2016 BMX Olympics Information - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2016 BMX Olympics Information
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This BMX Olympics Page Has Been Archived And Is No Longer Being Updated.
This Information Has Been Left On This Page For Historical Research Purposes.
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The Fast And Furious Sport Of BMX - Will Be Making Its Third Olympic Appearance
At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games On August 05th - 21st, 2016 In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
For More Info See: ( Information Link Sources ) -And- ( News On Down Below ).


In The Sport Of BMX: - We All Come From Unique Places. With Unique Ways Of
Looking At The World. We Don`t Always Agree. - But For A Few Shinning Weeks,
We Sit It All Aside. We Come Together To Stand And Cheer And Celebrate As One.
We Forget All The Things That Make Us Different And Remember All Of The Things
That Makes Us The Same. Its The Olympic Games - BMX, Come Together In Sport.

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Information And Link Sources: 2016 Rio Olympics BMX:

The Games Of The 31st Olympiad:
The Rio Olympic Games Starts On August 05th, 2016 And Runs Until August 21st, 2016.

* www.rio2016.org + ( * www.rio2016.org/en ) + * www.cidadeolimpica.rio/en

* https://www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-bmx | * https://www.rio2016.com/en/venues/olympic-bmx-centre

~ Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Centre Competition Schedule: ( August 17th - 19th, 2016 )
August 17th, 2016 - 13:30 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Womens Seeding Run.
August 17th, 2016 - 14:34 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Seeding Run.
August 18th, 2016 - 13:30 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Quarterfinals Run 1.
August 18th, 2016 - 13:51 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Quarterfinals Run 2.
August 18th, 2016 - 14:17 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Quarterfinals Run 3.
August 19th, 2016 - 13:30 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Womens Semifinals Run 1.
August 19th, 2016 - 13:38 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Semifinals Run 1.
August 19th, 2016 - 14:00 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Womens Semifinals Run 2.
August 19th, 2016 - 14:08 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Semifinals Run 2.
August 19th, 2016 - 14:30 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Womens Semifinals Run 3.
August 19th, 2016 - 14:38 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Semifinals Run 3.
August 19th, 2016 - 15:00 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Womens Final.
August 19th, 2016 - 15:10 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Mens Final.
August 19th, 2016 - 15:20 Rio-Time: Cycling BMX:- Womens & Mens Victory Ceremony.

07-22-2016 - * IOC News:- Rio 2016 To Leave Significant Legacy To Team Brazil. - BMX Track Legacy.
After Rio 2016, six of the nine Games venues in the Olympic Park will be transformed into be Brazils first
Olympic Training Centre (OTC), paving the way for future Team Brazil athletes. The complex will also include
several venues at the Deodoro cluster such as the equestrian centre, the hockey centre and the BMX track.

* www.olympic.org + www.olympic.org/rio-2016-summer-olympics + www.olympic.org/news/rio-2016
* www.olympic.org/Cycling-BMX | ( * www.olympic.org/Rio 2016 Olympic Broadcasters List = World Wide. )

* www.uci.ch + UCI BMX + UCI Olympic Games BMX + UCI BMX: Rio 2016 - Qualification System.PDF

* www.teamusa.org | * www.teamusa.org/RoadToRio | * www.teamusa.org/team-trials ( BMX )
~ The U.S.A. Olympic BMX Trials Was June 11th, 2016 In Chula Vista, California USA. = see news below.
~ The Full U.S.A. Olympic Squad For BMX Racing Was Announced On June 23rd, 2016. = see news below.
~ The Full U.S.A. Olympic Squad For BMX Racing Was "Approved" On July 23rd, 2016. = see news below.

* www.usacycling.org | * www.usacycling.org/BMX | * www.usacycling.org/Olympics

NBC Olympics Is The Official Rio 2016 Olympic Games Broadcaster In The USA.
* www.nbc olympics.com | * www.nbc olympics.com/Cycling | * www.nbc olympics.com.com/news-feed
* www.nbc sports.com/olympic-sports | * www.nbc sportsgroup pressbox.com/Olympics + * 2016-rio-olympics

* August 17th, 2016 - 09:30am-PT:- NBC Streaming Feed:- Rio Olympics BMX Mens, Womens Seeding Runs.
* August 18th, 2016 - 09:30am-PT:- NBC Streaming Feed:- Rio Olympics BMX Mens, Quarterfinals.
* August 19th, 2016 - 09:30am-PT:- NBC Streaming Feed:- Rio Olympics BMX Mens, Womens Semis & Finals.
Note:- For Full Access To NBC Live Streams And Full-Event Replays Of The Rio Olympics, You Do Have To Verify Your
TV Cable / Satellite / Telco Subscription. NBC Defies The Purpose Of The World Wide Web. This Is Why NBC Is Disliked.

~~~~~( How To Watch The Rio 2016 Olympic Games On NBC TV -&- Online )~~~~~
* www.nbc olympics.com = { How To Watch The Rio 2016 Olympic Games On NBC.}
* www.nbc olympics.com = { Full-Schedule:- BMX On August 17th, 18th, 19th, 2016.}
* www.olympics.nbc sports.com = { Olympic Cycling + BMX Full Schedule. } = NBC TV Dates & Times.
* www.nbc sports group press box.com = { All Of NBC 2016 Rio Olympic Games Listings. }
~ NBC Olympics Local Coverage In The Pacific Northwest: - Washington State USA
( NBC Olympics King 5 ) + ( NBC Olympics KNDO ) + ( NBC Olympics KHQ 6 )


Notes & Other:


* Gene`s BMX YouTube Videos: - Lots Of Olympic BMX Videos Listed Via On The
YT Playlist: ( * Gene`s BMX - YouTube Videos Playlists: - 2016 Rio Olympics BMX. )


Lots And Lots Of Cool Looking Photos To Check Out:
You Do Have To Be Loged-In To A Facebook Account To View All Photos In The Albums.
* Rio 2016 Olympics BMX FB Photos Album #04 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* Rio 2016 Olympics BMX FB Photos Album #03 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* Rio 2016 Olympics BMX FB Photos Album #02 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
* Rio 2016 Olympics BMX FB Photos Album #01 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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2016 Rio Olympics BMX News Down Below:- By Date, New To Old.
The BMX News Sources Listed Are To An Array Of Internet Sources...
Also We Post Up Lots Of News Via: * www.facebook.com/genes.bmx.news
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09-21-2017 - * Legacy Of Rio 2016, Deodoro Radical Park Is Reopened And Handed Over To The Population.


( Click On Photo For Full Size. )

Structure has a slalom canoe and BMX cycling track that were used in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Population
and athletes will be able to train and use equipment for leisure on weekends. While the children were swimming
and kayaking through the canal, cyclist Renato Rezende, who defended Brazil in the BMX modality at the Rio
2016 Olympic Games, killed the longing for the track in which he lived the greatest emotion of his sporting life.
He made a presentation and as he took off the ramps he reopened the Radical Park runway. ( More) - Also See:
* YouTube Video 01:- Deodoro Radical Park Is Reopened To Population. - By National Sports Network.
* YouTube Video 02:- Rio Olympic BMX Track After One Year. - By Renato Rezende.
* Flickr Photos Album:- Rio Olympic BMX Track Sept. 21, 2017. - By OnofreBmx Castilho.
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03-17-2017 - * Photo:- Rio's Olympic BMX Track Venue Abandoned After Games.


( Click On Photo For Full Size. ) (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Photo:- An aerial view of the Olympic BMX track on March 17th, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Seven months
after the Rio hosted the first Olympic games in South America, many of the costly venue sites have been mostly
abandoned in spite of promises from organizers that the games would provide a legacy benefit for the citizens
of Brazil. The country remains in a deep economic and political crisis following the games. Critics believe
the money spent on the games could have been better spent on developing infrastructure in the country.

Also See Thursday, January 12th 2017 Inside The Games News:
* Rio City Hall Confirms Closure Of Deodoro Olympic Park Amid Struggle To Find Use For Venue.
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10-10-2016 - * University Of Nevada, Las Vegas:- Our Golden Boy Of BMX.
Lee Business School student Connor Fields on winning an Olympic Gold and applying his studies to building
his brand. In August, Connor Fields, a Lee Business School student, made history at the 2016 Summer Olympics
by winning the United States’ first gold medal in BMX. But the road to Rio de Janiero had some bumps.

09-14-2016 - * Memphis Business Journal:- Olympic Gold Medalist Visits St. Jude.
Olympic gold medalist Connor Fields paid his first visit to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital earlier
this week. But, it may not be his last. Fields, who won a gold medal in BMX Cycling in the 2016 Olympic Games,
said he had heard about St. Jude through commercials and word-of-mouth and decided to make the trip after a
friend of his grandparents (who is also a board member) reached out to him.

09-13-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- When St. Jude Called, Olympic BMX Champ Connor Fields Had No Hesitation.
Connor Fields has, by his own admission, spent a lot more time in hospitals than the average person should.
You dont get to be an Olympic champion in BMX racing without a lot of bumps, bruises and breaks along the way.
A broken bone in his left hand this past spring kept him off the bike until June, in fact, and he won his Olympic
gold medal in Rio de Janeiro last month wearing a special brace. On Monday, however, Fields visited a hospital of
a different kind for a different purpose when he made a trip to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis, Tn.

09-10-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Community Celebrates Olympic Silver Medalist Alise Post.
At the age of six was when Alise Post first fell in love with BMX but never did she know that it would
take her to the Olympics. St. Cloud, has been really humbling. It is such a good homecoming being so
welcomed with open arms.

09-10-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Olympian Alise Post Returns Home.
Alise Post, a little hoarse, silver Olympic medal in tow and still with the familiar smile, made her return
home Saturday, helping mayor Dave Kleis keep a promise. Saturdays parade took place for her silver
medal in womens BMX cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

09-10-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Olympic Silver Medalist Alise Post Honored In St. Cloud Parade.
A picture gallery of Olympic silver medalist Alise Post takes a photo of BMX riders taking
part in a parade held in her honor on Saturday, September 10th, 2016 in downtown St. Cloud.

09-08-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Post Enjoying Homecoming Week.
Alise Post has been doing a lot of catching up this week. The 2009 Technical High School graduate, who last
month earned the silver medal in womens BMX at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, is back in St. Cloud
in advance of her seventh annual MS Race for the Cure event at Pineview Park this weekend, not to mention a
parade in her honor scheduled for Saturday morning.

09-07-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Polo Ralph Lauren To Honor Connor Fields At Premium Outlets.
Quote:- Polo Ralph Lauren and the Las Vegas community will proudly welcome home BMX racer and Olympic
Gold Medalist Connor Fields during an exclusive event at the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store in Las Vegas
North Premium Outlets. Its happening from 1-3 p.m. on Sept 10th, 2016.

09-07-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Street Closing For Alise Post Parade.
Several blocks of a downtown St. Cloud street will be closed on Saturday morning as the city welcomes back
its Olympic medalist. The City Engineers Office says West St. Germain will be closed from 4th Avenue to 10th
Avenue due to the parade and motorcade for Alise Post. The 25-year-old from St. Cloud earned a silver medal
in Womens BMX at the Rio Olympics last month.

09-06-2016 - * Clark County, Nevada USA:- Commissioners Recognize Olympic Gold-Medalist Connor Fields.
County commissioners proclaimed today Connor Fields Day throughout greater Las Vegas and Clark County and
presented the Olympic gold-medal winner with a key to the Las Vegas Strip earlier today. It is a privilege to be able to
celebrate Connors tremendous success, said Commissioner Mary Beth Scow, who is the commissioner for Commission
District G, which is where Fields grew up. Also See:- Photo 01.jpg -and- Photo 02.jpg

09-06-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Olympic Gold Medalist Connor Fields Honored By Clark County Commission.
BMX superstar, Connor Fields, has had a whirlwind month. Just a few short weeks after becoming the first American
to claim the gold medal for BMX during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Fields has been granted a key to the Las Vegas
Strip. The honor comes one week after the local Olympian was granted the key to the City of Henderson. On Tuesday,
Clark County Commissioners proclaimed September 6, Connor Fields Day throughout greater Las Vegas and Clark County.

09-05-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- County Commissioners Honoring Olympian Connor Fields.
Olympian Connor Fields will be honored at the Clark County Commissioners meeting Tuesday. He will be
honored for winning a gold medal in BMX racing at the Rio Olympics last month. The meeting will be held
at 9 a.m. on Sept. 06th, 2016 at the commission chambers in the Government Center in downtown Las Vegas.

09-02-2016 - * International Olympic Committee (IOC):- Pajon Defends BMX Title As Fields Strikes Gold For USA.
In the Rio 2016 BMX competition at Deodoro American Connor Fields took the honours in the mens event, while
Colombias Mariana Pajon showed yet again that she is the queen of the womens circuit, with a successful defence
of her title. I cant describe how great this feels. Its a moment Ive been dreaming of since I was 16, said Connor
Fields after being crowned mens BMX champion at Rio 2016. To finally hear the words Olympic champion after
my name is like a dream. But tomorrow Im going to wake up and it will be real!

09-02-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Parade Will Honor Olympic Silver Medalist Alise Post.
Olympic silver medalist Alise Post will be back in her hometown next weekend. And the City of St. Cloud
will hold a parade in her honor. the centerpiece event will be a parade in Posts honor, which will begin at
10 a.m. on Sept. 10 at the River's Edge Convention Center in downtown St. Cloud, proceeding down East
St. Germain Street to Ninth Avenue North, then down Veterans Drive, before going all the way out to
Pineview Park, located at 6540 Saukview Drive.

08-31-2016 - * UCI News:- BMX Rider Sarah Walker On Her Election To The International Olympic Committee.
To become a member of the IOC will be the most incredible experience, says the athlete, who already gives back
to the sport as a member of the UCI BMX Commission. - I dreamed of becoming an Olympian when I was eight
years old, so to be part of the IOC is still a bit surreal. Its a huge honour and I will do everything I can to represent
the athletes and bring in a perspective from my own journey. ( More )

08-30-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Henderson Celebrates Olympic Gold Medalist Connor Fields.
In Rio, Connor Fields won the gold. In Henderson, he felt the love. In a cheerful Tuesday ceremony, Henderson
celebrated Fields, its resident Olympic gold medalist and bicycle motocross racer, presenting him with a key to
the city. Its so awesome to see the support from the city and feel like theyre all behind me, Fields, 23, said.
I love Vegas and I love Henderson. I feel at home.

08-30-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Olympic Champion Connor Fields Of Las Vegas Celebrates At Aria.
BMX Olympic champion Connor Fields celebrated his gold medal win, this month in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday
night at Jewel Nightclub in Aria. Home from the 2016 Olympic Games, 23-year-old Las Vegas native Connor started his
evening at chef Brian Malarkeys Herringbone where his group, enjoyed signature dishes by chef Geno Bernardo. ( More )

08-30-2016 - * Perth, Australia:- Olympian Lauren Reynolds Welcomed Home.
Dual Bunbury Olympian Lauren Reynolds has some unfinished business and has confirmed she is aiming for the
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The 25-year-old professional BMX rider said she wanted to compete at the next Olympics,
where she hoped to make the final for the first time in her illustrious career. Reynolds received a warm welcome
home on Friday night at the Rose Hotel.

08-26-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Henderson BMX Athlete Makes History With Olympic Gold Win.
Nevadas own Connor Fields took home gold in the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The 23-year-old BMX rider from Nevada
secured his place in history on Aug. 19 when he took the lead on the course’s second turn and became the first
U.S. gold medalist in BMX racing.

08-25-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Olympian Connor Fields To Receive Key To City Of Henderson.
Olympic gold medal winner Connor Fields will be recognized with a day proclaimed in his honor at a celebration to
be held at 6 p.m. on Aug. 30, at Whitney Mesa BMX Track, 1575 West Galleria Drive. The Mayor and members
of the Henderson City Council will also present Fields with a key to the city. Residents are encouraged to attend the
celebration and to arrive by 5:45 p.m. Fields is a two-time Olympian who won the gold medal in mens BMX at the
2016 Olympic Games in Rio. He holds the distinction of being the first U.S. gold medalist in BMX history and only
the second Southern Nevadan to win individual Olympic gold.

08-23-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Olympic Gold Medalist Connor Fields Gets A Surprise Welcome Home.
Olympic champion and Las Vegan Connor Fields of Las Vegas returned to his hometown this morning to a heros welcome.
Fields says he was expecting only his parents and girlfriend to meet him at McCarran International Airport, but that was
definitely not the case as fans from all over Nevada were out to see the countrys first Olympic gold medalist in BMX.
He had the medal in his bag, but as everyone began to chant U-S-A! U-S-A! he sent the crowd into cheers as he reached
down to pull the medal out.

08-23-2016 - * Medellin, Colombia:- Olympic BMX Medalists Receive Emotional Tribute In Colombia.
Colombian cyclist Mariana Pajon and Carlos Ramirez, who won gold and bronze medals, respectively, at the Rio de Janeiro
Olympics, on Tuesday received an emotional tribute in their home town of Medellin. The athletes, displaying their medals
and riding in a bus, made an almost four-hour tour through the city's streets, where hundreds of people turned out to
cheer them. Colombian flags bearing the image of Pajons face and messages such as United for one country and Thanks,
champions filled the route with color, while the athletes waved, showed off their medals and posed for photos with fans.
This News is Also Via: * Latin American Herald Tribune.

08-22-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Looking Back On The Rio Olympics.
The Rio Olympic Games had a little bit of everything for U.S. cyclists. The 16 days were full of glory, heartbreak,
and inspiration for Team USA and its fans. In the end, Team USA cyclists rode off with five medals – a tie for the
most U.S. cycling medals ever in a non-boycotted Games. We want to thank our amazing athletes for inspiring us,
our incredible fans, partners, and supporters as we could never have achieved this success without your support!

08-21+22-2016 - * International Olympic Committee (IOC):- Olympic Channel - Where The Games Never End.
The New Olympic Channel Launched:- Olympic Channel.com.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launched its ground-breaking new media destination, the Olympic Channel,
where fans can experience the power of sport and the Olympic Movement all year round. Starting Sunday August 21, after
the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the Olympic Channel platform is available worldwide via a mobile app
for Android and iOS devices. Also See: * July 27, 2016 IOC News: Olympic Channel To Launch On August 21 2016.
Also See: * Aug 19, 2016 IOC News: Worldwide TOP Partner Toyota Becomes Founding Partner Of Olympic Channel.
Also See: * Aug 25, 2016 Inside The Games News: Cost Of Olympic Channel Put At $11 Million In 2015.

08-21+22-2016 - * Auckland, New Zealand:- Kiwi BMX Rider Sarah Walker Named IOC Member.
Kiwi BMX rider Sarah Walker may have missed out on competing in Rio due to injury, but shes landed a
top-level role as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Walker, who won silver at the London
Olympics in 2012 but crashed out of qualification for her third Olympic Games after an injury-plagued
build-up to Rio, was elected as a member at the IOCs session in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (Monday NZ Time)
after being shoulder-tapped by IOC President Thomas Bach. News Also Via: Inside The Games And IOC.

08-21-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Concludes Record-Breaking Rio 2016 Olympic Games With 121 Medals, 46 Golds.
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games drew to a close Sunday following 17 days of competition between more than 10,900 athletes
representing 206 nations. The Rio Games, which marked the first Olympics to be held in South America – saw Team USA
top the medal chart in every category for only the seventh time in Olympic history and the first since 1948, leading all nations
with 121 medals, including 46 golds, 37 silvers and 38 bronzes. The U.S. is one of only five nations to have accomplished the
feat at the Olympic Games in summer competition and the first to do in 40 years.

08-21-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Vote On Team USAs Top Athletes From The Rio Olympic Games.
The United States Olympic Committee celebrates the outstanding achievements of Team USA athletes through
the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of the Games. The USOC announced today the five nominees in
the female, male and team Olympic Games categories. Check out the list to vote for your favorite performances
from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

08-21-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Olympic Finalists For Team USA Awards Presented By Dow Best Of The Games.
Connor Fields, Cycling - BMX: After having broken his wrist just four months ago, Connor Fields battled back
to win the first-ever U.S. gold medal in BMX. He flew out of the gate and led the race from start to finish,
crossing the finish line in 34.642, over a half a second ahead of the rest of the field.

08-21-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Gold Medalists Family Sits Down With 13 Action News In Interview.
In an exclusive interview with 13 Action News, the family of an Olympic gold medalist from Henderson says
the 23-year-old almost didn't even make it to Rio. Connor Fields won a gold medal in BMX racing Friday.
It was surreal for his mother, Lisa Fields, and his girlfriend, Laura Gruninger, to watch his dreams come true.

08-21-2016 - * UCI News:- Connor Fields And Mariana Pajon, The 2016 Olympic Champions.
For the next four years Mariana Pajon (COL) and Connor Fields (USA) can claim their Olympic BMX Gold.
Come on, let me enjoy tonight before I start thinking about tomorrow! Fields said about the Tokyo Games
in 2020, minutes after winning the first gold in the American-born action sport for the United States. We have
two amazing Gold medal winners Mariana and Connor. The competition has four years to prepare themselves.

08-20-2016 - * Cycling New Zealand:- Trent Jones finishes 13th In Mens Olympic BMX.
Trent Jones started strongly in in his BMX seeding run and progressed through the quarters to the semi finals.
His first run of the Semi-final was strong, with a time of 35.425. He suffered a crash in his second semi-final
run and was unable to bring it back in his third, ending his hopes of making the finals.

08-20-2016 - * BMX Australia:- BMX Stars Out Of The Medals In Rio On Dramatic Final Day.
Australias hopes of a BMX Olympic medal where dashed today as our men were unable to continue
hot winning streak in the final, while in the women’s event carnage denied Caroline Buchanan and
Lauren Reynolds chance at the gold medal race.

08-20-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- See You In Four? After Nice US BMX Five Could Be Back For More.
After an impressive showing for the United States in BMX racing in Rio de Janiero, the teams same five
riders could make another run in four years in Tokyo. Mens gold medal winner Connor Fields and womens
silver medalist Alise Post are in their primes in their mid-20s. Both cyclists took a big step forward after
they were part of a team that failed to medal in London in 2012.

08-20-2016 - * Rio 2016:- The Rio 2016 Olympic Games ( Results Book ) Cycling BMX August 17th-19th 2016.pdf ( .PDF File )
This Results Book has been created After the Cycling BMX Competition and will not be updated after Rio 2016 Olympics.

08-20-2016 - * Reuters:- Cycling Colombian Pajon Gets Party Started With BMX Gold.
Few athletes, not even Usain Bolt, have filled out Olympic stadiums over the past fortnight but pocket-rocket
Mariana Pajon did just that on Friday as hordes of Colombians roared her to a second successive BMX gold.
On a humpy ribbon of green and red cement at Rios X Park and with a sea of yellow-shirted compatriots providing
a backdrop, she delivered a masterclass to match her London feat.

08-19-2016 - * VIDEO:- Men BMX Final.
Men BMX Final On Day 14 Of The Rio 2016 Olympic Games At The Olympic BMX Centre On August 19th, 2016.

08-19-2016 - * VIDEO:- Women BMX Final.
Women BMX Final On Day 14 Of The Rio 2016 Olympic Games At The Olympic BMX Centre On August 19th, 2016.

08-19-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Matching Silvers For BMX Power Couple Alise Post, Sam Willoughby.
U.S. BMX cyclist Alise Post and Australian rider Sam Willoughby can wear matching silver medals at their wedding
in April. Post took silver in the womens final on Friday, edged out by defending gold medalist Mariana Pajon of Colombia.

08-19-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Post Captures Silver In BMX.
American Alise Post didnt do quite enough to catch Colombias legendary BMX rider Mariana Pajon,
but a silver medal is a fine prize. Post finished second in the women’s BMX final on Friday afternoon
at the Olympic BMX Centre. Her American teammate Brooke Crain just missed out on the podium,
finishing fourth. Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela captured the bronze.

08-19-2016 - * Las Vegas, NV USA:- Hendersons Connor Fields Wins BMX Gold At Rio Olympics.
Connor Fields was pushing his bike up the hill toward the starting gate of the BMX final at the Rio
Olympics on Friday when Sean Dwight, his coach, approached him with some final instructions. He
didnt talk about the first jump or crucial first turn or the tricky straightaways or anything else about
Rios unique green track.

08-19-2016 - * Canadian Cycling Magazine:- Tory Nyhaug Fifth In Rio Olympic Games BMX Final.
Canadian Tory Nyhaug was in Fridays one-run final of Rio 2016s men’s BMX competition, placing fifth.
Nyhaug dominated his heat in Thursdays quarterfinal, but it was an American who won gold. Also Via: Toronto Star.

08-19-2016 - * BMX Australia:- BMX Stars Out Of The Medals In Rio On Dramatic Final Day.
Australias hopes of a BMX Olympic medal where dashed today as our men were unable to continue their hot winning
streak in the final, while in the women’s event carnage denied Caroline Buchanan and Lauren Reynolds chance at
the gold medal race.

08-18-2016 - * Photos:- Rio 2016 Olympic Games At The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


( Click On Photo For Full Size. )

Photo:- Connor Fields of the United States crosses the finish line to win the gold medal during the Mens BMX Final
on day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic BMX Centre on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Also See All Photos:- Rio 2016 Olympics BMX FB Photos: * Album #01. | * Album #02. | * Album #03. | * Album #04.
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08-19-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Pajon Defends Womens Olympic BMX Gold, Fields Wins For US.
Mariana Pajon of Colombia raised her BMX bike triumphantly in the air, another Olympic gold medal securely in
hand. Minutes later, American rider Connor Fields fell to his knees after crossing the finish line first in the mens
final. The United States isnt used to winning gold in this event, even if BMX traces its roots to Southern California.

08-19-2016 - * Inside The Games:- Pajon Defends Olympic BMX Title At Rio 2016 With Faultless Display.
World champion Mariana Pajon successfully defended her Olympic BMX title after a faultless display in the
semi-final and gold medal rides at the Olympic BMX Center in Deodoro today. The Colombian was heavily
backed by a large contingent of fans in the crowd and the 24-year-old did not disappoint them, winning all three
of her semi-final rides to reach the gold medal contest.

08-19-2016 - * International Olympic Committee (IOC):- BMX Golds For Fields and Pajon.
The USAs Connor Fields and Mariana Pajon of Colombia topped the Rio 2016 BMX podiums on 19 August,
the American powering to gold in the mens event and Pajon doing likewise in the womens to successfully defend
the title she won at London 2012. Fields victory at the X Park came in thrilling fashion. Trailing compatriot
Nicholas Long at the halfway point of the final, Fields produced a stunning couple of turns to take the title
from Jelle van Gorkom of the Netherlands.

08-19-2016 - * Rio 2016:- Connor Fields and Mariana Pajon Win BMX Golds At Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Colombian star Pajon defends title in front of delirious fans, while Fields ends US drought in sport.
