Table Of Contents Of BMX Olympic Press Releases Listed

BMX Olympic Rankings Events For 2008

Official Olympic BMX Web Site Links w/ Information

Youth Olympic Games Movement News/Information

Some Hot Olympics Movement News/Information Of A Mix

Olympics News Coverage -BMX- Links w/ Information

Gene`s BMX.com Olympic Coverage And Information

Olympic Freestyle BMX Movement News w/ Information

Olympic Movement To Add 2008 BMX Olympics Games

2012 Olympic Links w/ Information

2016 Olympic Links w/ Information

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~~ BMX Olympic Press Releases Listed ~~

( Table Of Contents Index Listed Up Above )

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BMX Racer Kyle Bennett Clinches US Olympic Berth

Copenhagen, Denmark -- 05/10/2008


Kyle Bennett is the United States' first Olympic BMX qualifier.

A three-time BMX world champion, Bennett clinched his spot on
this summer's Beijing-bound team Saturday, making the finals of a
World Cup race in Denmark, enough to wrap up USA Cycling's
year long points competition for an automatic Olympic berth.

The U.S. will send three men's BMX racers to the Beijing Games,
but only one spot was assured from the points race. Another will
be claimed at the Olympic trials on June 14, and the third will be
a coaches' selection. BMX makes its Olympic debut this summer.

CC - The Associated Press (AP)
ACC - BMXer Kyle Bennett Clinches US Olympics


www.bmxcopenhagen.com

BMX Mania.com UCI BMX Supercross Copenhagen Report Page.

Robinson Wins BMX World Cup In Copenhagen, Martin Fifth.

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U.S. BMX Athletes Appeared On NBC's Today, Reports-Vid

MSNBC News -- 04/30/2008


NBC's Today Show Videos - Check It Out!
( Video 01 - BMX Bikes Invade The Plaza:.......... )
( Video 02 - Kathie Lee And Hoda Try BMX:..... )
( Video 03 - BMXer Visits Hoda And Kathie Lee: )
U.S. BMX athletes appeared on NBC's Today, Wednesday April 30th 2008
Check out the cool NBC Today Show Videos. - BMX makes Olympic debut!
Is the world ready? A sport that started in vacant lots prepares to shine on the
world stage As TODAY’s countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins. ( More )

CC - NBC`s TODAY Show Web Page:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633

04/30/2008 - NBL BMX Photos Scenes From The NBC BMX Show
04/30/2008 - BMX Athletes Appear On NBC Today
http://www.phpbb88.com/genesbmx/viewtopic.php?t=4748&mforum=genesbmx
04/28/2008 - BMX Racing To Be On NBCs Today Show
http://www.phpbb88.com/genesbmx/viewtopic.php?t=4737&mforum=genesbmx

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BMX To Have Olympic Cheerleaders At The Games

Beijing, China -- 04/17/2008


BMX Racing is on the list to have cheerleaders at the
2008 Beijing, China Olympic Games. How cool is that! : )

Beijing Olympic BMX Cheerleaders Confirmed!

A total of 428 cheerleaders for the upcoming
Beijing Olympic Games were confirmed recently.

Among them 364 were picked through contests jointly organized by the
Cultural Activities Department of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the
Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the Gymnastics Managing
Center of the General Administration of Sport.

According to the plan, ten venue clusters in Beijing will have
cheerleading performances during the Olympic Games from August 8 to 24.

They are: the northern area of the Olympic Green venue cluster; the National
Stadium; the Olympic Sports Center venue cluster; the Laoshan bike venue cluster;
the Wukesong venue cluster; the Capital Indoor Stadium; the Workers' Stadium;
the Workers' Indoor Arena; the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Gymnasium; and the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground.

They involve 17 sports, including: hockey, archery, table tennis, athletics
(including marathon and race walking), football, handball, water polo, modern
pentathlon (equestrian, running and swimming), bicycling, BMX, baseball,
basketball, volleyball, boxing, weightlifting and beach volleyball.

In line with the arrangements of the venues, the cheerleaders
will conduct specific training beginning June 15th 2008.

CC - http://en.beijing2008.cn/bocog/bocognews/headlines/n214310914.shtml

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UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2
Adelaide Australia Report

Adelaide, Australia -- 04/13/2008


Some withdrawals of top-ranked BMX riders from this
UCI BMX World Cup Supercross event in Adelaide seen.

France's top ranked female riders withdrawn from this BMX event.
Top English rider Shanaze Reade and top ranked American rider, BMX
world champion Kyle Bennett, also withdrawn from the Adelaide event
where points towards qualifying for the Beijing Games where accumulated.
BMX Australia's assistant coach Wade Bootes quoted in a news press that
the withdrawals could have some impact on Olympic selections.

