UCI BMX NEWS MAILING
2008 BMX Olympic selection criteria’s
The UCI Management Committee recently approved the BMX Olympic selection criteria’s, which will be included in part 11 of the UCI rule book.
The Olympic selection criteria’s determines the qualified Nations, while the individual athletes will be selected by each country’s National Olympic Committee.
Nations will qualify on the basis of the UCI Nations rankings and the 2008 UCI World Championships, where a total of 48 athletes (32 Men & 16 Women) will qualify to the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing, China 8th-24th August 2008
To view the detailed criteria’s and quotas
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UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
The
1st round of the UCI BMX Supercross will be held
18-19th June, 2005 in
Aigle, Switzerland. The event will be held at the UCI headquarters, the World Cycling Centre. For the first time the UCI BMX Supercross will be featured on a traditional flat-surface BMX track, although the track is a purpose build track for elite riders, promising exciting and spectacular racing by the best BMX athletes in the world.
As previously announced, the
2nd round of the UCI BMX Supercross will be featured in the 4th stop of the Dew Action Sports Tour, 9-10 September 2005 in
San José CA, USA. The UCI BMX Supercross event will be held in conjunction with other disciplines, such as BMX dirt jumping and Freestyle Motocross, outside the HP Pavilion stadium in San José, California.
The UCI website will soon be updated on event details and registration procedure; www.uci.ch
UCI BMX High-level training
Being an Olympic discipline, BMX has become a part of the UCI high-level training program at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland. 12 athletes, from 16 to 22 years old, will under 3 months follow the training program of
Michel Lalande (former French National Coach). The course will begin in May leading up to the UCI BMX World Championships in the end of July. During this period, the athletes will also have the possibility to participate in various European BMX Championships rounds and the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
UCI BMX Development
UCI track builder,
Tom Ritzenthaler recently visited the
Republic of Moldova in Eastern Europe, in UCI’s effort to develop BMX and help constructing their first BMX track of international standard. Mr. Ritzenthaler was quoted saying “the Moldovan Cycling Federation is showing great interest and support for BMX and the site is excellent for a high level BMX trackâ€?. Track construction is planned for June 2005.