next week are Italy's MANUEL DeVECCHI, France's Olympic main maker DAMIEN GODET, the Netherland's ROBERT de WILDE and UK's fastest woman on a BMX bike - SHANAZE READE.
"I am really looking forward to racing at the ABA Grands in Tulsa," commented UK's Shanaze Reade, who crashed in the final turn in Beijing, while going for a Gold medal-making move. "This will be my first BMX race since the Olympics, and I plan on showing America what I am made of, and redeem myself after my disapointing result in Beijing." As the reigning UCi World Champion, Reade was the Gold Medal favorite going in to the Olympics, and will likely be the one all Sports writers are talking about in 2012, when the Games lands in Great Britain.
But that's not all - the REDLINE pits will also be popping with other Global Team members, such as Japan's MASA SAMPEI, Canada's TORY NYHAUG and Redline's domestic Elite superstars KIM HAYASHI and DENZEL STEIN.
This years' Grands will be the final race for Arizona's Kim Hayashi in her familiar red, white and black colors of Team Redline; putting an impressive exclamation point on a nine year sponsorship where she won two ABA National No.1 titles, five-straight NBL No.1 Elite Women championships and one UCi World Champ title.
By contrast, Redline's Denzel Stein, will be wrapping up his first year of Pro competition - and will find out on Wednesday afternoon if the BMX world voted him "Rookie Pro of the Year" for 2008. Already with two double-A Pro victories notched in his belt, the 17 year old DeSoto, Texas native has just began his BMX journey, with dreams of Olympic qualification in four years. Going in to this weekends' race, Stein is impressively ranked No.5 in ABA's Pro standings.
Being the industry leader in selling complete BMX bikes, REDLINE will be hosting their Olympic athletes and Global Team riders in the Factory compound - where autograph-seeking fans, and spectators alike, can meet these dedicated athletes, get a free special edition poster or have their picture taken with them.
Four days of insane BMX racing takes place on Thanksgiving weekend at the Tulsa Expo Center - where thousands of riders, from all across the Globe, gather to see who is truly the BEST in their age classes (from 4 years old to 50 and over).
-Wednesday, Nov 26th at 2pm - Hall of Fame inductions & Golden Crank Awards ceremony.
-Thursday, Nov 27th is all day practice.
-Friday, Nov 28th is the Race of Champions, followed by the spectator-friendly Pro Spectacular Show at 6pm.
-Saturday, Nov 29th kicks off the first two rounds of Qualifying for The Grandnationals.
-Sunday, Nov 30th concludes the eleven month season, with the handing-out of eleven National No.1 titles during the Main events - which start around 4 to 5 pm.
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Tens of millions of Olympic fans watched BMX racing make its debut this year as a Medal sport. And of those 48 men and women who made the cut, eight of them were members of the REDLINE GLOBAL force. And this coming Thanksgiving weekend, four of the infamous Redline OIlympians will be making their way to the U.S.A., to race at what all BMXers know as "The Greatest Race on Earth;" The ABA Grands. The four Olympians heading to Tulsa 
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