The United States ended its gold medal drought in BMX racing after Connor Fields won the mens Olympic
final in the American-born sport on Friday, while Mariana Pajon of Colombia successfully defended her
title in the womens final. US cyclist Alise Post took silver behind Pajon, while Stefany Hernandez of
Venezuela won bronze.

08-19-2016 - * UCI News:- Fields and Pajon Make No Mistake In Rio And Grab Gold.
Team USA grabs its first Olympic BMX Gold medal when Connor Fields crossed the finish line
in first place during the Olympic Games final in Rio. And Mariana Pajon of Colombia crossed the
finish line in first place during the Olympic Games final in Rio.

Men:
1) Connor Fields (USA)
2) Jelle van Gorkom (NED)
3) Carlos Ramirez (COL)

Women:
1) Mariana Pajon (COL)
2) Alise Post (USA)
3) Stefany Hernandez (VEN)
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08-19-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Connor Fields Wins Team USA First-Ever BMX Olympic Gold.
On Friday, Fields won the first-ever U.S. gold medal in mens BMX racing when he crossed the finish line
in 34.642, over half a second ahead of the rest of the field. When they finally said Olympic Champion and
my name, it was just surreal, Fields said.

08-19-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Alise Post Claims BMX Silver At Rio Olympics.
Alise Post won a silver medal in womens BMX on Friday at the Olympic BMX Center. Post crossed the line
in 34.435, only 0.342 seconds behind gold medalist Mariana Pajon. Post qualified second in her semifinal
heat, posting eight points, five points behind Pajon.

08-19-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Connor Fields and Alise Post Win Gold and Silver In Olympic BMX.



What an amazing day for American BMX racing as Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) rode off with Olympic
gold in the men’s BMX final and Alise Post (Chula Vista, Calif.) won silver in the womens event. Fields and
Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif.) both lined up for the mens main event after advancing from the semifinals ( More )
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08-19-2016 - * Results:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Women.jpg ) -&- ( Men.jpg ) Final.
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Results Friday, August 19th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

Women Final.
Men Final.

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08-19-2016 - * Results:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Women.jpg ) -&- ( Men.jpg ) Semifinals.
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Results Friday, August 19th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

08-19-2016 - * Start Lists:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Women.jpg ) -&- ( Men.jpg ) Semifinals.
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Start Lists Friday, August 19th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

08-19-2016 - * Sky Sports UK:- Team GB BMX Rider Liam Phillips Grateful For Support.
Liam Phillips says he is struggling to put into words how devastated he is after a crash during the BMX
quarter-finals ended his Rio Olympics early. He is expected to make a full recovery in due course.

08-19-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- The Machine Breaks Down At The Summer Olympics.
Latvia Maris Strombergs is known by a nickname he earned by being the only man to win BMX gold at the Games
since the cycling race was introduced as a medal event in Beijing in 2008. He repeated in 2012 in London. But the run
came to an end during a windy, crash-filled quarterfinal round in Rio on Thursday. Strombergs barely missed the cut.

08-19-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- And Theyre Off! A Strong Start Can Give BMX Racers An Edge.
In the unpredictable sport of BMX cycling, where races last just about 40 seconds, a strong start means a lot.
Get to the front after the first turn, and there's a good chance a rider will be able to avoid the kind of wreck filled
chaos that marked the action in the men's quarterfinal round at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on a breezy afternoon.

08-18-2016 - * UCI News:- Willoughby Shows Form In Rio. Strombergs, Phillips And Daudet Crash Out.


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It cannot be denied that BMX isnt action packed but Maris Strombergs, Joris Daudet and Liam Phillips
would have hoped for a little less drama in Rio. Someones loss is someone elses gain. ( More )
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08-18-2016 - * Rio 2016:- Double Defending Champion Strombergs Dumped Out Of Rio On Bruising First Day Of BMX.
Three favourites are out of gold medal contention after a series of crashes in the men's BMX quarter-finals at the Olympic
BMX Centre on Thursday (18 August). French world champion Joris Daudet, former world champion Liam Phillips of Great
Britain and Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games gold medallist from Latvia Maris Strombergs did not progress in
to the semi-final and gold medal rounds on Friday as 32 starters battled for 16 spots. Phillips and Strombergs collided coming
into the second straight in their first run, with the two-time Olympic champion finishing fifth in his eight-rider heat, from which
the top four qualified. For the first time ever in BMXs brief Olympic history, a new man will hold the title of Olympic champion.

08-18-2016 - * Reuters:- Cycling Champion Strombergs Critical Of BMX Course.
Maris Strombergs criticized the Olympic BMX course after his hopes of a third consecutive gold medal were blown away
in the accident-marred mens quarter-finals on Thursday. The Latvian, winner in Beijing and London, crashed heavily
in the first run of his heat, tangling with Britains former world champion Liam Phillips who took no further part.
Strombergs, so popular in Latvia that a postage stamp was printed in his honor in 2008, said organizers had not acted
on suggestions he made after this years test event.

08-18-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Fields, Sharrah, Long All Advance To BMX Semifinals In Rio.
All three of the men on Team USA advanced to the BMX semifinals by posting top-four finishes in their
quarterfinal rounds at the Rio Olympics on Thursday. It was a windy day in Rio for the quarterfinals,
in which four heats of eight riders each completed three runs of the BMX course. Points were awarded
based on finishing place and each heats top four riders (those with fewest points after three runs) advanced.

08-18-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- US riders Advance, But Defending Champ Strombergs Out At BMX.
Connor Fields and his U.S. teammates made it safely through the wind and the wrecks at the BMX track.
Two-time defending gold medalist Maris Strombergs of Latvia and reigning world champion Joris Daudet
of France werent as fortunate on Thursday at the Summer Olympics.

08-18-2016 - * BMX Australia:- Willoughby Dominant, Dean Fastest In Quarterfinal, New Olympic Champ Certainty.
Sam Willoughby and Anthony Dean will progress to semi final motos in Rio after both put in dominant displays
at the Olympic BMX Centre, while defending Olympic champion Maris Strombergs bows out. In windy conditions
Willoughby looked strong throughout quarterfinals to produce three wins from three motos, while Dean placed
second, first and first, only the USAs Connor Fields being quick enough to beat him in the first moto.

08-18-2016 - * Pedal Magazine, Canada:- Nyhaug Through To BMX Semifinals With Strong Performance.
Canadas Tory Nyhaug qualified for the final day of BMX competition in Rio with an extremely strong performance
in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Nyhaug, who was seeded 18th after the time trial on Wednesday, was up against
number two seed David Graf of Switzerland and two-time Olympic champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia in his eight

08-18-2016 - * Cycling Canada:- Nyhaug Through To BMX Semifinals With Strong Performance.
Canadas Tory Nyhaug qualified for the final day of BMX competition in Rio with an extremely strong performance
in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Nyhaug, who was seeded 18th after the time trial on Wednesday, was up against
number two seed David Graf of Switzerland and two-time Olympic champion Maris Strombergs of Latvia in his eight
rider heat. He won his first two races and finished second in the third one to record the second best performance
of the day, only behind Sam Willoughby of Australia, who won all three of his races.

08-18-2016 - * Las Vegas, NV USA:- Connor Fields Qualifies For Olympic BMX Semifinals.
BMX cyclist Connor Fields felt something snap in his left wrist while landing a hard jump during a World
Cup tour stop in Manchester, England. It required surgery but by all accounts it would be a relatively
simple procedure. Maybe 45 minutes, tops.

08-18-2016 - * British Cycling:- Olympic Dreams Dashed For Unlucky Lim Phillips As He Crashes Out.
Team GBs Liam Phillips and Kyle Evans exited the Rio Olympic BMX competition at the quarter-final stage.
Phillips, in his third Olympic Games, crashed in first run of three and forced to withdraw from the competition.

08-18-2016 - * Metro UK:- Liam Phillips Involved In BMX Crash That Leaves Him Needing A Stretcher.
BMX rider Liam Phillips was involved in a horrible accident at the Rio Olympics on Thursday which left the
British cyclist needing a stretcher and ended his strong chances of a medal.

08-18-2016 - * Results:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Results:- Men Quarterfinals.jpg )
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Results Thursday, August 18th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

08-18-2016 - * Start List:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Men Quarterfinals.jpg )
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Start List Thursday, August 18th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

08-18-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- The Skinny About The BMX Cycling Track In Rio.
A BMX race can provide quite the rush for even the most seasoned of cyclists. It's really a big kind
of a roller coaster adrenaline rush is what it is," U.S. rider Corben Sharrah said. He was the fifth
seed for the mens quarterfinals on Thursday.

08-18-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Part Horse Race, Part Roller Coaster: Welcome To BMX.
Imagine a horse race that starts on a ramp about three stories high, then winds down a quarter
mile track with as many bumps and twists as a roller-coaster ride. But instead of riding horses,
eight competitors are pedaling frantically on bikes, and the race only takes about 40 seconds.
Welcome to BMX racing.

08-18-2016 - * Tulsa, OK USA:- BMX Racing Grows Up, Blazes Trail For Olympic Action Sports.
BMX racing is growing up at the Summer Olympics. Its that extreme sport where cyclists pedal on bikes
over a roughly quarter mile-long course filled with bumps, hills and sharp twists. Lots of action in a race
that lasts about 40 seconds. A sport aimed at younger audiences.

08-17-2016 - * UCI News:- Pajon and Daudet Set Fastest Times.


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The countdown clock stopped. It was time for BMX. The four year wait was over and the athletes were
looking for the perfect lap in their Seeding Run. National flags were put up all over the place and athletes
looked sharp in their new equipment. Under sunny conditions and on a fabulous BMX track. ( More )
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08-17-2016 - * USA Cycling:- BMX Competition Kicks Off In Rio With Seeding Time Trials.
After winning a gold medal in road cycling and two silver medals on the track, American cyclists are now
taking to the BMX track at the Rio Olympics. The BMX portion of the Games got underway on Wednesday
with mens and womens time trial seeding runs. NEXT UP: BMX quarterfinals for men begins on Thursday.

08-17-2016 - * Rio 2016:- Joris Daudet and Mariana Pajon Fastest Out Of The Blocks As BMX Starts At Rio 2016.
Star riders Joris Daudet and Mariana Pajon showed they mean business as the BMX cycling competition got under
way at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Wednesday (17 August) Daudet, the mens world champion from France, and
Colombias Pajon, who won gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, posted the fastest seeding runs on the first of 3
days of competition at the Olympic BMX Centre in Deodoro. Gusting winds on a warm afternoon welcomed 16 women
and 32 men in the one-at-a-time seeding runs to determine seeding and gate selection going into the next round of
competition on Thursday.

08-17-2016 - * BMX Australia:- Soaring Heat, Sizzling Times For Aussies In Rio But World Champs Fastest.
Caroline Buchanan has finished second, Sam Willoughby third in the seeding run of Olympic competition,
as the reigning men and womens world champions led the way in sizzling temperatures at the Olympic BMX
Centre in Rio. Both contesting their second Games, Buchanan finished second.

08-17-2016 - * British Cycling:- Team GBs Liam Phillips and Kyle Evans Took The Olympic BMX Track.
Liam Phillips finished 10th and Kyle Evans 21st in the seeding run as the BMX started at the Rio Olympic Games
on Wednesday. The 32 competitors in the men’s BMX seeding run each completed a lap of the track in order to be
ranked going into Thursday’s quarter finals.

08-17-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- BMX Champ Mariana Pajon Of Colombia Enjoys Home-Continent Advantage.
Mariana Pajon of Colombia might have home-continent advantage at the Rio De Janeiro Olympics. Defending Olympic
gold medalist and reigning world champion had a boisterous following in the stands during the womens seeding runs on
Wednesday at the Summer Games. Some held yellow, blue and red flags of Colombia high in the air after Pajon put in
the fastest lap of 34.508 seconds around the roughly quarter mile-long course.

08-17-2016 - * Las Vegas, NV USA:- Connor Fields Finishes 4th In BMX Seeding Run.
Team USA BMX rider Connor Fields, who is from Las Vegas, finished fourth in Wednesdays seeding run at
the Rio Olympic Games. The reigning BMX world champions earned the top Olympic seeds after finishing
first in their respective qualifying runs.

08-17-2016 - * Canadian Cycling Magazine:- Tory Nyhaug Seeded 18th After Rio BMX Qualifying Round.
Sole Canadian faces off against reigning champion Wednesday. Canadian Tory Nyhaug, the sole
national representative, time trialed to 18th place in Wednesdays seeding round in Rio.

08-17-2016 - * Daily Mail UK:- Liam Phillips Off The Pace As Briton Finishes 10th Fastest In BMX Time-Trial.
Great Britains Liam Phillips finished 10th fastest in the BMX time-trial run which determined seedings for Thursdays
quarter-finals in Rio. The 27-year-old from Burnham-on-Sea was an Olympic finalist in 2012 and world champion in 2013.

08-17-2016 - * Fresno, California USA:- Brooke Crain Top American In BMX Seeding Run At Rio Olympics.
Visalias Brooke Crain had a smooth opening ride in Rio, completing Wednesday’s seeding run in
35.345 seconds at the Olympic BMX Centre at Deodoro X-Park. Crains time – the top time for Team
USA – was good enough for seventh overall, just in front of teammate Alise Post, who crossed in 35.509.

08-17-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Post 8th In Olympic BMX Seeding Run.
Alise Post knew her mother would not be with her in Rio, and she knew her fiancé would, both
truths lending sentiment to a long-awaited second crack at the Olympics. But Wednesday was all
business for “The Beast,” as the 25-year-old St. Cloud native was nicknamed years ago in a BMX
racing career that has her chasing a medal in Rio.

08-17-2016 - * Men: Joris Daudet FRA Is The Fastest 34.617 Seeding Run: Olympic BMX Centre In Rio.
08-17-2016 - * Women: Mariana Pajon COL Is The Fastest 34.508 Seeding Run: Olympic BMX Centre In Rio.

08-17-2016 - * Results:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Women.jpg ) -&- ( Men.jpg ) Seeding Run.
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Results Wednesday, August 17th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

08-17-2016 - * Start Lists:- Olympic BMX Centre: Cycling BMX: ( Women.jpg ) -&- ( Men.jpg ) Seeding Run.
The Olympic BMX Centre In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Start Lists Wednesday, August 17th, 2016. * www.rio2016.org

08-17-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- BMX Racing Grows Up, Blazes Trail For Olympic Action Sports.
BMX racing is growing up at the Summer Olympics. Its that extreme sport where cyclists pedal on bikes
over a roughly quarter mile-long course filled with bumps, hills and sharp twists. Lots of action in a race
that lasts about 40 seconds. A sport aimed at younger audiences.

08-17-2016 - * Minneapolis, MN USA:- Top U.S. BMX Rider Alise Post Holds Close To Her Moms Spirit In Rio.
All her life, people have told Alise Post how similar she is to her mother. Cheryl Post was an outgoing,
engaging woman, one who never put forth a halfhearted effort or gave up on something because it was hard.

08-17-2016 - * Jakarta Indonesia:- BMX Rider Toni Syarifudin Ready To Race After US Training.
Indonesias only representative in BMX Toni Syarifudin is ready to race at Deodoro Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro,
Toni has been training in San Diego, California, for two weeks which has raised his confidence for similar tracks
he will face in Rio, he said. BMX in Rio will start on Wednesday, with finals on Friday.

08-17-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- Aussie BMX Quintet Ready To Ramp Up In Rio.
The non-stop cycling action at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games shifts straight from the velodrome to the dirt,
with Australia ready to fire in the three-day BMX competition. Australia enters the games currently ranked
world number one, with Sam Willoughby, Bodi Turner, Anthony Dean, Caroline Buchanan and Lauren Reynolds
providing the green and gold with a strong chance to claim Australias second Olympic medal in the event.

08-17-2016 - * Olympic BMX Information Photo-Logo By Reuters.



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08-16-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Watch: US Rider Nic Long Goes Head Over Heels In BMX Practice.
Nic Long has gone head over heels in Rio on his BMX bike. Coming off the starting ramp, the U.S. rider
flipped over on a hill at practice on Monday at the Summer Olympics. Looked scary. But it appears that
Long is OK, and he had a sense of humor about it afterward.

08-16-2016 - * Cycling South Africa:- SAs Dodd Ready For BMX Races In Rio.
Three-time SA National Elite Mens BMX Champion, Kyle Dodd who has marked his selection into the 2016
Rio Olympic Games National Team as a major career highlight, said: The vibe is unreal in this place.
Dodd (22) kicks off with the Seeding Runs of the Mens BMX event on Wednesday 17 August in Rio de Janeiro.

08-16-2016 - * Toronto, Ontario Canada:- Tory Nyhaug On Olympic BMX Hopes: Im The Best Ive Ever Been.
The way Tory Nyhaug sees it, there are 20 competitors who honestly expect to be on the podium at the end
of Fridays BMX cycling final. Its crazy, the lone Canadian in the event says. I dont know that many sports
that are that wide open to be honest. Thats what makes BMX really cool.

08-16-2016 - * Canadian Cycling Magazine:- Olympic Preview: See The BMX Course From The Point-Of-View.
Getting on the finished track for the first time on August 15, Nyhaug posted a point-of-view video on his FB
account previewing the Rio BMX track. The course he says, is really fast and is fun to ride. I think it will
be a good show for the Olympics. They have it dialed in for the big show so it will be great to watch.

08-16-2016 - * Rockford, Illinois USA:- Pierce Barker III And BMX Starting Gates Showcase In Rio Olympics.
Pierce Barker III has lived in Rockford his entire life, but after coming up with the idea for Pro Gate a BMX
starting gate that is now used worldwide — and running with it, he has had his share of adventures. Another one
just began. He departed Friday for Rio de Janeiro, to take part in his third Olympic Games. Barker oversees
the construction of the gates at the Olympic BMX venue, manages everything during the games, and makes
sure the tear-down runs smoothly as well.

08-16-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- Olympic Dad: A Las Vegas Fathers Love For His BMX Superstar Son.
Raising a child is an amazing journey. I saw that picture it reminded me, for all the frustrations there are incredible
blessings," said Mike Fields of his Olympian son. Blessings, in the form of a boy. Las Vegas own Connor fields is
in Rio going for the gold in the sport of BMX.

08-16-2016 - * Melbourne, Australia:- The Athletes Who Can Save Australias Games.
Leading the green-and-gold charge in the second week of competition is BMX rider Caroline Buchanan.
The Canberra product, ranked No.1 in the world, is expected to duke it out with Colombias Mariana
Pajon the reigning Olympic champion for gold. And Buchanan has more motivation than most to strive
for the top podium spot.

08-16-2016 - * Airdrie, Alberta Canada:- National BMX Coach Talks Olympics.
Ken Cools, a national BMX coach with Airdrie ties (his dad founded the BMX Track of Champions),
shed light on the long road ahead for Canada to rise as a power in the sport. Tory Nyhaug, 24, the
lone rider representing Canada for the nation in the Rio Olympics on Aug. 17th.

08-16-2016 - * NBC Olympics:- Nic Long Ready To Raise Some Hell In Rio.
Nic Long is looking for redemption in Rio and is ready to raise some hell on the BMX track. The United
States was kept off of the podium at the London Games. Team USAs Nic Long isnt going to let that happen
in Rio. Long has two Pan American Games medals under his belt and he won the 2016 UCI BMX World
Championships. But hes not focused on his top UCI ranking heading into the Games.

08-16-2016 - * UCI News:- Olympic Champions To Defend BMX Gold Medals In Rio.
2016 is a big year for Maris Strombergs who is undefeated BMX Olympic Champion: he won the disciplines
first Olympic gold in Beijing eight years ago, and followed that up with another victory in London 2012.
He is excited about trying to win a third title in Rio this weekend. The Latvian has been working harder
than ever, and in preparation carefully selected the races he thought necessary to reach his goal in Brazil.

08-16-2016 - * Rio 2016:- Double Defending Champion Maris Strombergs Still The Man To Beat In BMX.
Maris Strombergs of Latvia will be the man to beat when the Rio 2016 Olympic Games BMX competition
begins at the Olympic BMX Centre on Wednesday (17 August). Strombergs is aiming for his third consecutive
gold medal, having won at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games, but he will face challenges
from Liam Phillips of Great Britain, Connor Fields from the USA and Sam Willoughby from Australia.

08-16-2016 - * BMX Australia:- BMX Olympic Broadcast Details.
For just the third time in Olympic history BMX will take place and in Rio, a collection of the worlds
fastest and most daring athletes converge on a city that has already seen myriad of memorable moments.

08-16-2016 - * Euro Sport UK:- Relaxed Phillips Ready To Challenge For Rio BMX Title.
Liam Phillips plans to race for Olympic BMX gold with a smile on his face. hillips knows the Olympic
experience is not one that can be taken for granted, particularly in the rough and tumble world of BMX,
where a riders race can soon end in a dusty heap.

08-16-2016 - * London, UK:- BMX At Rio 2016: When Was It First An Olympic Sport And More.
BMX racing is one of the most frantic events at the Olympic Games - so heres everything you need to know
about its inclusion at Rio 2016. BMX-ers will race at the Olympic Games for the third time at Rio 2016.

08-15-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Cyclists Seeing Green At The BMX Track In Rio.
Theyre seeing green at the BMX track, too, at the Summer Olympics. The turns at the BMX track for
the Summer Olympics are painted a bright green. Its an unusual color for those sections of the course,
which are typically black or gray. The bright green is similar to a color used in a logo for the Games.

08-15-2016 - * NBC Olympics:- First Look Inside The Olympic BMX Centre.
The Olympic BMX Centre in Deodoro Olympic Park will be the site for all BMX competitions. The track
runs between 350m and 400m long and it’s filled with berms, doubles and rollers that will keep the riders
on their toes. It may sound treacherous, but before the races actually begin, it looks pretty tranquil.

08-15-2016 - * Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI):- Rio 2016 Three Days Of BMX Racing Start Wednesday.


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Official practice started on Monday for the BMX athletes who have worked hard for four years to be part of the Rio
2016 Olympic Games. The Supercross track at the Deodoro Olympic Park looks spectacular, with the start ramp and
asphalt corners painted green. The grandstands can accommodate 7500 people and atmosphere is promised. ( More )
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08-15-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Brush Fire Near Olympic Sites Rains Down Ash.
The fire started in the afternoon when temperatures at Deodoro Olympic Park reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit
(36 Celsius), and a 26 mph wind picked up. The fire occurred near X-Park, the venue for canoe slalom, BMX,
and mountain bike. The scorching temperatures later gave way to torrential rain in Rio that caused a delay.
Also Deodoro Brush Fire News Via: Inside The Games -&- News.com.au -&- The New Zealand Herald.

08-15-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- Aussies BMX Role Call - Video.
The Aussie BMX team are all confident and ready for racing now they’ve arrived in Rio.

08-15-2016 - * New York, NY USA:- How BMX Rider Nic Long Eats For The Olympics.
The racer starts his day with oatmeal topped with strawberries and blueberries, followed by toast
with an egg and avocado. At snack time, Nic typically has a protein shake. Shortly after, hell scarf
down a big lunch, usually a burrito bowl, packed with rice, chicken, black beans, corn, and vegetables.

08-15-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- Motor, Mongrel And Magic Coming Together For Buchanan.
Australias Caroline Buchanan has arrived in Rio as one the favourites for BMX gold. But with memories of a
disappointing 2012 Olympic campaign still fresh in her mind, the Canberran has revealed she has one simple
plan. The three-day competition begins at the Deodoro Olympic Centre on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016.

08-14-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Gather And Cheer On St. Cloud Olympian Alise Post.
A viewing party has been set so people can gather and cheer on a local woman as she competes in the
Rio Olympics. The Marcus Parkwood Cinema in Waite Park is holding viewing parties as Post hits the
track this week. Race times are Wednesday morning at 11:30, and Friday morning at 11:30 with the
Finals at 1 p.m. The viewing parties are free and open to the public.

08-14-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Aussie-American BMX Power Couple Share Goal Olympic Gold.
Hes reserved, shes outgoing. Hes from Australia, shes from Minnesota. Sam Willoughby and Alise Post
are also two of the best BMX racers in the world. Before they get married next year, theyd like to win
medals at the Rio de Janeiro Games. after all, something golden to wear at the wedding would look nice.

08-14-2016 - * Perth, Australia:- BMX Riders Are Ready To Roll In Rio.
An Olympic program waits for no one, not even the most high-profile of Australian athletes.
I know its a good track, we rode it in March, said Willoughby, who became Australias first
BMX Olympic medallist when he won silver in London four years ago. The only real thing
that stands out is the turns are green. Other than that, its a BMX track and it will be what
it will be. Obviously what you come to the Olympic Games for is to try and get a medal.

08-14-2016 - * NBC Olympics:- Q&A With Brooke Crain.
What does that feel like to be able to represent the United States again and this time being so
invested and ready to go? = Its an honor; you know, its every kids dream, at least for me, to
represent their country at their sports highest level. Im honored to go and represent Team USA
and do everything I can to bring home a medal.

08-13-2016 - * Fresno, California USA:- BMX Rider Brooke Crain In Rio For Second Olympics.
Brooke Crain heads to Rio to compete in Olympic BMX Cycling on August 17-19. The Visalia native
talks about lessons learned from her Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games and the value of another
four years of training. Crains BMX performance coach, Tony Hoffman, sees steady improvement when
it comes to her toughness.

08-13-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- Top US BMX Rider Connor Fields Back From Hand Injury.
The U.S. BMX team arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Friday with a roster chock full of contenders , with
Fields leading the way. While the hand he hurt in the spring isn't fully healed, Fields said it feels well
enough to do whatever he needs to do on the bike. Hell wear a specially designed brace when practice
starts on Monday. So far, so good for Fields. The US BMX Team is doing awesome, said Jamie Staff.

08-12-2016 - * Photos: The U.S. Olympic BMX Team In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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The U.S. Olympic BMX Team:- Corben Sharrah, - Brooke Crain, - Connor Fields, - Nic Long, - Alise Post,
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08-12-2016 - * NBC Olympics:- Q&A With Corben Sharrah.
I got into racing when I was five. I wanted to be a jumper-type dude when I was a little younger than that.
I started riding the bike at two and then I could jump like ramps in the road. I started building little dirt
jumps in my yard at like three or four years old. I learned how to jump the bike before I knew how to race.
I liked going fast and jumping jumps and the BMX race track was exactly that. Also Via On: WWLP-22News.

08-11-2016 - * Sarasota, Florida USA:- Small Latvian City Keeps Creating Olympians, Including Maris Strombergs.
