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factory47 are proud to announce that Life Behind Bars Pedal To Medal is now available to American and Canadian audiences. The two hour feature length documentary that followed Khalen Young, Jared Graves, Luke Madill, Jamie Gray and Glenn Codega leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has been an absolute hit in Australia.

Although the film has Australian content, it’s a generic look at what it takes to get the highest level in the sport, the Olympic 

Colton Satterfield is now on MGP BMX. A welcome to the team edit is in the works to make it official. This is what Colton had to say about joining the team. “I am pumped to be a part of the MGP team with my good buddy James Foster as well as the shredder Jared Ward. I am just as pumped to see another company get into BMX with the right intentions. The vibe that this family has reminds me of when I got my first bike. It was all about fun and freedom. I think sometimes we can easily forget that we are all kids riding bikes. It is easy to get tied up with the inside of BMX and what some think is cool and what some don’t. The older you get the more you realize how silly it can get. I feel like I have a breath of fresh air with this new group of people. The vibe is incredible and our mindsets are all alike. I am pumped to be behind a brand that is dedicating themselves, in the right way, to get BMX bikes in the hands of the next generation of kids. As well as simply dedicating 

Last Sunday the MX GP took place in Lierop. With so much going on in BMX over the weekend, we gave you the BMX updates first. For those who like a bit of MX, we have a little report for you from the sand Grand Prix. Not every rider likes to ride in the deep sand as it's tough to keep it going at full speed for 35 minutes plus two laps. Local rider Jeffrey Herlings didn't seem to have a problem with it as he doubled pretty much every other rider in the race in both moto's. Only 1 rider can claim he hadn't been lapped by the current MX2 class