USA TODAY Promotes BMX in the Olympics!

USA TODAY newspaper featured a road to the Olympics article about BMX . The article written by Laura Bly and titled: "BMX stars and fans travel road through San Diego" is a travel feature.

Yep, BMX has made the Olympic big time, as now USA TODAY has officially made the sport of Bicycle Motocross a travel destination. Read the article at the link below and maybe you can make plans to visit the Olympic trials or another ABA BMX National.

USA TODAY ARTICLE: BMX stars and fans travel road through San Diego

More Newspaper Coverage from the U.S. Nationals

"Life In the BMX Lane" written by reporter Dan Schultz for the Times-Delta/Advance Register.

Read This article at: ABA U.S. Nationals Coverage

Fresno Bee Coverage of The ABA U.S. Nationals

The Fresno Bee recently covered the ABA U.S. Nationals with color photos and features on some teenage and younger riders.

The reporter; Nick Giannandrea titled his article:

"All along for a ride;

National BMX races draw a diverse field, including Olympic hopefuls, to Tulare track."

Read the article and see the photos by clicking on the link below:
Fresno Bee/ABA US Nationals Article

Olympic BMX Trials In Chula Vista, CA June 14, 2008

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2008 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS – CYCLING (BMX)

Tickets for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for BMX Cycling are now available for purchase by the general public, USA Cycling and the U.S. Olympic Committee announced today.

Scheduled for June 14, The Olympic Team Trials will feature the top eight men’s Olympic hopefuls in the sport of BMX with the winner earning an automatic nomination to the squad that will represent the U.S. in Beijing this August.

Spectators can purchase tickets online at www.usolympicshops.com, charge-by-phone at 619-482-6120, or in person at the U.S. Olympic Shop at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

Adult tickets are $10.00, while children’s and senior citizen tickets are $5.00.

WHAT: 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Cycling (BMX)

WHEN: Saturday, June 14

WHERE: U.S. Olympic Training Center; Chula Vista, Calif.

TICKETS: $10.00 (adult), $5.00 (children, senior citizen); available at www.usolympicshops.com, charge-by-phone at 619-482-6120, or in person at the U.S. Olympic Shop in Chula Vista.

(Website) www.usacycling.org

Chesapeake BMX to host PRO-AM on Memorial Day

Chesapeake BMX will be running a PRO-AM race on Memorial Day Monday May 26th with a guaranteed purse of $500.00

Thanks to Bruce Rose and Family for making this possible.

Sign ups: 11:30- 1pm | Racing: ASAP
Entry fee: $10.00 for class / $20.00 to race PRO-AM / $30.00 for class & PRO-AM

For more info, go to http://www.chesapeakebmx.com/

Gatorade Features ABA BMXer Matt Chism in Commercial

ABA BMX racer Matt Chism recently appeared in a television commercial for Gatorade. The spot was filmed in NAPA, California and is just another sighting of the growth of BMX!

Way to go Matt and thanks to Gatorade for featuring a BMXer, next maybe they will start with some sponsorship of bmxers.

Below watch the rough clip posted on You Tube:



Watch below to see the complete commercial as it appears on Bestads.tv:


This commercial has already aired on NBC and MTV, but we hear it will be also airing during the Tour de France.