Congratulations Alex on your National #1 Pro title! You’re not a stranger to a Championship title, having won Amateur #1 twice already. How does it feel to move up the ranks of winning the coveted title as a Pro?
PULL: Congratulations Alex on your National #1 Pro title! You’re not a stranger to a Championship title, having won Amateur #1 twice already. How does it feel to move up the ranks of winning the coveted title as a Pro?
ALEX: Thanks, winning the Canadian National Pro Title last year (2017) was a really cool experience. I had a lot of fun racing the races throughout that series. The Pro-class in Canada has really been growing over the past years and we are all friends at the end of the day, which makes these races a lot of fun as well.
PULL: You’ve been riding pro now for a couple years. From riding Jr Elite to Elite on the World Cup Circuit and AA Pro on the BMX Canada/USABMX National Series. How has the transition been for you in terms of competition, racing mentality, and preparedness?
ALEX: I turned Pro when I was 16, crazy to think that was almost four years ago now. But yes, it was (still is) a big transition. It is easy to get tangled up in the concept of being pro, and all that comes along with that. Competition is always high, which means you have to show up race day with your head on straight, and trust the fact that you did your best to prepare. I’ve learnt that while it is more serious racing, I need to remember the basics and why I started racing; to have fun.
PULL: Having ridden many different races in all the various series you’ve competed in, what was your most memorable event? What about your favourite track?
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GOLD CUP NORTH CENTRAL
If there is one good thing about this year’s Covid closures of states and counties, it is that tracks that might not normally have gotten a shot at hosting a National or Gold Cup event, were now given that opportunity.
MID-AMERICA NATIONALS
2ND COMING USA BMX STOPS IN NEBRASKA ...AGAIN.
GOLD CUP SOUTHEAST
This year the DK Bicycles Gold Cup South East Finals were held at one of the fastest BMX tracks in Alabama - Circle City BMX, in Dothan. If trying to claim one of the coveted Gold Cup Plates brought you to Circle City BMX for your first time you might have been surprised when you first saw the track layout.
GOLD CUP SOUTHWEST
When you roll into the local Quiktrip and one of Tucson’s finest looks at your shirt and asks if you know Corben Sharrah, you can only be in one city in America. Often coined as the loudest city in BMX, it doesn’t matter if there is a single fan or a gaggle of Tucsonans, they know how to bring the energy.
GOLD CUP NORTHEAST
With all of the uncertainty in event planning this year, it was not a huge surprise that the DK Bicycles North East Gold Cup Finals shifted locations somewhat last minute. We were very lucky to have it and at a great location, Akron BMX in Akron, Ohio. The Big Red Truck was last here for the 2018 North East Gold Cup Finals, and the track is located in a pretty incredible location.
FALL CLASSIC NATIONALS
JUST OVER THE UTAH BORDER WE’D FIND THE WEST’S LAST STAND FOR 2020
DERBY CITY
It might not have been LaborDay, but the BMX world was anxious to finally return to the longtime Louisville tradition. ...and it was well worth the wait!
1998 HARO Monocque
“Captain America” ShowBike Custom painted by Troy Lee.
HOW TO GROW THE SPORT OF BMX RACING
Are you interested in starting a new track?
SECOND TIMES A CHARM
It just seems like yesterday that we were in Rock Hill for the Carolina Nationals and here we are again.
