FATBMX Your Online BMX News Resource Since 1998

When did you decide it was time to step it up, become pro and battle with the fastest racers out there?
Sifiso: WELL ONCE I FINISH MY SENIOR HIGH YEAR I GAVE MYSELF A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GIVE IT A SHOT AND SEE HOW I GO AND THINGS WERE KINDA SLOW IN THE BEGINING BUT I SAW SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF TUNNEL AND HERE I AM TODAY.

Has your cycling federation been a big help reaching this goal?  
Sifiso:  WELL I WAS PART OF THE UCI TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WHICH MY FEDARATION SET UP AND THAT HELPED OUT QUIET ALOT .

What sort of training facility do you have back home?
Sifiso: WELL I HAVE A TRACK THAT MTN HELPED FUND AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. NOTHING LIKE THEY HAVE IN CHULA VISTA YET BUT I'M SURE IN SOME TIME WE WILL HAVE THAT SET UP IN
SOUTH AFRICA.

You seem to fly all over the place to prepare for the big races, where do you usually go to get ready for the season?
Sifiso: WELL I SPEND ABOUT 5 MONTHS IN SUNNY SOUTH AFRICA BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS
REALLY GOOD IN THE SUMMER WHICH IS AROUND THE END OF THE YEAR TILL MARCH.

You had a gnarly crash last year, can you tell us what happened and how long it took to get back?
Sifiso: I WAS PREPARING FOR THE LAST LEG OF THE EUROPEAN SEASON AT A LOCAL TRACK IN
NORWAY THAT I HAD RIDDEN ABOUT 100 TIMES BEFORE AND THE NORWEGIAN BMX TEAM AND I
WERE OUT DOING GATES DAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE UK. I HAD NOT DONE GATES IN LANE ONE ALL DAY AND JUSTA AS WE WERE ABOUT TO WRAP IT UP THE LAST GATE I DID WAS REALLY GOOD AND WAS CRUISING DOWN THE FIRST STRAIGHT AND LIP ON THE INSIDE OF THE JUMP INTO THE TURN IS REALLY LIPPY AND IT  FLUNG ME RIGHT OVER THE BARS AND I LANDED WEIRD AND THAT WAS THE END OF IT I BROKE MY NECK AND HAD A EMERGENCY OPERATION IN NORWAY . I HAVE BEEN TRAINING SINCE JANUARY THIS YEAR I GOT THE GO AHEAD FROM MY DOC AFTER 6 MONTHS BUT IT'S BEEN 9 MONTHS SINCE I HAVE RACED.

Do you think with the gnarly Supercross tracks the riders should be wearing more protection gear?
Sifiso:  THE SPORT IS CHANGING RAPIDLY AND GETTING SO MUCH FASTER EACH YEAR AND FOR THE GUYS THAT  RACE FOR A LIVING I THINK SHOULD TAKE ALL THE PRECAUSION  THEY CAN TO STAY HEALTHY AND SAFE.

Can you explain the feeling being in the air with 8 people jumping a 12 meter long jump?
Sifiso: THERE IS NO WAY TO EXPLAIN IT BUT THE CLOSEST WORD TO  ME WOULD BE FREEDOM!

Are you liking the Supercross races more than races on the traditional tracks?
Sifiso: YEAH I MEAN THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO RACE IN 2012 AT THE OLYMPICS IN LONDON AND THAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT.

Do you have an opportunity to practice on a SX style track somewhere at home?
Sifiso: NO NOT YET HENCE I TRAVEL TO SWITZERLAND IF I CAN BEFORE SX RACES LIKE THIS
WEEKEND.

If you could pick 5 riders that you do NOT want in your motos, who would they be?
Sifiso: I'M NOT REALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHO IS IN MY MOTO BECAUSE CHANCES ARE I WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE GATE WITH THEM AT SOME STAGE ON THE WEEKEND IN ANY CASE.

Do you have any goals set for 2010?
Sifiso: BE SAFE AND COME BACK STONGER THAN I WAS LAST YEAR!

Thanks to: GOD FOR GIVING ME ANOTHER CHANCE TO RACE MY BIKE. ALL MY SPONSORS, MY MOM, GIRLFRIEND, ANDERS GRONSUND FOR HOSTING ME AT HIS HOUSE IN NORWAY THIS SEASON. ALL MY FANS.

Pics by RedBull / BdJ / Miles