From: ESPN Online.
For the past couple of years, Josh Meyers killed it in both 19-25 Ex and A Pro. For 2010, the 21-year-old native Floridian made the leap up to the AA class, coming in hot. Taking him less than a handful of races to claim his first win in AA, Meyers is certainly a force to be reckoned with. But it's not all serious race business for Josh; he's got a sense of humor to go along with the AA game face. Read on to check out both sides of Olympic hopeful Josh Meyers.
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Pro Riders Will Be Spotlighted During Evening Race
HILLIARD, OH. (April 6, 2010) — The fastest Pro racers in the country will duke it out this Saturday evening, April 10th, at Tampa BMX during the Pro Spectacular at the NBL Gator Nationals. The festivities will begin at 4pm with a Pro Autograph session and “Pit Party” following the first day of National amateur racing. The race will start promptly at 6:00pm. Make sure to find your spot in the bleachers for the best Pro BMX racing! The race will feature Olympic Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs!
Classes for the Pro Spectacular: Elite Men, Elite Women, Masters, Super-Ex, 16-29 Open Money Class
Pit Party/Autograph Session: 4:00 to 5:00 PM
Practice: 5:00 to 5:45 PM
Race: 6:00 PM, Moto 1 – 6:00, Moto 2 – 6:30, Moto 3 – 7:00, Semi – 7:30, Main – 7:45
Podium Presentation: 8:00 PM
The NBL Gator Nationals are proudly sponsored by Kenda Tires (www.kendausa.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Ohio Dreams Action Sports Camp (www.ohiodreams.com), Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), and THE Products (www.the-industries.com).
The debut of Profile's Elite Hub go's on sale Monday, April 5th.
The Elite BMX hub is configured with Profile's new UltraDriver cassette. The UltraDriver has 204 points of instant engagement and no dead spots. We will initially sell the Elite as a hubset. Colors available Monday will be Black and Blue with Red to follow next (at a future date).
Amanda Geving gets a great photo in the May issue of BMX Plus. Ever since Geving made it back onto MCS Bicycles it appears as though she's gotten a renewed psych and she's been doing great on the national scene.
Last weekend Geving competed in the UCI Supercross event in Madrid, Spain and she definitely turned peoples heads. She scored a win in her heat and made it to the finals. Look for a lot more good results from this long time Florida superstar.
Our First Annual Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Race at USA BMX Riverview was a success! 
With the help of our riders and sponsors, we were able to raise $500 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and All Children's Hospital on behalf of Simon Brandenburg, Jr., a survivor of cystic fibrosis (CF). Each rider received a J&R t-shirt as a thank you, along with a special CF thank you ribbon. USA BMX Racing and CycleCraft BMX were also in attendance to support the cause.
CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA... MCS Bicycles is pleased to announce the addition of PureBred Clothing to the program! “PureBred has been around for a while now, but really hasn’t made a real push into the BMX marketplace.” Says Brian Fell MCS Bicycles Marketing Director/TM. “We feel the time is right for a new clothing brand in BMX and we want to help put PureBred on the map!” After setting up a display at the Florida State Qualifier in West Palm Beach, the feed back was encouraging. With new designs in the works, PureBred is positioning themselves to be the next clothing company on the BMX scene. You can check them out at www.purebredclothing.com !
Florida's very own wonder boy Josh Meyers will make his supercross debut this weekend in Madrid, Spain. Josh is hot off his first AA Pro win at the ABA Gator Nationals and should do well after that boost in confidence. Shortly after the Gator Nationals Josh packed up his bags and caught a flight out to CA to the Chula Vista Olympic Training center. At the OTC Josh has been working on his confidence and preparing for the big 3 story starting hill drop.
Josh Facebook Update:
"woooo A practice gonna be gnar pretty siked track looks good jump on jump off like a huge level hop. we'll see how it goes."The Madrid Supercross will be shown live on www.Freecaster.tv.
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Madera's Tyler Faoro continues to dominate the A Pro class on the national circuit. The American Bicycle Association (ABA) held their annual Super Nationals at the Metroplex BMX facility in Desoto, TX. 2 days of national racing and 2 wins for Florida #1 pro Tyler Faoro.
Day 1:
Faoro easily qualified through the motos and semi finals to get himself a spot in the main event. With top finishes in qualifying Faoro had priority pick for his lane in the main event. Faoro wisely choose lane 1 for his main event and when the gate dropped he was gone. Lead the way from start to finish with no challenge for the lead.
LUTZ - Step-ups, doubles, table tops, asphalt turns and triples are just a few of the configurations bicycle motocross riders can enjoy at the 1,100-foot Tampa BMX Raceway.
The 34-year-old National Bicycle League sanctioned-track is situated within 600-acre Lake Park, which is off of Van Dyke Road and North Dale Mabry Highway. Three times a week the track is open for both children and adults to practice or race.
Amanda Geving was recently named to the USA Cycling Funded Team for the upcoming Madrid SX event. “We are extremely excited that Amanda has made the team! It just shows how much she has stepped up her game this year.” said Brian Fell, Marketing Director for MCS Bicycles. “We know that Amanda has the ability and determination to get the job done. This is just one more reason we worked so hard to get her back on the program.”
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