart with happiness to hear that he will be moving up the corporate ladder with a solid company, such as RedBull, in to a impressive job position where he can really excel at what he does best.

”I will be leaving my three-year TM job at Redline Bicycles," Fuzzy just announced. "Not because of any negative things at all. They have been absolutely great with me over my timespan there, and I want to thank everyone at Redline HQ for the support."

"I figured with the love I have for all the activities that Red Bull is involved with," explained Fuzzy, "it was a perfect match. After about three months worth of interviews and lots of traveling back and forth to Dallas and Santa Monica, I am pleased to announce that I am now officially the new MSBU Athlete Marketing Manager. With my love for bikes, moto, snowboarding, snowmobiles and all action sports, I feel this job is a natural progression for me."

"We'll definitely miss Fuzzy and he leaves some big shoes to fill," said Redline Marketing Director Craig "gork" Barrette. "But we're also very stoked for him to have this opportunity and as much as we hated to, we actually encouraged him to go for it. What he'll be doing at Red Bull is just too good of an opportunity for him to pass up. Knowing how he was able to turn our freestyle program around and in to a winning team, I look forward to seeing what Fuzz can do at Red Bull when given the chance."

So what does this next phase in life encompass for Fuzzy? "As athlete manager I will be managing/marketing all Red Bull athletes in the Mountain South Business Unit. I am looking forward to not only working with BMX athletes and events but many other action sports athletes, and events as well." Earlier this year, Fuzzy got a good taste of working with RedBull when he built the Stomping Grounds course in Chicago - the contest which was won by Redline's Brandon Dosch.

As for REDLINE, the question right now is who will replace Fuzzy as our freestyle Team Manager/Rider? "Fuzz has already been speaking with some riders and has given us a list of possible TM's who he thinks would fit best," commented gOrk. "As of right now, we are just starting to talk to potential recruits and are also heeding the advice from our riders. Hucker, Hult and Dosch will all have a say in who we hire for the job - to work with them."

Redline provides Conquest 'Cross frames for Shimano neutral CX Support

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:33:26 GMT

At the recent Cyclo-cross Nationals in Bend Oregon you might have noticed the good looking neutral support bikes provided by Shimano. Redline provided these frames to Shimano's neutral support program a year ago, and since then these bikes have been used at the hugely successful Cross Crusade series in Portland, OR. This is just one more way Redline has worked with industry friends to help support the sport of Cyclo-cross in the United States. Redline 'Cross bikes have been a major part of the racing scene in America since 1994. Redline racers have won over 70 National championships in Cyclo-cross, from 1995 in Worcester, MA, to 5 more champs in Bend, OR in 2010. Redline Cyclo-cross bikes have always been 'Cross bikes designed by 'Cross racers for 'Cross racing.

Redline's Logan Owen wins CX Nationals & keeps the streak alive

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:31:09 GMT

What do you say about Logan Owen, a great kid from Bremerton Washington that can "make magic" on two wheels. Logan kept his streak alive with victory number 6 at the National Cyclo-cross championships in Bend, OR.

"Ever since he could win a national 'Cross championship, he has won a national championship"-That was the quote from Nationals 'Cross announcer Dave Towle -From our very first Conquest 24 at age 10 to the current Conquest Team at age 15, Logan has won all on a Redline Cyclo-cross bike!   Redline is very proud of the "Loganator" and his hard work and dedication to the sport of cycling. Logan first rode a Redline bicycle when he was just 5 years old, and he's never looked back.

Logan rode his race with all of the skills and smarts as any of the top Elite riders and took no chances once he got a 30 second lead. Logan had a clean start coming through the first pit in the lead, and then getting past the next two tricky and muddy off camber turns he was good. After that is was the "Logan Show" with Logan showing everyone what he is capable of. Logan never pitted, his Conquest Team "A" bike was flawless and he was able to keep his focus on the course.

Special thanks to all of our Co-Sponsors: FSA components, Selle Italia saddles, Kore, Challenge tires, Voler clothing, Kool Stop brake pads, Pryme gloves and XLC products

Redlines Dan Norton wins 'Cross Nationals #14!

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:31:49 GMT

Cyclo-cross Nationals Day one report:

Dan Norton the “Yoda of Seattle Cyclo-Cross” went out and rode his Redline Conquest Team to victory in the Master men’s 60-64 race at ‘Cross nationals in Bend. OR.
Dan rode very clean, never pitted and was perfect in his execution of proper power application on a technically tricky course.

Like Yoda Dan always exhibits “Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.”
-- Yoda

Dan started on the front row as all reigning champions do, sped away to about third spot coming off the first corner and was in second place by the first pit. After the first lap Dan separated himself from his competition and methodically built his margin of victory to 30 seconds. Dan then enjoyed the final lap and carefully made sure to be clean on every corner. This is Dan’s 14th National championship onboard a Redline Cyclo-cross bike, a streak few other companies can ever come close to.

Special thanks to all of our Co-Sponsors: FSA components, Selle Italia saddles, Kore, Challenge tires, Voler clothing, Kool Stop brake pads, Pryme gloves and XLC products

St-Etienne, french indoor

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:45:26 GMT

I was in St-Etienne (France) last week-end for the "Trophee des Nations" (international race).

I had great feelings on my new Flight bicycle but I crashed twice ! On saturday, I crashed on the first jump in the 1/16 finals of the "open". On sunday, I slode in the second turn during the main event. I finished 7th !

I could do a lot better, next time I guess. The begining of the season in Europe will be on March. I will train a lot during the following weeks... To be ready for SX races !

Recall Notice -2008 D640

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:07:10 GMT

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE

Seattle Bike Supply is voluntarily recalling all 2008 Redline D640 bicycles

This recall involves all 2008 Redline D640 bicycles sold at bicycle specialty stores nationwide from December 2007 to May 2010 for about $900. The bicycles were sold in black and have aluminum frames. “REDLINE” is written down the frame’s tube. The model number is written on the frame’s top tube.

Seattle Bike Supply requests that you STOP USING the recalled bicycles immediately. Cracking in the head tube weld joints can cause the head tube to separate from the frame and cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Contact a local Redline bicycle dealer to receive a free frame replacement.

For more information on participating in the recall, please call Seattle Bike Supply at:
(800) 283-2453
(9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday)
Or contact us at: www.redlinebicycles.com

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Urban Velo review

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:38:05 GMT

Read it here http://urbanvelo.org/redline-urbis-nox/

Redline 'Cross Team ready for CX Nationals

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:30:57 GMT

The Redline 'Cross Team is ready for Nationals in Bend, Oregon this week. Here is a photo of the team training this past Saturday @ the historic North Sea tac course--scene of CX Nationals in 1994 & 1996. Here is a list of our riders ready to race for the coveted red white and blue national champion jersey.

Junior boy 15 to 16  Logan Owen (five time national champ in Cyclo-cross, last years champ)

Espoir Men Andrew Bennett (top Oregon 'cross man)

Elite & Master women Kari Studley (Washington state champion, top Washington racer)

Master Men 50-55 Randy Iddings( top Washington master racer)

Master Men 60-65 Dan Norton (13 time National 'Cross champion-last years champ)

Elite Men Ryan Iddings (top Washington racer)

Saya Sakakibara Race report 27th and 28th November 2010 Victorian State Championships

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:53:55 GMT

Name:           Saya Sakakibara
Age:            11
Date:            27th and 28th November 2010
Venue:            Frankston BMX Track
Race:            Victorian State Championships
Class:            11 Girls
Result:            1st
Weather:        Rainy but not too muddy on the track but really soggy around the track
Course condition:        The track held the rain in but it was a bit slow.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
2010 Victorian State Championships were held at Frankston Track. It was a 11 and a half hour drive down there. There were two days of racing and I raced the Sunday. On Saturday morning the Chambikx and the Probikx raced and on the afternoon the cruiser and the Sprockets raced.

The track was very good looking. But the second straight looked very technical. I thought it was a good track.

On the first moto, I was in lane five. I had an OK gate and I came out first. I manualed the first double and I pedalled the first corner pretty hard. On the second straight, I manualed the two rollers in the middle. I cased it though and lost some speed but I stayed in front. On the last jump, I tried to manual it but I cased it so I lost some time (because we had transponders). I came first.

On the second moto, I had lane two and I had a good start. I lifted up my front wheel no the gate and it was a nice start. I manualed the first double. On the second straight I did the same manual and Joanna nearly caught up to me. But I made the distance on the third straight. I manualed the two triple on the third straight. I got a better time on that one. I came first.

On the third moto, I had lane three and I had a good start. I manualed the double. On the second straight, I manualed a different one. It was good as well. I kept my place and came first.

On the final, I chose lane one. I had a really good start and I manualed the double as usual. I didn’t manual the second straight because I didn’t want to lose this race. I manualed the two triples though on the third straight. I pedalled to the end and I knew I had it. I came first.

It was really good racing in Frankston and now a long drive home....

Kai Sakakibara Race report Victoria Open State Championships 28 November 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:07:21 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:            14
Date:            28 November 2010
Venue:            Frankston, Victoria
Race:            Victoria Open State Championships
Class:            14 boys and A pro
Result:            14 boys: 4th
                                        A pro: Semi Final
Weather:        Wet and cloudy
Course condition:    Very good for the amount of rain it had.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
The track was holding up really well, considering the amount of rain it had had on the day before.
We had a warm up session then went to racing.

14 boys
I had a good start out of the outside in my first moto, but Calob Green on the inside came out well as well. We were in line into the first corner, but Calob got into the lead. I had a good run through the track and got close to passing on the line, but ended up with a 2nd.

I had a good second moto. I had a good first straight and got infront, then lead all the way from there. I finished 1st.

My last moto was a good one too. I didn’t have a very good start but I got in front down the first straight and kept my position all the way. I wasn’t very fast down the third straight, but other than that, my race was good.

I had 1st pick for my semi so I got lane 1.
I came out with a good start, but Max Cairns got the better pull down the first straight and came across. I was in 3rd into the first corner. I had nowhere to go because Max was right next to me, I had to slow down and pedal around. Another rider got inside me as I was pedalling around and I was in 4th down the second straight. I was still in 4th around the second corner and lined up for the third straight. I had a good run and passed into 3rd and finished the race off there.

I had 2nd pick and got lane 2 for the final. I had a good start and came out well down the first straight, but Aaron Nottle on the inside and Calob Green on the outside came out in front, I was in 3rd into the first corner. I had a good run down the second straight and lined up for the third straight. I was having a good run, but I pedalled into the triple too far and got sketchy in the air, Jordan Lecher came past me. Max Cairns was coming up the inside as well, but we hit elbows in the air and he went down. I tried to pull it together from there, but I ended up with 4th.

A Pro
I had a good start in my first moto, but was in the middle of the pack coming down the first straight. I was stuck on the outside, but found a gap around the first corner and ducked in. I was in 2nd down the second straight. Kyle Hughes got the speed around the first corner and came past so I was in 3rd around the second corner. My third straight wasn’t so good, but I pushed through and got a 3rd.

In my second moto, I slipped out of the gate and came out late, and everyone closed in from both sides so I was right out back coming into the first corner, still in 5th. I had a good run down the second and third straight and caught up. I got Ian Lancaster around the last corner, and just got Josh Lathwell on the line as well. I got 3rd.

I came out of lane 7 in my last moto. I had a good start and came out well, but everyone was in a big pack into the first corner. I decided to rail around everyone and that worked as I passed 2 people around the first corner. My second and third straights were good and I passed Ian Lancaster down the last straight so that put me into 2nd.

I got lane 1 for my quarter final. I had a good start, but Blake Moore out of lane 2 got better and came across down the first straight. I was right on the inside coming into the first corner, and that sent me right up to the top of the corner. I was in 5th coming out of it and went for a pass down the second straight and corner. I went up the inside of a rider and put myself into 4th, but Blake Moore slid out in front of us and everyone lost their momentum and I passed into 2nd down the third straight. It was close on the line, but I just got the 2nd.

I got lane 5 for my semi. I had a good snap, but my front wheel was in the air for the first few cranks down the hill. That pushed me back in the pack and I was in 5th into the first corner. Kyle Hughes and Josh Lathwell came up the in around the first corner and that put me back into 7th. I had a good run down the second straight and down the third straight, but it wasn’t enough to put me into the top 4.

I had a good time down in Victoria and can’t wait t to go down again next year.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 27 November 2010 Champ Bikx Round 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:05:42 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:            14
Date:            27 November 2010
Venue:            Frankston, Victoria
Race:            National Champ Bikx Round 2
Class:            15 boys
Result:            8th
Weather:        Was very hot. Rained at some points but other than that, it                   was really hot.
Course condition:        For the amount of rain it had, the track was holding up really well and was in pretty good condition.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
We had a few laps of warm up in the morning and went straight into time trials.
My time trial was OK. I had quite a smooth lap but didn’t have a lot of speed leading into the straights, so I lost some time there. I ended up with a 7th in time trials.

There were only 16 riders, so there were 2 full gates. Both heats were tough and it was full on racing from the motos.

I had 3rd pick for the first moto and got lane 3. I had a good start and came out well, but Tristyn Kronk on the inside came out well as well. I was in 2nd around the first corner, but ducked in early and was next to Tristyn down the second straight. I didn’t get the third straight very good and Peter Little was getting close to me, but I kept my position and finished 2nd.

I had 2nd pick for the second moto and got lane 1. I came out with a good start but Tristyn Kronk came out with the better down the first straight. I was in 2nd into the first corner but lined myself up with Tristyn into the second straight. I got that good and was having a good third straight, but Tristyn wasn’t going very fast in front of me and I was stuck on the outside. Zac Wilson from behind found a line on the inside and came in around the last corner. I hit Zac’s back wheel and crashed. I got 8th.

I had last pick for the last moto because of my crash in the second moto. I had a good start out of lane 8 and came across, but Peter Little and Tristyn Kronk were right beside me into the first corner. I went for a high low and went under Peter and put myself in 2nd. I had a good second straight, but my third straight was not so good and Peter caught up to me. I managed to keep him away and came in 2nd.

I had 4th pick for the final and got lane 4.
I had a good start and came out well, but everyone bunched up in the middle down the first straight and I got tangled up with Alex Cahill and I unclipped. That put me in dead last and I had to play catch up. I had a good lap from there, but wasn’t enough to catch Zac Wilson in front of me. I finished 8th.

I was a bit disappointed with the result, but was happy with my riding for the day.

Redline Bmx Dreamteam Wintertraining

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:55:21 GMT

Now that the tempreture is -10 c,and the snow is falling down the Redline Bmx Dreamteam Has started up the training in the gym. The team is split up age under 14,and age above 14,the riders under 14 will get gymnastik training and above 16 will get a training with weights. The whole team will be coached by Cios Personal coach,from Enjoy 2b Fit Mister Gerard Fijen

To see some short videos,and pictures Pleasse scroll down

Tulsa OK, "Longest Race on Earth"

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:19:41 GMT

First of all ... WOW! What a weekend!

Longest race on earth without a doubt! 14 hour days at the track is not easy for the body to handle.

The weekend started off on wednesday, when me and my buddy Jimmy Brown got in and Carne$ drove us to the hotel. After a recovery ride around the Walmart of Tulsa, we were ready for practice the next day. I was a little nervous to do the pro set because last time I did one... well... you know what happened (see UCi Worlds story). But I did it early on in practice easily and that was a big confidence boost and a relief to me.
Practice went great, I was feelin it from the first gate and I knew I was going to have a great weekend! Friday morning I got out of moto's in Elite Men with a 3-2-1 finish. Not bad.
Next up was the quarter semi, and I picked lane 1, hoelshotted and won it! I was so stoked. I've never been in an Elite race before and I just straight up won the quarter - moving on to the "Big Show" for Friday Night. That gave me a big confidence boost going into the Pro Spectacular, and I knew anything was possible.
I was feeling great in the warmup, picked lane 1 again in the Semi and another holeshot and win! I was so happy! My first Elite race and my first main after winning the quarter and the semi against some of the best riders in the world. I was having so much fun! Just really enjoying riding my bike.
Ended up with a solid 4th in the main and I couldn't be happier about that. Plus, this was a UCi Cat-4 race, which helped score Canada some important country points for Olympic rider qualification. I felt awesome all day.

The next 2 days was The Grands - where I would race my final A-pro races. After Friday night, I was already anxious to get in to Double-A. I ended up winning all 3 mains on Sunday to take the win for me, Canada, Redline and my family.

It was definitely one of the best race weekends I've ever had, and to just be coming off my spleen injury, I am really satisfied with how things are going. I cant wait to race in 2011.
Congrats to Slammin Sam on winning the AA ABA title! He deserved it by far, killing every moto.

All for now,
--TN49

Hucker Front Flip

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:20:52 GMT

Check out this front flip Hucker does, from ffwdbmx

Redline riders have good day at Jingle cross.

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:44:33 GMT

Redline riders have good day at Jingle cross.

Redline Elite riders Kari Studley and Ryan Iddings both scored those "oh so valuable UCI points" on Saturday November 26th in Iowa at Jingle 'Cross. Kari got on the podium in 5th place in the Elite womens race and Ryan was 10th place in Elite men. Kari's race was shortened to only 34 minutes, when she was charging forward. Thanks go out to our sponsors whom make this all possible; Challenge tires, FSA components, Kore, Kool stop, Selle Italia saddles, Voler clothing, Pryme gloves, & XLC tools and accessories.

Redline's Logan Owen wins the Seattle 'cross series in finals at Monroe.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:57:52 GMT

Redline's Logan Owen wins the Seattle 'cross series in finals at Monroe.

Redline's Logan Owen came from behind in points to capture the Seattle Cyclo-cross race series at the fairgrounds course in Monroe, WA. Logan finished 3rd today but because of double points, this was enough to overtake the runner-up. The course was truly one of the toughest in the series with a combination of rain throughout the day, sandy sections in the horse arenas, and the muddy hillside on the back end of the course. Logan crashed twice and is scraped up with some road rash and a banged-up elbow, but his never say die spirit is hard to stop. At 15 years old Logan is the youngest racer to capture the Seattle series, but what is impressive is that he has now won both the MFG and Seattle series, something not many Elite male riders have ever done. Logan would like to thank his sponsors whom make this all possible. Thanks go out to Challenge tires, FSA components, Kore, Kool stop, Selle Italia saddles, Voler clothing, Pryme gloves, & XLC tools and accessories.

Sam Willoughby is the new ABA National No.1 Pro

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:48:26 GMT

Sam wins the 2010 National Championship with a 1-1-1 in the mains - giving him a $4,000 check for the Grands victory, a $15,000 check for the ABA title and his undisclosed Redline contingency - in a single day, Sam just made more than the average blue collar American worker does in an entire year..

"It's a dream come true for me," said Sam.

More details to come, after the celebration night is over.

Friday Night is Spectacular for Team Redline

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 05:53:46 GMT

SAM WILLOUGHBY was The Man of the night in Tulsa for the UCi Cat-4 Race of Champions finale' - winning it from start to finish, with his New Zealand nemesis Marc Willer keeping him honest and ensuring that Sam cranked it all the way to the line, With his 5th win of the season, and with Latvian Maris Stromsberg sidelined with a gnarly injury, the No.1 title is now Sam's to win or lose.

Earlier in the day, No.2 seeded Maris Strombergs bailed when he totally overshot a set of doubles in the pro section. Redline sends its sympathy to Maris; and wishes him a speedy recovery,

After Friday night's victory, Willoughby just needs to remain steady and even without Maris in the picture, Sam's focus is still on doing what he came here to do. With March Willers' 2nd place score in the main, he has bumped up his points slightly and remains a longshot.

Another main event highlight was having a 2nd Redline rider in the gate of 8; in Canada's Tory Nyhaug - who powered down all day and after winning his semi, held on strong for a 4th place for the night,

As if THAT wasn't awesome enough, Redline was awarded the Golden Crank Award for BIKE of the YEAR -- for the first time ever. After being the runner-up for the past few years, and after winning Pro, Rookie and Team of the Year in the past, Redline is stoked to finally win the popularity award for the Bike catalog,.

In all - it was a excellent night for Redline.

Redline's Logan Owen and Kari Studley win States CX championship

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:34:31 GMT

Logan Owen and Kari Studley crowned Washington state Cyclo-cross champions

With a weather system blowing in from the north and temperatures falling, it was a great day for northwest ‘Cross on a classic course. Redline’s Logan Owen and Kari Studley both rode to victory on Saturday at Fort Steilacoom park. Our Redline rider’s cruised to easy victories in the Elite categories on board their Conquest team cross bikes. Special thanks to all of our sponsors, Voler clothing, Selle Italia saddles, Kore, FSA, and Challenge tires.

Black Friday Clothing Sale!

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:07:59 GMT

We have 3 great deals for one day only, Nov 26th 2010. Click this link to start shopping!

Redline Fade Logo T-Shirt: original price $19.99, NOW $12.88!

Redline Dirty Mudders T-Shirt: original price $19.99, NOW $12.88!

Redline Patch logo Hoody: original price $39.99, NOW $29.88!

“A terrible, freak accident.” - in my own words

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:35:38 GMT

“A terrible, freak accident.”
By Alise Post, November 22, 2010

After a great season, and a 40-point lead heading into the 2010 ABA Grand National, I had a terrible, freak accident today.

Sam, Wade (Bootes), and myself went over to the Chula Vista ABA track for a little 20-30 minute play session on our bikes, just to have a quick “touch up” and make sure we were feeling good for the race.

Toward the end of the session, I took a slow run at the first double on the second straight to try and get a pull-manual I had been working on. I wanted to make it so bad that I yanked up on my handlebars wayyyy too hard, and almost looped out. To try and save it, I unclipped my right foot and put it down thinking I was going slow enough to run out of it. Unfortunately, I planted my foot just the wrong way (due to many ankle sprains/rolls in both gymnastics and track and field, the ligaments in my ankles are already fairly overstretched and will roll easily, but usually without any consequences).

My weak ankles didn’t help me out in this situation, because when my ankle rolled outwards, the doctors say, my ligaments stretched a little too far and ended up tearing, leaving my fibula bone no support and allowing it to break. There is no official confirmation that any of the ligaments are torn, and I will be getting an MRI shortly to confirm this likely outcome.

X-Rays, however, have confirmed a clear fracture across my entire right Fibula (the smaller outside bone in your lower leg) just above the frequent “high ankle sprains” you hear about in professional hockey, football, etc. I am not in a full cast yet as the swelling is pretty out of hand, and it is likely I will need surgery next week at home in Minnesota if the MRI confirms torn ligaments.

Surgery could entail placement of screws and a plate to hold the Fibula and Tibia bones together (which will later be removed), some ligament repairs, and up to a 3-month, no-weight-bearing recovery, followed by few months of intense rehabilitation. However, this is worst case scenario, so I can only hope things turn out better than they look now, and my youth, health, fitness, support, OTC rehab, and mental toughness get me through a speedy recovery and back to BMX stronger than ever!

Needless to say I will not be racing the Grands this year. I may make an appearance, but I will need to be extremely careful. Doctors warned me that if my leg is bumped at this point, the bone will likely displace further and the injury could become worse. But hey, I gotta support my buddies!

They say that “you’re only one crash away from the end of your career” in BMX. So I guess for Thanksgiving, I will be thankful that I have an injury I can come back from and lots of support from my friends and family. Little did I know that on one of my last runs, 25 minutes into the session, and my last 5 minutes of training before I took off to Tulsa, I would take a wimpy little, slow-paced crash that would end my hopes of winning the ABA National #1 title. It’s crazy…a year’s worth of work and “BAM!,” gone in the blink of an eye.

But, there’s no reason to dwell on this incident. The reason I wrote this update is for everyone to know the full story, so we can all move past this accident and look forward to the bigger and better things that lie in my future.

“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward.”
Denis Waitley, best-selling author and motivational speaker

Thanks for the support everyone, and happy holidays!
—Alise Post
Redline #11

Brandon Dosch RIDEBMX interview

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:23:52 GMT

Check out the newest issue of RIDEBMX and go to the back page, there is a Brandon Dosch interview. Click on the image for a bigger version to read it.

The No.1 title chase ends 6 days early for Alise Post

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:34:42 GMT

Monday; November 22, 2010.   Dateline: Chula Vista, CA.

Alise was out this afternoon riding the Amateur track at Chula Vista with Sam Willoughby and Wade Bootes, at a recreational pace, when things went wrong over the double coming out of turn one. She hung her toe on the backside of the jump, and the resulting landing broke her right Fibula. In a tragic irony, it was the last lap of the session and they were headed off the track. One of those "little" freak accidents.

Alise says that doctors characterize the injury as also possibly involving torn ankle ligaments (an MRI tomorrow will tell for sure) and surgery is likely next week. Recovery time on injuries of this nature is typically 3-6 months depending on the severity, according to sources.

Going into this week’s ABA Grand National, Alise held a 40-point lead on the ABA National Number One Pro Women’s title over long-time rival Dominique Daniels.Without Alise in there, the title will basically be handed to Dom.

Redline wishes Alise a speedy recovery - and encourages everyone to keep her in your prayers. Depending on the pain, Alise still plans on being in Tulsa to cheer on her teammates and spend time with her fans.

Back in Training-Raymond van der Biezen

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:43:49 GMT

Knee injury
Last week the Dutch National Team and me started a new training program towards the Olympics in 2012. It’s nice to be back after a few weeks of and trying to get stronger then before.
Unfortunately I have to take it easy the next 4-6 weeks because of a knee injury.
My left knee is having some pain for 1,5 year now and nobody could tell me exactly what the problem was. I hoped the pain would disappear, but it didn’t!
The doctors decided to make a new kind of echo, so they could have a perfect look into my knee and hopefully see what the problem is. Last week I had to go to the hospital for this appointment.
They saw some unusual things in my knee and I had the opportunity to do Shock Wave Therapy right away. It’s hard to explain how this therapy works, but it feels like some kind of electric shock and it really hurts! I had to do 1000 shocks for like 5 minutes. This therapy should start a recovery process that will take 3 months. My legs have to take it easy for 4-6 weeks and than build up my strength again. I will do whatever it takes to come back stronger, but for me the hardest part will be to take it easy!
2 weeks ago I raced my first Cornfield race for this season. I was not in the best shape for this kind of race, but it’s just for fun! Like last year I was racing on my pitbike, but I did some upgrades,
and I helped me to get 2 holeshots! I couldn’t hold the lead, because there are a lot of guys who are way faster on the track than I am, but it’s cool to be the first guy into the first turn haha.
I managed to get 13th overall out of 40 riders. My little brother did a better job, he got 9th overall in the same class. Because of my knee injury this was my first and last Cornfield race for 2010.
Hopefully I can ride some more next year, because it’s a lot of fun!

Knie blessure
Vorige week ben ik samen met de Nederlandse Selectie begonnen aan een nieuw trainingsprogramma richting de Olympische Spelen in 2012. Het is fijn om er naar een paar weekjes rust
weer tegenaan te gaan, maar helaas zal ik het de komende 4-6 weken rustig aan moeten doen i.v.m. een knieblessure.
Ik heb al zo’n 1,5 jaar last van mijn linkerknie en er was eigenlijk niemand die mij precies kon vertellen wat er nou mee aan de hand was. Natuurlijk hoopte ik een beetje dat de pijn vanzelf zou verdwijnen,
maar dat is tot op heden niet gebeurd. Daarom adviseerde de doktor mij om een nieuwe soort echo van mijn knie te laten maken, zodat er precies gekeken kan worden wat het probleem is.
Vorige week vrijdag had ik hiervoor een afspraak in het ziekenhuis en uit de echo bleek al snel daar er lichte beschadiging was aan de bovenkant van mijn knieschijf (waar de pees aanhecht).
Ik had meteen de mogelijkheid om de Shock Wave Therapy (schokgolf therapie) te doen en dat heb ik ook gedaan. Het is lastig uit te leggen wat deze manier van therapie precies doet...
Het voelt als een soort elektrische schok die flink zeer doet. Ik moest er 1000 doen in ongeveer 5 minuten en dit moet het herstel van ongeveer 3 maanden als het goed is opgang brengen.
Ik zal het de komende 4-6 weken rustig aan moeten doen met mijn benen en daarna de kracht weer rustig opbouwen. Ik ga er alles aan doen om weer sterker terug te komen, maar het moeilijkste
voor mij zal zijn om het rustig aan te doen!
2 weken geleden heb ik nog mijn eerste Maisplakcross voor dit seizoen gereden. Ik was niet echt in vorm voor deze wedstrijd, maar het was gewoon voor mijn plezier.
Net als vorig jaar reed ik weer op mijn eigen pitbike. Dit keer heb ik wel wat upgrades aan de motor gedaan en dat heeft me denk ik geholpen, want ik had 2 keer kopstart. Natuurlijk kon ik dit niet volhouden,
want er zijn heel wat gasten die veel beter kunnen crossen als ik, maar het was wel gaaf om 2x als eerste in de eerste bocht te zijn haha! Uiteindelijk ben ik 13e van de 40 rijders in het dagklassement geworden
en mijn broertje 9e, die heeft het dus beter gedaan. Vanwege mijn knieblessure was dit meteen mijn laatste Maisplakcross voor 2010.
Hopelijk kan ik er volgend jaar weer meerdere meedoen, want het is echt leuk om te doen!

11-20-10 Southridge 19th Annual Challenge CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:45:47 GMT

This race series starts in Jan. and ends in Nov. I placed 1st in the race and won the overall. Got was stuck behind traffic in the first lap, pulled away in the second lap, it sarted raining hard in the third lap, and in the fourth lap I had a great lead and won. I've now won the series three years in a row. The race series starts again Jan. 8, 2011.

Steven K Sports is the #1 Team..

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:39:01 GMT

Steven K Sports is the #1 Pro Super D & XC 29er Team in the US!

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

Being a SEAL for a day

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:04:25 GMT

By Alise Post

“Hey ladies, what do you think about training with the Navy SEALs for a day?”

“Oh heck yeah! The track and field people did that and said it was so hard a lot of people had to ‘tap out.’ I wanna see if I’ve got what it takes!”

When I accepted this offer from USOC Sports Psych Wendy Borlabi, it was definitely my competitive side speaking. After hearing about the difficulty of the training, of course I wanted to test my abilities (because that’s what athletes do…they compete–in EVERYTHING!). And honestly, I also wanted to prove to myself that I am just as tough as the big crazy meatheads who yell all the time just to put fear in people; that’s the kind of people I thought Navy SEALs were. However I learned a lot about the approach and reasoning behind their training, and actually gained a lot of respect for what they do, and the kind of person it takes to become a SEAL.

I won’t lie that I went into this pretty nervous, but was still confident that with my history in sport, and Arielle and Brooke right there with me, I would be able to push through just fine. My confidence however, was tested immediately when we got to the base in Coronado and started with a “light” run up and down a giant sand berm over to the classroom. Every one of us was already panting pretty heavily at this point, and sadly I questioned if I would actually be able to make it through the whole day in those first 10 minutes.

When we got into the classroom though, my emotions took another turn. I was completely inspired by their stories, and explanation to why they were so hard on their soldiers, because in all actuality it related a lot to the mentality of sport. They physically break their soldiers down to the point that their bodies can no longer function without using mental toughness. They force them to use the power of the mind, while under pressure, so they can prove they have what it takes under any circumstances to perform their tasks. As if that doesn’t sound familiar enough to an athlete’s mentality, they talked about some of the techniques they use to get through tough times: goal setting, visualization, motivational self-talk, and breathing. It was great to hear these things, then directly apply them to a situation completely out of my comfort zone and see how well I was able to cope.

We started with the giant obstacle course (O-course), which I found myself to get through without too much of a struggle. Having gained some confidence back, I had high hopes for the rest of the day. Then, when we moved into running over sand berms, carrying logs and boats, and being covered from head to toe in 10lbs water weight and 10 lbs sand (that was blinding you with no way to rub it off), all while being timed and with limited hydration, my emotions took yet another turn. It took a ton of mental toughness, not only to get through MY day…but also to support my teammates and help them get through theirs, as they were helping me. Brooke, Arielle, and I suffered a lot of pain together that day, and I believe we created a bond through that which will only help us work together to become the best we can be down the road.

I thank the Navy SEALs for the emotional roller coaster ride of a lifetime and teaching me a lot about my teammates, and myself. I gained a lot of respect for what they, and all military, do day in and day out. I will carry the values they taught me throughout my BMX career and everyday life.

Oh, and I guess I’d also like to thank them for making me the sorest I’ve ever been as well =)

–Alise Post
Redline #1

Gimme, Gimme shock treatment

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:51:39 GMT

Last week the Dutch National Team and me started a new training program towards the Olympics in 2012. It’s nice to be back after a few weeks of and trying to get stronger then before.
Unfortunately I have to take it easy the next 4-6 weeks because of a knee injury.

My left knee is having some pain for 1,5 year now and nobody could tell me exactly what the problem was. I hoped the pain would disappear, but it didn’t!
The doctors decided to make a new kind of echo, so they could have a perfect look into my knee and hopefully see what the problem is. Last week I had to go to the hospital for this appointment.
They saw some unusual things in my knee and I had the opportunity to do Shock Wave Therapy right away. It’s hard to explain how this therapy works, but it feels like some kind of electric shock
and it really hurts! I had to do 1000 shocks for like 5 minutes. This therapy should start a recovery process that will take 3 months. My legs have to take it easy for 4-6 weeks and than build up my
strength again. I will do whatever it takes to come back stronger, but for me the hardest part will be to take it easy!

2 weeks ago I raced my first Cornfield race for this season. I was not in the best shape for this kind of race, but it’s just for fun! Like last year I was racing on my pitbike, but I did some upgrades,
and I helped me to get 2 holeshots! I couldn’t hold the lead, because there are a lot of guys who are way faster on the track than I am, but it’s cool to be the first guy into the first turn haha.
I managed to get 13^th overall out of 40 riders. My little brother did a better job, he got 9^th overall in the same class. Because of my knee injury this was my first and last Cornfield race for 2010.
Hopefully I can ride some more next year, because it’s a lot of fun!

[DUTCH VERSION]

Knie blessure

Vorige week ben ik samen met de Nederlandse Selectie begonnen aan een nieuw trainingsprogramma richting de Olympische Spelen in 2012. Het is fijn om er naar een paar weekjes rust
weer tegenaan te gaan, maar helaas zal ik het de komende 4-6 weken rustig aan moeten doen i.v.m. een knieblessure.

Ik heb al zo’n 1,5 jaar last van mijn linkerknie en er was eigenlijk niemand die mij precies kon vertellen wat er nou mee aan de hand was. Natuurlijk hoopte ik een beetje dat de pijn vanzelf zou verdwijnen,
maar dat is tot op heden niet gebeurd. Daarom adviseerde de doktor mij om een nieuwe soort echo van mijn knie te laten maken, zodat er precies gekeken kan worden wat het probleem is.
Vorige week vrijdag had ik hiervoor een afspraak in het ziekenhuis en uit de echo bleek al snel daar er lichte beschadiging was aan de bovenkant van mijn knieschijf (waar de pees aanhecht).
Ik had meteen de mogelijkheid om de Shock Wave Therapy (schokgolf therapie) te doen en dat heb ik ook gedaan. Het is lastig uit te leggen wat deze manier van therapie precies doet...
Het voelt als een soort elektrische schok die flink zeer doet. Ik moest er 1000 doen in ongeveer 5 minuten en dit moet het herstel van ongeveer 3 maanden als het goed is opgang brengen.
Ik zal het de komende 4-6 weken rustig aan moeten doen met mijn benen en daarna de kracht weer rustig opbouwen. Ik ga er alles aan doen om weer sterker terug te komen, maar het moeilijkste
voor mij zal zijn om het rustig aan te doen!

2 weken geleden heb ik nog mijn eerste Maisplakcross voor dit seizoen gereden. Ik was niet echt in vorm voor deze wedstrijd, maar het was gewoon voor mijn plezier.
Net als vorig jaar reed ik weer op mijn eigen pitbike. Dit keer heb ik wel wat upgrades aan de motor gedaan en dat heeft me denk ik geholpen, want ik had 2 keer kopstart. Natuurlijk kon ik dit niet volhouden,
want er zijn heel wat gasten die veel beter kunnen crossen als ik, maar het was wel gaaf om 2x als eerste in de eerste bocht te zijn haha! Uiteindelijk ben ik 13^e van de 40 rijders in het dagklassement geworden
en mijn broertje 9^e, die heeft het dus beter gedaan. Vanwege mijn knieblessure was dit meteen mijn laatste Maisplakcross voor 2010.
Hopelijk kan ik er volgend jaar weer meerdere meedoen, want het is echt leuk om te doen!

Met vriendelijke groet,

Kind regards,

Raymon van der Biezen
Pro BMX-racer

Site: www.raymonvdbiezen.com

Redlines Logan Owen wins the Seattle MFG Cyclo-cross series

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:24:14 GMT

Redlines Logan Owen put his stamp of authority on the MFG Cyclo-cross series final yesterday at the famed Woodlawn Park course in Seattle. Logan got off to a great start, but “nailed” a tree with his shoulder and crashed hard on the second lap. Logan got up and back into the race which at this point was a three way affair with Russell Stevenson, and Logan’s teammate Ryan Iddings. Redlines Iddings was last years winner of the MFG series and looked to be in control of yesterdays race after a poor start. With about three laps to go Iddings crashed and suffered a dropped chain and twisted shifter, so the race now down to Logan and Russell. Going into the last half lap, Logan attacked up the climb on the top section of the course before the tricky downhill slalom where passing was tough. Logan had the edge in his cornering skills yesterday and held off a hard charging Stevenson to the line. Quickly coming up to the race leaders, Ryan Iddings was just 15 seconds back and finished third. At 15 years of age, Logan is racing Cyclo-cross at a level that many elite riders will never achieve. Logan’s Cyclo-cross development and rate of improvement over just last year alone is phenomenal. Don’t be fooled though, because Logan is also an honors student at his high school. Of course, to many of those that have tracked Logan and know him to be a 5 time National Champion in Cyclo-cross, none of this is a surprise. The real truth is that Logan Owen is very smart on the bike too, even when his pulse rate is over 180 beats per minute. Logan is looking forward to Cyclo-cross nationals in Bend, OR this December where he will defend his title in the 15-16 year old boys age group.

Overall MFG Series results
Cat 1/2 Men
1 LOGAN OWEN, REDLINE
2 GALEN ERICKSON, KELLER-ROHRBACK

Record numbers at Oregon junior Cyclo-cross

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:49:13 GMT

The 2010 Oregon Junior & High School Cyclo-cross Series has been a huge success. In only its second year participation numbers have more than doubled and it is possibly the largest attended junior Cyclo-cross Series in the country this year!

Oregon has been known as one of the largest Cross scenes in the country for several years, but not so for juniors, at least until this year. By far the largest Cyclo-cross growth in Oregon has been the beginner and masters categories which is great for the sport but creating challenges for juniors in the more popular races. Race day schedules were so impacted that Oregon Juniors needed to share the race course with sometimes over zealous adults. This combined with a safety rule not permitting juniors below 12 racing with adults left no room for the youngest juniors who are the future of our sport.

