Record breaking 173 riders from 7 countries entered the fifth edition of BMX Race Ljubljana, with most prestigious victories going to Malene Kejlstrup (Denmark) and Martti Sciortino (Italy). Racing on the opening round of the dr. Auer BMX Alpe-Adria Cup and Slovenian BMX Cup was on high level throughout the categories and in many motos intense till the very last meters of the track. Highlight of the race weekend in Ljubljana was of course Sunday’s Championship/C1 race with many of the strong contenders from the biggest European races and candidates for Paris 2024 and future Olympic games. World and European U23 champion Malene Kejlstrup, racing for the Danish national team, came to Ljubljana as a strong favorite, but made a small surprise with entry for the Saturday race.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.