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
BMX is in the news nationwide since the Olympics this summer. Editors have recognized the sport of BMX since it was introduced at the Bejing Games. Recently, the Gretna BMX Raceway was featured in a local newspaper as part of the ABA State Championships coverage.
A recent article in the Sports Business Daily quotes the ABA as stating that BMX has grown since the Olympics and that a membership boost has been the result.
BMX Article in the Courier News of Suburban Chicago
Everywhere you look lately, NBC, ESPN and even Memphis, TN there is an article about BMX. The newest Olympic sport is generating lots of buzz. Check out the link below to an article at CommercialAppeal.com a part of Memphis Online.
