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Name: Twan van Gendt
Age: 19
Hometown: Velddriel - Holland
Sponsors: Adriaanse Transport Raamsdonksveer

How do you feel about your first year as an Elite rider mixing it up with the best BMX riders out there?
Twan: I feel great as a first-year elite rider! No pressure and

MTN-Qhubeka’s Sifiso Nhlapo (aka Skizo 105) was in Harare, Zimbabwe over the weekend of 15 and 16 October, competing in the Africa Challenge 2011. The BMX rider knew that competition would be stiff, with all his rivals from the previous weekend’s SA Grand Nationals also taking part. Nevertheless, he came away with the win – a fantastic result that cements his return to the sport after knee surgery earlier this year. “I was very excited to get back on the track and not only enjoy this race, but also use it as training to get some full laps in with race conditions,” said Skizo. “The track in Zimbabwe is always good – by far one of the best tracks in Southern Africa. It always makes for good racing. The competition was pretty much the same as the previous weekend, which I knew would make for some good racing. Weather conditions were hot, so staying hydrated was very important. The race program for the weekend was going to be a long one. We had three qualifying motos in the first leg and another three qualifying motos and a main in the second leg, making it a 7-lap race day.” 

I had an awesome action packed couple of days in Vegas over the weekend. The ABA National rounds & Redline Cup were held in Boulder City, the dirt jump finals of the Dew Tour were on and I was a tourist checking out the Hoover Dam, America’s largest dam. I stayed in the States after the last World Cup to compete in 7 ABA BMX National Series rounds to collect my world ranking points. It felt quite strange to be

Elite Men final results:
1 JOEY BRADFORD
2 MARC WILLERS
3 NIC LONG 
4 CONNOR FIELDS
5 SAM WILLOUGHBY
6 BARRY NOBLES
7 ANTHONY HOFFMAN

Elite Men, Saturday 15 October.
1 JOEY BRADFORD
2 SAM WILLOUGHBY
3 BARRY NOBLES
4 DONNY ROBINSON
5 MARC WILLERS
6 KHALEN YOUNG
7 MARIS STROMBERGS
8 NIC LONG

Elite Women results
1 CAROLINE BUCHANAN
2 DOMINIQUE DANIELS 
3 BROOKE CRAIN 
4 AUDREY ZULOAGA
5 DANI GEORGE
6 ASHLEY VERHAGEN 
7 ASHLEY LYNCH

USA Cycling conducted at its headquarters its first two-day Sport Committee Summit, which was the initial meeting of the sports’ representatives under USA Cycling’s new governance structure. Seven Sport Committees comprising a total of 46 members representing Road, Track, Mountain Bike, Cyclo-cross, BMX, Professional Road and Collegiate participated in a general session to discuss USA Cycling’s vision and strategic plan followed by individual Sport Committee meetings.

In the new governance structure, one of the initial points of business for each Sport Committee was to elect a representative to the USA Cycling Board of Directors. Most of the Sport Committee members elected to the USA Cycling Board of Directors previously served on the board. The following individuals were elected to the USA Cycling Board of Directors:

-BA Anderson, BMX Committee