A total of 88 BMX racers from around the world congregated in Salt Lake City at the Toyota Challenge for the first of two days of intense BMX racing action. The Friday of the Toyota Challenge, an official time trial was held and racers gave it their all around the track, one by one, to see who was fastest. The top 64 racers will advance to the Olympic Qualifying race on Saturday.

USA Olympic hopeful and time trial specialist Mike Day (USA) proved once again that he is the fastest man on the track and claimed top spot on the 88-man roster. Following Day was Robert DeWilde (NED) and Manuel DeVecchi (ITA) in respectable second and third positions. These three athletes will go into the pro race as the crème de la crème and the ones to beat on Saturday.

BMX Time Trial Top Ten Qualifiers

1. Mike Day (USA)
2. Robert DeWilde (NED)
3. Manuel DeVecchi(ITA)
4. Michal Prokup (CZE)
5. Raymo Van Der Biezen (NED)
6. Steven Cisar (USA)
7. Kyle Bennet (USA)
8. Jamie Gray (AUS)
9. Damien Godet (FRA)
10. Luke Madill (AUS)

If you are looking to do some more advanced tricks, (i.e. barspins, suicides) try putting your seatpost a little higher so you can grab it with your knees, I see alot of riders who keep the seat really low, and that can be hard to grab the seat. Also, move the seat forward in the rails, this is equally important and helps a lot. It may feel funny to ride at first but it should help if your'e trying to get your riding to the next level.

Here are some tech tips for your bicycle motocross vehicle from Empire BMX, on the Bermdog Show.

The BMX Spot section of our website is almost finished. You can already add spots and tracks. Just go to the BMX Spots section, and click the "Add a BMX Spot!" link.

Union Cycliste International is pleased to announce that for the season 2007/2008, the UCI will introduce and adopt the UCI random start gate for all UCI events including the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. After years of development, and a very successful test event held on the Olympic BMX track in Beijing China in early August 2007, the UCI has taken the decision to introduce the random gate system without further delays.

Here are some of the national results in Race BMX listed by country.

Colombia:
Elite Men:
1.Augusto Castro-Antioquia
2.Jose Luis Diaz-IDRD-Bogota
3.Carlos Oquendo-Antioquia

Belgium:
Elite Men:
1 Arnaud Dubois
2 Bjorn Wijnants
3 Yannick Spruyt
4 Hans Van Dijck
5 Glenn Van ginniken
6 Wesley Luyten
7 Bryan Ernotte
8 Fabian Grandhenry

Meisjes 15+
1 Elke Vanhoof
2 Dorien Raeymaekers
3 Femke Aerts
4 Nele Vanhoof
5 Elien Mertens
6 Jasmine Bogaerts
7 Lisa Walraet
8 Talita Van Hoof

Denmark:
Elite Men:
1. Henrik (Squat Rack) Baltzersen - GT Denmark/Grundfoss
2. Morten Therkilsen - Team ProBike
3. Thomas Nielsen - Team ProBike

Elite/Junior Women:
1. Amanda Sørensen - Team ProBike
2. Lisa Buth - Team JamBMX
3. Louise Grau - Taulov BMX Club

Source: bmxandmore.com

The International Olympic Committee has announced that they have approved the Youth Olympic Games, beginning in 2010. IOC President, Jacques Rogge was quoted as saying, "This is an historic moment for the Olympic Movement. We owe this to the youth of the world” after the 111 members of the IOC voted in July to pursue the concept of the Youth Olympic Games.

According to Rogge, the Youth Olympic Games, which will take place every second year, are the flagship of the IOC’s strategy outlined for young people, which includes other initiatives, such as an educational project on Olympic values, a dedicated web site for youngsters and a campaign highlighting the Olympic values to young people.

The Youth Olympic Games aim will be, to bring together talented athletes from around the world to participate in high-level competitions; - to run, alongside the sports element of the event, education programs on; Olympic values, on the benefits of sport for a healthy lifestyle, the social values sport can deliver and on the dangers of doping and of training to excess and/or of inactivity. Also, to use the latest communications channels to promote Olympic values and the spirit and essence embodied in the Youth Olympic Games.

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Tools Needed:

·Shovels - the number of shovels needed depends on the number of riders that work at the trail have at least two of each so more than one person can work at as time and there is always an extra.
·Hoe - Digs up dirt and can be used to carve out lips.
·Wheelbarrow - to build jumps up quicker and to move good dirt (like clay or loom) from one place to where you’re building, also can hold all tools when done.
·Roller/Bikes - the roller is used 2 smooth out the jumps and smooth out surrounding areas; bikes can be used for the same thing.
·Water - if you have a hose it works the best but water is needed to harden jumps (explained later).
·Friends - always better to ride with friends also helps to have them around just in case anyone gets hurts.
·You may also require lawnmowers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, etc to clear out a spot to build.

In case you missed the announcement earlier there is currently a charity auction up for the benefit of Stephen Murray’s Recovery. www.charityfolks.com/astdropsin

Stephen Murray is a pro BMX Dirt Jumper who was injured recently at the 1st stop of the AST Dew Tour. He crushed his 3,4 and 5th cervical vertebrae and consequently suffered some damage to his spinal chord. He is currently in Colorado undergoing rehabilitation like a mechanical bicycle that pedals for him!

The support around the world has been truly amazing and your dollars that you donated have already been put to use for things like the air ambulance that transported him from the Shock Trauma Unit in Baltimore to the rehab center in Colorado.