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Around 2 000 riders from forty nations will converge on Adelaide, Australia, this weekend for the 2009 UCI BMX World Championships... and Freecaster.tv will be there covering all the action LIVE from 07:30 - 10:00 CEST (05:30 - 08:00 GMT) on Saturday July 25th. This World Championships is the first since the sport made it's Olympic debut in Beijing last year, and already marks the start of the qualification process for the London 2012 Olympics. Many of the Olympic medallists and finalists will be in attendance, hoping to add the prestigious World number one plate to their existing titles.  52 different World/Challenge Titles are on offer across the various categories, so it's certain to be a packed 4 days of racing.

The NBL Music City Nationals in Nashville, TN turned in the biggest numbers of the season so far and with only three more races left on the circuit, the NBL Elite Series chase will come down to the NBL Grands once again. Music City BMX hosted the season’s top race again and with all kinds of entertainment and extra’s the event has quickly become one of the best races of the season. Here’s a look at the how the standings sit with only the NBL Golden State National and LCQ left before the Grands.
2009 NBL Elite Series Standings (through Nashville)

ELITE MEN
1. Maris Strombergs CA 190-8
2. Randy Stumpfhauser CA 164-10 

Kurt Rasmusson, Drew Bezanson, fresh products, new threads, Albe’s, how-to 180 with Dakota Roche, Kink’s Taiwan trip, Good ol’ U.S.A., ten of the best street spots of all time, and more… Here’s what’s inside issue 159.

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First Words
Keith Mulligan addresses the irony of two featured articles, one year prior to this issue, which managed to find its way into this month’s issue.

Start
After a run-in with the law, the light at the end of the tunnel may seem out of reach, but for Paul Horan, that light was riding.

WaKang and the Vans crew in France informed that it is now time to announce to you that their DVD will be available really soon. The program will be:
Vans Wheels Of Rock with:
-Alistair Whitton
-Colin Mckay
-Ben Hennon
-Kevin Kalkoff
-Alex Bourguignon
-Corey Martinez (special guest)

Let It Ride with:
-Dylan Smith
-Alex Valentino
-Lilian Conry
-Jeremy Muller
-Romuald "BiBi" Noirot 

Name: Mark Webb
Age: 24
Occupation: BMX Stuntman
Hometown: Southsea, UK
Years riding: 10
Hook-ups/Sponsors: totalBMX, Vans, Relentless

The Favorite list:

Spot to ride: totalBMX HQ
BMX Video: Etnies Forward
Website: fatbmx
Web Video: Fainting Goats
BMX Photographer: Chris Woodage
BMX Filmer: Southsea Jay
BMX MC: DJ
Food: MK’s