Is the Singapore cycling team manager a BMX rider?
I was asked this question by some Australian media guy covering the Youth Olympic Games. So I made some enquiries and found out that this guy Daniel Loy is not a even a BMX rider. I wonder if he knows about BMX and what it encompasses. Also there was a rider mentioned in the Today Online newspaper yesterday as being a BMX rider, someone named Alvin Poon. Now that is strange...I have never come across this guy riding in the races that we organised then, back when I was VP of BMX. Maybe he was too young to take part then but isn't that where the BMX skills are picked up? From a very young age?
And people ask why there is so little interest in the Youth Olympic Games. Read the Today Newspaper's article. BMX has been active in Australia for a VERY long time. Yep, they pretty much, as the article says, have it covered.
I was asked this question by some Australian media guy covering the Youth Olympic Games. So I made some enquiries and found out that this guy Daniel Loy is not a even a BMX rider. I wonder if he knows about BMX and what it encompasses. Also there was a rider mentioned in the Today Online newspaper yesterday as being a BMX rider, someone named Alvin Poon. Now that is strange...I have never come across this guy riding in the races that we organised then, back when I was VP of BMX. Maybe he was too young to take part then but isn't that where the BMX skills are picked up? From a very young age?
And people ask why there is so little interest in the Youth Olympic Games. Read the Today Newspaper's article. BMX has been active in Australia for a VERY long time. Yep, they pretty much, as the article says, have it covered.
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BMX is a specialized sport and should not be just covered under a general term like "cycling". If you look into history of track and road racing, you will find most of the fastest guys around, are ex bmxers, and also downhill mtb and 4x... Again, ex or even current bmx champs.
The committees need to open their minds a bit and be flexible. BMX is here to stay. Treat it well.
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