This was the motivation for the Oregon Junior Cyclo-cross Series: To create a series of junior only (no adults) events and invest in the future of our sport. With great bicycle industry sponsorship, and support from the local race scene, the series was born in 2009 with a simple goal of encouraging participation, making it fun, and distributing generous sponsor donations broadly across the field. We wanted every kid who participated to walk away with something from the series.

Redline was the first sponsor to jump on board in back in 2009 and has stepped up their support in 2010. Redline has a full suite of Junior sized ‘Cross bikes that makes this a great match. This year we have a Redline Conquest 24” complete bike, and a 52 cm Redline Conquest frame/fork that two lucky kids will walk away with! Redline/SBS have also generously supported our Series Awards distribution.

Finding the passion to start the series was easy for me. In 2009 my daughter at 10, had nowhere to race. With Nationals in Bend I thought this is no good, we have to create an opportunity for Oregon Juniors. I talked my team, Willamette Valley Cycling, and our title sponsor Pacific Power into funding our race budget. I was amazed at the excitement and interest from the bicycle industry. I quickly found out almost everyone shares a passion for junior development. As mentioned Redline was first on board, but, Hammer Nutrition, Castelli, Rolf Prima, and Northwest Multisports were eager to join in and support the effort. I also received great organization, planning, and merchandise support from Kona factory racer, and super nice guy Erik Tonkin. He and Sellwood Cycle Repair were jazzed about creating & supporting this series. I have to thank the Oregon race promoters for giving me the prime mid day Junior only race slot (so parents don’t have to get up too early, or get home too late), and only charge $ 5 entry. Thanks to Sal Collura, Jeff McNamee, Jeff Lorenzen, and Brad Ross for generously hosting our race series. The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association has also discounted fees to these race promoters to help defer costs and keep entry fees down.

I was inspired by the great program up in Washington. Jim Brown, Rad Racing, and the Seattle CX scene has been doing it right for several years and had some impressive junior attendance numbers. Oregon races are often 2 or 3 times larger in total participation numbers, but Washington Junior numbers were nearly twice as large as Oregon. They had made the investment in junior development teams, and junior only race schedules. It was obviously working with average participation numbers around 50 juniors per race in 2009. Nice job Washington!

In 2009 The Oregon Junior CX Series averaged only 27 kids per race. This year we are averaging 67 and broke the 100 mark (104) last weekend at the Hillsboro Cross Crusade. By comparison Washington is averaging around 60* this year and Colorado (Boulder) is averaging about 53*. It looks like the Central, Mid Atlantic, and New Jersey numbers are all a little below that of Oregon, Washington, and Colorado (* numbers captured courtesy of Crossresults.com).

New this year for Oregon is the addition of a High School series run in companion to the age graded junior series. We have 10 regional teams: Corvallis, Bend, Hood River, Eugene, Roseburg, Salem, Mapleton, and three Portland teams. It is a fantastic start. Our long term aspirations are to make Cyclo-cross an official High School Club sport. Could this be the key to the growth this year?

The series wraps up on November 20th. A double point’s race that is sure to make for an exciting finish. Eight Junior age category series championships are on the line along with top three High School individual Male, Female, and Team. The series awards payout is impressive with our great sponsorship going 5 deep in each of the 8 categories. Champion Jerseys for all category winners from Castelli. Plus we have some awesome lottery based grand prizes: 24” Redline Conquest bike, and Conquest Frame/Fork from Redline, a Kona Jake bike from Sellwood Cycle Repair, and a VCX wheelset, from Rolf Prima. There will be some happy juniors on the 20th! We also like to recognize the parents who do such a great job supporting their kids. We will have a special lottery give away for them as well!

Thanks again to all our great sponsors. We could not do this without you!

For more information on junior racing, or racing in Oregon:
Junior Cyclo-cross Series Web Page: http://www.obra.org/junior_cyclocross_series/
The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association Web Page: http://obra.org/

Axtion Mag cover goes to Dosch

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:13:57 GMT

Dew Tour BMX Dirt Champion Brandon Dosch gets the cover of the November issue of Axtion Magazine. Check out their digital magazine and read up on how it all went down for Brandon and his 2010 Dew Tour win.

Steven K Sports MBA

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:48:01 GMT

Steven K Sports is in the Dec MBA Page 106!!

More team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

2010 Nov 7, Mt. SAC Fat Tire Classic CA.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:31:00 GMT

Eric B placed 2nd. The course had quick undulating climbs and descents. He had an issue with his cleat and he couldn't catch the leader. Way to go!

More team Info go tohttp://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

Kai Sakakibara Race report 23, 24 October 2010 New Zealand North Island Titles

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:04:21 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:            14
Date:            23, 24 October 2010
Venue:            Rotorua, New Zealand
Race:            New Zealand North Island Titles
Class:            14 boys
Result:            5th
Weather:        Sunny and nice, but windy
Course condition:    Nice and smooth, fast.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
I went over to NZ because Saya was chosen for the Australian Mighty 11’s team to go over and verse New Zealand.
The track was in nice condition, but it was a very interesting track. The first corner was just like a huge flat velodrome corner and the second straight was really small. I had quite a lot of trouble getting the second straight right. Another thing that troubled all the riders was the wind. The wind was quite strong, and kept changing in direction as well, which made it harder for us to predict the winds direction.
I had a few days to practice on the track and a few laps on the race day as well.
After the opening ceremony, we got into racing.

We had 4 motos on day 1.

I had a good start in my first moto, but Luke Roguski did as well from the outside. I jumped through the first straight and hit the staircase into the first corner for the first time and over jumped it. I hadn’t jumped the staircase yet because the wind had been going head wind for the first straight the whole time. But I was still in 2nd out of the first corner. I had a good second straight run and lined up for a pretty good third straight as well. I kept my position all the way and finished 2nd.

My start was pretty fast again in my second moto, but I went too low on the first step up and lost my speed casing it. I was still able to keep up with Aaron Nottle and Luke Roguski down the first straight, but was in 3rd around the first corner. I was railing around the outside of the first corner because Aaron was sticking right to the inside, but at the end he started drifting out and I had no room down the second straight. Todd Barry nearly got past me down the inside, but I held him out. I had a disastrous third straight and went sketchy, but kept my position. I finished 3rd.

The wind started blowing cross ways for the third moto, and I had some trouble trying to jump the first straight. Jordan Lecher got through it better and got out in front so I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a good second and third straight this time round and lined up for the last straight. I nearly got Jordan but just missed out. I finished 2nd.

I had a good race to finish off the day. My start and first straight was good, I had a good second and third straight and I finished it off with a 1st. It was a nice smooth lap all the way.

We had more motos to start off day 2.

I had a good start in my first moto of the day. I was side by side with Aaron Nottle down the first straight and was into the first corner in 2nd. I railed around but this time dropped in early around the first corner, avoiding getting drifted up with Aaron again. I ended up passing him down the second straight and finished off the race in 1st.

In my last moto, I had a good start and first straight and lead around the first corner and down the second straight. I went a bit slow down the third straight and let Todd Barry nearly get me, but I kept my lines covered and ended up 1st.

It was weird because we had 21 riders in our group, but they didn’t run semis and went straight to finals.

I had 3rd pick for the final and got lane 1.
My start was good, but Jordan Lecher and Aaron Nottle had a fast first straight, I was in 3rd into and out of the first corner. I was getting close to Aaron down the second straight, but then over jumped the first double bad and let Luke Roguski come through. Aaron pushed him up and I got under too and was in 3rd again down the third straight, but Aaron was too close to me for me to come across on Luke. He got me back around the last corner, and Ryan Berney high lowed me which put me into 5th. I caught up down the last straight up just missed out on a 4th. I finished 5th.

I wasn’t very happy with the final result, but overall I had a good weekend racing everyone and can’t wait to race them again.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Mighty 11s 22nd & 23rd October 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:45:05 GMT

Name:            Saya Sakakibara
Age:            11
Date:            22nd & 23rd October 2010
Venue:            Rotorura BMX Club, New Zealand
Race:            North Island Titles/ Mighty 11s
Class:            Mighty 11s and Mighty 11s Test race
Result:            12th in the Mighty 11s,first out of the girls on the Mighty 11s Class and I came first every race on the Test race but we lost against the Kiwis.
Weather:        Very good weather on both of the days.
Course condition:    Track was sooooooooo good. Also it was very smooth.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
The New Zealand experience was really awesome. Also the racing was fantastic. There is a lot to tell.

We went to New Zealand to race against the Kiwis in the Mighty Elevens test team race. There were 3 girls in the Aussie team and I was the captain.

The other Mighty Elevens race was the individual race where any riders who are 11 on the day race to see who is the top eleven year old rider.

The first thing we did when we arrived at our first destination, we had a ride at the Sunset Coast BMX Track. The track was awesome. After that we went home with our billet family. The next day, we went to the track and there was an open race so we raced. I race 12 to 13 girls. We had a BBQ after that with the Kiwis.

The next day we travelled down to Whangerei. That was a spectacular track as well. We had a little practice and then we had a club race. After we did two races it started pouring with rain. Fifteen minutes later, the rain stopped. We had a track session. We got billeted that night. The next day was a team practice session. That was our first team session. We did some start hill blocking, did some straights and had some fun.

On Tuesday the team and I did a six hour drive down to Rotorua. When we got there and opened the door, I smelt this yucky rotten egg smell. It was yuck. But we had a ride! It was an awesome track. Until Saturday, we did some team practicing.

The racing was awesome. We did four Mighty 11s Class and three Mighty 11s Test Race.

DAY 1
Mighty 11s Class was up first and I came third. It was hard racing the boys.
Next up was the Mighty 11s Test Race. I was very nervous for this one because I didn’t know what they were going to do in this race. I had lane five and I my job was to squeeze them out to the outside and that was what my team and I were just practicing! On the first straight, Shania Rawson was pretty next to me. But I was in the inside so I was able to get into the lead. On the second straight I jumped the double. I felt really good doing that. I got more in lead and I was pretty happy. I came first. Chelsea came third and Holly came sixth.

Mighty 11s Class, I came fifth.

Mighty 11s Test Race two. This was an alright race; it wasn’t that interesting but I came 1st.

Mighty 11s Class, I came 2nd.

The Mighty 11s Test race. On this one, on the last jump on the last straight, The #3 Kiwi got in front of me and I railed the corner and I jumped the double on the second straight. Then I got in to the lead. I was very happy with that. I came first.

Mighty 11s Class (this was the last one) I came 2nd.

Mighty 11s Test Race (this was the last one) on the last one, it wasn’t very interesting. But I can tell you that I came first and my team came fifth and sixth.

Day 2
All the Mighty 11s individual races weren’t very interesting but I was the only girl to make it to the semi-finals.

Mighty 11s Test Race. I had a really good start and got in front. Unfortunately Chelsea Crashed on the second straight and she came sixth and I felt very sorry for her!

Next Test Race was the last one! I was so nervous. I had the best start and came in front. I went sketchy on the first step up and lost a little bit of speed. But I was still in the lead. I saw Rayner Jackson beside me but I was on the inside so I was able to get through. When I jumped the double, I was way in front so I felt pretty safe but I was worried how the other girls were going. If Chelsea didn’t come third on this one we would win but if she doesn’t, we might have a tie. Although I came first, Kwis 1,2 and 3 and the two other girls. I was pretty devastated but I did what I could and my team did what they could.

Although we lost, I had a fantastic time over there and I can’t wait until we race the Kiwis again at Liverpool!

Andrew Bennett Cross Crusade PIR

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:01:25 GMT

Redlines Andrew Bennett is finishing up high school this year down in Eugene and will be representing Redline as an Espoir this year at ‘Cross Nationals. Andrew has helped with ‘cross clinics in Eugene and balances racing, school and a job at Collins Cycle shop.

Here are shots of Andrew racing out at PIR /Delta Park in Portland October 24th.

Review on the Conquest Team

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:06:11 GMT

Read it all here.

"All in all this Conquest Team made me feel like I could take on the world on the road or off."

Video Review of the Conquest Pro SS Frame

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:09:35 GMT

Redline Cyclo-cross one two punch

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:40:59 GMT

Redlines Ryan Iddings rode to victory at two Seattle ‘Cross races this past weekend in different local series races. Ryan and teammate Logan Owen crossed the line together at the MFG series race Saturday at King County /Evergreen Park, and then Ryan won on Sunday at Steilacoom in Tacoma. Ryan’s teammate Logan Owen was right there in third place at the finish on Sunday. With lots of rain and muddy courses the Seattle ‘cross racing scene is now “full-on” as we start the month on November.
Ryan and Logan are both on the new 2011 Redline Conquest Team bicycle and loving it! Ryan enjoys having Logan right there as a great teammate, and Logan loves having Ryan as his mentor. We should note that Logan Owens is a 15 year old “cycling phenom” who is a 5 time national Cyclo-cross champion, and has really “stepped-it up” this year.

Ryan will be racing this weekend November 6th & 7th at the Dam Cross race in Los Angeles, CA so come cheer him on if you are in the LA area.

Video-Brandon Dosch MTN Dew Green Label Experience Interview

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:22:55 GMT

Momentum magazine reviews the Conquest 20

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:31:11 GMT

Read the review online here

Training camp

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:21:45 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am back from a 4 days training camp. Actually it was 2 different clubs in North-East of France. Winter is coming here and it was a little bit cold !

But as usual I had a lot of fun with the kids who were happy to meet my brother and me. We rode a little with them, give them goodies and jersies... A great time !

Schedule right now : training again for the next season ;) See you--

dam$

Bikemotion show 2010 Redline Booth

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:28:18 GMT

Last weekend we had the Bikemotion 2010 show, Jeroen Scheepers and Raymond vd Biezen helpt out in the Redline Booth to see some video,s and a picture please scroll down.

Redline Booth Bikemotion Netherlands 2010

Race Report A.K.13 Tegelen 2010 (last race of the season)

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:10:57 GMT

Race Report:   AK 13 TEGELEN

On the 24e Oktober, we raced the last AK (13), and last race of the

BMX season 2010. The Redline BMX Dreamteam was with 12 riders

present 11 form 13 riders race the whole competition.

We had 10 podium places again, 6 of them 1e places, here you find the

end rankings:

* Teun de Bock                      ( boys 7)                      2e

* Erik Peters                           ( boys 8)                     1^e

* Indy Scheepers                   ( boys 8/girls 9)           5e

* Wessel v. Dijk                     ( boys 9)                     2e

* Ronan Lemmens                 ( boys 10)                   4^e

* Joey Ijkelen                         ( boys 11)                   2^e

* Nick Scheepers                   ( boys 12)                   1^e

* Koen vd Wijst                     ( boys 12)                   2^e

* Stijn Nouwen                      ( boys 14)                   2^e

* Michael v. Dam                   ( boys 15/16)              1^e

* Jeffrey vd Biezen                ( men 17+)                  2^e

Leon Walravens and Jelle vd Elzen not race whole competition

The Redline BMX Dreamteam was very succesfull again in the AK

competition 2010, To see all results of AK 13 Tegelen please visit

our result page, to see all videos please visit our media page.

To see some video of the finals please scroll down.

IN HET NEDERLANDS :

Op 24 oktober reden we de laatste AK (13) en de laatste wedstrijd

van BMX Seizoen 2010. Het Redline BMX Dreamteam was met 12 rijders

aanwezig 11 van de 13 rijders rijden de gehele competitie. We hadden

wederom 10 “ podium plekken” . 6 daarvan 1^e plaatsen, hieronder vindt u

de eindstanden van de AK Competitie:

* Teun de Bock                      ( boys 7)                      2e

* Erik Peters                           ( boys 8)                     1^e

* Indy Scheepers                   ( boys 8/girls 9)           5e

* Wessel v. Dijk                     ( boys 9)                     2e

* Ronan Lemmens                 ( boys 10)                   4^e

* Joey Ijkelen                         ( boys 11)                   2^e

* Nick Scheepers                   ( boys 12)                   1^e

* Koen vd Wijst                     ( boys 12)                   2^e

* Stijn Nouwen                      ( boys 14)                   2^e

* Michael v. Dam                   ( boys 15/16)              1^e

* Jeffrey vd Biezen                ( men 17+)                  2^e

Leon Walravens en Jelle vd Elzen rijden niet de gehele competitie.

Het Redline BMX Dreamteam was weer succesvol in de AK Competitie 2010.

Om alle resultaten te zien van AK 13 Tegelen ga je naar onze uitslagen pagina

Om alle videos te zien ga je naar onze media pagina.

Om enkele finale videos te zien scroll je naar beneden

Final Nick scheepers/Koen vd wijst Boys 12

Final Michael van dam Boys 15/16 (from 8 to 1)

Final Wessel van dijk boys 9

Final Erik peters/Indy scheepers boys 8

Denzel scores 2 AA wins in Florida! Alise takes 1 victory

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:07:19 GMT

DAY ONE:

Womens Elite
    1 DOMINIQUE DANIELS, GILBERT, AZ
    2 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    3 ALAINA HENDERSON, RUBY, NY
    4 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN, MONTCLAIR, CA
    5 COURTNEY APPLEWHITE, GARNER, NC
    6 SQUEL STEIN, BRASIL*, BRA
    7 AMANDA GEVING, LARGO, FL

Mens Elite
    1 DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE, DESOTO, TX
    2 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA
    3 JOSHUA MEYERS, TREASURE ISLAND, FL
    4 CRISTIAN BECERINE, COSTA MESA, CA
    5 MARC WILLERS, , MURRIETA, CA
    6 MARIS STROMBERGS, MURRIETA, CA
    7 C J MCGUIRE, ORLANDO, FL
    8 KHALEN YOUNG, MURRIETA, CA

DAY TWO:

Womens Elite
    1 DOMINIQUE DANIELS, GILBERT, AZ
    2 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    3 AMANDA CARR, PUNTA GORDA, FL
    4 AMANDA GEVING, LARGO, FL
    5 ALAINA HENDERSON, RUBY, NY
    6 SQUEL STEIN, BRASIL, BRA
    7 ASHLEY LYNCH, JACKSONVILLE, FL
    8 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN, MONTCLAIR, CA

Mens Elite
    1 MARIS STROMBERGS, MURRIETA, CA
    2 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA
    3 TYLER FAORO, CORAL SPRINGS, FL
    4 WESTON POPE, CLARKSVILLE, IN
    5 MARC WILLERS, MURRIETA, CA
    6 DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE FACTORY, DESOTO, TX
    7 CRISTIAN BECERINE, COSTA MESA, CA
    8 BARRY NOBLES, WETUMPKA, AL

DAY THREE:
Womens Elite
    1 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    2 AMANDA GEVING, LARGO, FL
    3 SQUEL STEIN, BRASIL*, BRA
    4 ASHLEY LYNCH, JACKSONVILLE, FL
    5 COURTNEY APPLEWHITE, GARNER, NC
    6 ALAINA HENDERSON, RUBY, NY
    7 DOMINIQUE DANIELS, GILBERT, AZ

Mens Elite
    1 DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE FACTORY, DESOTO, TX
    2 DAVID OQUENDO, PLANT CITY, FL
    3 DAVID HERMAN, IWHEAT RIDGE, CO
    4 C J MCGUIRE, ORLANDO, FL
    5 MARIS STROMBERGS, MURRIETA, CA
    6 WESTON POPE, CLARKSVILLE, IN
    7 JOSHUA MEYERS, TREASURE ISLAND, FL
    8 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA

10-2 2010 California State Pro Champ. Endurance Fat Tire 50 Mile mountain bike race

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:27:01 GMT

This 50 miler was two 24 mile laps with a 2 mile parade lap. The course got a bunch of rain the night before so the conditions were awesome. After the race began, the selection was in the first few miles as we entered the hills. Just before mile 4, I noticed my back tire was getting really soft. As I continued to ride, it got worse and worse until I had to stop. I decided to go back to the pit to try and fix it for good. After hiking/riding my bike 3 miles to the pit area, I installed a new tube and got it ready to ride again. At this point I had lost so much time I debated just calling it a day. Instead, since I was already out there, I figured I might as well keep racing to get a good ride in and to see how many people in the other categories I could catch. As I got through the first lap, I started feeling great. By the second half of the second lap, I caught up to and passed several other pros which landed me a 5th place finish, Dave S.

More team Info go to

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

Video-Brandon Dosch winning run in Vegas

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:31:56 GMT

Watch Brandon nail a tripple whip, a double whip, then a corked out 720.

REDLINE - 2010 World Cup Final -

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:20:49 GMT

Final of the 2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Frejus (France)
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Finale de la Coupe du Monde UCI BMX Supercross 2010 à Fréjus

Race report final round Dutch National Redline series:

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:43:31 GMT

It’s been a few years that I raced in Doetinchem, but last weekend we had the final round of the Dutch National Redline series. They did some changes at the track, which is really good, but I still didn’t like everything. After clipping out in Oss 2 weeks ago, I lost some important points for the overall ranking. I was leader till than, but team buddy Jelle passed me with a few points, so it was up to me to make up those points a take the overall title!
On Saturday I did my first practice, I felt pretty good, but again; 45min is to short to explore a technical track like this… Time-trials we’re right after and I was able to get the fastest time again. The top eight riders also had a race for some extra points in the overall ranking. I took the inside line, but my start wasn’t that good.
So I had accelerate harder than the rest and I did. Unfortunately I made a small mistake into the last turn. I went too wide and let the door open for Jelle. He almost passed me, but I was still able to hold the lead. At the finish line it was a close finish, but I won and made up 1 point for the overall ranking.

On Sunday I knew what I had to do to win that nr. 1 title. A big crowd showed up and a lot of people expected me to win again, so the pressure was one. I did what I had to do and won every lap including the final. Off course I’m very happy with the win, but it’s more a victory for myself, to handle the pressure.
After this main event, the club also organized a Super Final. I sponsored the first 50 euro for this extra race. But I was able to win my and some more money back. Still tired from all day racing, I was standing on the gate for the Super Final. I took the hole shot and made no mistakes… Winning that last race, and the overall title in the Dutch National Redline series 2010 made me feel really good and It gives me a lot of confident to go harder next year.

Like I promised to a lot of kids, I threw some of my T-shirts, my numberplate and a race jersey to them, when I was on the podium. Kids we're fighting for it, that made me feel very proud and even happier haha.Now I’m going to enjoy some time off. But first I’d like to say thanks to all my sponsors and all the people around me for their support!

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Wedstrijdverslag van de laatste Redline Topcompetitiie:
Het is alweer een aantal jaren geleden dat ik in Doetinchem had gefietst, maar afgelopen weekend werd daar de laatste ronde van de Redline Topcompetitie verreden. De baan was flink veranderd in een positieve zin, maar er zaten nog steeds stukken in de baan die in mijn ogen niet geschikt waren. Nadat ik 2 weken geleden in Oss uit mijn trapper schoot, ben ik kostbare puntjes verloren voor de tussenstand, want ik stond eerste. Na de wedstrijd in Oss is teamgenoot Jelle mij voorbij gegaan met een paar puntjes, dus ik wist wat me te doen stond in Doetinchem om te titel nog te kunnen winnen.Zaterdag kon ik voor het eerst op de baan trainen en ik voelde me best goed, maar opnieuw vind ik 45min te kort om de technische banen van dit moment goed the kunnen verkennen.
Meteen na de training werd de tijdrit verreden. Ik wist de snelste tijd te realiseren. De eerste acht moest ook nog 1 race tegen elkaar fietsen voor wat extra puntjes voor de tussenstand. Ik ging aan de binnenkant staan, maar mijn start was niet geweldig. Het kwam dus op het accelereren aan en dat ging gelukkig goed. Ik ging aan kop,
maar maakte een klein foutje in de laatste bocht. Ik liet de deur wagenwijd open waardoor Jelle bijna de deur dicht gooide voor mij. Gelukkig wist ik op het randje Jelle nog voor te blijven,maar het werd wel een close finish die ik uiteindelijk won en dus 1 puntje had goed gemaakt voor de tussenstand.Op zondag wist ik wat me te doen stond om die titel mee naar huis te nemen. Er was behoorlijk wat publiek op komen dagen voor deze wedstrijd en veel mensen dachten dat ik ging winnen, dus dat voerde de druk nog wat extra op. Ik deed wat ik moest doen en won alle races inclusief de finale. Natuurlijk was ik blij dat ik gewonnen had, maar het was meer een overwinning voor mezelf
om goed te leren omgaan met de spanningen. Na de finale was er door de club nog een Super Finale georganiseerd. Ikzelf had de eerste 50 euro gesponsord voor deze extra race, maar ik had de mogelijkheid om nog meer terug te verdienen. Nog moe van de hele dag wedstrijd fietsen, stond ik aan het starthek voor de Super Finale. Ik wist kopstart te pakken en maakte verder geen foutjes. Met het winnen van deze laatste race en de Titel van de Redline Topcompetitie 2010 heb ik toch een fijn gevoel over afgelopen jaar en ga ik met veel met veel vertrouwen werken naarvolgende jaar om dan nog beter te presteren. Zoals ik had beloofd aan vele kinderen, heb ik een aantal van mijn eigen T-shirts, mijn nummerbord en een cross-shirt weggegeven toen ik op het podium stond. De kinderen waren nog net niet aan het vechten als ik iets gooide, dus dat gaf me wel een trots en fijn gevoel! Nu ga ik even genieten van wat vrijetijd, maar wil toch nog eerst mijn sponsors en alle mensen die mij gesteund hebben het afgelopen jaar hartelijk bedanken!

"Nice Video" of Dutch Champion Factory Teams 2010 Redline Bmx Dreamteam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:43:10 GMT

Last weekend the Redline Bmx Dreamteam for the second time won the Dutch National Factoryteamcompetition (2009/2010) to see a very nice video of the riders of the Team see bellow

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Race Report Redline Top Competition 6 Doetinchem

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:42:39 GMT

RACE REPORT:  REDLINE TC 6 DOETICHEM:
Last weekend we raced the last out of 6 Redline Top Competition races in Doetichem. The Redline BMX Dreamteam raced 6 “ podium places” again.

Leon Walravens (cruisers 45+) and Wessel v. Dijk (boys 9) won the race.

Indy Scheepers (girls 9/10), Joey Ijkelen (boys 11) and Teun de Bock (boys 7) ended up

Second place in the main, Erik Peters (boys 8) finished 3e place.

In the endrankings of the Redline Topcompetition 2010, we had 11 “podium” places (first 8).

3 riders won the competition (Teun de Bock, Erik Peters, Leon Walravens),

2 riders ended up second (Indy Scheepers, Wessel v. Dijk)

2 times 3e place Stijn Nouwen with own age and Cruiser Classe.

And the Redline BMX Dreamteam won the Factoryteam Competition again. To see all videos and results please visit www.bmxdreamteam.nl

To see some videos of TC 6 Doetichem please scroll down

IN HET NEDERLANDS:

Afgelopen weekend werd de laatste van 6 topcompetitie wedstrijden verreden in

Doetichem. Het Redline BMX Dreamteam pakte wederom 6 “ podium plekken “.

Leon Walravens ( cruisers 45+) en Wessel v. Dijk (boys 9) pakte de winst.

Indy Scheepers (girls 9/10), Joey Ijkelen (boys 11) and Teun de Bock (boys 7) werden

2e in de finale.

Erik Peters (boys 8) werd 3e.

In de eindstand van de Redline Topcompetitie hadden we “ 11 podiumplaatsen”

(eerste 8) 3 rijders wonnen de Competitie (Teun de Bock, Erik Peters and Leon Walravens).

2 rijders werden 2^e (Indy Scheepers and Wessel v. Dijk)

Twee 3^e plekken voor Stijn Nouwen zowel in de Eigen Klasse als in de Cruiser Klasse.

En het Redline BMX Dreamteam werd Nederlands Kampioen Factoryteams

Om alle filmpjes en de uitslagen te zien ga je naar www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Om een aantal filmpjes te zien scrolt u naar beneden.

Final Joey ijkelen Boys 11 (from 7e place to 2e)

Final Wessel van dijk Boys 9

Final Leon Walravens cruisers 45+

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9/10

B Dosch goes big, wins Dew Tour Championship

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:10:20 GMT

Brandon Dosch's flawless runs on Saturday night propelled him to the number 1 spot at the BMX Dirt Finals. This win also gave him enough points overall to earn his first Dew Championship Cup title of his career. Congratulations Brandon on an amazing night! Watch his final runs from the Alli Sports and RideBMX coverage below.

See More Dew tour - Las Vegas Championship Videos at AlliSports.com

Ride BMX X Skullcandy Presents: Three Days In The Desert - Part 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:03:15 GMT

In our second episode of the Skullcandy Three Days In The Desert video series Hucker, Fuzzy, Rob Wise, and Drew Bezanson find a really good school to ride, have a run in with the cops, then session some local dirt jumps with an unsuspecting crew of local shredders.

Frejus SX

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:27:44 GMT

Hi everyone,

I did a bad race in Frejus so I am disapointed of the end of the season. The track was almost the same than last year : small jumps and slidy turns ! It was definetely not the same than Chula Vista ! Weather conditions were also difficult, it was very windy ! But it was the same for all riders !

I finished 17th on Time Trials... So I was not as good as last year on this exercise. Top 16 have points in TT, so the bad place was for me !

Then I stopped in 1/4 finals. I had a bad gate, did a good move in 1st corner. I was 4th and tried to come back in the 3rd straight... I went on the outside of the last turn but a Columbian came into my inside and passed me. A beginner mistake...

Well, the season is over. I finish 13th of the world cup standing. I can't wait the next SX season... See you ;)

RL Cup Finals

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:43:46 GMT

Between Interbike, Flight Schools, and thousands of miles on the road: it's been a busy fall. I've spent a good deal of time over the past few months zig-zagging the country and now we're in the middle of the Redline Cup Finals. I hit up the East Finals in Dayton, OH, the Central Finals in Raytown, MO, and here i am, right back in Vegas at the Imperial palace: two doors down from where I stayed just two weeks ago at Interbike. The Factory Squad will be in full effect this weekend as the West RL Cup Final is a pro-series event. I'm looking forward to hanging with the teammates and putting in some hard racing. The Boulder track has always been one of my favorites with a smooth surface, technical rhythm section, and nice pro section. The sun will be shining bright and it should be a great weekend.

Here are a few pics I've snapped over the past weeks:

Flight School. Dayton, OH

Flight School. Roytown, MO

One of the great things about travelling the highways and biways of America is seeing all the cool scenery. There are some crazy rock formations in Utah!

I'll check in after the Vegas weekend. From here I'll be making the long haul over to Orlando for the ABA Disney Cup...talk about a leg-burner!

Race Report A.K. 12 Luyksgestel

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:36:33 GMT

RACE REPORT AK 12 LUYKSGESTEL:

On the 10e of October we raced round 12 of the BZK (AK) Competition.

The Redline BMX Dreamteam was present with 10 riders and we raced

10 “ podium places” again.

In the rankings 6 of our riders are in 1e position with only 1 race left. Some

of our riders raced 1 race less and will climb in de rankings after the last race.

Rankings at this moment:

* Teun de Bock            (boys 7 )                    1e

* Indy Scheepers        (boys 8/girls 9)            1e

* Erik Peters                 (boys 8)                        5e (1 race less)

* Wessel v. Dijk        (boys 9)                      2e

* Ronan Lemmens     (boys 10)                     7^e

* Joey Ijkelen                (boys 11)                     3^e

* Nick Scheepers        (boys 12                      1^e

* Koen vd Wijst            (boys 12)                   2^e (1 race less)

* Stijn Nouwen         (boys 14)                    1^e

* Michael v. Dam      (boys 15/16)               1^e

* Jeffrey vd Biezen      (men 17+)                   1^e

Leon Walravens and Jelle vd Elzen do not race the whole competition.

To see all result please visit our result page

To see all video’s please visit our media page

To see some video’s of the finals please scroll down.

IN HET NEDERLANDS:

Op 10 oktober werd de 12e ronde van de BZK (AK’s) Competitie verreden in

Luijksgestel. Het Redline BMX Dreamteam was met 10 rijders aanwezig en we

hadden weer “ 10 “ podiumplaatsen.

In de tussenstand staan nu 6 van onze rijders op de 1^e plaats, sommige van onze

rijders zullen nog stijgen in de eindranking omdat ze 1 race minder hebben

gereden.

Tussenstand op dit moment:

* Teun de Bock                      (boys 7)                        1^e

* Indy Scheepers                   (boys 8/girls 9)            1^e

* Erik Peters                           (boys 8)                         5^e (1 race less)

* Wessel v. Dijk                      (boys 9)                    2^e

* Ronan Lemmens               (boys 10)                    7^e

* Joey Ijkelen                       (boys 11)                 3^e

* Nick Scheepers                   (boys 12)                     1^e

* Koen vd Wijst                       (boys 12)                     2^e (1 race less)

* Stijn Nouwen                     (boys 14)                 1^e

* Michael v. Dam                 (boys 15/16)              1^e

* Jeffrey vd Biezen                 (men 17+)                   1^e

Leon Walravens en Jelle vd Elzen rijden niet de hele competitie.

Voor alle resultaten ga naar onze uitslagen pagina

Voor alle video’s ga naar onze media pagina

Voor enkele video’s van de finales scroll naar beneden

Final Erik peters and Indy Scheepers Boys 8

Final Wessel van dijk Boys 9

Final Joey ijkelen Boys 11

Raymon vd Biezen racer report Frejus SX

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:26:04 GMT

The final round of the UCI BMX Supercross took place in Frejus, South of France. There was a record of 200 registrations at the Men class and about 42 at Woman’s, but there was on place for 64 guys and 32 girls...
I had a decent preparation all week and practice went pretty good in Frejus. The track felt pretty much the same as last year, only windy conditions made it hard to ride smooth every lap.

During Time-Trials, there was some very close racing, cause there was 1,5sec between the fastest guy and nr 64. I managed to get the 2nd fasted time after France men Joris Daudet. He beat me with 0.092 of a second, so it was a close call. This result gave me a lot of confident and I was even more motivated to race.

Race day started nicely for me, cause my warm-up went the way I planned. Unfortunately I was a little to motivated to race I guess, because everything went wrong during the first 2 heats. I got a 4th and 7th place, so I had to regroup myself to qualify for the Quarter Final. During heat 3 my gate was much better and I was able to pass the first guy into the last corner. Winning heat 3 gave me some more confident for the Quarter Final, but unfortunately I messed up my gate, so I was back in pack. I’m not a kind of rider how gives up and I was able the make a lot of speed out off turn 2. When I was able to make the pass on number 4, I made a slightly mistake… All my speed was gone, so game over for me!

Maris Strombergs from Latvia, was unbeaten last weekend and he took the overall win for 2010 SX season. I got 8th place in the overall ranking, so I’m not satisfied at all! It’s very hard to explain how disappointed I am right now; cause I made some very good results, but didn’t reach my goal for this season. Off course I’m still happy to be the 2010 Dutch/ European Champion, and number 5 at the Worlds. I know what my possibilities are and
I also know what I did wrong, so I have to work on those mistakes and come back harder next year at the UCI BMX Supercross races. The next 3 weeks will be very easy, because we’re having some time off. I’m still gonna ride the final round of the Dutch National Redline series in Doetinhem this weekend, cause I'm ranked number 1 in this series. This will be the last race of the 2010 season.

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Wedstrijdverslag van de laatste UCI BMX Supercross:
De laatste ronde van de UCI BMX Supercross werd gehouden in Frejus, Zuid Frankrijk. Er was een record van 200 inschrijvingen bij de mannen en 42 bij de vrouwen. Maar er is zoals altijd maar plek voor de beste 64 heren en 32 dames…
De voorbereiding op de laatste SX race waren prima verlopen, ook de trainingen in Frejus gingen zoals gehoopt! De baan voelde nagenoeg hetzelfde als vorig jaar, alleen de harde wind maakt het lastig om foutloze rondjes te fietsen. Tijdens de tijdritten zaten de tijden heel erg kort bij elkaar, want tussen de snelste en nr. 64 zat 1,5 sec. verschil. Ik wist de tweede snelste tijd te realiseren achter de Fransman Joris Daudet. Hij verbeterde mijn tijd met 0,092, dus dat was echt heel close. Deze tweede plek tijdens de tijdrit gaf me veel zelfvertrouwen en nog meer motivatie voor de volgende dag.De wedstrijddag begon prima, want ik voelde me goed tijdens de warming-up en ik was heel erg gemotiveerd! Ik was alleen iets te gemotiveerd en daardoor ging er jammer genoeg van alles fout tijdens de eerste 2 manches. Met een 4e en 7e plaats moest ik mezelf echt even resetten om me
alsnog te plaatsen voor de kwartfinale. Tijdens de derde manche had ik een vele betere start en in de laatste bocht wist mezelf naar de eerste plaats te fietsen. Het winnen van de laatste manche gaf me zelfvertrouwen, maar het mocht niet baten, want tijdens de kwartfinale had ik een slechte start, waardoor ik achteraan moest beginnen. Ik geef gelukkig niet snel op, dus ik maakte veel snelheid in de tweede bocht, waardoor ik weer zicht had om bij de eerste 4 te eindigen. Op het moment dat ik een inhaalactie op de 4e plek wilde doen, maakte ik een foutje waardoor ik al mijn snelheid verloor. Het was einde wedstrijd voor mij! Maris Strombergs was afgelopen weekend onverslagen en wist het eind klassement van de SX wedstrijden te winnen. Ik ben 8e in het eind klassement geworden, dus ik ben niet bepaald tevreden! Het is lastig uit te leggen hoe teleurgesteld ik op dit moment ben, want ik heb vele mooie resultaten behaald, maar niet mijn gestelde doelen voor dit seizoen. Natuurlijk ben ik wel blij met mijn Nationale/ Europeese Titel en een 5e plaats op het Wereld Kampioenschap. Ik weet wat mijn mogelijkheden zijn en ook wat mijn minpunten waren, dus daar kan ik weer aan gaan werken om volgend jaar weer sterker voor de dag te komen tijdens de UCI BMX Supercross wedstrijden.De komende 3 weken staan in het teken van rusten, dus we zul alleen wat onderhoudende trainingen verrichten. Verder fiets ik komend weekend de laatste Redline Topcompetitie in Doetinchem, want ik sta eerste in de tussenstand. Dit zal de allerlaatste wedstrijd voor dit seizoen zijn.

Sander Bisseling race report Frejus SX

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:14:26 GMT

The international 2010 season ended this weekend in Frejus, France with the last BMX Supercross race of 4 races in total. With a huge number of riders, exactly 200 men and 42 woman it was the busiest Supercross in history. Timetrails on Friday was close racing with times close to each other, I made it in the race with a 37th time at the end. Race day ended after 1 straight and 1 turn for me, I crashed and had a visit in the hospital.

The track in Frejus was changed a little with a different double at the end of the second straight as the years before. One big thing was not changed and is there for years, the wind! I needed my practice in Thursday to warm up for the next couple days, was a bit tired from last weekend and things didn’t work out completely in my first 1,5 hour practice. Friday things went better and we had timetrails on the program. I lost a lot on the second straight in my first lap and had to do another qualifying lap. My second lap was definitely better and ended with a 37th time in a group of 200 riders, yes 136 guys didn’t made the cut.

