Double A Marketing Report: UCI Worlds

“The UCI BMX World Championships are always one of the most anticipated races of the year. This year, it met up with some deep tradition as they were held in Bercy, France. Bercy, has had a long tradition for great BMX events. From 1984 to 1990 there was an event called the Bicross International de Paris that would have riders from around the world compete to sold out crowds of 16,500 plus. This event alone made many American Pro riders world famous. The 2005 UCI BMX World Championships being held inside the Bercy arena would uphold that great tradition and make this year Championships one of the best Worlds ever. With more than 2600 entries, it was also the biggest Worlds ever. Here is how the Double A Marketing riders finished up-”"Randy Stumpfhauser was looking to win his 4th UCI World Cruiser title in a row, and some say he is the king of the Cruiser. But, Randy didn’t have an easy race here is France, as he had some of the toughest riders in his motos. Randy seemed to go faster as the 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 came around. The main event was crazy, as Paul Lange holeshotted, was winning up to the last turn and a french rider came underneath him, giving Randy the space to pass them both. Randy took home the win and his 4th UCI Cruiser World Championship. Unfortunately in Elite men’s, things didn’t go the same, as Randy missed out of transferring from the semi finial. As it happens a lot at the worlds, the semis are usually a bit lopsided and a lot of potential winners are in the same semi. Randy’s Semi was that way, with Robert De Wilde, Mike Day, Cristian, Donny Robinson, Florent Boutte, Bubba Harris, and Michael Robinson. Randy was in 5th for most of the lap, just behind Bubba but was unable to make a pass and his night was over. Still, it was a great weekend for Stumpy, retaining his World Title and looking to add both the NBL Elite and Cruiser title to his resume in a few weeks at the NBL Grands. Randy’s sponsors include GT Bicycles, Hyundai, ODI, Kenda Tires, Tangent, Sun Rims, Bombshell Forks, AC, Time Pedals, Fly Racing, Thomson, Powerbar, CTI Knee Braces, Tool Shed, SDG, S & M, Fox Riders Co Clothing, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, and BMXpros.com Dale Holmes has been in Europe for most of the summer, racing BMX and training for the Worlds. It was evident he has done a good job with his training, as he was flying all day on Friday, winning every race he was in up to the main event. Many had talked about the possibility of a great showdown between Randy and Dale, as they have a long history of battling it out at the Worlds. Unfortunately for Dale he crashed in the first turn in the main event and broke two of his fingers, not only ending his shot at the Cruiser Worlds Title, and keeping him out from racing the Pro Elite race on Saturday night. Dale’s sponsors include Free Agent, KHS, Kenda, THE, Troy Lee Designs, Sun Ringle, Shimano, S & M, Power Bar, Truvativ, DaleHolmes.com, BMXpros.com, and Cyto Sport/Cyto Max. Cristian Becerine has been a consistent main maker in the Elite men’s finial at the last few World Championships, and the way he was riding here in France, he was a pick for a podium spot in the main event by many. Unfortunately in the semi, Cristian misjudged the gate and hit it, flipping him over the bars and taking away any shot of making the main event. Cristian looks to redeem himself in 2 weeks in Columbia at a special invitational event and then 2 weeks later at the NBL grands, where he has a slim, but still a mathematical shot at getting the #1 Pro plate. Cristian’s sponsors include Crupi, O’Neal, Answer, UGP, ODI, Sun Ringle, Marwi, Shimano, Tool Shed, Powerbar, BMXpros.com, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, and Thomson Seat Posts. Brandon Meadows is another rider who rises to the occasion at the World Championships making the main event. Brandon was having some trouble with the gate as well, as many riders did. The gate seemed to be dropping a bit inconsistent but Brandon was able to move on past that and make his way out of the motos, the 1/16 and onto the 1/8 finial. Unfortunately for him, his night would end there as he unclipped in the first strait away and went from 2nd to 7th in a spilt moment. This ended Brandon’s chance to make the main, but he did give the fans some enjoyment, as he styled for them as he finished up the moto. Brandon’s sponsors include Specialized, Fly Racing, Tangent, Cyto Sport/Cyto Max, Shimano, Sun Ringle, Powerbar, and BMXpros.com.”