Thank you MoonriderPro for putting this video together. For over 10 years, racing BMX around the world as a professional athlete has been all I wanted to pursue. I loved the daily grind, trying to get more out of myself each day, picking a target in the future and working to be the best I could be for that event.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that James Palmer (CAN) and Laura Smulders (NED) have been elected to represent BMX Racing on the UCI Athletes’ Commission, in a vote organised during the 2021 UCI BMX World Championships held in Papendal (the Netherlands) from 17 to 22 August. James Palmer and Laura Smulders (re-elected) were chosen from among four candidates – two men and two women – by athletes registered for the event.
James Palmer obtained 68.1.% of the votes for the male candidates, while Laura Smulders reached 85.1% of the votes for the female candidates. The voting participation rate was 73.4%.
Members of the UCI Athletes’ Commission are elected for a four-year term which will take effect at the UCI Elective Congress in 2021 - to be held during the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders (Belgium) - and will end at the following Elective Congress on the occasion of the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Africa.
This election is part of the renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission for the 2021-2025 period. Its new members are elected by their peers during the 2021 UCI World Championships for the various cycling disciplines.
Since 2017, the Commission has been composed of 20 members, with each discipline or specialty –
With the Olympic Games coming up shortly, a lot of the athletes have built up a special bike for the event that they worked towards to for 4 years, actually 5 for the Tokyo edition. Customization is always a fun project. Colour matching with the best part on the market usually results in very nice equipment. The fact that 'Rule 50' needs to be followed for the Games makes it a challenge sometimes but it's good to see the colours of the nation back in the colours of the bikes. Here's James Palmer's bike. Canada represent.
Parts list James Palmer's Olympic Clayborn BMX race bike:
Forks: Answer Bmx Dagger Forks
Hubs: Answer Bmx Holeshot Hubs
Rims: Answer Bmx Pinnacle Pro rims
Name: James Palmer
Age: 26
Hometown: North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Plate number: 66
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Clayborn Bicycles / Answer BMX
---The FAT favorite list---
-Track to race on: Papendal
-Favourite Race: World Champs (2017)
-Food: Sushi
-Gym: The Bog (gotta know to know)
-Person on Instagram: Coffee Chatter
-Travel destination: Australia
-People to ride with: Romain / Joris
-Trainer/Coach: Robert de Wilde
-Car: Mazda 3 Speed
Name: James Palmer
Sponsors: Clayborn Bicycles / Answer Bmx
Mechanic: PalmDog Millionaire
How did you end up on Clayborn bikes?
James Palmer: At the end of 2017 I was looking for a new brand to build a relationship with as I had no sponsor at the time. Tory had been riding for Ssquared/Answer for a few years and spoke good things about John Sawyer and crew. And I knew John owned the Clayborn brand as well but had no Pro representing them, so I contacted John about the possibility of coming on board and thankfully we were able to work out a deal!
Come along and watch a day of training and fun with my friends and family.
Took some time to walk around the USA BMX Grands and ask a few people why they call this The Greatest race on Earth.... why do you think they call it this?
Quick Trip over to Thailand to meet up with Amanda Carr and race the 2018 Thailand Open!
Made a quick trip over to Sarasota, Florida with Alex for the final North American SX race of the year! Get a look at what goes on between races underneath Answer BMX pit area!
Elite Results Canada Cup, St. Albert - 25 Aug 2018.
Elite Men:
1 66 PALMER James 60
2 122 TOUGAS Alex 45
3 715 MALENFANT Gaby 40
4 71 JACOBSEN Jeffrey 35
5 1 LAVORATO Riley 30
6 737 PEACOCK River 25
7 2 LESLIE Benjamin 20
8 884 SAMELLS Josh 15
Elite Women:
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.