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| 21/10/07 - UCI Rounds 2 &3 |
| Rounds 2 and
3 of the 2007/08 Oceania UCI Ranking Series were held in Hamilton,
New Zealand this weekend. Results were:
Round 2 Elite Women Junior Women
Round 3 Elite Women There was a crash in the first corner in the Elite Women's final. Junior Women |
| 18/10/07 - UCI Supercross France |
| Nicole
Callisto and Tanya Bailey represented Australia at the final round
of the 2007 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in France.
Tanya Bailey had a crash in her last quarter final and didn't transfer out while Nicole Callisto made the final and finished 6th. Overall, after the two Supercross rounds Nicole Callisto finished the series in 5th and Tanya Bailey finished 11th overall. You can view videos of the race at BMX-Videos.com. |
| 18/10/07 - WA Titles Results |
| The 2007 WA
Titles were also held recently.
19+ Elite Women Full results here. |
| 18/10/07 - NT Titles Results |
| The 2007 NT
Titles were held recently in Nhulunbuy.
14+ Women Results Full results here. |
| 9/10/07 - Australia vs New Zealand Test Match |
| Congratulations to Melinda McLeod (Qld), Lacey Oliver (QLD), Kirsten Dellar (WA) and Talia Smith (SA) who have been named to represent Australia in a test match against New Zealand. |
| 2/10/07 - QLD State Title Results |
| Elite
Women 1 Krystal Cranfield 2 Kelly Percy 3 Tanya Thiele 4 Hannah Hoysted 5 Bronwyn Whyatt 6 Nerissa Moore Junior Elite Women Full results here. |
| 2/10/07 - NSW State Title Results |
| AA Ladies 1 Grace Irland 2 Caitlin Willmott 3 Caetlyn Hubert 4 Keiarra Seccombe 5 Suzanne Willmott A Ladies Full results here. |
| 26/09/07 - 2007/2008 High Performance Squad |
| Congratulations to Tanya Bailey and Nicole Callisto who have both been named in the 2007/2008 Cycling Australia BMX High Performance Squad. |
| 28/08/07 - UCI BMX Supercross Beijing |
| The UCI BMX Supercross was recently held on the Olympic track in Beijing. This was the first time females competed. Three Aussie females competed. Nicole Callisto and Tanya Bailey both made it through to the final finishing 7th and 8th respectively. Melissa Mankowski unfortunately fell in practice and couldn't compete. Melissa's crash resulted in a hairline fracture to her hip socket. Get well soon Melissa. |
| 8/08/07 - Aussie's results from World Championships |
| Australians
did well at the recent World Championships with the following
results:
Melinda McLeod (14 G) - World 1 Special mention must go to Melinda McLeod who is now a double World Champion. Congratulations Melinda. Also, get well soon to Harriet Burbidge-Smith who crashed in practice breaking her collarbone leaving her unable to compete. Ziggy Callan also crashed in practice resulting in internal injuries and was unable to race also. Get well soon girls. |
| 19/07/07 - Aussies in the USA |
| Several
Aussies have been competing at events over in the USA as a lead up
to the World Championships. There results have been good and
they are looking good heading into the World Championships.
Las Vegas Nationals (July 13-15) Day 2 Pro Girls Stars N' Stripes National (June 30
- July 1) Day 2 Pro Girls Hoosier National (June 23-24) Rockford (June 15-17) Day 2 Pro Girls Great Lakes National (June 8-10) Day 2 (Women Open) |
| 19/07/07 - Madison Janssen's New Sponsor |
| Current and dual National Champion, Madison Janssen has joined the Answer team. |
| 19/07/07 - Australian riders for World Championships |
| The
Australian riders to contest the 2007 World Championships in Canada
are: Harriet Burbidge-Smith (11 Girls & Cruiser) Airlie Gooden (12 Girls & Cruiser) Melinda McLeod (14 Girls & Cruiser) Lacey Oliver (14 Girls & Cruiser) Kirsten Dellar (15 Girls & Cruiser) Rachel Bracken (16 Girls) Lauren Reynolds (16 Girls) Cherie Simpson (16 Girls & Cruiser) Emma Dellar (17-24 Cruiser) Julie Dries (40-44 Cruiser) Caroline Buchanan (Junior Elite & Cruiser) Ziggy Callan (Junior Elite & Cruiser) Grace Ireland (Junior Elite) Tanya Bailey (Elite Women) Nicole Callisto (Elite Women) Melissa Mankowski (Elite Women) Tanya Thiele (Elite Women & Cruiser) |
| 19/07/07 - Final Oceania UCI Rankings for 2006/07 |
| Junior
Women (Top 10) 1. Victoria Hill (NZ) 2. Caroline Buchanan 3. Ziggy Callan 4. Grace Ireland 5. Paige Hickling (NZ) 6. Candice Armstrong (NZ) 7. Jenni Conway (NZ) 8. Caitlyn Ward 9. Danielle Carter (NZ) 10. Catherine Hopkins Elite Women (Top 10) |
| 19/07/07 - Extreme Sports Apparel for Women |
|
The
new range includes t-shirts, singlets, long sleeve tops, fleece
hoodies and track pants. “The idea was to reflect the lifestyle of
