The Dutch national Team recently renewed their contract for 3 years with Redline Bicycles (an Accell Group company) and will be riding Redline Bicycles thru the 2012 Olympics. In '08, The Netherlands qualified a total of four BMX riders to the Beijing Olympics, three Elite Men and one Elite Woman. Already set with dominating scores from last years' UCi series, including a Supercross victory in Denmark, they are again on target to qualify the maximum number of racers for the Olympics in 2012. Upon their arrival in sunny California, each of the ten member National team will be receiving their customized Dutch Redline Flight frames. Painted the same orange as Redline's popular 2010 Proline Expert, the Dutch team will again match nicely with their new orange and black Troy Lee helmets, pants and Troy Lee Design/Redline jerseys. Of all the National BMX programs, the Dutch Team continues to be the most professional looking one out there - matching the Netherland's "royal orange" theme from head to toe, as well as pedal to grip.
For 2010, the Dutch National team has made a few adjustments to their 10-rider roster - including the addition of past multi-time Amateur World Champion and Jr Elite contender Jelle vanGORKOM. The three Beijing Olympian men remain on board, to train and tutor the younger additions.
Here is your Dutch National Team roster for 2010:
Joyce SEESING #44
Merle van BENTHEM #80
Robert de WILDE #77 - 2008 Olympian
Raymon v/d BIEZEN #121 - 2008 Olympian
Ivo v/d PUTTEN #666
Rob v/d WILDENBERG #72 - 2008 Olympian
Martijn SCHERPEN #15
Sander BISSELING #40
Twan van GENDT
Jelle van GORKOM
Look for the Dutch National Team at ABA's Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona - on March 6 & 7th. They will be easy to spot ... just look for the blazing flash of orange, out front. On the impeccible Black Mountain BMX track, the Dutch Team is hoping to do what they consistently did during last years' UCi Supercross series - and that is, dominate the races aboard orange Redline bikes.
Be sure to stop by the Redline pits to meet them in person and gather autographs from three 2008 Olympians and seven Dutch Olympic hopefuls.
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