BMX Rotorua will host on Labour Weekend - October 22-24...
• Nationals are in Pukekohe - at Easter as always (it's early this year - first weekend in April) and the South Island Champs are coming up fast on Feb 27/28... MORE INFORMATION
WEDNESDAY CLUB NIGHTS...
Wednesday evenings all through Summer...at BMX Rotorua track on Te Ngae Road...
Rego: 5.15PM with racing starting around 6PM...
2009 BMX WORLDS, JULY 22-26, ADELAIDE
After months of anticipation and hard out training, the 2009 World Champs were in Adelaide - July 20-26. • FULL RESULTS...
Sarah Walker, World Champion taking out the BMX final on Saturday then the Elite Cruiser class (larger 24" wheel) on Sunday!
The UCI BMX World Championships was staged indoors at the Adelaide Showgrounds. It incorporated the Challenge Class (age groups) and Elite Class for both the BMX World Championship and Cruiser Class (20 inch diameter) World Championship.
Our club riders heading to Adelaide were:
Lachie Stevens-McNab, Blake Pittams, Zach Paterson, Tuhoto Ariki Pene, Ben Osborne, Ihakara Pene, Greg Tew, Keegan Wright, Kayla Pene, Matt Tew, Jenni Conway, Cameron Osborne, Darryl Winsor, Dave Mohi, Nigel Robinson, Alf Amor (our Aussie mystery man)...
And also our Elite riders Sarah Walker & Tania Carson. BMX WORLDS WEBSITE
Our committee members voted at the 2009 AGM are:
President Sharon Cheesman
Vice President Chris Newson
Secretary Jenny Lett
Treasurer Carol Tew
Track Manager Nigel Robinson
Shop Manager Caroline & Cam McLeod
Committee:
Donna Conway
Katrina Flavell
Lisa Hayward
Alex Nicholls
Jackie Steel
Kylee Stevens
Thank you Graham for your efforts on the committee over the past few years & Cam Osborne for your 12 month stint particularly with kicking off the signage sponsorship. Welcome on board Kylee & Chris!
BMX SUPERCROSS - Olympic sport
In 2008 BMX Supercross debuted at the Olympics. It was a fantastic afternoon of racing in Beijing. Women Gold: Anne Caroline Chausson, France
Silver: Laetitia La Corguille, France
Bronze: Jill Kintner, United States Men Gold: Maris Strombergs, Latvia
Silver: Mike Day, United States
Bronze: Donny Robinson, United States
10/03/10 • weather... • forecast next 5 days... • events... • SINGLESPEED WORLDS 2010 - ENTRIES OPENED MIDNIGHT NEW YEAR'S EVE...over 600 entries already... Singlespeed Worlds Rotorua
...presented by Kiwibikes and a bunch of other great partners! • latest... • TRAIL & ROAD CLOSURES... operational logging is on and SPLIT ENZ will be closed over next 2-3 months - connecting roads and trails may be closed at times.
For your own safety and the safety of the forest crews
PLEASE RESPECT any trail closure signage... MORE INFO...
• 2010 National Series and New Zealand and Oceania Champs...after a big summer season the Oceanias in Dunedin are coming up March 18-21.
• THE CIRCUS IN FEBRUARY...It's cold! Rotorua mechanic Kris Withington reports from inside Team Garmin and the Pro Tour in Europe...
• ROTORUA - WORLD'S BEST TRAILS...that's what Australian Mountain Bike are saying in the current issue!
• KRIS WITHINGTON - BIKE WIZARD...Rotorua mechanic back with Team Garmin in 2010...
• Rotorua photoshoot with Belgian Trials rider Kenny "The Magician" Belaey - THE VIDEO... • trails... TRAIL INFO...
• If you have trail news, please EMAIL US
• Trails always need work and you can help: ADOPT-A-TRAIL OR HELP ON RMTBC WORKING BEES... • Willkommen, Bienvenue etc...
