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Nine Australian BMX riders will contest the first of the World Cup Supercross in Madrid this Saturday. Headlining the talented field will be last season’s World Cup series overall winner, Australia’s rising talent, Sam Willoughby (Adelaide, SA). The 18 year old two time world junior champion will face some top international competitors including current men’s world champion, Donny Robinson (USA) and the 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist, Maris Strombergs (LAT). Willoughby enters the competition with the number one world ranking and will be the last rider out of the gate for the preliminary time trials.

Australia’s Olympic ridesr, Luke Madill (Sydney, NSW) and women’s Olympic finalist, Nicole Callisto (Perth, WA) return to the world cup series for the first time since Beijing.

A new breed of young talented BMX riders will compete including women’s national Champion, Caroline Buchanan (Canberra, ACT) plus Lauren Reynolds (Bunbury, WA) and Rachel Bracken

Record amount of riders for Madrid UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Madrid, Spain 26 March 2010 - Today the UCI BMX Supercross in Madrid got underway with the first practice sessions for elite men and women. A record number of 174 riders (136 men and 38 women) from 27 countries turned up in the Palacio des Deportes in the heart of Spain’s Capital. Tomorrow March 27 the BMX riders get another chance to master the extremly challenging Supercross track. In the early afternoon time trials will start to determine who advances into the finals that kick off at 18.35 central European time. Only the fastest 64 men and 32 women will be able qualify. With only two years to go before the 2012 Olympic Games nearly all the big names are present, like Olympic Gold medallist Maris Strombergs (LAT), World Champion 2009 Donny Robinson (USA) and last year’s Supercross overall winner Sam Willoughby (AUS) in the mens field. With the women the focus is on World Champion Sarah Walker (NZL), Junior World Champion Mariana Pajon (COL), last year’s winner of the BMX Supercross world cup

Name: Robert “Afro Bob” de Wilde
Age: 32 and counting
Hometown: Foothill Ranch, CA
Sponsors: Redline Bicycles, Maxxis Tires, Troy Lee Designs, Swatch Watches, Oakley, Shimano, Rabobank, Bensink Gates, NOC-NSF, KNWU

Good BMX track: Doetichem (1999)

Name: Stephanie Barragan
Age: 22
Hometown: Montclair, Ca
Sponsors: Looking for one

Good BMX track: Whittier bmx
Good BMX company: Intense bmx
Good BMX shoes: Shimano
Good BMX race announcer: Redman

The NBL is very excited to announce its Future Stars Program in conjunction with Ohio Dreams Action Sports Camp. The Future Stars program will serve as the gateway that qualifies riders through essential basic and advanced skills training for high-level training programs which the NBL is currently developing and will announce in the coming weeks. “The Future Stars Program is a clear path of advancement for riders to follow and we are pleased to be involved with it on all levels from the beginner to

Name: Steven Cisar
Age: 23
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Sponsors: Haro Bikes, Rockstar Energy Drink, Vans, Troy Lee Designs, Rythem Cranks, Crank Brother pedals, Oakley, Kenda tires, Stealth Hubs, S&M Bars and Forks, Tangent plates

Good BMX track: Chula Vista Supercross, Whittier Narrows, Simi valley, Camarillo Bmx

Name: Teagan O'Keeffe
Age: 17
Hometown: Kloof, South Africa
Sponsors: RED, Alpinestars, Rockstar & Leatt Brace

Good Bmx Track: Okeeheelee
Good bmx shoes: Nike
Good Bmx race announcer: Mike Redman
Good Bmx Race: supercross
Good Race result: W3 16 Girls China
Good looking guy on the track: Nic Long

Good Food: Seafood
Good candy: Sour skittles
Good drink: Rockstar
Good gym: Virgin Active
Good trainer/coach: Jonnathan Chislett

Round 5 of the 2010 ABA Pro Series was held over the weekend of March 19-21 in Desoto, TX. Desoto is one of the premier BMX racing facilities in the USA and was once again not only host to the ABA Super Nationals, but and the USA Cycling National Championships as well. The ABA National was run on Friday and Sunday,with and the USAC Event on Saturday. The Intense BMX Pro Team had a good weekend with some impressive results. Danny Caluag was the lone Factory Pro Team rider in attendance, as David Herman and Arielle Martin were preparing for the first round of the