Wind was blowing hard on Saturday morning but it had his up and downs, maybe that’s worse then have wind whole the time but we had to race. Warm up went well, and I could prepare myself for the last moto in elite-men class. Had a good gate from line 5 and came out turn one in second/third spot, got wind on the first double out turn one and crashed. I can’t remember anything from the moment I crashed till the moment I was in the ambulance. They did several checks in the hospital and everything took a long time. Around 19:00 hour I could leave the hospital with several contusions on my body and a brain contusion, which is not strange if you lost some minutes.

The team had a rough weekend, not one man made the finale and only one girl did. Not that great for the country points but we will back next your with hopeful less injuries we had than this year.

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In het Nederlands:

Het internationale seizoen werd dit weekend afgesloten in Frejus, Frankrijk met de laatste UCI BMX supercross van 4. Met een groot aantal inschrijvingen, om precies te zijn 200 heren en 42 vrouwen was het de drukste supercross ooit. De tijdritten op vrijdag waren spannend, de tijden zaten heel dicht bij elkaar, ik werd 37e . De wedstrijd ging niet zoals gehoopt, ik kwam niet verder dan het eerste stuk en de eerste bocht, viel en werd afgevoerd naar het ziekenhuis.

De baan in Frejus was iets verandert, de laatste bult van het 2e stuk was anders dan voorgaande jaren. Een ding was niet anders en dat was de wind die er elk jaar weer volop aanwezig is. De training op donderdag had ik echt nodig om op gang te komen voor het weekend, mijn lichaam was nog wat vermoeid van voorgaand weekend en dus liep mijn 1,5 uur training niet helemaal top. Op vrijdag ging het beter en stonden de tijdritten op het programma. Mijn eerste rondje was niet snel genoeg en dus moest ik nog een 2e rondje rijden. Waar ik het verloor in de eerste ronde ging het nu beter en eindigde ik als 37e van de 200 rijders. Inderdaad voor de snelle rekenaars, 136 rijders plaatste zich niet voor de wedstrijd bij de heren.

Het waaide super hard toen we zaterdag naar de baan gingen maar het ene moment ging het harder dan de andere keer en dat is niet echt wat je wil. De warming up ging goed en dus kon ik me klaar gaan maken voor de laatste manche van de elite-men. Ik had een goede start van startplaats 5 en kwam als 2/3 uit de eerste bocht, op de eerste bult op het tweede stuk kreeg ik wind en viel. Van het moment dat ik viel tot het moment dat ik in de ambulance lag kan ik niks herinneren. In het ziekenhuis hebben ze verschillende onderzoeken gedaan maar uiteindelijk bleek er niks ernstigs. Om 19:00 uur mocht ik het ziekenhuis weer verlaten met kneuzingen en een hersenschudding.

Het team had een moeilijk weekend, niemand van de heren haalde de finale, bij de dames was het alleen Joyce Seesing. Niet heel goed voor de landen punten maar volgend jaar zijn we terug en hopelijk met minder blessures dan dit jaar.

SWATCH BMX SX AWARDS 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:04:15 GMT

With the Olympics just two short years away the interest in the world’s fastest growing action sport is rising. At the end of another successful season, the UCI BMX Supercross organisers take time to reflect and honour the special achievements within the BMX Supercross community. The awards were presented by Double A Pete during a lively and rather typical BMX party in Frejus. There were several prizes awarded with the majority of the awards being decided by a jury vote. The result for the most popular rider of the year award however was judged by the public, who casted votes through an online voting pole.

COACH OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. German Medina, COL
2. Fabrice Vettoretti, FRA
3. Sean Dwight, USA
4. Wade Bootes, AUS

Winner is Fabrice Vettoretti coach of the French National Team.

Jury’s motivation; He demands the most of his riders, he gets the results. Not for nothing everybody calls him ‘Fab’.

BEST PASS OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. Maris Strombergs LAT
2. Sylvain André, FRA
3. Sam Willoughby, AUS
4. Nic Long, USA

Winner; Nic Long (USA)

Jury’s motivation; In one of the most thrilling races in the history of BMX Supercross in Chula Vista 2010, Long passed the two fastest riders in the world, taking the Chula Vista title. This all happened in front of an ecstatic crowd.

RIDE STYLE AWARD OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. Joris Daudet, FRA
2. Corben Sharrah, USA
3. Sarah Walker, NZL
4. Ivo Van Der Putten, NED

Winner; Evil Ivo - Ivo Van Der Putten, with permanent bike number 666

Jury’s motivation; Ivo is always the first to hit the big jumps. He shows no hesitation and combines strength and power along with perfect style. Ivo was out for most of the season, but still the jury’s favorite.

BEST CRASH OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. Vincent Pelluard, FRA
2. Connor Fields, USA
3. Quentin Cayleron, FRA
4. Amanda Geving, USA

Winner; Connor Fields (USA)

Jury’s motivation; This award could also be called the bad luck award of the year. During the World Championships in South Africa, Fields was leading the finals in the biggest event of the year by three bike lengths, before losing rhythm and falling hard on the second to last straight.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. Sylvain André, FRA
2. Brooke Crain, USA
3. Corben Sharrah, USA
4. Tory Nyhaug, CAN

Winner; Sylvain André (FRA)

Jury’s motivation; Sylvan symbolizes ‘New School’ riding. He is skinny, extremely fast and has no fear – he was also the 2010 Junior World champion.

FEMALE RIDER OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. Shanaze Reade, (GBR)
2. Caroline Buchanan, (AUS)
3. Laetitia Le Corguille, (FRA)
4. Alise Post, (USA)

People’s vote: Caroline Buchanan

With the closest of margins and 30% of the votes, the people voted Caroline Buchanan from Australia as their rider of the year.

MALE RIDER OF THE YEAR
Nominated;
1. Maris Strombergs, LAT
2. Sam Willoughby, AUS
3. Sifiso Nhlapo, RSA
4. Marc Willers, NZL

People’s vote: Sam Willoughby

With a clear win, taking 45% of the people’s vote, the clear favorite amongst the BMX community – Sam I am. Sam Willoughby takes the title for male rider of the year.

Jury Members are:
1. Bas De Bever – Dutch coach & UCI BMX Commission
2. Mike King – US Cycling coach & UCI BMX Commission
3. German Medina – Argentina Coach & UCI BMX Commission
4. Nicole Shuepbach – Swatch
5. Jerry Landrum – BMX Mania
6. Robert De Wilde – Most experienced rider
7. Pete Dylewski – Freecaster host
8. Tom Ritz – UCI BMX track builder

Three Days In The Desert - Part 1

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:33:35 GMT

Skullcandy and 5050 BMX Shop have teamed up with Ride to bring this three-part video series tracking Skullcandy riders Rob Wise, Hucker, Drew Bezanson, and Fuzzy Hall through the Utah desert. Each Friday when a video drops Ride is giving away 15 pairs of Skullcandy earbuds…

Canadian Grands

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:33:16 GMT

So, I decided last minute to race the canadian grands. I was up for the title with some good points and there was only 5 other guys racing. We looked at the track and decided it wouldn't be too much of a risk for me for falling or getting bumped. Got some clean holeshots and won the ABA canadian pro title! First elite title, so I'm happy. Now we are just going to wait until the doctor gives me the green light that I can get bumped to go ahead and race some elite races.

TN 49

UCi Supercross in Frejus - Willoughby winds up #2 for the year

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:31:26 GMT

Frejus, France: The 2010 UCi Supercross series (presented by Swatch) came to a climatic conclusion, as Redline's reigning Supercross champion Sam Willoughby came in to this final event with a narrow points spread over the Olympic Gold medalist from Latvia - Maris "The Machine" Strombergs. And it would be a race to finsh, if these two were to both find themselves in the main event.
And as expected, they did.

Final Results: ELITE WOMEN
In the womens field, the big news of the weekend was a gnarly crash during Time Trials by points-leader (and winner of every single Supercross event this year), Latetia LeCorguile. With the French rider out with a broken rib, there was one more spot open on the podium - and Redline's ALISE POST was hoping to reserve one of 'em for herself.

After consistently placing 2nds behind former World Champ Sarah Walker, Alise Post was in the main event and chose Lane 1. With a great snap, she was right up front with teh pack, and duked it out for the third place spot coming out of turn one. In the end, Post posts up a 4th place in the Elite Womens final; being the highest placing American in the main and overall series.
Dutch rider Joyce Seesing was also in the big show, was flyin' fast, and snagged a 6th place for the day.

Final Results: ELITE MEN
Sam Willoughby was having a rough day and had to dodge two bullets in qualifying to even make it to the final. This had to have been tough, mentally. In the semi, he was dicing it out for the 4th and final transfer spot, when David Herman suddenly slid out in the final turn - taking down the rest of the pack with him - including Sam. Don't ask us how, but Willoughby was able to hold on to his bike and scrambled the quickest to detangle himself from the wreckage to cruise across the line for the final spot in the main.

In the finale' - Sam was in third down the first straight, but got balled up a bit in turn one with Aussie teammate Brian Kirkham, and battled back for 4th place. but it was enough to hold his lead - and winds up #2 overall in the UCi Supercross points chase.

Photo courtesy of BMXmania.com

Saya Sakakibara Race report NSW State Championships 2010 1st & 2nd October 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:47:10 GMT

Name:        Saya Sakakibara
Age:              11
Date:           1st & 2nd October 2010
Venue:                        Tamworth BMX Club
Race:           NSW State Championships
Class:           11 Girls
Result:           1st
Weather:                    Little rain each day
Course condition:    It was in good condition and the dirt soaked up the rain so it wasn’t muddy at all.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary
Today it was the start of the State Titles. The track was changed from the Pre-Titles by Geoff Cartwright and Brett Barnes.

On the first moto, I had lane one. I had a good start and came out in front. On the first table, I did a power manual. It felt really good. By the time I got to the second straight, I was in front feeling nice and comfortable. I went over the bridge and came around the whirl pool in very good speed. On the last straight, I was going to manual the double but I was too tired so I just manualed the two last rollers instead. I came first.

On the second moto, I had lane five. I had a good start and I saw Jess was coming beside me but I still power manualed the table. It was very powerful and fast. On the second corner, I had a little look behind my shoulder and I saw Chelsea still behind me. So I kept going. On the second last straight, I thought that she was well behind me. But I was wrong. She was right behind me so I just started to pedal. On the last straight, I did two manuals and they were smooth. I came first.

On the third moto, I had lane seven. I didn’t have a very good start and I was just a foot in front of Steff who was next to me. I came across on her and set for first. After the first straight I was pedalling so she doesn’t catch up again. I got a lot of speed around the whirl pool and it was really fun. On the last straight, I didn’t do anything because I pedalled too much and I was worn out. I came first.

On the fourth moto, I had lane eight and I had a bad start. Then Steff was next to me until the second jump of the first straight. I came across and got myself in front. Around the whirl pool, I got heaps of speed and I got way in front. I was relieved when finished because I was so tired and it was finished for today. I came first.

Next day we didn’t have warm up time on the track so I went to the oval with my friends and did some warm-ups.

On the fifth moto, I had lane two. I had a really good start and I came out in front. I did a smooth power manual on the table but it didn’t feel as good. I pedalled and pumped more aggressively and was much better. On the last straight I tried to manual the double but I cased it so I just pumped the rest. I came first.

On the final, I had first pick so I chose lane one. I had the best start and I came out in front. I didn’t power manual the first one. On the second straight, I tried to get some cranks in but then I went a bit sketchy. On the third straight, I was pedalling so much that had tons of speed when I went into the whirl pool. I went 37.9 km/h. I was very happy about that. On the second last straight, I was fighting against the wind. But I tried my best to keep pedalling. I was so happy when I crossed the line first.

This year I had some competition so it was more fun racing than last year. Also I won the Dynamite Series! Now I have to pack my bag to go to New Zealand in two weeks!

Kai Sakakibara Race report 2, 3 October 2010 NSW State Titles 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:02:23 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:                14
Date:                2, 3 October 2010
Venue:            Tamworth
Race:               NSW State Titles 2010
Class:              14boys and A pro
Result:            14 boys: 3rd
                          A pro: 5th
Weather:        Bit of rain in both mornings but ok for the rest.
Course condition:    Very good, the rain compacted it in so it was good.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System, Michram

Race summary

The rain in the morning had frightened us all that it might be a rainy, wet state titles again, but the track held up really well and the rain went away as well. I got a few laps around the track in the morning and got into racing. There were 5 motos and finals.
This track was very interesting as it had a bridge and also a tunnel which goes under it. The bridge and the tunnel were joined by a big corner which everyone called the whirlpool.

14 boys

I had a pretty good first moto for age. I had a pretty good start and got out in front and had a pretty smooth lap. I stayed out in front all the way around and finished it off. It was a good start for my age racing.

I had a good start in my second moto too and got out in front down the first straight and lead around the first corner. I got the second and third straight good and lead over the bridge and into the whirlpool. The rest of the lap was pretty clean; I took it all the way to the line.

My start wasn’t bad in my third moto, but Jordan Lecher on the inside got out better, I was in 2nd in and out of the first corner. My second straight and third straight were OK, and I kept with Jordan around the whirlpool as well. I came close to passing him down the fourth straight, but he came across so I had nowhere to go. I finished off with a 2nd.

I had a good gate in my last moto of the day as well and came out in front down the first straight. I bonked the manual over the step up into the first corner and lost some speed, but stayed out in front into the second corner as well. I had a good lead into the whirlpool and out of it and lead all the way to the line.

I came out of lane 1 in the last moto, but had a bad start and let Alex Cahill shut me down coming down the first straight. Jordan Lecher rode past us both and got in front so I was in 3rd around the first corner. I had a good line around the second corner and came side to side with Alex. I tried to go for a high low move on him, but it didn’t work. I couldn’t get them and I finished 3rd.

My age semi final came straight after my A pro semi final, so I didn’t get a proper recovery in between the two races. I had a good start and came out in front down the first straight and I was in 1st around the first corner. My second and third straight were good, but I was really starting to feel it coming around the whirlpool into the head wind. Jordan Lecher came past and up the inside into 1st, so I ended up with a 2nd.

I had 5th pick for the final. Zac Wilson, Shane Austin and I were tying in points, but they both had better positions in the last moto so they got better picks. I got lane 5.
I had a good start and started coming across, but Jordan Lecher and Alex Cahill were right there as well. I couldn’t come across any further because Alex was there and I was stuck on the outside into the first corner. My second straight was fine and I went for a high low around the second corner. I was in line with Jordan in 2nd into the whirlpool, but was on the outside of him so couldn’t do anything; I was in 3rd coming out of the whirlpool too. I didn’t get the fourth straight good at all and Jordan and Alex pulled away from there. I finished 3rd.

A pro

I had a good start in my first moto, but Gavin Nicholls and Ian Lancaster came from both side and I got boxed in. Everyone came past and I was in the middle of the pack coming into the first corner. I came out in 4th and had a pretty good second straight, but Tom Stothers came up the inside of the second corner and pushed me right to the side. I hit the soft dirt on the side of the first jump and went over. I came last.

I came in with a 2nd in my second moto, having some tussles with Joseph Vejvoda all the way around the track. I was in 4th out of the first corner, but got good speed around the second corner and passed into 3rd. I had a good fourth straight and passed Joseph around the last corner. It was close to the line but I got the 2nd.

I had a good start out of lane 2 in my third moto and stayed up with Kyle Hughes and Blake Moore all the way down the first straight. They got the better of me into the first corner so I was in 3rd around the first corner. I came close to passing Blake down the second straight, but couldn’t pull it off. I was in 3rd all the way.

My start was good in the last moto too, I came into the first corner in 2nd behind Gavin Nicholls. My second straight was quite fast and I nearly lost it sliding out coming around the second corner. Ben Bell came close to passing me down the third straight but I held him out. Ben got me down the fourth straight though and I ended up with 3rd.

My start in heat 5 was OK to start off day 2 but there were riders everywhere in front of me coming down the first straight. I somehow managed to come into the first corner in 2nd and was in 2nd into the second corner too. I had a clear run behind Daniel Willis down the third and fourth straight and kept my position all the way. I finished 2nd.

I got lane 4 for my semi. I had a good start and came out well, but people were everywhere coming down the first straight. After a lot of tussling with lots of riders I managed to come out in 3rd. I was 3rd into the second corner, but Chris Jennings came up the inside and I just managed to hang on and stay in 3rd. I was still in the 3rd into the whirlpool, but Chris got me well this time. I was in 4th down the fourth straight. I had a good run down the fourth straight though and went for a high low around the last corner. I got past two of them and came into 2nd. I was very happy with that..

I had 7th pick for the final and got lane 6. My start was good, but got boxed right in down the first straight and was in 7th into the first corner. My second straight was ok and I moved up to 6th and was looking out for a move into 5th. I got some good speed out of the whirlpool and saw Ben Bell in front of me go down. I was in 5th and went for a move for one more down the last straight, but couldn’t get it. I finished 5th.

Overall, I was quite happy with my riding for the weekend. Although I didn’t win, I was happy with my preparation how I rode. I had a fun weekend.

Redline tops in Frejus Time Trials - UCi Supercross

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:09:47 GMT

Redline Global riders took the top-3 fastest laps in France, at the final UCi Supercross event of the year. In all, Redline has a total of 12 qualifers in the field of 64.

Here is how they finished:

ELITE MEN

Results - Time Trials - Run #1

Rank Bike Name NOC Bike Time

1 3 DAUDET Joris FRA REDLINE 31.65

2 121 VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon NED REDLINE 31.742

3 91 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS REDLINE 31.9

9 37 VAN GORKOM Jelle NED REDLINE 32.079

12 32 KARTFJORD Sebastian NOR REDLINE 32.28

17 69 GODET Damien FRA REDLINE 32.38

20 457 CALLAN Joshua AUS REDLINE 32.466

26 20 AGUILUZ Andre Fossa NOR REDLINE 32.642

6 40 BISSELING Sander NED REDLINE 32.556

26 15 SCHERPEN Martijn NED REDLINE 32.994

29 77 DE WILDE Robert NED REDLINE 33.024

30 72 VAN DEN WILDENBERG Rob NED REDLINE 33.045

ELITE WOMEN

Results - Time Trials - Run #1

Rank Bike Name NOC Bike Time

3 19 DESPEAUX Amélie FRA REDLINE 36.695

9 11 POST Alise USA REDLINE 37.615

12 44 SEESING Joyce NED REDLINE 38.032

Race report Dessel and Dutch National Redline series round 5:

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:16:37 GMT

Last weekend was pretty intense, with 2 races on 2 different locations… Saturday I went to Dessel, Belgium for an International Money race and Sunday I raced round 5 off the Dutch National Redline series in Oss.
Because the BMX Club in Dessel had their 10th year anniversary, they organized an International Money race for Junior and Elite Men/ Woman. I’ve raced in Dessel a few times before and it’s always nice to be there, so I decided to give a try. A lot of my Team members we’re there and also the Latvian Team., so it was no easy race. At 04:30pm we we’re able to practice for one hour. It’s a small, nice racetrack, so very easy to get used to. I felt okay right away, but unfortunately it started to rain just before the race… Luckily the track stayed in a good condition, only some turns
we’re getting a little slippery. I had no problems during the race and I was able to win every heat, including the big final. Off course I was happy with the win, because it gives me more confident. On Sunday I went to Oss, for round 5 off the Dutch National Redline series. Normally I’m kind of familiar with this track, cause it’s been my home track
for many years. But they changed the top layer and they have a new gate system, so it felt different!
I felt pretty good during practice, but I noticed it would not get easy the ride this track full throttle, cause most of the jumps we’re too short and very steep (not made for Junior & Elite men). Anyway, I won every heat very easy, because I made no mistakes. It gave me even more confident for the main event. Unfortunately I unclipped my pedal after I took the hole shot, dropped back to a 6th position but was able to pass 1 guy at the last straight.
Off course I was not happy at all to get 5th after in won my motos and semi final quiet easily. But this is BMX, everything can happen…
Today I’m traveling to Frejus, South of France, for the last UCI BMX World Cup of this season. Hopefully we have some good weather over there, cause I’m really looking forward to race! I’ll keep you up to date.

----------------------------------------------- In het Nederlands:
Wedstrijdverslag Dessel en Redline Topcompetitie ronde 5:
Afgelopen weekend was redelijk intensief, met 2 wedstrijden op 2 verschillende locaties. Zaterdag heb ik meegedaan aan een Internationale race in Dessel en Zondag moest ik ronde 5 van de Redline Topcompetities fietsen in Oss.
Vanwege het 10 jarig bestaan van de BMX Club in Dessel, werd er vorige week Zaterdag een Internationale (money) race gehouden voor Junior en Elite Men/ Woman. Ik heb al een enkele wedstrijden gefietst in Dessel en dat is me altijd goed bevallen, dus ik had besloten om hier ook aan mee te doen. Onder andere veel van mijn teamgenoten en het Nationaal Team uit Latvia was ook aanwezig, dus het was niet zomaar een wedstrijdje… Om 16:30 mochten we een uurtje trainen. De baan is klein en simpel, dus ik was er snel aan gewend. Ik voelde me meteen goed op de baan, maar helaas begon het te net voor de wedstrijd te regenen. Gelukkig bleef de baan prima te fietsen, alleen werden de bochten een beetje glad. Tijdens de wedstrijd had ik geen problemen, want ik wist elke race te winnen.
Ook tijdens de finale wist ik als eerste over de finish te komen en daar was ik natuurlijk erg blij mee, want dat geeft meer zelfvertrouwen. De volgende dag (Zondags) moest ik naar Oss, voor ronde 5 van de Redline Topcompetities. Normaal gesproken ben ik redelijk bekend met de baan in Oss, want het is mijn thuisclub geweest voor vele jaren. Maar ze hebben een nieuwe toplaag en een nieuw starthek geplaatst, waardoor het geen bekend terrein meer voor mij was. Ik voelde me goed tijdens de training, maar ik merkte al snel dat het lastig ging worden om deze baan met volle snelheid te fietsen, want de bulten zijn te klein en te stijl (niet geschikt voor Junior & Elite Men). Maar goed, ik wist al mijn races makkelijk te winnen, want ik maakte geen foutjes. Natuurlijk gaf me dat veel zelfvertrouwen voor de finale, maar helaas schoot ik uit mijn clickpedaal nadat ik kopstart had. Gelukkig kon ik nog wel op de fiets blijven zitten, maar ik viel terug naar plaats 6.
Op het laatste stuk wist ik nog iemand te passeren, maar daarmee was ik verre van tevreden met deze 5e plaats nadat ik mijn manches en halve finale makkelijk wist te winnen. Tja, dit is BMX, en er kan van alles gebeuren…
Vandaag vlieg ik naar Zuid Frankrijk, voor de laatste UCI BMX World Cup in Frejus. Hopelijk is blijft het weer prima, want ik heb erg veel zin in deze wedstrijd!!! Ik houd jullie op de hoogte.

Jared Eberwein Video on RIDEBMX

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:19:34 GMT

This is an awseome video, some great street riding from Jared.

Keo for DVS

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:17:27 GMT

Awseome video of Keo riding around Seattle.

DVS Introduces Signature Fixed Freestyle Colorway For Urban Cycling Legend Keo Curry

DVS is proud to introduce the first signature colorway shoe designed specifically for fixed freestyle cycling. Produced in collaboration with fixed freestyle pioneer, Keo Curry, the KeoRock Milan CT-C Mid is built with added features and strength to support the needs of urban riders.

“The shoe is perfect for riding,” says Curry. “It provides great support and unmatched comfort no matter what pedal and strap or cage set up you use. And they look sick!”

DVS’ Brian Dunlap says Curry’s reputation as an innovator in cycling culture made him the perfect partner for this landmark project. “Keo is known as one of the true pioneers and innovators. He’s invented countless tricks and has played a major role in leading this emerging culture forward.”

Curry says his shoe is a major step forward for fixed cycling culture. “This shoe is a major milestone for the Fixed Gear Cycling community,” he says. "Having a custom “signature” colorway is a major addition to our quickly evolving culture."

The Milan CT-C Mid Keo Curry shoe is scheduled to release in January 2010 and will be available at select cycling and skate retailers globally.

Race report Redline Top Competition 5 Oss

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:50:23 GMT

RACE REPORT: REDLINE TC 5 OSS:

On a beautiful sunny day we raced round 5 of de

Dutch National Redline Topcompetitie.

3 of our riders won the race: Teun de Bock (boys 7), Erik Peters (boys 8)

and also our “ Oldschool Dynamite: Leon Walravens” won the race he

making big jumps on the dificult track.

Indy Scheepers (girls 9/10) and Wessel v. Dijk (boys 9) were also “ on the podium”,

Indy finished 3e and Wessel 2e place.

Stijn Nouwen (boys 14) and Michael v. Dam (boys 15/16) and Koen vd Wijst (boys 12)

made to the finals, Stijn finished 4^e place also did Michael, Koen vd Wijst got the

7e place.

Some of our riders mist the little bit of luck you sometimes need in a race and went out

in the semi finals.

In the Dutch Factory Team Competition we are still in 1e place with one race left.

To see all results pleace visit our result page

To see all videos pleace visit our media page

To see some videos pleace scroll down

Next race : AK 12 Luyksgestel

IN HET NEDERLANDS:

Op een prachtige “ nazomerdag” werd ronde 5 van de

Redline Topcompetitie verreden in Oss.

3 van onze rijders van het Redline BMX Dreamteam wisten de race te winnen.

Teun de Bock (boys 7 jaar), Erik Peters (boys 8 jaar) pakte de 1^e plek, ook de

“ Olschool Dynamite” Leon Walravens wist met mooie sprongen zijn finale te

winnen op de toch vrij moeilijke baan.

Indy Scheepers (girls 9/10) en Wessel v. Dijk (boys 9) behaalde ook een “podium plek”

Indy werd 3^e en Wessel werd 2^e.

Stijn Nouwen (boys 14) en Michael v. Dam (boys 15/16) en Koen vd Wijst (boys 12) behaalde

de finale, Stijn werd 4^e net als Michael van Dam en Koen vd Wijst werd 7^e.

Enkele van onze rijders ontbrak het net aan een beetje geluk, wat je ooit nodig hebt in een race.

In de Factory Team Competitie staan we nog steeds op de 1^e plaats met nog maar 1 wedstrijd

te gaan.

Om alle uitslagen te zien ga je naar onze uitslagen-pagina.

Om alle filmpjes te bekijken ga je naar onze media-pagina,

Om enkele filmpjes te zien, scroll je naar beneden.

Volgende wedstrijd: AK 12 Luyksgestel

Final "Dynamite Leon walravens' Cruisers 45+

Final Teun de Bock Boys 7

Final Erik peters Boys 8

Final Wessel van dijk boys 9

Final Michael van dam Boys 15/16

Sander Bisseling race report Dessel & Oss

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:19:57 GMT

With a race on Saturday and Sunday on 2 different locations it was a busy weekend for me. Saturdays race in Dessel, Belgium ended in semi but Sunday I had a decent day in Oss, Netherlands with a second place in final.

The club in Dessel celebrates their 10 years anniversary with an old skool race and a moneyrace on Saturday night. It was not that busy but the guys who found their way to Dessel can all ride a bike. I had a pretty tough moto but made it with a 2-2-3 in semifinal. Semi went not that great, slipped on the gate, clipped out my pedal and it was end of racing in Belgium. The organization did a great job with a lot of price money for the main event. Vd Biezen was the fastest followed by vd Wildenberg who found his shape back again after a tough injury, Matisons got third.

After Dessel we all moved home for the next round of the Dutch national series in Oss on Sunday. Track was hard for the big boys but luckily crashes stays away on todays race. Had a decent day, made it with three 3 place finishes in the semi finale which was a hard battle in first turn and second straight. I got 3rd in semi final so I could prepare myself for the final in elite-men class. Had a good start, vd Biezen clipped out, dropped back and I couldn`t close the gap on the inside. Van Gorkom won the final followed by myself and Glenn vd Wetering.

Season is almost done, one more world cup race to go in Frejus, France next weekend and probably 1 more national but I’m not sure yet if I will race that one.

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In het Nederlands:

Met een wedstrijd op Zaterdagavond en Zondagmiddag op 2 verschillende locaties had ik een druk weekend. Zaterdag in Dessel, België eindigde de wedstrijd in de halve finale maar Zondag had ik een redelijke dag en finishte ik 2e in de finale.

De club in Dessel vierde hun 10 jarig bestaan en organiseerde een old skool wedstrijd en een money race in de avond. Het was niet heel erg druk maar de mensen die er waren kunnen allemaal hard fietsen. Ik had een zware manche maar wist met 2-2-3 de halve finale te halen. In de halve had ik niet de grip die ik zoekte en slipte aan de plank, klikte uit mijn pedaal en dus was het over in Dessel. De organisatie had het perfect georganiseerd met veel prijzengeld, vd Biezen won, gevolgd door vd Wildenberg die weer redelijk in shape was naar zijn blessure, Matisons werd 3e.

Na Dessel ging iedereen naar huis om op Zondag de volgende ronde van de Nationale series te rijden in Oss, Nederland. De baan was moeilijk voor de grote mannen maar gelukkig bleven ernstige valpartijen uit. Ik het een redelijke dag, haalde de halve finale door 3x 3 te worden in mijn manches. In de halve finale werd het nog even spannend in de eerste bocht en 2e stuk maar ik werd derde en kon me klaar gaan maken voor de finale. In de finale was ik goed weg, vd Biezen klikte uit en verloor plaatsen. Ik kon het gat aan de binnenkant niet meer dicht rijden en werd 2e achter van Gorkom, vd Wetering werd 3e.

Het seizoen is bijna afgelopen, nog 1 wereldbeker te gaan volgende week in Frejus, Frankrijk en wellicht nog 1 nationale wedstrijd in Doetinchem, of ik die ga rijden weet ik nog niet zeker.

SATURDAY AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - JEFF MILLS REPORT

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:30:39 GMT

Today saw our youngest and eldest aged riders racing for a Queensland Plate.

We had Max Balaam (8yr Boys), Joel Grace and George Harvey (9yr Boys), Katie Van Zanden (11yr Girls), Aislynn Weber (12yr Girls) and Kevin Hilliam (45-49 Mens).

Starting with our youngest aged rider Max Balaam, who was competing in his first ever State Championships only after joining BMX about 9 months ago Max won all his moto's, his quarter final and his semi final. He looked extremely focussed for the final and unclipped out of the gate. This saw him in almost last placed. He weaved his magic through all the riders and just fell short of first place. His aim for this weekend was to make the semi so to finish in 2nd place was just mind blowing for himself.

Joel Grace and George Harvey both had great runs in their moto's with George placing 2nd, 3rd and 1st whilst Joel placed 1st, 1st and 1st. They both lined up in their quarter, George finished in 2nd his quarter whilst Joel finished 1st once again. This saw them both race in the same Semi final. George was unlucky and just missed out on the final whilst Joel once again finished 1st. This saw Joel place 1st in all moto's, quarter and semi's. Could he do the clean sweep and finish 1st in the final. Well he did. Not only did he win the cruiser, he also won his 20” as well. Joel rode extremely well and once again represented the Redline brand well.

Katie Van Zanden was another young rider who was on fire for the weekend. She placed 2nd, 1st and 1st in her moto's, and 1st in her Semi final. She was leading all the way in the final until the last 10 metres and was just piped on the line. Katie finished 2nd in her final and did everything she possibly could to come home with the 1Q.

Aislynn Weber placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in her moto's. She did not have enough riders for a Semi final so this saw her straight into the final. She also did everything she could do to win the race but also just was passed on the last straight and finished a well deserved 3rd place.

To our eldest rider for the day. Kevin Hilliam. He is an amazing man, just does not give up and also represents Redline extremely well. Kevin placed 2nd, 1st and 1st in his moto's which saw him qualify for the final. He crossed the line in 2nd place to take home two podium places. 1st in the cruiser and 2nd on his 20”.




CHAMPBIX / PROBIX QLD 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:30:23 GMT

Another day of horrible weather. The rain did not stop all day and in some patches the riders were lucky to see in front of themselves.

Redline had a total of 6 rider's competing in the Champbix and 4 in the Probix.

Rachelle Smith travelled from WA to compete in the 14 Girls class. She rode extremely well placing 1st, 1st and 1st in her moto's. Then finished 2nd in the final.

Lachlan Harvey raced in the 14 Boys and had great moto's finishing in 1st, 2nd and 2nd. He then lined up for the Semi and rode over the line in 3rd. This saw a great final and he rode his little heart out and finished a well deserved 2nd.

Kai Sakibarra travelled from NSW and he competed in the 15 Boys class along with Tristyn Kronk and Liam Hilliam. Both Kai and Tristyn placed 1st in all their moto's, which qualified them for the Semi. Laim finished 4th, 4th and 2nd in his moto's which also qualified him for the Semi. Liam was unlucky in the Semi and did not make in through to the final but both Kai and Tristyn had great races and lined up for the final. Kai was unlucky on the last berm and finished in 7th whilst Tristyn had the hole shot from the gate and lead from start to finish and saw him go over the line in 1st.

Sarah Harvey lined up in the 16 Girls and her moto's saw her finish 4th, 3rd and 2nd. She rode a great final and finished in 2nd.

Adam Hillam and Mitchell Pemberton both rode in the Junior Elite Men's divison and both were very unlucky not to make in through to the final.

Melinda McLeod raced in the Junior Elite Women's division and Finished in 7th Place.

Ashley Pemberton was the only Elite Rider and also did not qualify for the Final.

All rider's rode once again extremely well under the conditions as you can see below some photo's which were taken on Sunday morning.

JEFF MILLS

QLD Titles & RD1 Champbikx-MACKAY 2010 - LACHLAN HARVEY

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:28:41 GMT

QLD Titles & RD1 Champbikx-MACKAY 2010
NAME: Lachlan Harvey.
AGE: 13 Boys, 14 Boys Champbikx and 13-14 male cruiser.
TRACK: The track was smooth the weekend before the QLDs titles, but after the rain the track became very soft and very boggy in some parts.
RESULTS: 2ND 14 Boys Champbikx, 5TH 13-14 Male Cruisers (highest finishing 13 year old boy), 8TH 13 Year Old Boys (crashed)

REPORT FRIDAY: It had rained on and off the week leading up to the racing but the track was still OK but a little bit boggy around the last corner. In my motos I got 3RD, 3RD and a 4TH. In my semi’s I had an awesome gate and by the first corner I was coming second. I was coming second until the third straight were I got passed and managed to stay in third for the remaining race. In the final I was going up against some pretty good kids. I had a good gate and managed to stay with the pack but in the first corner Peter Little slid out and Liam Hilliam got caught up with it which slowed him down and I passed him down the second straight but then he got me down the third straight and we hit going around the last corner and he got ahead of me and got fourth and I got fifth.

REPORT SATURDAY: In my first race I had a pretty hard heat with the boy who won the QLDs the year before. We came out of the gate the same but he had the inside on me and got under me on the first corner. I followed him down the second straight and then down the third straight I passed him and won that race. The second and third race I just sat behind him for second. In the semi’s I got third. In the final I had a good gate but Chris had a good gate as well and pulled ahead of me down the first straight and I followed him for the rest of the track to get second.

REPORT SUNDAY: It had been raining all Saturday and the night before but we still rode. In my motos I got second, third and first. In the quarters I got third. In the semi’s I got first. In the final I had eighth pick of the gate and I got the outside lane but I had a snapping start and I moved over but Chris was there and pushed me up in the first corner which let a couple people under me and I almost got pushed of the track down the second straight and took the second corner way to tight but going around the last corner someone’s back tire hit my forks and my front tire lifted of the ground and I crashed which made me last.

Big thanks to my sponsors, Redline, Rush Industries, Jeff Mills, Gear Factor

Lachlan Harvey

2010 QLD Championships and Round 1 of the Champbikx/Probikx Series

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:25:07 GMT

We arrived in Mackay to great weather, racing both Saturday & Sunday. The track was smooth & hard. We awoke Monday with 175mm of rain. This set the scene for the rest of the week with most of the practises called off.

On Friday, we arrived at the track ready to race the 2010 cruiser states. It wasn’t raining, but you could see from the black clouds it was going to start at any time. The track was in alright condition with a few soft spots here and there.

Just before the finals began, it started raining but not too heavy, just enough to make the track wet.

Saturday champbikx
Today we arrived at the track and it was sunny. We were ready to race! Just as practice started, it began pouring down rain. It continued to rain throughout the whole day and we were literally walking in mud that was at least 2 inches deep. By the 3rd moto, the last berm was very rutted and hard to ride on, but the team still went well.

Results
Joel Grace dominated both days finishing 1st in the 8-10 boys’ cruiser and 1st in the 9 year old boys. Katie Van Zanden battled hard to finish 2nd in 11 girls and a credible 4th against the older girls in 11-12 cruiser. Aislynn Webber finished 1st in the 11-12 girls cruiser and 3rd in the 12 girls. Lachlan Harvey, 2nd in the 14 boys champbikx, finished 5th racing against the older boys in 13-14 cruiser and unfortunately crashed in 13 boys final finishing 8th. Rachelle Smith raced hard coming all the way from Perth and finished 2nd in the 14 girl’s champbikx. Liam Hilliam made the semis of the hotly contested 15 boys champbikx, finished 4th in the 13-14 cruiser boys and copied Lachlan to unfortunately crash as well in his main of the 14 boys finishing 8th. Kai Sakikabara came all the way from NSW but crashed in his 15 boys champbikx final to finish 7th. Tristyn Kronk was on fire dominating all his races finishing 1st in the 13-14 cruisers, 1st in the 14 boys and 1st in the 15 boy’s champbikx. Sarah Harvey finished 1st in the 15-16 girls cruisers, 2nd in the 16 girls champbikx and 3rd in the 15 girls. Adam Hilliam with a great result finished 3rd in the 16 boys and made the semis in the Junior men Probikx. Melinda McLeod finished 2nd in the junior women and 7th in the Probikx elite women after flying back from Chula Vista racing the BMX Super cross. Mitch Pemberton made the semis for the junior men. Ash Pemberton made the semis for the Probikx elite men and finished 5th for the Elite men QLD titles. Kevin Hilliam got a 1st in the 45-49 men cruisers but maintained his strangle hold on the 2nd position again for the 45-49 men.

Overall a good result with 7 QLD #1 plates in total. Great riding team.
BAZ

2010 Brits

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:24:47 GMT

The British Championships were held at Cheddar for the second year running on the downhill track in Somerset, south west England. Practice and cruiser racing was on saturday with 20" classes on sunday, this new format seemed to be liked as over 850 riders took part in the end of season event with good weather all weekend. Saturday started off badly for me as a crash in practice resulted in sore ribs and a fat finger, after a few painkillers and some freeze spray I was really to go. Racing went well and I didnt lose a lap all day to take my 4th consecutive Brits cruiser title! A big presentation evening followed with the national series awards then the cruiser racing titles.