girls into extreme sports, girls who like to live a little,
something with street appeal”, says Roxanne. “We didn’t stop
with casual gear, we have included intimate apparel, to which the
guys have shown their appreciation as well.” The
signature Mud Honey MX high performance garments are as popular as
ever, and are now chosen by some of the leading names in women’s
mx , bmx and offroad racing. For
further information on off road racers Rosie and Leigh Lalaonde, or
mx sponsored rider Kristy Gillespie, contact Roxanne on 0418 780
384, or email info@mudhoneymx.com
To
check out the complete Mud Honey MX range, visit
www.mudhoneymx.com. |
| 19/07/07 - UCI Round 11 |
| The last
round of the 2006/07 UCI Oceania ranking series was held back in
June in Newcastle in extremely bad weather conditions. The
region was actually declared a disaster zone. There was no
Junior Elite class conducted and there were only four riders in the
Elite Women's class. The results were:
1. Sarah Walker (NZ) |
| 14/05/07 - Australian Team for World Championships |
| Congratulations to Tanya Bailey, Nicole Callisto, Melissa Mankowski, Caroline Buchanan and Ziggy Callan on being selected in the Australian team for the 2007 World Championships in Canada. |
| 12/05/07 - Final Champbikx/Probikx Series Results |
|
Results from the 2007 National Champbikx/Probikx Series were:
Elite Women (Top 10)
Junior Women (Top 10) 16 Girls (Top 5) 15 Girls (Top 5) 14 Girls (Top 5) |
| 12/05/07 - 2007 National Championships |
| The 2007
National Championships were held last weekend at Lake Macquarie in
NSW. Tanya Bailey and Caroline Buchanan took out the elite
classes. Full results from the elite classes were:
Elite Women
Junior Women Other National Champions for 2007 were: Katie Van Zanden - QLD (8 Girls) For full results check out BMX Australia and for photos check out BMX Ultra, Cycling News and C and C Images. |
| 12/05/07 - Probikx/Champbikx Round 10 |
| Round 10 of the
Probikx/Champbikx Series was held on Friday during the 2007 National
Championships. The results were:
Elite Women
Junior Women 16 Girls 15 Girls 14 Girls |
| 24/04/07 - Probikx/Champbikx Round 8 & 9 |
| Rounds 8 and
9 of the Probikx/Champbikx Series were held at Mackay in Qld last
weekend. The results were:
Day 1 (Round 8) Elite Women 16 Girls 14 Girls Day 2 (Round 9) Elite Women 16 Girls 14 Girls |
| 24/04/07 - UCI Round 9 |
| Round 9 of
the Oceania UCI series was held at North Harbour in New Zealand on
7th April. The results were:
Elite Women
Junior Women |
| 22/03/07 - UCI Round 8 |
| Round 8 of
the Oceania UCI series was held at Papakura in New Zealand on 10th
March. The results were:
Elite Women
Junior Women |
| 12/03/07 - Danielle Cole's Profile Updated |
| Danielle
Cole's profile has been updated.
If you would like to add or update your profile please click here. There are a number of profiles on the site that need updating, so if you would like to update your profile click here. |
| 6/3/07 - ACT State Title Results |
| The 2007 ACT State Titles were held last weekend at the
Tuggeranong BMX
Track. Results for the
Ladies money classes were:
A Ladies AA Ladies |
| 6/03/07 - UCI Round 7 Results |
| Round 7 of
the Oceania UCI series was held in Canberra at the Tuggeranong BMX track last weekend. Round
7 of the Champbikx was also held
at this event.
Results were:
Elite Women
Junior Women 16 Girls 15 Girls The next round of the UCI Oceania Ranking Series is in New Zealand this weekend. |
| 2/03/07 - SA State Titles Results |
| The 2007 SA
State Titles were held last weekend at the Cross Keys BMX
Track. There were a large number of entries for the Open
Ladies money class due to the event being run in conjunction with
the UCI/Probikx/Champbikx series. Results for the Open
Ladies money class were:
1 Sarah Walker Angela Wooding crashed heavily in one of the semi's and hurt her back and was taken to hospital by ambulance. |
| 2/03/07 - Shanaze Reade's Website |
| Current UCI Junior World Champion - Shanaze Reade now has her own website. Check it out here. |
| 28/02/07 - Extra Female Classes for 2007 Nationals |
| BMX
Australia has now added the following female classes for the
2007 National Titles:
Women 17 & Over 20" These classes will also be offered at the World Titles. This is a great win for the females of the sport and hopefully the classes get enough entries to run. There was a forum topic on the BMX Ultra forum about this and they were instrumental in bringing about these changes. |
| 28/02/07 - UCI Round 6 Results |
| Round 6 of
the Oceania UCI series was held in South Australia at the Cross Keys
BMX track last weekend. Round 6 of the Champbikx was also held
at this event.
