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MADISON, Wis. - December 20, 2005 - GT proudly announces that it has re-signed BMX Race champion Randy Stumpfhauser to the 2006 GT Team.Stumpy jumps back into the thick of it after a great 2005. Winning Elite Cruiser at the World Championships in Paris and winning the ABA Pro Cruiser title for the fifth year in a row are among his 2005 highlights. In 2006 his goals are to continue being consistent and to enhance his already impressive riding level.

“I hate going out there and not riding at the level I know I am capable of, so I want to raise that level and concentrate on winning races and the titles will come with those goals,” said Stumpfhauser.

How’s he like riding for GT?

“Riding for GT is something I used to dream about when I was younger.  In this stage of my career I am very happy to have the support from a company that makes great bikes and gives me support at the races."

Name: Markus Wilke
Age: 31
Hometown: Cologne/ Germany

The news of signing with KHE came as a surprise to us. How did it work out?

Well, two years ago I talked to Thomas Goering about some new KHE products at the Worlds in Cologne. He showed an interest in sponsoring me, but we never actually sat down and talked it over. So after a while I kind of forgot about it. A couple of weeks ago he called me totally out of the blue and offered me a full-on sponsorship. KHE has focused on the Flatland scene for the last couple of years, but the company also has a strong background in Ramp and Street riding. I guess this is where I come into the picture. I’ve known Thomas for fifteen years now and he has some great ideas for a Street bike. I think KHE is a cool opportunity for me to help design some really good Street parts. We signed a two year and half year deal.

Todd Lyons has been there, done that. As a racer, as a dirtjumper as a street rider, he has traveled the world. His love for the sport is gigantic and it was no surprise that "The Wildman" ended up working in the bicycle industry. TL is taking SE racing (or SE BMX) to a different level and is loving it. FATBMX checked in with TL to see what his job entails.

How did you get the job over at SE Bikes?

- Back in the late summer of 2002 I read on BMXMania that SE was being resurrected by Fuji Bikes. The guy who it said was running the program was Billy Feamster. Billy used to sponsor me with Rad Accessories back in the early 90’s. I hadn’t talked to him in years, so I figured I’d look him up. Once all of that fell into place, I became the sponsored pro. Then over the next year and a half, I saw a lot of things that we could do to improve our bikes, team, image, etc. Over time, I gave so much input that we finally realized that I could have a much better impact as the Brand Manager than simply being just a rider.

The Open Dutch Indoor BMX Championships took place today in Wanroij, The Netherlands. With over 800 entries over the weekend, the race was fairly big. In Elite men the top three results look like this:
Elite men Open Dutch Indoor Championships:
1. Martijn Scherpen
2. Arno Kanis
3. Harm van Brussel

The U.S. Olympic Committee has mandated that USA Cycling more closely and effectively manage the BMX discipline now that it is part of the Olympic Games. As such, USA Cycling has been and will continue to be the sole governing body for BMX in the United States that is recognized by the USOC, the UCI and the various anti-doping agencies (World Anti-Doping Agency and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency).

Below you will find an outline for how the sport of BMX will be managed by USA Cycling as we approach the sport’s inclusion in the 2008 Olympic Games. It is vitally important that we get this information to you and the entire body of interested athletes who desire to compete in UCI-sanctioned events including World Championships, Continental Championships, National Championships and the Olympic Games.

Name: Ryan Guettler
Age: 22

Hometown Northern Hemisphere summer: Huntington Beach, CA. USA

Hometown Southern Hemisphere summer: Brisbane, Australia

The much anticipated and awarded movie about the history on BMX finally came out on DVD, right in time for the Christmas celebration. I was so stoked to open that specific mail, since I was unfortunate to miss out on the actual premier of the movie. The way they did the timeline was done pretty well and I can only imagine how hard it is to stuff the complete history of our sport in about 90 minutes. The best part is that you can really pin point when you started riding or where your influences and inspiration came from, since they covered most heroes of BMX. Coming from Holland that was lagging a couple years on the sport, I was amped to see some 2Hip footage, Freestylin' covers and the big props to our pioneers of freestyle, Mat Hoffman and Kevin Jones, which I think helped taking this sport to the very next level where it is today. I hope this was only my copy that had some audio problems at the end of the movie, where the music took over the spoken words, but nevertheless it is worth every dollar to own this DVD! As much as it is to own Rad the Movie, Ride on and Aggroman! Get your copy today: wwww.joekidonastingray.com
By Michael de Wit

The early eighties were the golden years for BMX racing in Holland. With over 5000 licenced BMX-ers there was all kind of crap on the market to show you were a true "Fietscrosser". Almost every car in the parking lot of a BMX race had the "Ik Hou Van Fietscross" sticker on the rear window. It was popular, to say the least. The 7 cm high by 45 cm wide window sticker featured a bow legged [url=//fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=688]Tinker Juarez getting rad on his "Crossfiets"[/url].

Issue # 58 of Props is full of content. It starts off with a Colin Winkelmann memorial which has some real old school footage where you can see how Colin did it. He went big, from alley oop transfers, double flips in 1995 to jumping a bunch of cars. The interview that Leigh Ramsdell and Eugene did with him is a classic and also on this issue of Props. For that alone it's a must have if you ever had the chance to meet Colin.

Now that we're in the bonus section, you can also find a Dogs in the Fog clip of the wethepeople crew in Poland. If that's not international enough for you, #58 comes with the full Passport 2001 issue with footage from the FISE comp in Palavas, France, Bike 2001 in Birmingham, UK and a French road trip.

But let's go back to the curent time where tricks have gone absurd. The Elevation dirt contest in Whistler, Canada is absolutely insane and the footage shows how big the jumps really are. Triple whips, frontflips, it's all on tape. The Shitluck team went on a trip to the MidWest and hit spots that the Local Exposure tour visited and then some. Just more street riding that doesn't disappoint with riders like Ross Tanner, Billy Ashby, Derek Girard, KP,  Wood, TAG and Metro. Luck wasn't on their side though. Injuries, tickets but what else can you expect from the Shitluck team?