Suzuki BMXMasters Live Webcast on Freecaster.tv

The BMX tradition continues in Cologne, Germany where the fourth Suzuki BMX Masters will take place on Friday July 4th to Sunday July 6th. The world's BMX elite will gather once again at the Cologne Jugendpark to compete for the 30,000 euro prize purse.

There will be competitions in five different BMX freestyle disciplines; street, mini-ramp, vert, flatland and dirt and depending on skills and the levels of difficulty there will be expert, master, amateur and pro classes. In addition, the Suzuki BMXMasters will once again support the involvement of girls in BMX, with Girls’ flatland and street disciplines.



More than 400 participants from all over the world will be present to take part in one of the most fun and exciting BMX events to take place in Europe. They will include pros Ryan Nyquist (USA), Mike Aitken (USA) Dennis Enarson (USA), Josh Harrington (USA), Allistar Whitton (UK), Luke Parslow (AUS), Cory „Nasty“ Nastazio (USA) and Heath Pinter (USA).

Daniel Dhers (VEN), Mark Webb (UK) and Harry Main (UK) will also be present to battle it out for the top spot in the Braun cruZer Tour Final. All three are in with a chance of Braun glory since the contest is judged best two results out of three. Dhers, who took third overall last year, won the first stage at FISE but was hindered by a flat at NASS where he came in third, allowing young Brit Harry Main to gain second place and a real chance at winning overall. Braun cruZer star Mark Webb who has won every tour overall so far will also be hoping to retain his crown. Mark's performance up until now has been nothing short of extraordinary considering the serious back injury he is still recovering from. The battle for the number one spot will be seriously tight. Harry Main has been improving leaps and bounds, can he upset this final to take home the trophy? Watching these guys pull their best tricks will be a thrilling experience no doubt.

Today I received a mail from the guys of Camp Ramps with some nice pics of the BMX street course.

From 4th to 6th of July the Suzuki BMX Masters 2008 will be taking place again at the Jugendpark, Cologne.

At the worldwide most important BMX-event, Camp-Ramps was again responsible for the planning and realisation of the street course. An absolutely pathbreaking and versatile setup is waiting for the numerous international top-pros now, who will discover perfect conditions for massive action.

Scores of different ramp-constructions on 3 height levels allow nearly every imaginable trick and great lines. An innovative quarter-to-curved wallride obstacle called "Bronko" will attract the rider's attention as well as the huge wave-stepup or the
"bowl-pyramide". You see that there are enough reasons to visit this year's Masters.

For more information take a look at www.camp-ramps.com
We are looking forward to seeing you at the event.

UCI BMX World Championships Gearing up for the Olympics on Freecaster.tv

Freecaster, the largest online video media for action sports will webcast live the UCI BMX World Championships from Taiyuan, China.

The sport of BMX is now in the Olympics.That's great news for BMX fans and great news for Freecaster.tv who just this year began covering UCI BMX racing events. The webcasts from Madrid, Adelaide and Copenhagen attracted thousands of viewers from all over the world. Now, in anticipation of the Beijing Olympics in August, riders and fans alike will have the chance to experience the racing in China.

Top riders competing on the men's side include Kyle Bennett (USA), Luke Madill (AUS), Michal Prokop, (CZ), Donny Robinson (USA) and Yvan Lapraz, (CH) and in the women's Sarah Walker (NZ) and Shanaze Reade (UK). The riders who finish with the top 12 scores on the men's side and top eight scores on the women's side will qualify to compete in the Beijing Olympics. The remaining spots will be decided by the International Cycling Union on June 6.

Freecaster.tv was the first on H.264 and now the first to stream live in h.264, what can be called web HD. To get the best from Freecaster make sure you have the latest version of Flash 9 and a minimum ADSL 1.2 mbit/s or cable Internet connection.

The Live stream will begin Saturday, May 31 at 9:30 (CET) with the 1/8th finals. Go to http://www.freecaster.tv/1000002_1004661 to watch the Live.

This is a really nice compilation of the highlights at the Red Bull Elevation event.

UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch Live on Freecaster.tv

The third leg of the 2008 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch will take place on Friday and Saturday, 9th and 10th of May. For the first time ever the event will be held in Denmark.