The sun finally poked out at the Sarasota BMX Track on Wednesday morning and Maris Strombergs ducked under
a tent to cool off after his first training run in Sarasota. He tore his shirt off, sat on a bench across from Edzus Treimanis,
his teammate, who will be joining him in Brazil next week as Latvias two BMX riders in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

08-11-2016 - * Sarasota, Florida USA:- Sarasota Attracts More Olympians, BMX Elite Train Before Rio.
Sarasota continues to be a magnet for the worlds top athletes. First Cubas Olympians in rowing spent
July training at Benderson Park. This month is the world's elite BMX riders including both defending
gold medalists and one local Olympian competes in her first games. Riders ready, watch the gate. Next
time Amanda Carr takes this 35-foot drop from the starting gate it will be in Rio.

08-11-2016 - * Carlsbad, California USA:- Olympian Mariana Pajon Is The Queen Of BMX.
In Rio at the BMX Cycling event, all eyes will be on the defending gold medalist, Columbian Mariana Pajon.
The 24-year-old is known as the “Queen of BMX,” the “BMX Bandit” and “Dirt Queen,” and for good reason.
I am a very calm, quiet and feminine woman, Pajon said, but when I get on a bicycle I change completely.

08-11-2016 - * Somerset, England:- Somersets Olympic Hopeful Is On His Way To Rio.
BMX Olympic hopeful, Liam Phillips, is on his way to Rio ahead of the mens individual BMX event.
The 27-year-old tweeted earlier today (Thursday) next stop Rio. Phillips will compete in the mens
individual BMX event. He is the only male rider from Team GB who qualified for the Olympics.

08-10-2016 - * Photo By Alex Fowler:- Ready To Race The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track.


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August 10th, 2016 The Photo Shows Progress Of Work & Ready In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc. The Rio
2016 Olympic BMX Track Venue Will Remain After The Games As Part Of The Rio Legacy.
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08-10-2016 - * Moline, Illinois USA:- Local BMX Racing Hopes To Get Olympic Bump.
The East Moline BMX Speedway hosted an Illinois state qualifier last weekend with about 175 races participating,
according to promoter Paul DePauw. He anticipates BMX racing could get a good bump as a result of the sport being
featured at the Olympics for the third time this year after debuting in Beijing in 2008. BMX racing is for all ages.

08-10-2016 - * San Diego, California USA:- Carlsbad Psychologist Helps BMX Rider Get Ready For Olympics.
Most athletes competing in Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been training their bodies for years, even decades.
But for some, training their minds is just as important. Brooke Crain is one of them. The 23-year-old BMX
racer from Visalia regularly rides her kids-sized bike down a 26 foot ramp and around a curving hilly track
at speeds up to 40 miles per hour. She races against seven other women as she flies off 40-foot jumps.

08-09-2016 - * New York City, NY USA:- Nic Long Is The Underdog To Watch During This Years Olympics.
This isnt Nic Longs first Olympics, but it does represent a clean slate for the pro BMX rider. His run at the
2012 games was stressful to say the least. As he notes, I had some injuries to deal with and I ended up being
the coachs pick. When they announced the team it made the past few years worth it. It was a huge relief but
I let myself down at that one I think.

08-08-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- I Am Proud Of Being From The Area, Connor Fields Gears Up For BMX.
It wont be long before local Las Vegas olympian Connor Fields wows crowds all around the world with his BMX prowess.
Leading up to his events on August 17 through August 19, Connor has been training in Chula Vista, California and hes
been getting a lot of support from home.

08-07-2016 - * Associated Press (AP):- US BMX Riders Connor Fields, Brooke Crain Show Off Olympic Helmets.
BMX riders can show flair off the bike, too. - Riders in the Olympics can't wear helmets that display logos or
names of non-official partners. Most like Connor Fields and Brooke Crain of the United States have helmets
specially made for the Summer Games.

08-06-2016 - * Tucson, Arizona USA:- Local Olympian Rides To Rio.
A Tucsonan is headed to the Olympics to compete in the BMX portion of the games. Corben Sharrah,
24, said his event does not start until August 17. He said hell be heading to Rio in six days. He chose
to miss the opening ceremonies in order to train.

08-06-2016 - * USA Cycling:- CEO Blog: The Olympics Are Here.
In 2008, the U.S. claimed three out of a possible six medals in Beijing—the first year of Olympic BMX
competition. Four of the five 2016 BnMX Olympians—Brooke Crain, Connor Fields, Nic Long and Alise Post
have Olympic experience, and all four, along with 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Champion Corben Sharrah,
are capable bringing medals home for the United States. BMX will be Aug. 17-19.

08-06-2016 - * BMX Australia:- Aussie Mates BMX Journey From Adelaide To Rio.
Being able to enjoy an Olympic experience would be one thing, doing it with one of your best mates is
another. In Rio, Adelaide childhood friends Sam Willoughby, 24,and Anthony Dean, 25, will line up on
the start ramp together for Australia when the BMX competition gets underway on August 17.

08-05-2016 - * Photo: BMXer Maris Strombergs Carries The Flag At The Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony.


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Two-Time Olympic BMX Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs Carries The Flag At Opening Ceremony.
Flag Bearer Maris Strombergs Of Latvia Leads His Team During The Opening Ceremony Of The
Rio 2016 Olympic Games At Maracana Stadium On August 05th, 2016 In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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08-05-2016 - * Reuters:- American BMX Racer Bounces Back From Broken Hand.
BMX cyclists might have the fastest first two seconds of any event in the Olympic Games - coming out of
a gate on an eight-meter high wall and going from zero to 56 km per hour in just two beats. For American
racer and two-time Olympian Connor Fields, those two seconds account for 75 percent of his training and
often determine if he can win the race which usually lasts less than 40 seconds. Link to photos.

08-05-2016 - * Los Angeles, California USA:- Meet The 2016 USA BMX Olympic Team Vid.
SportsCenter invites the 2016 USA BMX Olympic Team to their L.A. Headquarters to get acquainted with
Alise Post, Brooke Crain, Corben Sharrah, Nic Long and Connor Fields. This Also Via ABA-USA BMX PR.

08-05-2016 - * Maroochydore, Australia:- Caroline Buchanan Eyes Redemption In Rio.
Caroline Buchanan wont be satisfied with anything less than gold in Rio. The 25-year-old BMX superstar had
hoped to already be an Olympic champion - and looked on track in London. Coming into Rio - Buchanan said,
The goal is for Rio redemption - to win gold.

08-04-2016 - * Aerial Images Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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August 04th, 2016 Aerial Photo Images Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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08-04-2016 - * A Photo Shot Of The U.S. Olympic Cycling BMX Team.


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Brooke Crain | Nic Long | Connor Fields | Corben Sharrah | Alise Post.
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08-04-2016 - * iSports Times:- Olympic BMX Events In The Rio Games With Post Leading The Way.
For the third time BMX competition will be one of the Olympic events on the worlds stage in Rio.
This time Team USA is ready to rule the dirt. The BMX events at the Rio games are scheduled to
begin on August 17th.

08-04-2016 - * Burnham-On-Sea, UK:- BMX Star Liam Phillips Heads To Rio With High Hopes.
BMX cyclist Liam Phillips is heading to Rio to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games with high hopes of
medal success. I have had a successful four years of my career and have been the most consistent BMX
athlete in the world, but BMX is a lottery at the end of the day.

08-03-2016 - * International Olympic Committee:- IOC Approves 5 New Sports For Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today agreed to add baseball/softball, karate, skateboard, sports
climbing and surfing to the sports programme for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The decision by the 129th IOC
Session in Rio de Janeiro was the most comprehensive evolution of the Olympic programme in modern history.
Also Via: USOC + Team USA News:- IOC Adds Five Sports To Tokyo 2020 Olympic Program.

08-03-2016 - * The Associated Press (AP):- US Riders Aim To Make The Jump In BMX At Rio Games.
BMX seems like a sport added to the Summer Games with American audiences and athletes in mind.
Yet, no American has won gold in BMX Olympic cyclings short history. A strong, deep field of U.S. riders
would like to make the jump at the Rio de Janiero Games. This News Also Via: The Bellingham Herald.

08-02-2016 - * Visalia, California USA:- Olympics: Billys, Crain Set To Compete In Rio.
Two Visalia natives will have an opportunity of a lifetime when the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games
kick off on Friday in Brazil. Lauren Billys and Brooke Crain will each be competing in the womens
equestrian and BMX cycling, respectively. We have so much talent in this country. Crain said.

08-02-2016 - * Rio 2016 Olympic Cycling BMX Athletes: 48 Men & Women.



The Best Of The Best In BMX Racing In The World:- A Good Luck To Everyone!
The Rio 2016 Olympic Cycling BMX 48 Athletes:- 32 Men -&- 16 Women.
* Listed:- Athlete Profile Last & First Name, - BMX Sport, - Sex, - Country.


* BONDARENKO Yaroslava - BMX Women - RUS.
* BRETHAUER Luis - BMX Men - GER.
* BUCHANAN Caroline - BMX Women - AUS.
* CAMPO Alfredo - BMX Men - ECU.
* CARR Amanda - BMX Women - THA.
* CHRISTENSEN Simone - BMX Women - DEN.
* CRAIN Brooke - BMX Women - USA.
* DAUDET Joris - BMX Men - FRA.
* DEAN Anthony - BMX Men - AUS.
* DIAZ Maria Gabriela - BMX Women - ARG.
* DODD Kyle - BMX Men - RSA.
* EVANS Kyle - BMX Men - GBR.
* FIELDS Connor - BMX Men - USA.
* GRAF David - BMX Men - SUI.
* HERNANDEZ Stefany - BMX Women - VEN.
* JONES Trent - BMX Men - NZL.
* KIMMANN Niek - BMX Men - NED.
* KOMAROV Evgeny - BMX Men - RUS.
* LAUSTSEN Niklas - BMX Men - DEN.
* LONG Nicholas - BMX Men - USA.
* MILANO Jefferson - BMX Men - VEN.
* MIR Amidou - BMX Men - FRA.
* MOLINA Gonzalo - BMX Men - ARG.
* NAGASAKO Yoshitaku - BMX Men - JPN.


* NAVRESTAD Tore - BMX Men - NOR.
* NYHAUG Tory - BMX Men - CAN.
* OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario - BMX Men - COL.
* PAJON Mariana - BMX Women - COL.
* PHILLIPS Liam - BMX Men - GBR.
* POST Alise - BMX Women - USA.
* PRIES Nadja - BMX Women - GER.
* RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto - BMX Men - COL.
* RENCUREL Jeremy - BMX Men - FRA.
* REYNOLDS Lauren - BMX Women - AUS.
* REZENDE Renato - BMX Men - BRA.
* SHARRAH Corben - BMX Men - USA.
* SMULDERS Laura - BMX Women - NED.
* STEVAUX CARNAVAL Priscilla - BMX Women - BRA.
* STROMBERGS Maris - BMX Men - LAT.
* SYARIFUDIN Toni - BMX Men - INA.
* TREIMANIS Edzus - BMX Men - LAT.
* TURNER Bodi - BMX Men AUS.
* VALENTINO Manon - BMX Women - FRA.
* VAN BENTHEM Merle - BMX Women - NED.
* VAN GENDT Twan - BMX Men - NED.
* VAN GORKOM Jelle - BMX Men - NED.
* VANHOOF Elke - BMX Women - BEL.
* WILLOUGHBY Sam - BMX Men - AUS.


This Is The Official Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Athlete List Via On: * www.rio2016.com/en/cycling-bmx
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08-01-2016 - * Images Of Workers At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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August 01st, 2016 Images Of Workers Showing Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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08-01-2016 - * Las Vegas, Nevada USA:- A Local Fathers Wish For His Second-Time Olympian.
Mike Fields is watching as his son Connor Fields gears up for his second Olympic Games. Last week, the father
and son spent some time together at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center in Southern California where the
Olympic BMX team trained on a replica track.

08-01-2016 - * Adelaide, Australia:- Caroline Buchanan Ready To Right The Wrongs And Win Gold In Rio.
Acknowledging what the sport has given her has inspired Buchanan to start her Next Gen program, which supports
young female BMX riders make it to world titles and, hopefully, follow in her footsteps to the greatest sporting
event on Earth.

07-31-2016 - * Cycling Australia:- Aussie Mates BMX Journey From Adelaide To Rio.
Being able to enjoy an Olympic experience would be one thing, doing it with one of your best mates is another.
In Rio, Adelaide childhood friends Sam Willoughby, 24, and Anthony Dean, 25, will line up on the start ramp
together for Australia when the BMX competition gets underway on August 17.

07-30-2016 - * Chula Vista, California USA:- San Diego Connections To The Rio Games.
The BMX track at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista attracts athletes from the U.S. and around the world.
Its just a great training environment, national coach Wade Bootes. You’re training against some of the best in the
world, on some of the best facilities in the world.

07-29-2016 - * Sydney, Australia:- Sam Willougby Impressive Physical Transformation Primed To Go In Rio.
Already one of the most feared BMX riders in the world, Sam Willoughby s rivals will face a bigger, stronger and
— he hopes — faster athlete in Rio. The 24-year-old has left no stone unturned in his bid to go one better in Rio.

07-29-2016 - * Visa Inc:- Mariana Pajon Hopes For A Legacy Beyond Winning Olympic Games Gold.
Colombias Mariana Pajon won her first national title in Cycling BMX at an age when most kids still rely
on training wheels. Cycling BMX is an individual sport. Im alone in the starting gate, I train alone and at
the end of the day its up to me, Cycling BMX is my job but its also my passion said Pajon.

07-29-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Post Ready To Return To Olympic Stage.
Im still nervous. Im still excited. The Olympics are the pinnacle of our sport. Its a race that has
the potential to change your life and thats huge. But Ive learned to just let things happen in life.
Its been a busy four years and I know there's more to my life than just what happens on the track.
So Im ready. Im going to go down there and do my best.

07-29-2016 - * Henderson, Nevada USA:- Green Valley Product Fields Eyes Olympic Medal In BMX.
BMX racer Connor Fields will represent the USA team BMX racing team in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Fields looks forward to changing that this summer while representing the stars and stripes. It means a lot,
Fields said. Obviously getting to represent your country and race BMX is a cool feeling.

07-28-2016 - * Sports Grid:- Know Your Olympic Athletes: BMX Racer Brooke Crain.
This just in: Chicks shred. Brooke Crain is just about the last type youd expect to see on a BMX track,
but its been her passion since she learned to ride a bike. And now shes on a mission, winning a medal in Rio.

07-28-2016 - * ITV News UK:- Ready For Rio: The BMX Rider Who Is Team GBs Big Hope.
BMX rider Liam Phillips is one of Britains very best gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero.
Liams heading to his third Olympics but unlike Beijing and London hes now at his peak and fully fit.

07-27-2016 - * The Associated Press (AP):- USA Cycling At Crossroads As Rio Olympics Approaches.
Several Americans could land on the BMX podium. - Will anybody in the U.S. notice? Or even care?
That is perhaps the biggest challenge facing USA Cycling as the Rio Games arrive. One of the nations
most popular participatory sports is dealing with aging athletes, declining membership and a vast disconnect
between amateur riders and their elite counterparts. It has left USA Cycling officials to wonder just where
they stand in the sports structure.

07-27-2016 - * Las Vegas Review-Journal:- Connor Fields Looks For BMX Redemption At Rio Olympics.
Fields is hoping to prove his mettle in Rio. The U.S. BMX team leaves for Rio on Aug. 11 and competes
Aug. 17 to 19. Fields won’t shy away from saying he wants to come back with some hardware, and Staff
said he has a very, very good chance at medaling.

07-27-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- A Relaxed Reynolds Enjoying The Road To Rio.
Seventeen years ago in Bunbury WA, an eight-year-old girl grabbed an old ice cream lid, drew on her own
number with a black sharpie and attached it to her BMX bike. I just want to ride to my ability and put in a
good lap around the track. I know have earned my stripes, and if I walk away from Rio, and even my career
when it is all said and done, knowing I have given everything, I will be happy.

07-26-2016 - * Aerial Images Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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July 26th, 2016 Aerial Photo Images Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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07-26-2016 - * Adelaide, Australia:- Dating The Enemy Wont Derail Sam Willoughbys Rio Focus.
Sam Willoughby insists he won’t love for US athlete Alise Post push him off medal track in Rio. The pair
will both race at the Rio Olympics next month, which will be their second Games after Willoughby won silver
and Post made the semi-final in London in 2012. They knew each other through racing but met properly after
Willoughby moved to the US in 2007 and now they are engaged to be married next year.

07-26-2016 - * Vogue Australia:- BMX Olympian Caroline Buchanan On Power Food And Green Juice Recipe.
The juice recipe she swears by. I always try to start the day with my morning energiser green zing juice,
says Caroline Buchanan. It is packed full of cleansing and energising ingredients including spinach, apple,
kiwi fruit, cucumber, lemon, ginger and chilli for a bit of a kick.

07-25-2016 - * NBC Olympics:- Connor Fields Bumpy Road To Rio.
USA BMX rider Connor Fields overcame serious injury to earn his spot on Team USA. The journey has been
long, its been weird, but its not over yet. Without any major competitions under his belt before the Olympics
begin, will Fields know what he has to do as he pulls up to the starting gate in Rio? You know, they say its like
riding a bike. You dont forget. This News Also Via: WNYT NBC 13 Albany, NY

07-24-2016 - * Canadian Cycling Magazine:- Tory Nyhaug Prepares For Rio Olympics.
Canada's sole BMX rider for Rio is dialing in his form and enjoying the ride to his second Olympic games.
Tory Nyhaug, the 25-year-old who calls Coquitlam, B.C. his home is currently topping off his preparations
for the Rio Olympics in Chula Vista, California.

07-24-2016 - * Manchester, UK:- Rio 2016 BMX Rider Liam Phillips On Team GB Kit, And Olympics Build Up.
Rio 2016 BMX rider Liam Phillips talks kitting out, connecting with his followers on social media, and the build
up to Rio.They were telling me that the BMX track is looking better and the grandstand has gone in now, which
is apparently absolutely huge. Read more from Liam Phillips at: www.teamgb.com/homegrownheroes

07-23-2016 - * Reuters:- Cycling: Phillips Ready For BMX Rollercoaster Ride In Rio.
Former world BMX champion Liam Phillips sums up the brutal nature of his adrenaline-fuelled sport succinctly.
There are not really any rules on physicality, the 27-year-old Briton, preparing for a third Olympic Games, says.
You cant take your feet off the pedals and kick somebody but after that pretty much anything can happen.

07-23-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 555-Member 2016 U.S. Olympic Team.

The United States Olympic Committee today announced the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the
upcoming Rio Olympic Games. The 555-member roster is comprised of 263 men and 292 women, marking the most
women who have ever competed for any nation in Olympic Games history. The United States will be represented in
27 sports (40 disciplines) and 244 of the 306 medal events that will be contested in Rio. U.S. Olympic Team Cycling.

2016 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team BMX:
Brooke Crain - Visalia, Calif.
Connor Fields - Las Vegas, Nev.
Nic Long - Lakeside, Calif.
Alise Post - St. Cloud, Minn.
Corben Sharrah - Tucson, Ariz.

* The 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Roster = All 555 athletes (263 men, 292 women) athlete's name and bio information.
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07-22-2016 - * Chula Vista, California USA:- Padres Host Team USA Day As Send-Off To Brazilian Olympiad.
Last Friday, the San Diego Padres offered a pre-Olympic send-off for the centers resident athletes by hosting
Team USA Day. Four of the five BMX Olympic athletes attended last Fridays event at Petco Park. BMX athlete
Nic Long had the honor of throwing out the first pitch for the ensuing game against the National League West
Division-leading San Francisco Giants.

07-22-2016 - * IOC:- Rio 2016 To Leave Significant Legacy To Team Brazil.
After Rio 2016, six of the nine Games venues in the Olympic Park will be transformed into what will be Brazils
first Olympic Training Centre (OTC), paving the way for future Team Brazil athletes. The complex will also include
several venues at the Deodoro cluster such as the equestrian centre, the hockey centre and the BMX track.

07-21-2016 - * Redline Bicycles:- Alise And Sam Get Their Rio Bikes.
With the biggest sporting event of the summer coming up in just under a month we wanted to stoke out
our riders Alise and Sam with new 1 off bikes. We partnered with their sponsors and our in-house graphics
leader Evan Moss to create schemes that not only represent Redline but each rider’s country and a little
bit of their personalities. Also see Redline Bicycles Olympic Bikes Facebook Photos.

07-21-2016 - * Latvia:- Olympic BMX Champion Strombergs Will Carry Latvias Flag At Rio Opening Ceremony.
Two-time Olympic BMX champion Maris Strombergs will carry the Latvian flag at the Rio Olympic Opening Ceremony,
the Latvian Olympic Committee announced on Thursday. The Opening Ceremony of the XXXI Summer Olympics will
take place on August 5th. Strombergs won the gold medal in the BMX competition in 2008 in Beijing, when the discipline
made its Olympic debut. Four years later in London he won gold again.

07-20-2016 - * Us Weekly Magazine:- BMXer Connor Fields On His 2012 Olympic Loss, Coming Back For Gold.
To describe an Olympic loss as hard is an understatement, but its the first word that comes to BMXer Connor
Fields mind when describing his seventh place finish in the London Games in 2012. The only thing that could
be sweeter would be getting that elusive medal.

07-19-2016 - * Aerial Image Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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July 19th, 2016 Aerial Photo Image Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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07-17-2016 - * Us Weekly Magazine:- Olympic BMXer Alise Post: 25 Things You Dont Know About Me.
Olympic BMX rider Alise Post is preparing for her second Olympics, before competing in Rio de Janeiro
at the Summer Games next month, she shared 25 fun facts about herself exclusively with Us Weekly.

07-16-2016 - * Brisbane, Australia:- BMX Star Caroline Buchanan Aiming High For Rio Olympics.
Caroline Buchanan, the energetic 24-year-old ruling BMX world champion. she with eye-wateringly large and
very well attended-to online following – this is status usual. As Rio countdown hype builds among compatriots
much closer to her original Canberra home, Buchanan has itched from abroad where she has felt strangely
isolated from green-and-gold frenzy since January.

07-15-2016 - * Toronto, Ontario, Canada:- Road To Rio: BMX Racer And Coquitlam Native Tory Nyhaug.
Today, we are talking to 24-year-old BMX racer and Coquitlam native Tory Nyhaug, who made his Olympic
debut at the 2012 London Olympics as Canada’s lone BMX racer. He was lucky to even get to the Games,
having ruptured his spleen for the second time just 11 weeks earlier, which caused him to miss the world
championships. At the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Nyhaug won the gold medal.

07-15-2016 - * Sydney, Australia:- BMX Champion Expects Faster, Far More Scarier Track At Rio.
BMX champion Caroline Buchanan is a daredevil at heart but she doesnt mind admitting that even she
is a little scared of whats waiting for her at the Rio Olympics. Its always scary racing at 60km/h on two
little rubber wheels on a track with big jumps, she said from her base in California.

07-13-2016 - * BRAIN:- Box Supplies Number Plates To UCI BMX World Championships And Olympics.
Box Components has agreed to be the Official Bike Plate Supplier of the UCI BMX World Championships
and UCI World Cups over the next three years, and will be the aole bike plate aupplier for the Olympic
Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Everyone at Box is very excited to be working with the Union Cycliste
Internationale and to be participating in these two major international events. The Olympic plates reflect
the Rio Olympic Games branding and will be dark green with light green rivets. -- Box Components FB PR.

07-11-2016 - * San Diego - Chula Vista, California USA:- Training For Olympic Dreams In Chula Vista.
The Olympics are about three weeks away and there's Olympic fever in San Diego. The Olympic Training
Center in Chula Vista has dozens of athletes headed to Rio and some are still trying to qualify. Also headed
to Rio is the U.S. BMX Team. They train out of Chula Vista too. Front and center on the BMX team is Elise
Post. Still a very young lady, but headed to the Olympics for the second time.

07-11-2016 - * Rio 2016:- BMX Queen Mariana Pajon Prepares To Rule Again In Rio.
The reigning queen of BMX cycling, Mariana Pajón is preparing to defend her Olympic gold at Rio 2016
and to show the watching world that women have what it takes to conquer the once male-dominated preserve
of extreme sports. Pajon has already visited the course twice and has also seen the Olympic Village close
up. The course is beautiful, she says. Its just right for the Games. You need good technique and its going
to be very good for racing. I love it.

07-10-2016 - * BMX Australia:- Dream Of A Rio Final Pushing Reynolds, Dean and Turner Living The Dream.
The recent announcement of Australia’s BMX contingent will see Western Australia’s Lauren Reynolds on
a flight to Rio, with a second tilt at Olympic glory following a fifteenth place in London four years ago. While
Reynolds,along with Caroline Buchanan and Sam Willoughby, will pull on the green and gold at an Olympic
Games for the second time, it is a pair of debutants in Anthony Dean and Bodi Turner who will line up on the
gate ready to experience the world’s largest multisport event for the first time.

07-08-2016 - * Maroochydore, Australia:- Broken Bone No Obstacle To BMX Stars Rio Dream.
Bodi Turner wasn’t going to let a little thing like a broken collarbone prevent him from contesting his
first Olympic Games. The 21-year-old BMX rider who now calls Tweed Heads home crashed hard during
competition at the Oceania Continental championships in New Zealand in late January, putting his bid to
be a part of the Australian team for Rio at risk.

07-06-2016 - * Toronto, Ontario Canada:- Ready For Rio: Canadas Tory Nyhaug Scouts Olympic BMX Track.
"I think it's got a bit of everything. There are some fairly basic parts but there're also some technical parts,
and it's really fast. The track is extremely fast, probably one of the fastest ones in the world. So sometimes
you've got to go all out and there are other times when you've got to be pretty finessed. -- "It's a fairly easy
track to make it around, but difficult to do really well.

07-05-2016 - * Virtual Reality Agency:- Experience Rio Olympics 2016 In Virtual Reality With Google Cardboard.
NBC announced that it would be providing a total of 85 hours of broadcast of the Rio Olympic games in Virtual
Reality. The VR footage will be filmed by the Olympic Broadcasting Services ( OBS ), a unit conceived by the
International Olympics Committee to serve as the Host Broadcaster for all the Olympic games, providing video
feeds to international broadcasters.

07-05-2016 - * BMX Australia:- Australia Selects Three Experienced Riders, Two Debutants For Rio BMX Assault.
BMX world number one Caroline Buchanan and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Sam Willoughby believe that a thorough
preparation will see them be in their best form for the Rio Olympics. The BMX component of the Rio Olympic Games
will commence on Wednesday August 17, with finals taking place on Friday August 19 in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro.

07-05-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- Five Australian Daredevils Chasing BMX Glory In Rio.
5 Australian daredevils have today been confirmed to speed around Rio’s Olympic BMX Centre in August,
hunting for the perfect race and Olympic gold. All five of the BMX athletes head to Rio for Olympic glory.
