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The 2024 TRA Double Cross and Dirt Jump Comp went down September 21 at the TRA compound in Macungie, PA.  The pro invitational fundraiser event, presented by FIT and brought to you by S&M, Odyssey, Empire, Dirtsculpt, Titanium Finishing Company, HYDAC, Schroeder Industries, Blackman’s Cycle, Powers Bike Shop, San Diego Customs, Axlerad Screen Printing, Fictive…

Pro/Am Final: Terry Tenette grabbed the lead, aiming for his third Frogtown Pro/Am win. However, the new kid on the block, Levi Folkrod, passed Terry on the third straight before the flat turn and went on to win the $1,300 cash prize. Crazy Ronnie Anderson then added another $100, making it a pretty nice payday…

One of the most iconic names in BMX History, Harry Leary, has passed away. Social Media is already exploding with tributes, memories, and some of the most legendary photos of Harry from the magazines are being shared including this one when Harry graced the cover of BMX Weekly during his time in the UK racing…

1. Joris Daudet 2. Sylvain Andre 3. Romain Mahieu 4. Cédric Butti 5. Cam Wood 6. Mateo Carmona Garcia 7. Simon M. Marquart 8. Izaac Kennedy 1. Saya Sakakibara 2. Manon Veenstra 3. Zoe Claessens 4. Laura Smulders 5. Molly Simpson 6. Alise Willoughby 7. Axelle Etienne 8. Bethany Shriever Photo Credit – Fifteen BMX

Tyler Brown, fresh off of the plane from Paris, and I catch up at San Diego BMX and talk about the French dominating the Men’s podium, and we also cover the Women’s from the weekend’s Olympic Games. Photo Credit – Fifteen BMX

How does it feel to be on the prestigious Team USA for Paris 2024? Representing the United States is such a privilege and a huge honor! It’s something I have never taken lightly in my racing career, and to be able to represent the USA at the Olympic Games is so special and something I…

Home Town: Plano, Texas. Years Racing: 20 years. 2024 Sponsors: Dvide, WD-40, Source BMX, 100%, Rexer Products,  BMXWeekly.com, Dale Holmes Racing, Toby Wells Foundation, Genius Gourmet, Yoshimura, HRP. A couple of years ago, you decided to reclassify from Elite Pro back to Am and then refocus on pump track. What was behind this? I was on…

Hometown and current residence? Born and raised Auckland NZ, currently Besancon, France. Sponsors? Inspyre Bicycles, Pride Racing Parts, Frenchys Distribution, Bmx Besancon. Amateur Career Highlights? I was never national champion or anything but being a “Mighty 11” in NZ racing the Australians was pretty cool. When you are 11 years old in NZ you have…

It’s an Olympic year so let’s do our part in the hype as we head into the crucial part of the season for Olympic qualification. Let’s start with GT’s Kye Whyte and Team GB—great showing last weekend in Zolder (UEC round 3 and 4) at what looked like a challenging time for the riders with…

David, have you ridden your bike yet since retirement? To be honest, no, I have not ridden a bike since Papendal 2021. I was busy doing things I could not do before, but I could imagine getting back into riding in a bit as soon as my daughter starts riding her strider. Give me another…

The second annual British BMX Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on 11th November 2023 at the Nation Conference Centre and Motorcycle Museum in Solihull, England.  Inspired by USABMX’s Hall of Fame event (which is now in its 39th year) and its commitment to celebrating, honouring and remembering the people who have contributed to…

This weekend the 4th annual UCI Pump Track World Championships went down at Europe’s largest outdoor park, Area 47 in Austria. In the Men’s category, I’m super stoked for obvious reasons (we sponsor him), Alec Bob (Dvide) took the Men’s rainbow jersey and Stay Strong’s Christa von Niederhausern took the women’s title once again. I…

The 2023 TRA Double Cross and Dirt Jump Comp went down September 16 at the TRA compound in Macungie, PA. The pro invitational fundraiser event was presented by FIT and brought to you by S&M, Odyssey, Empire, Dirtsculpt, Titanium Finishing Company, Blackman’s Cycle, Powers Bike Shop, Axlerad Screen Printing, Penn Skate Skatepark, Fictive Brand, The…

The 3rd annual Frogtown just wrapped up in Angels Camp, CA. There are so many great images and stories to share. Like DIRTYFEST earlier this summer, BMX Weekly’s photographer, Kenny Hunter, made the trip over from Scotland to shoot the action. We chose a bunch of Kenny’s best and added a little context to go…