The United States Olympic Committee announced BMX cyclisDonny Robinson (Napa, Cailf.) as its male Athlete of the Month for October. Robinson won the overall 2008 UCI Supercross BMX World Cup title in October. After finishing second in the final round of the World Cup in France on Oct.11, Robinson secured the top spot in the final World Cup standings. Another BMX cyclist,
Arielle Martin (Pleasant Grove, Utah), finished third in the women's voting after
winning the overall 2008 UCI Supercross BMX World Cup title.