BMX Riders Selected for the 2016 Australian Olympic Team:
* Caroline Buchanan, * Anthony Dean, * Lauren Reynolds, * Bodi Turner, * Sam Willoughby.

07-01-2016 - * USA Toady & Associated Press AP:- Competitive Fields Head To Gate In Third Olympics For BMX.
The United States is looking for its first BMX gold and was shut out of the podium entirely in 2012. Fields and Crain
were discretionary picks to the U.S. team. Imagine sitting on a BMX bicycle, staring down a ramp about three stories
high while anxiously awaiting a signal to take off. As with horse racing, a gate prevents anyone from getting a head
start but this is no flat, oval track. It's winding, nearly quarter mile-long course with groomed dirt hills serving with
bumpy obstacles, pedaling as fast as 40 mph after clearing the starting ramp. It is a rush for the best competitors. ( AP)

06-30-2016 - * Aerial Images Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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June 30th, 2016 Aerial Photo Images Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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06-30-2016 - * UCI News:- Final List Of Starting Slots Allocated For MTB and BMX At Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
According to the Olympic qualification system calendar and following the announcement of the quota of athletes
attributed to them, the qualified NOCs had until June 15th to confirm the number of their athletes entered for
mountain bike and June 21st for BMX. The unused slots for mountain bike have been reallocated according to
the Olympic qualification system. For BMX, all qualified NOCs confirmed they will fill their slots.

06-30-2016 - * Bangkok, Thailand AP-UT:- Back On Her Bike, Carr Targets Olympic Medal For Thailand.
Amanda Carr didn't let the disappointment of missing selection for the 2012 Olympics hold her back for long.
She got back on her BMX, changed direction and is now finalizing her packing plans for Rio de Janeiro, and
harboring genuine medal ambitions. Just not for the U.S. Carr will be representing Thailand in Rio.

06-29-2016 - * CBC Canada News:- Tory Nyhaug Hoping His Best Will Be Enough To Medal In Rio.
Tory Nyhaug knows he has what it takes to win a medal in BMX racing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro. The problem, Nyhaug said, is there are a lot of other riders who are just as capable of winning
a medal. The great thing about BMX is there are literally 20 guys who can medal and no one would be surprised,
said the 24-year-old Coquitlam, B.C., native who will attend his second Olympic Games in Rio.

06-29-2016 - * Cycling Canada:- Canadian Cycling Team Nominated For Rio 2016.
On Wednesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Cycling Canada named the 19 athletes nominated
to represent Team Canada in all cycling disciplines at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21, 2016.
The BMX cycling team which will represent Canada at Rio 2016 includes:- Tory Nyhaug Coquitlam, BC.

06-29-2016 - * FOX 5 San Diego USA:- Nic Long and Alise Post To Represent Team USA In Rio Olympics.
With a bronze medal finish at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships, both Nic Long and Alise Post earned
their way to their second Olympic Games. The Zika virus will not deter them from going to Rio this August.

06-29-2016 - * Tucson, Arizona USA:- BMX Olympian Gives Advice To Younger Riders.
Corben Sharrah got his start riding BMX tracks in South Tucson and now rides the track at Sports Park
in Marana when he is in town. This summer, he will head to Brazil, representing Team USA at the Summer
Olympics. “Keep it fun,” Sharrah said of his message. “Don’t take it too serious. Always keep the joy,.

06-28-2016 - * NBC SGPB:- NBC Universal To Present Unprecedented 6,755 Hours Of Rio Olympic Programming.
The networks and digital platforms of NBC Universal will present an unprecedented 6,755 hours of programming
for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, NBC’s coverage begins on Friday, August 5th,
and concludes on Sunday, August 21, with the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, respectively. NBC’s primetime,
daytime and late night dayparts, coverage will feature many of the Games’ most popular sports.

06-28-2016 - * USA Cycling:- CEO's Comments On U.S. Olympic Team Selection Procedures.
Since last Thursday’s Olympic Team announcement, USA Cycling has heard questions and concerns about some
of the selections made. The most vocal views understandably come from the fans of athletes who were not selected.
Its wonderful our sport has such passionate and involved fans and I respect our community’s right to voice its views,
but I’ve seen misinformation and baseless accusations about bias which deserve comment. In particular, I thought we
should provide more information about the decision making process to explain how the decisions were made and on
what basis. Key points about the Olympic selection process: - Among all Olympic selections, only men’s BMX had a
“win-and-you’re-in” Olympic Trials. All other selections were made according to various selection procedures.

06-28-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Nike, U.S. Olympic Committee Unveil Team USA’s Medal-Stand Uniforms.
Nike, proud partner of the United States Olympic Committee, debuted the signature medal-stand uniforms
for Team USA athletes competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games tonight at a gallery-style
opening at Studio 45 in New York City. Using Nike’s innovative methods, designers created the NikeLab
Dynamic Reveal Team Jacket and Pants specifically for Team USA athletes’ inspiring medal-stand moments.

06-27-2016 - * Perth, Australia:- Reynolds Tipped For Rio.
Bunbury BMX rider Lauren Reynolds will find out early next month if she is to compete in her second
straight Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic Committee announced this week they would name five
-rider strong BMX team to represent Australia at August’s Rio de Janeiro games on July 5 in Adelaide.

06-24-2016 - * Burnham-On-Sea, UK:- BMX Cyclist Liam Phillips Picked For Rio Olympics.
Burnham-On-Sea's Liam Phillips has been selected to compete for Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games this summer. On Friday, the British Olympic Association named Liam among 26 cyclists who
will compete at the Olympics in Brazil.

06-24-2016 - * British Cycling:- Cycling Squad Named For The Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The British Olympic Association has today named 26 cyclists across the road, track and BMX disciplines
who will compete for Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: - The BMX Cyclists Who Will Compete
For Team GB At Rio 2016 Olympic Games: - Liam Phillips, 27, Taunton -&- Kyle Evans, 22, Wigan.

06-24-2016 - * Chula Vista, California USA:- Long Braced By New Mindset Takes Aim On Rio Olympics.
Long, 26 and a lifelong resident of Lakeside, performed so well on the BMX circuit this year that he racked
up enough points to qualify for the United States team that will compete at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

06-23-2016 - * Fresno, California USA:- Visalias Brooke Crain Named To U.S. Olympic Cycling Team.
Brooke Crain is going back to the Olympics, without the last-minute rush this time. The BMX racer from
Visalia was named to the U.S. Olympic team Thursday, earning her second trip to the Summer Games after
going as a late injury replacement to London in 2012. Crain is seventh in world, second among U.S. riders,
in Union Cycliste Internationale Elite rankings.

06-23-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Brooke Crain, Connor Fields Complete U.S. Olympic BMX Team.


Brooke Crain and Connor Fields will join three other riders to round out the 2016 U.S. Olympic BMX Team,
USA Cycling announced today. Four of the five members of the BMX team return from the 2012 Olympics,
while Sharrah will make his Olympic debut.
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06-23-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Remaining U.S. Olympic Cycling Team Named.

USA Cycling announced BMX athletes to compete for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team on Thursday, filling
out the remainder of the U.S. Olympic lineup for the sport. The USA Cycling Selection Committee named two
BMX spots as discretionary picks. Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes-Dans Comp) and Alise Post (Chula
Vista, Calif./Redline USA) earned automatic BMX selections by virtue of their UCI BMX World Championships
podium finishes, while Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./Daylight Cycle Co.) earned an auto bid after winning
the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – BMX on June 11. Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bikes-Dans Comp) and
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX-Monster Energy) earned discretionary BMX selections.

2016 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team BMX:
Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bikes-Dans Comp)
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX-Monster Energy)
Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes-Dans Comp)*
Alise Post (Chula Vista, Calif./Redline USA)*
Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./Daylight Cycle Co.)*

*automatic nomination.
All nominations to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team are subject to approval by the United States Olympic Committee.
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06-23-2016 - * The International Olympic Committee (IOC):- Pajon Focused On Retaining BMX Crown.
The reigning BMX world champion, Colombias Mariana Pajon will arrive at Rio 2016 with designs on retaining
the Olympic title she won in such spectacular fashion four years ago in London. Her goal since pocketing
Olympic gold in London is to go down in history by repeating the feat in Rio.

06-22-2016 - * El Cajon, California USA:- Nic Long Heading To Olympics To Compete In BMX Competitions.
At his first Olympics in London four years ago, Nic Long was just happy to be there. The professional BMX
racer has a completely different approach this time around. Long, 26 and a lifelong resident of Lakeside,
performed so well on the BMX circuit this year, he racked up enough points to qualify for the U.S. team
headed to Rio de Janeiro in August.

06-22-2016 - * Sarasota, Florida USA:- Amanda Carr Chasing Her Olympic BMX Dreams.
Amanda Carr rides through a course recently, honing her skills in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games.
Amanda Carr qualified for the 2016 Olympics and will represent Thailand in BMX in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

06-21-2016 - * The Associated Press (AP):- UCI Constantly Examining Packed Olympic Cycling Program.
UCI President Brian Cookson said there will be discussions about future Olympic programs after the Rio Games,
but he cautioned that such decisions are not to be made lightly. "There is quite a bit of pressure to look at other
disciplines. We had BMX brought in, and we're looking at the possibility of freestyle BMX at some point in the
future," it becomes a precarious balancing act as the UCI considers future Olympic programs. Also Via USA Today.

06-19-2016 - * Tucson, Arizona USA:- BMX Rider To Host Olympic Day Ahead Of His Trip To Rio de Janiero.
After years of training, one Tucsonan is taking his BMX riding talent to the Olympic stage At the beginning
of August, 24-year-old Corben Sharrah will be heading to Rio de Janerio, Brazil. But this week, Sharrah is
also going to be participating in Olympic Day at the Pima Countys Sports Park BMX on Tuesday, June 21st.

06-17-2016 - * PRWeb + ABA-USA BMX:--- USA BMX Offers BMX Racing As Part Of Olympic Day.
Olympic Day, held annually on June 23rd, 2016 is celebrated by millions of people in more than 160 countries.
The USA BMX and its participating tracks are offering a free day of BMX racing at participating BMX tracks
around the United States in celebration of Olympic Day. ( Click Here ) find a participating BMX track near you.
Also Olympic Day Information Sources For The USOC + Team USA And International Olympic Committee IOC

06-16-2016 - * Rio 2016 News:- 50 Shades Of Rio 2016: Celebrating Diversity Of Olympic Games With 50 Days To Go.
As athletes from 206 countries prepare to travel to Rio, IOC president Thomas Bach says: Brazil will send a message of
unity, respect and tolerance to the world. A new world: with nearly every kind of skin colour, culture, religion and body
type, the diversity of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games lives up to the official slogan.

06-14-2016 - * Rio 2016 News:- Rio 2016 Reveals Olympic Medals, Celebrating Nature And Sustainability.
With 52 days until the worlds best athletes go into battle for them, Rio 2016 and the Brazilian Mint have
unveiled the medals for the Olympic Games. Nearly 2,500 gold, silver and bronze medals produced according
to strict sustainability criteria. The medals feature laurel leaves, representing the link between force of nature.
This News Rio 2016 Reveals Olympic Medals Is Also Listed Via:- USOC + Team USA -and- Inside The Games.

06-11-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Corben Sharrah Wins BMX Olympic Trials, Earns Ticket To First Olympic Games.


For Corben Sharrah, hard work, determination and faith have paid off with his qualification to compete in BMX
at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Sharrah qualified by winning the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for BMX Saturday
evening in Chula Vista, California. The final two members of the team (one man, one woman) will be chosen via
discretionary selection by June 24th, 2016. ( More ) Also See: NBC Olympics- Corben Sharrah Wins BMX Trials.

* Watch-Replay NBC Video Webcast: 02:53:54 - BMX Olympic Trials Chula Vista, California USA June 11th, 2016.

06-12-2016 - * KGUN 9 Tucson, Arizona USA:- Tucson Native Headed To Olympics In Rio.
06-11-2016 - * San Diego Union Tribune:- Sharrah Wins BMX Cycliing Olympic Trials.
06-11-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Sharrah Wins BMX Trials, Headed To Rio.
06-11-2016 - * The Associated Press (AP):- Sharrah Nabs Place On US Team In BMX For Rio Olympics.
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06-10-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Zula Takes Last Olympic Trials Spot.
Tommy Zula (New Carlisle, Ohio/DK Bicycles), who finished second at Fridays BMX Last Chance Qualifier,
will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – BMX per the USA Cycling Selection Committees vote.

06-10-2016 - * NBC 7 San Diego Video:- Athletes Put It All On The Line At BMX Olympic Trials.
What happens on the track could give one BMX athlete a chance at an Olympic dream.
Chula Vista, California USA, The Last Chance Qualifier was held Friday at the Olympic Training
Center in Chula Vista, where BMX riders gave their all in hopes of qualifying for the Rio Olympics.
The rider who won this race would become the 8th rider in Saturday’s BMX Olympic Trials.

06-10-2016 - * NBC 7 San Diego Video:- BMX Riders Try To Qualify For Rio Olympics.
Chula Vista, California USA, The Last Chance Qualifier was held Friday at the Olympic Training
Center in Chula Vista, where BMX riders gave their all in hopes of qualifying for the Rio Olympics.
The rider who won this race would become the 8th rider in Saturday’s BMX Olympic Trials.

06-10-2016 - * CW6 San Diego:- Olympic BMX Trials Taking Place In Chula Vista.
Some of the worlds best BMX racers are putting it all on the line as they compete at this weekends
Olympic trials. 24 men from all over the world are on a fast track toward reaching their Olympic dream,
but only one will be chosen to fill the last spot on the U.S. Olympic BMX team this summer in Rio.

06-10-2016 - * USA Today Video:- Connor Fields Explains Olympic BMX.
Olympian BMX cyclist Connor Fields explains the nuts and bolts of BMX racing. USA Today Sports.

06-10-2016 - * USA Today Video:- Meet 'The Beast' Of BMX Racing.
Alise Post got the nickname "The Beast" almost as a joke when she starting BMX
racing as a kid, but the moniker has stuck with her ever since. USA Today Sports.

06-10-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- Five For Friday: BMX.
David Herman, a 2012 Olympian, is among eight men who will compete Saturday in the U.S. Olympic
Team Trials for BMX at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. The winner
will qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The full U.S. Olympic squad for BMX of three men
and two women will be announced June 24.

06-10-2016 - * Wellington, New Zealand:- BMX Rider Trent Jones Ready To Shine For NZ At Rio Olympics.
New Zealands Olympic BMX hopes will fall on the tender 21-year-old shoulders of Trent Jones, but its a
responsibility the youngster is looking forward to, as he aims to make a name for himself on sports biggest
stage. Jones was on Friday named as the sole Kiwi BMX rider for Rio.

06-09-2016 - * DKI Jakarta, Indonesia:- BMX Hands RI Another Ticket To Rio Games.
Indonesia has just pocketed another ticket to 2016’s Olympic Games in Rio, thanks to superb
performances by its BMX cycling athletes. The Indonesian Cycling Federation ( ISSI ) said
that the Olympic spot was confirmed.

06-08-2016 - * USA Cycling:- How To Watch: U.S. Olympic Team Trials - BMX.
A BMX Olympic Team spot is on the line this weekend, as eight riders will line up for the U.S. Olympic
Team Trials – BMX this Saturday at the Chula Vista, Calif., Olympic Training Center. Competition begins
at 5:50 p.m. EDT/2:50 p.m. PDT, and there are two ways to take in all the action: --- ALSO DO NOTE!
NBC Sports Live Extra Is ONLY View-Able In The USA -AND- Not All TV Providers, Internet Providers
Get Access As It Costs To Damn Much For The Providers To Offer This. SO, A Good Big Hand Full Of
People Will NOT Get To Watch The U.S. Olympic Team Trials BMX.

06-07-2016 - * San Diego, California USA:- BMX Champ Embarks In Handy Business.
For as long as he can remember, Nic Long has liked to create. Most often, its been on his BMX bike.
From the time he was 8 in East San Diego County, racing with his friends and cousins, he was flying
over the jumps they’d build and pulling off tricks. Nic Long qualified for the 2016 Olympics in BMX.

06-07-2016 - * Thailand:- Amanda Carr Full Of Joy After Handed Ticket To Rio.
Thai-American cyclist Amanda Carr was thrilled to bits after being handed the chance to represent
the Kingdom at the 2016 Olympic Games in August following the announcement of athlete quotas for
BMX events in Rio de Janeiro.

06-07-2016 - * BMX Australia:- Australia Qualify Full Compliment Of BMX Riders For Rio Olympics.
Australia will go to the Rio Olympic Games with the maximum quota of BMX athletes qualified,
confirmation coming overnight when world cycling's governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI), released the official BMX Olympic qualification ranking. - Australian Olympic Committee.

06-06-2016 - * Victorville, California USA:- BMX: Victorvilles Garcia Headed To U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Victorville native Jared Garcia is among the seven-man field named by USA Cycling to the mens BMX
Long Team that will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The trials will take place at 2:50 p.m.
June 11 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.

06-06-2016 - * St. Cloud, Minnesota USA:- Alise Post Ready For 2nd Olympic Go-Around.
Alise Post is honored she will get the chance to represent the United States on the Olympic
stage for a second-straight time. But the 2009 St. Cloud Tech graduate is certainly not surprised.
This is where she expected to be all along.

06-06-2016 - * Cycling Canada:- Canada Qualifies One Spot In BMX For Rio Games.
We are pleased to have confirmed a mens BMX quota spot for the up and coming Rio Olympic Games,
said Jacques Landry, Cycling Canada will announce the name of the BMX athlete selected for Rio on
June 29th, when the full Olympic cycling team is introduced. Also See ( CBC News ) For A Little More.

06-06-2016 - * UCI News:- Athlete Quotas For BMX Cycling Events At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce the list of the 23 National Olympic Committees
(NOCs) qualified for the BMX cycling events at the upcoming Olympic Games, and the quotas of athletes allocated
to each of them. The Olympic BMX competitions will be held on August 17-19 at BMX Centre in the Deodoro Park.

06-05-2016 - * The Associated Press:- US Rides A Little Momentum In BMX Down Stretch To Rio.
Nicholas Long felt ill before his final ride. Alise Post got unclipped down the last straight in her race.
The American riders each still managed to secure third-place finishes at the recent world championships,
good enough to clinch spots on the U.S. Olympic team. - This News Also Via On: The Washington Post.

06-03-2016 - * ABA-USA BMX:- Participants Named For Olympic Trials And LCQ.
Riders competing in the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) will be racing in a winner take all race for the final
and eighth spot at the United States BMX Olympic Trials. The winner of the Olympic Trials will represent
the United States of America at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Also See News Via PRWeb: * USA BMX Announces Riders For BMX Olympic Trials Last Chance Qualifier.

06-03-2016 - * USA Cycling:- Mens BMX Long Team, Trials Lineup Announced.
USA Cycling announced the seven-member BMX Olympic Long Team that will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials
June 11 in Chula Vista, Calif., at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Three automatic and four discretionary picks make up
the men’s BMX Long Team, and the winner of the June 10 Last Chance Qualifier will round out the eight-man Trials field.
Also See News Via The Associated Press (AP): * Sharrah Headlines USA Cycling BMX Long Team Field For Trials.

06-03-2016 - * Aerial Image Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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June 03rd, 2016 Aerial Photo Image Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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06-03-2016 - * USOC + Team USA:- BMX World Cup Champ Corben Sharrah Earns Ticket To First Olympic Games.
For Corben Sharrah, hard work, determination and faith have paid off with his selection to compete in BMX at the
Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Sharrah’s qualification became official Friday as the top-ranked man in the year-long
BMX power rankings. With his ticket to Rio now in hand, Sharrah, 24, can look back on the past five years with
the satisfaction that comes from a mission accomplished. FB.

06-02-2016 - * NBC Sandiego:- East County Native Qualifies For 2016 Olympics In Rio.
USA BMX's Nic Long earned a spot on Team USA for the 2016 Olympics in Rio last weekend.
NBC 7's Steven Luke caught up with the Lakeside native. See The News Link For Video.

05-31-2016 - * Road To Rio:- BMX Racer Alise Post Headed To Rio Olympics.
Alise Post loves living her life in the fast lane. - Nothing compares to that feeling you get
when youre lined up and everything is silent and the gate cadence call is starting and its a
random start and you hear the beep go, says Post. And Its like horses getting out of the block.

05-31-2016 - * Rio 2016:- Go Inside The Rio 2016 Olympic Games Venues... Without Leaving Your Armchair.
For the first time in Olympic history, fans can view arenas from an athlete's standpoint thanks to a partnership
with Google Street View. The venue: Olympic BMX Centre can now be explored on the Google Street View.

05-29-2016 - * UCI BMX World Championships In Medellin, Colombia May 25th-29th, 2016.
Joris Daudet Won Elite Mens Finals And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX World Championships - Medellin, Colombia May 25th-29th, 2016 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: - 2016 UCI BMX World Championships Medellin, Colombia. = Videos.

05-29-2016: * UCI News:- Pajon and Daudet Reclaim Elite BMX World Championships Titles.
05-29-2016: * ISTG:- Olympic champion Pajon Earns UCI BMX World Championship Title.
05-29-2016: * USA Cycling:- Two Bronzes For USA At BMX Worlds On Sunday.
05-29-2016: * USOC + Team USA:- Nic Long And Alise Post Qualify For Olympic BMX Team.
05-29-2016: * BMX Australia:- Buchanan Wins Silver At BMX World Titles.
05-29-2016: * British Cycling:- Final Crash Ends Shriever Medal Hopes At BMX Worlds.
05-29-2016: * UCI News:- Elite Time Trials World Titles To Kimmann and Buchanan.
05-29-2016: * ISTG:- Buchanan and Kimmann Earn Elite Time Trial Titles At Worlds.
05-29-2016: * USA Cycling:- Fourth Place For Alise Post, Nic Long In TT Super Final.
05-29-2016: * Cycling New Zealand:- Crash Dents Walkers Qualifying Chances At Worlds.
05-00-2016: * See All The News & Reports For:- 2016 UCI BMX World Championships Medellin, Colombia.
05-00-2016: * 2016 UCI BMX World Championships Medellin, Colombia Event Information Page.
05-00-2016: * 2016 UCI BMX World Championships Competition Guide: Medellin, Colombia.PDF
05-00-2016: * Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics.
05-00-2016: * Results For UCI BMX World Championships Medellin, Colombia: * www.bmx-results.com
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05-19-2016 - * Sydney, Australia:- Australias BMX Riders Looking For Redemption At Rio Olympic Games.
Australia's men's and women's BMX teams are looking for redemption at the Rio Olympic Games after finishing
with a solitary silver medal at the London Olympics four years ago. In BMX Australia is powerhouse nation and
is currently ranked in the top four nations internationally.

05-18-2016 - * CBC News Canada:- Athlete Tory Nyhaug On Gearing Up For The Rio Olympics.
BMX racer Tory Nyhaug is one to watch at the 2016 Rio Olympics. On May 19th, the Coquitlam, B.C.
athlete will take over CBC Vancouvers Snapchat account to show what it takes to train for the Olympics.
But his journey to the Olympics has not been without its ups and downs. Nyhaug also had his eye on the
long game, and that's gearing up for the 2016 Rio Olympics this summer.

05-12-2016 - * Aerial Image Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


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May 12th, 2016 Aerial Photo Image Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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05-10-2016 - * Philippines:- No Word Yet From Caluag On Rio Olympics Bid.
Right after capturing the country’s only gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games, Daniel Caluag
immediately set his sights on winning the first gold for the Philippines in the coming Rio
De Janeiro Olympics. But until now, the Philippine Sports Commission hasn’t heard anything
on Caluag’s progress with roughly a month to go before the end of qualifications for Games.

05-08-2016 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #03 In Papendal, Netherlands May 07th-08th, 2016.
Maris Strombergs Won Elite Mens Finals And Laura Smulders Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #03 - Papendal, Netherlands May 07th-08th, 2016 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: - UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 3 - Papendal, Netherlands.

* BMX Mania.com Report Page: - UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup #03 Papendal, Netherlands. = Photos.

05-10-2016: * Sky Sports:- Quillan Isidore Makes Progress At UCI BMX Supercross WC.
05-09-2016: * UCI News:- The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Chronicle Papendal.
05-08-2016: * USA Cycling:- Alise Post Top American At Supercross World Cup In Papendal.
05-08-2016: * New Zealand Herald:- BMXer Sarah Walker Plays It Safe, Misses Semis.
05-08-2016: * Cycling New Zealand:- Safety-First Return For Walker, No Luck For Men At WC.
05-08-2016: * BMX Australia:- Buchanan Finishes Second To Local Hero, Retains BMX WC Lead.
05-08-2016: * British Cycling:- Phillips Out In Quarter-Finals At Papendal UCI BMX Supercross WC.
05-08-2016: * Australian Olympic Committee:- Buchanan On Track Third Successive BMX Victory.
05-08-2016: * Cycling New Zealand:- Walker Safely Through First Comeback Test In World Cup.
05-07-2016: * New Zealand Herald:- Cycling Sarah Walker Returns To BMX Track In Papendal.
05-07-2016: * BMX Australia:- Buchanan On Track Third Successive BMX World Cup Victory.
05-07-2016: * British Cycling:- Liam Phillips Fifth In Papendal UCI BMX Supercross Time Trial.
05-06-2016: * Australia:- BMXer Caroline Buchanan Keen To End Run Of Outs In Netherlands.
05-06-2016: * New Zealand:- The Dutch BMX Track Will Suit The Kiwi Riders Says Coach.
05-05-2016: * British Cycling:- Quillan Isidore Ready To Play To Strengths In Papendal.
05-05-2016: * Olympic Medallist Sam Willoughby Set To Show Pre-Rio Form This Weekend.
05-03-2016: * Guide: Great Britain Cycling Team At Papendal UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
05-03-2016: * Australian Olympic Committee:- Reynolds Looking To Cement 2nd Olympic Berth.
04-20-2016: * Great Britain Cycling Team Named For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Papendal.
05-00-2016: * 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Competition Guide - Papendal, Netherlands.PDF
05-00-2016: * Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics.
05-00-2016: * Results For UCI BMX Supercross #3 Papendal, Netherlands: * www.bmx-results.com
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05-05-2016 - * Ralph Lauren: Meet Our Athletes: Connor Fields.
As part of our coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the BMX racer discusses what drove
his Olympic quest when he was just 14 years old, and why "Nobody races BMX to get third."
For Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Ralph Lauren Is Proud To Make Team USA’s Official Parade
Uniforms In America. - * www.ralphlauren.com/teamusa - “I will become Olympic champion.”

05-01-2016 - * ABA-USA BMX Mile High Nationals Supercross Series
In Grand Junction, Colorado USA On April 29th - May 01st, 2016.

-- Joris Daudet and Alise Post earned the mens and womens Elite titles on Friday.