On the good side of stuff, David Herman of the USA won his first ever Pro
BMX event ahead of Maris Strombergs of Latvia and Kamakazi of Australia.

UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2 Adelaide Australia Results:

	Men 1. David Herman (USA) 2. Maris Strombergs (Lat) 3. Kamakazi (Aus) 4. Michal Prokop (Cze) 5. Raymon van der Beizen (Ned) 6. Luke Madill (Aus) 7. Emilio Falla (Ecu) 8. Jared Graves (Aus) Women 1. Sarah Walker (Nzl) 2. Arielle Martin (USA) 3. Samantha Cools (Can) 4. Tanya Bailey (Aus) 5. Jill Kintner (USA) 6. Amanda Geving (USA) 7. Nicole Callisto (Aus) 8. Gabriela Diaz (Arg)

~~~ News And Reports From This BMX Event ~~~ 10 - Herman Wins Adelaide World Cup, Martin Second 09 - UCI BMX Supercross #2 Canada's Cools 3rd 08 - Another BMX Title For BMXer Sarah Walker 07 - Kamakazi Claims Third In BMX Supercross 06 - Australians Prominent In Adelaide BMX Trials 05 - Dirty Work For BMX Track Builder In Adelaide 04 - Top BMX Riders Withdraw From BMX Supercross 03 - BMX Mania.com Report Page UCI Supercross Adelaide, Australia 02 - Freecaster Live Web Cast Sunday, April 13th 2008 At 13.30 CET 01 - Official UCI Supercross World Cup Adelaide, Australia Web Page

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Amanda Geving Eyes U.S. Olympic BMX Team

Largo, Florida USA -- 03/20/2008


Amanda Geving of Largo Florida hopes to be
a member of the first U.S. Olympic BMX team.



The next two months will be crucial for Amanda Geving.

If all goes well for the 2007 Seminole High School graduate, she will be
one of two women selected to represent the United States at the Beijing
Olympics in the new Olympic sport of BMX bicycle racing.

Geving, 19, of Largo, one of the nation’s best in her sport, is in a
battle with a couple of other women’s elite riders for the top ranking
by USA Cycling.

Two women will be named to the U.S. team and one will be the person
with the No. 1 ranking, based on competition. The other position will
be filled by a five-person USAC committee, which could select the
second-ranked rider or someone lower if they choose to, Geving said.

“I have to finish above all the other girls (in total points) to ensure it,”
said Geving, the winner of the prestigious Florida Rider of the Year award
in 2007. “Number two is the choice of USA Cycling. They could go with the
second-ranked rider or the fourth-ranked rider depending on what they want.”

Geving was trailing Arielle Martin of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Jill Kintner
of Seattle by three points. Races in West Palm Beach, Adelaide, Australia;
Copenhagen, Denmark; and the World Championship in Taiyuan, China,
will dictate the final point standings.

Geving and a number of other riders have been training at a U.S.
Olympic training facility in Chula Vista, Calif., since Jan. 2. She was
invited based on her record as a six-time Florida champion, a four-time
national runner-up and four-time competitor in the World Championship.

Working with and against other potential Olympic riders has spurred
her to greater heights and made the dream of representing the U.S.
burn even stronger in her heart.

“I dream about it a lot,” said Geving, “and especially being at the
training center. It really motivates you to push hard and try harder.”

The 5-foot, 5-inch, 140-pound blonde stays in shape by working out
three days a week in the gym, riding sprints each day on her 20-inch
aluminum bicycle and training on bike trails every other day.

“Physical training is as important as the mental training,” said Geving.
“It’s an important aspect of it. You have to be strong because BMX is
about strength to weight ratio.”

Her current regimen is a long way from Azalea
Park in St. Petersburg where she got her start.

It all started when she was playing soccer at age 10 and noticed some
BMX racers a block or two away going over the obstacles on a local course.

“I saw all the people jumping and riding,”
she said, “and I thought it looked cool.”

While some children that age would approach the sport more
as a recreational activity, Geving took it very seriously.

“She was very athletic as a young girl,” said her father,
Bill Geving. “She was very good at everything she tried.”

Geving gave up an aspiring youth baseball career (not softball,
her dad stressed) to concentrate strictly on BMX racing.

Despite riding a heavy, clunkier bike the first half of her first
competitive season, she finished 13th in the state rankings and,
as the old cliché goes, was off to the races from there.

“I’m motivated and determined to win,” said Geving, who is a member
of the Redman Bicycles factory team. “My dad helped me with techniques
and ways to jump but I learned a lot at the races. I would watch other
riders and see what they did, and see if it would work for me. I want
to push myself and get myself to the top of my skills.”

Her success has come with a price, though. Over the last nine years
she has suffered a lacerated liver, cracked ribs, a broken collarbone
and most recently a fractured ankle.

It has been injuries like those that have kept the
