UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch Live on Freecaster.tv

The third leg of the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch will take place on Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th of May. For the first time ever the event will be held in Denmark.

Copenhagen will host this, the final World Cup event before the Olympics in Beijing. More than 120 professional riders from all over the world will compete for medals and Olympic participation.

Freecaster.tv will be webcasting Live from the finals on Saturday May 10 at 13:00 (CET) so when the leaders of the pack have proven their worth, you can watch them battle for Olympic glory. There's a lot riding on this one. Check it out on http://www.freecaster.tv/1000002_1004453

UCI Supercross World Championship Live on Freecaster.tv

Since it's inaugural Live webcast of a UCI BMX Supercross event in February, the team at Freecaster.tv have been waiting in anticipation for the next fixture.

Round 2 of the UCI SX series comes to you from Adelaide Australia and if the action from Madrid was anything to go by, you wont want to miss this. The world's top 200 BMX racers will be hoping to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but only 8 can make it to the final!

The event will be held over two days with the athletes going though grueling time trials and qualifying heats to determine those who will continue on. So only the best of the best will make it to the finals on Sunday.

The race will take place at the Jublilee Hall in Adelaide. An indoor course of monstrous proportions has been designed for this monstrous event. Catch all the best action from the finals on Sunday, April 13 at 13.30 (CEST) on http://freecaster.com/1000002_1004279

Seven National Federations are sending their BMX athletes to the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, this month to prepare the second leg of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.

Norwegian BMX rider Sebastian Kartfjord arrived at the WCC yesterday for a week long training camp. Before the end of the month the centre will also host World Cup hopefuls from Italy, the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Russia and the Czech Republic for training camps lasting between three days and three weeks.

Lithuania’s delegation, Vilma Rimsaite, is no stranger to the WCC facilities: she was a trainee at the centre in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The round 9 and 10 of the European Championship BMX will be held at Echichens, Switzerland on the 19th and 20th of april.

More information of EC BMX Echichens
Official website of BMX Club Echichens

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GT BMX Racing Team: Jill Kintner, Joey Bradford, Mike Day and Randy Stumpfhauser at UCI Continental #9 and #10 in West Palm Beach, Florida gathering points for 2008 Olympics in Bejing, China. Presented by Eric Rupe, GT Team Manager.

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.”