-- Joris Daudet and Lauren Reynolds earned the mens and womens Elite titles on Saturday.




* Results: - ABA-USA BMX Mile High Nationals Supercross Series.
* ABA-USA BMX: - Mile High Nationals Race Report and Photos.
* YouTube Videos Playlist: - ABA-USA BMX Mile High Nationals Supercross Series. = Videos.

05-02-2016: * Chase Bicycles:- Joris Wins Both Days At USA BMX Mile High SX.
05-01-2016: * The Daily Sentinel:- Competitors Laud Event, Course At Grand Valley BMX Competition.
05-01-2016: * The Daily Sentinel:- Lawsuit Won’t Affect Events, Operator Says.
05-01-2016: * KKCO NBC 11 News: - BMX: Mile High Nationals.
05-01-2016: * Western Slope Now: - Olympians Qualify In Grand Junction.
04-30-2016: * Western Slope Now: - Grand Valley BMX Hosts Olympic Qualifying Race.
04-28-2016: * The Daily Sentinel: - Mile High Nationals This Weekend.
04-28-2016: * PR Web: - USA BMX Mile High Nationals Returns To Grand Junction.
04-00-2016: * Info: - ABA-USA BMX Mile High Nationals Supercross Series.
04-00-2016: * Info: - 2016 USA BMX North American Supercross Series LCQ.
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04-29-2016 - * Cycling New Zealand: Walker Ready To Resume BMX Quest For Rio Olympics.
A fit-again Sarah Walker heads to Europe tomorrow in her quest to qualify for the Rio Olympics,
after recovering from a fractured arm.

04-27-2016 - * IOC: Rio 2016: 100 Days To Go.
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016 marks a significant milestone in the build-up to the Olympic Games Rio
2016. Only 100 days now remain until the Opening Ceremony, the countdown has well and truly begun.
In Rio, meanwhile, preparations are continuing apace. With the venues now 98-percent complete and
most of them having been put through their paces at test events. ( More )

04-27-2016 - * Rio 2016 Olympics: How Will Team GB BMX Cycling Prospects Fare?.
Gold medal hopes: Gold is a genuine possibility for Phillips who is in fine form having just
won the BMX World Cup event in London at the start of the April. Star in the making: Phillips
is likely to have a young team-mate alongside him. Kyle Evans and Tre Whyte, both just 23, are
showing plenty of promise.

04-26-2016 - * Amelia Walsh Olympic Hopeful Plans To Get Back On Track After Crash.
In order to get the chance to qualify for Rio, Walsh needs to be selected by Cycling Canada to
compete at the world championships at the end of May. She hopes her performance at a race
in Florida in February, before her crash, will help her prove her case to those decision makers.
She's hoping to get back on her bike as soon as she can.

04-24-2016 - * ABA-USA BMX Carolina Nationals & UCI Elite Contlnental Championships
In Rock Hill, South Carolina USA April 22nd - 24th, 2016. -- Nic Long and Alise Post earned
the mens and womens titles at the 2016 UCI Elite Contlnental Championships on Sunday.



* Results: - ABA-USA BMX Carolina Nationals Supercross Series.
* ABA-USA BMX: - Carolina Nationals Race Report and Photos.
* BMX Mania.com Report Page: USA BMX Carolina Nationals Supercross Series. = Photos.
* YouTube Videos Playlist: - ABA-USA BMX Carolina Nationals Supercross Series. = Videos.

04-25-2016: * Redline Bicycles: - Carolina Nationals Weekend Update.
04-18-2016: * WRHI News: - USA BMX National Series Returns To Rock Hill On Friday.
04-00-2016: * Info: - ABA-USA BMX Carolina Nationals Supercross Series.
04-00-2016: * Info: - 2016 USA BMX North American Supercross Series LCQ.
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04-21-2016 - * IOC:- Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay: The Lighting Ceremony In Ancient Olympia.
The official Lighting Ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad On Thursday,
April 21st, 2016 at 11.00 CET, You can Watch-Replay YouTube Live Video of the Olympic Flame lighting
ceremony in Ancient Olympia. The Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay will visit 329 towns and cities in Brazil.
The Flame will travel over 20,000 km by road and 10,000 miles by air around the host country. - It will be
carried by 12,000 torchbearers, taking the spirit of the Olympic Games to every corner of the world’s fifth
largest country. This Same IOC News Is Also Via: Here. -- And Also See: YouTube HD Video Replay.

04-17-2016 - * Walker's Race Against Time For Rio Selection.
A week ago BMX rider Sarah Walker got back on the bike and on the track. This week she did
a jump for the first time. But she's in a race against time to compete at the World Championships
in Colombia next month. That's where she needs to qualify for Rio.

04-13-2016 - * Brazilians Set To Deliver Successful Olympic Games – Still Hard Work To Be Done.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission Chair Nawal El Moutawakel has backed
Brazil and the Brazilians to deliver successful Olympic Games this August at the close of the 10th and final
IOC Coordination Commission visit to Rio de Janeiro. Her statement came after three days of meetings in
the Brazilian host city, which included a venue tour of the Olympic Park and Deodoro sites, a meeting with the
three levels of Government (Federal, State, and City), and presentations by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee
on the status of the preparations. ( IOC News PR ) -&- ( Inside The Games News PR ).

04-11-2016 - * Coordination Commission Begins Final Visit To Rio.
The IOC’s Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio 2016, today began its final
visit (April 11 – 13) to the Brazilian host city. Led by its Chair, Nawal El Moutawakel, The Commissions
visit comes only four months before Rio 2016 hosts the Olympic Games for the first time in South America.
During its visit this week, the Commission will tour a number of Games venues, ( More )

04-10-2016 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #02 In Manchester, UK April 09th-10th, 2016.
Liam Phillips Won Elite Mens Finals And Caroline Buchanan Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #02 - Manchester, UK April 09th-10th, 2016 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: - UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 2 - Manchester, UK..

* BMX Mania.com Report Page: - UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 2 Manchester, UK. = Photos.

04-12-2016: * UCI News: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Chronicle Manchester.
04-12-2016: * BMX Australia: - Manchester World Cup, The Team Perspective.
04-11-2016: * Chase BMX Race Report UCI BMX World Cup #2 Manchester, UK.
04-11-2016: * GT Bicycles: Prince Liam Takes The Top Spot At UCI BMX World Cup.
04-10-2016: * Phillips and Buchanan Triumph At Manchester UCI BMX Supercross.
04-10-2016: * Three Medals For USA At Round Two Of BMX Supercross World Cup.
04-10-2016: * Australian Olympic Committee: A Three-Peat For Caroline Buchanan.
04-10-2016: * Three-Peat For Buchanan In Manchester As Aussie Worlds Team Named.
04-10-2016: * Liam Phillips Wins Fourth Consecutive UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
04-10-2016: * FB Photos 5:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup Stop #2 In Manchester UK. = Photos.
04-09-2016: * Canada's Tory Nyhaug Claims Second Consecutive Time Trial Victory.
04-09-2016: * FB Photos 4:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup Stop #2 In Manchester UK. = Photos.
04-09-2016: * Evans 7th In Time Trial At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Manchester.
04-09-2016: * Buchanan Third In BMX Time Trial Seven Aussies Into Manchester UK.
04-09-2016: * FB Photos 3:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup Stop #2 In Manchester UK. = Photos.
04-09-2016: * Im Ready To Stop Talking And Ride Liam Phillips Looks For A Home Win.
04-08-2016: * FB Photos 2:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup Stop #2 In Manchester UK. = Photos.
04-08-2016: * FB Photos 1:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup Stop #2 In Manchester UK. = Photos.
04-08-2016: * Cycling Irish BMX Rider To Compete At UCI World Cup In Manchester UK.
04-08-2016: * Phillips Eyeing Further Home Success At Manchester BMX Supercross WC.
04-08-2016: * What To Expect When The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Comes Town.
04-07-2016: * BMX Australia: Frieswyk On Track For UCI BMX World Cup Manchester.
04-06-2016: * British Cycling: Phillips: Im Ready To Race The 2016 UCI BMX World Cup.
04-06-2016: * MEN: Win Tickets To The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Manchester.
04-06-2016: * Australian Olympic Committee: Aussies Are Ready To Ride In Manchester.
04-05-2016: * BMX Australia: BMX World Cup In Manchester: What You Need To Know.
04-05-2016: * ITV News: - Kyle Evans Competes At The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
04-04-2016: * Guide: Great Britain Cycling Team Manchester UCI BMX Supercross W.C. 2
03-31-2016: * BMX World Cup Hopes To Give Teens A Front Row Seat And Boost Chances.
03-29-2016: * BMX World Cup Comes To Manchester National Cycling Centre April 9th-10th.
03-23-2016: * British Cycling Announces Team For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Stop #2.
03-22-2016: * Bike Biz: - Manchester Set BMX World Cup To Get £28,000 Legacy Programme.
10-20-2015: * 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Manchester Tickets Now On General Sale.
04-00-2016: * 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Competition Guide - Manchester, UK .PDF
04-00-2016: * Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics.
04-00-2016: * Results For UCI BMX Supercross #2 Manchester, UK: ---- * www.bmx-results.com
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04-07-2016 - * NBC SanDiego News:- BMX Racer Chases 2nd Chance At Rio Olympics.
The three women to compete for Team USA will be chosen over the next several months through
a selection process which includes a one-time race, a series of races, and a coach’s decision.
An experienced group of riders, including 25-year-old Alise Post, now training at Chula Vista
Olympic Training Center want to restore America’s dominance in Rio.

04-07-2016 - * BBC Sports News: Rio 2016: Olympic BMX Track Was Unsafe - Liam Phillips.
Britains Liam Phillips says he was compelled to speak out about the Rio 2016 Olympic BMX course
because of the safety risk to riders. The 26-year-old became the figurehead for a movement which
saw the world's elite riders refuse to compete in a test event at the course in October 2015.
They claimed it was unsafe, with some jumps too dangerous, and forced the organisers to make changes.

04-06-2016 - * Aerial Images Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


( Click On A Photo For Full Size. Also FB Photos: 01 -&- 02 )

April 06th, 2016 Aerial Photo Images Of The Progress Of Work In Deodoro Olympic Park,
The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Olympic BMX track was built
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government and designed by Elite Trax Inc.
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03-29-2016 - * NBC Reach $1 Billion Advertising Sale Mark For Rio 2016.
American commercial broadcast television network NBC has sold $1 billion (£700 million/€893 million)
worth of advertising for this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the company announced today.
According to the broadcaster, the figure includes sales of national broadcast, cable and digital adverts
during the Games, due to take place from August 5 to 21 in the Brazilian city. ( NBC Sports Press PR )

03-26-2016 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #01 In Santiago Del Estero, Argentina March 25th-26th, 2016.
Corben Sharrah Won Elite Mens Finals And Caroline Buchanan Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #01 - Santiago Del Estero, Argentina March 25th-26th, 2016 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: - UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 1 - Santiago del Estero

* BMX Mania.com Report Page: - UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 1 Santiago del Estero = Photos.

03-29-2016: * UCI News: The 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Chronicle: Round One.
03-26-2016: * Team USA: Corben Sharrah And Connor Fields Dominate At BMX World Cup.
03-26-2016: * USA Cycling:- Corben Sharrah, Connor Fields Go 1 And 2 At Supercross #1.
03-26-2016: * Caroline Buchanan Fires Rio Warning Shot, Wins First BMX World Cup 2016.
03-26-2016: * FB Photos 2:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 1 In Santiago del Estero Argentina. = Photos.
03-26-2016: * Chase BMX Race Report – UCI BMX World Cup #1 Santiago Del Estero, Argentina.
03-26-2016: * Buchanan Beats Pajon At Opening UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Argentina.
03-26-2016: * Rio Olympics 2016: BMX Star Caroline Buchanan Riding Road To Games Success.
03-26-2016: * Australian Olympic Committee: Buchanan Fires Rio Warning Shot At World Cup.
03-26-2016: * Evans and Whyte Exit In Quarter-Finals At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
03-26-2016: * Radio New Zealand: NZ Champion Trent Jones Taken Out At BMX World Cup.
03-26-2016: * Radio New Zealand: T. Jones and Matt Cameron Reach World Cup 2nd Round.
03-26-2016: * New Zealand: Jones, Cameron Qualify In Opening BMX Supercross World Cup.
03-26-2016: * Olympian Buchanan Edged Out For BMX Time Trial Victory By Slender Margin.
03-25-2016: * Colombian Olympic Champion Pajon Wins Time Trial BMX Supercross Event...
03-25-2016: * FB Photos 1:- UCI BMX Supercross Word Cup 1 In Santiago del Estero Argentina. = Photos.
03-24-2016: * iLike Interview - Magalie Pottier: Before The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 1.
03-24-2016: * Reuters: - BMX Queen Of The Dirt Caroline Buchanan Eyes Rio Redemption.......
03-24-2016: * Aussie To Celebrate 18th Birthday Racing BMX Olympic Hopefuls In Argentina...
03-22-2016: * Guide: GB Cycling Team At Santiago del Estero UCI BMX Supercross World Cup..
03-22-2016: * The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Chronicle: - Round #1 Santiago del Estero.....
03-17-2016: * Liam Phillips To Miss Start Of BMX Supercross World Cup With Olympics In Min
03-14-2016: * GB Team Named For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Opener Santiago del Estero
03-01-2016: * Note: As Of 03-01-2016 The Website ( sxsantiagodelestero.com.ar ) Does Not Work..
03-00-2016: * 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Competition Guide Santiago del Estero.PDF
03-00-2016: * Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics...
03-00-2016: * Results For UCI BMX Supercross #1 Santiago Del Estero: - * www.bmx-results.com
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03-22-2016 - * FB Video: Connor Fields: A Behind The Scenes Look At The 2016 Rio Olympic BMX Track.
USA BMXer Connor Fields shows you what the facility in Rio is like.


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03-22-2016 - * Failure At 2012 Inspiring BMX World Champion To Grab Olympic Gold At Rio 2016.
Venezuela’s Stefany Hernández talks about her pyschological transformation during visit to Rio to
test Olympic track. Competing in the British capital had not been easy, with little in the way of a
support structure behind her. But six months later, she had set a new target: to win gold at Rio 2016.

03-21-2016 - * Tory Nyhaug Gives Us A Look At Rio 2016 BMX Track.
BMX racer and 2015 Pan Am Games gold medallist, Tory Nyhaug, is currently training in
Brazil and testing the Rio 2016 BMX track at the Olympic BMX Centre. The changes that
were made are great, and I think with a few more touchups the track will be fantastic.

03-17-2016 - * Colombian BMX Cyclist Mariana Pajon Seeks Rio Olympics 2016 Ticket.
Pajon will be testing out the Olympics BMX course for the second time in recent months.
This is the second time in recent months that Brazils Olympic Committee and Brazils Cycling
Confederation invited Pajon to supervise and test out the works on the Olympics BMX course.

03-14-2016 - * Alise Post, Sam Willoughby Take Tear-Filled Road To Rio Together.
NBC Sports Olympics:- Alise Post and Sam Willoughby wouldnt be the first engaged couple to compete
in the same Olympics, but the BMX riders story is more unusual and emotional than others. They are
separated by nationality. Post is American. Willoughby is Australian. They are both medal contenders
as the Rio Olympics approach.

03-11-2016 - * Photos:- A BMX Rider Tests The Circuit Under Renovation At Deodoro Complex.
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil On March 11th, 2016, In Preparation For The Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Getty Images AFP Photos/Vanderlei Juan Sebastian Almeida Navarrete.
* Photo 01: A BMX Rider Tests The Circuit Under Renovation At Deodoro Complex.| Getty Images.
* Photo 02: A BMX Rider Tests The Circuit Under Renovation At Deodoro Complex.| Getty Images.
* Photo 03: A BMX Rider Tests The Circuit Under Renovation At Deodoro Complex.| Getty Images.
* Photo 04: A BMX Rider Tests The Circuit Under Renovation At Deodoro Complex.| Getty Images.
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03-11-2016 - * BMX Rider On Track To Chase Olympic Dreams.
Her proving ground is the U.S. Olympic training centre in Chula Vista, outside of San Diego.
With tracks modelled after the Rio and London Games, the site is a magnet for some of the world's
best female BMX athletes, which means Walsh regularly gets to train beside Olympians and world
champions, a who's who of BMX racing. In Canada, it's harder to train because of the weather.

03-09-2016 - * Olympic Hopefuls To Preview Updated BMX Venue After Poor Debut.
BMX racers are getting an Olympic re-do in Rio. After some of the best racers in the world
banned together to protest the original test event in October because of a track they deemed
too aggressive, unsafe and unfit for elite-level racing, the Rio organizing committee agreed
to make adjustments to the track. On March 17-19, 40-60 riders who are vying for Olympics
in Rio will return to the track for a second test event. Unlike the first go-round, the riders
will not race. Instead, riders will be allotted an amount of practice time to get familiar with
the new track and determine whether it passes their test.

03-08-2016 - * BMXer Sarah Walker On Track For Rio Olympics.
She hasn't returned to the BMX track yet, but Sarah Walker's prospects of making the
Rio Olympics are back on course. The most recent incident wasn't devastating though
for the up-beat personality, who tackled the comeback with a positive approach.

03-07-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee: - Triple BMX Treat For Curtis.
BMX Rio hopeful Leanna Curtis has capped off a brilliant week at the BMX Australia National
Championships by winning the women’s Grands Challenge event, while Northern Territory rider
Matthew Juster has re-joined the road to Rio by winning the men’s event in Bathurst, NSW.

03-06-2016 - * Killing Two Birds With One Stone: Liam Phillips On BMX Carnivals At Rio & Colombia Worlds.
Rio 2016 hopeful Liam Phillips talks hitting the track hard in South America, avoiding injuries and
bringing on the next generation of British BMX stars. Exciting trips to Colombia and Rio coming up.

03-05-2016 - * BMX Australia: Curtis Ignites Her Rio Olympic BMX Bid With National Title Win.
Wollongong’s Leanna Curtis has furthered her bid for a place on the Australian Olympic team by winning
the BMX Australia national title, edging out fellow Rio hopeful Melinda McLeod in a photo finish in Bathurst.

03-03-2016 - * BMX Australia: Curtis and Callan Boost Olympic Dream With BMX National Series Victory.
Illawarra rider Leanna Curtis and Victoria’s Joshua Callan have kept their Rio Olympic aspirations
alive by racing to overall victory in the BMX Australia National Series at the Thunder Down Under
in Bathurst, NSW. Curtis and Callan wrapped up their national series titles with a first and second
place respectively, the latter edged out by kiwi Trent Jones.

03-03-2016 - * The International Olympic Committee:- Strombergs Eyes Third Gold In Rio.
Gunning for a unique hat-trick at Rio 2016, Latvia’s Maris Strombergs is the only mens Olympic
champion BMX has known since its introduction on the programme and the only athlete from his
country to have won two golds at the Games. ( More )

03-03-2016 - * Two Peckham Lads Peddling For Places In Great Britains Olympic BMX Team.
Two Peckham lads looks set to make Britains BMXing team for this summers Olympic Games, after
years of grinding and hard work at Burgess Park. Nineteen-year-old Quillan Isador and Tre Whyte,
22, are among the four most hotly tipped BMX racers in the country, and are currently training in
Manchester. The boy’ former coach, Michael Pusey MBE, who founded the Peckham BMX Club
in 2003, believes they will soon be packing their bags for Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

02-25-2016 - * 15 Bone Breaks, New Double Fracture But Walker Still Thinks Shell Get To Rio Olympics.
Olympic silver medalist Sarah Walker suffered a double fracture of her left arm yesterday. - "Rio is not over".
Those are the brave and determined words from BMX star Sarah Walker, who has suffered more broken
bones less than six months out from the Olympic Games and now faces increased qualification pressure.

02-21-2016 - * ABA-USA BMX Gator Nationals & USA Cycling Elite National Championships
In Oldsmar, Florida USA February 19th - 21st, 2016. -- Connor Fields and Alise Post earned the
mens and womens titles at the 2016 USA Cycling Elite BMX National Championships on Sunday.



* Results: - ABA-USA BMX Gator Nationals Supercross Series.
* ABA-USA BMX: - Gator Nationals Race Report and Photos.
* BMX Mania.com Report Page: USA BMX Gator Nationals Supercross Series. = Photos.
* YouTube Videos Playlist: - ABA-USA BMX Gator Nationals Supercross Series. = Videos.

02-24-2016: * Suncoast News: - BMXers Pack Oldsmar Park Last Weekend.
02-24-2016: * Tampa Bay News: - Oldsmar Hosts Gator Nationals BMX Race.
02-23-2016: * Oldsmarconnect: - Oldsmar BMX Event First Step On The Road To Rio.
02-22-2016: * WJON: - Alise Post Makes Olympic Statement With BMX National Title.
02-22-2016: * BMX Australia: - Willoughby Clinches A Pair Of BMX Wins, Aussie Women Podium.
02-21-2016: * USA Cycling: - Fields, Post Take Elite BMX Crowns.
02-21-2016: * SC Times: - Post Makes Olympic Statement With BMX National Title.
02-20-2016: * Tampabay News Video: - Catching Air Over Mounds Of Dirt.
02-19-2016: * AP: - Post, Fields Headline BMX Nationals Field Ahead Of Olympics.
02-19-2016: * Oldsmarconnect: - 2016 USA BMX Gator Nationals Kicks Off Today In Oldsmar.
02-18-2016: * Tampabay News: - Oldsmar BMX Track Hosts Gator Nationals This Weekend.
02-17-2016: * PR Web: - USA BMX Gator Nationals Return To Oldsmar.
02-00-2016: * Info: - ABA-USA BMX Gator Nationals - Supercross Series.
02-00-2016: * Info: - 2016 USA BMX North American Supercross Series LCQ.
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02-05-2016 - * NBC News: - Six Months To Rio: 16 Facts On The 2016 Olympics.
With exactly six months to go until the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro, here are 16 things you need to know about the historic event.

02-03-2016 - * I Wont Be Wrapping Myself In Cotton Wool Ahead Of The Olympics.
In his latest blog in the build-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Somersets
BMX World Cup Champion Liam Phillips talks winter training, travel plans and chilling out
with his beloved pet Hugo. A lot of athletes dread winter training but to be honest, I enjoy it.

02-03-2016 - * Venezuelan BMX Champion Stefany Hernandez Aims For Olympic Gold.
Perseverance and determination are the words that define Venezuelan cyclist Stefany Hernandez, the BMX
world champion, who is preparing to take Gold at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro in August.

01-29-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee: Willoughby Pedals Towards Rio Gold.
into Australian BMX rider Sam Willoughby says he has a much better support team around him heading
the Rio Olympics, as he tries to better the silver medal he won four years ago in London. Since the last
Olympics, he has also won two world titles and is feeling better about his chances in Brazil.

01-28-2016 - * Im Still Going: Olympian Sarah Walker Commits To Rio Despite Zika Fears.
BMX Olympic contender Sarah Walker is still adamant shell compete in the 2016 Rio games
in August, despite the New Zealand Olympic Committees latest advisory about the Zika virus.

01-28-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee: Buchanan Upbeat For Rio BMX Campaign.
A social media detox is helping Australian BMX superstar Caroline Buchanan to get mentally ready
to chase gold at the Rio Olympics. Self-imposed social media bans during training camps are just one
change she has been instituted in preparing to tackle a second Olympic Games.

01-27-2016 - * Sam Willoughby Determined To Rectify London Mistakes At Rio Olympic Games.
Olympic BMX rider Sam Willoughby has waited four years to rectify a mistake and it is the reason
he feels bulletproof leading up to Rio. Willoughby was just 20 when he won silver at the London
Olympic Games in 2012 and admitted despite it being a highlight of his career, it also revealed
weaknesses that could have prevented him from claiming gold.

01-24-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee: Hopeful Bodi Turner Completes Perfect BMX Race.
Bodi Turner has ridden the ‘perfect’ lap to take out the elite men’s final and the series lead in the
fourth round of the BMX Australia National Series in Cairns. Bodi Turner is Australias third ranked
male competitor is in position to win a spot on Australias Olympic team for this years Rio Games.

01-17-2016 - * A Day In The Life: Irelands World Champion And Rio Hopeful Kelvin Batey.
One of Irelands best hopes of a medal at the Olympic Games in Rio this year but hes hardly
known outside of his sport of BMX. He has promised to make 2016 his year and hes leaving
absolutely nothing to chance in his quest for a medal.

01-15-2016 - * Manila, Philippines: Caluag, Cray, Diaz Lead Rio Hopefuls.
The Philippine Olympic Committee already has in its hands the names of Filipino athletes who
have either qualified or have the potential of making it to this years Rio Olympics. Heading
the list is Daniel Caluag of BMX cycling.

01-13-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee: BMX Australia Keep Busted Dean’s Rio Dream On Track.
When Anthony Dean crashed to the ground during a routine training session in Brisbane last week
his dreams of competing in the BMX competition at the Rio Olympic Games flashed before his eyes.
This Same News Is Also Via: BMX Australia.com News PR.

01-10-2016 - * Olympic Butterflies Build As Caroline Buchanan Sets Off On Eight-Month Journey To Rio.
She's dubbed it 'Caro's Carnival Ride' and Olympic Games medal hope Caroline Buchanan says she can
already feel the butterflies in her stomach as she prepares for an eight-month, world-wide journey to Rio.

01-05-2016 - * Dick's Sporting Goods Announces Roster Of More Than 180 Team USA Contenders.
Dicks’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the official sporting goods retail sponsor of Team USA,
announced today its roster of more than 180 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Contenders being supported
by the Company through flexible employment opportunities and sponsorship agreements. In Cycling BMX,
the roster includes:- Brooke Crain and Shealen Reno. This Same News PR Also Via PRNewswire.

01-02-2016 - * Australian Olympic Committee: Rio Hopeful And Prodigy Claim BMX Series Opener.
BMX Rio Olympic hopeful Melinda McLeod and rising star Brandon Te Hiko have taken out the elite
races at the opening round of the 2016 BMX Australia National Series at Nerang on the Gold Coast.

01-02-2016 - * BMX Australia: Road To Rio Begins With Win For Turner.
Tweed Heads speedster and Rio Olympic hopeful Bodi Turner has put in a blistering display to easily win the
elite mens race in the second round of the 2016 BMX Australia National Series at Nerang on the Gold Coast.

12-28-2015 - * BMX Rider Headed To Rio To Win.
There is a sense of Olympic timing around rising BMX star Lauren Reynolds and even a
greater sense that she could be a major spoke in the wheels of her Rio rivals next year.

12-20-2015 - * Inside The Games:- Tweet Or Compete At Rio 2016 Australian Athletes Warned.
Australian athletes have been urged to "tweet or compete" at next years Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro in order to avoid any distractions from competition during the Games.

