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Crupi Parts, Inc is proud to announce the signing of Carlos Oquendo. Carlos is Colombia's top Elite rider if it were not for injury, would have represented Colombia in the Olympics!

South America has such a large and untapped talent pool and we are really excited to continue building our brand in South America and riders like Carlos will certainly help Crupi grow!

Carlos will continue living in Colombia and race a full schedule of Latin America races but there he will visit the states to race at some point this year and of course attend Super Cross races and the World Championships in Australia.

Please help us in welcoming Carlos to the Crupi family!
Greg Swingrover - Crupi BMX

We are very pleased to invite you to Dessel - Belgium for round 9 & 10 off the 2009 BMX European championship for junior and elite riders. The event takes place 30th and 31st of May 2009, considering it will be the 9th & 10th round means the BMX riders will be in great shape. This in combination with a highly technical track such as BMX2000 Dessel, guarantees a spectacular BMX race event.

The city of Dessel is located in the north of Belgium, just 10 min. from the border with The Netherlands. Dessel has a population of 9.000 people. You can find lots of woods, lakes and is known for the crossing off two water canals and the clearest white sand for making al kinds of glass. Dessel has also lots of supermarkets, bakeries, pubs, restaurants etc.

Dessel is the hometown of the world famous hardrock music festival “Graspop Metal Meeting” and former 5 time world champion motocrosser Joël Smets who is a proud board member of the organizing club “Off-Road Club BMX 2000 DESSEL”.

More information on the EC in Dessel can be found at these sources:
Invitation EC BMX 2009 Dessel Belgium Round 9 & 10
www.bmx2000.be

On Saturday 9 May the finals of the 2009 World Cup BMX Supercross are off in Copenhagen. The medal winners from the Beijing Olympics and the Danish national team are among the 120 riders on the starting list at the BMX track in Copenhagen, which is said to be one of the world’s best tracks.

An afternoon full of action awaits the spectators, who are offered exciting top sport, rock concert, dj, events and various happenings both at the track and in the “spectator city”, established especially for the BMX event.

The national team of Denmark is looking forward to the Copenhagen World Cup, which is the largest Supercross-event in the Northern Europe.

“Of course our team will embrace the strongest Danish riders. The event is given top priority, and it is part of our focused efforts towards the Olympic Games 2012 in London. The World Cup event is, indeed, contributing to the development of the sport in Denmark, and I do think that our top riders stand a good chance of winning important World Cup points. If the spectators are as enthusiastic as in 2008 a ranking in the final is within reach,” says Christian Poulsen, Head Coach of the Danish team.

The official race dates are released by the UEC/Euro BMX Commission.

Zwolle, Holland 1st and 2nd Round 4th and 5th of April 2009
Klatovy, Czech Rep. 3rd and 4th Round 25th and 26th of April 2009
Creazzo, Italy 5th and 6th Round 2nd and 3rd of May 2009
Sopron, Hungary 7th and 8th Round 16th and 17th of May 2009
Dessel, Belgium 9th and 10th Round 30th and 31st of May 2009
Sandnes, Norway 11th and 12th Round 13th any 14th of June 2009
Cheddar, England 13th and 14th Round 27th and 28th of June 2009
Fredericia, Denmark Finals 15th and 16th Round 10th-12th of July

More information can be found in these pdf files:

Elite and Junior European Championship BMX 2009 Competition Rules
Challenge and Cruiser European Championship BMX 2009 Competition Rules

X Games pros and The Used in concert during the ASA Action Sports World Tour’s return to Chicago

LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2009) – ASA Entertainment (ASA) is excited to announce that the ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry’s oldest and most elite action sports competition circuits, will return to Chicago for the first time in over a decade. On May 1st the ASA Action Sports World Tour will visit the Sears Centre Arena with a one-day competition featuring the world’s top X Games pros in Skateboard, BMX and Freestyle Motocross (FMX). As the third stop on the 2009 Tour, this event offers a chance for the competing athletes to gain the valuable ranking points necessary for qualification into the season-ending Action Sports World Championships and for fans in the Windy City to see these amazing aerial artists live for the first time after a 12-year absence.

For three hours, fans will witness intense competitive action between the sport’s top pros such as 2008 X Games and LG Skateboard Vert World Champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Montreal, Canada), X Games Skateboard Vert Champion Bucky Lasek (Baltimore, Maryland), former Skateboard World Champion Sandro Dias (Sao Paulo, Brazil), BMX star Mike Spinner (Oceanside, New York), X Games BMX Gold Medalist Daniel Dhers (Caracas, VZ), and Chicago’s own star, Koji Kraft. Revving up the intensity will be the Freestyle Motocross pros whose back-flips and whips will leave spectators on the edge of their seat.

First sizes of Tioga Powerblock tires arrive in shop. Up until this point, the only way to get a pair of the new TIOGA POWERBLOCK tires was to purchase a complete 2009 REDLINE Flight bike; which were the first bikes to be spec'd with this modern-day treaded tire. But as of right now, the top-end S-Spec PowerBlock in sizes 20x2.1, 20x1.95, 20x1.75 and 20x1.60, as well as the standard PowerBlock in sizes - 20x1 1/8, 20 x 1 3/8 and cruiser sizes in 24 x 1.75 and 24 x 2.10 are available thru any Dealer who orders their gear from Seattle Bike Supply.

About the Powerblock: Development of the Tioga POWERBLOCK started in winter 2007, and a key part to the tire's design was disecting vital input from the Factory Redline team - who were the first riders to try out the prototype tread design. When going in to the project, the goal was not only to come up with a modern-day tire that grips the harder packed track surfaces and asphault berms, but a tread designed to retain or increase rider momentum depending on rider input.

Formula Europe’s Steven Wong and Niklas Laustsen are both sent to the World Cycling Centre(WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland.

Their National Federations find it a good way to prepare their riders for the 2009 Worlds in Adelaide, Australia. They will spend five months at the WCC under the guidance of UCI coach Hervé Krebs. During their camp, they will compete in several rounds of the 2009 European BMX Championships Series and at least the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 8th and 9th May. Niklas is stoked to return to the UCI Centre to prepare for his World Cup debut in his home country.