Feeling sore for sunday warmup but felt ok racing and made the main with a win in the semi. Holeshotted the main to take the Masters title and complete a clean sweep of titles in both my classes in the national series and Brits! stoked for sure! Must thank TM Jai for all his help and support throughout the year and my RL team-mates who make it fun in the team tent. Taking a few weeks off to let my ribs recover then back into training to make 2011 even better!

more "great" news

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:33:50 GMT

Had a CT scan last week and it showed my spleen is still not race ready, I'm continuing to do my training and I think I might start going to the track again and just do some slow track work. Most likely another few weeks or month before I get the official green light from the doctor. Really frustrating but thats the way it goes. Can't wait to be back faster and stronger than before. Goodluck to everyone heading to France.

TN 49

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GQ on the Conquest Team

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"For light trail riding as well as rougher roads a good alternative to a pure mountain bike is a cyclocross bike. Just don't call them a "hybrid," because unlike the part mountain bike / part road bike—which was really neither—the cyclocross can still rip it up on the paths and roll down the road. These bikes were designed for a special type of course racing, with mandatory dismounts and short obstacles. Redline has been the industry leader on this front. And here's an irony: the bikes tend to cost less than road or mountain bikes. The Team is the top-end model of the company's Conquest line, and it features a double-butted alloy frame with carbon rear stays, and SRAM Force components. Even if you like to go it alone, this one will make you into a team player."

Race Report Dutch National Redline serie round 4

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:28:07 GMT

Last weekend we raced round 4 of the Dutch National Redline series in Baarn. I didn’t feel like I was in a great shape,
because I felt pretty sore after the gym session on Friday…

Saturday all Junior and Elites we’re able to train at the small technical track in Baarn. I had some troubles at the second straight, cause I couldn’t get used to the small double in the middle of this section. I over jumped it several times and before I know the training was done…
1 hour training was to short to explore this track, so I never thought I was able to get the fastest time during time-trials,
but I made it happen quiet easy. Since this year the top 8 qualified riders are also doing a one-lap race to get some extra points for the overall ranking. I also won the race, so I didn’t felt bad after all!

On Sunday we finally had a clear sky and no wind at all for the first time in Baarn (normally it’s always windy over there). So the weather was a lot better than I expected! During the warm-up at the track, nothing went the way I planned. My gates and accelerations felt terrible, but I cannot explain why? Luckily everything went okay during the races and I had some friends how showed up to cheer me on! Each lap took a lot of energy, but I stayed focussed and on the gas. I won every lap, including the final. By winning round 4 of the Dutch National Redline series, I increased leading the overall ranking.

This weekend will be very busy, cause on Saturday I will go to a International Race in Dessel, Belgium and
on Sunday I race round 5 of the Dutch National Redline series in Oss.

In het Nederlands

Wedstrijd verslag Redline Topcompetitie ronde 4

Afgelopen weekend hebben wij ronde 4 van de Redline Topcompetitie verreden in Baarn. Ik voelde me niet echt fit,
want ik had behoorlijk wat spierpijn van de krachttraining op Vrijdag…

Zaterdag hadden alle Junioren en Elite rijders(sters) de mogelijkheid om de krappe technische baan in Baarn te verkennen.
Ik had wat probleempjes op het tweede stuk, want ik sprong de dubbel in het midden steeds te ver en voordat ik het wist was de training alweer afgelopen.
Ik vond 1 uur training op deze baan te kort, dus ik verwachtte ook niet al te veel van mezelf tijdens de tijdrit die ik uiteindelijk toch vrij makkelijk wist te winnen.
Sinds dit jaar moeten de beste 8 van de tijdrit ook een 1-lap race rijden, om zo extra punten te verdienen voor de tussenstand. Deze race wist ik ook te winnen,
dus ik voelde me uiteindelijk nog niet zo slecht.

Zondag hadden we voor het eerst een heldere lucht en geen wind in Baarn (normaal waaid het altijd flink daar). Het weer was dus stukken beter als verwacht!
De warming-up op de baan ging niet zoals gepland. Mijn starts en versnellingen voelde slecht en ik kan niet uitleggen waarom?
Gelukkig ging het stukken beter tijdens de wedstrijd en waren er vrienden gekomen om me aan te moedigen! Elk rondje kostte me veel energie,
maar ik wist me goed te concentreren en bleef er vol tegenaan gaan. Ik wist elk rondje te winnen inclusief de finale. Met het winnen van deze wedstrijd heb ik de leiding in de tussenstand vergroot.

Komend weekend word best wel druk, want Zaterdag doe ik mee tijdens de Internationale Race in Dessel, België en Zondag fiets ik de 5e Redline Topcompetitie in Oss.

Fuzzy Hall Interview: Mtn Dew's Green Label Experience, SLC Dew Tour

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Race Report Redline Top Competition 4 Baarn

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:27:22 GMT

RACE REPORT :

Redline TC 4 BAARN:

Last weekend the 26e off September we raced round 4 off the Dutch Redline Topcompetition.

The Redline BMX Dreamteam was on “ full power”, 9 of the 13 riders made into the main

and we had 5 “podium places”, 3 of them were wins, in the rankings of the Factory Team

Competitions. The Redline BMX Dreamteam is on first position at the moment with

2 races to come.

Erik Peters (boys 8) , Leon Walravens (Cruisers 45+), Indy Scheepers (Girls 9/10), won

the race. Wessel v. Dijk (boys 9) finished 2e and Joey Ijkelen (boys 11) got the 3e place.

Nick Scheepers (boys 12) got 6e place and Stijn Nouwen (boys 14) finished 8e place after

a fall, also Teun de Bock (boys 7) took a fall in the main when racing in first position.

Michael v. Dam (boys 15/16) got a good 5e place, Jeffrey vd Biezen went out in the

Semi finale when he over jumpt the jump on the second straight. Jelle vd Elzen made

it to the semi final for the first time he racing in the Elite Classe in the semi’s, Jelle mist

his gate.

To see all results look at our result page and too see all videos go to our media page,

Too see some videos please scroll down.

Next race : Redline Topcompetition 5 OSS.

IN HET NEDERLANDS:

Afgelopen weekend op 26 september werd Redline Topcompetitie 4 verreden in Baarn.

Het Redline BMX Dreamteam reed erg sterk, 9 van de 13 rijders behaalde de finale en

we hadden 5 “ podium plaatsen” waarvan 3 overwinningen. In de tussenstand van de

“ Factory Team Competitie” staat het “Redline BMX Dreamteam” op de 1^e plaats met

nog 2 wedstrijden te gaan.

Erik Peters (boys 8), Leon Walravens (Cruiser 45+), Indy Scheepers (girls 9/10) wonnen TC 4,

Wessel v. Dijk (boys 9) werd 2^e en Joey Ijkelen (boys 11) werd 3^e.

Nick Scheepers (boys 12) finishte als 6^e, Stijn Nouwen (boys 14) werd 8^e na een valpartij net

als Teun de Bock (boys 7) die ook ten val kwam toen hij op koppositie reed.

Michael v. Dam (boys 15/16) behaalde een mooie 5^e plaats en Jeffrey vd Biezen (junior men)

werd uitgeschakeld in de halve finale toen hij de bult op het 2^e stuk oversprong.

Jelle vd Elzen die voor de 1^e keer bij de Elite Men reed kwam tot de halve Finale waarin

hij zijn start miste.

Om alle uitslagen te zien kijk op onze uitslagen pagina en voor alle filmpjes kunt u kijken

op onze media pagina.

Final Indy Scheepers Girls 9/10 (Nice speaker)

Final Erik peters Boys 8

Final Wessel van dijk Boys 9

Final Dynamite Leon walravens cruisers 45 +

Final Joey ijkelen Boys 11

Kai Sakakibara Race report Champ Bikx 2010-2011 Round 1 25 September 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:26:36 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:            14
Date:            25 September 2010
Venue:            Mackay, Queensland
Race:            Champ Bikx 2010-2011 Round 1
Class:            15 boys
Result:            7th
Weather:        A whole lot of rain. Just raining the whole day..
Course condition:    Very wet, but was not too slow. Very muddy.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary

I left Sydney for Mackay on the 21st of September, so I could get some extra track time there. Unfortunately, it was raining all week and I could not ride the track anyway until the day of the race. I only got 3 practice laps around the track before the race.

Considering the rain the track has had, it was holding up really well. The concrete corners were a bit slippery, but other than that, the track was OK.
It was raining all week leading up to the race, but Saturday rained the heaviest. I was drenched by the time I finished practice.

We started off with time trials. I was using the lap to get used to the track that I didn’t have a good practice on. The lap wasn’t too bad anyway though, I finished 4th in time trials. That gave me 1st pick for my motos.

I chose the inside lane in my first moto. I had a good start and slowly came across coming down the first straight and lead into the first corner. The rest of my lap was pretty good; I tried hard not to slide out on the corners but still getting speed out of them, which was quite hard. I finished the lap off in front and came 1st.

The win in my first moto meant that I had first pick again. I got lane 8 (which is the inside on this track) and got a good start as well. My first straight was quite fast and I lined up the second straight, which was pretty fast as well. I slowed down around the second corner as I didn’t want to slip, but someone had ducked underneath and was looking for a pass down the third straight. I picked it up from there and pulled away again. I finished 1st.

I had lane 8 again but the rain was hitting so hard on the shelter I couldn’t hear the beeps. I was out really late. I was squashed down the first straight and had no speed and when I tried to manual the step up on the first straight, I hit a soft spot and nose cased it. I landed flat and nearly crashed.
I was still in 3rd around the first corner though. My second straight was quite fast but there wasn’t enough room to pass on the second corner so I waited for the third straight. The front runners were riding side by side so I couldn’t pass them on the third straight either. I railed the last corner and pumped the whole last straight. I passed them both and came in 1st.

Because I didn’t have the best third moto, I had 5th pick for my semi. I ended up with lane 4. I had a good start this time and came across to meet Kyle Borresen who came out well as well. I was in 2nd into the first corner and out of it. My second straight was pretty fast and slowed down a bit for the second corner, hoping no one will come up the inside. I had a clear run around the second corner and down the third straight. I passed Kyle coming down to the end of the straight and got out in front. I finished the lap off in 1st.

I had third pick for the final. I got a good start and pushed it out, but people were everywhere down the first straight and I got boxed in. Tristyn Kronk and Jordan Lecher got a good first straight and got out in front. Kyle Borresen was in there as well but went over the first corner. My second straight was quite slow and I could see Jaak Bailey’s front wheel coming towards me. I kept him away around the second corner, but Jordan wasn’t going as fast down the third straight. I had to manual to the side to avoid hitting him and Jaak came past me. I caught back up and got into 3rd, but Jaak high lowed and nicked my front wheel with his back wheel. I crashed and got 7th.

The result was not what I wanted, but I was still riding good and I was quite happy overall. It was a good week in Mackay.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 12 September 2010 Castle Hill Open

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:57:48 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:            14
Date:            12 September
Venue:            Castle Hill
Race:            Castle Hill Open and Southern Region Gala day
Class:            13-14 boys and Pro Open men
Result:            13-14boys: 1st
                                         Pro Open men: motos
Weather:        Sunny and nice
Course condition:    Quite smooth, some soft spots around the corner but apart from that was good.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary

The Castle Hill open this year was meant to be held earlier on in the year, but that got rained out and they combined the Southern Region gala day with the Castle Hill open. I raced 2 classes, which was good fun as well.

13-14 boys
They combined a lot of the classes together at this event, which was quite fun as well.

I came out pretty well on the outside in my first moto, but had Jarrod Chittick beside me coming down the first straight. I was able to pull away from him and was in 1st into the first corner. I had a good lap from there, a nice smooth lap.

My gate wasn’t so good in my second moto, but I still had a good first straight and stayed out in front. My second straight wasn’t so fast, but I had some fun jumping through the third straight and lead down to the line. It was a fun lap.

I had a good third moto too. My gate was really good this lap and I had a really good first and second straight. The rest of the lap was quite fast as well and I stayed in front of Shane Austin all the way.

I had first pick for my semi and chose lane 1. My start was pretty good in my semi and I came down the first straight and into the first corner in 1st. My second straight was pretty fast and I was still in a good first around the second corner. I had a good third and last straight and stayed in front all the way. I thought that was one of my fastest laps.

I had second pick in the final behind Alex Cahill. I had a good start and started coming across to the middle, but Alex got a better push over the first two jumps on the first straight and came across down the first straight. I had no room going into the corner and had to ride over the cones on the inside of the corner. I was still in 2nd out of the first corner. My second straight was pretty fast and I stayed with Alex into the second corner and saw him slowing down around it. I pulled myself into the corner early and got under him. We were in line down the third straight, but I just got a wheel in front of him. I was in 1st into the last corner, but was on the outside. Alex was coming up the inside for a pass, but I managed to just get around him. I cranked it to the line and finished 1st.

Pro Open men
There were quite a few people racing this class. It was tough racing.

I came out of the inside in the first moto pretty well, but Michael Jobson and Leigh Darrel next to me came out better. I was in 5th into the first corner and looked for a move up the inside, but Kyle Hughes was coming across from the inside and I had to pull the brakes into the first corner. Aidan Nemet got sent over the corner, which put me into 4th. I had a good second and third straight and lined it up for the last straight, but I couldn’t catch them. I finished 4th.

I had a good start in my second moto, but got boxed in coming down the first straight. I was in around 5th going into the first corner and saw people tussling on the inside, so I went to rail around them all. I was thinking so, but I slid out on the soft spot at the top of the corner. Ben Bell ran into my bike and my bike got stuck to his bike. I went and picked up my bike that got carried away by Ben and finished off the lap. I finished 7th.

My gate was a bit slow in my last moto. I came out of lane 7 as well, so I got stuck coming into the first corner. I was in 6th into the first corner. My second straight was quite fast, but it wasn’t enough to make a pass on Blake Moore in 5th. My third straight wasn’t too bad but I couldn’t catch up to the front runners. I finished 6th. I missed out in getting into the semis by 1 point..

Overall, I had a good day at Castle Hill. I came 2nd overall in the Southern Region series, which was a good result too.

Saya Sakakibara Race report Castle Hill Open 12th September 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:35:06 GMT

Name:            Saya Sakakibara
Age:            11
Date:            17th September 2010
Venue:            Castle Hill BMX Club
Race:            Cast
Class:            11~12 Boys
Result:            8th
Weather:        Sunny and great for racing
Course condition:    It was smooth but the second corner was bumpy

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Today I had to race 11~12 Boys. There were lots more 12 year boys than 11 year boys. And definitely more boys than girls in the class.

On the first moto, I had lane eight. I had a good start and had a good first straight. I was fourth when I went into the first corner. As I was pedalling Marcus went under me and I was in fifth. I tried to jump next to him on the second straight but he pushed me off the track. But I kept going. On the third straight, I jumped next to Marcus and I caught up to him but he was in the inside so he pushed me up. But then I did a high-low and nearly caught up to him! But I couldn’t get him. I came fifth.

On the second moto, I had lane one. I had a good start and I pump-jumped the step-up-double-step-down. It was smooth but it was kind of slow. On the second straight, I was in third and Jason caught up to me but i was on the inside so I got in front. I jumped the third straight and Jason was still there. So I had to try to the end and so I did. I came third.

On the third moto, I forgot what lane I had but i had a very good start. But on the first corner, my front wheel got caught on Will’s back wheel and crashed! It hurt my elbow a bit but it was ok. I came seventh.

I was very surprised I was in the semi. I was twelfth from the list so I was in. On the semi, I had second last pick so I had lane seven. I had a really good start and I came across. I was in a pretty good position but because I was on the outside, I got pushed up. But I was in fourth! If I keep this up l will get in to the final! So I tried my best to keep the fourth up. And when I was going down the last straight I said to myself: YES! I got in to the final! I came fourth.

On the final, I had last pick so I had lane eight. By the time I got to the first corner, everyone was in front of me and I was in last. But I did my jumps on the second and third straight well. I couldn’t catch up to them so I finished 8th.

It was a pretty hard class but I was very happy that I got in to the final. Because there was semis and all the other hard motos.

Chula Vista, the race !

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:21:00 GMT

I had some fun during the race in Chula Vista.

I did a big mistake at the Time Trial 1st run. I finished on a very bad 41th spot ! I was faster on my 2nd run, but my time was not that good. It was enough to qualify 1st. So I was 33th at the overall.

Saturday was a better day for me. Unfortunately I didn't make the main, but I felt better than during practise ! I finished 2-2-3 in 1/8, 3rd in quaters and 5th in semi. I almost crashed before the first turn. Daudet made a mistake on the triple and we lost some speed. Then we came back on 4th and 5th but I couldn't pass him ! Races were close and exciting that is what I like !

Last Supercross will hold in Frejus. I want to be back on top spots in Time Trial, and make the main. I hope the track will be good !

13 Times Podium,For Redline Bmx Dreamteam AK 11 Oss/and Rankings

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:02:00 GMT

RACE REPORT:

On the 19e of September we raced AK 11 in Oss.

The Redline BMX Dreamteam was with 12 riders present and again “ 13 podium places” were for Redline in the rankings at this moment from the 11 riders of the team who race

the whole competition are 6 riders in the first position with just 2 races to go in the AK (BZK) Competition.

Rankings:

Teun de Bock              1e        boys 7

Indy Scheepers            1^e         boys 8/girls 9

Nick Scheepers          1e        boys 12

Stijn Nouwen               1^e         boys 14

Michael v. Dam           1^e         boys 15/16

Jeffrey vd Biezen          1^e         men 17+

There are some riders of the team who raced 1 race less

Erik Peters                   5e        boys 8

Wessel v Dijk             2^e         boys 9

Ronan Lemmens       7^e         boys 10

Joey Ijkelen                  3^e         boys 11

Koen vd Wijst               2^e         boys 12

It will be very exciting the two coming races

Next race :       Redline Topcompetitie Baarn

To see some videos of AK 11 Oss, please scroll down

Op 19 september werd AK 11 in Oss Verreden.

Het Redline BMX Dreamteam was met 12 rijders aanwezig, “ 13 podiumplaatsen” waren voor Redline

In de tussenstand staan op dit moment 6 van de 11 rijders die de hele competitie rijden op de 1^e plaats, met nog 2 wedstrijden te gaan in de AK Competitie.

Standen:

Teun de Bock              1^e         boys 7

Indy Scheepers           1^e         boys 8 / girls 9

Nick Scheepers           1e        boys 12

Stijn Nouwen               1^e         boys 14

Michael v. Dam           1^e         boys 15/16

Jeffrey vd Biezen          1^e         men 17+

Er zijn enkele rijders van het team die 1 wedstrijd minder hebben gereden:

Erik Peters                   5^e         boys 8

Wessel v. Dijk             2^e         boys 9

Ronan Lemmens       7^e         boys 10

Joey Ijkelen                  3^e         boys 11

Koen vd Wijst              2^e         boys 12

Het zal nog erg spannend worden de laatste 2 wedstrijden in deze competitie.

Volgende wedstrijd Redline Topcompetitie Baarn

Final Joey ijkelen Boys 11

Final Ronan lemmens boys 10

Final Nick scheepers/Koen vd wijst boys 12

Final Jeffrey vd biezen/Jelle vd Elzen Men 17 +

Sander Bisseling race report Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:45:42 GMT

The 3 round of the UCI BMX Supercross series was held this weekend in Chula Vista, California. With practice on Thursday, timetrails on Friday and racing on Saturday we had 3 intensive days on fastest supercross track in the series. I had a disappointed qualifying but had a good shape in Saturdays night racing.

Chula Vista is a challenges track but fast en raceable as well so it`s cool to be here. The weather was great since we arrived in California and that gives you already a good mood. Thursdays practice went well, struggled a bit with the gate because of the slowness of it but at the end things went good.

The qualifying on Friday was in the evening so we should have the same conditions as Saturday night. My first lap was decent but not fast enough to managed myself in the top 32 and that means 1 more lap to qualify my self for the main event. Second lap was worse but fast enough to made it in the top 64 and mains event qualifying. Timetrail is not my favorite thing so I can’t wait to have the complete SX track at the OTC to practice on.

I raced my qualifying lap at 11pm so we arrived late in the hotel on Friday, not that much sleep before the big day in Chula Vista. I felt well in warm-up practice on Saturday en found the good moment on the gate, which gives me some confidence for the night show. It was pretty busy, a big crowd showed up in the lights of Chula Vista and that made this race a bit more special. Racing went well, got some good gates and finished 2-2-3 in my 1/8 finals. In quarter I had busy times on the track but finally I made it in the top 4 and qualified myself for the semi-final. The gate in semi was awesome, got a good snap and came in turn one as 4th. Was fighting in turn 2 with the Columbian and hooked my bar in his shirt and we crashed. End of racing for me today, had a good feeling whole night long but this how bmx racing can ends. Van Gorkom was the only dutchie in Final, het finshed 4th, Nic Long won the race in his backyard.

No hard feelings for Saturdays night racing so I`m looking forward to the race in Frejus. Next weekend race is on dutch Soil, round 4 of the nationals in Baarn is on the program.

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In het Nederlands:

De 3e ronde van de UCI BMX Supercross series was dit weekend in Chula Vista, California. Met training op donderdag, timetrails op vrijdag en de wedstrijd op zaterdag hadden we 3 intensive dagen op de snelste supercross baan van de serie. Ik had een teleurgestelde kwalificatie maar was in goede vorm tijdens de wedstrijd.
Chula Vista is een uitdagende baan die snel en raceable is en dus is het altijd goed om hier te zijn. Het weer was goed vanaf het moment dat we aankwamen en dus was iedereen in een goede stemming. De donderdag training ging goed, ik kende wat problemen met het starthek aan het begin van de training maarr op het end ging het al een stuk beter.

De kwalificatie was op vrijdag avond en dus zouden we dezelfde omstandigheden hebben als de dag er na met de wedstrijd. Mijn eerste rondje was redelijk maar simpel weg niet snel genoeg en dus moest ik nog een keer rijden omdat ik niet bij de bete 32 zat. Mijn 2e rondje was slechter maar gelukkig bleef ik binnen de top 64 en plaatste me voor de wedstrijd op zondag. Tijdritten zijn niet mijn favorieten ding en ik kan dan ook niet wachten tot we een complete baan hebben op het OTC om op te trainen.

Mijn 2e kwalificatie rondje op vrijdag reed ik pas om 11 uur s` avonds en dus waren we laat in het hotel, weinig slaap dus voor de volgende dag. Ik voelde me goed tijdens de warming up op de baan en kreeg de snap aan het hek goed te pakken wat me zelfvertrouwen gaf voor de wedstrijd. Het was erg druk, veel publiek en een avond wedstrijd als deze zijn toch net wat specialer als normaal. De wedstrijd verliep goed, ik werd 2-2-3 in mijn 1/8 finales en ging door naar de kwart. In de kwart finale was het effe heel spannend maar wist me net te kwalificeren voor de halve finale. Ik had een super goede start in de halve en zat op plaats 4 toen ik in de 2e bocht bleef haken in het shirt van een columbiaan en samen ten val kwamen. Ende van de dag, ik had een goede gevoel voor vandaag maar ook zo kan een wedstrijd eindigen. Van Gorkom was de enige Nederlander in de finale, Nic Long won de wedstrijd in zijn achtertuin.

Ik heb geen slecht gevoel overgehouden aan de wedstrijd op zaterdag, ik kijk dan ook uit naar de laatste SX ronde in Frejus. Komend weekend staat de 4e ronde van de TopCompetitie op het programma in Baarn.

Raymon van der Biezen Race Report Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:43:28 GMT

The Dutch National Team and me travelled to sunny California one week before race. We almost spent hole week in San Diego where we stayed in a nice hotel. Till Thursday I did some sprints sessions and I also went to the gym to get my body prepared for the UCI BMX Supercross round 3 in Chula Vista.On Thursday and Friday we we’re able to do some practice on the SX track. I felt familiar with this track, because the Team and I spent some time there during our training camp earlier this year… Anyway, practice went good for me and I had a lot of confident.
During time-trials on Friday evening, I rode a decent lap, but I knew I’m able to do better than a 6th place. I felt a little disappointed, so I want to make it up the next day = race day.
Race day:
After 30minutes warm-up, I got ready for the UCI BMX Supercross round 3. I felt good during practice, so I was confident about myself. Some how I did not what I had to do in my first moto. Everything from start till the first turn went wrong. Luckily I was able to get 2nd. During the next 2 motos I rode a lot better, but in the last one I almost crashed when I was in 1st position. I came a little short at one jump, so I almost flipped over my handlebar. Finishing 4th was still easy enough to qualify for the quarterfinal. In this quarterfinal I was in the outside lane. I was ready for action, but I hit the gate with my front wheel. Back in pack it was hard find a faster line then my competitors. A nice high-low move in turn 2 brought me in a 5th position, but that was not enough. I big disappointment for me, to go out in the quarterfinal, cause I felt pretty good and I had a very decent preparation at the Olympic Facility in Holland. In 3 weeks I will ride the last UCI BMX Supercross for 2010. This will be held in Frejus, South of France. Off course I’m looking forward to race there and I will try even harder to get a good result. This weekend I will race some Dutch Competition. Keep you posted.

------------------------------------------------------- In het Nederlands:
Samen met het Nederlands team ben ik een week voor de wedstrijd naar het zonnige California gevlogen. We hebben de eerste dagen vooral doorgebracht in San Diego waar we in een fijn hotel verbleven. Tot en met Woensdag heb ik wat sprinttrainingen gedaan en ben ik een keer naar de sportschool geweest om me goed voor te bereiden op de UCI BMX Supercross ronde 3 in Chula Vista. Op Donderdag en Vrijdag mochten we trainen op de SX baan. Ik voelde me al vrij snel bekend op deze baan, omdat we hier eerder dit jaar een trainingskamp hebben gehad.
De trainingen gingen goed en ik had veel zelfvertrouwen. Met de tijdrit op Vrijdag avond, fietste ik een redelijk goed rondje, maar ik voelde gewoon dat het beter had gekund dan een 6e plaats. Ik was een beetje teleurgesteld,
maar daardoor meer gebrand voor de volgende dag = de wedstrijd.
De wedstrijd:
Na 30 minuten warming up maakte ik me klaar voor de UCI BMX Supercross ronde 3. Ik voelde me weer goed tijdens de training, dus ik had veel vertrouwen in mezelf. Op de één of andere manier was ik niet vooruit te branden tijdens de eerste manche. Vanaf de start tot de eerste bocht ging alles fout, maar gelukkig werd ik nog 2e. De volgende twee manches gingen stukken beter, totdat ik in de laatste manche op kop lag en bijna ten val kwam nadat ik een bult veel te kort sprong. Ik kon nog net de controle over mijn fiets houden maar zakte wel terug naar een 4e plaats. Dit was meer dan genoeg om door te gaan naar de kwartfinale, maar nu stond ik wel aan de buitenkant… Ik was klaar om de strijd aan te gaan! Helaas tikte ik iets het starthek aan waardoor ik er niet vooraan bij zat. Nu was het lastig om een snellere lijn te vinden als mijn concurrenten. Door een high-low actie in de tweede bocht kwam ik naar een 5e plaats maar dat was niet genoeg.Het was natuurlijk een grote teleurstelling voor mezelf dat ik eruit lag in de kwartfinales, want ik voelde me sterk na een goede voorbereiding op het Olympisch Training Centrum Papendal.
Over 3 weken is de laatste UCI BMX Supercross in Frejus, Zuid Frankrijk. Ik kijk er nu al naar uit om daar te fietsen en ik zal nog harder mijn best gaan doen om een goed resultaat te behalen.
Dit weekend heb ik een Nederlandse Competitie wedstrijd. Ik houd jullie op de hoogte.

Alise Post interview after her win in Chula Vista

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Chula Vista SX Men's and Women's Elite final.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:52:39 GMT

Check out the thrilling finals races for both the Mens and Women's Elite races in Chula Vista.

Redline performance>> Willoughby 2nd, Post 3rd at UCi Supercross

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:07:41 GMT

Chula Vista, CA>> The Redline Global team was out in force and in the mains on Saturday's big Supercross extravaganza. And this writer, who has witnessed plenty of great races throughout the 70's, 80's, 90's. 00's and now the 10's, I can safely say that the Elite Mens main in 2010 was perhaps one of the greatest, most hardly fought battles I have ever seen. With plenty of action, incredible passes, great riding tactics and amazing moves in the final turn, it will definitely go down in BMX history as one of the all-time gnarliest 34 seconds we've witnessed.

And REDLINE is pleased to say that of that main, three of the eight Olympic hopefuls in this race were our Global Team riders, and performing on Flight bikes -- Aussie Sam Willoughby, France's Joris Dadeut, and Netherland's Jelle vanGorkam. By the finishline, they'd crossed the line in 2nd (for Sam), 4th (for Jelle) and 6th (Joris) - with Jelle's final thrust for the finishline having to go to a photo finish.

Results - Final

Rank Bike Name NOC Gate Time Bike

1 64 LONG Nicholas USA 4 35.921

2 91 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS 8 35.966 REDLINE

3 1 STROMBERGS Maris LAT 1 36.201

4 37 VAN GORKOM Jelle NED 7 36.224 REDLINE

5 39 ANDRE Sylvain FRA 2 36.302

6 3 DAUDET Joris FRA 6 37.968 REDLINE

7 90 MARINO Ramiro ARG 5 38.070

8 777 WILLERS Marc NZL 3 DNF

In the women's finale' - USA/Redline's Alise Post was flyin' in formation with France's finest, and did her best to reel in the Supercross specialist Latetia le Corguille. Despite an awesome race by Alise - who led the American charge of gals who had filled half the gate, the evening was torn by an gut-wrenching crash in the semi's that saw Redline/Netherland's rider and newly crowned JrElite World Champ Merle vanBenthem flown off to the hospital with serious injuries. Our thoughts and prayers are with her for a positive outcome and quick recovery.
Dutch coach Bas deBever commented to us that "This year has been the worst year for us in injuries, that I've ever seen. It's been a tough year."

Results - Final

Rank Bike Name NOC Gate Time Bike

1 22 LE CORGUILLÉ Laëtitia FRA 1 36.704

2 50 POTTIER Magalie FRA 2 37.474

3 11 POST Alise USA 4 37.519 REDLINE

4 31 GEVING Amanda USA 7 37.792

5 102 CRAIN Brooke USA 6 38.247

6 100 PAJON Mariana COL 3 38.355

7 21 REYNOLDS Lauren AUS 5 38.988

8 15 MARTIN Arielle USA 8 41.858

In all - another amazing night of Olympic-type BMX Racing! Be sure to catch the Internationally-televised TV show on a sports chanell near you - to see what an amazing final race it was.   And we'd like to thank USA Cycling and the American Bicycle Association for once again putting on an awesome show.

If you ever have a chance to attend a UCi Supercross - do NOT pass it up. This race is the closest thing you'll come to seeing the real Olympic race, and with a live band as halftime entertainment (this year was Voodoo Glow Skulls), a huge jumbotron for replays and close-ups, and the thrill of a monster-sized starting hill and track - it's one BMX race that you DO NOT want to miss.

UCi Supercross in Chula Vista: 14 Redline Men qualify out of TT

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:13:55 GMT

Want to see results immediately from the UCi Supercross event? Check out bmx-results.com for up to the moment results and times- as you watch it on FreeCaster.com.

THURSDAY NIGHT's Time Trials results-In the womens field, there are 5 Redline contingents frrom 4 countries - with USA's Alise Post holding strong in the No.2 fastest time (her best TT finish yet). And in the Final-64 of Elite Men, there will be 14 Redline bikes lined up in the motos tonight..

ELITE MENS results:
Results - Time Trials - run #1
Rank     UCi #     Name                   Country Time         Bike
#5     W3     DAUDET Joris                 FRA     35.388     Redline
#6     121     V/D BIEZEN Raymon     NED     35.435     Redline
#12     26     STEIN Denzel                USA     36.017     Redline
#18     37     VAN GORKOM Jelle        NED     36.153     Redline
#21     91     WILLOUGHBY Sam        AUS     36.220    Redline
#28     28     DE VECCHI Manuel       ITALY     36.425    Redline
#29     77     DE WILDE Robert          NED     36.436    Redline
#32     457     CALLAN Joshua           AUS     36.580       Redline

Results - Time Trials - after run #2
Rank     #     Name            NOC         Time          Bike
#33     69     GODET Damien             FRA        36.365          Redline
#52 40    BISSELING Sander     NED         37.333        Redline


WOMENS ELITE Time Trial results:
Results - Time Trials - run #1
Rank     UCi #
    Name     NOC     Time     Bike
1     15     MARTIN Arielle     USA     37.087
2     11     POST Alise     USA     37.449     Redline
3     21     REYNOLDS Lauren     AUS     37.561
4     50     POTTIER Magalie     FRA     37.682
5     68     BUCHANAN Caroline     AUS     37.684
6     22     LE CORGUILLÉ Laëtitia     FRA     37.737
7     102     CRAIN Brooke     USA     37.861
8     31     GEVING Amanda     USA     37.978
9     39     CARR Amanda     USA     38.045
10     75     VAN BENTHEM Merle     NED     38.100     Redline
11     19     DESPEAUX Amélie     FRA     38.217     Redline
12     100     PAJON Mariana     COL     38.252
13     110     WOLCOTT Taylor     USA     38.655
14     108     MCLEOD Melinda     AUS     38.737     Redline
15     27     LABOUNKOVÁ Romana     CZE     39.081
16     52     HLADÍKOVÁ Aneta     CZE     39.177
17     109     STACY Shelby     USA     39.187
18     105     GEORGE Danielle     USA     39.372
19     6     BRACKEN Rachel     AUS     39.705
20     121     VERHAGEN Ashley     USA     39.994
21     83     HORÁKOVÁ Jana     CZE     40.003
22     469     HERNANDEZ Stefany     VEN     40.863
23     10     HAYASHI Kimberly     USA     41.033     Redline
24     115     ZULUAGA Andrea     COL     42.426

Saya Sakakibara Race report 3 Track Classic 11th & 12th September

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:02:41 GMT

Name:            Saya Sakakibara
Age:                11
Date:               11th & 12th September 2010
Venue:            Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Terrigal
Race:              3 Track Classic
Class:            11 Boys
Result:            5th
Weather:       Lake Macquarie: Nice and sunny. Maitland: A bit windy. Terrigal: Cool breeze, sunshine........ Great!

Course condition:    Lake Macquarie: It was nice and smooth. It wasn’t bumpy at all. Maitland: It was good. It wasn’t bumpy and it wasn’t smooth so it was ok. Terrigal: It was changed and it was a new track, it was a very bumpy track.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Saturday was the start of the 3 Track Classic. We woke up at 4:30am to drive down to Lake Macquarie. Let’s get ready for action!

Lake Macquarie
On my first moto, I had lane six and I had an OK start. I got in front of Kyle but not Edward. He came out of the first corner first. I came out second. On the second straight triple, I did a manual. It was pretty smooth. When I was coming around the second corner, I saw Kyle try to come under me but I kept pedalling to keep the second place. I pumped through the third straight pretty good without going sketchy. My handlebar hit my helmet on the double on the last straight, it was funny. I came second.

On the next moto, I had lane two. I had a good start and Kyle, Will and I came out in front. But Will was coming first and I was in second. I tried to manual the triple but I went to the side. I pumped through the third straight pretty fast and I came second.

On the third moto, I had lane eight and I didn’t have a great start. On the first corner, Kyle pushed me up high. When I was coming down from the corner, I thought “I will get you back!” I manualed the triple pretty good and I was catching up. I was going to get him on the third straight but it was no use. I got some speed around the last corner and I tried catching up again. But he got further and further away. So I had to come in third.

On the final, I chose lane four. I had a good start and I squeezed Will and I was coming third. But he came up to me and he got in front of me. But on the first corner, I went on the inside and got myself into third. Will was still with me but I squeezed him out again. On the third straight, I was pumping through then Will came next to me but I was on the inside so I pushed him up. On the last straight, I was very tired and I got overtaken by Will. It was a bit disappointing but it was a good race. I came fourth.

Maitland
On the first moto, I had lane six. I had an OK start but it wasn’t the best. Kyle got in front of me and I was coming second. It was very tiring pedalling around that big first corner. I got kicked up on the triple on the second straight. When I was going around the second corner, it felt a bit weird. Because the on the corner, you have to pedal into it and turn. But I liked it. I still couldn’t catch up so I came second.

On the second moto, I had lane three. I had a pretty good start but Reece and Kyle squeezed me out. I came out of the first corner fifth and that was where I stayed. I came fifth.

On the third moto, I had lane eight. I had a good start and I squeezed to the inside. But Reece got into first. He was very fast. There wasn’t much happening so I came second.

On the final, I chose lane five. For some reason, I didn’t really have a great race. It might be because I was tired or something else. When I was on the second straight, I saw the first and second jump the double. They were getting way ahead. On the last corner, I thought it was over. I came sixth which was a little disappointing but I hope I will do better the next day at Terrigal.

Terrigal
On the first race I had lane seven. When the gate dropped I saw Reece get his nose in front. I thought I was going to come second but Luke came straight past me down the start hill. On the first corner, I saw Luke and Reece battling out for first. I was in third. When I came around the second corner I thought to myself “this is the tricky part” The rhythm was very deep, bumpy and very technical. Half way through, I stuffed up one thing and it slowed me down a lot. So there was no chance of coming second or better than third. I came third.

On the next race, I had lane two. I had Kyle next to me. I had a good start but Kyle squeezed to the inside so I was squashed. I came out of the corner third. On the second straight, I was keeping up with Kyle so I did a high-low on the second corner so I was in line with Kyle on the rhythm so we were battling it out. Then somehow I got in front and past him. Then I pedalled to the end and nearly got first! I was pretty happy. I came second.

On the third moto, I had lane one. I had a really good start and Kyle, Reece and I were lining up. Because I had the inside lane, I went under Reece and I thought “may as well go under Cooper” so I did. Then I was like YES!!! I AM COMING FIRST! But Cooper got me straight away. On the second corner, Reece went under me and got past. I couldn’t catch up to them from then so I came third. I was happy.

On the final, I chose lane four. When I reached the first jump, I got squeezed out again and I was coming sixth. But on the first corner, I went on the inside and I put myself into fourth. On the second straight, I was I line with Luke. I thought I would get in front but he was on the inside so he pushed me up. I was trying hard and pushing hard on the rhythm but I couldn’t catch up. When I thought I came fourth, Reece somehow crashed and I came third.

I really enjoyed the Tri-series, it was a tiring weekend but I had a great time racing with the boys.

Kai Sakakibara Race report 3 Track Classic 2010 11, 12 September 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:54:55 GMT

Name:            Kai Sakakibara
Age:            14
Date:            11, 12 September 2010
Venue:            Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Terrigal, NSW
Race:            3 Track classic 2010
Class:            14 boys and A pro
Result:            14 Boys: 1st
                          A pro: 10th overall
Weather:        Sunny all weekend
Course condition:    All the tracks were in pretty good condition, Terrigal was a bit bumpy.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Steven Gedye from Victoria flew up for the event the day before so he came up with us as well. I decided to race 2 classes for a bit of a challenge, but it was a lot more than a challenge, it was very tiring.