12-19-2015 - * BMX Queen Caroline Buchanan's Bid To Turn Expectation Into Inspiration For Olympic Dream.
BMX star Caroline Buchanan wants to turn her projected silver medal into Olympic gold. Caroline Buchanan knows
one poorly-timed nudge can to ruin her gold-medal dream. But almost four years after Canberra's BMX queen was
reduced to tears on the track in London, Buchanan says she's mentally stronger and accepts the ruthless nature
of her sport as she targets Olympic Games redemption.

12-11-2015 - * Australian Olympic Committee: - Bodi Turns The Corner.
Australia is hoping to qualify the full complement of three men and two women BMX athletes for the
Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Turner, alongside the likes of Willoughby and World Championship finalist
Anthony Dean, will need to keep Australia amongst the top four nations on the UCI rankings (currently
second) if there are to be three Aussie men in Rio.

12-04-2015 - * USA Cycling: - Mountain Bike, Womens Road Olympic Long Teams Named.
USA Cycling announced the mens and women’s mountain bike and womens road Olympic long teams
on Friday, naming the lists of athletes from which final 2016 Olympic rosters will be selected next summer.
Track long team selections will be made Dec. 15, while BMX and mens road team selections will be made
on June 24th, 2016, with the final Olympic Team selection.

11-24-2015 - * On The Home Straight New Time-Lapse Video Shows Construction Of Rio 2016 Games Venues.
With test events in full swing, work at Barra and Deodoro Olympic Parks, and athletes village, nears an end.
With less than nine months until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games begin, construction of the new sports venues is
in the home straight. A week after the Rio city government declared three more facilities ready, has released
a time-lapse video showing progress at the two main venue clusters and athletes village. See: ( YouTube Video )

10-27-2015 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- Buchanan Racing Towards Rio 2016.
After recently celebrating her 25th birthday, the Australian BMX rider hopes her two decades of
experience will help her qualify for the Rio 2016 Games, with an eye on that elusive Olympic gold.

10-19-2015 - * Rotorua New Zealand:- BMX Sarah Walkers Focus Back On Rio Olympics.
Walker visited the Rio Olympics BMX venue during a recent trip to Brazil. She said all the riders
who visited the course had some serious concerns about the safety of the track, and had asked the
organisers to make some changes.

10-14-2015 - * USOC:- Hershey And U.S. Olympic Committee Announce Partnership.
The Hershey Company announced a five-year partnership with the United States Olympic Committee, and will
support the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams through the Rio 2016, PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Games.
Effective immediately, Hershey Company will serve as an official sponsor, confectionery partner of Team USA.

10-13-2015 - * Radio Sport New Zealand:- Sarah Walker To Oversee Re-design Of Rio Track.
The recent test event was canned after riders protested about the safety of the track. Walker said she
will stay actively involved in the re-design of the track. It needs to not only be safe for the riders
but it also as importantly needs to be a good demonstration of what our sport is and what we represent.
Ill be helping out as much as I can with the organisers and also from the riders perspective making sure
they hear as much feedback as possible.

10-07-2015 - * Rio 2016:- Video: Ride The Rio 2016 Olympic Games BMX Track With Renato Rezende.
Brazils leading BMX cyclist competed at last weekends test event with a camera on his helmet – check out
the amazing images. It is a birds eye view, Rezende flies high during the Rio 2016 test BMX event.

10-07-2015 - * BMX Australia:- Issues Uncovered At Rio Test Event.
Rio 2016 organisers have been forced to make alterations to the Olympic track ahead of next years event,
after BMX riders cited dangerous turns and jumps during the test event in Rio held over the weekend.
The two-day test event was reduced to one day after some of the worlds top riders declined to race on
Saturday local time, maintaining some of the jumps were unsafe.

10-06-2015 - * Australian Olympic Committee:- BMX Riders Call For Changes To Rio Track.
Rio 2016 organisers have been forced to make alterations to the Olympic track, after BMX riders cited
dangerous turns and jumps during the test event in Rio. The two-day test event was reduced to one day
after some of the world's top riders declined to race on Saturday, maintaining some of the jumps were
too high. Organisers tried to modify the track for Sunday after changes requested by the International
Cycling Union, but both men and women wound up using the womens circuit as the mens course was too risky.

10-06-2015 - * 7M Sports SNTV:- Olympic BMX Track Too Radical For Riders.
Note: A Nice Video In This PR That Sums It Up Some. - All the athletes attended the meeting and it was unanimous:
nobody wanted to ride there. It was kind of a dirt bike track for a BMX race, those where guys like to do crazy
tricks. It was really dangerous. We could race but we wondered who would actually be the first to risk doing it.

10-05-2015 - * Cycling South Africa:- SA BMX Nationals Another Step Towards Rio 2016.
The South African BMX Commissions High Performance coach Jonathan Chislett believes the upcoming
South African National BMX Championships at Alrode BMX Club in Alberton, Gauteng on October 11th
will be a first key step in local riders quest to secure 2016 Olympic Games qualification.

10-05-2015 - * ISTG:- Rain Forces Early Cancellation Of Delayed Rio 2016 BMX Test Event.
The BMX test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games had to be cancelled after heavy rain forced
organisers to end the competition at the quarter-final stage. The International BMX Challenge
had already been put back a day after riders complained of an unsafe course, prompting the
International Cycling Union (UCI) to ask organisers to make changes. But modifications to some
areas of the mens course werent finished in time, causing both events to be held on the womens track.

10-05-2015 - * Rio Times:- BMX Olympic Test Event In Rio Sees Course Changes And Rain.

10-05-2015 - * Cycling New Zealand:- Rain Ends Delayed BMX Test Event.
Rain brought a premature end to the delayed Rio Olympic Test event for BMX today. Racing had been
reduced to one day on a re-jigged track following complaints from all riders that the track was too dangerous.
Organisers made changes to parts of the women’s track to be used for all racing today.

10-05-2015 - * Photos: BMX Cycling Test Event At The Deodoro Sports Complex Olympic BMX Track In Rio.
Images portray the cycling BMX test event, held at the Olympic BMX Park in Deodoro, in Rio de Janeiro.
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10-04-2015 - * International BMX Cycling Challenge Test Event October 03rd-04th, 2015.


The Aquece Rio Test Event ( International BMX Cycling Challenge ) Is October 03rd-04th, 2015
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil At Deodoro Olympic Village, Olympic BMX Track. This Event Organised
By Rio 2016, Is Part Of The Rio 2016 Test Events Program And Is A Great Opportunity For Nations
And BMX Riders To Test The New Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track And Get Know The Atmosphere.
Info: * www.aquecerio.com/en + (~~~ * www.aquecerio.com/en/cycling-bmx ~~~) + * News: Calendar.

10-04-2015 - * Rio 2016:- International BMX Challenge Puts Rio 2016 Organising Committee To The Test.
After adjustments to course and cancellation caused by rain, Mariana Pajón and Edzus Treimanis take gold at 12th
Rio 2016 test event. The BMX test event provided Rio 2016 with one of its biggest operational challenges yet.



The International BMX Challenge was the first test event to be staged at the X-Park, within Deodoro Olympic Park.
“The event was very well organised and, in spite of the rain, the heats that took place were really good,” said Pajón.
“Even with the modifications that were made to the track, I really enjoyed competing here. I know that next year
everything will be excellent and it will be a great honour to represent my country here in Rio.” ( More )
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10-04-2015 - * FB Video:- Olympic BMX Test Event Highlighs.
The Olympic BMX Test Event Goes Ahead In Rio de Janeiro After Athletes Claims
The Track Was Unsafe Led To The Cancellation Of First Day Of The Event.

10-04-2015 - * New Zealand Herald:- BMX Test Event For Rio Olympics Receives Poor Grade.

10-04-2015 - * CBC Sports:- Rio Olympics: BMX Track Gets Poor Grade In Test Event.
The BMX track for next years Rio Olympics hosted its first test event on Sunday but received a poor grade
from riders. Organizers tried to modify the track for Sunday, but both men and women wound up using the womens
circuit as the mens course was deemed too risky. To add to the problems, Sundays racing had rain downpours.

10-04-2015 - * Podiums At The International BMX Cycling Challenge Test Event Sunday Oct. 04th.


* Podium Category Men:
1. Edzus Treimanis-years
2. Amidou Mir-FRA
3. Renato Rezende-bra

* Podium Category Women:
1. Mariana Pajon - COL
2. Ann Lee Broke Crain - USA
3. Stefany Hernandez - VEN


* The International BMX Cycling Challenge Test Event = ( Results Page. )
Some Cool ( Photos ) From The International BMX Cycling Challenge Test Event Sunday.

A Congratulations To Team USA BMX Riders For Representing The United States of America
At The Aquece Rio Test Event - International BMX Cycling Challenge On October 04th, 2015 In
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil At The 2016 Olympic BMX Track. US BMX Rider Brooke Crain Got Up
On The Podium And Took A Bronze Medal. The BMX Test Event Provided Rio 2016 With One
Of Its Biggest Operational Challenges Yet. “It Was A Complete Test For All,”. Congratulations!

* Team USA Women:
2. Broke Crain - USA
5. Alise Post - USA
23. Felicia Stancil - USA

* Team USA Men:
4. Nicholas Long - USA
20. Corben Sharrah - USA
22. Jared Garcia - USA



10-04-2015 - * Changes In The BMX Track On Sunday Oct. 04th.



On Saturday, the organizers put more land to slow the bike, but part of the circuit was still soft tread, not
compacted properly. Thus, this piece of the track was restricted by reducing the way the mens competition.
William Pussieldi explained the changes. - Filled land that was too steep. Will increase the landing area.
The athlete does not need to enter nozzle can get less diagonally. This reduces the degree of difficulty, but
gives more security to the athlete. For the coach of the selection, the changes were necessary. - The job was
well done. The safest is the track, the better the performance. What we want is eight athletes Drop-eight finish.
The International BMX Challenge is confirmed in Deodoro on Sunday afternoon. The Park Deodoro Radical finally
received the BMX cycling test event. More than 90 athletes from different countries started the race on the track
for the 2016 Games on Friday, the pilots decided not to enter the path and asked for change for reasons of security.
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10-03-2015 - * Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track Undergoes Emergency Reform On Saturday Oct. 03rd.



Athletes who participate in cycling test event for the Olympics refused to compete. They found the dangerous
circuit and demanded changes. The BMX track in Rio, which will be played the cycling race in next years Olympics,
is undergoing an emergency reform. It is that athletes who would participate in the test event refused to compete.
They said that the circuit is dangerous and demanded changes. Workers worked to correct the path. Part of the
track was shaved in a flood ripples straight, the main complaint of the contestants. The test event for the Olympics,
which would be held this Saturday, October 03rd, 2015 has been postponed to Sunday, October 04th, 2015.
Building of the BMX track and work is performed by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government. The track
opened on August 30th, 2015 and approved by the International Cycling Federation.
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10-03-2015 - * ISTG:- Rio 2016 BMX Test Event Put Back A Day Over "Unsafe" Course Concerns.

10-03-2015 - * Stuff NZ:- Rio Olympics BMX Track Labelled Unsafe By Riders And Needs Major Re-Build.
10-03-2015 - * Cycling New Zealand:- NZ BMX Team Share Criticism Of Rio Olympic Track.
10-03-2015 - * Voxy:- NZ BMX Team Share Criticism Of Rio Olympic Track.
10-03-2015 - * 3news:- Rio BMX Track Too Dangerous, Cyclists Say.
10-03-2015 - * NZcity:- New Zealand BMX Team At Rio Olympics Test Event Joins Others Slamming Track Unsafe.

10-02-2015 - * USA Today:- BMX Test Event In Rio Put Back 1 Day Over Safety Concerns.
Organizers of next years Rio de Janeiro Olympics have moved a BMX test event back one day over safety
concerns. The event, which was to have been held on Saturday and Sunday, has now been pushed back to Sunday
in order to modify jumps and other parts of the course. Rio organizers said athletes complained about the course
and made test runs on Friday before deciding it was unsafe and needed to be changed.

10-02-2015 - * Brasil2016:- Athletes Point Adjustments On Track, BMX Test Event Only On Sunday. = ( Google Translate )

10-02-2015 - * EBC:- Adjustments To Postpone Track For Sunday Cycling Test Event BMX. = ( Google Translate )

10-02-2015 - * FB Photo + News: - Liam Phillips Regarding The Safety Of The Track At Rio Olympics Test Event.

10-02-2015 - * Globoesporte:- Pilots Find Dangerous BMX Track, And Test Event Can Not Happen.
Athletes and members of the international federation of cycling come together to discuss problems between the
ramps 2:03 of the Park Deodoro Radical circuit. BMX test event, scheduled for this weekend at the Deodoro
X Park, you risk not happen. Athletes who are in Brazil for proof of dispute refused to get on track early on Friday,
claiming that the circuit is very dangerous. The biggest problems would be on the straights, which are full of highs.
According to the athletes, the slopes should design the bikes up and forward, but would only be throwing up - which
would increase the risk of falling. This afternoon, a meeting will define whether the competition will be maintained.


Pilots refuse to train on the BMX track in Park Deodoro Radical (Photo: Lorraine Dillon)

Cyclists are meeting with members of the international federation from morning to discuss the risks of proof of
the dispute in the Olympic circuit. The late start of training were suspended, and the test event can be canceled.
The Rio 2016 Committee commented stating that the "safety of the athletes is a priority" and that the "track design
approved by the International Federation of cycling." Modifications may be made in the circuit for the test-event occurs.

The circuit: - Officially presented at the end of August, including a bad fall, the track of the Olympic BMX Center has
routes of up to 400m length. In it, there are obstacles along the way. The layout of the male dispute has 399 meters,
while the women's 372. The project was signed by Tom Ritzenthaler, who also did the course of the last two editions of
the Games. In 2016, the area will have a temporary grandstand with 7,500 seats.

BMX cycling competition leader of the Rio 2016 Committee, Jorge Vasquez had commented that the track has an obstacle
called heel Sugar Loaf ', which should put even more difficult for competitors. - All major competitors in the world are here.
And they will need all his skills, for the track that we set is the largest in the history of sport in the Olympic Games and is
highly technical - Vasquez said. The International BMX Challenge is scheduled for this Saturday with qualifying disputes.
The competition closes on Sunday with the final male and female. This will be the 12th test event of the Games and the
first of the X Park. Later this month, the site will receive cycling Mountain Bike. In November, its time for slalom canoeing.
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10-02-2015 - * Rio 2016:- Olympic And World Champions To Headline Rio 2016 BMX Test Event.
Leading riders eager to try out new Olympic course in first of three competitions at X-Park. A star-studded
line-up of the worlds top BMX riders will grace the Rio 2016 test event this weekend, as one of the
Olympic Games’ newest and most radical sports takes centre stage in the host city.

10-01-2015 - * Team GB:- Phillips Excited To Sample Rio Track.
The urge to win will never subside for Liam Phillips but he says this weekends Olympic BMX test event
is about the bigger picture. Rio is next on the horizon for the 26-year-old and he already has plenty of
Olympic experience having taken to the track in Beijing and London.

09-30-2015 - * British Cycling:- Phillips And Evans Set For Rio BMX Test Event.
History maker Liam Phillips says this weekends Olympic BMX test event is a huge opportunity ahead
of next summers Games. Fresh from becoming the first man to win back-to-back UCI BMX Supercross
World Cup titles, Phillips, along with teammate Kyle Evans will now get a taste of the track where Olympic
gold will be decided next year. Test events are held across a number of different sports to allow organising
committees and partners to test all aspects of venue operations.

09-26-2015 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #05 In Rock Hill, South Carolina USA Sept. 25th-26th, 2015.
Maris Strombergs Won Elite Mens Finals And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #05 - Rock Hill, South Carolina USA Sept. 25th-26th, 2015 )
Information Websites ( * http://www.rockhillscbmx.com & * http://www.novanthealthbmx.com )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #5 Rock Hill, SC USA

* YouTube Video: - Maris Strombergs Wins Elite Mens Finals In Rock Hill, S.C...
* YouTube Video: - Mariana Pajon Wins Elite Womens Finals In Rock Hill, S.C...
* Canadas Tory Nyhaug Wins Silver At UCI World Cup Finals In Rainy Rock Hill.
* UCI: Pajon And Phillips Claim World Cup Titles In Rainy Rock Hill, USA..........
* ISTG: Phillips Becomes First To Win Back-To-Back BMX World Cup Titles.....
* The Herald: Phillips, Pajon Claim BMX Supercross World Cup Titles Rock Hill.
* BMX Australia: Dean, Buchanan Fair Best In UCI BMX World Cup Finale.......
* New Zealand: Jones, Walker Find Encouraging Form At BMX WC Supercross.
* Liam Phillips Wins Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title........
* Fastest Laps For Kimmann And Pajon At Final UCI BMX SX World Cup In SC.
* BMX Australia: Willoughby, Buchanan Impressive On Way To Time Trial Silver.
* New Zealand: Jones, Walker In Slick Form At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
* BMX Mania.com Report Page: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #05 Rock Hill.. = Photos.
* USOC: 5 Reasons Why BMX Is One Of The Most Dangerous Olympic Sports......
* United States Olympic Committee: Team USA: Five For Friday: BMX....................
* BMX Australia: Aussies To Go Out With A Bang At Rock Hill BMX Supercross...
* Australian Olympic Committee: Aussies In Pursuit Of BMX World Cup Success...
* The Herald: BMX World Cup To Be Decided In Rock Hill This Weekend................
* BMX Australia: Development Academy Set To Take On Rock Hill, SC USA............
* Canadian BMXers Get One Last Chance At UCI BMX Supercross This Season......
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Can Phillips -&- Pajon Confirm South Carolina
* British Cycling: Phillips Calm Ahead Of UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Decider
* Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross #5 Rock Hill, SC USA:- * www.bmx-results.com
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09-23-2015 - * Winston-Salem Journal:- Editorial: Bring This Olympic Dream To Fruition.
Justin Posey of Western Forsyth County, who has dreamed since childhood of making the Olympics
BMX bicycling team, was in prime position to realize that for the 2016 Olympics when he sustained
severe injuries after wiping out in a supercross race in Grand Junction, Colo., last month. But not
surprisingly, he has not given up on this tough sport that plays out on obstacle-ridden dirt tracks.

09-13-2015 - * ISTG: - Rio 2016 BMX Course Is Ready To Roll After Being Unveiled By Citys Government.
Also Note: The Rio de Janeiro City Government Unveiled The Completed BMX Course On August 30th, 2015.

09-09-2015 - * IOC: - BMX Course Ready To Roll For Rio 2016.
Rio de Janeiro city government has unveiled the completed BMX course for Rio 2016. Construction on
the course began back in July 2014 as part of Deodoro Olympic Park, which is the second largest venue
cluster for the Games. The course will be put through its paces for the first time in October when it hosts
the International BMX Cycling Challenge, which is the official test event for Rio 2016. CC:- IOC News.
Also Note: The Rio de Janeiro City Government Unveiled The Completed BMX Course On August 30th, 2015.

09-06-2015 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #04 In Santiago Del Estero, Argentina Sept. 05th-06th, 2015.
Liam Phillips Won Elite Mens Finals And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #04 - Santiago Del Estero, Argentina Sept. 05th-06th, 2015 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #4 Santiago Del Estero

* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Womens Lead Changes Hands In South America
* USA Cycling: Post Third In Argentina World Cup, Sits Second In Points Standings.
* BMX Australia: Olympic Hopeful Anthony Dean Second In Argentina......................
* NZ: Sarah Walker Continues Improving Form In Argentina World Cup BMX..........
* Liam Phillips On Verge UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title After Argentina Win
* UCI: Fastest Track Times For Mariana Pajon And Connor Fields In South America
* Canberra Times: Caroline Buchanan Finishes Second Argentina World Cup Round
* BMX Australia: Caroline Buchanan And Bodi Turner Impress In Argentina............
* New Zealand BMX Riders Qualify In UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #04.............
* BMX Mania.com Report Page: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #04 Santiago Del. = Photos.
* BMX Australia: Aussies BMXers Ready For South American Showdown..................
* UCI BMX Supercross W.C: Will New Leaders Hold On To Red Plate In Argentina?
* Small But Powerful Canada BMX Team Set To Compete In Santiago Del Estero......
* Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics..
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross #4 Santiago Del Estero: - * www.bmx-results.com
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08-31-2015 - * Rio 2016: - Olympic BMX Centre Is First Rio 2016 Venue To Be Ready In 2015.
Bike track is part of X-Park complex in Deodoro Olympic Park, the second largest venue cluster
for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Rio de Janeiro city government unveiled on Sunday
(30 August) the finished course for the Olympic BMX Centre for the Rio 2016 Games. The venue,
under construction since July 2014 as part of Deodoro Olympic Park, is the first to be delivered
in 2015, with a further six due to be completed this year at Barra Olympic Park. The course will
be put to the test for the first time in October when it hosts the International BMX Cycling Challenge.
Also See: * The Rio Times News: - Rio Opens First Facility In Deodoro For 2016 Games.

08-30-2015 - * Rio Opens BMX Cycling Competition Arena For The 2016 Games.




Rio opens BMX cycling competition arena for the 2016 Games. Track is the first completed work
of the Deodoro Sports Complex. It will have 400 meters long. The mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes,
inaugurated on Sunday, August 30th, 2015 BMX cycling track of the Deodoro Sports Complex.
It is the first work completed the complex, which will host 11 Olympic sports and four Paralympic
the Rio 2016 Olympics. The track is 350 meters long circuit for women and 400 for males.
During the ceremony, the mayor reiterated that works for the games are on schedule and number
of installations will be delivered before the deadline. --- Photo 01: Mayor Eduardo Paes cycling
inaugurating BMX cycling facility Rio 2016. Photo 02: BMX Cycling track at the Deodoro Complex.

08-30-2015 - * FB Video: - Mayor Of Rio Presents BMX Track At Deodoro Sports Complex For Olympics.

08-30-2015 - * Flickr Photos: - Mayor Of Rio Presents BMX Track At Deodoro Sports Complex For Olympics.

08-30-2015 - * Photos: The New Olympic BMX Track In Rio At The Deodoro Sports Complex.
Professional athletes test the new BMX cycling track built for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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08-30-2015 - * Photos: - Mayor Of Rio Presents BMX Track At Deodoro Sports Complex For Olympics.
The Mayor of Rio Eduardo Paes presents the BMX track that will be used at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
The BMX track is located at the Deodoro Sports Complex, 11 Olympic events during the 2016 Olympics.
This Shows A Good Hand Full Of Photos. The Photos Are Junked Up With Graffiti Making Them Hard To See.

08-30-2015 - * Photos: An Aerial View Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.



Photos 01 -&- 02: An Aerial View Of The Deodoro Olympic Village, BMX Track, Where The BMX
Bike Events Will Take Place During The 2016 Rio Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...........

08-25-2015 - * How Do You Craft An Olympic Medal Contender? Tech Help, And A Big Team.
Tory Nyhaug is Canada`s best shot at a BMX racing podium finish in Rio – and he has plenty of
gadgets and gurus to help him. Nyhaug, a 23-year-old from suburban Vancouver who is Canada`s
best shot at a medal in BMX racing, a sport of mayhem, at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

08-24-2015 - * A Look At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park.


Progress of work at the Olympic Centre of BMX, which is 82% complete, according to City Hall.
Currently in progress running asphalt coating and floor paint, in addition to completion of the ramp
structure to start. The test event will take place October 3 and 4, 2015. The site will have the installation
of 7,500 temporary seats and a permanent dirt track with the route between 300 and 400m. After the
Games, the BMX track circuit, will be part of the X Park, open to the public. The work is being performed
by the Rio City Hall, with the Federal Government. Photos: 02.jpg | 03.jpg | 04.jpg | 05.jpg | 06.jpg | 07.jpg

08-20-2015 - * Cycling Canada: - Rio Olympic Selection Criteria Published.
With just under a year to go to the Rio Olympics, aspiring Olympians can consult Cycling Canadas
Rio selection policy to find out what they need to do to make the team. Selection BMX: June 7, 2016

08-16-2015 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #03 In Angelholm, Sweden Aug. 15th-16th, 2015.
Liam Phillips Won Elite Mens Finals And Alice Post Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #03 - Angelholm, Sweden Aug. 15th-16th, 2015 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #3 Angelholm, Sweden.

* Phillips, Post Take Over Red Leader Plates After UCI BMX Supercross WC Wins
* USA Cycling: Alise Post And Felicia Stancil Win The Gold And Silver In Sweden...
* GB: Superlative Phillips Wins In Sweden To Top UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
* BMX Australia: Turner Upstages Willoughby In Coming Of Age Performance.........
* Cycling New Zealand: Jones Makes BMX World Cup Final, Walker Improves.....
* BMX Australia: Aussies Battle Wind In Angelholm At UCI BMX Supercross WC.
* Cycling New Zealand: Jones On Top Of Weather-Hit BMX In Sweden.....................
* Strong Swedish Wind Requires Change Of Schedule At UCI BMX Supercross WC
* Cycling South Africa: O ’Keeffe Shifts Mindset Ahead Of UCI BMX World Cup....
* Sam Willoughby, Caroline Buchanan Lead The Aussie Assault In Sweden...............
* New Zealand BMXer Marc Willers Announces Retirement After Sweden Event.....
* Can Willoughby, Pajon, Buchanan Hold On To UCI BMX Supercross WC Lead?...
* Guide: Great Britain Cycling Team UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Angelholm...
* BMX Australia: Development Academy Riders Turn Attention To Sweden...............
* Photo 3D BMX Track Layout: 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 3 Angelholm
* Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics..
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross #3 Angelholm, Sweden: - * www.bmx-results.com
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08-14-2015 - * Pan Ams Gold Could Be Launching Pad For BMXer Felicia Stancil.
The path BMX rider Felicia Stancil is navigating is not new. Shes been a talented, hard-charging rider
since grade school, steadily moving her way into the elite circles of the challenging sport. She is now
aiming toward big milestones, such as winning world titles, reaching Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.

08-12-2015 - * BMX Olympian Daniel Caluag Confident Of Making It To Rio.
The 28-year-old Caluag has been juggling his time between training and his work, apart from his
newfound responsibility as a doting father to his daughter Sydney who will be a year old this September.

08-07-2015 - * Rio 2016 Venue Construction Work Enters The Home Straight.
Quote:- Work is also progressing well on the three X-Park venues in the Deodoro Olympic Park, with construction
nearly 80 per cent complete. The Olympic BMX Centre will be finished later this year. The Deodoro Olympic Park
is the second largest venue cluster for the Games.

08-05-2015 - * IOC Invites Olympic Athletes Of The World To Rio 2016 With Just One Year To Go.
