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The BMX revolution is in full effect! In 2013, track and competition format of Red Bull R.Evolution will be even more spectacular and innovative than at last year’s premiere. And there’s another first, concerning the fans particularly. They will have the opportunity to involve themselves actively in the BMX event of the year on August 17. No matter if they follow the action live at Berlin’s Mellowpark or at the live webcast, they can crown the 55DSL Rebel of the Day by voting the most rebellious rider of the day. 10 of the participants can

10 BMX World Championships later I can proudly say I am the 2013 BMX World Champion :) It has been an emotional 12 months since my Olympic Games experience in London I’ve put myself under the pump this year doing both BMX and Mountain Biking at the highest international level and for any one who knows me well, I think you hit rock bottom and you find out what you’ve got to do and I’m glad I pulled it all back together. I was feeling more prepared coming into this World Championship event than ever. I was ready to put my time trial specialty to the side and was there to race and prove to the

The recently revealed design of the new Red Bull R.Evolution track raises the anticipation of the international BMX supercross elite: more than 30 of the world’s best riders have already confirmed to compete at the BMX racing event of the year, which will be held at Mellowpark Berlin, Germany, on August 17! The field includes the 2nd of the world ranking, Connor Fields (USA), as well as reigning Bull R.Evolution champion Twan van Gendt (NED). German top racers Luis Brethauer and Maik Baier will also continue to push the

The 2013 UCI BMX World Championships concluded Sunday with the supercross races at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The Americans added three medals on Sunday to the four they earned on Saturday. In all, the Americans won four gold medals and three silver medals on Saturday and Sunday.

The Americans dominated the juniors races as Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill./GT Bicycles) and Sean Gaian (Santee, Calif./Factory GT) topped their fields. Shay Glynn (Norco, Calif./Profile-Monster) earned the silver medal on Sunday, finishing second behind Stancil in the juniors women's contest.

Australian Caroline Buchanan put the demons of the London Olympics behind her when she won the Elite Women’s title at the UCI BMX World Championships inside the Vector Arena. “I had first lane choice at London,” said Buchanan “I took lane 3 and blew it. I made sure I didn’t make the same mistake again and went for lane one this time around.”

She got the holeshot and cut off Olympic champion Mariana Pajon in the first straight, taking the Columbian out of contention.

“When it comes to finals you’ve got to release the mongrel and get aggressive. I just wanted to get out front and stay out of trouble,” said Buchanan.

Once the dust settled fellow Australian Lauren Reynolds was second and Manon Valentino of France was third.

Auckland was the first international BMX event Buchanan has done since the Olympics. “I put a lot of pressure on myself to succeed.” And it’s not over yet. Buchanan will be contesting the World Downhill Mountain bike and Mountain bike 4 Cross championships – a title she has won twice before – over the next two months.

After a rest day on Friday, the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships resumed Saturday at the Vector Area in Auckland, New Zealand. The Americans capitalized on the training day and rode away with four medals, including a pair of world championships. Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) and Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill./Factory GT) topped their respective podiums as they did in 2012. Sean Gaian (Santee, Calif./Factory GT) and Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline) earned silver medals in their respective categories.

"We knew the preparation coming into the world championships was good," USA Cycling Director of Sprint Jamie Staff said. "But to get a few medals under our belt on the first day of elite racing just reassures us that are headed in the right direction."

Fields, who was the only rider to complete a lap in less than 23 seconds during the qualifying round, was forced to improve his performance in the superfinal. Fields answered the challenge,