“2005 NBL GRAND NATIONAL RETURNS TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY!”

“The National Bicycle League, Inc. is proud to announce that its 28th annual NBL Grand National Championship event will once again return to the legendary Derby City BMX facility located at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Kentucky on September 2nd through the 4th, 2005.”"E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park is located at 3000 Freys Hill Road, just outside of downtown Louisville, and this years NBL Grands will mark the NBLs 10th consecutive visit to Louisville for its National BMX Championship. The Kentucky Department of Parks and the Kentucky Sports Authority have welcomed the NBL back with open arms as the 2005 NBL Grand National is expected to draw more than 4,000 participants (ranging from ages 4 to 70) and spectators. Needless to say, the 2005 NBL Grands are destined to go down in the BMX racing history books! The NBL would like to thank Rita Stosberg at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, the Derby City BMX Volunteer Group and the Kentucky Department of Parks for their years of collective support for NBL BMX. The 2005 NBL Grands is proudly brought to you by Hyper Bicycles (www.hyperbicycles.com), Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com), Pro Gold Lubricant (www.progoldmfr.com), NBL (www.nbl.org), USA Cycling (www.usacycling.org), UCI (www.uci.ch) and the Commerce Cabinet/Kentucky Sports Authority (www.kentuckytourism.com). The National Bicycle League, Inc. is a part of USA Cycling, Inc. USAC is the ONLY recognized cycling federation in the USA. The International Cycling Union (UCI) is the world governing body for all cycling. UCI is made up of 173 members (national federations), which means 173 countries since only one federation is allowed in each country. UCI is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Since the NBL is a part of USAC, the NBL is the only recognized BMX federation in the USA. No other organizations in the USA are recognized or are in any way related to USAC or the UCI. NBL will be the only way to go to the 2008 BMX Olympics, therefore all riders wishing to compete in the Olympics must have an NBL License, which is classified as an International UCI License. The NBL is the Best in BMX and has been promoting BMX racing on the local, state, regional, national and international levels since 1974. For more information about the NBL, please visit the NBL website located at www.nbl.org. Yours in BMX, Jeff Sack NBL Marketing & Media Director”