The world will talk about a Rio de Janeiro before the Games and a much better Rio de Janeiro after the Games,
says IOC President Thomas Bach. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach today officially
invited the worlds athletes to take part in South Americas first ever Olympic Games. It marks exactly one year to
go until the opening of the Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016.

08-05-2015 - * BMX Australia: - 1 Year To Go Until Rio 2016.
Today marks one year until the 2016 Olympics gets underway in Rio de Janeiro, with our great sport set to be
contested on the Olympic stage for just the third time. The road to Rio for our athletes has well and truly begun,
with preparation and results now more important than ever over the next 365 days, as Olympic fever begins.

08-05-2015 - * Photo Screen Rip Of The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track + Rio 2016 1 Year To Go Promo FB Video.

08-04-2015 - * Time Is On Felicia Stancils Side As BMX Star Speeds Toward Olympic.
For world-class BMX racer Felicia Stancil, the pride of Lake Villa and a graduate of Grayslake North High School.
Some of her followers already are trying to project her onto the medal podium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de
Janeiro. But the truth is, the 2020 Games in Tokyo just may be her golden moment.

08-03-2015 - * U.S. Olympic Committee Celebrates One-Year Countdown To Rio 2016 Olympic Games Aug. 5.
The United States Olympic Committee will join fans of the Olympic Games around the world in marking the one-year
countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 5 with several promotional activities and athlete appearances.
The USOC will release its new must-have apparel item of the Games and launch Rio Games-focused digital offerings
at TeamUSA.org to help celebrate Team USAs journey to Rio. More than a dozen Rio hopefuls will be in New York
for a publicity tour that will include a four-hour Rio Olympic celebration on NBCs Today.

07-28-2015 - * Photo 01: A Look At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park. + ( .jpg )
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07-28-2015 - * Photo 03: A Look At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park. + ( .jpg )


Aerial View Of The Deodoro Olympic Village, Where The BMX Bike Events Will Take Place During The Rio
2016 Olympic Games, In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo Shot On July 28th, 2015. AFP Photo / Vanderlei Almeida

07-25-2015 - * UCI BMX World Championships In Zolder, Belgium On July 21st-25th, 2015.
Niek Kimmann Won Elite Mens Finals And Stefany Hernandez Won Elite Womens Finals.


The UCI BMX World Championships In Zolder, Belgium July 21st-25th, 2015.
* Note: This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For 2016 Rio Olympics.

( Coverage:- UCI BMX World Championships Zolder, Belgium July 21st-25th, 2015 )

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07-23-2015 - * BMXer Caroline Buchanan Focussed On The Monster Rio BMX Track.
The monster Rio BMX track adds a whole new dimension to Caroline Buchanans quest for Olympic redemption.
The track is the biggest Ive ever seen. Rio is completely, three times bigger compared to the London track.
Note: -- News Listed Down Below: 07-10-2015 Photos, A Look At Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track.

07-14-2015 - * U.S. Olympic Committee Launches "Team USA's Road To Rio" Video Series.
The United States Olympic Committee today announced Team USA’s Road to Rio video series
presented by Liberty Mutual Insurance. The series will feature more than 30 episodes with a new
episode airing on alternating Tuesdays. Exclusive looks at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center,
the U.S. Rowing Teams, U.S. BMX athletes, and future stops along the Road to Rio 2016 Tour.

07-11-2015 - * Pan American Games BMX In Toronto, Ontario Canada On July 10th-11th, 2015.
Tory Nyhaug Won Elite Mens Finals And Felicia Stancil Won Elite Womens Finals.


( Pan American Games - Toronto, Ontario Canada July 10th-26th, 2015 )
BMX Racing Is On July 10th - 11th, 2015 At Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre.

Report: - Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam, BC Canada, won the mens BMX final for Canada`s first
cycling gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games. (-And-) Felicia Stancil of Lake Villa, Ill. USA,
won the womens BMX final for USA`s first cycling gold medal at the 2015 Pan Am Games.....
Both on Saturday, July 11th, 2015 in Toronto, Ontario Canada. - For More See News Below:

07-21-2015: * BMX Centre A Thrill From Start To Finish.
07-12-2015: * USA Cycling:- BMX and Mountain Bike Squads Win Five Medals.
07-12-2015: * IOC President Meets Athletes On The First Day Of Competition At Pan Am Games.
07-12-2015: * YouTube Video: - IOC President Meets Athletes On The First Day Of Competition.
07-11-2015: * Hot-News: BMXer Felicia Stancil Claims 1st Major Win For Team USA Pan Ams Gold.
07-11-2015: * Hot-News: Canada’s Tory Nyhaug Wins GOLD At 2015 Pan Am Games BMX Supercross.
07-11-2015: * Nyhaug Wins BMX Pan Am Gold In Dominant Fashion.
07-11-2015: * YouTube Video: - 2015 Pan Am Games Men's BMX - Tory Nyhaug Interview.
07-11-2015: * Tory Nyhaug Wins Gold Medal For Canada In BMX At Pan Am Games.
07-11-2015: * Canada’s Tory Nyhaug Wins BMX Gold Medal.
07-11-2015: * Results: - Men's Final - Pan American Games BMX.jpg
07-11-2015: * Results: - Women's Final - Pan American Games BMX.jpg
07-10-2015: * Canadas Nyhaug Wins Pan Am Games BMX Time Trial As Pajon Tops Womens Field.
07-10-2015: * Pan Am Games: Canadas Tory Nyhaug Off To Speedy Start In BMX Event.
07-10-2015: * Results: - Men's Time Trial Super-Final - Pan American Games BMX.jpg
07-10-2015: * Results: - Women's Time Trial Super-Final - Pan American Games BMX.jpg
07-10-2015: * Amelia Walsh BMX Rider Back On Canadian Cycling Team.
07-10-2015: * Nyhaug & Kudaba Off To Toronto Pan American Games Get Started This Weekend.
07-09-2015: * Pan Am Games: BMX Begins Time Trials Friday.
07-08-2015: * Pan Am BMXers Hope To Exploit Home Advantage.
07-08-2015: * Canadian BMX Rider Tory Nyhaug, Known For His Injuries, Is Healthy And Ready.
07-08-2015: * CBC Cool Sports: BMX Parallax View The Fun Facts.
07-08-2015: * Cycling Canada, Louis Garneau Announce Team Uniform For 2015 Pan Am Games.
07-08-2015: * Amelia Walsh Gets To Go With Plan A Despite Being Left Off National BMX Team.
07-07-2015: * YouTube Video: - Day 38: 2015 Toronto Pan Am Torch At BMX Track.
07-07-2015: * Flickr Photos: - 2015 U.S. Pan Am Cycling BMX Team.
07-06-2015: * U.S. Olympic Committee Announces 623-Member 2015 U.S. Pan American Team.
07-02-2015: * Tory Nyhaug Leads Canadian Hopes In BMX.
06-29-2015: * Airdrie BMX Alumni Representing At Pan Am Games.
06-17-2015: * BMX Canada Cup 1&2 – Pan Am Games Test Event Recap.
06-16-2015: * Pedal Magazine: Canada Cup BMX #1 + 2 Centennial Park Results, Photos.
06-15-2015: * International Riders, Fans Descend On Centennial Park For BMX Canada Cup Event.
06-14-2015: * Federico Villegas Was Crowned Champion In Canada Cup Pan Am BMX Test Event.
06-14-2015: * Results: Canada Cup 2015 #2.
06-13-2015: * Results: Canada Cup 2015 #1.
06-12-2015: * Info: Canada Cup #1 & #2 And The Pan Am Games Test Event June 13th-14th 2015.
06-12-2015: * Canadian BMXer Amelia Walsh Looks Ahead To This Weekend's Canada Cup.
06-12-2015: * Our Athlete Tory Nyhaug On Track For Pan Am Glory.
06-12-2015: * Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre Ribbon Cutting And Demo Provides Glimpse.
06-11-2015: * YouTube Video: - James Palmer: Toronto Pan Am BMX Track.
06-11-2015: * Cycling Canada: - GT To Sponsor Canada Cup BMX Event In Toronto.
06-10-2015: * Media Advisory: TO2015 Celebrates Completion Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre.
06-09-2015: * Canada Cup BMX Begins This Week At New Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre.
06-09-2015: * Canada Cup BMX Begins This Week At New Centennial Park Pan Am Centre.
06-09-2015: * Canada Cup BMX Action Kicks Off This Weekend At Ontarios Centennial Park Pan Am.
06-09-2015: * Lone Wolf’ Walsh Set For Pan Am Games BMX Event In Etobicoke July 11th....
06-08-2015: * Etobicokes New BMX Track Gets Trial Run With Canada Cup events June 12 to 14.
06-01-2015: * Canadian Cycling Team Nominated For Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games...................
05-27-2015: * USA Cycling: - U.S. Roster Selected For Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.......
12-30-2014: * Centennial Park Pan Am BMX Centre May Host Future World Cups, Worlds.
11-05-2014: * Photo 3-D BMX Track Layout For 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, On Canada.jpg
11-05-2014: * Public Meeting Debates Centennial Parks Coming BMX Track.
10-17-2014: * Residents Angry About Cost, Effects Of Pan Am BMX Facility In Centennial Park.
10-16-2014: * Photo 01: 2015 Pan American Games BMX Track In Toronto Coming Along Nicely.
10-16-2014: * Photo 02: 2015 Pan American Games BMX Track In Toronto Coming Along Nicely.
07-31-2014: * Upgrades Near Completion As Construction Begins On BMX Course In Centennial Park.
07-16-2014: * Mayor Ford Unsuccessful In Bid To Move BMX Facility Out Of Centennial Park.
10-21-2011: * News-Info: The Pan American Games In Guadalajara, Mexico: October 14th-30th, 2011.
10-21-2011: * USA Cycling:- Team USA Claims Three Of Six BMX Medals At Pan Am Games.
07-15-2007: * USA Cycling:- Richardson Scores BMX Gold For U.S. At Pan AM Games In Rio.
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07-10-2015 - * Photo 01: A Look At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park. + ( .jpg )
07-10-2015 - * Photo 02: A Look At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park. + ( .jpg )
07-10-2015 - * Photo 03: A Look At The Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Track At Deodoro Olympic Park. + ( .jpg )


The BMX circuit at Deodoro Sports Complex begins to take shape in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The work is being
performed by the City Hall, with the Federal Government. Scheduled for completion of work is for the third
quarter 2015. Currently under construction the track competition and the structure of the starting ramp.
After the Games, the BMX track will be part of the X Park, open to the public.

07-08-2015 - * Olympic TV Channel Will Use New Approach To Attract Mainstream Audiences, Claims Bach.
Targeting a mainstream audience with a "different approach" to broadcasting sport has been revealed as a major
aim of the Olympic TV Channel by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach here today.
Also See News: IOC President Thomas Bach at the Pan-American Sports Organisation (PASO) General Assembly
in Toronto ahead of Pan-Am Games ( IOC-News-Press )

06-28-2015 - * Daudet and Christensen Secure Golden End To Baku 2015 European Games With BMX Victories.
Cycling BMX: France's Joris Daudet wins Mens Gold and Denmark's Simone Christensen wins Womens Gold.
Also See Baku 2015 European Games BMX: YouTube Videos: Mens BMX Final -and- Womens BMX Final.

06-19-2015 - * UCI Management Committee Welcomes Progress In Implementing Strategic Plan.
Brian Cookson: I am pleased that the Rio 2016 venues for mountain biking and BMX are now under construction
at the X-park at the centre of the Deodoro Olympic Park. I’m sure this will be a fantastic setting, and provide
an unforgettable experience for fans and athletes. The youthful, high-octane nature of mountain bike and BMX
will play a big part in creating a buzz at the park.

06-14-2015 - * Hoping For Return To Olympics In Rio 2016 BMX, Post And Crain Finish First And Third.
South Jordan Rad Canyon BMX is hosting hundreds of BMX riders of all ages and skill levels for the
Great Salt Lake Nationals this weekend, and the event certainly wasn't short of star power. Among those
racing were the two women who represented the U.S. at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, Alise
Post and Brooke Crain. Post and Crain are looking to return for next summers games in Rio de Janeiro after
disappointing finishes in London.

06-09-2015 - * Results Of European Games Will Have Direct Consequences For 2016 Olympic Qualifications.
The first edition of the European Games will take place from the 12-28 June 2015 in Baku, the capital city of
Azerbaijan. Quote: - Road cycling, BMX and mountain bike: Ranking points can be earned in Baku in each of
these three disciplines. The best ranked cyclists as of May 2016 will be eligible for a place at the Olympic Games.

06-09-2015 - * U.S. Olympic Committee Announces Updated Rule 40 Guidelines.
As part of an ongoing effort to support athletes’ rights, the United States Olympic Committee announced today
its updated Rule 40 guidelines, which will allow the continuation of in-market generic advertising featuring Games
participants during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games period. For more information, TeamUSA.org/athletemarketing

05-26-2015 - * U.S. Olympic Committee Announces Road To Rio Tour Presented By Liberty Mutual Insurance.
The United States Olympic Committee announced today details of the Road to Rio Tour presented by Liberty
Mutual Insurance. The nine-stop tour will circle the country from July 4, 2015, to Sept. 10, 2016, bringing the
spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Team USA fans. Tour elements will include interactive sport
participation, virtual-reality experiences,athlete meet and greets, Team USA giveaways and sponsor engagement.

05-10-2015 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #02 Papendal, Netherlands May 09th-10th, 2015.
Niek Kimmann Won Elite Mens Finals And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #02 - Papendal, Netherlands May 09th-10th, 2015 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #2 Papendal,Netherlands.

* Rookie Niek Kimmann Rides To First UCI BMX SX World Cup Win From Lane 8.....
* USA Felicia Stancil Races To The Silver Medal At The Supercross Final In Papendal.
* Canterbury BMX Boys Best Of Kiwis In UCI Supercross WC Papendal Netherlands.
* Australian Olympic Committee: Willoughby Steals BMX Supercross World Cup Lead
* BMX Australia: Willoughby Steals UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Series Lead.......
* Great Britains Liam Phillips Drops To Fourth In UCI BMX Supercross World Cup....
* Four Kiwi BMX Riders Qualify At UCI BMX World Cup In Papendal Netherlands...
* Sam Willoughby Third In Time Trial As Aussies Impress In Papendal Netherlands....
* Connor Fields Sets Track Record In Papendal, Wins Gold In Time Trial Superfinal....
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Connor Fields & Mariana Pajon Set Fastest Time.
* GB Liam Phillips Second In Papendal UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Time Trial...
* NZ BMX Riders Shape Up For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup # 02 In Papendal..
* BMX Mania.com Report Page: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Netherlands..... = Photos.
* Caroline Buchanan Primed For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Papendal Success.
* Aussies Set To Battle Worlds Best In UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Papendal.......
* GB Liam Phillips: Papendal UCI BMX Supercross World Cup A Different Challenge
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Papendal Tough Competition For Current Leaders
* Australia BMX Rookie In Netherlands For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Event..
* Great Britain Cycling Teams Tre Whyte: Riding In The Rain & Wind "A Nightmare.
* Battered And Bruised At The UCI BMX World Cup - BMX Star Quillan Isidore........
* Guide: Great Britain Cycling Team At Papendal UCI BMX Supercross World Cup....
* Team Canada: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Travels To Papendal Netherlands....
* Great Britain Cycling Team Named For Papendal UCI BMX Supercross World Cup..
* Photo 3D BMX Track Layout: 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2 Papendal.jpg
* Note: - This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics.....
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross #2 Papendal Netherlands:- * www.bmx-results.com
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04-28-2015 - * IOC-Recognised International Federations Urged To Apply For Tokyo 2020 Inclusion.
Additional events at the Olympic Games will be selected from sports with International Federations
(IFs) recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and not currently included on the
sports programme, Tokyo 2020 have announced. There are approximately 30 IFs eligible to apply,
according to Organising Committee officials, although the ruling does seemingly end the ambitions
of skateboarding and basketball 3x3.

04-23-2015 - * U.S. Olympic Committee And CoSport Announce Rio 2016 Olympic Games Ticket Sales.
The United States Olympic Committee and CoSport are pleased to announce that Individual Tickets for
the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be available exclusively through cosport.com starting today at 10 a.m.
ET. CoSport has been appointed by the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee as the sole Authorized Ticket
Reseller in the United States. The world will come together in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games.

04-19-2015 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #01 In Manchester, UK April 18th - 19th, 2015.
Liam Phillips Won Elite Mens Finals And Caroline Buchanan Won Elite Womens Finals.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #01 - Manchester, UK April 18th-19th, 2015 )

* YouTube Videos Playlist: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #01 Manchester, UK.

* USA Cycling: Long, Post Find The Podium At Supercross World Cup Manchester
* Phillips & Buchanan Victorious In Manchester UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
* Buchanan Storms To Victory In Manchester UCI BMX Supercross World Cup......
* Semifinal Finish For Kiwi Marc Willers At UCI BMX World Cup Opener...............
* Marc Willers Leads Kiwi BMX Riders Into Semifinals At Manchester World Cup.
* GBs Liam Phillips Wins Third Manchester UCI BMX Supercross World Cup........
* USA Cycling: Fields, Stancil Podium In Time Trial At BMX World Cup Opener..
* Buchanan Impressive In Time Trial Ahead Of World Cup Series Opener...............
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Phillips & Pajon Win Time Trial Superfinals...
* New Plymouth NZ BMX Riders Competing In UCI Supercross World Cup............
* Jones Leads Kiwi BMX Riders Through Qualifying At UCI BMX Supercross WC
* Liam Phillips Claims Time-Trial Triumph At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup....
* Phillips Completes Time Trial Hat-Trick At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.......
* BMX Mania.com`s Report Page:- UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Manchester... = Photos.
* On Track For Success: British BMX Duo Eager To Wow Manchester World Cup..
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Kicks Off At Indoor BMX Facility Manchester..
* Cycling SA: Teagan O’Keeffe Confident That Pre-Season Training Will Pay Off...
* Team GB Tre Whyte Hopes To Shine Bright At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
* Liam Phillips Looking To Use World Cup To Experiment For 2016 Rio Olympics..
* Willoughby And Buchanan Set To Take On Worlds Best At UCI BMX Supercross
* Aussie Riders Set For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Opener Manchester UK..
* Sky Scholar And BMX Star Quillan Isidore Set For UCI Supercross World Cup...
* Great Britain BMXer Quillan Isidore Back To 100% Fitness And Raring To Race.
* Canada`s BMX Team Announced For Manchester World Cup Supercross 2015.....
* Charlotte Green Expects UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Will Be Toughest Yet..
* Great Britain Team Video: Liam Phillips Guide To The Manchester BMX Track...
* Guide: Great Britain Cycling Team Manchester UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
* UCI News: - 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: All You Need To Know..........
* South African BMX Riders Ready To Tackle UCI Supercross World Cup (GBR)...
* Manchester Strikes Gold With UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Spectacle...........
* Hard Core Manchester Youth In BMX Battle To Compete At UCI World Cup.......
* British Cycling Announces Team: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, Manchester..
* Tickets To Go On Sale For 2015 Manchester UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.....
* Photo 3D Track Layout 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #1 Manchester.jpg
* Note: This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics..
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross # 01 Manchester, UK: - * www.bmx-results.com
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03-31-2015 - * Tickets For Rio 2016 Olympic Games Go On Sale.
Brazilian residents can enter first of two draws, while overseas fans can find out who is the authorised
ticket reseller in their country. Also See Press PR`s Via: Inside The Games And IOC-PR01, IOC-PR02.

03-24-2015 - * BMX Australia: 500 Days Until Rio Olympic Games.
Today marks 500 days until the 2016 Olympics gets underway in Rio de Janeiro, with our great sport set
to be contested on the Olympic stage for just the third time. The road to Rio for our athletes has well and
truly begun, with preparation and results now more important than ever over the next 500 days, as Olympic
fever begins to take hold.

03-19-2015 - * Aldi Named As Official Sponsor Of Team GB At Rio Olympics. Also: ( YouTube Video )
Aldi has announced a major partnership to support Team GB’s athletes in the build up to and during
the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The partnership comes as Aldi celebrates its 25th anniversary in the UK.

03-18-2015 - * Rio 2016 Releases Test Event Calendar With Details Of 44 Olympic Competitions.
Quote: BMX Cycling: Aquece Rio International BMX Challenge: Olympic BMX Centre: Deodoro
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Is October 03rd - 04th, 2015: ( Rio 2016 Test Events Calendar 2.0.jpg )

02-25-2015 - * IOC Commission Sees Solid Progress As Rio 2016 Prepares For 21 Test Events In 2015.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission saw solid progress being made
during its eighth visit (23 to 25 February) to the 2016 host city of Rio de Janeiro. Sports venues are taking
shape and numerous engagement initiatives like ticketing, volunteering and the Olympic Torch Relay are up.

01-29-2015 - * Chestermere Teen Sights Set On Cycling BMX Rio Olympics 2016.
Daina all smiles at the thought of heading to the 2016 Olympics - Daina Tuchscherer has been
racing competitively in the sport of BMX cycling. At the time, it could not have even been
imagined that one day, young Daina could be heading to the Olympics.

01-09-2015 - * Jamaican BMX Biker Pedals Towards Olympic Dreams.
Its only fitting that Maliek Byndloss will seek to earn qualifying points racing his bicycle at
the Eden Park BMX track in St Mary on his road to representing Jamaica at the 2016 Olympics. The
19 year old, whose parents are Jamaican, will have to earn at least 10 Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI) racing points to qualify for the upcoming Summer Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

01-08-2015 - * UCI World Cycling Centre: Stefany Hernandez On Target For Rio.
Since arriving at the UCI World Cycling Centre in 2012, Stefany has steadily progressed. The plan
is to continue that progression in 2015 and be in peak form for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. The
prospect of racing at the Olympics so close to home is a particular source of inspiration.

01-03-2015 - * Caroline Buchanan Mentored By Pair In Pursuit Of Rio Olympic Games Gold Medal.
Two time BMX world champion Caroline Buchanan is leaning on two unlikely mentors in her pursuit
of an Olympic Games gold medal next year in Rio de Janeiro. In the chaotic world of BMX racing,
you could hardly find a more polar opposite than marathon great Robert de Castella, or former pole
vault champion Steve Hooker.

01-02-2015 - * Kyle Evans Crazy World Of BMX Olympic Dreams.
Kyle Evans already has a Team GB shirt in the wardrobe from 2012, when he was a support rider
for the London Games. But in Rio he wants to prove himself as one of the very best and has 2015
to make sure his results book him a ticket on the plane.

12-19-2014 - * Work On Rio 2016 Olympic Venues Well Advanced After Productive Year.
Quote: - Olympic BMX Centre: Earthworks are underway on this venue that will have
7,500 temporary seats and then leave an important sporting legacy to Rios young people.

11-11-2014 - * BMX Star Caroline Buchanan Aims For Olympic Games Gold After World Cup Victory.
BMX star Caroline Buchanan has her sights set on Olympic Games retribution in 2016 and will try to
make it back-to-back World Cup titles next year. Buchanan is in Canberra for a well-deserved off-season
break after a hectic season culminating in an overall title in the BMX Supercross World Cup circuit.

11-05-2014 - * Photo: - The Site For The 2016 Olympic Games BMX Track In Rio De Janeiro.jpg
Photo By Elite Trax. - Tom Ritz aka Dr. Dirt or Dr Tierra (as the like to call him over here), on site
for the 2016 Olympic Games BMX track in Rio De Janeiro. Dirt is moving and this is going to be good.

10-17-2014 - * Rachel Jones Looks To Make Up Ground In BMX Race To Rio.
Australia: If Rachel Jones reaches her goal of competing in BMX at the 2016 Olympics Games
in Rio de Janeiro she will look back fondly on 2014 as the building block of that achievement.

10-02-2014 - * Victorious Caluag Eyes Gold In 2016 Rio Olympics.
After BMX racer Daniel Caluag won the countrys first gold here in the 17th Asian Games,
the Fil American is now setting his sights on ending Phls medal drought in the Olympics.

10-01-2014 - * IOC Coordination Commission Leaves Rio Satisfied With Progress.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission brought to a close its
seventh visit (29 September to 1 October) to the South American host city today: it follows a
successful winter here for Brazil and for the country’s preparations for the Olympic Games,
which included the FIFA World Cup, Rio 2016’s first test event, the Rio 2016 World Press
Briefing and the Rio 2016 World Broadcasters Meeting. The Commission left Rio satisfied
with the progress that the Rio organisers have made since their last visit in March this year.

09-27-2014 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #05 In Chula Vista, California USA Sept.25-27, 2014.
The BMX Racing Was Fast And Furious And Spectacular. Sam Willoughby Won Elite Mens
And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals. Team USA Nicholas Long Earned A Silver Medal.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #5 - Chula Vista, California Sept. 25-27, 2014 )

* Replay: YouTube LIVE! Feed: (Main Event): UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista.. = Video.
* Replay: YouTube LIVE! Feed: (Qualifying & Timetrials): UCI BMX Supercross... = Video.
* Replay: YouTube LIVE! Feed: (Preview Show): UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista = Video.

* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Phillips And Buchanan Grab Overall Titles...
* Caroline Buchanan Crowned Series Champion While Sam Willoughby Caps Off
* Canberras Caroline Buchanan Wraps Up BMX World Cup Series Crown...........
* Willoughby And Pajon Win Final UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Race............
* Nic Long, Alise Post Ride To Medals In Supercross World Cup Final Saturday..
* GB Liam Phillips Crowned 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Champion.....
* YouTube Video: - 2014 UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Mens Final................
* YouTube Video: - 2014 UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Womens Final...........
* YouTube Replay: - UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Live Feed Main Event....
* Aussies On Track For Success At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Chula Vista
* New Zealand BMXer Sarah Walker Injured Again At UCI BMX Supercross.....
* Fastest Time Trial Laps For Fields And Pajon At Final World Cup Round............
* Four Time Trial Medals For U.S. At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Finale.....
* Liam Phillips Sixth In Chula Vista UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Time Trial..
* YouTube Video: - UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Mens Time Trial................
* YouTube Video: - UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Womens Time Trial............
* YouTube Replay: - UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Qualifying & Timetrials...
* Canberras Caroline Buchanan Chases UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Glory.
* BMX Mania Report Page: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Chula Vista, Cali. = Photos.
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Season Comes To An End This Weekend.......
* YouTube Video: - UCI BMX Supercross Chula Vista: Dans Comp Preview Show
* YouTube Video: - UCI BMX Supercross 2014 Chula Vista: Track Animation......
* New Zealand Kiwi BMX Riders Buoyed By Daunting Test In USA.....................
* Willoughby And Buchanan Brace For UCU BMX Supercross World Cup Final....
* Deciding Round Of The 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Chula Vista...
* USA BMX Racing Returns To Chula Vista U.S. Olympic Training Center............
* ABA-USA BMX Hall Of Fame Nationals Vet Pro Series Information....................