Lake Macquarie
The first racing was at Lake Macquarie. I was feeling tired already in practice and was worried that I might not last the day. I got the track pretty dialled in and got into racing.

14 boys
In my motos for age I had 1st, 1st and 1st. It was tiring but I tried to conserve my energy as much as possible because I had a long day ahead. Shane Austin was right with me in some of the races but I managed to keep him away.

My pro semi was before my age semi and I had to go straight back up for my age semi after my pro semi. My first two straights were pretty good, but really started feeling it down the third straight and let Adam Humphries pass me down the third straight. I was still in a good 2nd though and finished 2nd.

I had first pick for the final and got lane 1. I had a really good lap, a good start and first straight, second straight, good rhythm and lasts straight. It was a smooth lap and I finished 1st.

A pro
My first race started off with a good start and I moved my way across the track into the middle. I was a bit sketchy down the first straight, but had the inside so got myself into 3rd. The rest of the track was quite smooth and I finished off with a 3rd.

I had a good second moto too. My start was good out of lane 7 and I was in around 4th into the first corner. I saw people getting tangled around that first corner so I railed around them and got myself into 3rd. I had a good second and third straight and kept my position all the way. I finished 3rd.

They moved the pro 3rd moto forward so I hardly had any rest after my last age moto. I got a pretty good start out of lane 8 in the last moto and was in 3rd out of the first corner. I had a pretty good second and third straight and stayed in third around the last corner, but not having that time to recover was getting me and Alex Cahill passed me on the last straight. I finished off with a 4th.

I came out of lane 6 in my semi. I got a good start and came out with the pack down the first straight. I was in about 5th spot going into the first corner, but everyone was everywhere and I came out of the first corner in 4th. My second straight was pretty good and I moved myself up to 3rd. The rest of the track was good, I finished off with a 3rd.

I had last pick for the final and got lane 8. My start and first straight was good in the final and I was in about 5th into the first corner. The first corner was really tight and I only just managed to get around without getting knocked off. My second straight was pretty fast though and I was still in 5th out of the second corner and I was still in the 5th around the last corner. Hayden Mugridge just got me on the line and I finished 6th.

Maitland
It was straight into racing again at Maitland. I was really starting to get tired.

14 boys
In my motos I got 1st, 1st then 2nd. It was really getting tiring so I tried to keep it nice and simple. I was getting the track pretty good and was quite happy.
We didn’t have semis at Maitland, apparently because there weren’t enough people to run it.
I had first pick again in the final so chose lane 1. My first straight felt really good and I got myself in front. My second and third straight were pretty fast and a lined it up for the last straight. I finished in 1st and that was the 14 boys racing done for the day.

A pro
In my motos for A pro, I finished 3rd, 3rd then 5th. The racing was really tight all the way and I was really getting tired as well. Especially my third moto, I had to race straight after my age race. It was still good racing though, having good competition all the way.
I had a really tight semi final. I had a good start and pretty good first straight, but everyone came up from the inside and I had nowhere to go I was back in last out of the first corner. I got myself back into 6th, but couldn’t get past Paul Bingham in 5th. I ended up with a 6th and that was it for the day.

Terrigal
Terrigal had changed their track recently and it was completely different. The track was pretty bumpy and it had a huge rhythm section, probably the biggest I have ever seen! Everyone was struggling with the rhythm.

14 boys
I had three 2nds in my motos for age. Shane Austin beat me in all of them, but I was more battling with the tiredness and trying to stay healthy in order to last the day. I was having quite a lot of trouble with the third straight rhythm too and that was where Shane mainly passed me.

There were no semis for age this day either.

I had a good start in my final and got myself in front around the first corner. I got the second straight fast and lead into the second corner as well. My third straight was pretty fast and I kept my speed around the last corner. Shane Austin had a go at passing me down the last straight but I just held him out. I finished 1st.

A pro
I really used the asphalted first corner to make my moves in the A pro races. In my motos I got 3rd, 3rd then 3rd, which was enough to get me into the semi-final. I wasn’t getting around the track the best, but was doing ok because a lot of other people were struggling as well.

I had a pretty good start in my semi final out of lane 6, but got boxed right in down the first straight. I was in 6th into the first corner, but pulled high low and got myself into 4th down into the second straight. Matthew Millington was coming around the outside but I held him off around the second corner. I stuffed up my manuals through the rhythm and let him pass and let Steve Gedye pass from behind as well. I had a good go down the last straight but couldn’t get there. I finished 6th.

Overall I came 1st in age and about 10th in pro. It was a really tiring but fun weekend and I enjoyed racing on all tracks.

Redline Bicycles to be a sponsor of Oregon junior Cyclocross series

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:50:00 GMT

Redline bicycles is proud to be a sponsor of the Oregon Junior Cyclo-cross series which will include High School racing this year.

This is the second year that Redline bicycles has been able to work with promoter John Wilson, and Corvallis Cyclery to help with this event.Redline Racer Andrew Bennett is also helping with this, and helping to coach and run a high school team in Eugene, OR.

The Junior Cyclocross Series (JCS) is an 8 race series best 6 out of 8, must start 5 to qualify for series awards. The High School Cyclocross Series (HS) is a 5 race series best 4 out of 5, must finish with three racers in at least three races to qualify for the series. Note: High School racers meeting the Junior Cyclocross Age classification outlined below (CCX age 18 or younger) can qualify for JCS series awards by completing 5 races.

These two series are dedicated to kids racing Cyclocross in Oregon!

Race Schedule:
Sunday 9/19 Hood River Double Cross, 12:35 pm, Hood River, JCS & HS
Saturday 9/25 Psycho Cross, 12 noon, Eugene, JCS Only
Saturday 10/9 Willamette Valley Cross at Heiser Farm, 12 noon, Dayton, JCS & HS
Saturday 10/16 Psycho Cross, 12 noon, Eugene, JCS Only
Sunday 10/24 Cross Crusade, 12:35 pm, Portland, JCS & HS
Sunday 11/7 Cross Crusade, 12:35 pm, Hillsboro, JCS & HS
Saturday 11/13 Psycho Cross, 12 noon, Eugene, JCS Only
Saturday 11/20 OBRA Championships, 12 noon, Salem, JCS & HS – Double Points

Chula Vista

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:35:49 GMT

I am in Chula Vista with the french team for the 3rd round of the World Cup. We can't wait to ride the huge track of the Olympic center. That will be one of the best race of the year !

The team is going well. My team mates are : Daudet, Hamon, Pelluard, Andre, Caleyron, Le Corguille and Pottier.

It is always good to spend time in California. We are loving it !

2010 NORA Cup awards

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:24:33 GMT

The 2010 NORA CUP is at the Palms Pearl Theater in Las Vegas this year and as a result the entire show will be all ages for the first time ever. 1000 seats on the third level will be reserved for the under 21 crowd! The seats are first come first serve, so if you live in Vegas get your friends together and get there early.

As far as industry entry goes, The Palms will have a capacity of 2000, so as always get there early and be ready to have a good time! Two Redline team riders, Mike “Hucker” Clark & Sam Wilhoughby, are up for Nora Cups this year. See you there on Thursday, Sept 23rd at 8pm!

Check out a full list of nominees HERE.

9-12-10 Cal State Pro Championships at Bonelli Park on

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:27:18 GMT

Vincent Lombardi is the new guy on team Steven K Sports. This was a pretty tough race considering the heat. He got off to a strong start but was dropped from the front group in a stupid fast descent. Then he chased alone for 5 laps and eventually finished 3rd. Eric Bierman was suffering from the heat and was unable to finish,

For more team Info go http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

BMXPlus! reviews the 2011 Flight Pro XL

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:04:27 GMT

BMXPlus! newest issue just came out, and in it they have the first review of the 2011 Flight Pro XL. Good quote would be " From gate to finish, under our feet and the Pro's, the Flight Pro XL does not disappoint"



De Vecchi wins his 28th italian title!!

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:50:12 GMT

Di fronte ad un folto pubblico Manuel De Vecchi vince la categoria Elite e dimostra a tutti di essere ancora lui il numero uno italiano.

"E' stata davvero una vittoria molto speciale per me. E' il mio 28° titolo (come il mio numero carriera) ma mi ha dato tantissime emozioni come se fosse il primo!!

La gara non era affatto facile perchè il nuovo entrato, Romain Riccardi, era una avversario temibile e perchè avevo molta pressione addosso. Anche se l'anno scorso ho perso il titolo perchè ritornavo dall'infortunio alla mano, quest'anno ero io l'uomo da battere e tutti puntavano a togliermi lo scettro. L'italiano è sempre una gara particolare perchè in 35 secondi ci si gioca tutto.

Sono però riuscito a controllare la tensione e ho fatto una gara perfetta. Dopo un'ottima partenza sono entrato primo in prima curva e sono riuscito a fare un giro perfetto evitando il ritorno dell'italo francese Riccardi.
Io primo, Riccardi secondo, Cristofoli terzo. Mi dispiace per la caduta senza colpe di Paiusco, che in un contatto in aria con Fantoni ha battuto male la spalla a terra e si è rotto la Scapola. In bocca al lupo Mauret per una veloce guarigione!!

Devo questa vittoria alla mia squadra (Bmx Action Cremona), al mio allenatore Damiano Scolari e a tutti i miei sponsors: Carrera Jeans, Redline, Oakley, Cicli Bertolo, Maxxis, The Helmets, DT Swiss, Palestra Injoy, Mediaprint e Roby Byke Gate. Un grazie di cuore alla mia famiglia che mi sostiene sempre!!!

La settimana prossima parto per la tappa di coppa del mondo a Chula Vista. Sarà una gara molto difficile perchè gli americani si allenano in quella pista tutto il periodo dell'anno e sono molto più competitivi del normale. La pista comunque mi piace e sono fiducioso in un ottimo risultato."

In front of a big crowd De Vecchi wins Elite category and shows everybody he's still the italian number 1!

"It has been a special victory for me because it's my 28th title, like my career number. It gave me so many emotions to me like it was my first one!

It wasn't a easy race because I have a big pressure from the public and because I had good competitors. One more than one year ago because the italian-french Riccardi was there too.

It was very important for me to stay focused on the track because Riccardi was very good on the second half. I had a very good gate and I entered first in the first corner. Then I did a perfect lap and I could keep Riccardi far enough. Me first, Riccardi 2nd, Cristofoli 3rd. I feel sorry for Paiusco crashed in the final. He had a contact in the air with Fantoni and he crashed bad braking his shoulder. Good luck Mauret for a quick recover!!

I have to thanks my team for this victory, my trainer Damiano Scolari, my sponsors Carrera Jeans, Redline, Oakley, Maxxis, The helmets, DT Swiss, Injoy, Bertolo, Mediaprint and Roby Bike Gate.

Next week I'll be in California for the supercross round in Chula Vista. It'll be a very hard race because all americans riders are very strong there. But I like that track and I feel pretty good and optimist for a good result.

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Saya Sakakibara Race report Fathers’ Day Spectacular 4th September 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:36:35 GMT

Name:                            Saya Sakakibara
Age:                               11
Date:                             4th September 2010
Venue:              Liverpool BMX Track
Race:           Fathers’ Day Spectacular
Class:           11 Boys and Krank It Challenge
Result:                         11 Boys: 3rd Krank It Challenge: I got out on the semi final
Weather:                     Very Windy
Course condition:    The corners weren’t concreted yet but it was still good

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Today was Fathers’ Day my dad couldn’t come because he was in America. I was going to race the Krank It Challenge as well as the age race.

Krank It Challenge: I had lane eight and I had a really good start. But Justin and Nick Rose came in front. I was in third around the first corner. I pumped through the second straight fighting against the wind. It was really hard. On the third straight no one jumped any of the jumps. I went around the last corner fighting against the wind again and came third.

11 Boys: I had lane four and I had a great start. But Marcus Jackson was coming with me. As I was pedalling around the first corner Marcus came under me and took over my first place! So what I did was, I railed the corner and pumped the second straight on the inside and got back to first again! I was happy. But when I was going around the last corner, I saw Marcus from the corner of my eye so I thought that I can’t slack off. So I pushed and got over the line first.

Krank It Challenge: I had lane two and I had a good start, and Brock Griffiths who was next to me slipped his pedal and I got in front of Brock. But Ben Baney came way in front of me. Then on the second straight, Brock caught up so I was in third. There wasn’t much interesting things on this race but I came third.

11 Boys: On this one I had to race Kai’s bike because my back tyre was flat. It wasn’t too bad but this is what happened: I had lane six and I had an OK start. Reece Rowbottom got in front. There was a boy who was catching up to me but I was on the inside lane so I got in front. On the third straight I was in second, I got overtaken by another rider so I got third in the end.

Krank It Challenge: I had lane three and I had a good start but Todd McDonald and Jason Millarnivic got in front. When I was coming around the corner, Connor Hamilton came around and we were lining up but I got a tad in front. When I was going around the second corner, I pushed him up high and I got in front of him. I tried to the end I and I got third.

11 Boys: I had lane one and I had a good start. On the first straight, all of the people in the race lined up for two seconds and then I went in front. The race wasn’t very interesting but I came first

Krank It Challenge: This was the semi-final. I had third pick and I chose lane three because that was only inside lane there. I had a good start but Justin, Todd, Brody and Brock got in front of me. So I was in fifth. When was coming around the first corner, I tried to go under Justin he blocked the line so I had to stay in fifth. On the second corner, I railed it and got some speed to catch up to him. I was close but not quite, and on the last straight he got more and more away from me so I had no chance. I came fifth and out on the semis.

11 Boys: It’s the final, I chose lane one and I had a good start Reece slipped his pedal and Kyle and I got in front. As I was coming around the first corner Marcus and Reece got under me. I was in fourth. Then I pumped my way through and got in front of Marcus. Then when I was going around the second corner, I saw Kyle and Reece fighting it out for first. But I stayed in third.

It was good racing the Krank It challenge and the 11 Boys. I got $20 for coming third.
Now I have to save my energy for the 3 Track Classic Next Week.

Kai Sakakibara Race report Liverpool Open 5th September 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:59:18 GMT

Name:          Kai Sakakibara
Age:              14
Date:          5th September 2010
Venue:           Liverpool
Race:               Liverpool Open 2010
Class:              14boys, Pro open men
Result:           14boys: 1st
                         Pro open: Motos
Weather:       Very very windy.
Course condition:   Good, nice track. Was a bit soft at the start because of the rain but it was ok.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
It just kept raining all week leading up to Liverpool open and we were worried that it will be a mud race, but it ended up being good, except for the wind. The wind blew across the track and kept changing direction, making it even harder. Most of the time, the wind was going sideways across the track, making it very hard to jump or even manual.
The practice started and everyone was concentrating on getting used to the wind more than getting the track perfect. It was very hard fighting against the wind but it ended up being ok.

Pro open
In the first moto of the pro open, they seemed to have put all the younger riders together in the first heat. My start was pretty good in the first moto, but Jordan Lecher and Blake Moore either side of me got out better and I was right in the middle of the pack into the first corner, in 4th. I was coming around the outside of Blake to line up the second straight when Blake slid out in front of me and caught my front wheel. I couldn’t get my balance back after this sudden incident and I crashed. I ended up with a 7th in the first one.

In my second moto, I had a good start but got squashed in as Daniel Willis and Blake Moore came out either side of me. I was out the back so I moved over to the inside hoping for move into one of the top 4. I got the inside of a couple of riders and started pedalling for the second straight when I banged handlebars with Aidan Nemet. I completely lost balance and went over, bringing Aidan down with me. I ended up with a 6th.

I had a good start in my last moto as well and a good first straight, but was on the outside I about 6th into the first corner. I found a gap on the inside and went for a high low into 3rd, but Jordan Lecher and Nathan Harlow got a better rail around the corner and passed me down the second straight. I was on the outside of Jordan in 4th into the second corner, when Michael Jobson came up the inside. I lost all my momentum and also lost it when the cross wind blew me across down the third straight. I was pushing through the headwind on the last straight, but had no speed because I lost it all down the third straight. Another rider had just got me on the line. I came in 6th.

14 Boys age class
I wheelied out of the gate in the first moto, but still had a pretty good first straight. Zac Wilson on the inside got the lead though and I was in 2nd around the first corner. I had a good first half of the second straight and caught up but lost in on the second half and let Zac go. I railed the second corner for speed for the third straight, but jumped them too high. I couldn’t close the gap on him. I finished 2nd.

My gate on the second moto was not so good either, I whellied all the way down the hill and was in 2nd into the first corner. I had a good second straight this time and went for a high low on Zac Wilson but couldn’t get him and lost all my speed for the third straight. I had to boost the third straight and by then Zac had took off. I finished 2nd.

I had a good start in my last moto out of lane 2 and got myself in front into the first corner. I had a good second straight and third straight and stayed infront. It was a smooth lap all the way, I finished 1st.

I had second pick but got lane 1 in the final. I had a good start and started coming across to the outside, to get a good line into the first corner. I was side by side with Zac Wilson down the first straight but got my nose in front into the first corner. I couldn’t turn too sharply because I would have slid out. I took it a bit wide around the first corner and Zac came on the inside with a high low. I kept with him and passed through the second straight, where he messed up. I had a good rest of lap, stayed out in front and stayed smooth. I finished with a 1st.

I was quite happy with the first race after the worlds. I am still going through my training leading up to states. I am having fun.

2011 Redline Performance Catalog

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:29:52 GMT

Check out the new MTB bikes, our Cross bikes, and Metro Series. To download click HERE.

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2011 Redline BMX Catalog

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:55:36 GMT

It's here! Take a look at the 2011 BMX Catalog. Download one HERE!

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Redline Promotional Bmx 'Sidehack'

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:13:31 GMT

Out of an 2009 Flight pro xxl we made a Sidehack for Redline promotions

9-4,5 2010 Mountain State Cup Series, Winter Park CO.

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:05:59 GMT

The weather was great, not to hot not to cold, just right! The course not very technical except for a rock drop leading into a slightly angled burm and the flag keeping you tight in the section. The first time I went throught the section I had missed that flag and that is what practice is for! There were not as many racers as there has been through the season but still a great turn out. All that gate practice made it easier to hold my position. Overall I ended up on the podium in first place!
For more team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm
Michelle

Brandon Christie Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:18:50 GMT

Flow team rider Brandon Christie has a new edit up featured on RIDEBMX's website.

Nick and Brandon putting some clips together on a recent trip around ohio.

Alli Sports Picture this featuring Josh Hult

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:02:03 GMT

From Alli Sports: Picture This is an Alli feature designed to give you a peek into the lives of today’s top action sports athletes. For this installment, we sent BMXer Josh Hult a random list of things to take pictures of with his camera and here’s what he sent:

Picture of the front of your house: Josh is quite the family man at home with a wife, dog and baby boy to look after.

A self-portrait with family: Josh and his wife, Misty.

A picture with the newest family member: Josh is one proud dad and happy to welcome baby Ryder to the family.

Picture of your pet: Brewski is ready for what life throws at him.

Something you collect: Credential clusters are a common occurance in the life of a pro athlete.

Picture of your backyard: No dirt jumps in this backyard, but a jacuzzi for post-session soothing.

The contents of your backpack: Skullcandy headphones, sunglasses, body spray, energy bars and cameras are the tools of the action sports trade.

What's inside your fridge: Monster Energy Drink is clearly the choice of champions.

A meal you ate that day: Trix are for kids... and pro BMXers.

Your favorite electronic gadget: When he can't be with Misty and Brewski, Josh keeps them at arm's length.

Any random photo: A well-earned first place trophy after winning dirt at the Dew Tour's '09 Nike 6.0 BMX Open.

Redline rider Ryan Iddings starts his ‘Cross season with a victory

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:41:51 GMT

Redlines Elite ‘Cross racer Ryan Iddings bolted out to an early lead in today’s Cyclo-cross race, and increased it over the course of the hour. This was Ryan’s first race of the 2010 season on-board his new 2011 Redline Conquest Team bicycle. Local ‘Crossman Toby Swanson got the “hole-shot start” with Ryan right on his wheel, but as soon as the racers came the first technical corners section Ryan took the lead. Ryan has been training at altitude in Utah recently, and has been working on his cornering skills in preparation for the ‘Cross season.

Ryan would like to thank all of his sponsors for the 2010 season. Special thanks to Kool Stop brake pads, FSA components, Selle Italia saddles, Challenge tires, Voler Clothing, Pryme gloves and XLC eyewear.

Alise & Denzel Rule in Reno

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:17:46 GMT

Day 1 of the ABA Silver Dollar Nationals saw Redline's rulers stand atop both the Elite Mens and Elite Women's podium - as two US OTC residents displayed their dominance in front of a packed house at the Labor Day weekend tradition.

Womens Elite
    1 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    2 ARIELLE MARTIN
    3 COURTNEY TOMEI
    4 SAMANTHA COOLS
    5 AFTON SCHRIMPF
    6 SAMANTHA BRETHEIM
    7 BOHYUNG JUNG

Mens Elite    Total Riders = 31    Groups = 4
    1 DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE , DESOTO, TX
    2 SIFISO NHLAPO, SOUTH AFRICA
    3 MARC WILLERS, NEW ZEALAND
    4 NIC LONG
    5 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA
    6 GAVIN LUBBE
    7 KORY COOK
    8 KHALEN YOUNG, AUSTRALIA

As you can see -- the Elite Mens main was split evenly with America's finest AA's -versus- four of the top Foreigners, and Stein, aboard his new 2010 Flight bike, showed us where he's at going in to the UCi Supercross in Chula Vista in 2 weeks. With this win, and making the main on Sunday as well - Stein should move up a spot or two in ABA standings.

On Sunday, Alise made it two in a row - further expanding her points lead in the ABA Womens Elite standings.

12 times Podium at A.K 10 Veldhoven for Redline Bmx Dreamteam

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:18:44 GMT

RACE REPORT AK 10 VELDHOVEN:

After the summerbreak we raced the first race for the second half of the BMX Season.

The race was held in Veldhoven on a very very long track, the riders of the Redline Dreamteam

had not trained much but they did very good again.

We were with 12 riders present and had 12 podium places, 4 wins, after 10 out of 13 races of AK

(BKZ) 5 of the riders of the Redline Dreamteam are in 1e place, the rest who race the whole

Competion are almost all with the first 3.

Ranking BZK (AK) at this moment with 3 races to go.

Teun de Bock Boys 7 1e

Erik Peters Boys 8 5^e (1 race less)

Indy Scheepers
Boys 8
3^e (girl racing in boys classe)

Wessel v. Dijk   Boys 9 2^e

Ronan Lemmens Boys 10   7^e

Joey Ijkelen   Boys 11 3^e

Nick Scheepers Boys 12 1^e

Koen vd Wijst Boys 12 2^e

Stijn Nouwen      Boys 14 1^e

Michael v. Dam    Boys 15   1^e

Jeffrey vd Biezen   Men 17+ 1^e

Leon Walravens and Jelle vd Elzen not race all AK’s

When you want to be updated about the rankings click on the link bellow

http://www.fietscrosscluboss.nl/Uitslagen%20AK.htm

Jeffrey vd Biezen Men 17+ Final

Indy Scheepers and Erik peters Boys 8 Final

Nick Scheepers and Koen vd wijst Boys 12 Final

Joey ijkelen Boys 11 Final

Teun de Bock Boys 7 Final

Next Race Dutch Club Championships Rijswijk

8-31 2010 Over The Hump Pro Final

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:42:02 GMT

There were 12 races in the series. Dave had to place in the top 5 to win the series overall. Some of the top racers in the U.S. showed up unexpectedly to compete such as Sid Taberlay and Tinker Juarez, which affected the points. Eric and Dave stuck to the game plan to keep the race under control until the last 5 laps when a group of 5 riders peeled away. Sid made a surge and created a gap, which Tinker and Dave tried to bridge. Tinker didn't want to pull so Dave hammered to the finish and placed second behind Sid. Eric was exhausted from the fast pace in the beginning and finished 5th in the race and 5th overall. Dave won the series overall. Way to go Steven K Sports!

Keo Curry Newest Video

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:42 GMT

My UCI world

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:24:27 GMT

I'm back to the uci worlds in South Africa!

It was my first worlds championship in Elite Men and it was really good for me! After a very long trip, i arrive with the french team at us hotel! Very nice hotel, with some other team! For the first time, the worls was like one world cup, with one TT and one race.

The TT and the race was the same day , so it was an hard day for everybody! In the TT, i didn't a good turn, with some error in the second straight, but i still managed to finished 5th in overall! Then i did 1-1-1 in 1/8 final, i won my quarter and i won my semi-final! For the first time i was in final, so exciting to do this race! in Final i did a good start but one "little" error force me to degrade 5th, then in the first turn i decided to go in the inside and i took the 3th place! i kept this place till the end! I was really happy to do my first podium in the worlds... very nice week end for me there!

Thanks everybody for their encouragment!

Next race for me will be the world cu in Chula Vista!

Brandon Dosch on Alli Sports My Five.

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:36:31 GMT

Brandon Dosch featured on Alli SPorts My Five. Red it here

8-29, 2010 Rim Nordic Pro XC Finals

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:33:56 GMT

Got off to a good start, it was a technical course as usual Dave was in 3rd and had a major mechanical and wasn't able to finish, Eric rallied and got 7th place.

Crash at my hometrack

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:12:56 GMT

Don't worry for me, it was in 2007 ! I broke my chainwheel just before a 10 meters jump... But I didn't get injured ;)

UK National Round 11 & 12

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:45:38 GMT

The final two rounds of the National BMX 2010 summer series took place at Bournemouth BMX Club over the Bank holiday weekend.

The Redline UK Team knew these two rounds were going to be the hardest rounds with Redline going into day 1 lying 3rd place in the team rankings. Starting off with the cruisers and Alan Hill knew he had to win the final to secure the National No.1 title, gate drops and Alan was untouchable by the time he had got into the first corner winning the 35-39yr cruiser class. Abi Hill came 3rd in the 25+ Ladies cruiser class. Redline’s smallest rider Travis Wilson took 3rd place in a close fought battle in the 7yr class. Valerie Zebrokova came 3rd place in the 13-14yr class and Ayesha McLelland coming 8th in Championship Women. Back up again was Alan Hill this time in Masters and carnage was order of the day with Alan being taken off the track on the last start and managing to still get a tight 2nd place and winning the National No.1 title for 2010

Other results

Lochlan Dudley 2nd B-Main

That was end of Day 1 thew!!!!!

Day 2 started with a cloudy and windy start and today was the day where titles could be won or lost.

Welcome to the last round of the 12 round summer series of 2010. Alan Hill had already won both No.1 title’s so today was just to get extra points for the team, Alan scored another 1st place in cruiser but not so lucky in Masters with such tight racing and no where to pass 7th place was as good as it got. Valerie Zebrokova manage to improve on Saturdays result and took a 2nd in some very close racing and came away with the No.3 ranking for 2010. Championship Women rider Ayesha McLelland took 4th place in the final and in a very hard class and came away with a No. 3 ranking in her first year as a Championship Women rider.

Other results

Travis Wilson 4th

Lochlan Dudley 4th

Abi Hill 4th

The Redline UK Team finished 4th in the 2010 National Summer Series and team manger Jai Kemp would like to send Thanks to the riders and parents for all the support and hard work.

Congratulations also goes out to Redline riders Alan Hill and Jacob Roberts for winning National No.1 titles.

Next race: British Championships 2010 @ Cheddar 17th – 19th September

Pictured: Alan Hill

Pictured: Travis Wilson

Kai Sakakibara Race report 22 August 2010 Macarthur Open

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:32:38 GMT

Name:                         Kai Sakakibara
Age:                            14
Date:                           22 August 2010
Venue:                        Macarthur, NSW
Race:                           Macarthur Open 2010
Class:                          Did not race
Result:                        N/A
Weather:                    Sunny and nice, a bit of wind.
Course condition:    Looked smooth and fast.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
I had a crash on Thursday the 19th at gate practice at Macarthur. I do not remember very well as I got knocked out but apparently my front wheel washed out leading up to the triple on the second straight and I went head first into the up ramp. I got sent to hospital and they put a cast on my arm because they weren’t sure if it was a fracture or not. So I couldn’t race.

I watched the racing, walked around the track and talked to people the whole day. I also had a go at commentating in the third moto which I quite enjoyed.

It was a good day around at Macarthur, hopefully I can race next time I go there!

Saya Sakakibara Race report Macarthur Open 22nd August 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:37:57 GMT

Name:                            Saya Sakakibara
Age:                               10 (I will turn 11 tomorrow)
Date:                             22nd August 2010
Venue:                          Macarthur BMX Club
Race:                            Macarthur Open
Class:                          11 Girls
Result:                         1st
Weather:                    It was cold in the morning but it got sunny. It wasn’t very hot.
Course condition:    It was great! The last corner was concreted!

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Today it was another round of the Dynamite Series and the day before my birthday! But Kai couldn’t race because his arm was in a sling. Instead, he helped commentate.

Moto one: I had lane three and I had a great start. By the time I got to the first corner, I was just about one bike length in front. On the fourth straight, I jumped the double and into the triple. It was really fun in the air and hearing the commentator saying I am on fire! The track wasn’t as tiring as I thought it would be so the first moto went really well. I came first.

Moto two: I had lane seven and I didn’t have the best start. But I got in front. When I jumped the end of the first straight, I went a bit sketchy so I went so around the corner because I thought I was going to slid out on the 90°corner. I jumped into the triple and pedalled along the corner it was strange how I didn’t feel the tiredness in my legs that I did on Thursday when I came here for practice. I jumped the fourth straight and landed OK but it wasn’t perfect. I pedalled around the corner and then I finished first.

Moto three: I had lane four and I had a great start. I came out in front and I jumped the end of the first straight it was fun. I did the second straight and I pedalled around the third corner. I didn’t feel that I had enough speed to jump the fourth straight, so I just manualed them. It was still good. At the end when I finished first, I heard my brother start to commentate the next race and I thought to myself ‘Why can’t he do mine?!’ Anyway I came first.

Extra moto: On the extra moto, I had lane one. I was surprised that I got lane one! There weren’t many interesting things that happened on that race, it was the same as the third moto.

It was good racing with the girls and now I have to look forward to my BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Training at the CMC

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:27:54 GMT

Hi everyone,

I am in Aigle (Switzerland) with the french team, preparing the next world cup event in Chula Vista. I hope this race will have a better end than last year !

I show you my "new" 2010 Flight frame, with special designs !

See you - dam$

The Blaze!!!

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:41:05 GMT

I just got back to Austin from a quick 10 day trip full of Flight Schools and the ABA race up in Lincoln, NE. Even with the crazy heat of summer, I had a great time riding different tracks every day and hanging out with everyone. The clinic stops were Amarillo, TX, Yukon, OK, Wichita, KS, Kearney, NE, and I finished up in Lincoln and then hung out to race some A-pro.

Friday morning I went over to a local radio station, The Blaze 104.1, for a quick interview on the morning show. Jamey Montey from the track set it up and it went really well. I got to drop a lot of plugs for Redline and talk about the national, MTV 'Made', and BMX in general. It was a cool experience 'cause most people know I love to hear myself talk.

It was a hot, humid weekend but we couldn't have asked for a better track...super smooth and fast! My results were pretty 'blah' as I couldn't buy a decent gate start. I fell over in the gate (like a squid) on Saturday, and spun out on Sunday...ending up with a 5th and 6th. The Adventure-Redline team from Minnesota was in the house and had some great team finishes with a 1st and 2nd. I've also got to give a shout out to the Redline-Challenge team's 7expert Brenden "Lynchmob" Lynch who came all the way from Bakersfield, CA to finish the weekend with a pair of 2nds. He's a little shredder for sure!

It's nice to be home for a few days to do laundry and get in some hot laps at the local trail spots. It's a short stay as I'm heading out Sunday for a two month journey that includes Reno, Chula Vista, Interbike in Vegas, the Redline Cup Finals and the ABA Disney Cup in Orlando. Lots of miles, lots of sunshine, and lots of fun! Gotta love the BMX life! Who needs a real job???

Here are a few clinic pics from the trip:

Amarillo, TX

Yukon, OK

Kearney, NE

Lincoln, NE

Wichita, KS

Thanks to all the tracks for hosting the Flight Schools and thanks to the riders for coming out to shred!! See you guys in Reno.

8-24, 2010 #11 OTH Dirt Crit Series:

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:42:39 GMT

Steven K Sports went 1st and 3rd! Dave gets 1st in the pro crit again!! With 3 laps to go Eric put the hammer down with dave glue to his wheel. With the fast pace set by Eric, It let Dave brake away. Eric toughed it out and got 3rd.

Fuzzy Hall interview Portland Dew Tour

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:03:56 GMT

Youth Olympic Games wraps up in Singapore with massive Road Race

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:29:05 GMT

by New Zealand's TM, Tony Woodcock

Yesterday was cycling's last day of competition for our NZ Team guy's & girls.

Racing was being held at the Float@Marina Bay,the venue of the opening ceremony,surrounded by high rise building's & an impressive marina,with the weather at it's hottest yet, around 33 degree's.

First up was the ladies Time Trials over a 3km circuit of the newly formed F1 race track which is to host next months first F1 under lights race meet around the streets of Singapore.

Sarah-Kate must have saved all her energy up for this one,with an awesome 4th fastest time,out of the 32 other Junior women competing,maybe the inspiring talk from NZ Olympic legend Barbara Kendall the day before rubbed off on Sarah-Kate, as she had all gun's blazing in this event.

Next up was the 48km road race ,around a circuit of the city,then proceeding into Marina Bay.

94 male Juniors would line up on the start line for what was to be a very exciting race,taking into account there's Roady's,Mountain Bikers & crazy Bmxer's in the mix....

Our Junior Men's Team of Denay Cottam,Sam Shaw, Trent Woodcock (Still layed up in Hospital) would tackle this event all knowing the heat & the speed of the race would see many dropped from the race pretty early.

The mass start was hectic with strong European riders charging for the front on the first corner,withen the completion of the first lap Sam Shaw had already fell victim to a mass pile up of rider's with Shaw flying airborne over the group ending his chances of a top finish,but rejoining the race after having a rear wheel replaced that resembled a bent banana.

The time's for the 10k loop were around the 9 minute mark,with a break away group forming pretty quick & most of the Bmxer's struggling with the fast pace,it was left to the fast Roadys to battle for honours.

Denay Cottam was also in contention,hanging in with the lead bunch until the final 3 k mark,in which the Belgium rider made a break by himself putting 15 seconds on the bunch,with Denay trying to stay on his wheel it didn't happen,with Denay crossing the line in the bunch at a credible 18th spot,looking over the riders who placed in front of him,i think he rode a pretty fine race.

So with this event ending,a combination of Time Trial-Bmx-Mountain Bike-Road race Teams event,our final placings are as below,as a Team, NZ finished in 20th spot,not to bad considering we were down one rider in the Road race,lost a peddle in the final lap of the mountain bike race,which caused Sam to go from 12th to last place on the last lap ,then his crash in the road race,then loosing Trent in the Bmx Semi's,getting a DNF,i guess just maybe,the Team could have pulled a few more placings back....

Here's the results from each event,All placings are out of 32 competitors,except the Road race which is out of 94 competitors.

Denay Cottom - Time Trial 12th,Road Race 18th.

Sarah-Kate McDonald - Mountain Bike 14th,Bmx 12th,Time Trial 4th.

Sam Shaw - Mountain Bike 20th - Road Race DNF.

Trent Woodcock - Bmx Time Trial 5th, Bmx final placing 11th,Road Race DNS.

Despite some unlucky results,i certainly know each of our Team guy's & our cycle team staff of John & myself have undoubtedly enjoyed this fantastic event,as I'm sure each of these fine young athletes will have many hour's of memorable storys to tell there mates on there return home.

So to each of you guy's in our Team,well done,its been an awesome journey,and i wish you all success in your futures ahead.

After all,you guy's are NZ's cycling's First ''Youth Olympians ''and that's something to be pretty proud of.

I'll have a full story with Pic's going into the Endurance Mag on our return.

Cheers

Tony T

Youth Olympic Games - Live from Signapore

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:28:43 GMT

by New Zealand's TM, Tony Woodcock

Well, yesterday was Race day for our Bmxers and Trent Woodcock & Sarah Kate McDonald, both ono their Redline bikes, joined the 32 males & females in the first ever Junior Olympic games. First up, each would do a time trial lap to seed each athletes into their four respective motos.

Just as the TT Racing was to start, a heavy tropical rain shower swept across the venue, which was sure to throw caution in the tar sealed (asphault) berms.

Up first were the girls,each racing the clock to the finish line with the fastest time posted by the Brazilian rider with a time of 42 seconds,Sarah-Kate placing her self in 12th spot.

The guys all rolled up for there time trial with 10 of the fastest juniors from last months Bmx Worlds all lining up.

Trent was to line up run 27 of the 32 guys,posting the 5ths fastest time,.9 of a second of the Dutch Rider in first place.

Turn around moto times were to be quick with only 8 moto's to run each round a short 10min break was all the guys got before stepping up again for there moto's.

Mountain biker Sarah-Kate was finding the BMX side of the event a challenging task, being up against seasoned BMX racers from around the globe. In her motos she was placing 3rd, then as the three semi's (which are run as Olympic format - 3 times, instead of one as its commonly done around Bmx tracks), Sarah-Kate was pushed to 6th spot ending her run of continuing into the final eight, come main time..

Trent's race moto's had four fast boys from Worlds,with his main competition coming from the Colombian World Junior finalists,close racing between the two in each of the three heats with Trent posting 3 x 2nd place finishes.

With another shower of rain coming across the event and the covers once again going over the race track,caution was once again to be thrown onto the asphalt corners.

Once Semi racing resumed it was all happening on the slippery corners.

Trents first semi run ending in a 3rd place finish,which would have been good enough to make a main normally,but two more runs were ahead.

Going into turn one on his second semi,Trent wash's out,then 5 others pile into him making it a scramble up of the ground to make it to the finish line for those valuable points,with a placing of 7th,Trent now needed to place in the top 2 spots to secure a spot in the Final.

In the next moto of the second group of semi racers,the same was to happen,riders started washing out on the slippery tar seal corners,with the power & speed the guys are pulling,the race track was a wee bit tame & small for those that are used to the bigger faster rolling race tracks.

Trents final semi was to be do or die,a top two spot was required,after a slow start he started to pull in the lead 3 riders into the second corner,making a move in the air that would have put him into 2nd,it suddenly went horribly wrong,which ended up with Trent out on the Tar seal with his bikes bar's pressed 10'' into the tar seal,and Trent on his way to hospital with major groin injuries.

As we all know in Bmx, it's all laid on the line, and this time was no different.

Trent Woodcock is disappointed he wasn't in the JrOlympics main event, but i do know he's certainly enjoyed every minute of this experience and certainly made his presence felt on the race track - showing all that this Kiwi was no easy push over.

If Trents in a condition to compete in the all in Road race final in 3 days time, this will certainly be a race to watch, with a climax of 32 Roadies,32 Mountain bikers and 32 crazy Bmxer's all grouped together in the mix. It's gonna be one race you won't wanna miss.