talented racer from winning a national championship.

As in most sports, she admits luck plays a strong
part in success, along with strategy and training.

“I really don’t like to build myself up,” Geving said. “I work hard
and no other girl works as hard as me. I try to do what I need to do.”

It has been that way for many years. It doesn’t matter if the sport is
high school soccer, cross country, track or BMX. Geving is probably
as competitive as athletes get.

And if everything falls into place like she hopes, Geving will be
cruising down a four-story ramp toward a series of 35-foot obstacles
when the BMX competition gets under way in Beijing on Aug. 21.

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BMXer Bubba Harris Back On Solid Footing

NBC Sports -- 02/29/2008


Bubba Harris is back on his bike, and he's set the Beijing Games in his sights.



Six months removed from a gruesome crash at the Beijing Test Event
that nearly cost him his left foot, Bubba Harris is back on his bike, and
he’s set the Beijing Games in his sights. The 2005 UCI world champion
believes that he can return to form in time to compete in BMX’s inaugural
Olympic competition.

Harris’ best shot to make the Olympic team will likely come on June 14
at the Olympic Trials in Chula Vista, Calif., where he’ll face off against
an imposing collection of the world’s best, including Kyle Bennett, Donny
Robinson and former training partner Mike Day. But Bubba is optimistic.
He talked with NBCOlympics.com about facing amputation, juggling to get
stronger and empathizing with Olympic snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis.

How are you doing physically?

My foot’s getting better. I’m about 85 to 90 percent right now. The only
thing I’m having a problem with is right out of the gate. The second pedal
is the most important pedal in BMX and that’s actually my left foot, my
second pedal, so I’m a little bit behind, but my track speed is very good.
Actually I got seventh in time trials in Spain two weeks ago, so I’m
definitely back and I’ll be a force to be reckoned with this summer.



What went through your mind when the doctors
brought up amputation after the accident?

That was definitely very scary. My foot was completely off. Of course, my
skin and my tendons were still hanging on a bit, but my foot was off my
leg completely. If it had been a half-centimeter more off to the side, they
would have had to take it off. I’m out of it, I’m in morphine because my
foot’s off, and the last thing they told me was if we can’t get this back in,
we’re gonna have to take your foot. Me and my dad both looked at the
doctor and said, “no you’re not.”

How long were you off the bike?

Three solid months. It was very depressing. It’s hard to be an athlete,
sitting on the couch, playing video games and watching movies. I couldn’t
move, it was really hard for me to even go to the bathroom. I was living
with my fiancée, we moved in with each other two years ago, and I
actually just asked her to marry me on Christmas Eve. But when I was
injured she took so much care of me. The first three months were hard,
but once I was back on the bike again, I was super set.

What was it like those first days back on the bike?

Sore, very sore. I’m still sore. The first 30 minutes of my riding,
there’s pain. I’ll have pain my whole life. But it’s not that bad. After
30 minutes of warming up, it starts to go away. The first two months
of riding again was very hard. To not be able to pedal down the first
straight, not be able to put all your power behind it, not be able to jump
the jumps that you wanted to jump. But at the same time at least you
weren’t in the house anymore.



You say you’re at 90 percent right now.
What are you doing to get to 100 percent?

Everything possible. I mean it’s just been climbing. My ankle is getting
stronger and stronger and stronger and the thing is with my injuries, I
dis-attached two ligaments completely, they’re scarring back in. So it’s
just a process of those scarring all the way back in and I’ll be good to go.

Some of the biggest training things that have helped me in the past I’m
not able to do right now, but I’m doing a lot of physical therapy. Standing
on one leg and juggling; I know it sounds random, but you’ve got to build
all the muscles in your ankle.

What would making the Olympics mean to you?

The Olympics is the sporting event of all time. If you’re even able to call
yourself an Olympian, that’s saying something. And for BMXers to have
that ability now, it’s amazing. We will be the first, the pioneers of the BMX
world in the Olympics. That’s definitely an amazing honor. To say you
were a part of that first group, to look back on history. Your kids will be
able to say my dad was one of the first Olympic BMX athletes ever.

Talk about the track in Beijing.

The track in Beijing is the best track in the world right now. The facilities
they have there, the Bird’s Nest and the Watercube, wow, and the BMX
facility is the best BMX has ever seen. To have a facility totally geared to
