The second stop of the Recon Tour PRO presented by Replay XD went down last weekend at Mission Valley YMCA Krause Family Skate & Bike Park (Clairemont). Australian Logan Martin claimed the top spot and earned $5,000 competing against Monster Energy teammate’s Scotty Cranmer and Kevin Peraza, and local pros Alex Landeros, Chris Hughes and Larry Edgar. The PRO contest was stacked with International competitors, coming from Australia, England and Canada to compete with athletes from across the states. Taking first Australian Logan Martin earned the top spot with unique tricks and original lines. Coming in second, Monster Energy’s Scotty Cranmer whose memorable runs included a helicopter on the step up and an ice pick on the MovieTickets.com mural wall. Taking the third podium spot, Larry Edgar rounded out the podium by airing higher than any other competitor.Advancing to the PRO contest from Saturday’s AM final, Jacob Bailey, Kevin Fabregue and local boy Parker Heath competed against the best and earned their way into the final. Former AM
The track at the last UCI BMX SX in Chula Vista scared me of and some good racing at the last National race in Erp, the Netherlands… About 3 weeks ago we had the last UCI BMX Supercross (World Cup) race in Chula Vista, USA. I rode that track 2 years ago during a training camp. Nothing changed, but during practice before this race I got scared. Normally when I ride my bike I decide how to ride every jump on the track… In Chula Vista I couldn’t really control my bike the way want to, because some jumps had a weird kick of, especially on the third straight!
Name: Caroline BuchananHometown: Canberra Australia
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What is the best track you rode on in 2014?
Caroline Buchanan: Berlin UCI BMX Supercross track
What was the worst track you had to ride in 2014 in your opinion?
Caroline Buchanan: Holland because I'm not the biggest fan of riding in the wet and those conditions made history in UCI BMX Supercross History.
Who did the raddest move on the track in 2014?
Caroline Buchanan: 2 many to choose from but.. I was pretty
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.