A special thanks to you Robyn, for your awesome support & our crazy ordeal on the way to hospital.

Hopefully there's better results to come.

Cheers

Tony T

My UCi Worlds - by SEBASTIAN KARTFJORD

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:01:41 GMT

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PIETERMARITZBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
After the Euro champs, Sebastian and the national team flew to Copenhagen and prepared for the Worlds at the Supercross track there in Denmark. Then it was off to Pietermaritzburg.

The days of practice went very well together with the timetrail qualification. Come race day, Sebastian was in the first moto, which usually is a very hard moto at the Worlds (due to top qualifiers from the TT, mixed in with the middle finishers).   And this year was no different.

Sebastian rode very well and even holeshotted everybody in the first round. He easily qualified for the quarter finals. But only minutes before the quarter final, Sebastian had a flat tire on his Redline Flight bike, and had to rush to the pits and swapped to his spare bike. As it is a major UCi event, Sebastian brings two identical Redline bikes for situations like this. The only thing was -- he got to his spare bike only to find his "B" bike also had a flat! What are the odds?

On top of this, the race organizer rushed the situation even more as they had live TV waiting. All alone, Sebastian had to make a decision and pumped up the race bike again to 6 bars pressure and crossed his fingers in the gate that it would hold. By the time he crossed over the finish line, his tire pressure had dropped to 3.5 bars...

From an outside lane, a stressed Sebastian had a great start and was in 3rd out of first turn, but then threw it away choosing the wrong line into turn two. Down the third straight, he got passed and wasn't able to move on to the semi finals.
On TV it looked like Sebastian had one of his best days on the track this year, so it`s a shame that maybe a situation like that ruined his chances.

--Sebastian is managed by Geir Smeby in Sponsorgruppen Norge. post@sponsorgruppen.no

Sebastian Kartfjord - Euro Champ Finals report

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:04:11 GMT

European championships finals round 11 and 12, 8-11 july.
The organisation in Sebastian`s hometown did a great job and a lot of the competitors meant it was the best euro champs ever! With coverage two days on both national television NRK and Eurosport, and over 2000 spectators it was a big success!

The track was designed by Sebastian himself and that way he got his own personal touch on the track.
"The track has a flat first straight witch requires a lot of power, second straight got some of the biggest jumps we`ve seen this year. Third straight has a long technical section with no room for error. Last straight we did something unusual by putting in two high doubles. The crowd loved it"

On the final day Sebastian qualified for the main event.
"I was sure I could win that race, practice been going good and the track suited me well. I guess I was a little bit too eager and hit the (start)gate with my front wheel slowing me down out of the gate. So I had to come from behind, but managed a 4th place finish at the line. A win or even a podium in my hometown would have been great, but I am still happy to be in the main and the way the race went on, the atmosphere from the crowd was huge!"

Sebastian Kartfjord takes Nordic Elite No.1 title

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:03:43 GMT

NORDIC CHAMPIONSHIPS, MOSS, NORWAY - AUGUST 6-7

After the world championships in South Africa Sebastian took some days off training and BMX.
He hasn`t done a vacation that since 2007 so it was some well deserved days without training.
Seb still travelled to east of Norway and to the city Moss as a part of his vacation and signed up
for the Nordic or Scandinavian Championships if you will. Friday night was time trails, Seb did
one lap and set the fastest time of the night. Due to low sunlight, it was tough conditions on the
first and third straight. Oakley goggles with iridium lenses sorted that problem!
With a four moto system and lowest points Sebastian won all motos and was crowned champion
in saturdays racing.

The World is For Play Episode 3

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:48 GMT

The finale to the adventures of Tim, Bear, and Matt as envisioned by Arowana Films. TIOGA would like to thank the film makers for bringing their unconventional perspective of the active and diverse BMX world. Special thanks to Dosch, Hucker, and Jerbear for being such great sports.

Race #10 Over The Hump Series

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:26:29 GMT

Steven K Sports went 1st and 2nd at the Over The Hump Series. It was a great team effort as we rode the last 2.5 laps together and stayed away to the line." Dave 1st, Eric 2nd. More team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

My UCI-Worlds - by Denzel Stein

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:19:12 GMT

My trip to south Africa was great!
Team USA had a great group of riders that had been training hard for that event. It all started with 11 of us (4 guys and 7 girls), so let's just say the ladies had the upper hand - haha. The flight started in San Diego to San Fran, then from there we had a long burner from San Fran to Dubai ... talk about a LONG flight, with some very strong B.O.(body odor) from the locals.
We were all pretty tired when we got there but we had a 15 hour layover in Dubai and everyone wanted to go out in the city to see all the sites. As soon as we walked out of the plane the heat and dry air slapped us in the face and said "Welcome to Dubai."
Our trainer Sean Dwight set up a tour for us with one of the worse bus drivers they could find. This guy was on and off the gas and he loved the break. I've never been car sick til' I got in that van. As we drove, the driver kept saying "this is the biggest in the world" I think he was trying to say everything was better then America -haha.
We finished that up and all everyone could think about was sleep. Truth is, I think we all slept for about 5hrs because of the time difference. Me and my roommate Corben Sharrah were staring at the ceiling waiting for breakfast to open so we could eat like we never ate before. After "breaky" (as my uncle Jason would call it), we all headed back to the airport to get ready for another long flight to Durban.
When we got there, we all got off the plane saying "welcome to Durban in Arabic accents" - even tho we were in south Africa - haha. Down in baggage claim, we had tons of bags all over the place and began looking for the UCi guy, Ken. He had organized our whole trip and when the bus showed up, they had these little (REAL little) trailors hooked up and everyone looked at each other like "this isn't gonna work."
We somehow manged to get most of the bags in the trailor and some in the bus. As usual, the black guy gets stuck at the back of the bus. I think it was a race thing, even tho everyone said it wasn't - haha.

We took an hour drive to Pietermaritzburg,South Africa and arrived at the EasyStay hotel super tired; just ready for a good night of rest so we could start off to a great week in South Africa.
Day 1 started off at 4am because that was as long as me and Corben could sleep. Good thing breakfast started at 6, because we woke up stravin'. I'm sure everyone else didn't have a problem sleeping; well, i know Alise didn't because she is just plain lazy - haha.
After that, we pretty much rested up and tried to stay awake all day so we could sleep at night. We had a wonderful lady that cooked us dinner every day that we were there. Day 2, I woke up at 4am again and did the same thing everyday, because I was the only one the whole trip that couldn't sleep past 6am. It sucked. Sucked super bad.

I started running out of things to do because I had so much time to kill being up so early. So me and Corben went for a ride to the track. We were both kinda nervous because we didn't know if we were gonna get kidnaped - haha.
The weather was nice there for being winter time.
The rest of the group woke up and wanted to go ride the local track that they had there. That track was really small but had a long first straight with jumps and a long rhythm section. We all had fun making up new lines and trying some crazy stuff.
Those who know me, know that l have very bad OCD, and my bike was super dirty from the red dirt, so when we got back to the hotel, I had to get my Flight bike clean and running good so she could treat me well during the race. (Yeah, that's right Sam - my bike is a "she".)
As race day got closer, everyone started to get more focus for practice so we could do what we came to do. Practice went well for the whole team and we all set our goals for the weekend. Time Trial day came around and I finished 23rd overall. I had a great lap and was just happy to make it around the track. Afterwards, we all had a good dinner and a good sleep - even tho, once again, I woke up at 4amon race day.

Motos came around and i had some great laps! I was feeling good around the track. I was confident that I could make it all the way to the main ..until i had some bad luck in the quarter.

But overall, I'm happy on how I rode and I'm ready for Chula Vista. I had a great time in South Africa and it was a great trip with the team.

--Denzel

My UCI-Worlds - by Masa Sampei

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:52:55 GMT

I went to Switzerland for two weeks before heading down to SA; to train and ride the SX track at UCi's World Cycling Center. The place was really nice, weather was good the whole time, and a lot of fast riders came to ride while I was there - including my Redline team mate Tory Nyhaug from Canada. But unfortunately, I couldn't really ride because my back has been hurting me. I've had a back problem since I was little, and then it got worse during training in June.
So I watched most of the time, and learned from watching.
Everything went well until the last three days there.
We got ticket from police -- as you might know, if you already read RL news. Me and Akifumi Sakamoto were riding our bikes on the street when we came back from UCi Center to the Hotel. A police car stopped right in front of the hotel then they started talking to us. The police told us they were going to give us tickets! Because we were riding on one way road backwards, rode on side walk for 30 feet to get in to hotel and that we were using competition bicycles. Total cost $110 !!
It made for another good "Masa story" - and then we headed down to South Africa.

We got there on Sunday, and my bags came right away (that always makes me happy when i get to airport!) Had some good practice at the local track right next to the hotel we stayed at. PT guy came from Japan, so he worked on my back everyday then finally I could ride normal.
I did practice on the Worlds track Thursday and Friday, and felt pretty good. I got through all the jumps fine.
Three of my teammates (from Japan) had to go to hospital, and two of them had to have surgery that night. That just goes to show how hard the Worlds track was this year!
For the TT (time trials), I finished around 50th, which was my first time in the Top 64 cut, so I finally could race with thru the motos and if I was lucky - on to the quarters, semi's and main, I hoped. I crushed it in the first round then didn't do well in 1/8, but I was happy to able to race this time because of all the problems I had been having with my back.
Overall, the race was good, track was good, town was better than I was expecting.
But on the way back to the Bradford bed & breakfast in California, it was pretty tough!
I left SA on Monday afternoon, flight out from Durban to Johannesburg, Johannesburg to Zurich, Zurich to Geneva, Geneva to Washington, Washington to San francisco, San francisco to Monterey. Got Monterey 11:30PM on Tuesday. I thought I'd have to leave to Japan the next morning, but actually left the day after - so it was a little better. still had to flight to LAX then finally home to Tokyo. On my second from last flight, I had a dream that I couldn't land anywhere, so I have to live in the plane. ...ha ha.

Now I'm in Japan, it's really hot and humid here. Temperature is around 40degrees C, on some days! I will have a race coming up next two week ends - for the Japan series, and UCI round race for Asia.
Next race for USA is Chula vista. See you guys in September!

That's all for my Worlds 2010 adventure.
Thank you.
--Masa

Video from Dew Tour Portland

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:18:35 GMT

Here's the RIDEBMX wrap up video of Friday's Dew Tour BMX Dirt finals:

Brandon Dosch takes 5th in Portland

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:18:09 GMT

The 2nd stop of the Dew Tour hit Portland on August 12-15th and Redline Team Manager Fuzzy Hall built an epic course for the BMX Dirt finals. Brandon Dosch was pre-qualified because of his 2nd place win in Chicago. The top 12 riders moved on to the finals, leaving 16th place Josh Hult out of Dew Cup contention on Thursday. After Friday's tough final here are the Top 5 results of BMX Dirt Finals: 1. Brett Banasiewicz 2. Ryan Nyquist 3. Dennis Enarson 4. Luke Parslow 5. Brandon Dosch. Great job Brandon!

You can view Brandon's first run here.

#9 OTH Dirt Crit Series

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:01:20 GMT

Eric, placed 3rd, but this time Dave had a mechanical and finish 5th.More team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

MCS Keystone Revival CO.

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:58:27 GMT

Michelle, finish 5th in the Pro Super D. More team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

Saya Sakakibara Race report World Championships 2010 29th July 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:47:00 GMT

Name:              Saya Sakakibara
Age:                              10
Date:                            29th July 2010
Venue:                         Pietermaritzburg South Africa
Race:                           World Championship 2010
Class:                         11 Girls
Result:                        1st
Weather:                     Sunny but not hot, sometimes it was cold.
Course condition:    The track was great! It was very smooth and...... there is no more to say!

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
Today was the big race. Everyone is nervous and so was I. I have been training hard up to this day.........this is the beginning of the World Championships.

Let me introduce this track so you can get a picture in your head as I talk through my races. There was a pretty big start hill with a wooden ramp like there was at Adelaide. And two sharp doubles (I could only jump the first on because the second one was too big). Then another sharp step-up-double. On the second straight, there was a sharp table top, two sharp doubles and a step up (I jumped the first double). There was a rhythm section on the third straight and the last straight..........Sorry I ran out of breath. So on the last straight, there was a step up, double then a roller. Then, of course, a finish line.

Heats
My first race was my scariest one. Looking down that start hill and not knowing what my rival Shanya from Aruba is going to do on this track. She was fast last year. The gate was about to drop. I said to myself “is it already starting?” BOOM! The gate dropped and everyone started to cheer. I jumped the first one clean but I didn’t really get the second one right. That was when Shanya caught up to me. I was panicking and I started to move to the inside. Luckily I got around it pretty well coming out first out of the first corner. I pedalled over the table and boosted the second one I cased a little but not too much. I pumped the other two jumps. On the rhythm section I got a little bit sketchy and lost some speed. I thought I was going to get over taken but I held it to the end. I came first.

On my second moto, I had lane six I and I had a good start. The same thing happened and I shut the lane so Shanaya couldn’t get through the inside. It was fun being at the front and being the only one jumping on the second straight. The third straight was much smoother this time because it I didn’t feel the pressure from behind. I got through the last straight and I had already finished two races. I came first.

On the third moto, I had lane one and I had a great start again. I came out in front but I didn’t see Shanya next to me but I kept going. I knew that she was right on my back wheel. When I jumped the first double on the second straight, I did a little whip. It was fun. I bounced off the next one but it was pretty alright. I pumped through the thirteen rollers and to the last corner. I was winning the last moto! I came first.

Final
The final was the nerve-racking race. When I got in to lane three I could hear every ones heart pumping so fast like lion’s footsteps. The gate dropped hard and everyone started cheering harder than the motos. I jumped the first one and landed clean then I got ready for the second one so I got that on the best. On the second straight, I jumped the first double with a little whip again. It was fun. Over the step up I go. This is when thought I have got it. Pumping that rhythm section for the last time was pretty hard. After I crossed the line, I knew that the whole thing was over and it was worth coming all this way to come first. I will miss this track.

I loved this event. Jumping and crashing and all that stuff was great to watch after my races. Cheering was fun too. I had a great time in South Africa and I hope I can go to Copenhagen next year.

Kai Sakakibara Race report UCI World Championships 2010 30 July 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:46:19 GMT

Name:                Kai Sakakibara
Age:           14
Date:           30 July 2010
Venue:        Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Race:              UCI World Championship 2010
Class:              14 boys
Result:           3rd
Weather:       Cloudy and a bit wet
Course condition:    Very good. Smooth and fast track.

Sponsors
Redline, Skins, Blackman Bicycles, Precision BMX, Time, Champion System

Race summary
We had 2 practice days to figure out the track. It was only 90 minutes of practice each day, but it was enough to get a good feel of the track. The track was very technical. It had a variety of big and deep jumps everywhere on the track and a very technical rhythm section. This year, the elites had a supercross start hill next to our start hill so the first straight was very wide. The track was quite smooth and packed in well. It took me a while to sort out what to do over the jumps, especially the rhythm straight. I spent quite a lot of time on that.

The 14+ years challenge classes had a day off after the second day of practice, so I watched the younger one race and also watched to Elite rider’s practice, which was very interesting.

It rained on the night before racing so I was worried that we might have a muddy race but the rain had stopped by the morning and the track was fine because it had been kept well covered.

I got 2 warm up laps on race morning and that was it. Racing was on the way.

Heats
I had a good start and first straight in my first moto and got myself out in front down the first straight. I felt very relaxed coming out of the first corner in 1st place. I had a good second straight and kept the lead around the second corner and third straight, but left the inside open and let Jay Schippers from The Nederlands come through. Brendan Floriduz from Australia came up the inside as well and came past. My result was 3rd.

My start was a bit slow in the second moto, but I was still able to get myself into 3rd down the first straight. My second straight wasn’t so good but I got the inside of a Norway rider and got into 2nd. I had a good rhythm straight caught up to Brendan in the 1st, but wasn’t enough to pass him. I finished 2nd.

I had a pretty good start out of lane 7 in my last moto, but was still in 3rd into the first corner. I had a good run at the second straight but the head wind was quite strong and I really had to push through to keep up the speed. I got something in my eye down the third straight and couldn’t see for a bit, but somehow got the rhythm perfect and passed Brendan and went into the 2nd. I kept the position and got 2nd.

Semi-final
There were no lane choices but I had lane 3 so it wasn’t too bad for the semi final. I had a pretty good start, but got squeezed by both sides down the start hill by the Norway and Brazilian rider. I was a bit out back over the first jump but caught up down the first straight. I came out of the first corner in 4th.   I had an awesome second straight and got into the 3rd spot, just trailing behind 2nd. The two riders in front of me got sketchy down the 3rd straight and I passed them both into 1st position into the last corner. I kept the lead and went in with a 1st. I was very happy to make the final.

Final
I came out of lane 3 in the final. I had a good start and pushed out but Diego Aguirre from Chile got even better. He came across to the outside and I had to go with him. I still had a clear run down the first straight, next to Diego. Chris Christensen was coming from the outside but I just had the nose in front of him in the 2nd spot. I came out of the first corner in 2nd and was getting quite a good run down the second straight. I saw Chris coming up the inside down the second straight so I went across onto the inside, but manualed the step-up into the second corner weird and Chris got me on the inside. I was in 3rd out of the second corner and was looking for a pass down the rhythm straight, but Chris and Diego took off out in front. I pushed through to the end and finished off with a 3rd.

I was very happy with the result and had a great time racing over in South Africa. I had a great time over there, seeing animals and the different culture. I had a fantastic time.

8-3 2010 #8 OTH Dirt Crit Series:

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:09:33 GMT

Dave placed 2nd. Eric had a mechanical and did not finish.
More team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

UK National Round 9 & 10

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:09:13 GMT

The UK Redline Team headed to Gosport for rounds 9 & 10 of the British BMX Series over the weekend. This was Gosports Bmx Club's first national event held on a newly refurbished track and was looking good. Also Redline's rider Ayesha's home track.

Day 1

Saturday morning was looking very cloudy with rain threatening, but this didn't dampen the spirits of the Redline team we all knew we had to get some good results to get higher in the team rankings.

Alan Hill started the finals with his first win in 35-39 cruiser and possibly the No.1 title. Travis Wilson came in with a good 3rd place. With home track advantage Ayesha McLelland battled hard in the final against Charlotte Green and was a close race all the way with Ayesha coming 2nd. Jacob Roberts was having a tough day on the track and making small mistakes and went to high in the 2nd berm leaving room for Jordan Perry to take his first national win and Jacob 2nd. Alan Hill finished the day with another win in Masters making a double win on the day.

Results from the rest of the team on day 1 were

Lochlan Dudley 6th in 9yr class

Valerie Zebrokova 3rd in 13-14yr

Abi Hill 4th in 25+ cruiser

Day 2

Sunday was looking a lot better with a refreshed team ready

Alan Hill again started the finals with the first win of the day with no one challenging him from start to finished. Jacob Roberts with a new race head on lead the final from the start and wasn't going to let anyone past, with 9 out of 10 national wins Jacob secured the National No.1 title for 2010 with 2 rounds still to do. Valerie Zebrokova had a better day and battled hard right from the start to take another national win.

Results from the rest of the team on day 2 were

Lochlan Dudley 2nd B-final

Ayesha McLelland 5th

Alan Hill 2nd in Masters

Abi Hill 4th in 25+ cruiser

Travis Wilson 4th in 7yr class

Pictured: Valerie Zebrokova

Pictured: Travis Wilson

UCi World's Videos

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:18:56 GMT

JR.WOMEN: Wanna watch Redline~Dutch rider MERLE vanBENTHAM and Redline~Australia's MELINDA McLEOD score the win and a 3rd at the UCi Worlds?

JR.MEN: Another Worlds Main - and another bronze medal for a Redline Global rider. This time, it's Redline~Dutch National team member TWAN vanGENDT blazing past the smokin' carnage of Connor Fields to nab the 3rd spot.

ELITE WOMEN: Redline-USA's very own ALISE POST makin' Minnesota proud with her best UCi World Championship finish to date - a Bronze medal behind two former & current World Champs.

ELITE MEN: With three Redline Flight bikes in the gate (courtesy of WILLOUGHBY, van der BIEZEN & DAUDET), it could've been a full Redline podium sweep. But Sam's big washout in the first turn, after hittin' a deep bump that threw his hand off the grip, it wasn't to be. Luckily, France's Joris Daudet hung low for an inside swoop from lane 1, and escaped the wrath of Sam's pileup to hold on for another Bronze.

INterview with NZ's Trent Woodcock in ANZA magazine

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:41:24 GMT

Trent Woodcock
Age 17,
Trent will compete with New Zealand’s cycling team. In an unusual twist, he will join two events: the BMX match and the road race. Trent has already won numerous national BMX titles and was a World Champion at only eleven years old.

What do you think is the signi
fi cance of this fi rst Youth Olympics?
It’s giving future Olympian hopefuls the chance to compete and taste the big event environment. Being a
pretty special to be a part of the Youth Olympics, and it’s good to see more kids taking part in sports.

BMX is a 40-to-50 second sprint over dirt jumps, a bit like motocross but we have to pedal. We race against seven riders over a 350-metre racetrack, with jumps up to 10 metres long. The tracks now are getting really big, as seen at the 2008 Olympics.

How does it differ from mountain biking?

BMX is over really quick, whereas mountain biking goes for 15 to 20 minutes through a forest course. BMX bikes are a lot different – we have 20-inch wheels, theirs are 26 inches. But we wear the same protective gear as we both hit some pretty fast speeds.

How have you balanced training for a sport at this level while going to school?

My school work has suffered a bit due to my travelling. I try to catch up when I’m back in class. Training is tough and I’m trying to
BMX, I focus more on my school stuff. When I’m happy at school it shows in my training and riding.
You’re competing both in BMX and road racing for these Games. Are you just as comfortable with the road events?

Road racing is new to me. Everything about it is different from BMX – there’s no speci

Did your skills come from just having fun on the bikes and getting good at it, or does training really entail gruelling
work and sacri
mind giving road and track a shot in the future. For now, I’m comfortable with the BMX as I’ve been riding for twelve years.
BMX is a really skillful sport. It is a lot of fun, but you also need to know how to handle the bike well. I train pretty much every day, from track-work to sprints to the gym. Skill is picked up from just riding every day, but the

You’ve become quite accomplished for your age.
of racing are a lot of hard work, and sometimes a lot of hard crashes.
Yeah, I won a World Title in Paris in 2005. This year I won my New

A lot of parents would be worried about their kids getting involved with risky sports. Were your parents always supportive, or was there a point where they tried to discourage you from racing?
Zealand National title, and I’ve come close in a couple others.
My parents didn’t want me to ride motocross, so they got me into BMX. They have been a great support. They’ve given me the chance to see the world while doing what I love. In the past couple of years, Dad has wondered if I should take up rugby or another sport, as I’ve had a couple of bad crashes. Here’s hoping that’s in the past.

What do you imagine you’d be doing if you weren’t training as an athlete?

Doing what my other mates are doing, maybe playing rugby, basketball. It seems weird to think about. I’ve been training and racing for so long now it just seems normal.

What are your future ambitions?

I hope to compete in the London Olympic Games in 2012, but the next two years will be a challenge to qualify.

Have you been to Singapore?

I have been to a lot of countries but not Singapore. I’ve been told it’s really hot. From what I’ve seen in magazines, it looks like a really cool place. I’m really looking forward to being there.

http://www.anza.org.sg/anzaMag/ANZA_July2010.pdf

Tell us a bit about what BMX biking is.

My UCI-Worlds - by Kerstin Fritscher

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:20:45 GMT

The first ever Worlds held in South Africa went well for me. We had a very great time down there, going on a safari and visiting beaches. Everything was well-organized and really nice. I wish we had such a "winter" over here ...

During the first practice, riding the (challenge-) track confirmed how it looked like: desingned for the power-people. The first double was really smooth and rideable any style, and between the jumps was a lot of space for pedalling. The turns were really big, and only the starting hill was a little lower than last year and less steep - too bad, because i really liked it the way it was.

On Wednesday evening the opening ceremony was held at the track, and the organizer made something special, and as I remember right, this was the first time, it ever happened. All last year's winners should be part of the ceremony, it was a great honor for me, being namely presented to the whole crowd in front of me. A memorable moment !

On Friday I had my 20" competition in the women 17 and over. With only 2 groups, the motos were full, but even though I did not know a lot of the other girls, I went on to win all my 3 motos and qualified for the main. I had a good gate, but after jumping the first double i was blocked immediatly from the outside, same after the next double. This caused me to slow down and missed the speed for jumping into the step-double - unfortunately I also had to take it girlie-style and went 2nd into the first turn. Here i went inside and went to pole for a few seconds, but since I had to pedal hard after that jump, I had less speed than the other girl. From the second straight on i was in 2nd position and i could hold it to the finish line for a 2nd place at the worlds. Not too bad regarding that i am twice as old as most of the others !

On Sunday, cruiser was on the schedule, and here I could get into the race in my own age-class. I felt even better that day, maybe it was because of the way more relaxed mood in the German house; everyone was honest and we all understood really good.

Unfortunately there were not enough women in my age registered, and we were put together with the class below us; which meant we ran the 35-44 age-class. My moto was the easier one, and qualified very easy for the final. My gate was really good, and after jumping the first double i was already in front. After the first turn i never looked back, did not even hear the speaker go kind of crazy saying "look at this ... back to back world champion ..." After getting a deep breath i realized what i've done and was really happy for taking the win what means the 3rd worlds title for me !
Looking forward to Copenhagen !

Josh Hult video from The March Forth

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:37:41 GMT

One of Hult's clothing sponsors put this up on youtube last week.

The World is For Play Episode 2

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:34:32 GMT

Features Brandon Dosch, Hucker and Jared Eberwein.

A renegade film crew was commissioned by TIOGA to create a visual interpretation of what "The World is For Play" means to them. Their vision continues with episode 2, "The Chase," starring Brandon Dosch, Mike "Hucker" Clark, and Jared Eberwein.

Worlds Race Report-Raymon Van Der Biezen

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:52:12 GMT

The 2010 UCI BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa are done. With a 5th place in the Main event, I didn’t reach my goal, but I’m still satisfied…
Our first practice started at Thursday. All Junior and Elite classes had one hour each to feel the track. The UCI crew made a very challenging track, which was the next level I think. The first straight was really fast, more like racing style.
The rest of the track was technical, steep and especially the corners we’re bumpy and flat, so that made I difficult to keep up the high speed. Anyway, I felt okay and I had a lot of fun riding on it! Friday we had another 30 minutes to explore the track. Practice went even better for me, cause I had more confident on my bike and my gates we’re getting stronger.

Saturday= Race day:
After 30 minutes warm-up, Elite Woman started of with time-trials. Cause I was standing 3 in the World ranking,
I was one the last Elite Men how had to ride time-trial. I rode a clean lap with no mistakes and took 4th place overall,
so that’s a good way to start the Worlds. After our time-trials, Junior Men/ Woman had a short warm-up and right after that, racing started for real in front of a big African crowd. I easily made it through my heats by winning 2 out of 3. During the Quarterfinal I had to give everything I got, cause I was back in pack after a bad start. Luckily I was able to ride myself back from 8 to the 4th position. The Semifinal was packed with the best riders in the World. I was in the outside lane and I knew I needed a good start… I did what I had to do and took another fourth position, so I placed myself in the Elite Men Worlds Final for the first time in my life. Of course I felt happy, but I wane do better than just be in this final… Unfortunately I didn’t had my best start of the day, so that brought me back in pack. After some guys crashing in the first turn, I was in fifth position. I was able to close up the gap between me and Thomas Hamon from France, but I couldn’t pass him before the finish line.My goal was to get the podium, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. For now I’m happy to be Elite Men number 5 in the World, because I’d made a great progression and I know where I’m at right now.

In the Junior Woman class, my teammate Merle v Benthem took Gold and in the Junior Men class my other teammate Twan v Gendt took Bronze, so I like to congratulate them with this great results.
Now I’m having 2 weeks off, so I’m going to try to enjoy doing nothing haha.

Het UCI BMX Wereld Kampioenschap in Pietermaritzburg, Zuid Afrika zit er alweer op. Met een 5e plaats in de finale heb ik mijn doel niet bereikt, maar ik ben toch redelijk tevreden.
Onze eerste training was op Donderdag. Alle Junior en Elite klasse kregen per groep een uur de tijd om de baan te verkennen.
Ik vond het een baan voor het volgende niveau, maar dat maakte het des te uitdagender… Het eerste stuk was erg snel, meer race stijl. De rest van de baan was heel technisch, stijl en vooral de bochten waren behoorlijk hobbelig en vlak, waardoor het lastig was om de hoge snelheid vast te houden. Mijn training ging wel goed en ik had het erg naar mijn zin! Vrijdag hadden we ook nog 30min trainen. Ik had meer zelfvertrouwen, waardoor het fietsen en starten natuurlijk nog beter ging.

Zaterdag= wedstrijddag:
Na 30min warming-up, de Elite vrouwen mochten beginnen met de tijdrit. Omdat ik 3e in de Wereld ranking stond, was ik één van de laatste die de tijdrit mocht fietsen. Ik had een vloeiend rondje, zonder fouten. Uiteindelijk had ik de 4e tijd en dat was fijn om het WK mee te beginnen. Na onze tijdrit, hadden de Junioren nog een
korte warming-up en vervolgens begon de echte wedstrijd met een groot Afrikaans publiek langs de baan.Ik plaatste me makkelijk voor de Kwartfinale, want ik won 2 van de 3 manches. In de Kwartfinale moest ik alles geven, nadat ik een slechte start had. Ik lag achteraan, maar ik wist van een 8e plaats terug te komen naar een 4e plaats en dus door naar de Halve Finale. Hierin had ik een startplaats aan de buitenkant en ik wist dat ik een goede start moest maken. Ik deed wat ik moest doen en ik zat weer bij de eerste 4, dus ik plaatste me voor mijn eerste Elite Men finale tijdens een WK. Natuurlijk was ik al erg blij met deze prestatie, maar ik wilde meer dan alleen finale rijden… Helaas had ik deze keer niet mijn beste start van de dag. Daardoor kwam ik op de heuvel al klem te zitten en moest ik achteraan sluiten. Na een valpartij in de eerste bocht lag ik op een 5e plaats. Het gat tussen de nr. 4 (Thomas Hamon uit Frankrijk) kreeg ik nog wel dicht gereden en ik wist zelfs nog langs hem te komen, maar het lukte me helaas niet om hem te passeren voor de finish.
Mijn doel voor dit WK was een podiumplaats, maar helaas heb ik dat niet behaald. Op dit moment ben ik toch wel blij om 5e van de Wereld te zijn in de Elite Men klasse, want ik ben enorm gegroeid en ik weet nu precies waar ik sta ten opzichte van mijn concurrenten.In de Junior Woman klasse behaalde mijn teamgenootje Merle v Benthem goud, en mijn andere teamgenoot Twan v Gendt brons bij de Junior Men. Natuurlijk wil ik hun nogmaals feliciteren met deze knappe prestatie! De komende 2 weken ga ik proberen te genieten van mijn rust, want er zitten nog 2 belangrijke World Cups aan te komen.

My UCi Worlds - by Manuel DeVecchi

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:40:28 GMT

I've just arrived back home from So Africa.
It was a good race for me, but unfortunately I did a wrong semi and I couldn't make the main. On the bright side, I earned very good points for the Olympic qualification and I'm happy about that.

I'm a bit disappointed about cruiser because I went there to win the last title of the Worlds history. UCi has decided not to hold Elite Cruiser any more at the World Champs. This would be my last shot. But I crashed badly during quarters. I still had qualified anyway for the semi, but I couldn't race it because I was on my way to the hospital. Fortunately everything is fine. Nothing broken =) ...only a big crash.

Thank you very much to Redline and I will see you soon in Chula Vista! =)

--Manuel

www.manueldevecchi.com

My UCi Worlds - by Sander Bisseling

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:34:07 GMT

SANDERBISSELING.COM RACEREPORT

01 August 2010

A 13th and a 4th at the worlds

01 August 2010



The 2010 UCI BMX Worlds are already done and I can tell you my body is tired from last couple of days. With practice on Thursday, Friday and with racing on Saturday and Sunday it was an intense weekend here in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. I had a decent weekend with a 13th place on Saturday and a 4th in Elite Cruiser on Sunday.

First track impression was pretty good, but at our first practice on Thursday we all came in touch with the difficulty of this track. Second straight was pretty hard, steep and difficult to managed on full speed. Not only the second straight was an issue even the turns and 3rd straight with a lot of bumps made it hard to ride clean laps.

The track was getting better during the weekend and on Saturday it was time to kick of the 2010 UCI BMX worlds with the timetrails. I’m not a star in riding qualifying run so most of the time my result is a disappointing for myself. I needed 2 laps to qualify myself with a 43rd place.
I had a good feeling on the first straight and that helped me during the race. I got a 3rd, and 2 second places in my 1/8`s and qualified myself for the quarterfinal. With the new concept on the worlds riding on a supercross track, racing was different than the last couple years. I won my quarterfinal and made it into the semi, which was packed with good riders from around the world. I had a good start but was struggling with Sifiso Nhalpo down the ramp and on the first jump. I lost time and with troubles on second straight I couldn’t qualify myself for the main event.
With me and vd Biezen in the top 16 it was only vd Biezen who made it into the final for Holland. He finished 5th behind the new World Champ, Maris Stromberg, Sifiso Nhalpo, Joris Daudet and Thomas Hamon.

Merle van Benthem won the world title in Junior-Woman and even teammate Twan van Gendt did a great job with a 3rd in Junior-Men class.

After a bad night of sleeping, Cruisers were on the program on Sunday.
It was not busy at all and only my teammate vd Wildenberg and me did race for Holland on the Cruiser. Vd Wildenberg crashed in practice on Thursday and he had tough times with a lot of pain during the weekend. I made it easily thru my motos and made it into the final with a win in my semi.
I had good gates whole day long and that was not different in my final. I took the holeshot but Jiminez passed me on the second straight and kept me wide in the second turn. Riders came from the inside and I lost couple spots, so I finished 4th.
Rezende won the last World Cruiser title ever.

I have some double feelings about this weekend, had some good moments but even bad ones.
Didn’t complete my goals but it was not a bad weekend for me so I keep my head up for the next 2 World Cups for this season.

See you guys in Chula Vista in September.

--Sander
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In het Nederlands:

De 2010 UCI BMX Worlds zitten er alweer op en ik kan je vertellen dat mijn lichaam behoorlijk moe is van afgelopen dagen. Met trainingen op donderdag, vrijdag en wedstrijden op zaterdag en zondag was het een intensief weekend hier in Pietermartizburg, Zuid-Afrika. Ik had een redelijk weekend met een 13e plaats op zaterdag en een 4e plaats op de cruiser op zondag.

De eerste indruk van de baan was prima, maar tijdens de training kwamen we allemaal in aanraking met de moeilijkheid van deze baan. Het tweede stuk was niet makkelijk, het was stijl en moeilijk te nemen op volle snelheid. Maar niet alleen het 2e stuk was ingewikkeld, ook de bochten en het derde stuk met alle stuiters en gaten maakte het moeilijk goede rondjes te rijden.

De baan werd gedurende het weekend beter en op zaterdag was het tijd om het WK te beginnen met de tijdkwalificatie. Ik ben geen ster in het rijden van tijdritten en dus zijn de uitslagen vaak een teleurstelling voor mijzelf. Ik had 2 rondjes nodig om mezelf te plaatsen met een 43e tijd.
Ik had de hele dag een goed gevoel op het eerste stuk en dat hielp me tijdens de wedstrijd. Ik werd 3e en 2x tweede in mijn 1/8 finales en plaatste me voor de kwart finale. Door het nieuwe concept om ook op het WK op een supercross baan te rijden waren de races anders dan voorgaande jaren. Ik won mijn kwart finale en ging door naar de halve finale die vol zat met goede rijders van over de hele wereld. Ik had een goede start maar kwam in gevecht met Sifiso Nhalpo op de startheuvel en eerste bult. Ik verloor veel tijd en met een fout op het tweede stuk was het gebeurd voor vandaag. Met vd Biezen en mijzelf in de top 16 was het alleen Raymon vd Biezen die de finale voor Nederland wist te halen. Hij werd 5e achter de nieuwe wereld kampioen Maris Strombergs, Sifiso Nhalpo, Joris Daudet and Thomas Hamon.

Merle van Benthem won de Wereld titel bij de Junior-Woman en ook teamgenoot Twan van Gendt deed goede zaken met een 3e plaats bij de Junior-Men.

Na slecht geslapen te hebben stond zondag de cruiser op het programma. Het was niet druk en met alleen teamgenoot vd Wildenberg en ikzelf kwamen voor Nederland uit op de cruiser. Vd Wildenberg was gevallen op donderdag en kende het hele weekend zware tijden met veel pijn. Ik kwam eenvoudig door mijn manches en kwam in de finale nadat ik de halve finale had gewonnen. Ik had de hele dag goede starts en dat was niet anders tijdens de finale. Ik pakte holeshot maar Jiminez kwam voorbij op het 2e stuk en reed me naar buiten in de 2e bocht. Rijders kwamen binnendoor en ik moest genoegen nemen met een 4e plaats. Rezende won de laatste Wereld titel bij de elite-cruiser.

Ik heb een dubbel gevoel over de laatste 2 dagen, ik kende goede momenten maar ook slechte. Ik had 2 doelen gesteld maar beide heb ik niet gehaald, maar ondanks dat was het geen slecht weekend en kijk ik uit naar de laatste 2 wereld bekers van dit jaar.

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My UCi Worlds - by Damien Godet

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:34:35 GMT

I am now back from the UCI Worlds in South Africa.

It was a great World Championship, with a massive SX track, good weather, and a lot of people. Overall, it was a good show! I felt good on my Redline Flight bike, but the track was so long that it was not easy to be fast and smooth; especially on the second part of it !
This year - we had Time Trials for the first time ever at the Worlds; like at the SX races.
I did a big mistake during my TT run, in the 3rd straight. I was not fast in that rythym section, yet I still managed to finish 12th overall.
Then I did 4-4-2 in 1/8 finals and was confident for the quaters. Unfortunately I didn't make the good choices during this race. I was 4th in the 1st straight and decided to go into the inside of the first turn, so I lost my speed and jumped to high on the pro section. Due to that decision, Raymon VD Biezen passed me and I finished 5th.
Disapointed, of course.

The French guy Joris Daudet, also riding on a Redline, was able to get on the box with a 3rd place. Congrats to him !

The next race for me will be the World Cup in Chula Vista; on one of the biggest tracks in the world.
But right now I am in vacation for a week !

--Dam$

Surviving My UCi Worlds - by Tory Nyhaug

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:34:48 GMT

Me and the rest of the Canadian national team started our 2 week trip by first flying to Aigle, Switzerland and training at their UCI Centre. The weather was super hot and the SX track there was in great shape. It was great to be back on the hill and shredding with some other national teams. We got some really good training in and I was feeling really fast and ready to go for the Worlds!

