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Registration is now open for the third round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup which is scheduled for May 12-13 in Papendal, Netherlands. Registration is available online for all championship class riders with an active USA Cycling BMX license and closes at 5 p.m. MT on April 30. The third of four races in the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series, the event will be held on the Dutch Olympic-replica track and is the fifth world cup event to count into the 2011-12 UCI BMX ranking season. Papendal is the final stop on the 2012 UCI Supercross World Cup circuit before the Olympic Games with only Abbotsford, Canada remaining, Sept. 14-15.

The Papendal Supercross event is open to all elite and junior-level riders holding an USA Cycling BMX international

HEAL (Helping Extreme Athletes Live) have just put out a new shirt titled the “Maiden”. As with all of HEAL’s shirts, this one is Made in the USA and a portion of every sale is donated to help injured action sports athletes. The “Maiden” will give you the option to donate to either the Athlete Recovery Fund or Road 2 Recovery when you make your purchase and HEAL gives back a portion of that sale to help injured athletes. It’s your choice and either way you are helping the athletes of action sports!

Go to healclothing.com to purchase the new HEAL “Maiden” Shirt and choose your foundation to support injured action sports athletes.

Pala Raceway and SPY have teamed up with Mike Saavedra to build a set of BMX Dirt Jumps at Pala Raceway for the annual 4/20 Ride Day at the SPY Shady Spot. A facility famously known world wide for motocross this is a first for BMX at Pala. It is the hope of Pala Raceway that this will turn into a much bigger scale riding section with many skill levels in mind. Currently Pala Raceway is also working with USA BMX to build a full scale BMX track that will  have weekly practice

Name: Russell Summerville
Age: 19
Hometown: Santa Ana, California. Currently in Suwanee, GA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: none

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Ramp Riders in St Louis or Duncan Creek
-BMX video: Birth of Big Air
-Website: thefreestyleconnection.com
-Web video: Vans web videos
-Food: zaxbys
-Travel destination: Austin, TX
-Riders to ride with: Kyle Kelsey, Kent Pearson, Jarred Ward, Nick Thurmond, Bob Goodwin, Jon Dowker, John Bast, anyone who gets pumped about riding

Name: Kevin Meys
Age: 19
Hometown: Leuven, Belgium
Hook-ups/Sponsors: unfortunately no :)

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Leuven
-BMX video: odsy electronical
-Website: groundedbmx.com
-Food: everything good
-Travel destination: everywhere
-Riders to ride with: Dommine Jeunen, Sam Slachmuylders, Leuven crew
-Car: Mercedes-benz
-Movie: Shooter
-Colour: black
-Shoes: Nike 6.0
-Bike company: Colony