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Double
A Marketing
UCI Super Cross Race Report
San Jose, CA Dew Actions Sports Tour
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UCI Supercross series came to a conclusion this past weekend in a very
big way. The UCI had been able to coordinate with NBC sports to be apart
of the San Jose stop of the Dew Action Sports tour. The BMX race was
an extra event for the weekend's action, not actually a part of the
Dew Tour, as it was fully ran by the UCI, with help from the NBL. It
was showcased on the TV broadcast on NBC Sports on Saturday, September
10th and the semi finials and main event was shown. With the best TV
coverage for BMX racing in history, and the consistent reminder of BMX
racing being in the 2008 Olympics, it seems that there is big talk of
adding BMX racing to more TV schedules for 2006. This was by far one
of the best and most enjoyed events of the 2005 season and we sure hope
that the UCI expands the Supercross series next year. Here is how the
Double A Marketing riders in attendance finished up.
Kyle Bennett has always been noted as one of the smoothest
riders around and the bigger the jumps, the more Kyle shines. At San
Jose, the huge jumps, fit Kyle's style perfectly. Riding flat pedals,
Kyle made his way into the main event. When the gate dropped, Kyle was
off the pace just a bit and was cut off on the tight 1st strait. Going
into the 2nd turn, Kyle was ready to make his move, as a crash went
down, and Kyle was able to move up to the front of the pack and finish
up 3rd overall. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Answer, Kenda,
Sun Ringle, UGP, Truvativ, Velo, S & M bars, ATI, Shimano, Profile,
Powerbar, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.
Randy Stumpfhauser went to stop one of the Supercross
series and placed 3rd overall. With a large overall Series purse, as
well as the TV coverage, Randy was looking to have a great weekend.
Randy made his way into the main event and was ready to hit the track.
As the gate dropped, Randy looked to have the early lead, but was just
edged out going into the first turn by Robert and Mike. As Randy took
his time to make his move, a huge crash in the 2nd turn ended all hopes
for a top 3 finish, as Randy had to jump up and look for his bike, holding
him back to 5th overall. With that finish though, Randy secured the
2nd overall spot in the UCI Series. Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles,
Hyundai, ODI, Kenda Tires, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell Forks, Fly Racing,
Time Pedals, SRAM, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, Tool Shed, SDG, DC Shoes,
Easton, S & M, Fox Riders Company Clothing, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max,
and BMXpros.com.
Brandon Meadows has been out for a few weeks after
a bad crash in Colorado. Brandon was unsure if he would even be able
to race this event, but once he went there and saw the track, he did
his best to get on his bike and have fun. Brandon had fun all the way
to the main event and as up front going into turn 2. Brandon was not
settling for 3rd overall, so he went for a inside line to pass Robert
and Mike, but unfortunately slid out and crashed after bumping Robert.
Brandon finished up 6th for the day, but had a great time doing so.
Brandon's sponsors include Specialized, Fly Racing, Tangent, Thomson,
Big Tool, Shimano, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, Sun Ringle, Powerbar, and BMXpros.com.
Cristian Becerine also went to the first round of the
Supercross series and finished up 2nd. He looked to keep his consistency
moving forward in San Jose. Cristian easily made it to the semi, but
unfortunately was bumped down the first strait and unclipped just before
the huge set of doubles going into the 1st turn. This made it impossible
fro Cristian to continue the track and he did not transfer into the
finial. He did however accumulate enough points to take the 3rd overall
spot in the series and the big check to go along with it. Cristian's
sponsors include Crupi, O'Neal, UGP, ODI, Sun Ringle, Shimano, Tool
Shed, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, and Thomson Seat Posts.
2005 UCI Supercross series overall standings
1st- Robert Dewilde
2nd- Randy Stumpfhauser - Hyundai/GT
3rd- Cristian Becerine - Crupi
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