BMX… In the stands in Beijing, there are huge bleachers set up, all yellow
with blue seats that spell out B-M-X. The starting hill is four-stories high,
and when you get eight dudes going down at once, man, you’re going
super fast and you’ve got jumps right away. Intense.

Any Olympic events from the past that you identified with?

Last Winter Games, when Lindsey (Jacobellis, during the women’s
snowboardcross final in Torino with a huge lead) fell, I think that
definitely was the biggest thing I could relate to since our sports
are so similar.

To be out in front of a race like that, I definitely learned a lesson.
I was actually watching that live when it happened, taking every turn,
I wanted her to win so bad, and then to see that happen, I literally
covered my eyes. I sat back and stared at the ceiling and was like wow.
I will make sure I don’t do that. I was definitely feeling it with her.

	Photo Slideshow: Bubba Harris Photo Slideshow: BMX Test Event in Beijing Video: BMX becomes an official Olympic sport Video: Opening of the Chula Vista training course

CC - NBC Sports | ACC -
http://www.phpbb88.com/genesbmx/viewtopic.php?t=4429&mforum=genesbmx

Amazing Awaits when we least except it or when someone has been
training for it all there life. It awaits on the shoulders of athletes when
sprits prove unbreakable in BMX. Show us all proud Bubba Harris..

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Live Web Cast 2010 Youth Olympic Games
Host City Announcement On 02/21/2008

IOC Olympic News -- 02/15/2008


On February 21st, 2008 - 11:00 GMT a live announcement ceremony of the
2010 Youth Olympic Games Host City will be announced by IOC President
Jacques Rogge in a web cast on ( http://www.olympic.org ) from the
Olympic Museum in Lausanne. - Moscow and Singapore are the finalists.

02-21-2008 -
( Singapore To Host The 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games In 2010. )

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) bring together and celebrate the world's
best young athletes. They innovate in educating and debating Olympic values
and societal challenges. The YOG share & celebrate the cultures of the world
in a festive atmosphere. Follow the live announcement of the Host City of the
1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

Learn more on the YOG - www.olympic.org/yog2010live

ACC -
http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2485

The Youth Olympic Summer Games in year 2010. The Youth
Olympic Games is for athletes between the ages of 14 and 18.
The election and announcement of host city in February 2008.
Please also note that BMX Racing will be on the events list......

02-15-2008 - Live Web Cast 2010 Youth Olympic Games Host On 02/21/2008. 01-25-2008 - Consultative Meeting On The Youth Olympic Games. 01-23-2008 - IOC Launches 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games Bid Process. 01-21-2008 - Youth Olympic Games 2010: Moscow And Singapore Finalists. 11-20-2007 - YOG 2010: Bid City Presentations Via Video Conference. 10-29-2007 - Nine Cities Submit Candidature Files For Youth Olympic Games. 09-19-2007 - Youth Olympic Games Candidate Cities In Lausanne. 09-03-2007 - YOG Appeal: 11 Cities Want To Stage First Edition In 2010. 08-10-2007 - IOC Bidding Process For Youth Olympic Games. 07-11-2007 - Gene`s BMX Quotes, Youth Olympic Games....... 07-05-2007 - IOC Session: A 'Go' For Youth Olympic Games.. 04-26-2007 - IOC Welcomes Idea Of Youth Olympic Games...

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USA Olympic State Of Art BMX Track Unveiled + Photos

Chula Vista Calif. USA -- 01/21/2008


Olympic officials cut the ribbon on the $500,000 BMX track
on Monday at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.


Click Photo For More Photos or Click Link:
( http://genesbmx.bmxair.com/01-21-2008/photos.html )
And Also Some More Photos Can Be Found At:
( http://www.usacycling.org/gallery/album262 )

The track is an exact replica of the one in Beijing, China. More
than 100 people braved the rain, wind, and chilly temperatures
to watch riders break in the track. BMX is the first extreme sport
to debut at the games, and it is expected to be a crowd favorite.

Riders gather at the top and launch themselves down the 30-plus-foot
ramp on a race that usually lasts between 30 and 45 seconds. The U.S.
team is considered one of the most talented in the world and will be
among the favorites heading into Beijing.

The U.S. BMX program is being headed up by Mike King. King is
a former BMX amateur and professional world champion who grew
up in San Diego. King said he is thrilled to be home again
with a new challenge in the sport he loves.

King would have loved to have had the chance to compete in the
Olympics himself, but as he says, "The sport is dangerous. I'll be
the first to admit some of the stuff they do now is very mind-blowing
to me," and he is excited to be molding the up-and-coming athletes.

The new track in Chula Vista gives U.S. athletes a big leg up on the
competition. It was built by the same man who built the track in Beijing,
