USAC BMX Elite Portraits
January 28, 2012 by BMXNEWS.COM Editors · Comments Off
During our trip to the US Olympic Training Center/Chula Vista earlier this month, we were privileged to shoot individual headshots of all the riders taking part in the Elite Camp. We thought you’d enjoy seeing some of your favorite riders suited up in their Team USA Jerseys.
We are saving the goof-around outtakes for a more opportune time 
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USAC Elite Camp Brings The Best to Chula V
January 24, 2012 by BMXNEWS.COM Editors · Comments Off
A major contingent of Elite “Team USA” BMX Supercross talent flew in to the US Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA last week for the first Elite Development camp of 2012. BMXNEWS.COM was granted exclusive access to shoot some action during one of the training sessions.
We clipped the set down to the 49 best shots of the session, and are bringing them to you as soon as we got them dialed in. It was an amazing day for shooting in San Diego, and the riders were definitely in the zone.
The camp included 19 athletes in all, but Joey Bradford and David Herman had other commitments for the photo session timeframe. And Nic Long, Felicia Stancil and Tyler Brown posted early injuries and could not ride. We wish them a speedy recovery!
Other stars out of orbit this camp; Connor Fields and Alise Post were out of the country and Mike Day and Corben Sharrah were out of town on GT biz. We vowed to catch them on-course next time.
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A big thanks to: Mike King, Andrea Smith and James Herrera at USA Cycling for letting us peek into their day. Team USA is readying some amazing talent for London, and this glimpse into their routine gives us a special kind of pride as Americans. Equal thanks goes to Amanda Carr, Amanda Geving, Arielle Martin, Barry Nobles, Brooke Crain, Dani George, Donny Robinson, Jared Garcia, Jason Rogers, Josh Meyers, Kory Cook, Tyler Faoro and Weston Pope for their style and willingness to “do that again!”
—Mike Carruth
Above: Barry Nobles gets it done on the second straight aboard his new DK scoot.
Outside Sponsors Take Another Step In
July 23, 2010 by BMXNEWS.COM Editors · Comments Off
More and more savvy sponsors from outside the industry are getting hip to the fact that there is a large, untapped and very receptive market in BMX Racing. BMX Racers buy tons of plane tickets. We sleep in hotels. A lot. And anyone who wants to be a top performer needs to be all about maintaining high nutritional standards. The latest ace in the deck is Optimum Nutrition’s sponsorship of AA Pro Tyler Faoro.
ON, as it’s called, was founded in 1986 by brothers Tony and Michael Costello. If you’ve spent any time in a GNC, or a gym that carries supplements, their products will already be familiar to you when you check them out on the Website. We’ll be anxious to hear from Tyler on how he is incorporating ON’s various products into his BMX training program.
Tyler is in some pretty lofty company as an ON sponsored athlete. With 52 names listed on the “Athletes” page of optimumnutrition.com, they have some of the most muscled-up talent you’ve ever set eyes on (and there’s beauty with the brawn–that Becky Fox…whoa!). We’re sure Tyler’s tanned-and-oiled-up beauty shot will join the gallery soon 
In a release, Bob Corbett, ON’s Athlete Manager said, of their new relationship with Tyler:
“Optimum Nutrition is proud to sponsor such a well-respected competitor as Tyler Faoro, and we consider him to be a fantastic addition to our team of athletes. Our premium line of protein, recovery and energy products is also a great fit for the intensely competitive world of BMX racing, and fans of the sport can expect the ON Team to be a very visible presence at major events. We recognize BMX athletes have unique nutritional needs to fuel their performance and we look forward to helping Tyler and the BMX community compete at their best.”
A big BMXNEWS congratulations to both Tyler and Optimum Nutrition, and we look forward to hearing more from you guys!
