* 2025 UCI BMX Racing Supercross World Cups: 01-02. | 03-04. | 05-06. | 2025 UCI-BMX-Worlds. * USA BMX Grand Nationals Tulsa, Oklahoma USA. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() * Athletes Of The Week:- Teyah Elofson-Cross, BMX, And Finn Thompson, Swimming. Port Angeles, Washington USA ( Peninsula Daily News ) -- 03/03/2025 Port Angeles sixth-grader Teyah Elofson-Cross is the latest BMX star to come from the Lincoln Park BMX track. In Houston this past weekend, she competed in the Lone Star National, a UCI world qualifier event. In the world qualifier Friday, she finished first in the 13 girl challenge class and second in the 13-16 girl cruiser class to secure a spot for both bikes to the UCI BMX Worlds in Copenhagen in July, along with four other riders from the Lincoln Park BMX. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() * Area Sports Briefs:- Lincoln Park BMX Recognized By USABMX. Port Angeles, Washington USA ( Peninsula Daily News ) -- 02/26/2025 This past weekend, members of the Lincoln Park BMX traveled to Tulsa, Okla., for the track operator summit and Lincoln Park received an award for being the No. 8 track out of 115 tracks on the West Coast. * REI Agrees To Sale Leaseback With Madison Capital For $230 Million. Seattle, Washington USA ( BRAIN ) -- 02/25/2025 REI Co-op accepted a long-term sale-leaseback agreement with Madison Capital for its four distribution center properties. REI said it will maintain and operate the centers without impacting any of its employees. A New York based real estate investment firm, Madison Capital paid $230 million for the buildings and land associated with the distribution centers located in Sumner, Wash; Bedford, Pennsylvania; Goodyear, Arizona; and Lebanon, Tennessee. REI said it will continue to own all equipment and machinery inside each facility. |
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![]() * City Of Rio Reopens Olympic BMX Cycling Track To The Public And Professional Athletes. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ( Olympics .com News + IOC ) -- 01/29/2025 The BMX cycling track that hosted competitions at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 has been opened to the public after a full renovation. Upholding its legacy commitments, despite governance issues during the years after the Games, the city continues to benefit from the positive effects of Rio 2016. Also: * Inside The Games:- Rio Revives Olympic BMX Track. |
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![]() * Bike Index Annual Report Shows Bike Thefts Increased In 2024. Chicago, Illinois USA ( BRAIN ) -- 01/29/2025 Bike Index released its annual 2025 report showing a 15% increase in reported thefts of the 1.3 million bikes it registered, and more than two million are stolen annually in the U.S. with a value of more than a billion dollars. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() * BMX: Lincoln Park Riders Shine In Florida. Port Angeles, Washington USA ( Peninsula Daily News ) -- 01/22/2025 This past weekend, three Lincoln Park BMX riders shined in the Okeeheelee BMX in West Palm Beach, Fla., to race in the UCI Qualifier and Sunshine State National. Their qualification means that they will be able to ride and present Team USA in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July later this year. * REI Announces A Change At The Top. Seattle, Washington USA ( BRAIN ) -- 01/22/2025 REI Co-op CEO and President Eric Artz announced Wednesday morning that he will retire at the end of March and will be succeeded by former co-op board director Mary Beth Laughton. * REI Cutting Experiences Division Resulting In The Loss Of 428 Jobs. Seattle, Washington USA ( BRAIN ) -- 01/08/2025 REI Co-op announced it will close its Experiences division that includes adventure travel, day tours, and classes. The decision was announced in an email to employees Wednesday from the President and CEO Eric Artz and will mean the elimination of 428 full- and part-time jobs in that division. Customers who booked trips and day programs will receive full refunds and REI will work to address any associated non-refundable expenses. |
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