and according to King, it is an exact replica. The centerpiece of the track
is a huge ramp that serves as the starting gate.

CC - NBC Sports News Contributed To This Report.
ACC - Photos Contributed By BMXer Duncan5.
ACCC -
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Gene`s BMX News Added Notes:
Please Note that this BMX track in Chula Vista, Ca and the 2008 Olympic
Games BMX track in Beijing, China and some of the UCI BMX Supercross
World Cup Tracks are made for the PRO BMX Rider Athletes. The tracks
are much, much bigger than what the most of the everyday BMX riders race
on around the world.

The Big BMX Tracks are made to test the Pro BMX Riders to there best,
to show the best of the best of a Pro BMX Rider skills. It does take
a lot of skill to be able to ride a BMX bike on the bigger Pro Tracks.

If you are interested in getting involved in BMX Racing, check out what your
Local BMX Track has to offer you. You will find that your local BMX tracks
are much smaller and made for you and the everyday BMX racer to race BMX
competitions on. - The sport of BMX Racing is fun!

Find out where your local BMX track is by visiting:
ABA BMX track directory - http://www.ababmx.com
and - NBL BMX track directory - http://www.nbl.org

ACCC - ALSO SEE PRs:
01/27/2008 - BMX Training Center Course Design Of Beijing .......................
01/25/2008 - USA Cycling Opens New BMX Training Facility In Chula Vista

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Chula Vista Calif. BMX Olympic Training Center Opens

CHULA VISTA, Calif. ( U.S. Olympic Committee ) -- 01/17/2008


BMX Cycling Super-Cross Track Completed at Olympic Training Center;
Ready for High-Energy Action and Competitions. Event Exhibition & Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony Set for Monday, January 21, 2008


~~ ( CLICK HERE! FOR MORE PHOTOS! ) ~~

Amazing awaits at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista as
the facility opens its doors to the newest Olympic event, BMX racing.

Excitement surrounds the training center as the BMX athletes have
arrived, ready to hit the track to train for the 2008 Olympic Games.
The 2008 Olympic Games will be the first for all BMX Cycling athletes,
as the sport makes its Olympic Games debut in Beijing this August.

The BMX track in Chula Vista is the only permanent super-cross structure
in the nation. Completed in January, the brand new BMX Super-Cross
track will offer training and competition grounds for BMX athletes.

The Olympic Training Center will host a BMX athlete exhibition and
ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, January 21. The event is open
to the public and media are encouraged to attend.

The Exhibition and Ribbon Cutting event will begin with Media Access
at 12:00PM. Several of the top U.S. BMX riders will be available for
interview and photographers will have access to course for photos.

The ribbon cutting will take place at 1:00PM with athlete
exhibitions on the course following shortly thereafter.

Athletes in attendance will include:
Men:
Kyle Bennett: 2007 and 3-time World Champion, #1 ranked American ....................................
Donny Robinson: 2007 US National Champion, Beijing Test Event Winner, #3 ranked American
Mike Day: UCI Salt Lake Super-Cross winner, #2 ranked American ........................................
Steven Cisar: UCI Super-Cross time trial winner (Madrid), #4 ranked American .......................
Women:
Jill Kintner: BMX and Mountain Bike World Champion, #2 ranked American
Arielle Martin: #3 ranked American ..............................................................
Amanda Geving: #1 ranked American ............................................................

EVENT DETAILS:
What: BMX Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
When: Monday, January 21, 2008 ......
Media Availability 12:00-1:00PM .....
Ribbon Ceremony 1:00PM ...............
Athlete Exhibitions 1:00-1:30PM .......

Where: U.S. Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista
2800 Olympic Parkway
Chula Vista, CA 91915

For a credential, please contact Diana Wright
at (619) 482-6119 or at diana.wright@usoc.org

Chula Vista Olympic Training Center BMX Course information:

BMX, short for bicycle motocross, began in California during the
late 1960’s. A low cost action event, the sport was an instant hit
and quickly spread across the country and the world.

In 1981, the International BMX Federation was founded. The main
hubs for BMX competition include the U.S., Europe, Australia and
South America. The United States is currently #1 in both Men’s and
Women’s BMX rankings.

“It’s an honor to have our facility designated as the only permanent
training location for BMX in the Americas,” said Tracy Lamb, Director
of the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center. “This addition is significant
for us because it drives home our commitment to excellence in Chula
Vista. We pledge to keep our training center on the cutting edge of
competition for our nation’s athletes. At the same time, we welcome
the world’s athletes who