We waited 11 months for the Stoppelcross season to arrive. The first one just took place last weekend in Handel, NL. It was time to dust off the machine and get things done. The benchtalking had gone through the roof leading towards the first race so it was time to back it up by showing the results. The Stoppelcross season is about the hobby riders but of course plenty of sandbaggers show up to grab the cups. Lame, but it will always be that way I guess.
3 ABA/UCI rounds…3 days of racing…2 wins and a crash. Flying from California to Florida we had flight delays and we didn't get into Tampa Florida until early hours of the morning. We drove from Tampa to Orlando arriving at 5am to get 5hours sleep get up unpack our bikes and race day one of racing. It was nice to get back on a bigger hill again in Florida the race had a cool little vibe to it. It was not only 3 ABA rounds there was also a Disney Cup for overall winner of the 3 days of racing.
This upcoming weekend the Stoppelcross Motocross season kicks off in Handel, NL. It's the best Motocross series, full of people who think they can ride, but in fact, they suck. It's for the people who only ride a couple of times a year because they're busy doing something else. This means some BMX-ers will participate once again. On the list are a.o. Jeffrey van der Biezen, Glenn van de Wetering, Harm van Brussel, Wilco Groenendaal, Philip de Jong, Frank "Lippe" Weckert, Pieter
For the first time in the long history of BMX in the United States, there will be one national schedule. In June of 2011, the American Bicycle Association acquired the assets of the National Bicycle League and formed USA BMX. With the formation of USA BMX comes the advent of one national schedule, one sanctioning body, and in the end …one national champion. The USA BMX schedule kicks off in January in Reno,