USA BMX Freestyle Announces 2020 BMX Park Amateur National Championships to be Hosted by Woodward

Oct 15, 2020

Written by Bart de Jong

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Largest Action Sports Camp to Host First-Ever National Championships for BMX Amateurs; Series Organized by USA BMX Freestyle, Largest BMX Organization in North America. In August, USA BMX announced the debut of the USA BMX Freestyle Amateur Series launching a virtual, BMX amateur series. Amateur riders from 12 regions were invited to submit a 45-second video through USA BMX Freestyle Instagram using any indoor or outdoor park of their preference for their run. The deadline to submit videos was October 3. This week the top three riders in all classes from each region will advance to the first-ever National Championships. Woodward West will host the historic event December 11-13 in Tehachapi, Calif. With safety being the number one priority during this time, the intent is to have Woodward host the event in California. USA BMX will continue to monitor and follow the state’s COVID guidelines. Should the event not occur at Woodward West, the second location would be the Woodward located in State College, PA.

“We are ecstatic to be collaborating with Woodward in bringing our inaugural BMX Freestyle National

Championship to life,” said USA BMX Freestyle president, Shane Fernandez. “The entire Woodward team has been instrumental in assisting us through the logistics of providing a live venue for our freestyle riders. The innovative facilities Woodward offers is a perfect fit for the amateur riders pushing the progression of BMX. USA BMX is excited that the competitors will be able to share this experience as we officially put the 2020 National titleholders in the BMX history books.”

Chris Prybylo, Woodward Camps General Manager, said: “Woodward is excited to partner with USA BMX to host the inaugural Freestyle National Championship. Over the last 40 years, Woodward Camp has supported BMX Freestyle by industry leading coaching, programming, and world-class facilities. We are proud to have been a part of the development of many BMX freestyle legends and excited to work in conjunction with USA BMX to foster the future of BMX Freestyle.”

The 2021 series will kick off immediately after the new year. A bracket will be added in Spring to include a State Championship bracket. The vision of USA BMX Freestyle for the series is to continue to be a hybrid format incorporating access and opportunity for all riders using virtual judging up through the State Championship bracket.