Stracka is a social network focused on the well known sport golf. This is by far the best website I know if you are into golf, they have a huge database available with courses over whole the world. I think the website is real easy on the eyes and has a lot of cool features.

If you sign up as a site member on stracka.com you can instantly upload pictures, send messages to other users, start writing a blog and keep all your statistics nicely organized in your profile. This is a great chance to meet other golfers that play at your courses.

The best feature of Stracka is in my opinion the possibility to view the golf courses in a map view which contain neat markers of every hole and distances to every hole from the start position. On top of that you can download the course map to view in the Google Earth program. It's also possible to watch a video tour of the golf course and view photos of it naturally.

Link: A Social Network for Golfers

Round 7 Results Elite men: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT 2. Pablo Gutierrez FRA 3. Thomas Hamon FRA 4. Ivo Lakucs LAT 5. Sifiso Nhlapo RSA 6. Frank Heijne NED 7. Jeremy Chaffot FRA 8. Romain Saladini FRA

Round 8 Results Elite men: 1. Maris Strombergs LAT 2. Roy van den Berg NED 3. Arturs Matisons LAT 4. Ivo Lakucs LAT 5. Thomas Hamon FRA 6. Thomas Allier FRA 7. Pablo Gutierrez FRA 8. Sifiso Nhlapo RSA

Here are the first pictures of the track and the official time schedule of the EC indoor BMX Douai.

USA Cycling announced today the eight athletes it will send to the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup event in Adelaide, Australia, April 12-13. The Adelaide Supercross is the second of five UCI BMX Supercross events in 2008 and will also serve as the 16th of 18 races that factor into the USA Cycling BMX rankings on the men’s side and the 14th of 16 for the women.

Five men – Kyle Bennett (Conroe, Texas), Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.), Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif.), Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Tyler Brown (San Clemente, Calif.) – received nominations to the team. Bennett and Robinson were automatically selected as the top two riders in the current 2008 USA Cycling Elite Men’s BMX Rankings. Cisar, Day and Brown received coaches’ selections.

Three women were also selected for the squad – Arielle Martin (Pleasant Grove, Utah), Jill Kintner (Seattle, Wash.) and Amanda Geving (Largo, Fla.). As the top athlete in the USA Cycling Elite Women’s BMX Rankings, Martin received an automatic nomination, while Kintner and Geving were coaches’ selections.

As many of you know the french rider Moana Moo Caille took a hard crash at the supercross event in Madrid. Sebastian Kartfyord posted a short video of this BMX crash.

Moo Caille said: “I'm better now, my lung is ok after 5 days in the bad hospital of Madrid... 4 ribs and my shoulder are broken but its gonna take one month so its not too long.”

2008 Underground Products (UGP) is pleased to announce it has inked a sponsorship deal with the National Bicycle League (NBL) for the 2008 National Series season. The two have joined forces for this lucrative Olympic year where BMX racing will come center stage during the sport¹s inaugural appearance at the 2008 Beijing Games in August.

“UGP has deep roots in BMX racing and a long history with the NBL," says Kevin O¹Brien. "Their product line fits perfectly with NBL riders and we expect them to fully embrace UGP once again.”

As an official co-sponsor of the NBL, UGP will receive extensive promotion at the NBL National Series events including signage, programs, a display booth and apparel. As the official apparel sponsor of the Series, UGP will exclusively provide clothing for the NBL staff and volunteers. UGP will also provide the National Series number plates.

“The partnership with the NBL is in-line with UGP¹s mission to aggressively elevate the brand's presence nationally among core BMX racing and freestyle enthusiasts and drive sales," says Wann Chong, UGP Managing Director. "With a renewed vigor, the brand is taking its message to the masses in 2008 with the addition of several key sponsorships, a major marketing initiative and key new retail outlets.”

On February 23rd this years winterjam will take place in Stockholm, Sweden.

The people behind the park, Andy and Tobbe has done a really good job on the park, and if you haven't been there yet you should start planning your trip there right now. The jam will be held at the Capital Bikepark.



Here's also a little video of last years winter jam. If you don't mind listening to some swedish play the video to get a better idea of how it's going to look like.

Michael "Berry" Beran has won de Ride It Winterjam at Riga, Latvia. The Czech made it before Alessandro Barbero and Harry Main. To the left you can see a little video mix of Beran about a year ago. Make sure to see until the end when he tries to do a front flip tail whip.

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Made by Davey NoHands.

Today we interviewed one of the fastest BMX riders coming from the Asian parts of the world. His name is Steven Wong, and he is riding for Hong Kong. Make sure you keep an eye out for this kid, because he's shredding the championships this year.

Hometown: Dessel, Belgium
Favourite Food: Pasta, Pizza
Favourite Music: Rap, R&B, Hip Hop
Favourite Track: Vallet, France
Favourite Movie: Cradle 2 the Grave

How did you get into BMX?
When I was 12 years old I build a BMX track near my house and started riding for fun, later on I got into the racing scene.

What was your first BMX?
Mongoose Motivater (heaviest bike ever lol)

What do you like the most about BMX?
Pretty much everything, the adrenaline, training on my bike.

How come you started riding for Hong Kong?
Because my father is Chinese and the funding of the Hong Kong cycling team was a lot better than the team of Belgium.

What was the best thing that happened to you in 2007?
2007 wasn't the best year for me. I broke my knee so didn't race big races for a few months.

What were your favourite places that you visited in 2007?
Australia was awesome and the Asian Championships in Thailand.

How many flights did you take in 2007?
I don't know but a LOT I can tell you that.


Are you in pretty good shape for the upcoming races?
I feel pretty good on my bikes the last few months but I am still trying to improve everything.

Is there any word of Hong Kong being selected for the Olympics?
No not really...Hong Kong has a chance to get a wild card...but as Hong Kong is part of China, China will decide who gets it.

What are your plans for 2008?
Try to get my UCI points done and try and go to the olympics.

How does a normal week look like with you? (training)
Just the normal things everybody else does I guess. Gym, sprints, track, gates, plyo's and what not.

What do you do in the weekends?
Most of the time the weekends are for racing...if there is no race I'll just fill it in with some training and easy riding on the track.

Do you ride in a team, which team and who are your team mates?
I don't really ride for a team anymore. I'm pretty much a private rider for meybo with my own sponsors.