Australian female BMX champion working to inspire the next generation of girls | ABC News
BMX riding has long been a male dominated sport but the Aussie female champion, Saya Sakakibara, is working to inspire the next generation of girls.
Last weekend we were allowed to race again after 9 months. Take a closer look on how my weekend went.
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Name: THOUIN Théo
Sponsors: Cycles évasion, Sunn, Kenny, Ville de Saint Brieuc, Comité départemental des Côtes d’Armor, Comité Bretagne, Bacquert Production.
Mechanic: Me myself and I. Sometimes my dad double checks if everything is alright.
What was your very first BMX bike?
Théo Thouin: My first bike was a Sunn. I was 7 years old.
How much different is it from the one you're racing today?
Théo Thouin: Actually I now race for Sunn aha. The bikes have progressed with geometry, rigidity and so much more.
What is a new product that you thought was very welcome in BMX?
Name: Mathijs Verhoeven
Sponsors: Oegema Transport, TVE sport, Meybo bikes, Vee tire, Renthal, HT Components, 6D Helmets, SD components, Bensink BMX Gates, Eurol, RD Gloves, Optiek Van Gorp, Sunlighten Kempen
Mechanic: Team Mechanic Team Oegema TVE, my dad and sometimes if me and my dad don’t know how to solve the problem we go to Jan Segers who I also trust 100% as a mechanic.
What was your very first BMX bike?
Mathijs Verhoeven: My first racing BMX was a Haro from the year 2006 I think.
How much different is it from the one you're racing today?
Mathijs Verhoeven: A big difference, for sure the size! Haha. The bikes from today are much lighter and stiffer! At that time there was no Carbon or anything Carbon on a bmx bike, now almost everyone has
Danish National Championship - Copenhagen, Denmark - 03 October 2020
Elite Men:
1 OLSSON Kasper DEN 60 points
2 SARDAG Jakob DEN 45
3 HØJSGAARD Simon Juul DEN 40
4 WÖHLK Andreas DEN 35
5 THERKELSEN Jimmi DEN 30
Elite Women:
1 BALLE Rikke DEN 60 points
2 BALLE Dorte DEN 45
Name: Tom Tucker
Sponsors: Factory Full Tilt, Radio Raceline, Fly Racing, Promax Components, Tioga, HT Components, BMX International.
Mechanic: Tsquared Bike co
9 times world champion at age 15. Where (what countries) has BMX taken you so far?
Tom Tucker: Countries I have raced in so far are New Zealand, USA, England, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Netherlands and Australia of course.
Congrats on winning the 2020 Sam WIlloughby Medallist award. Did it come as a surprise?
Pro Open results. FALL CLASSIC NATIONAL. Grand Valley BMX - Grand Junction, CO
Saturday 3 October 2020
Pro Open Men:
1 ALEC BOB, PLANO, TX
2 RILEY HOUSE, TANGENT, GILBERT, AZ
3 EMILIO FALLA, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, QUITO
4 CALLUM HOLLOWAY, COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY, GRAND JUNCTION, CO
5 ALAN HUDSON, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, PHOENIX, AZ
Female Pro Open:
1 DANI GEORGE, ALPHA, RIVERSIDE, CA
2 MIKAELA LIXANDRU, JRBICYCLES.COM/SPEEDCO/AVIAN, PHOENIX, AZ
3 PAIGE ZACHARY, FACTORY SSQUARED, CHAPARRAL, NM
4 GEORGINA GRASSIE, BURBAN
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.