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Olympic countdown under way for area’s best athletes – Houston Chronicle

29. June 2011

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Olympic countdown under way for area’s best athletes – Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle Olympic countdown under way for area's best athletes Houston Chronicle BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett, a three-time world champion who suffered a dislocated shoulder in the prelims at Beijing, is preparing for the July 27-31 world championships in Copenhagen. Bennett, 31, nine months ago suffered a punctured lung, three broken ...

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Shanaze Reade races to double victory in BMX euros in Birmingham – Crewe Chronicle

22. June 2011

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Shanaze Reade races to double victory in BMX euros in Birmingham Crewe Chronicle SHANAZE Reade showed Europe what it had been missing when she blew away her opponents at the BMX Euros in Birmingham. The 22-year-old Crewe star had promised to give it her all ahead of the ninth and tenth stages of the UEC European Championships at ...

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Norwich sport aces gather for awards – Norwich Evening News

20. June 2011

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Norwich sport aces gather for awards – Norwich Evening News

Norwich Evening News Norwich sport aces gather for awards Norwich Evening News Tim Gregory founded the Norwich Flyers BMX club in 1983 and was instrumental in lobbying for and developing the BMX facility at Sloughbottom Park. Since then he has raced BMXs across the country and Europe, representing both Norwich and Great Britain. ..

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Olympic Games: Our best shots at success – New Zealand Herald

18. June 2011

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Olympic Games: Our best shots at success New Zealand Herald New Zealand could qualify two spots in both men's and women's BMX , the qualifying points system carrying through to the world championships in Birmingham in May. Marc Willers and Sarah Walker are the standout candidates. A long shot.

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Leigh Howard: Q&A – Telegraph.co.uk

15. June 2011

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Leigh Howard: Q&A – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk Leigh Howard: Q&A Telegraph.co.uk I think it was a little 16" BMX . A little green one. That's about as much as I remember about it.

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My first… game of bike polo – road.cc

7. June 2011

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My first... game of bike polo road.cc This is taken to the extreme, with some riders using the central section of a pair of BMX bars cut down and mounted horizontally.

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Scottish Parliament debates Sport – DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)

3. June 2011

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Scottish Parliament debates Sport DeHavilland (press release) (subscription) Another grass-roots sports club in my area, members of whom I was pleased to meet during the recent election campaign, is the Cumbernauld BMX Club. I met them at a sports club fair at St Maurice's high school, which demonstrated the variety of great ... and more

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Pole Dancing at the Olympics Could Spice Up the Summer Games – The Stir (blog)

12. May 2011

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Pole Dancing at the Olympics Could Spice Up the Summer Games – The Stir (blog)

The Stir (blog) Pole Dancing at the Olympics Could Spice Up the Summer Games The Stir (blog) Take BMX biking, for instance. It seems like that's the kind of "sport" that falls into a similar gray area. Even 20 years ago, it was probably seen as "alternative." But since premiering in the 2008 games, BMX racing has become a widely accepted ..

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​Deighton announces rigorous 12 months of test events – Bristol Evening Post

9. May 2011

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​Deighton announces rigorous 12 months of test events Bristol Evening Post Basketball and BMX events will run in the Olympic Park, a round of the FINA World Diving Series and British Swimming Championships will be held in the Aquatics Centre, and the first-ever elite standard equestrian event will take place in Greenwich Park ...

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Spotlight on London – May Blog – Australian Olympic Committee

9. May 2011

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Spotlight on London – May Blog – Australian Olympic Committee

Australian Olympic Committee Spotlight on London - May Blog Australian Olympic Committee April delivered action-packed national championships in swimming, rowing, athletics and BMX cycling, dramatic hockey showdowns and the romance of sailing in Majorca and the Côte d'Azur. With a string of bright young things bursting onto the scene, ...

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