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BMX Race Report

Bogota, Colombia - August 19th & 20th

BMX racing in other countries can always be a weird experience. You never know what to expect and how things will go. Well if your going down to Colombia, you will have no worries, as this year, as the last 3, German Medina, one of the head BMX guys in the country had put together one of the best BMX races in a long time.

German, who competes in the older cruiser classes and is a trainer for some of the top Pros in BMX, is a huge part of putting together an event to help celebrate the life of Mario Soto. Mario help put the spotlight on Colombia when his skills shined through and made a huge impact on the US BMX race scene. After a tragic accident, Mario was taken away from us, but the race helps us remember how much he effected BMX and how much the people loved him.

Since his death, German has put together this event to help remember Mario and celebrate his life. Each year, they invite a group of Pro riders from all over the world and have a great event. 2 days of racing, with the Pros showcased in a short 3 hour format, to give the fans a good show and let the riders have some free time to meet and show their appreciation.

This years USA based pro crew included Cristian Becerine, Dale Holmes, Donny Robinson, Greg Romero, Jason Richardson, Tyler Brown, Javier Colombo, Danny Caluag, and Jason Rogers.

The race had about 60 pro level riders and the Pro only format was a great treat for the riders. Dale and Cristian both rode well, with Cristian making the main event both days and Dale just missing out on both days and finishing up 4th on day 2. Donny Robinson won the main event both days, taking the overall victory.

All in all, it was a great trip and it shows that people just love good old BMX racing. I would like to thank German for inviting me down for a great time and I look forward for next years event!

Cristian Becerine takes to the track in Bogota. Cristian is from South America, Argentina, and his fans came out in full force to cheer him on.

The fans go crazy for the USA BMX Pros and it makes for some of the best racing action you will find anywhere. The fans in Colombia are some of the best in the world and made the guys feel like rock stars.

Dale Holmes was flying all weekend in Colombia and just missed out of making the main event both days. Dale still rips and is one of the most fun guys to hang around.

Cristian was flying and had fully recovered from his shoulder surgery. Cristian made the main event both days, was out having fun with the fans, and showing Danny C the way around the track.

Greg Romero is back snapping for Revtec. Greg is by far one of the best guys to hang around at the BMX races to learn from and have the most fun you can. Coach G we love ya.

Both of the elite men's world champions made the trip, with Donny winning both days and Javier hitting the ground a few times too many.

Jason Rogers was impressive as always and was sporting the lumberjack look for the first few days of the trip.

Each night at dinner, all the riders would get together and have fun, chat about BMX, and bond. This made for some fun times and gave the trip such a good feeling.

Jason Richardson not only celebrated his birthday in Colombia, but his return to racing after his broken femur in February. Jason rode extremely well and it was great to see him back on his bike.

Pro Race Results

Day One

----------------------1 Donny Robinson USA -------------------- 2 Jonathan Suarez VEN
3 Javier Colombo ARG
4 Andres Jimenez COL
5 Jason Rogers USA
6 Ramiro Marino ARG
7 Cristian Becerine ARG
8 Fabian Hernandez COL

Day Two
1 Donny Robinson USA
2 Fabian Hernandez COL
3 Andres Jiminez COL
4 Dale Holmes ENG
5 Carlos Oquendo COL
6 Danny Caluag USA
7 Jonathan Suarez VEN
8 Cristian Becerine ARG

Race Winner Donny Robinson