Results were:
Elite Women
Junior Women 16 Girls 15 Girls |
| 12/02/07 - Introducing the MCS Australian Factory Team |
|
The wait is over.
Sunday the 12th of February proved to be a wet
re-introduction into Australia for the new team MCS factory team but
the show had to go on. The 2007 five-member factory team is as
follows: Jacob
Griffiths (8 Boys, Nerang, Qld) Shane
Austin (11 Boys, Macarthur, NSW) Ryan
Henderson (15 Boy Champbikx / A Pro, Tuggeranong, ACT) On Saturday Ryan
finished fourth in 15 Boys Champbikx and now stands in equal 5th
place on the tour. On Sunday in the mud Ryan took third in 14 Boys
and missed the A Pro finals after a mega close run-off. Ashleigh
Cragg (15 Girls Champbikx / A Pro, Canberra, ACT) Ash sits in third
place at the half way mark of the 15 Girls Champbikx tour and showed
great consistency by finishing third on Saturday. Sunday was even
better for Ash when she won both the 15 Girls and A Pro Women. Paull
McLaughlin (30+ Men, Lake Macquarie, NSW) With an unlucky crash and one bad race Paull had to settle for second on 20” and third on cruiser. |
| 12/02/07 - Probikx and Champbikx Round 5 Results |
| Round 5 of
the National Series was held at Liverpool in NSW last weekend.
Results were:
Elite Women 16 Girls 15 Girls |
| 6/02/07 - MCS is Back in Australia |
|
After
a ten year absence from the Australian BMX scene MCS Bicycles are
back. Back once again and looking to make up for lost time. The new
importer and distributor is A1 Bikes out of Goulburn, NSW.
For
those new to the sport, MCS hail from the USA and have over thirty
years experience in frame and BMX component manufacturing. MCS bikes
have been holeshotting throughout the world for decades and now it
is Australia’s turn. Those with a keen memory will remember MCS
sponsoring Australian riders such as Luke Madill, Troy Fisher and
former world champion Justin Ransom during the early 1990’s. The
world team were also trade team champions at the 1990 France World
Championships. MCS
offers a full range of junior through to pro XL sized frames in an
assortment of To
find out more about the history and the full range of MCS frames,
completes, components and accessories check out www.mcsbicycles.com. See
you at the official launch. Enquiries:
contact
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| 31/01/07 - UCI Round 5 Results |
| Round 5 of
the 2007 UCI Oceania Series was held also held at Knox in Victoria
during the Track Attack race meeting. Results were:
Elite Women Junior Women |
| 31/01/07 - Champbikx Round 4 |
| Round 4 of
the Champbikx series was held at Knox in Victoria during the Track
Attack race meeting. Results were:
16 Girls 15 Girls |
| 10/01/07 - UCI Round 4 & Champbikx Round 3 |
| Round 4 of
the 2007 UCI Oceania Series was held at Nerang on the Gold Coast
last weekend. Results were:
Elite Women Junior Women This year sees Melissa Mankowski move up into the Elite Women class, while Caroline Buchanan moves up into the Junior Women class. Round 3 of the Champbikx series was also held in conjunction with this event. The Champbikx results were: 16 Girls 15 Girls The next round of the series will be held during the Track Attack week of racing in Melbourne. |
| 10/01/07 - Natarsha Williams gets Married |
| Congratulations to Natarsha Williams who married Ryan Birk over the Christmas break. Natarsha is the US Sales and Marketing Manager for Kuwahara. Congratulations on your marriage and new job Natarsha! |
| 5/01/07 - Katrina Durso picks up new sponsors |
| Katrina Durso
has picked up a couple of new sponsors for 2007. She is still
sponsored by Total BMX and
has picked up sponsorship from Lipz
Panelz.
Lipz Panelz have heaps of plates to choose from. You can have custom plates done or team plates done.
Katrina has also picked up sponsorship from Escera. It is a new range of clothing arriving in Australia and she will be their model for 2007. |
Mud
Honey MX 
Watch
out next week for the official launch of MCS Australia at Liverpool’s
round five of the national Probikx tour. The official launch will
include a pro shop displaying complete bikes and the announcement of
the first Australian MCS factory team in over ten years.
colours. And who could forget the legendary Mantis frame. The Mantis
frame gets its name from the praying mantis and is the baby of the
MCS range. The Mantis is a mini frame with a curved top tube for an
easy step through for Sprocket Rocket riders.
