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excited to head up to NOR-CAL to see who had the NOR-CAL PULL!.

With the 2008 Olympic debut for BMX racing coming up quick, and the first USA BMX Team being chosen, BIG CONGRATS go out to Kyle Bennett, Mikey Day, "DR" Donny Robinson, and Jill Kintner for being the first ever BMX athletes to represent USA in the 2008 Olympics!) the buzz, the hype, and the media are all around. Many of the sports top athletes were back on the scene with the Olympic Trials being over. Riders from around the world were on hand to take a shot at getting some much needed points towards the ABA BMX titles. Roseville was the half way point in the 2008 ABA BMX PRO Series and season is shifting into high gear and the fans are loving it! Round seven was all Khalen Young! Haro Bicycles picked the Australian rider up last year and he is doing Tony D. and the gang proud! Khalen was the man to beat in Roseville and Khalen was solid as ever. Khalen nailed down the AA PRO win both days putting his stamp on the weekend and letting the other AA PRO's know he means business and wants the ABA BMX PRO title bad!

Saturday also saw the return of Haro's Steven Cisar, Steven was fresh off the Olympic Trials event held a couple weeks earlier in Chula Vista, CA. and he was taking names and going way FAST! Steven' first race back was a good one he scored a 2nd place finish right behind his Haro team mate giving them the one-two punch for the day. With a few more solid rides like this, you can expect to see Steven right in the middle of the hunt ABA BMX PRO Title and a brand new Suzuki RMZ450!

Another So. Cal kid that has been looking good is Avent Bombshell's Jarrett Kolich. Jarrett has won in the AA PRO class in the past and looked to be back on track for another win in Roseville. Two days of solid riding brought home two 3rd place podium spots for Jarrett.

GT Bicycles also had Joey Bradford stepping his AA PRO game up in Roseville. Joey put together an impressive weekend and brought home his most impressive finish to date. Joey finished up a very respectable 2nd place on Sunday. All his double top secret training he's been doing is really starting to pay-off for him and GT Bicycles.

With a list of riders like this,once again this past weekend shows just how deep the talent pool is on the ABA BMX PRO tour. There has been six different AA PRO winners in seven stops. That's very impressive!

On the Ladies PRO side we saw Arizona's own Dominique Daniels take another HUGE win on Day #1. ABA National #1 girl and girl cruiser turned PRO Dominique Daniels scored a second at least one win at each of the ABA BMX PRO Series events this season. If there is one way to win a title, it's by being that is super consistent. Not to be out done, current ABA National #1 Lady PRO, Alise "The Beast" Post was sitting right where she's used to being on Sunday. Alise brought home the top spot on Sunday after Saturday's solid 2nd place. The Alise - Dominique battle is starting to take a nice shape, and the rest of the woman have really stepped it up as well to keep them honest. Stephanie Barragan continues to be a solid podium finisher as she showed in Roseville. Stephanie brought home the 3rd spot on the podium both days. Stephanie is due for another win any day now and we expect to see her on top the podium real soon. Chinese Rider, Mary Liyun also made it out to Roseville. Mary made her USA BMX debut at the ABA BMX Lake Perris event earlier this season and was very impressive. Mary has really been training and made another BIG impression on the USA fans by bringing home a 4th in PRO Ladies class. Mary will be representing her country in the Olympic Games coming up in Beijing, China. BMX really has become an international field. The ladies racing has really stepped it up over the last couple of years and the new crop of younger woman I keep hearing about making the move to the PRO class is very promising for more excitement to come.

Pro Cruiser saw home town boy Pauly Lange back on the gas! Pauly has been so close, so many times to the ABA BMX PRO Cruiser Title he can taste it. Pauly put the hammer down on Day #1 for the big win showing he still wants it Defending ABA BMX National #1 PRO Cruiser Champ, Danny C. had something to say about that though. "Easy Money" rode solid again in Roseville bringing home 2nd on Saturday following that up with a win on Day #2. Danny knows how to win titles and it looks like he well on his way to another one at the half way point in the season.

The Alabama Slamma' Barry Nobles was in the house as well. Barry rode well in AA PRO, but he also brought home a 3rd in PRO Cruiser on Day #2. Clayborn Bikes has done an awesome job this season getting Barry to all the ABA BMX PRO Series events. With all their help Barry has really become a threat to win the ABA PRO Titles in 2008. Crupi's own Tyler Brown was back from the USA Olympic Trials event as well and was lookin' super fast. Tyler nailed down a 3rd in PRO Cruiser on Day #1. VET PRO sensation, Kenth Fallen continues to hang in there with the young bucks taking a 2nd in the PRO Cruiser class on Day #2. I'm sure Bill Ryan and the gang over a Supercross are just stoked on Kenth this season!

Vet Pro was back in action too! This was a Kenth Fallen, DaleHolmes.com. Chad Street weekend. Supercross's Kenth Fallen continues to be "THE MAN" to beat in VET PRO right now. Kenth won both days in Roseville with DaleHolmes.com and Chad Street swapping out 2nd and 3rd place both days. Chad's been all over the podium this season and looks to be a title contender again. Dale's been busy taking care of the Free Agent World Tea. Hats off to Dale and the Free Agent World Team. Dale tells me they have about seven athletes' going to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China for BMX Racing. That's impressive!

The ABA, the city of Roseville, CA. and the entire OAK CREEK BMX crew would like to thank all the participants, families, teams, sponsors, and BMX industry for helping make the Summer National event such a huge success!

Next stop, RAD CANYON BMX in Salt Lake City - Utah, July 25-27. We hope to see you all there!