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USA Cycling is pleased to introduce Tioga, a bicycle component and tire manufacturer, as an official sponsor of its BMX Junior Development Program (JDP) camps. The two-year sponsorship, which began this month and ends in December 2013, will see Tioga supply racing tires to USA Cycling's JDP camps through 2013.
The JDP camps, which are held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., provide opportunities for the top 15- and 16-year-old racers to receive high performance training on the Supercross World Cup BMX track.

"As a company fully committed to the sport of BMX, Tioga

USA BMX is proud to announce that Sharkies Organic Sports Chews will be a National Series sponsor for the 2012 season. Sharkies made their USA BMX debut at the Silver Dollar Nationals providing free samples to all participants. "We are excited to partner with a company that aligns so well with our mission", said BA Anderson, CEO of USA BMX. "We have a great series scheduled in 2012 and Sharkies is a great brand with strong ties to athletes. This is great for our members and we are looking forward to a long term partnership." 

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2012. Kortrijk, Belgium
Junior Women
1 CHRISTENSEN   Simone T.    Denmark   
2 PRIES   Nadja    Germany   
3 BRUNEL   Floriane    France   
4 MAIRE   Camille    France   
5 NAVRESTAD   Elisabeth    Norway  
6 GREEN   Charlotte    England

Junior Women
1. Christensen Simone - Denmark
2. Pries Nadja - Germany
3. Maire Camille - France
4. Navrestad Elisabeth - Norway
5. Suvorovova Natalia - Russia
6. Brunel Floriane - France
7. Green Charlotte - England

We are proud to announce the release of the 2012 Bob Warnicke Memorial Scholarship Application. The Bob Warnicke Memorial Scholarship Fund was created to assist students and their families in meeting the costs of undergraduate college education, trade school, etc. USA BMX/BMX Canada members 

USA Cycling is pleased to introduce Chase BMX, a division of the Bicycle Racing Group (BRG), as an official sponsor of its BMX Junior Development Program (JDP). The two-year sponsorship, which began this month and ends in December of 2013, will see Chase supply BMX frames, as well as other BRG products, to USA Cycling’s JDP camps.

The JDP camps, which are held at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., provide opportunities for top 15- and 16-year-old racers to receive high performance training on the Supercross World Cup BMX track.

"Chase BMX is proud to work with USA Cycling and the future of the sport of BMX, the Junior Development Program,” said BRG Strategic Partner Pete Dylewski. “We at Chase BMX will demonstrate the brand’s commitment to not only support athlete growth, but also to work with the sport’s youth to help develop and bring new products

2008 Bmx Olympian Sifiso Nhlapo showed once again that injury does not slow the young South African down but that he bounces back to top form every time. Spending a week at the Red Bull DTC with his coach Herve Krebs testing strength & speed the two were confident leading into Manchester that Nhlapo could get on the box.

With a strong contingent of European riders Skizo new that racing was going to be tough. He would need to get used to the track and his new signature bike the "1zero5" displaying his South African team MTN/Qhubeka colours very quickly.

The moto's came with mixed results which saw Nhlapo transferring to the main and starting towards the outside. When the riders were being introduced Great Britain's Liam Phillips was clearly the crowd favorite as the indoor stadium erupted when his name was announced. 

Elite Men Day 2
1 LIAM PHILLIPS
2 MARCUS BLOOMFIELD
3 KELVIN BATEY
4 MORTEN THERKLIDSEN
5 ARNAUD DUBOIS    
6 DANIEL MCBRIDE
7 CALUM STRICKLAND