We got into South Africa after a long overnight flight from Frankfurt. I slept 8 of the 10 hours though so I was pretty excited when i checked my watch! After we arrived at the hotel in Pietermaritzburg we built our bikes and went and rode over to the track to check it out. It looked good and we were all excited.
The next few days were just some light training and we went on a Safari, which was pretty interesting. Saw some animals we don't get to see at home.
Thursday was practice day and I felt so pumped and ready to go. I went for the pro section, came up short on the second pro jump and flipped the bars really hard. I felt sore but I thought I could just ride it off so I kept practicing. After a few more times thru the pro section I started to feel a lot of pain and I was worried. I then climbed the hill and did a gate and a first straight. At that point I was in agony. I could hardly hold onto my bars and I knew something was wrong, so I had to stop.
I went into the first aid tent and they sent me off to the hospital via ambulance. Sure enough, after a bunch of X-rays, CT scans and ultra sounds they informed me that I had a grade 2 laceration of my spleen. I was so bummed, but that's BMX in the big leagues of UCi! I stayed a couple nights in hospital then was released and could watch racing and see all my friends.
All in all I had a good weekend despite everything and I am just going to come back stronger than ever once I am all healed up! Congrats to all my team mates that did well at the Worlds!

--TN

Crankworx 7-30/31, 8-1 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:58:30 GMT

It was a long weekend but a great one!
It started out with Dual Slalom practice on Wednesday and race on Thursday. The course was quick and fast. The rain muddied the course up Thursday morning which caused practice to be delayed an hour in hopes that the course would dry a bit. The blue course ended up being about 2.5 seconds slower than the red course until it dried and by finals there was about a 1.5 sec. difference between the courses. In the finals I made it to 4th place and it was awesome!
Friday came and it was time for Super Downhill. The start was elbow to eblbow and handlbars got caught causing one rider to crash right before heading into the single track. It had a couple tables to jump over and then down through switch backs into a sharp u-turn and up the one hill which was a killer. At that point lungs burning and legs just about to fall off and only 2/3 way down the course. The top four riders beginning to barely seperate. In the end the winner of the race won because of a crash of the 2nd place racer. I was able to hold on to 4th place.

By Sunday it was the final day of racing the Downhill race. Practice through the week and the qualifier was dry and THEN the rain came down soon after and through the race, making it more of a mud-fest at the finish. Racers times were consistently slower then the qualifier run but all made it to the finish safely. 7th place was the end result for me and this year I made it down all on my own! Oh YEAHHH!!!!! Michelle

My NASS crash

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:15:25 GMT

yeah ...had a nasty crash at NASS a couple of weeks ago. I didn't ride well in my runs at all, so i thought i'd send something big to make up for it. i went for a quart to quart gap - about 30 foot apart. The distance wasn't too scary. it was just making sure i had enough speed for it with there only being a small quarter at the other end of the course. it was all down to pedal power. the first attempt i cleared it sound; just landed low 'n got bucked off. then on the second attempt, i hooked up on the landing quarter and slid out. The third attempt i must of been tired and tried to fit an extra crank in, which didnt leave room to get set up right for take off. i left the ramp all over the place but there wasn't much i could do about it by then. the video says it all.

I ended up with a dislocated shoulder joint. my collarbone dislocated at both ends, my ribs separated from my chest bone, got a broken rib and internal swelling on my chest cavity. i'm still waiting to hear from the NHS to see a shoulder specialist so he can figure out if i need my collarbone pinned down to my chest.

Things seem to be healing quickly so i can't wait to get back on it.

Introducing Sam Ward

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:13:56 GMT

SAM: "I'm 24 and I've been riding for 10 years. I'm from Liverpool England. My first bike was a Redline, so it's amazing to be riding for them now. My favourite thing to ride is big quarters but ya can't go wrong with big jumps transfers or anything fast. I've rode a few comps in my time - like the backyard jams an NASS, and have traveled to a couple of European comps, but I've never gotten too far because of the injurys I've picked up along the way. But risking life and limb is all worth it for those days when everything goes right."

UCi World Championships 2010 - VanBentham Wins!

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:05:26 GMT

Pro day in South Africa is now in the books, and Redline's Global riders were all over the mains and brought home a Bronze medal in all four categories ... not to mention ONE GOLD!

Here's how the mains went down:

JR.WOMEN: Merle vanBENTHAM won it wire-to-wire in the Jr.WOMENS final. Australian Redline rider Melinda McLEOD was also in the hunt, in her first outing for JrWomen, and did her best to reel in 2nd place Brooke Crain, who was puttin' the pressure on Merle. But the Dutch gal was unbeatable, and didn't make any mistakes, for her victory. McLeod held on for third - putting two Redline Flight bikes on the Worlds podium, and giving us our first of four Bronze medals.
Dutch coach Bas DeBever was thrilled with this win for the Dutch~Redline National team, and give Merle a hug bearhug at the finishline.

JR ELITE: With Canadian TORY NYHAUG out of commision due to his spleen-splintering crash in practice, it was up to our Dutch, New Zealand and Norwegian Jr's to get the job done. The Netherland's rising-star, Twan vanGENDT, looked to be a factor throughout the motos, and moved on to the big show, while Norway's Aleksander BIRKLAND and NZ's Trent WOODCOCK had some unfortunate luck in the semi's.
Going in to the main, VenGendt looked to be a favorite, but would have his work cut out for him against USA's Connor Fields and Corben Sharrah. As many had predicted, Fields immedaitely shot to the front and was pullin' away from the pack like a madman on fire. Meanwhile, our man in Orange - Twan, was battling with the rest of the pack; fighting over who'll take 2nd thru 4th. With a comfortable 4 or 5 bike length lead, Fields suddenly self-imploded down the third straight away, and suddenly vanGENDT found himself handed the third place spot. And that's the way it's go across the line - scoring Redline and the Dutch National team a bronze.

ELITE WOMEN: ALISE POST (USA) made her first Elite Womens main, and during qualifying had been the closest rider to catch Olympic silver medalist Latetia LeCorguile from France. With Latetia's domination of the Euro Champ series, and wins from the last three SX races, it seemed that she'd be the one to beat. In the first moto, UK's Shanaze READE seemed to be having trouble with the jump-filled second straight, and would have to get her head together for the final if she wanted to regain her post Rainbow-striped World Champ jersey.

In the final, ALISE started from lane 6, and once the gate popped, she fought hard down the first straightaway to move in to the front of the pack. Looking strong, and extremely smooth, Post and her 2011 Flight bike powered and styled their way behind the two prior World Champions from the past 3 years. Ex-Redline rider from the UK, Shanaze Reade, regained her World No.1 title with pure power, while the defending World Champ Sarah Walker held off Alise for the 2-spot.
Score yet another bronze medal for Team Redline - and congratulations go out to Alise for making the USA look good.

"I am very happy," Alise IM'ed us from Facebook following the race. "I rode good in the semis and finals. I just didn't have the most perfect start in the main. But I am still happy with the bronze medal. I had some stacked motos .. but best of all, I didn't crash in the first turn in my semi or main!"

ELITE MEN: During qualifying, there were 4 riders with a sweet score of 1-1-1 for their three rounds. And we were extremely pleased, that 3 of those 4 were aboard Redline bikes. Sam Wiloughby, Raymon van der Biezen and Joris Daduet, along with The Machine, all had a low 3 points after their 1/8th Motos.

Going in to the semi's, Redline had a good shot at filling half, if not more, of the World's gate. In Semi 1, we saw all three final main makers transfer out, with Italy's Manuel DeVecchi comin' in close but just barely missing out. In the next semi, Sander Bissiling was also lookin' strong, but got balled up on the second stretch and wasn't able to get back in to the top-4.
Thus; our three Elite's who moved on to the Mens main event were: Sam Willoughby (Australia), Raymon van der BIEZEN (Netherlands), and Joris DAUDET (France).

Most notably was that for the first time in BMX history - not one single USA rider made the cut for the Elite final. Denzel STEIN had hoped to be The Man for Team USA, to defend our honor; but he'd gotten lose in the last turn and lost the transfer spot. It was a dark, sad day for USA BMX.

"The Worlds was a great event and I'm glad to have been picked to come here," texted Denzel from his hotel after the race. "I rode really good. I didn't punk out in any of my races, and I felt like I was riding good. I just still had some tough luck, but I'm still proud of myself.There is more to come for the People's Champ. The guys with USA Cycling all told me that I didn't let them down, so I'll be sure to light it up in my backyard (Chula Vista in September)."

Throughout the day, riders were choosing the outside lanes - thanks to an ultra-wide first straightaway where you could just go full throttle open - as long as you had a full tank of gas in teh tank. Thus, for the main, the Gold medalist machine Maris Stromsberg opted for lane 8, while our three Redline heroes took lane 6 (Sam), lane 4 (Raymon) and in 1 (Joris Daudet).
As many were predicting, Maris was the man on a mission, and holeshotted from the outside. South Africa's Cinderella-story, Silfaso Nhlapo, was also charging right up to the front. Meanwhile, our Redline riders seemed to be getting the squeeze, and Sam Willoughby found himself in the 4th place spot and was anxious to make a move. Trying a move up high in the first turn, Willoughby suddenly washed out and took two other riders down with him. Disapointedly, he'd get back up, dust himself off and finish 7th. Amazingly, Daudet and van der Beizen were able to avoid Sam's carnage, and the Frenchman blasted his way in to the third spot. Hot on the tail of crowd-favorite Skizo, Joris couldn't manage to make a move, and if he had - it would've likely caused a riot as the South African fans tooting their left-over World Cup horns, were thrilled to see their hero chasing down Stromsberg.
Across the line, it was Maris, Silfaso and Joris, 1-2-3. ...for those counting, that's 4 bronze medals for Redline.

"The final was eight of the best racers," summed up Denzel from his Facebook acount. "I wish my Aussie team mate would've won it, but Maris and Skizo had a great race. Nhalpo's second place should feel like a first in his home town! Good job to those guys, for sure."

JR.WOMEN:
1. Merle vanBENTHAM (REDLINE/The Netherlands)
2. Brooke Crain (USA)
3. Melinda McLEOD (REDLINE/Australia)

JR.MEN:
1. Sylvian Andre (France)
2. Kristers Lejins (Latvia)
3. Twan vanGENDT (REDLINE/The Netherlands)

ELITE WOMEN:
1. Shanaze Reade (UK)
2. Sarah Walker (New Zealand)
3. ALISE POST (REDLINE/USA)

ELITE MEN:
1. Maris stromsberg (LAtvia)
2. Silfaso Nhlapo (South Africa)
3. Joris DAUDET (REDLINE/France)
5. Raymon vanDerBIEZEN (REDLINE/The Netherlands)
7. Sam WILLOUGHBY (REDLINE/Australia)

Two Worlds wins for Redline Amateurs

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:00:30 GMT

Redline congratulates Redline Ams AMIDOU MIR (France) for his win in 15X, and 11 Girls SAYA SAKAKIBARA (Japan, via Australia) for yet another Worlds victory.

Podium finishes also scored by 40 year old KIRTSEN FRITSCHER (Germany) for a 2nd place in 17+ Girls, and KAI SAKAKIBARA (Japan via Australia) for a 3rd in 14 Girls.

Way to go!

11 Girl SAYA SAKAKIBARA will keep that No.1 Worlds plate for another year.

UCi Worlds: Time Trials results

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:56 GMT

via BMXnews.com
Sam Willoughby is having a long day at the races. Being the current SX points leader, he gets to run his time trial as the very last in a field of 80 Elite men. The good news is that the way Sam is riding lately, he won’t have to stick around for round two, so he can sprint past the finish line, and into the parking lot, Forrest Gump style.

Some results are already in for the Juniors

First Round, Junior Women Qualifiers:
1 123 CRAIN Brooke USA       42.111
2 126 WOLCOTT Taylor USA      42.817
3 #75 VAN BENTHEM Merle NED 42.869        REDLINE/NETHERLANDS
4 #103 MCLEOD Melinda AUS    43.627        REDLINE/AUSTRALIA
5 112 TAYLOR Abbie GBR          43.747
6 102 DELLAR Kirsten AUS        43.839
7 117 O’KEEFFE Teagan RSA    44.463
8 122 QUINALHA Bianca BRA    45.132

Second Round Junior Women Qualifiers:
1 109 JEPSEN Mette DEN                       45.417
2 127 SORIANO Florencia Ayelen ARG 45.814
3 6 VAN DE PERRE Tori BEL                  46.354
4 115 HEREIJGERS Maartje NED          46.574
5 110 LE ROUX Enora FRA                     47.033
6 105 PEREZ Mayara BRA                       47.062
7 120 DANIELS Dominique USA            47.298
8 119 NICOLET Cindy SUI                      49.717

All Junior Men qualified (there were six DNS entries), but here are the details anyway.

First Round Junior Men Qualifiers:
1 219 ANDRE Sylvain FRA       38.985
2 134 FIELDS Connor USA      39.803
3 207 SHARRAH Corben USA 39.823
4 195 MARTINEZ Lorin FRA     40.513
5 #150 WOODCOCK Trent NZL 40.530        REDLINE/NEW ZEALAND
6 160 DALFARRA Leandro BRA 40.968
7 190 LEJINS Kristers LAT          41.042
8 157 BRETHAUER Luis GER    41.373
9 172 GANSER Maximilian GER 41.620
10 #156 BIRKELAND Aleksander NOR 41.950        REDLINE/NORWAY
11 205 OSTETI Hugo BRA 42.086
12 147 TEULLET Denis FRA 42.379
13 206 FERREIRA Igor BRA 42.589
14 189 LAUSTSEN Niclas DEN 42.597
15 187 KRISTERS Taims LAT 42.598
16 197 MCCORMACK Connor CAN 42.601
17 133 CRUZ ORMENO Ignacio CHI 42.915
18 176 HENDERSON Ryan AUS 43.097
19 164 DOS REIS Rogério BRA 43.251
20 165 DUNSWORTH Matthew AUS 43.966
21 203 NILSEN Per Erik NOR 44.607
22 130 CLARKE Benjamin AUS 45.016
23 217 YOSHIMURA Jukia JPN 45.352
24 #148 VAN GENDT Twan NED 45.580        REDLINE/NETHERLANDS

Second Round Junior Men Qualifiers:
1 142 OQUENDO ZABALA David COL 41.490 Q
2 174 HARMSEN Joris NED 43.080 Q
3 125 CARNAVAL Douglas BRA 45.396 Q
4 135 FOX Nicholas NZL 46.297 Q
5 127 CARVALHO Igor BRA 46.527 Q
6 145 PALACIOS MUNOZ Nicolas ECU 47.423 Q
7 152 AGUIRRE Elias CHI 47.739 Q
8 215 VARGAS OVANDO Sebastián BOL 47.835 Q
9 208 TANNIGER Romain SUI 48.152 Q
10 162 DEMONT Jonathan SUI 48.320 Q
11 138 FRANKS Daniel NZL 48.424 Q
12 139 FURLAN Mattia ITA 48.469 Q
13 180 HLADIK Jakub CZE 48.541 Q
14 198 MENDEZ Ignacio CHI 49.022 Q
15 179 HIDALGO Benjamin AUS 49.487 Q
16 216 VIRDIS Luca ITA 49.493 Q
17 149 VILACA JUNIOR Allis Chalmers Scarpelli BRA 49.834 Q
18 173 GOODWIN Darryn AUS 49.920 Q
19 146 SAMPEI Takamasa JPN 50.012 Q
20 129 CARVALHO Miguel RSA 50.986 Q
21 210 TORQUATO Guilherme BRA 51.278 Q
22 132 CREIGHTON Steven CAN 52.831 Q
23 155 BENETTI Nicholas CAN 1:02.281 Q

Brandon Dosch run from X-Games 19 Park Prelim

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:48:40 GMT

Brandon Dosch's other sponsor Metal Mulisha has a video up of his performance in the X games

Time Trials Underway in ‘Maritzburg

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:15 GMT

VIA BMXNEWS.COM

UCI sent along the final Championship Class start lists for the 2010 UCI BMX World Championships.

Elite Men starters for USA are:
Denzel Stein – 42nd
Josh Meyers – 43rd
Joey Bradford – 62nd
David Herman – 68th

All pretty good positions, with Herman’s, of course, being the best of the lot. Sam Willoughby, as SX points leader, gets to start last (obviously, the best slot, since you know the time you need to beat). Sam shows us his “gunfighter serious” side above. The other 79 are going to get to see it all-too-soon, on top of the ramp.

Other notables in Elite Men:
Gavin Lubbe – 36th
Sifiso Nhlapo – 34th
Robert DeWilde – 52nd
Khalen Young – 54th
Marc Willers – 57th
Cristian Becerine – 72nd
Maris Strombergs – 79th

The top 64 of the 80 will advance. 32 from the first run of the time trial and 32 from the second run.

Elite Women has 29 riders, with Laëtitia Le Corguillé starting last. Alise Post gets the best starting position among the Americans, at 26th.

For Team USA:
Amanda Carr – 8th
Ashley Verhagen – 14th
Amanda Geving – 21st
Arielle Martin – 24th
Alise Post – 26

Best 24 will advance to the quarterfinals.

Junior Men has 53 riders listed, but after the injury of Tory Nyhaug in Thursday’s practice, looks like it will be 52. Connor Fields will start last, and Corben Sharrah will start just before Connor. Tory would have started just before Corben. Top 48 will advance.

Only 20 in Junior Women, but some big horsepower. Merle van Benthem of the Dutch Team will start last, with Brooke Crain of the USA just before her.
Taylor Wolcott will start 16th, and Dominique Daniels will start 14th. Top 16 riders will advance.

Catching up With Hucker Interview

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:59:43 GMT

Hucker has an interview up over on Transworld.

Brandon Dosch interview from Fuel TV

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:49:19 GMT

2011 Redline Flight Preview Video

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:05:08 GMT

Redline Engineer Kurt Hall show the details and features of the all new re-designed 2011 Redline Flight Series.

Track photos World Championships South Africa

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:11 GMT

VIA #72 Rob Van Den Wildenberg

It's one day before official practice kicks off at the World Championship's track here in Pietermaritzburg. The Challenge classes started practice yesterday and we went there to take a look at the track. I made some pictures from the track, it looked massive with two starting ramps, a 5 meter hill and a 8 meter Supercross hill. Can't wait to ride the track here tomorrow! Yesterday in the afternoon we went to a local track to do a small session. It was good to be on the bike after a long flight. After a while, riders from France, Swiss, England and Australia showed up for a session as well. This afternoon we will do a short session on the local track again and tomorrow it all starts here for us.

Sam Willoughby pics for EXPN Magazine

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:16 GMT

Some cool photos of Sam shot by Jesse Rieser for EXPN Magazine.

From original post

"Today the UCI BMX World Championships kicks off in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Australian BMX Professional Sam Willoughby is the heavy favorite going into the three-day competition. This assignment was for ESPN’s action sports edition, EXPN."

From original post-

"The feature was about the “behind the scenes” individuals of notable action sports athletes. Seen with Sam is manager and Oakley sports marketing director, Steve Blick. Blick is a former professional and they are seen here at the Oakley BMX training facility behind the company’s headquarters in Foothill Ranch, CA."

Alli Sports My 5 Featuring Josh Hult

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:07:46 GMT

Alli Sports has a new feature up where they ask 5 BMX pros 5 questions. Josh Hult is featured this week.

Question 1: What's something you're proud of?

Simon Tabron: Being the first person to figure out and do alley oop 540s on a BMX and the only person to do back-to-back 900s.

Josh Hult: I am proud of the fact that I get to do what I love for a living

TJ Ellis: Everything I accomplished in the 2009 season

Scotty Cranmer: I am proud of my life, and not just the material stuff like houses and cars. I am proud that I stuck with what made me happy since I was eight years old.

Brian Hunt: I think I'm most proud of just sticking to what felt right to me and doing what makes me happy. A lot of people out there let certain things dictate their lives, and it doesn't have to be that way. You can seriously do whatever you want. I don't just mean with BMX. If you want to travel the world playing kickball or writing about all the different ice cream in the world, you can do it. Where there's a will, there's a way.

Question 2: What's something you would never eat?

Simon Tabron: EGGS!!!!!!!!!!

Josh Hult: Spinach

TJ Ellis: Vegemite

Scotty Cranmer: I would never eat food with alcohol in it.

Brian Hunt: That's a really good question because I'm a really picky eater and don't like to eat many different foods. The question is more what do I like to eat? Ice cream.

Question 3: What's your favorite video game?

Simon Tabron: New Super Mario Bros on Wii. I've completed the WHOLE DAMNED THING except for bonus world 7, which is, quite literally, impossible!

Josh Hult: God of War

TJ Ellis: MX vs. ATV Reflex

Scotty Cranmer: Mario Kart 64 for Nintendo 64. They really broke the mold on that one.

Brian Hunt: I don't play video games that much but if I did probably Skate 2 or UFC. I don't like UFC but the game gets pretty heated with friends.

Question 4: For park or dirt rider: What's your go to trick on vert?/For vert rider: What's your go to trick on street?

Simon Tabron (vert rider): My favorite street trick is to barspin down steps. I never get tired of that.

Josh Hult (dirt rider): On vert I love to do high, slow downside tailwhips

TJ Ellis (dirt rider): Tailwhip air

Scotty Cranmer (park/dirt rider): On vert? I can grind like a mother!

Brian Hunt (park rider): That's a toss-up between a stovepipe or a flair double whip to barspin. Depends on the day, I guess.

Question 5: Photo shoot or video shoot?

Simon Tabron: Video

Josh Hult: Depends on what I'm riding but I like shooting photos.

TJ Ellis: Photo shoot

Scotty Cranmer: Photo shoot. Pictures are fun to make perfect but a lot of work as well.

Brian Hunt: Oh that's a tough one. A photo captures one little moment and can look amazing but right now I'd choose a video. With a video you can watch every single part of a trick or spot you hit with your friends. Video captures the entire thing.

Facebook Status of the Day: MASA SAMPEI

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:25:51 GMT

"Got ticket from police. Because I rode bike on the one way road backwards. Rode on a side walk for 10m to get in to hotel and used competition bike on the road ...110CHF!"

Only Masa!

2010 UCI BMX World Championships Schedule of Events

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:10:42 GMT

The Worlds are this Weekend in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. All the Redline pro's are down there now!

Track Preview

Here is a Teaser Video up on Freecaster.tv

2010 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PIETERMARITZBURG SOUTH AFRICA
Sunday, July 15
17.00 - 19.00Accreditation Center open / Only for OC staff
Monday July 26
09.00-13.00/15.00-19.00Accreditation Center open
09.00 - 14.00UCI BMX Convention
14.00 - 18.00Registration Office open
Tuesday July 27
09.00-13.00/15.00-19.00Accreditation Center open
09.00 - 11.00Registration Office open
09.00 - 18.00Practise - All Challenge classes
09.00 - 10.25Practise Group 1
10.30 - 11.55Practise Group 2
12.00 - 13.25Practise Group 3
13.30 - 14.55Practise Group 4
15.00 - 17.55Practise Group 5
18.00 - 18.30Team Manager Meeting
Wednesday July 28
09.00 - 16.30Accreditation Center open
09.00 - 18.00Practise - All Challenge Classes
09.00 - 10.25Practise Group 1
10.30 - 11.55Practise Group 2
12.00 - 13.25Practise Group 3
13.30 - 14.55Practise Group 4
15.00 - 16.25Practise Group 5
16.30 - 21.00Opening Ceremony & Pasta Party
18.00 - 18.30Team Manager Meeting
Thursday July 29
09.00 - 16.30Accreditation Center open
08.00 - 08.55Warm-up - Challenge Classes
09.00 - 14.30UCI BMX World Challenge
All classes 13 & Under
Motos.1/8-finals,1/4-finals,1/2-finals. Main Finals
14.30 - 15.00Prizegiving Ceremony
15.00 - 15.55Elite Women/Junior Women Practice
16.00 - 16.55Junior Men Practice
17.00 - 17.55Elite Men Practice
18.00 - 18.30Team Manager Meeting
Friday, July 30
09.00 - 16.30Accreditation Center open
08.00 - 08.55Warm-up - Challenge Classes
09.00 - 14.00UCI BMX World Challenge
All classes 14 & Over, Masters
Motos.1/8-finals,1/4-finals,1/2-finals. Main Finals
12.00 - 13.00Autograph Session
14.00 - 14.30Prizegiving Ceremony
14.30 - 14.55Elite/Jr Women Practice
15.00 - 15.25Junior Men Practice
15.30 - 15.55Elite Men Practice
16.00 - 17.00Junior Men/Women Time Trials #1
17.00 - 18.00Junior Men/Women Time Trials #2
18.00 - 18.30Team Manager Meeting
Saturday, July 31
09.00 - 16.30Accreditation Center open
09.00 - 09.25Elite Women warm up
09.30 - 09.55Elite Men warm up
10.00 - 11.20Elite Men/Women Time Trials #1
11.20 - 12.20Elite Men/Women Time Trials #2
12.25-12.50Jr Men/Women Warmup
13.00 - 13.30Opening Ceremony
13.30 - 17.00UCI BMX World Championships
Jr Women,Jr Men,Elite Women, Elite Men
Motos.1/8finals.1/4-finals.Main finals,
17.10 - 17.30Prize giving ceremony
17.30 - 18.00Team Manager Meeting
18.00 - 21.00Traditional South African Evening
Sunday, August 1
09.00 - 16.30Accreditation Center open
08.00 - 09.00Warm-up - All Challenge Cruiser Classes
09.00 - 14.30World Challenge Cruiser
12-,13-14,15-16,17-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45+
Motos,1/8-finals,1/4-finals,1/2-finals,Main Finals
14.30 - 15.00Prize giving Ceremony
14.30 - 14.55Warm-up - Championships Cruiser
15.00 - 18.00World Championship Cruiser
Junior Women Cruiser, Junior Cruiser
Elite Women Cruiser, Elite Cruiser
Motos,1/8-finals,1/4-finals,1/2-finals,Main Finals
18.00 - 18.15Prize giving Ceremony
18.15 - 21.00Closing Ceremony & Party

Rim Nordic, July 25th 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:13:18 GMT

Team Captain Steve Kinney placed 11th in the Pro XC it was a good race, and great Pro field. It was good to be back on the bike after my two week vacation. More team Info go to http://www.stevenksd.com/news.htm

Tioga "World is for Play" Episode 1

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:44:45 GMT

A renegade film crew was commissioned by TIOGA to create a visual interpretation of what "The World is For Play" means to them. Their vision unfolds with Episode 1, staring Redline Bicycle's Brandon Dosch, Mike "Hucker" Clark, and Jared Eberwein.

Dutch National Team in South Africa for the Worlds

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:46:42 GMT

VIA # 72 Rob Van Den Wildenburg

Two days here in South Africa now. We had a flight from Amsterdam to Johannesburg on Saturday and stayed the night Johannesburg. The next day we drove from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg. It was a 500km drive, but it was nice to see some of the South African landscape, pretty nice at some places! After we arrived at our hotel we put our bikes together and did a small recovery ride. I didn't saw the track by myself yet, but saw some pictures on different Twitters and it looks very good! Can't wait to our first practice on Thurseday. Our race is on Saturday, with Time Trials in the morning and race in the afternoon. Hopefully we can visit the track today and take a look at it by ourselves!

Brandon Dosch wins 2nd place at Chicago Dew Tour

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:46:12 GMT

Two solid runs through the tough BMX Dirt course moved Brandon Dosch into 2nd place at the first Dew Tour stop in Chicago. Great job thinking outside the box Brandon and attempting a double whip onto the shipping container on your third run. Here's some footage from the event:

Results

1. Brett Banasiewicz, 92.94
2. Brandon Dosch, 90.56
3. Luke Parslow, 89.69
4. Seth Klinger, 89.37
5. Andy Buckworth, 88.00

Start of worlds journey!

RedlineBicycles.com — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:10:22 GMT

Had an awesome time in Dubai yesterday...we flew 15 hours in from San Fran...did some sight seeing in the crazy heat (of course we were in the somewhat airconditioned van though!), got a good nights rest at an awesome hotel, and now we're off from Dubai to Durban...sweet flight schedule!! I highly recommend Emirates Airline to people flying to the middle east =] haha.

Update when I am in Pietermaritzberg!

Alise

USA Mountain Bike National Championships

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:32:44 GMT

USA Cycling's Mountain Bike National Championships take place July 15-18 at Sol Vista Bike Park at Granby Ranch in Colorado. Michelle raced the Pro DH an got 10th, All of the best woman racers were there, good job Michelle.

Redline Cup Finals announced!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:55:38 GMT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * *

Redline Bicycles and the American Bicycle Association are pleased to announce the location of the Redline Cup Finals for the 2010 season. With 61 total qualifying races held around the United States and Canada and only 14 of those qualifiers left, now is a great time to start planning.

Date

Track

City

Region

25-Jul

Noonday BMX

Marietta, GA

East

25-Jul

Champion Speedway BMX

Owego, NY

East

31-Jul

The Hill BMX

Elgin, IL

Central

1-Aug

Raytown BMX

Kansas City, MO

Central

1-Aug

River Valley BMX

Sumner, WA

West

7-Aug

Pineview Park BMX

St. Cloud, MN

Central

8-Aug

Miami BMX

Miami, OK

Central

8-Aug

Speedway BMX

Toledo, OH

East

14-Aug

Hodag BMX

Rhinelander, WI

Central

15-Aug

Cortez BMX

Cortez, CO

Central

15-Aug

Red Rock BMX

Red Bluff, CA

West

22-Aug

Woodland BMX

West Greenwich, RI

East

22-Aug

Colorado River BMX

Bullhead City, AZ

West

12-Sep

Kelowna BMX

Kelowna, BC

West

In order to earn the amazing Redline Cup Championship awards, simply race in a Redline Cup Race (RCR) in any region and race both Saturday and Sunday of the Redline Cup Championship Final (RCF) in the rider’s respective region. You may also earn awards by racing in the Open class both Saturday and Sunday at the Redline Cup Championship Final (RCF) in the rider’s respective region.

The top three riders in each class as well as in Open will be awarded 1st, 2nd, & 3rd number plates based on their overall finishes in the series. The overall winners will be awarded a custom Redline Cup jacket as well as the #1 Redline Cup number plate. The Redline Cup number plate shall be a yellow back ground with black numbers. Redline Cup plates can be used at any ABA sanctioned event. These plates can be displayed until the conclusion of the following year’s Redline Cup Championship Final event.

The West Final was announced earlier in the year and will be at Boulder BMX, Inc. in Boulder City, Nevada. In addition to being the Redline Cup West Final, this race will also be a UCI Pro Series Race.

The East Finals will be going to Kettering BMX in Kettering, Ohio. The Kettering track will be getting a complete track rebuild in advance of the race to ensure that it is ready for this prestigious event.

The Central Finals will be going to Raytown BMX in Raytown, Missouri. Raytown is located near Kansas City, Missouri and is located in the heart of the central region.

All three finals will feature FREE Redline Flight Schools on the Thursday preceding the weekend festivities.

Date

Track

City

October 1-3

Kettering BMX

Kettering, OH

October 8-10

Raytown BMX

Raytown, MO

October 15-17

Boulder BMX, Inc.

Boulder City, NV

Team USA replacements named for Worlds

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:49:22 GMT

VIA ESPN BMX Blog

Ssquared's Josh Meyers taking the outside line to Redline's Denzel Stein into turn one at the Great Salt Lake Nationals. Hopefully, they can lead some people around the track in Pietermaritzburg.

With Donny Robinson and Kyle Bennett both out of commission after suffering training injuries at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Mike King and the USA Cycling crew had two Elite spots to fill on their roster for the UCI World Championships going down in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on the weekend of July 29. Those spots will be filled by Florida's Josh Meyers and Redline's Denzel Stein (of DeSoto, Texas.) Both replacements received the news and headed to the OTC in Chula Vista with only a few hours' notice.

Redline-sponsored Stein pulled the discretionary nomination after having a solid 'Power Ranking' at the last few UCI races stateside. "While we're sad Donny and Kyle won't be able to participate in the event, we are excited to be able to offer two top young talents the opportunity to gain experience on the world's highest stage," said USA Cycling's BMX Program Director, Mike King in the official USA Cycling release regarding the matter.

Meyers and Stein will be joining a roster that includes Junior Elite Men: Connor Fields and Corban Sharrah, Elite Women: Arielle Martin, Amanda Geving, Alise Post (Redline), Ashley Verhagen and Amanda Carr, along with Junior Elite Women Brooke Crain and Taylor Wolcott.

UCI Worlds speculation heats up

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:13:33 GMT

Sam Willoughby leading into turn one at the Great Salt Lake Nationals, July 5, 2010.

VIA ESPN BMX

With the UCI World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa just two weeks away, speculation is running rampant in the race community, and much of it is aimed specifically at Redline's Sam Willoughby. The reason: if Willoughby wins the UCI World Championships, he will make UCI history, with a never-before-accomplished threepeat of titles. (In '08 and '09, Willoughby, won back-to-back Junior Elite titles. 2010 is his first year racing the Elite class.)

Throughout the last six months, Willoughby has shown that he is a contender to take on anyone and everyone in the class, with podium finishes left and right. Willoughby is currently ranked number two in points for the UCI Supercross Series (behind Maris Strombers), and he's in the hot seat leading up to the Worlds. With the current Elite World Champion Donny Robinson currently out with an injury, Willoughby may be the only pro racing in the Elite Men's class with something to defend. Of course, when it comes down to a main event, anyone on the gate could take it in one fell swoop. And that is where Free Agent's Olympic Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs comes in.

Both Strombergs and Willoughby have grown to be two of the most consistent riders around, typically standing beside one another on the race podium. And it wouldn't be a shocker for these two to end up side by side at the Worlds. Strombergs will be scoping out his last straight move as soon as practice begins, and Willoughby will be looking for the right spot to get around Strombergs if needed.

Keep it tuned here for more UCI World Championships news within the coming week, and look for the Worlds to be telecast live on Freecaster with the friendly voice of America's own Pete Dylewski behind the mic.

Tioga " World is for Play" Web Series Trailer

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:45:21 GMT

Indy Scheepers European Champion girls 9 ,2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:29:38 GMT

European Championship age 13- Serre Chevalier France

Last weekend we raced the European Championships in Serre Chevalier France.
The track and organisation was perfect, the only thing that was not good was that the rides from foreign countries only had the opportunity to train on the track at the Saturday for maximum 3 ore 4 rounds and on the Sunday (raceday) only 1 round which caused a lot of foreign riders to crashe, when all the French riders had a race and training 2 days before the Euro rounds!

The riders had to race at very high temperature about 35°C.

Indy Scheepers (girls 9) won the European Titel. Indy won all 3 her moto’s and semi final an the final.

Erik Peters (Boys 8) who had to race up into the 1/16 final made tot the Semi finals, Wessel van Dijk who had to race 1/8 final made it to the final. Wessel ended up on the 7th place after a fall on the last straight (Wessel and Erik did very good)

Joey IJkelen (Boys 11) crashed in the 1/8 final after a fall on the first straight the same was for Koen v.d. Wijst (Boys 12)
Nick Scheepers who had a school camp whole week and was dead tired went out after the moto’s

We can look back at a good European Championships for the Redline BMX Dreamteam but with a little bit more trainings opportunities there would have been more possible.

Final Indy Scheepers European championships Serre chevalier France 2010

Final Wessel van dijk European championships Serre chevalier France 2010

Semi Finale Wessel van dijk European championships Serre chevalier France

Joey ijkelen 1/8 Final And his crache European championships Serre chevalier France 2010

Koen vd wijst 1/8 Final and his crache European championships Serre chevalier France 2010

Erik peters 1/4 Final European championships Serre chevalier France 2010

Indy Scheepers European champion girls 9 2010

Redline bike is part of California State Fair bike exhibit

RedlineBicycles.com — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:41:37 GMT

During one month every summer, the California State Fair - held at CalExpo in Sacramento, CA, see's tens of thousands of Californians walk thru their exhibits. And this year, for the first time ever - the Cal State Fair is celebrating the World of Bicycles.
Being as both BMX and Mountian Biking are claimed to be California-born, this celebration of 2-wheeled machines is a perfect fit for the State Fair. Also born in California are most bike brands; so they kept that in mind when choosing which bikes to display in the exhibit. A modern-day Redline Flight bike is highlighted amongst other old-school BMX brands - such as Panda, SE and CW Racing.

For the opening ceremonies, CalExpo recruited BMX Hall of Famer Tommy Brackens to cut the ribbon, and included a bicycle parade to the Exhibit Hall. With special guests from the BMX world playing host to visitors throughout the fair, this is a great oportunity to introduce BMX racing to those who might never see it.

Many of the bicycles used for the exhibit are on loan from the Patriot Bike Shop collection, located in nearby Fair Oaks, CA, while other specimens of the exhibition are from the newly-relocated U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame in Davis, CA.

MANUEL JET DE VECCHI LOTTA PER LA VITTORIA E SFIORA IL PODIO!!

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:39:21 GMT

ITALIANO

Regala emozioni Manuel De Vecchi in Norvegia a tutti i tifosi italiani! Grandissima prestazione, un missile nel primo rettilineo e pulito in tutto il giro.

La gara si svolge in 3 giorni: venerdì e sabato BMX, domenica CRUISER.
Venerdì il capo squadra del Team Bmx Action Cremona è in forma strepitosa, parte sempre davanti e domina tutte le manches di qualifica, i quarti e anche in semifinale arriva primo davanti al campione europeo Van Der Biezen. Essendo nella prima semifinale inoltre ha la corsia 1 in finale!! Lì purtroppo esce in ritardo dal cancello e si ritrova arretrato. Nel primo rettilineo però esplode la sua forza e si riporta a ruota di Hamon che era in testa. In prima curva si affianca e prova il sorpasso, lotta per la prima posizione con Hamon ma ha la meglio il francese. Da lì una terza posizione sarebbe assicurata se non fosse per un piccolo errore nel terzo rettilineo che lo relega al 4° posto finale.
"Sono comunque contentissimo! Sono finalmente tornato dopo l'infortunio alla spalla che mi ha tenuto fuori un mese. Mi sono preparato al massimo per il mondiale e qui volevo fare un test per vedere la mia condizione. Sto bene! Mi sono giocato la vittoria con Hamon, peccato per la partenza in finale altrimenti potevo farcela! Sono comunque contento per il miglioramento complessivo nel primo rettilineo e sul cancello"

"Sabato non stavo bene come venerdì perchè ero un po' stanco e avevo le gambe un po' più lente. Sono comunque arrivato 2° ai quarti. In semi ero terzo già qualificato per la finale ma il lettone Veide cadendo mi ha sbalzato dalla bici in seconda curva e ho dovuto fare il terzo e quarto rettilineo sganciato! Proprio a pochi metri dall'arrivo non sono riuscito a tener testa al ritorno del danese Terkildsen, ero ancora sganciato e ho perso la finale =("

Anche la gara di domenica è stata vinta da Hamon, con Van der Biezen fuori ai quarti. Il titolo si giocava tra loro due e solo dopo l'arrivo si è saputo il campione europeo 2010: l'olandese Raymon Van Der Biezen, per soli 3 punti!!