* Liam Phillips Calm Ahead Of The UCI BMX Supercross Climax In Chula Vista...
* Great Britain Set For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Climax In Chula Vista....
* Kyle Evans Determined To Score At UCI BMX Supercross Final In Chula Vista.
* G.B. Team Named For Final Round Of 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup....
* Photo 3-D Track Layout For: - UCI BMX Supercross 2014 Chula Vista, Calif.jpg
* Note: This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross #5 Chula Vista, Calif:- * www.bmx-results.com
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09-16-2014 - * Rio 2016 Announces Ticket Prices With Focus On Making Event Open To All.
More than half of the 7.5 million tickets will be priced at 70 Brazilian reals (US$30) or below,

09-07-2014 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #04 In Santiago Del Estero, Argentina Sept. 6-7, 2014.
The BMX Racing Was Fast And Furious And Spectacular. Maris Strombergs Won Elite Mens
And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals. Team USA Alise Post Earned A Silver Medal.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #4 - Santiago Del Estero Is Sept. 06-07, 2014 )

* Replay: YouTube LIVE! Feed: (Main Event): UCI BMX Supercross Santiago Del.. = Video.
* Replay: YouTube LIVE! Feed: (Qualifying & Timetrials): UCI BMX Supercross..... = Video.
* Replay: YouTube LIVE! Feed: (Preview Show): UCI BMX Supercross Sept 5, 2014 = Video.

* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2014 Argentina: - Mens Final...
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2014 Argentina:- Womens Final
* Close Racing In Argentina At The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Stop #4...........
* Photo Finish Declares Strombergs The Winner In UCI BMX Supercross Argentina.
* McLeod Third In BMX Supercross Argentina; Buchanan Extends Her Series Lead.
* Canadas Tory Nyhaug On The Podium At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup # 4......
* Crash Forces Walker Out Of Final At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Argentina.
* Alise Post Earns Supercross Silver On Final Day In Santiago Del Estero Argentina
* Phillips Second In Argentina To Extend UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Lead......
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Phillips And Pajon Win Time Trials Finals...........
* Santiago Del Estero Locals Villegas And Diaz Show Stellar Performance Qualifying
* Australian Caroline Buchanan Primed For BMX World Cup Argentina Success......
* New Zealand Kiwis Shining At UCI BMX Supercross World Cup # 4 In Argentina..
* Stancil, Fields & Sharrah Time Trial Onto Podium At BMX World Cup Argentina...
* Phillips Wins UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Time Trial In Santiago del Estero...
* BMX Mania Report Page: UCI BMX Supercross Santiago Del Estero, Argentina.. = Photos.
* YouTube Video: - GoPro Track Preview: UCI BMX Supercross 2014 Argentina.......
* Phillips Targets UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Victory After Worlds Frustration
* 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Penultimate Round In Argentina................
* BMX Australia: - UCI BMX SX World Cup #4: Santiago Del Estero, Argentina.....
* Preview: Great Britain Travel To Argentina For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
* Tre Whyte Keen To Build On BMX Worlds Showing At Supercross World Cup.......
* YouTube Video: - Great Britains Phillips Focussed On UCI BMX Supercross Title..
* Great Britain Team Named: Santiago del Estero UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
* YouTube Video: 3-D Track Layout UCI BMX Supercross 2014 Santiago Del Estero
* Photo 3-D Track Layout For: - UCI BMX Supercross 2014 Santiago Del Estero.jpg
* Note: This Is A BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics....
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross #4 Santiago Del Estero:- * www.bmx-results.com
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08-27-2014 - * Rio 2016 Committee Opens Registration Process For Olympic Volunteer Programme.
With an important legacy of social inclusion, the programme will call on 70,000 people to take part.
Anyone interested in taking part in the selection process has until November 15th 2014 to sign up
via the volunteer page on the website.

08-19-2014 - * Youth Olympic Games In Nanjing, China August 16th - 28th, 2014.


The Youth Olympic Games BMX Racing Was On August 19th, 2014 Niek Kimman (NED),
Azuero Gonzalez (ECU) Dominate In BMX And Skateboarding Was Showed Off At Sports Lab.
Also See News September 03rd, 2014 Via Inside The Games: * Exclusive: Skateboarding Not
Rushing To Join SportAccords "Closed Club" As ISF President Shrugs Off Ineligibility
.

08-05-2014 - * Rio 2016 Marks Two Years To Go.
The Rio 2016 Organising Committee has today marked two years to go until the start of the
2016 Olympic Games. Also See: Rio 2016 Celebrates Two Years Until The Olympic Games.

08-04-2014 - * U.S. Olympic Committee Commemorates Two-Year Countdown To Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The United States Olympic Committee joins the global Olympic Movement in celebrating the
two-year countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Tuesday, Aug. 5.

08-04-2014 - * Rio 2016 Releases Draft Test Event Calendar With 45 Olympic Competitions.
( On test event calendar: 10/15/2015 - Olympic BMX Test Event: Aquece Rio Open Series. )
Rio 2016 today releases the draft version of its test event calendar.jpg outlining 45 competitions
that will bring some of the worlds top sports stars to Rio de Janeiro before the Olympic and
Paralympic Games have even started. This News Also Via: Inside The Games And The IOC.

07-30-2014 - * BMXer Lauren Reynolds Setting Sights On Rio 2016.
Cliftom Park Olympic BMX rider Lauren Reynolds has set her sights firmly on the 2016 Games in
Rio de Janeiro and believes new coach Sean Dwight from Sydney is the secret weapon in her quest.

07-29-2014 - * Slater & Gordon Supports BMX Lauren Reynolds In Bid For Olympic Glory 2016 Rio.
Bunburys elite BMX racer Lauren Reynolds will have support from Australias leading law firm in her
bid for Olympic glory at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, thanks to a new partnership announced today.

07-27-2014 - * UCI BMX World Championships In Rotterdam, Netherlands On July 23-27, 2014.


The BMX Racing Was Fast And Furious And Spectacular. Sam Willoughby Won Elite Mens
And Mariana Pajon Won Elite Womens Finals. Team USA Grabbed Some Medals And Smiles.

07-09-2014 - * IOC Executive Board Meeting Wraps Up With Positive Update On Rio 2016 Progress.
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concluded three days
of meetings today with a positive update on the progress in preparations for the Olympic Games
in Rio in 2016 and discussions on Olympic Agenda 2020.

07-07-2014 - * Piedmont Native Gets Cycling Scholarship, Hopes To Compete In 2016 Olympics.
When you mention a college scholarship for athletics, most people dont think about cycling.
There are a few schools out there that offer scholarships for cycling and Piedmont native
Justin Posey got one to a school in Indiana. Now, Posey is pedaling his way towards his
ultimate goal: The 2016 Olympics in Rio.

07-03-2014 - * Work Starts On Deodoro Olympic Park, Second Largest Rio 2016 Venue Cluster.
Rios city government announced on Thursday (3 July) that work has begun on the construction
of Deodoro Olympic Park, the second largest cluster of Rio 2016 Games venues. This PR Also
Via: Inside The Games and via: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) = PR01 -&- PR02

06-14-2014 - * UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2014 Stop #03 In Berlin, Germany.
The BMX Racing Was Fast And Furious And Spectacular. Maris Strombergs Won Elite Mens
And Caroline Buchanan Won Elite Womens Finals. Team USA Corben Sharrah Posts Fourth.
This Was The 1st BMX Olympic Ranking Points Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics.


( UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #3 - Berlin, Germany June 13th - 14th, 2014 )

* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: Mens Final...........................
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: Womens Final.......................
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: Mens Semi Finals.................
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: Womens Semi Finals............
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: Mens Time Trials Winner....
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: Womens Time Trials Winner

* Corben Sharrah Posts 4th In Supercross Final On A Tough Day For Team USA..
* UCI BMX Supercross World Cup: Berlin Under Maris Strombergs Rule.............
* Buchanan And Strombergs Take On Technical Mellowpark BMX Supercross......
* Kyle Evans Takes Sixth At Frenetic UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Berlin.
* Treimanis And Buchanan Set Fastest Times On Radical Supercross Track............
* UCI: Treimanis Gets His Time Trials Win In Berlin, Buchanan Sets Fastest Time
* USA Cycling: Stancil And Crain Are 2nd And 3rd In Time Trial Superfinals Berlin
* Liam Phillips Sixth In Time-Trial At Berlin UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.......
* YouTube Video: UCI BMX Supercross Berlin 2014: GoPro BMX Track Preview.
* BMX Mania Report Page: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Berlin, Germany.... = Photos.
* YouTube Video: - Priscilla Stevaux #93 UCI BMX Supercross 2014 Berlin-GER.
* Preview: Great Britain Set For Berlin In UCI BMX Supercross World Cup...........
* First Ever UCI BMX Supercross World Cup In Germany This Upcoming Saturday
* Liam Phillips Out To Keep UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Lead In Berlin.........
* GB:- Kyle Evans To Take Papendal Lessons To Berlin UCI BMX Supercross......
* YouTube Video: - Track Animation 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Berlin.
* Great Britain Cycling Team Announced: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Berlin
* Berlin Supercross Event Is 1st BMX World Cup Of Olympic Qualification Process
* USA Cycling Registration: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #3 Berlin, Germany.
* Photo 3-D Track Layout 2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #03 In Berlin..jpg
* Note: This Is A BMX Olympic Points Ranking Event For The 2016 Rio Olympics.
* Results For UCI BMX Supercross World Cup # 3 Berlin:- * www.bmx-results.com
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05-31-2014 - * The BMX Qualification Period For 2016 Rio Olympics Games Begins
Saturday May 31st, 2014. A Good Luck To Everyone Around The World. - Also See:
The UCI BMX Qualification System ( Five (5) Page .PDF Converted To .JPG ) For More
Information: - ( * Page 01.jpg | * Page 02.jpg | * Page 03.jpg | * Page 04.jpg | * Page 05.jpg )

05-31-2014 - * BMX Olympian Lauren Reynolds Has Sights Set On Rio.
Lauren Reynolds ability to manoeuvre a BMX around a twisting, undulating track at
breakneck speed have taken her all over the world. But the London Olympian and Rio
hopeful will always be a girl from Bunbury who just wants to have fun.

05-30-2014 - * Rio Olympic BMX Qualification Battle Excites Great Britains Tre Whyte.
Great Britains Tre Whyte says he is prepared as the journey to Rio intensifies
with the start of Olympic Games qualification for BMX. Im not going to think about
it (qualifying for Rio), at the end of the day its still the same race, Whyte said.

05-28-2014 - * Great Britain Can Qualify Maximum Olympic Spots In BMX - Evans.
Great Britain can qualify the maximum places in BMX for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games,
according to athlete Kyle Evans. The 20-year-old will race alongside world champion
Liam Phillips, Tre Whyte and Charlotte Green this weekend at rounds seven and eight
of the UEC European BMX League.

05-19-2014 - * Great Britain To Start BMX Olympic Qualification At UEC BMX European League.
British Cycling has announced the Great Britain Cycling Team for the UEC BMX European League
Rounds 7 and 8 in Klazienaveen, Netherlands from 31 May-1 June. The qualification period for BMX
runs from 31 May 2014 until 30 May 2016 with nations able to attain a maximum of three male and
two female riders for the Rio Olympic Games.

05-11-2014 - * Getting In The Race: An Entrepreneur Helps Transform BMX.
The Up Take: Johan Lindstrom helped land BMX biking in the Olympics. But that was just
the start for this entrepreneur trying to help build up the BMX sport. QUOTE: - We won the
bid for designing the track in Rio. Thats almost done. Theres a rule only Brazilian companies
can build. Well have to team up (as a subcontractor) with whoever wins. Building a BMX track,
theres a lot of things that can be lost in translation. What we want to do for Rio is play in to the
tradition. One obstacle were thinking about is something similar to Sugarloaf (Mountain in Rio).

05-07-2014 - * UCI And IOC Agree Cycling Qualification Systems For Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Quote: - For BMX, three more nations will be able to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games
compared with 2012. Furthermore, there are now three different ways of qualifying instead of
two. Finally, the minimum age of participation has been lowered to 18. - Also See The UCI BMX
Qualification System ( PDF File ) * www.uci.ch/includes/asp/getTarget.asp?type=FILE&id=OTQ3ODU

05-07-2014 - * IOC Awards Olympic Games Broadcast Rights To NBC Universal Through To 2032.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today awarded NBCUniversal (NBCU) the broadcast
rights in the USA for the Olympic Games through to 2032. NBCU has acquired the broadcast rights
across all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile.
The agreement from 2021 to 2032 is valued at USD 7.65 billion, plus an additional USD 100 million
signing bonus to be used for the promotion of Olympism and the Olympic values between 2015 and 2020.
Also PR Via: * nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2014/05/07/ioc-awards-olympic-games-broadcast-rights

05-02-2014 - * World Cycling Centre BMX Trainee Stefany Hernandez: I know What I Want.
Stefany Hernandez, 22, hails from Venezuela. But for the last two years, much of her
time has been spent at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, Switzerland, under the wing
of WCC coach and former two time Elite World Champion Thomas Allier. Aiming for Rio 2016.

04-17-2014 - * Tender Process Launched For Deodoro Olympic Park, Rio 2016s 2nd Largest Venue.
Work on construction and renovation of nine venues that will host 15 Olympic and
Paralympic sports disciplines to start this year. One of them, Olympic BMX Centre.

This Photo.jpg Was Removed.
Photo:- An Artist's Impression Of The 2016 Olympic BMX Centre, Which Will
Form Part Of The X-Park, At Deodoro Olympic Park In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

04-17-2014 - * Two-Week Strike Ends At 2016 Rio Olympic Venues.
Over 2,000 construction workers returned to their jobs at the Olympic Park on Thursday,
ending a two-week strike that further slowed the trouble-plagued 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

04-01-2014 - * Pickard Focused On Gold In Rio.
The Olympics may be more than two years away, but they are already the main focus
for BMX rider Kurt Pickard. The Tauranga athlete says he learnt a lot after crashing
out of London in 2012 and he wants to use that experience to help him in his quest
for gold in Rio de Janiero.

03-19-2014 - * BMX Race Is On For Rio.
BMX by John Hill THE next six to eight-months is a make or break for Nick Fox
as he chases his dream of competing at the 2016 Olympic Games. The 20-year-old
Gisborne rider will compete in Florida on Saturday in the second of 13 United
States BMX pro circuit meets.

03-15-2014 - * Reynolds Ready For Olympic Return.
Two years on from the London Olympics, BMX rider Lauren Reynolds believes she
has already figured out how to lift her game in Rio 2016. The secret is not to think about it.

03-14-2014 - * Race To Qualify For Rio 2016 Olympic And Paralympic Games Starts In 2014.
Places at worlds biggest sporting event will start to be claimed this year, with
BMX cycling World ranking points starts May 31st, 2014 Rio 2016 places 43.

03-07-2014 - * BMX Olympic Qualification Period Announced.
The UCI has announced the BMX Olympic qualification period for the 2016 Olympic Games in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The UCI Olympic qualification ranking for nations will run from
May 31, 2014 to May 30, 2016. More details on the full UCI Olympic qualification procedures
will be announced by the UCI soon. -- USA Cycling.

03-03-2014 - * Alise Post Is Carrying On In BMX.
She is still aiming to earn another spot in the Olympics in 2016 in Rio. Thats been my goal
since 2012, Post said. I want to get back there and make a better showing the 2nd time around.

02-18-2014 - * IOC Weighing Skateboarding, BMX For Tokyo Summer Program.

02-18-2014 - * IOC Weighing Addition Of Skateboarding, More BMX Events For '20 Tokyo Games.

02-13-2014 - * So When Will Skateboarding Get Some Olympics Love?

01-13-2014 - * Olympic Flame Continues Russian Journey By Skis, BMX And Troika.
Over the past week, the Olympic flame has been carried on skis, a BMX bike and a traditional
troika sled as it continues its journey across Russia ahead of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
In the Republic of Mordovia, Russian BMX star Evgeny Komarov impressed Olympic fans in the
city of Saransk with his skills on a bike while carrying the Olympic flame.

01-13-2014 - * Hungry For Success: Quillan Isidore As He Continues His Recovery From Injury.
He was the BMX World Boys 16 champion and was starting to make an impact at senior level.
With a World Championships to look forward to in New Zealand, 2013 had the potential to eclipse
the previous year and see Isidore announce himself on the elite world stage.

01-10-2014 - * Venezuelan BMX Team Training For 2016 Olympics.
Venezuelan BMX cyclist Stefany Hernandez said Thursday her countrys BMX team
will compete in several international competitions this year as part of training for the
2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

01-04-2014 - * A Star In The US: BMXer Sam Willoughby Aiming For Gold At Rio Olympics.
A marathon weekend of BMX racing is over, ending marathon 2013 season on the
USA BMX pro series and the Adelaide-born ace has been victorious, yet again.

01-02-2014 - * Training Wheels: Local BMX Rider Headed To Olympic Training Center.
Jared Garcia has his eyes on the 2016 Summer Olympics even as qualifying for the 2014 Winter
Olympics is taking place. Garcia, a Victorville native and University Prep graduate, is moving
to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista to train as a BMX rider for the national team
with hopes of competing at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

12-19-2013 - * Kitty Chiller Says Australian Olympic Athletes Need To Raise Their Game.
Australian Olympic team chef de mission Kitty Chiller has called on other sports to step up
and emulate the medal-winning prospects of swimming and cycling if the target of a top five
position on the overall tally at the 2016 Rio Games is to be achieved.

12-01-2013 - * BMX: Injury Setback For Olympic Hopeful Grant Hill.
BMX star Grant Hill is facing a year out with a serious knee injury but
is still confident he can reach the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

11-11-2013 - * Season Gives BMX Star Jump On Games.
BMX star Caroline Buchanan is adamant her globetrotting and award winning journey will
ensure shes better equipped to handle intense pressure as she aims for Olympic Games gold.

11-08-2013 - * Determined BMX Star Gears Up For Rio.
Lauren Reynolds has a new coach, a new knee and a new outlook. It has been a whirlwind year for
the Bunbury Olympian who revelled in the ecstasy of finishing second at the World Championships
before the agony of a season ending injury. Reynolds, 22, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in
her right knee at a competition in California a fortnight ago.

11-07-2013 - * Rio de Janeiro City Hall Presents Deodoros Conceptual Design For The Games.
Competitions in 11 Olympic and four Paralympic sports will be held at the site. Construction begins
in 2014. Three new permanent venues will be built: the Deodoro Arena (Fencing and Basketball), the
BMX track and the Canoe Slalom course. After the Games, the Canoe Slalom course and BMX track
will be part of the future X-Park in Deodoro.

11-01-2013 - * Reade: Racing In America Will Aid Bid For Gold In Rio. - Via: TeamGB.com Rio.
Shanaze Reade is adamant her decision to cross the pond will only help her as she hunts for
BMX gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Three time world champion and two time Olympian Reade
will be strutting her stuff on BMXs professional tour in the United States next year at the ABA
BMX Series. - Also Via: British Cycling BMX News: Reade To Focus On ABA BMX Series 2014

10-09-2013 - * Photo: - The Site For The 2016 Olympic Games BMX Track In Rio De Janeiro.jpg
Photo By Elite Trax.

09-25-2013 - * Endvr Official Partner Of The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
Road to Rio 2016: - 2013 marks the 10 year anniversary of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
which has revitalized BMX with its exciting and spectacular Supercross format. The UCI BMX
Supercross World Cup served as the main qualification events for the 2012 Olympic Games and
will continue to be the worlds leading BMX racing series leading up the 2016 Olympic Games
in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil.

09-05-2013 - * Dan McBride British BMX Title Fuels Hopes For Olympics.
A BMX rider from Newton Abbot has become British number one furthering his hopes of
qualifying for the Rio Olympics. Dan McBride beat current world champion Liam Phillips
to claim his maiden championship at elite mens level.

08-09-2013 - * IOC Executive Board Nominates A Candidate For WADA Presidency.
Quote: - Olympic programme for Rio 2016, Following its previous decision not to increase
the number of athletes or medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio,.... So, No BMX Freestyle.

08-08-2013 - * Road To 2016 British Cycling Olympic Performance Programmes: Join The Team.
In the coming months, applications and minimum performance requirements to join British
Cycling Performance Programmes. Overseen by Sir Dave Brailsford, British Cyclings Head
of Performance has transformed Britain's Olympic cycling record, turning the sport into
a success story and bringing home 26 medals from London 2012 and Beijing 2008, eight
of which gold at each Games.

08-02-2013 - * Rider Aims High After BMX World Titles.
Mackay, Australia Tristyn Kronk has his eye on the 2016 Rio Olympics and after a stellar
performance at the BMX World Championships; he's well on his way. Kronk returned to Mackay
this week after placing seventh in the junior elite mens final in Auckland last weekend.

07-21-2013 - * Caroline Buchanan Getting Over Ditch On Road To Rio.
A delicate balancing act of two disciplines, rubbing shoulders with the nations elite athletes and redemption
at the 2016 Olympics are the driving forces for Caroline Buchanans BMX world championship campaign.

07-15-2013 - * Rio 2016: BMX Cycling Is Responsible For 25% Of Colombian Medals In London 2012.
Mariana Pajon became Colombias second Olympic champion and might be the woman the others will have
to defeat in Rio 2016. In Rio 2016, Mariana might be the woman the others will have to defeat in the circuit
that will be built in the X Park, in Deodoro zone, which will as a legacy for athletes as well as the general
public after the first South American edition of the Olympic Games.

07-15-2013 - * McQuaid Confident Of New Cycling Disciplines At Olympics Despite Rio 2016 Setback.
Quote: - A decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to add anything for Rio 2016.
Last week the IOC Executive Board took the controversial decision not to include a points race,
BMX freestyle and mountain bike eliminator events for both men & women because of fears that it
would lead to an extra financial burden on the Games organisers in Brazil.

07-11-2013 - * IOC Chief: Tight Race For 2020 Olympics; No Changes To Rio Program.
Quote: - The sports program for Rio 2016, Rogge confirmed that no new disciplines or events
would be added to the Games, despite many requests from international federations. It means
no 3-on-3 basketball, mixed relay in triathlon or BMX freestyle, which were among events considered.

07-09-2013 - * 3x3 Basketball To Miss Out On Rio 2016 After IOC Rule No New Disciplines Will Be Added.
Quote: - The IOC Executive Board has taken the controversial decision not to include any more
events because of fears it would lead to extra financial pressure on the Brazilian organisers.
Other sports who had applied to add new disciplines to Rio 2016 included cycling, who had wanted
to include a points race and BMX freestyle and mountain bike eliminator events for both men and women.

06-11-2013 - * Rio 2016 Olympics In The Deodoro Zone. - Via: Rio Times: 2016 Olympics .

04-25-2013 - * British Cycling Announces List Of Funded Riders Ahead Of Rio 2016.

04-08-2013 - * IOC Considering Requests From Olympic Sports For New Events At 2016 Rio Games:
The IOC Executive Board Will Decide On August 09th, 2013 In Moscow Which Events To Add. - See:
* www.timescolonist.com/opinion/blogs/ioc-considering-requests-from-olympic-sports.
* www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/04/08/ioc-mulls-requests-for-new-ev.
* www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/gallery/ioc-mulls-new-events-bmx-freestyle-three.
The UCI Proposes Adding Street-Style BMX In To The 2016 Rio Olympics...
So, What Is: - BMX Freestyle: STREET: = as its name indicates, this takes
place on the street. Riders use urban props (walls and railings etc) to carry
out their figures. The principle of street is to get the two wheels off the ground
without the help of a springboard or ramp.

02-03-2013 - * X Games Disciplines Could Be Added To Cycling Programme For Rio 2016.
More cycling events, including new extreme disciplines that already appear in the X Games,
could be added to the programme for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro following a proposal
from the world governing body. Among the six new events proposed by the International Cycling
Union (UCI) following its Management Committee meeting in Louisville are BMX freestyle, which
is a form of stunt riding.

02-02-2013 - * UCI Cycling Seeks New Events At 2016 Rio Olympics: BMX Freestyle.
Press release: Meeting of the UCI Management Committee: - The UCI says its management
board supports restoring the individual points event, plus introducing BMX freestyle and mountain
bike eliminator events. All three would have mens and womens races.

01-24-2013 - * BMX Racer Blake Moore Has Sights Set On 2016 Olympic Games In Rio.

09-07-2012 - * Truro BMX Racer Aims To Make Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

09-10-2012 - * U.S. BMX Disappoints At 2012 Olympics But Looks Forward To Rio 2016 - NYTimes.

03-13-2012 - * New Extreme Sports Park Planned For Lagoa. - Via: Rio Times: 2016 Olympics .

Photo: - Rio 2016 Olympic BMX Center:

Zone: Deodoro, - Location: X Park, - Olympic sports: Cycling (BMX) - Seating Capacity: 7,500
The Olympic BMX Center will be located in the X Park, a new adventure sports precinct to be built
in the Deodoro Zone. A permanent BMX track will be constructed and temporary seating will be built
for 7,500. The Olympic BMX Center will continue to be used for sports training and recreational use
after the 2016 Games. The Deodoro region contains the highest concentration of youth in Rio, and the
X Park will provide many opportunities for young people to participate in sports.

* 2012 BMX Olympics Information Page - London, England.

* 2010 Youth Olympic Games BMX Page - Singapore.

* 2008 BMX Olympics Information Page - Beijing, China.

* 2007 Pan American Games BMX Photos - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
July 15th, 2007 XV Pan American Games - BMX Richardson (USA) Wins BMX Gold:
Jason Richardson (USA) Surprises And Takes The BMX Gold ~~~~ American Jason Richardson
surprised everyone and got the gold. In the end, he overcame Venezuelan Jonathan Suarez and won
the gold medal in 33s714. Venezuelan Johnatan Suarez, 8th place in the UCI ranking, got the silver
medal finishing the event in 33s932. Jason who had broken his leg prior to the beginning of the Rio
2007 Games, said he could not believe it when he won the gold medal. Its unbelievable! I didnt win
any of the qualifying races, but I knew if did my best Id finish the race well. After all I went through,
I dedicate this victory to my country. They gave me all the support when I most needed it, said
Richardson. Jose Primera finished third and took the bronze. He completed the circuit in 34s976.
Also See * USA Cycling: - Richardson Scores BMX Gold For U.S. At Pan AM Games. ( archived )
The 2007 Pan American Games BMX Venue - Outeiro Hill. ( YouTube Video ) In the vicinity of the
City of Sports Complex and the Riocentro Convention Center Sports Complex, the Morro do Outeiro
holds the temporary venue to stage the Mountain Bike and BMX Cycling competitions. In BMX, the
Cycling version of Motocross is included in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games program, mens and womens
events are planned in courses with jumps and obstacles.

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