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Name: Quentin Caleyron
Hometown: Aix-en-Provence (south of France)
2013 team: GT bicycles
Bike: GT
Sponsors: GT bicycles; Vendetta; 100%; Probikeshop.com; Maxxis; X-king (gloves); St. Etienne BMX

-Frame: GT Speed series XXXL
-Forks: Vendetta
-Headset: FSA
-Stem: Vendetta
-Bars: Vendetta
-Grips: ODI Stay Strong Edition
-Bar ends: ODI
-Brake lever: Shimano DXR Left side
-Brake caliper: Shimano DXR
-Brake shoes: Shimano DXR
-Chain: Izumi Gold

Legendary American film actor, writer, director, producer, Golden Globe Winner and Academy Award Nominee Peter Fonda (Easy Rider; Ulee’s Gold; 3:10 to Yuma) and prolific motorsports artist and sportswear designer Troy Lee's recent collaboration features an array of edgy casual wear, including the iconic open-faced American flag helmet seen in Easy Rider. The collection also features helmet-matching riding gloves and a variety of one-of-a-kind shirts conceptualized by Fonda himself.

This collaboration, as well as the entire Troy Lee Designs catalogue, has just shipped to stores and is available.

Connor Fields continued his excellent 2013 USA BMX Elite season in Desoto, TX with 2 more podium finishes this past weekend for Chase BMX. For round #3 of the USA BMX tour headed down to the infamous Desoto, Texas covered arena, where the worlds top pro racers would compete. Despite the rain and cold weather, the Elite Men & Women riders in attendance heated things up with some incredible race action.

On Saturday, Connor looked strong all day during qualifying and made his was thru the semi finals and into the main event. 

The third stop on the USA BMX Pro National Circuit was held in Desoto Texas this past weekend. The race weekend timed itself perfectly with an unusual cold weather snap and hail storm that rolled through. Luckily the track had a roof over the top but with no walls it was a chilly 36 degree F/ 2 degrees C temperatures throughout both days of competition.

Saturday’s racing saw a strong battle between Amanda Geving, Brooke Crain, Alise Post, Dominique Daniels and myself.

USA Cycling has announced the 10 riders that will represent the organization in the first round of the 2013 UCI Supercross BMX World Cup in Manchester, England, April 19-20. After several testing camps, the following riders have been selected as part of the funded team:

Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./BMX Racing Group-Chase Bicycles)
Justin Posey (Winston Salem, N.C./Dan’s Competition)
Jared Garcia (Victorville, Calif./Supercross Bicycles)
Nick Koehler (Tustin, Calif./GT Bicycles)
Jordan Miranda (Bakersfield, Calif./GT Bicycles)
Lain Van Ogle (Auburn, Wash./Phoenix)
Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline Bicycles)
Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bicycles)
Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill./GT Bicycles)
Arielle Martin (East Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX)

"USA Cycling’s goal this coming season is to integrate developing 

Top 4 results Manchester SX race. World Cup coming up next month.
Elite Men:
1. Liam Phillips
2. Tory Nyhaug
3. Raymon van der Biezen
4. Sylvain Andre

Elite Women:
1. Shanaze Reade
2. Merle van Benthem
3. Simone Tetsche Christensen
4. Charlotte Green

Name: Ivo van der Putten
Hometown: Boekel, Netherlands
2013 team: Meybo SuperDuper bmx team
Bike: Meybo Pro XXL 2013
Sponsors: Meybo Superduper

-Frame: Meybo Pro XXL special paint by UnlimitedColors
-Forks: SD SuperDuper 20mm true axle
-Headset: 1 1/8 full integrated