Like it or not but the Olympic BMX race is coming up shortly. It is a big push for BMX racing but it has also pushed BMX (freestyle) in one way or an other. People (journalists even) take a 20 inch wheeled BMX bike as a BMX bike and don't see the difference between racing one and doing tricks on one. Turns out that a big newspaper in The Netherlands (NRC Next) put a rider doing a tailwhip on the cover and posted the question: "Why is BMX an Olympic sport?" We think BMX fits well over there and we can't wait to see it kick off. It has been raining quite a bit which shortened training at a "nearby" practice track for some. Even the Olympic track was covered with plastic on Sunday but the racers got to gear up in their new threads and rolled around the track on their fresh bikes. It was good to see Robert de Wilde on the bike as he is recovering from a concussion. Go Holland Go!
Pic: BMXMANIA.com
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.