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April 06 9th April I went for my supposed final check up for my collarbone. Unfortunately it was not the kind of news I wanted. The bone graft has not taken, so there is now mending of the bone. The only thing holding my collarbone together is the plate. I now have to try bone stimulation to see if we can get the bone to start healing itself or maybe try another bone graft. So after 12 months I am still unable to ride. It is unbelievable that a simple collarbone can side line me for this long after being in this sport for 26 years with very little in the way of injuries other than grazing and bruising. March 06 28th March My home town of Innisfail in Far North Queensland. Australia was devastated by a Category 5 Cyclone named Larry on the 20th March. The winds started at about 3am and the eye of the storm lasted about 40 mins from about 7am before the winds returned from the other side of the cyclone. Cyclone Larry was 100km wide. Winds gusts up to 295 to 305 kmph struck the town, if it did not destroy homes completely it ripped roofs off. More tha half of the homes in the town were damaged The vegetation and our beautiful rainforests also suffered plus the vital fruit and sugar cane industries have also suffered badly. The town was lucky in the fact that the cyclone was moving at 25kmph had it been slower it would of created even more damage. My heart goes out to all of the town and its surrounding districts effected. Also to my home club of Innisfail BMX and its members who did not escape damage either. BMXSQ have set up a RED BUTTON- Qld Cyclone fundraiser to help the three clubs being Innisfail, Atherton and Cairns to get back on their feet. Your can visit their site and check out those generous donations. http://southqld.bmxa.com.au also the BMXQ site http://www.bmxq.org.au/ They are also asking for more donations or Pro riders that can give an item to auction off on e-bay. So far they have raised over $2000 in cash donations. I would also like to thank several of the USA Pro's I approached at the weekend at the Vegas race for donations of a signed jersey to be auctioned off on E-Bay. These riders are Bubba Harris (Redline), Kyle Bennett (Free Agent), Warrick Stevenson (Haro), Randy Stumphauser (GT) and Matt Polhkamp (Kuwahara). Plus Myself and Ryan Birk (SunRingle/Redline) will also donate a jersey. I also do have a couple more Pro's who are to get back to me. I hope these gifts will make huge $$$ that will benefit these communities. I would like to share with you now some photo's of the damage to the Innisfail BMX track. Also so you can see the vast amount of damage I have put up some before photo's. The cyclone photo's came to me in a round about way and I believe they were taken by Tom Fuller from the Atherton BMX Club.
11th March UCI BMX NEWS MAILING 2006 UCI BMX RANKING The UCI is pleased to introduce the UCI BMX ranking and results in a new format directly linked to the UCI website calendar. With the UCI Continental Ranking already in full swing almost on all continents, please view; http://www.uci.ch/ucinet/uci.asp?page=rankings&discipline=bmx&ryear=2005&ridercategory=me&l=eng 3D BMX TRACK MAP Wondering how the track is going to look like at the 2006 UCI BMX World Championships or the next round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup? Look no further, the UCI is pleased to announce the introduction of 3D graphic designs of all upcoming (and yet to be build) UCI tracks at World Championships and UCI BMX Supercross World Cup The 3D design is created by computer graphic genius Daniel Ahlgren, based on track design drawings from master UCI track builder Tom Ritzenthaler. For your pleasure, all 3D BMX track map comes in 3 different sizes to match your desktop size. Visit; http://www.uci.ch/modello2.asp?1stlevelid=C&level1=5&level2=0&idnews=4028 2006 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SAO PAOLO BRAZIL In preparation for the upcoming UCI BMX World Championships in Sao Paolo, to be held 28-30 July 2006, a site visit to Sao Paolo was carried out by the UCI staff in early February. The UCI is pleased to see the progress of the upcoming event and the good corporation between CBC (Confederaçao Brasieira De Cicliscmo), CBBX (Confederçao Brasileira de Bicicross) and the sports event company Gayotto. In addition, the support from the Sao Paolo Government was impressive with their intention to construct several new infrastructures at the Mario Covas Olympic Park. For general information regarding the event, lodging and travel, please visit the UCI website; http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=LB&level1=1&level2=0&idnews=3976 The World Championships will be held at the Mario Covas Olympic Park, where a new permanent track will be constructed by UCI track builder Tom Ritzenthaler in June 2006. To view the 3D track map, please visit; http://www.uci.ch/modello2.asp?1stlevelid=C&level1=5&level2=0&idnews=4028 2008 UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED TO TAIYUAN CHINA As previously announced, the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships was awarded to Taiyuan City, China. With the intention of growing the sport of BMX worldwide, the UCI has been given an excellent opportunity to showcase and develop BMX in the largest country in the world. Taiyuan City is the capital of the Shanxi province, and is located app. 1 hour flight southeast of Beijing. Taiyuan has a great and rich history stretching over 2500 years and is the initiating place for many dynasties in the Chinese history. Nowadays, Taiyuan is a modern city with an international airport, serves a a major railway hub and a fast growing city structure with many luxury hotels and restaurants, to accommodate for the growing tourism market. The 2008 UCI BMX World Championships, 30 May to 1 June 2008, will be held at the newly constructed Chinese BMX high-level training centre located 15 minutes outside the city centre, at the 210 hectare Forest Garden recreational park. In the years leading up to the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships, Taiyuan are planning to host several international BMX event to further promote the sport of BMX. 2006 UCI BMX SUPERCROSS WORLD CUP With some delay, the UCI is pleased to announce the 2006 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup schedule stretching over two rounds. With the success of including one round of the 2005 UCI BMX Supercross in the Dew Action Sports Tour last year, which was seen on prime time NBC by 40 million viewers, the UCI is excited to continue their collaboration with NBC and the Dew Action Sports Tour in 2006. The first round of the UCI BMX Supercross will be held 9-10 September 2006 in San Jose, CA (USA) at the “Toyota Challenge” stop of Dew Action Sport Tour. The second and final round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, will be held 7-8 October 2006 in France, with the venue yet to be confirmed. More information will be published soon on the UCI website; http://www.uci.ch/modello.asp?1stLevelID=EE&level1=0&level2=0&idnews=3473 2006 INTERNATIONAL BMX RACE NUMBERS Wondering what number plate number you need to run in 2006? Please view the 2006 international BMX race numbers on the UCI website: http://www.uci.ch/modello2.asp?1stlevelid=C&level1=5&level2=2&idnews=3921 NEW UCI BMX COMMISSION A new UCI BMX Commission, for the upcoming 4-year period, was appointed at the UCI Management Committee meeting in October 2005. The following members were elected; Abe Schneider (Australia) President, Bob Tedesco (USA) member, Pedro Frias (Cuba) member, Marian Stetina (Czech Republic) member and Gary Ream (USA) member BMX Freestyle. February 06 February 19th Just a little update as I am still not back to racing, still recovering from surgery on my collarbone. I am back in the USA and recovery is going well. But I still have a least another 6 weeks before I can ride. I do have some items for sale but they are still in Australia so if you are after any please feel free to e-mail for details. Click here to contact on any of the items for sale
Factory Team Issue Specialized 05 Model Pro Your Chance to get the very last Specialized BMX bike to be made. Never been raced, virtually new. Handle Bars S&M
Race Bars, Wheels Sun Rims
Team Issue Cassette Hub, Cranks
175 Profile, $1400
While I was home in Australia I got to celebrate my 30th Birthday it was a seventies theme. Below is a picture of me and my Brother Damian in full seventies gear
January 06 January14th Toowoomba 2-Day Event March 18 & 19 This Event attracted well over 400 entries last year (Feb 2005) including many internationals and we are expecting well above this number again for 2006 in going to a two day event. Sprockets FREE for day two. Pro Pool is min guaranteed $2500 per day, and with payback could get to $3000 + PER DAY. Major Sponsors - CLIVE BERGHOFER GROUP, TELSTRA COUNTRY WIDE, TOOWOOMBA CITY COUNCIL Vendors and Site Sales should contact the Toowoomba Club at twmbabmx@bigpond.net.au Accommodation details on Toowoomba site at http://toowoomba.bmxa.com.auTBMXC Open Day 2006 FLYER Page 1 Open TBMXC Open Day 2006 FLYER Page 2 Open
January 12th Just thought it was due time I did an update to my site. I am currently home in Australia and have been enjoying the Xmas break with family. It was a bit of a transition going from snow to searing heat. After New Year I did coaching for BMX Queensland for females. This took part over a three day period. It was fun and I enjoyed having the contact with the riders and hopefully they went home happy with the sessions. I also got a chance to see the action at the UCI round at Nerang and Centenary Plains and catch up with some of the Aussie riders. After almost 10 months of having pain and not being able to do much racing I am going in for surgery to fix my collarbone that was still mobile because it never mended. So unfortunately I will spend my 30th Birthday with stitches and in a sling. But I am hoping that after this I can get back to enjoying myself and riding again, although the recover will be a little longer than if it was a fresh break of the bone. I will be returning to the US at the end of the month.
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