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I like to tell something about my new injury. I know what you think… Injured again? Yes, I'm getting tired of it as well, but it's the way it is! Last week I was back in training at the Olympic Training Centre Papendal for the last UCI World Cup race (Supercross) in Canada (coming up next week). During practice at our Supercross track I made a small mistake because the wind was really strong that day! Before the big triple I didn't know what to do because of the wind and somehow I didn't do anything. I came up short, hit the landing and finally smashed

Elite Men
1  MARIS STROMBERGS, FREE AGENT-ROCKSTAR, MURRIETA.
2  SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
3  CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
4  DENZELSTEIN, REDLINE FACTORY, DESOTO, TX
5  DONNY ROBINSON, HYPER BICYCLES, NAPA, CA
6  TYLER FAORO, PROFILE / ON, CORAL SPRINGS, FL
7  BRIAN KIRKHAM, HPP/INTENSE, HILLBANK, AU AUS
8  THOMAS ZULA, DK BICYCLES/KENDA, HUBER HEIGHTS, OH

Elite Women
1  FELICIA STANCIL, GT BICYCLES, LAKE VILLA, IL
2  CAROLINE BUCHANAN, SPEEDCO, CANBERRA ACT, AU AUS
3  AMANDA GEVING, MCS BICYCLES, LARGO, FL

Bluegrass Nationals - Pro UCI Series / Eastern Divisional Finals results:
Elite Men
1  SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
2  DONNY ROBINSON, HYPER BICYCLES, NAPA, CA
3  CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
4  BUBBA HARRIS, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, SURPRISE, AZ
5  MIKE DAY, GT/RED BULL, VALENCIA, CA
6  KYLE BENNETT, GOLDS GYM/ORP, CONROE, TX
7  MARC WILLERS, BOX/PROMAX/DK, MURRIETA, CA
8  TYLER BROWN, FACTORY CRUPI/RHYTHM, CHULA VISTA, CA

Elite Women
1  FELICIA STANCIL, GT BICYCLES, LAKE VILLA, IL
2  CAROLINE BUCHANAN, SPEEDCO BICYCLES, CANBERRA, AUS
3  DOMINIQUE DANIELS, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, GILBERT, AZ
4  ALAINA HENDERSON, FACTORY FELT/SC AS, RUBY, NY
5  SHAY  GLYNN,  PROFILE RACING/MONSTER, NORCO, CA
6  AMANDA GEVING, MCS BICYCLES, LARGO, FL

If you're not into motocross, just skip this post. But I happen to be into it and with the Grand Prix of Lierop just 5 miles down the road, it's easy to catch the fastest MX riders in the world in action. Today had the qualifying races in the MX2 and MX1 classes on the sand track of Lierop. In fact, the track didn't look all too rough today as it had been groomed to perfection. Try to ride it during the week when it hasn't been worked on and it's a whole different story. Still, it's not a track for hard pack track lovers but having two sand tracks on the 2012 GP schedule isn't too bad. The other one was in Valkenswaard, NL for the opening round. Advantage for Holland as the Dutch riders grow up riding in the sand as Jeffrey Herlings showed today. Please find below the info on the race (by Youthstream). We'll be at the track tomorrow for the real deal.

The Grand Prix of Benelux started today at Lierop with the MX1

BLUEGRASS NATIONAL #1 RESULTS, LOUISVILLE, KY.
Elite Men:
1  SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
2  CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
3  DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE FACTORY, DESOTO, TX
4  DONNY ROBINSON, HYPER BICYCLES, NAPA, CA
5  BUBBA HARRIS, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, SURPRISE, AZ
6  TYLER FAORO, PROFILE / ON, CORAL SPRINGS, FL
7  TYLER BROWN, FACTORY CRUPI/RHYTHM, CHULA VISTA, CA

The Olympic Games in London was another great experience in my life, but after riding so well I’m not happy with getting 1st in time trial and a 4th place in racing… Like the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, this was a big happening! It’s unbelievable how many athletes I have seen in such a nice atmosphere. I had a great time till the first race day. From that day I felt a lot of mental stress, because I wanted to show everybody what I am capable of…

The first few days in London we did some easy training sessions

Did we see a BMX revolution last Friday in Berlin, Germany? Maybe not, but it was something different and everyone had a good time. This might be a start of something new because things worked out so good that "the next Red Bull Revolution" should only be a matter of time. Riders showed up on Tuesday already for the race that was moved to Friday 24 August, an odd day to have an international BMX race, but if you've got Red Bull's promotion power you can move a race to a Friday night.

The Mellowpark in Berlin was the location for the event. It's got some BMX history but in the for of freestyle events. A BMX race track was missing so a deal was made with Red Bull to do a race at their venue, and keep the track afterwards. A win-win situation. A trails session took place on Tuesday night with most racers participating. A welcome speech followed and everyone got put up in the nice Penta hotel.

Wednesday was a day for practice on the track that got a lot of

-Frame: GT Speedserie Stay Strong Edition
-Forks: Answer SS edition
-Headset: FSA Impact
-Stem: S&M SS edition
-Bars: Eleven 8,0 SS edition
-Grips: ODI Stay Strong
-Bar ends: ODI
-Brake lever: Sram 9.0
-Brake cable: Brandless

The Race-Evolution has succeeded: Berlin’s Mellowpark on Friday evening became the stage for the most innovative BMX race of the year with Dutchman Twan van Gendt snatching victory ahead of Americans Corben Sharrah and Mike Day in a tightly fought finale of the Red Bull R.Evolution. Flawless backflips from Nate Berkheimer and crowd favourite Desmond Tessemaker turned on the heat among the 5,000 spectators at the Mellowpark with Luis Brethauer going to the quarter final for Germany’s best performance of the evening.