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NBL
Christmas Classic - Columbus, Ohio
The
2006 NBL Season kicked off in pure classic NBL style this past week
in the Columbus, Ohio Convention center with one of the favorite BMX
races of all time- The NBL Christmas Classic. After being in Florida
for the past few years, the Christmas Classic was brought back to Ohio
and the arena atmosphere made for some exciting racing action. With
a awesome built track with a 2 strait away pro section offered for the
Elite riders, it was Classic Columbus racing action and the fans loved
it. Besides the regular NBL elite national event, Day 1 offered the
first North American UCI Continental ranking event. Here is how the
Double A marketing riders finished up for the weekend:
Kyle Bennett picked up right where he left off at the
end of the ABA season, out front and taking home a win in Columbus.
On Day 1, Kyle was in both the UCI and NBL Elite Main events. Kyle finished
up 4th in NBL Elite and 7th in the UCI race. Sunday, things were back
to normal, as it was Elite Pro and Pro Open. In the Elite main, Kyle
started things off by winning the Sun Ringle Hole shot award, on his
way to a huge Elite men's win. Kyle also was in the Pro Open main event,
where he finished up 7th. Kyle's sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Answer,
Kenda, Sun Ringle, UGP, Thomson, S & M bars, ATI, Shimano, Profile,
Powerbar, Cyto Sport, and BMXpros.com.
Randy Stumpfhauser wants to capture the NBL #1 Pro
title back and if you watched him race this past weekend, you know he
is serious. Randy lead almost every lap through out the weekend, pulling
away from riders and doing it with style. On Day 1, Stumpy blasted out
of the gate in the Elite main and was gone, no one was even close. In
the UCI Elite main, he was out front, but cased the last jump before
the 1st turn and slipped back to 6th. On Day 2, Randy was out for the
win again, but a crash kept him from finishing top 3 and put him back
to 8th.
Randy's sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai, ODI, Kenda, Tangent,
Sun Rims, Bombshell, Fly Racing, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, OGIO, Tool
Shed, SDG, Easton, S & M, Cyto Max, and BMXpros.com.
Cristian Becerine made his first USA appearance for
his new sponsor, Free Agent in Ohio. Cristian has signed a 3 year deal
with Free Agent and along with Kyle and Dale Holmes, will make up one
of the strongest Pro teams in BMX. On day 2, Cristian was in the Elite
men's main event, and finished up 4th for the day. Cristian's Sponsors
include: Free Agent, Answer, Kenda, THE, Vigor Helmets, Oakley, Sun
Ringle, Shimano, Tool Shed, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, OGIO, Cyto Sport/Cyto
Max, and Thomson Seat Posts.
Brandon Meadows went to the NBL Christmas Classic as
his last race for Specialized and ready for a new 2006 season with a
new team. On Day 1, it was evident that Brandon has been spending a
lot of time on his bike, even with the birth of his daughter just 3
weeks ago. Brandon lead a lot of laps and made the Elite men's main
event. A bad gate caused him to finish up 8th for the day. On day 2,
Brandon was again out front a lot and took the hole shot in the Elite
men's semi. Going into the first turn, he bumped bars with another rider
as he was going up a jump and this caused him be throw into the bottom
of turn one. Brandon suffered a broken femur and had to have surgery
just hours after the crash. I spoke with Brandon on Thursday night after
the surgery and he was doing ok and wanted to thank all that had made
it by the hospital and called to wish him well. Brandon will be back
in top form after this tragic injury, and once again winning Pro main
events. Brandon's sponsors include: Specialized, Fly Racing, Tangent,
Thomson, Shimano, Cyto Max, Sun Ringle, Tool Shed, Powerbar, OGIO, and
BMXpros.com
Double A Marketing proudly represents Cristian Becerine, Kyle Bennett,
Dale Holmes, Christophe Leveque, Brandon Meadows, and Randy Stumpfhauser.
For more information on any of the riders, or on Double A Marketing,
please e-mail Pete Dylewski or
visit www.BMXpros.com
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