Copenhagen will host this, the final World Cup event before the Olympics in Beijing. More than 120 professional riders from all over the world will compete for medals and Olympic participation.

Freecaster.tv will be webcasting Live from the finals on Saturday May 10 at 13:00 (CET) so when the leaders of the pack have proven their worth, you can watch them battle for Olympic glory. There's a lot riding on this one. Check it out on http://www.freecaster.tv/1000002_1004453

April, 2008 - DC and SE Bikes have joined together to release the Quadangle, a classic frame from SE’s stable. The “Loop Tail Quad”, as it was known, will be the second joint release from the DC x SE partnership. The two brands released a recreated PK Ripper in April of 2007. Less than 500 redesigned Quadangle bikes will be released Spring 2008 to exclusive shops worldwide.

"This bike is an absolute work of art... a testament to the design brilliance of Scott Briethaupt, and the inventive SE Racing ethos of that time,” said DC Co-Founder Damon Way. “We are truly honoured to have the opportunity to align with SE to deliver a project of this caliber".

The 2008 DC x SE Quadangle has been redesigned in a new aesthetic. It has been revamped as a 24-inch cruiser, the first time this larger size has ever been featured on this bike. Like the original 1979 version, the bike features a black frame, but custom DC x SE pads and head badge have been added, to keep shared branding with the first DC x SE project, the PK Ripper.

The original SE Quadangle was created in 1979 as Stu Thompson’s signature bike. It was quickly dubbed the “STR-1”, which stood for “Stu Thompson Replica 1”. After some design changes it was given several new nicknames including the “Quadangle” and “Loop Tail Quad” based on its new design. This version would be made from 1979 to 1982 before being updated into a newer non-loop tail design.

The frame would go through additional design changes in the following years and a new frame was created in 1984. SE used the newly designed Quadangle to address the rising popularity of the Freestyle market by adding frame standers, a coaster brake mount and a steeper head tube angle. This would be referred to as the “Freestyle Quad” and was coupled with a new version of its custom “Landing Gear” fork called “Standing Gear”. This new version of the frame and fork would only be offered in 1984 and 1985. From 1985 to 1994 the design remained untouched. By the late 1990’s the frame was converted over to alloy from the original steel construction, which forever changed the aesthetic of the design.

This 24-inch Quadangle is the second in a series of three limited edition bikes from DC and SE Bikes, all designed to embrace the heritage of the brand and the sport. Truly a collector’s item,

production will be limited to less than 500 bikes. For more information on the project, please visit www.dcshoes.com/quad.

UCI Supercross World Championship Live on Freecaster.tv

Since it's inaugural Live webcast of a UCI BMX Supercross event in February, the team at Freecaster.tv have been waiting in anticipation for the next fixture.

Round 2 of the UCI SX series comes to you from Adelaide Australia and if the action from Madrid was anything to go by, you wont want to miss this. The world's top 200 BMX racers will be hoping to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but only 8 can make it to the final!

The event will be held over two days with the athletes going though grueling time trials and qualifying heats to determine those who will continue on. So only the best of the best will make it to the finals on Sunday.

The race will take place at the Jublilee Hall in Adelaide. An indoor course of monstrous proportions has been designed for this monstrous event. Catch all the best action from the finals on Sunday, April 13 at 13.30 (CEST) on http://freecaster.com/1000002_1004279

Seven National Federations are sending their BMX athletes to the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, this month to prepare the second leg of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.

Norwegian BMX rider Sebastian Kartfjord arrived at the WCC yesterday for a week long training camp. Before the end of the month the centre will also host World Cup hopefuls from Italy, the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Russia and the Czech Republic for training camps lasting between three days and three weeks.

Lithuania’s delegation, Vilma Rimsaite, is no stranger to the WCC facilities: she was a trainee at the centre in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

The round 9 and 10 of the European Championship BMX will be held at Echichens, Switzerland on the 19th and 20th of april.

More information of EC BMX Echichens
Official website of BMX Club Echichens

It looks like vert BMX is going to be dropped in the upcoming X Games. It's replaced by something called “super park”. Vert is joining flatland and dirt in the growing list of BMX disciplines which have been dropped.

More information on Mystic Negro.