"Domenica campionato europeo cruiser! Il tempo è stato clemente con la pioggia ma non con il vento. C'erano infatti raffiche fortissime laterali che rendevano il giro davvero molto molto pericoloso! Tante le cadute durante le gare dovute al vento. Io mi sono qualificato primo nelle mie semifinali e partivo in due in finale tra il vicecampione del mondo Bisseling in 3 e il campione del mondo junior 2009 Daudet in 1. Non sono mai riuscito a partire forte con il cruiser perchè scivolavo sempre sul cancello e anche in finale sono rimasto arretrato. Come con la BMX però sono riuscito a recuperare nel primo rettilineo e ad entrare in terza posizione in prima curva. Lì però Bisseling, che era in 2° posizione, è caduto e non sono riuscito ad evitarlo. Sono rimasto fuori dai primi 3 purtroppo ma ho lottato per il quarto posto con Gagnu e sono arrivato 4° anche con il cruiser.

Due quarti posti all'europeo mi soddisfano, resta ovviamente il rammarico perchè potevo vincere venerdì se partivo un po' meglio in finale, ma l'importante era recuperare la forma prima dei mondiali. Adesso sto bene e sono davvero carico per il contratto appena firmato con Carrera Jeans per un altro anno!!

ANDIAMO IN SUDAFRICA!!!"

ENGLISH

THE ITALIAN STALLION FIGHTS FOR THE WINNING AND GO CLOSE TO THE PODIUM!!

4th IN BMX AND IN CRUISER IN NORWAY AT THE FINAL OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2010!

Great performance of Manuel De Vecchi in Norway!

On Friday he wins all the motos, the quarters and 1st in the semi in front of the new european champion Van Der Biezen. In the main Manuel has line 1 but he has a late hole shot. Anyway his first straight is really amazing and he can enter in the first corner first in contact with Hamon. He fights with Thomas for the winning but the French has more speed out of the corner. A little mistake on the third straight of the italian makes him lose his third place. 4th at the finish line.

On Saturday Manuel is a bit tired and his legs are a bit slower than the first day. Anyway he gets 2nd at the quarters. In the semi he's 2nd in the second corner when Veide crashes on his back wheel! Manuel unlocks his pedal to not crash but he loses 1 position. He's 4th but he does 2 straight unlocked! At few meters from the finish line he loses the qualification for Terkildsen's recover!
Thomas Hamon won the main on Saturday too and the championship was in doubt until the last second. It was a fight between Hamon and Van der Biezen. The dutch champion won the title for only 3 points!! He's the new european champion 2010!!

"MY CONGRATULATIONS RAYMON!!!"

"On Sunday the european championship cruiser.
Many competitors but the worst one was the wind! An amazing wind from the side, many crashes and the laps very dangerous! I won my semifinal and I was in line 2 in the main between the vice world champion elite 2009 Bisseling and the world champion junior 2009 Daudet. Unfortunately I had a bad feeling all the day with the cruiser on the gate because I was always sliding on the gate with the back wheel. And I had a bad gate in the main too! I was anyway able to get back in the top 3 at the first corner but Bisseling crashed in front of me. I lost 2 places and I got 4th at the finish line. Hejine won the cruiser title 2010!

I'm very satisfied for my shape during this weekend and I feel ready for the worlds. A bit of disappointment for the mains because I lost good opportunities of winning on Friday and on Sunday.

2nd Leg of Nationals - Alrode rack

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:30:14 GMT

Hi all BMX Fans

This weekend past we had our 2nd leg of Nationals and our 4 riders participated over the two day event.

Jarred rode very well but was shoved up the berm so his overall finish was not as great sa he would have wanted but nevertheless he placed 3rd and 4th overall over the 2 day event.

Bianca rode extremely well maintaining her 3rd for the entire weekend and almost placed 2nd in one of the heats, she is almost back to her usual form since she broke her arm earlier this year. Well done!

Miguel rode very good and consistent during the heats and semis, wow what a tough class as the youngster just makes the age group, Well done for making it to the finals and excellent riding.

JOhn rode well but unfortunately diidn't make it to the finals. Man what a class it seems since the old BXMER's found out World's was being held in South Africa there has been an excellent turnout for this class and man you gotta see how competitive these guys are lol.

Anyway REDLINE was placed 4th overall for the team results which is excellent as we are a small team in comparison to most of the others.

WELL DONE TEAM REDLINE AND KEEP GOING STRONG!!!!

See you all at WORLDS

:)

UK Flow Rider Sam Ward crash video

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:13:53 GMT

Check out a wicked scary crash from UK flow rider Sam Ward.

Summer Fix LA Event, Meet Keo

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:27:39 GMT

Come meet Redline's Keo Curry over at Summer Fix, this weekend! Check out the Urbis while your at it. Here is a list of events.

Friday, July 16

Welcome to LA Party | 7PM

The Brick Building Culver City, CA

Bike Art, Drinks, Music, Product Auction

Foot-Down & Trackstand Comps in the Venue!

Saturday, July 17

Trick Competition - Venice Beach

Registration 12-1PM, Competition Begins at 2PM

Venice Beach Basketball Courts

Cash Prize for 1st

After-Party at The Mandrake | 7PM

Preview of To Live & Ride in LA

Sunday, July 18

Sunday Morning Cruise

Cruise West LA Trick Spots

Meet at LA Brakeless | 11AM

Chubby Boob Stage Race | 2PM

Meet at Mt. Hollywood

CHROME BBQ | 3PM

Meet at Griffith Park

CHROME prizes and giveaways!

Judging the event are:

John Watson

George Gregor

Kyle Kelley

Participants Include:
Keo Curry
Tom LaMarche
Ed Wonka
Steven Jensen
Justin Mitchell aka CONGO
Matt Spencer
Marwin Ou aka The Wizard
Joey Inferno
Fish'n'Chips
Lil' Josh
Mike Dinh
Lo-Key
Sean Cotes
Joe McKeay
Riccardo Mejia
Katrina Medina
Ethan Huron
Michael Hunter
Jesus Moreno
Alex Aguilar
Lulu Aguilar
Devan Council
Hernan Montenegro
Matt Serrica
Oscar Guerrero
Jamil gray
Bella Lau
Jason Resendiz
Alejandra Moran
PJ Coleman
Digital Signal
Yulfiano Gerwynaldo
James Hus
Gage 'Gagefoo' Romero
Michael Trewartha
Javon Duong
Tony Khensouvan
Sok Maidik
Sean Eagleton
Donghoh Han
Erik Vehmeyer
DJ Mull
Gus Molina
Jakob Santos

Canadian Cycling Association Nominates Four Athletes To Canadian Youth Olympic Team

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:39:12 GMT

Youth Olympic Games run August 14 to 26, 2010 in Singapore

(Ottawa, ON – July 13, 2010) Kristina Laforge (Alma, QC), Tory Nyhaug (Coquitlam, BC), Steve Noble (Glencairn, ON) and Stuart Wight (Moncton, NB) have been nominated by the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) to the Canadian Youth Olympic Team to represent Canada in the cycling events at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore from August 14 to 26, 2010.

“These four riders will make Canada proud at this major international event for youth. We have selected across three cycling sports the best of the crop in Canadian junior cycling to represent our nation, and they are focused on winning medals for Canada,” said Jacques Landry, Chief Technical Officer for the Canadian Cyclist Association

“The Youth Olympic Games will be a great window to showcase our top junior athletes to the world, and introduce them to elite, high performance multi-sport Games.”

Cycling is divided into four main events for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games: BMX, Mountain Bike, Road Race and Time Trial.

Each team consists of three Junior Men and one Junior Woman, with the three Junior Men required to compete in two disciplines each (BMX, MTB, Road Race and Road Race Time Trial) while the Junior Woman has to compete in all three disciplines (BMX, MTB and Time Trial). All male riders also have to compete in the Road Race.

The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will host 5,000 athletes and officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees, along with an estimated 1,200 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 320,000 spectators.

Athletes, between 14 and 18 years old, will compete in a total of 26 sports and take part in a Culture and Education Programme.

The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games aims to inspire youth around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect.

CYCLISTS NOMINATED TO CANADIAN YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES TEAM
Kristina Laforge (Alma, QC) – Road Time Trials, Mountain Bike and BMX ** Will be racing BMX on a REDLINE
Tory Nyhaug-Heinonen (Coquitlam, BC) – BMX, Road Race
Steven Noble (Glencairn, ON) – Mountain Bike, Road Race
Stuart Wight (Moncton, NB) – Road Time Trials, Road Rac

Hucker interview at Camp Woodward

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:37:27 GMT

Check out some more pics of Hucker and some photos of him at Camp Woodward here.

Raymon vd Biezen #121 Race report European Final rounds in Sandness Norway

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:52:14 GMT

Last weekend we raced the last two rounds of the European Championship In Sandness Norway.
The organisation did a great job; building the track in the middle of the city, because all the tribunes (bleachers) were full with enthusiastic audience and that’s what our sport needs!
The track was fun to ride, but for some reason I didn’t have a great feeling on it. I also came to Norway a little weak because I was sick for two days earlier that week. Anyway; I did the best I could, since I had a good chance to become the new European Champion in the Elite Men class.

Friday EC round 11:
I made it through my motos, but not easily this time. I felt weak and nothing went the way I wanted. I got 4th, 5th and 2nd in the motos, so I lost some important points for the European ranking. During the Quarter and Semi Final I felt a lot better! I made it to the final and I rode my best lap of the day. I got a decent start and was in 2nd place behind France's Hamon ( who was No.2 in the ranking). Down the second straight I was faster, but I wasn’t able to pass him. At the finish line I was still in 2nd, so Hamon made up some points, but I was satisfied.

Saturday EC round 12:
Before this race I was the ranking leader by 17points. Nothing was for sure if I messed up my motos again. Luckily, I felt more confident on the track and I started off with winning all three motos, fairly easy this time. I also won my Quarter, but in the Semi final I struggled a bit. No good start for me, so I was back in the pack. Trying different lines was the only thing I could do, but it wasn’t enough. I rode myself back to a 5th position, so the game was over for me!
I felt really disappointed I didn’t make the last European final, but that’s racing on the highest level. Hamon was able to win the final again, but even that wasn’t enough to beat me in the points, so that makes me the 2010 European Champion in the Elite Men class.
Of course I’m very happy to be the new Euro Champ, but there ‘s no time to party. The UCi Worlds are coming up in three weeks, so the Dutch Team and me are in Copenhagen right now for a 1-week training camp.
The Supercross track over here is still in good condition and that’s what we need, in order to prepare ourselves for the most important race of the year.

P.s. I’d like to see thanks to say thanks my Team, my sponsors and to everyone who congratulated me. This has been an incredible season so far.

Race verslag van de EK Finale rondes in Sandness “Noorwegen”
Afgelopen weekend hebben we de laatste 2 EK rondes in Sandness “Noorwegen”verreden. De organisatie had het fatastisch voor elkaar met de baan midden in het centrum, want de tribunes zaten vol met enthousiast publiek en dat is wat onze sport nodig heeft! De baan was op zich leuk, maar op de één of andere manier had ik niet zo’n fijn gevoel tijdens het fietsen. Eerder die week ben ik ook 2dagen ziek geweest, dus topfit was ik ook niet. Ik deed in ieder geval super mijn best, want ik wist dat ik een goede kans maakte om Europees Kampioen te worden in de Elite Men klasse.
Vrijdag EK ronde 11:
Normaal kom ik makkelijk door mijn manches, maar dat was deze keer wel anders. Ik voelde me slap en niets ging zoals ik dat graag wilde. Na een 4e, 5e en 2e plaats was ik wel door naar de kwartfinale, maar ik liet wel kostbare punten liggen voor de ranking. Tijdens de kwart en halve finale voelde ik me een stuk beter en plaatste me voor de finale waarin ik mijn beste rondje van de dag reed. Na een redelijke start lag ik 2e vlak achter Hamon (nr. 2 in de tussenstand). Ik was iets sneller op het tweede stuk, maar ik kreeg net niet de kans om hem in te halen. Dit bleef hetzelfde t/m de finishlijn, dus een 2e plaats voor mij. Ondanks Hamon wat puntjes had goed gemaakt op mij, was ik wel tevreden over mijn finalerit.
Zaterdag EK ronde 12:
Voor de laatste wedstrijd was ik met 17pnt voorsprong leider in het klassement, het was dus nog helemaal niet zeker dat ik Kampioen zou worden, zeker niet als ik mijn manches zou verknallen… Gelukkig voelde ik me een stuk beter als een dag eerder en ik won mijn manches vrij makkelijk. Ook in de kwartfinale had ik weinig problemen, maar dat was wel anders in de halve finale. Ik had een slechte start en lag achteraan.
Natuurlijk probeerde ik nog vanalles, maar ik kwam helaas niet verder dan een 5e plek. Geen finale voor mij tijdens de laatste EK ronde en dat was een hele teleurstelling. Hamon wist opnieuw de finale te winnen, maar dat was niet genoeg om mij voorbij te gaan in het klassement, dus dat maakt mij Europees Kampioen 2010 in de Elite Men klasse. Natuurlijk ben ik hier erg trots op, maar er is niet echt tijd voor een feestje…
Over 3 weken staan we aan de start van het WK, en om daar goed op voor te bereiden ben ik nu samen met de Nederlandse Selectie 1 week op trainingskamp in Kopenhagen. De Supercrossbaan hier ligt er nog netjes bij, dus de vooruitzichten zijn goed om te trainen en voor te bereiden op het belangrijkste wedstrijd van het jaar.
P.s. Ik wil graag mijn team, mijn sponsors en iedereen bedanken voor de felicitaties.

New Redline Edit

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:26:39 GMT

http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/5373567

Oldschool Dynamite Leon Walravens European Champion 2010

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:04:02 GMT

"OLDSCHOOL DYNAMITE” LEON WALRAVENS EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2010

Last weekend we raced the European Championships 2010 13+ in Sandness, Norway.

Our “Oldschool Dynamite” Leon Walravens won the European title in the Cruissers Class 45+. After winning al his heats Leon also won the final. (Congratulations Leon!)

Stijn Nouwen was also racing very good at the cruisers. Stijn finished the 6th place in the final. In his own age Class Stijn took a fall in the semi finals racing in the 4th place.

Jeffrey v.d. Biezen made it until the Quarter Finals and Jelle v.d. Elzen Men
17-24 went out in the Semi Finals.

Michael van Dam went out after the moto’s.

It was a very nice weekend.

When you want to see al videos please visit: www.bmxdreamteam.nl

Next race: European Championship 13- Serre Chevalier, France

Safety Recall Notice

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:11:01 GMT

REDLINE BICYCLES is voluntarily recalling all 2010 Redline Conquest Cyclocross bicycles and framesets.

This recall involves all 2010 Redline Conquest Cyclocross bicycles and framesets sold at bicycle specialty stores nationwide between July 2009 through May 2010 for about $1,400 for the bicycle and $400 for the frameset.
The bicycles and framesets were sold in yellow and black, and have aluminum frames and aluminum forks with aluminum steering tubes. “Redline” is printed on the bicycle frame. The bicycles are equipped with a 700C wheel and frame sizes ranging from 44cm to 60 cm.

REDLINE requests that you STOP USING the recalled bicycles and frame sets immediately. The bicycle fork can break and cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Contact a local Redline bicycle dealer to receive a free fork replacement.

For more information on participating in the recall, please call Seattle Bike Supply at:
(800) 283-2453
(9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday)
Or contact us at: www.redlinebicycles.com

July-10-2010 RIM NORDIC CROSS COUNTRY & SUPER D SERIES,

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:09:42 GMT

July-10-2010 RIM NORDIC. Got 2nd in the Pro Super. It had a 200 feet climb at the start lot of great single track, It was about 5 miles long, and the d660 was great.

Eric.

Redline Cyclo-cross bikes and disc brakes

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:10:34 GMT

With the recent UCI rule changes allowing disc brakes to be used in Cyclo-cross, many racers and riders are re-examining the use of disc brakes. Redline bicycles have several disc brake friendly frames and bikes in the 2010 line ready to go right now. The 2010 Conquest Sport, Conquest, and Conquest Pro frames all have disc brake mounts. Redline also has a disc brake carbon fiber fork that is 1 1/8” with a threadless aluminum steer tube. Check with your local Redline dealer today to get a disc brake equipped Redline.

New UCI rules are listed on CX Magazine website.

Adventure riding on a Conquest Pro

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:59:58 GMT

Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg is riding around on a Redline Conquest Pro doing some adventure riding in Oregon. Beautiful pics. Checkout his blog, Mountain Rescue Doctor.

Team Redline Quote of the Week

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:51:29 GMT

"I dropped my phone shark fishing a few weeks ago and I lost all my numbers."
--Hucker

Flight School's Galore, the Warlock, TV Time, Four 7's, and Random Tour Bits

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:50:28 GMT

Time flies on tour and I seem to get way behind on the ol' updates. There's a lot going on this summer so I'll try to give the 'Cliff Notes' version.
Over the last few weeks I've had some great Flight School's in Blue Springs, MO. and Topeka, KS. as well as Colorado Springs and Dacono, CO. It's always a good time hanging out with everyone and riding all the different tracks is great practice. While out in Kansas City I got to hang with former World and ABA Pro champion Warwick Stevenson. He came out to Blue Springs for gate practice and he's still got pull. I think he's jumping into the vet class soon so it's only going to get tougher! Along the way, I hit up the Arch in St Louis, stopped at a wakeboard cable-park in Kansas, went to Pikes Peak, saw the Garden of the Gods, stood on the Four-Corners, and made a few other stops.

After all the clinics and a Redline Cup Qualifier I headed out to Salt Lake City for the ABA/UCI July 4th weekend. The team kicked off the weekend with some TV time on a show called 'Mountain Views' on Park City TV. The ABA guys set it all up and we were stoked to be there hyping up the ABA weekend and of course, Redline's sweet 2011 bikes. The channel is part of the Salt Lake City cable network so hopefully we got a few people out to the races and didn't look like a bunch of goobers.

The team did well on the weekend with Alise winning both days, Sam getting a 1st and 2nd, Tory with a 2nd and 3rd, and Denzel getting in the Elite main on Saturday. Me on the other hand ... I stunk it up with four 7th place finishes! How does that happen? I've got work to do. Anyway, the weather and track were perfect and nobody ate it this weekend (I'm always searching for the silver lining!).

I've got a few weeks at home now to get in shape, then it's back out on the road for some more Flight Schools. I'll be checking in along the way. For now, check the recent pics:

Flight School, Topeka

Flight School, Blue Springs

Flight School, Pikes Peak BMX

Flight School, Dacono BMX

Hangin' with the Warlock - past ABA No.1 Pro, Warwick Stevenson.

Pikes Peak with my lady. 14,000 feet - I've never been so high.

The Factory Squad on PCTV

Moab, Utah's finest accomodation! Redline only goes first class.

Wildflower Rush, Crested Butte, CO

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:04:57 GMT

June 26-27 Wildflower Rush Crested Butte, CO.

The mountain cross started with some tight S-turns. The first one to the first left turn determined the winner for the most part then a fight for 2nd and 3rd.   After the 3rd turn a right in to a pack of whoops into a long rough straight away to a sharp right turn into some more tables and jumps. I missed the whole shot for first and second into the first two turns then took the high burn to hold my line and swoop into 2nd place After the long straight into the sharp right my chain and deraileur got locked and by the last table face I was thrown into it's face and ended up having to literally run to the finish with 4th. It was an awesome race!

Michelle.

UK National Round 7 & 8

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:30:18 GMT

The UK Redline Team hit Manchester over the weekend for rounds 7 & 8 of the British BMX Series and came home with some good victories.

Day 1

Saturday and the track was looking smooth but very dusty, racing was very fast and saw all the team get though to the A-finals. Valerie Zebrokova came home with the first win and also her first national win of the season, Jacob Roberts continued his domination of the 16yr class and came 1st despite crashing hard in his first moto. Mr Consistant Alan Hill took another win in Masters in one of the hardest classes but had trouble in the cruiser class and managed 8th.

Results from the rest of the team on day 1 were

Travis wilson 4th in 7yr class

Lochlan Dudley 6th in 9yr class

Ayesha McLelland 2nd in Championship Women

Tom Palmer 5th in Elite Men

Abi Hill 3rd in 25+ cruiser

Day 2

Sunday was looking very overcast and rainy and to make things even harder it was very windy making the first straight hard with a head wind.

Alan Hill took another win but this time in 35-39yr cruiser and took a 3rd in Masters having got blocked in on the first straight. Jacob Roberts took the second win of the day and yesterday's winner Valerie came a good 2nd. Travis wilson had a better day and no wind was going to stop him getting 3rd place.

Results from the rest of the team on day 2 were

Lochlan Dudley 1st B-final

Tom Palmer DNF

Ayesha McLelland 6th

Pictured Valerie Zebrokova

Pictured Alan Hill

Keo's Urbis

RedlineBicycles.com — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:33:15 GMT

Keo's Urbis and some nice photos here.

Trading in the Great White North for the Great Salt Lake

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:52:54 GMT

Salt Lake City was this past weekend. I always like this national; with a pretty decent track, and the weather is usually good.  We got there late Thursday night and it was so hot!  And I am not used to that. It hasn't been warm up here in Canada at all this year.
Friday morning we woke up and went for a recovery ride to spin my legs a bit, then had practice that afternoon. Practice went well, and I was feelin' it.
Saturday went well in all of my moto's with seconds, but then in the final I didn't get the best gate. I still ended up with a 2nd at the Continental Championships. Then it was time for my recovery routine!
Sunday I was feeling great again - winning my motos and made it to the main with ease. In the final, I came unclipped on the first jump and didn't get back in until the second straight. I still managed to get on the box though, with a 3rd.
I was really disappointed to not get a win - however I am really happy with how good I felt and this race was an awesome tune-up for the Worlds ...which is only just 4 weeks away.
I'll be in Aigle, Switzerland soon - training at the UCI World Cycling Centre before South Africa. I can't wait!

TN

Factory Redline finds redemption in Utah

RedlineBicycles.com — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:07:58 GMT

Salt Lake City: The infamous Rad Canyon track was the site of this years' ABA 4th o' July BMX explosion, and the racing was smokin' hot like the lit fuse on an M-80. Come main-time, the World's best were blastin' - including our Redline heroes.
On day one, Factory REDLINE filled 2 of the 8 lanes in the mains - coincidentally, with one Aussie and one American.

In Elite Women: Alise was tearin' it up all day and wound up with yet another win. After her 2nd place finish on Sunday in Rockford, her 5-win streak had been broken. And coming in to Utah, she told us her plans for starting a new win-streak. And that she did.

Elite Women
     1 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    2 ARIELLE MARTIN, SPANAWAY, WA
    3 ASHLEY VERHAGEN, SIMI VALLEY, CA
    4 AMANDA CARR, PUNTA GORDA, FL
    5 ZIGGY CALLAN, REDLINE, AUSTRALIA
    6 COURTNEY TOMEI, MORENO VALLEY, CA
    7 BRITTANY BATES, TACOMA, WA
    8 STEPHANIE BARRAGAN, MONTCLAIR, CA

In Elite Men: Sam Willoughby text'd us right after the main - and said that he holeshotted the main, but had "The Machine" right on his heels. Maris managed to get by, and Sam battled back, making it a grip-to-grip, axlebolt-to-axlebolt sprint to the finishline. ... Sam wound up getting beat "by an inch, he tells us.
Mark our Aussie friend down for the 2-spot.

AA PRO
    1 MARIS STROMBERGS, LATVIA via MURRIETA, CA
    2 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, AUSTRALIA
    3 KHALEN YOUNG, AUSTRALIA via MURRIETA, CA
    4 DONNY ROBINSON, NAPA, CA
    5 JOSHUA MEYERS, TREASURE ISLAND, FL
    6 RANDY STUMPFHAUSER, SANGER, CA
    7 GAVIN LUBBE, MONTEREY, CA
    8 DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE, DESOTO, TX

In Elite Women: Alise was out to start her new win-streak, and made it 2-in-a-row with another Elite Women win; further stretching her ABA points lead over the reigning champ deferrin' Dominque Daniels.

Elite Women
    1 ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    2 ARIELLE MARTIN, SPANAWAY, WA
    3 ASHLEY VERHAGEN, SIMI VALLEY, CA
    4 BROOKE CRAIN, VISALIA, CA
    5 AMANDA CARR, PUNTA GORDA, FL
    6 SABRINA MILLMAN, CALGARY, CAN
    7 COURTNEY TOMEI, MORENO VALLEY, CA
    8 TAYLOR WOLCOTT, ROSEVILLE, CA

In Elite Men: After losing the win by mere centimeters the day before, those who know Sam Willoughby know all too well that he doesn't like losing ... especially by such a narrow margin. And you can bet that he'll come back the next day on a mission. Again - in the main event, he was up against the Olympic Gold medalist in the 1/2 Foreign, 1/2 American finale. Only this time, Sam got the snap and held on to it start to finish:

AA PRO
     1 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, AUSTRALIA
    2 DAVID HERMAN, WHEAT RIDGE, CO
    3 MARIS STROMBERGS, LATVIA via MURRIETA, CA
    4 KHALEN YOUNG, AUSTRALIA via MURRIETA, CA
    5 SIFISO NHLAPO, SOUTH AFRICA
    6 BUBBA HARRIS, SURPRISE, AZ
    7 NIC LONG, LAKESIDE, CA
    8 JOEY BRADFORD, MONTEREY, CA

In Jr.Elite - Canadian-Redline'r TORY NYHAUG had to settle for a 3rd place score on Sunday - remaining on the podium both days.

Sneak Peek of the 2011 Conquest Pro

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:31:47 GMT

Redlines Conquest Pro, gets key upgrades to the frame with an integrated headset, BB30 bottom bracket, and a slightly tighter rear end. All of these improvements create quicker handling and make this one fast racing machine. Component makeovers include the quality Mavic Aksium wheels, aggressive Schwalbe Racing Ralph tires and easy to adjust Kore Race+ brakes. The sure shifting SRAM Rival 20 speed system combined with the FSA BB30 Gossamer crankset handle gear changes flawlessly. The Redline Conquest Pro is also available as a frameset.

Key Features:

FRAME R6 Double Butted Alloy, BB30 bottom bracket, Integrated headset

FORK Redline Pro Carbon, 3K Weave, w/Eyelets.

CRANK FSA BB30 Gossamer, 36 X 46T CNC Rings.

TIRES Schwalbe Racing Ralph 700 x 34 Folding.

WHEELS Mavic Aksium black.

SHIFTING SRAM Apex w/Rival derailleurs, 20 speeds.

BRAKES Kore Race+ in white with straddle cable barrel adjuster.

WEIGHT 19.10LBS.

MSRP $1849

Sneak Peek of the 2011 Conquest

RedlineBicycles.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:32:22 GMT

The 2011 Redline Conquest now comes with a carbon fiber fork to smooth out the ride and lighten the front-end. The versatile Conquest “steps-up” to Kore Gradient II wheels, fast rolling Kenda small block 8 tires and powerful stopping Kore Race+ brakes. Reliable Shimano shifting is handled by the Tiagra 9 speed levers, and the 105 rear derailleur. The Redline Conquest is also available as a frameset.

Key Features:

FRAME 6061 Double Butted Alloy, Standard threaded bottom bracket, 1 1/8” headset

FORK Redline Carbon, 3K Weave, w/Eyelets.

CRANK FSA Vero Cross w/36 X 46T Rings.

TIRES Kenda Small Block 8 700 x 32 Folding.

WHEELS Kore Gradient II w/Sandvik stainless spokes.

SHIFTING Shimano Tiagra w/105 rear derailleur, 18 speeds.

BRAKES Kore Race+ in white.

WEIGHT 20.11. LBS.

MSRP $1299.00

Video-Behind the scenes of the Red Bull Stomping Grounds

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:15:51 GMT

Red Bull Stomping Ground - Behind the Scenes from peter w. on Vimeo.

Fuzzy, Redbull, Chicago, Skullcandy

RedlineBicycles.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:59:38 GMT

Skullcandy put up this great new video of last months Red Bull Stomping ground.

Redline Urbis seen @ DVS/CADENC Event at Encino Velodrome

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:59:12 GMT

Keo Curry helping out with the judging at the LA Brakeless event at the Encino Velodrome.

Redlines fixed gear freestyle ace Keo Curry was down in LA this past weekend helping to judge and ride with fellow fixed gear freestyle riders. Keo is riding the new Redline Urbis and having a great time throwing down his moves.

Check out the Flickr set here

Video from the event on Vimeo.

DVS//CADNC ROAD TO FAST FRIDAY from AMBUSHE on Vimeo.

Gauteng Leg 5

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:46:52 GMT

Hi all

This past weekend was our local Regional racing and what an awesome day's racing it was.

All our riders rode pretty well, Miguel and Jarred had a fantastic day!

Overall our small team of four managed to beat most of the other teams out of the gate to maintain a 2nd overall team scores for the weekends racing!!!!!

Well done guys and girl ha ha.

We are looking forward to the Nationals on the weekend of the 9th July 2010 and hopefully we can maintain our team prowess. Go Redline!!!!

Ciao ciao for now and see you guys at the next update.

Redline's Logan Owen can go fast on a TT bike, too.

RedlineBicycles.com — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:19:43 GMT

Redline’s Star Junior Cyclocross ace - LOGAN OWEN, just nailed down a silver medal at Road Nationals in Bend , Oregon, competing in the Junior Men’s 15-16 year old time trial.
Owen hails from Bremerton, Washington, and is a 5-time U.S. Cyclo-Cross champion, as well as being a Nationally ranked BMX superstar beginning at age 5.

Logan’s time of 35 minutes flat would have also earned him a medal in the older 17 to 18 year old age group. Even though Logan is only 15 years old, his hard work ethic and talent are the envy of all Elite level racers who compete against him.
Just as impressive are the straight A’s final report card Logan received upon completion of his sophomore year in High School. Logan’s parents Kim & Steve Owen are very proud of their son, and are super supporters of his dreams to be the best in whatever he pursues.

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

ELITE MEN
Results - Time Trials - Run #1
Rank	Bike	Name	NOC	Bike	Time
1	3	DAUDET Joris	FRA	REDLINE	31.65
2	121	VAN DER BIEZEN Raymon	NED	REDLINE	31.742
3	91	WILLOUGHBY Sam	AUS	REDLINE	31.9

9	37	VAN GORKOM Jelle	NED	REDLINE	32.079

12	32	KARTFJORD Sebastian	NOR	REDLINE	32.28

17	69	GODET Damien	FRA	REDLINE	32.38

20	457	CALLAN Joshua	AUS	REDLINE	32.466

26	20	AGUILUZ Andre Fossa	NOR	REDLINE	32.642

6	40	BISSELING Sander	NED	REDLINE	32.556

26	15	SCHERPEN Martijn	NED	REDLINE	32.994

29	77	DE WILDE Robert	NED	REDLINE	33.024
30	72	VAN DEN WILDENBERG Rob	NED	REDLINE	33.045

ELITE WOMEN
Results - Time Trials - Run #1
Rank	Bike	Name	NOC	Bike	Time
3	19	DESPEAUX Amélie	FRA	REDLINE	36.695

9	11	POST Alise	USA	REDLINE	37.615

12	44	SEESING Joyce	NED	REDLINE	38.032

Results - Final
Rank	Bike	Name	NOC	Gate	Time	Bike
1	64	LONG Nicholas	USA	4	35.921
2	91	WILLOUGHBY Sam	AUS	8	35.966	REDLINE
3	1	STROMBERGS Maris	LAT	1	36.201
4	37	VAN GORKOM Jelle	NED	7	36.224	REDLINE
5	39	ANDRE Sylvain	FRA	2	36.302
6	3	DAUDET Joris	FRA	6	37.968	REDLINE
7	90	MARINO Ramiro	ARG	5	38.070
8	777	WILLERS Marc	NZL	3		DNF

Teun de Bock	Boys 7	1e
Erik Peters	Boys 8	5^e (1 race less)
Indy Scheepers	Boys 8	3^e (girl racing in boys classe)
Wessel v. Dijk	Boys 9	2^e
Ronan Lemmens	Boys 10	7^e
Joey Ijkelen	Boys 11	3^e
Nick Scheepers	Boys 12	1^e
Koen vd Wijst	Boys 12	2^e
Stijn Nouwen	Boys 14	1^e
Michael v. Dam	Boys 15	1^e
Jeffrey vd Biezen	Men 17+	1^e

A 13th and a 4th at the worlds	01 August 2010

The 2010 UCI BMX Worlds are already done and I can tell you my body is tired from last couple of days. With practice on Thursday, Friday and with racing on Saturday and Sunday it was an intense weekend here in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. I had a decent weekend with a 13th place on Saturday and a 4th in Elite Cruiser on Sunday. First track impression was pretty good, but at our first practice on Thursday we all came in touch with the difficulty of this track. Second straight was pretty hard, steep and difficult to managed on full speed. Not only the second straight was an issue even the turns and 3rd straight with a lot of bumps made it hard to ride clean laps. The track was getting better during the weekend and on Saturday it was time to kick of the 2010 UCI BMX worlds with the timetrails. I’m not a star in riding qualifying run so most of the time my result is a disappointing for myself. I needed 2 laps to qualify myself with a 43rd place. I had a good feeling on the first straight and that helped me during the race. I got a 3rd, and 2 second places in my 1/8`s and qualified myself for the quarterfinal. With the new concept on the worlds riding on a supercross track, racing was different than the last couple years. I won my quarterfinal and made it into the semi, which was packed with good riders from around the world. I had a good start but was struggling with Sifiso Nhalpo down the ramp and on the first jump. I lost time and with troubles on second straight I couldn’t qualify myself for the main event. With me and vd Biezen in the top 16 it was only vd Biezen who made it into the final for Holland. He finished 5th behind the new World Champ, Maris Stromberg, Sifiso Nhalpo, Joris Daudet and Thomas Hamon. Merle van Benthem won the world title in Junior-Woman and even teammate Twan van Gendt did a great job with a 3rd in Junior-Men class. After a bad night of sleeping, Cruisers were on the program on Sunday. It was not busy at all and only my teammate vd Wildenberg and me did race for Holland on the Cruiser. Vd Wildenberg crashed in practice on Thursday and he had tough times with a lot of pain during the weekend. I made it easily thru my motos and made it into the final with a win in my semi. I had good gates whole day long and that was not different in my final. I took the holeshot but Jiminez passed me on the second straight and kept me wide in the second turn. Riders came from the inside and I lost couple spots, so I finished 4th. Rezende won the last World Cruiser title ever. I have some double feelings about this weekend, had some good moments but even bad ones. Didn’t complete my goals but it was not a bad weekend for me so I keep my head up for the next 2 World Cups for this season. See you guys in Chula Vista in September. --Sander ---------------------------------------------------------- In het Nederlands: De 2010 UCI BMX Worlds zitten er alweer op en ik kan je vertellen dat mijn lichaam behoorlijk moe is van afgelopen dagen. Met trainingen op donderdag, vrijdag en wedstrijden op zaterdag en zondag was het een intensief weekend hier in Pietermartizburg, Zuid-Afrika. Ik had een redelijk weekend met een 13e plaats op zaterdag en een 4e plaats op de cruiser op zondag. De eerste indruk van de baan was prima, maar tijdens de training kwamen we allemaal in aanraking met de moeilijkheid van deze baan. Het tweede stuk was niet makkelijk, het was stijl en moeilijk te nemen op volle snelheid. Maar niet alleen het 2e stuk was ingewikkeld, ook de bochten en het derde stuk met alle stuiters en gaten maakte het moeilijk goede rondjes te rijden. De baan werd gedurende het weekend beter en op zaterdag was het tijd om het WK te beginnen met de tijdkwalificatie. Ik ben geen ster in het rijden van tijdritten en dus zijn de uitslagen vaak een teleurstelling voor mijzelf. Ik had 2 rondjes nodig om mezelf te plaatsen met een 43e tijd. Ik had de hele dag een goed gevoel op het eerste stuk en dat hielp me tijdens de wedstrijd. Ik werd 3e en 2x tweede in mijn 1/8 finales en plaatste me voor de kwart finale. Door het nieuwe concept om ook op het WK op een supercross baan te rijden waren de races anders dan voorgaande jaren. Ik won mijn kwart finale en ging door naar de halve finale die vol zat met goede rijders van over de hele wereld. Ik had een goede start maar kwam in gevecht met Sifiso Nhalpo op de startheuvel en eerste bult. Ik verloor veel tijd en met een fout op het tweede stuk was het gebeurd voor vandaag. Met vd Biezen en mijzelf in de top 16 was het alleen Raymon vd Biezen die de finale voor Nederland wist te halen. Hij werd 5e achter de nieuwe wereld kampioen Maris Strombergs, Sifiso Nhalpo, Joris Daudet and Thomas Hamon. Merle van Benthem won de Wereld titel bij de Junior-Woman en ook teamgenoot Twan van Gendt deed goede zaken met een 3e plaats bij de Junior-Men. Na slecht geslapen te hebben stond zondag de cruiser op het programma. Het was niet druk en met alleen teamgenoot vd Wildenberg en ikzelf kwamen voor Nederland uit op de cruiser. Vd Wildenberg was gevallen op donderdag en kende het hele weekend zware tijden met veel pijn. Ik kwam eenvoudig door mijn manches en kwam in de finale nadat ik de halve finale had gewonnen. Ik had de hele dag goede starts en dat was niet anders tijdens de finale. Ik pakte holeshot maar Jiminez kwam voorbij op het 2e stuk en reed me naar buiten in de 2e bocht. Rijders kwamen binnendoor en ik moest genoegen nemen met een 4e plaats. Rezende won de laatste Wereld titel bij de elite-cruiser. Ik heb een dubbel gevoel over de laatste 2 dagen, ik kende goede momenten maar ook slechte. Ik had 2 doelen gesteld maar beide heb ik niet gehaald, maar ondanks dat was het geen slecht weekend en kijk ik uit naar de laatste 2 wereld bekers van dit jaar.

Date	Track	City	Region
25-Jul	Noonday BMX	Marietta, GA	East
25-Jul	Champion Speedway BMX	Owego, NY	East
31-Jul	The Hill BMX	Elgin, IL	Central
1-Aug	Raytown BMX	Kansas City, MO	Central
1-Aug	River Valley BMX	Sumner, WA	West
7-Aug	Pineview Park BMX	St. Cloud, MN	Central
8-Aug	Miami BMX	Miami, OK	Central
8-Aug	Speedway BMX	Toledo, OH	East
14-Aug	Hodag BMX	Rhinelander, WI	Central
15-Aug	Cortez BMX	Cortez, CO	Central
15-Aug	Red Rock BMX	Red Bluff, CA	West
22-Aug	Woodland BMX	West Greenwich, RI	East
22-Aug	Colorado River BMX	Bullhead City, AZ	West
12-Sep	Kelowna BMX	Kelowna, BC	West