Round #2 - Battlefield Nationals - Apr 3, 2011

Round #2 of the Strider World Cup in Petersburg, Virginia USA. Exciting Strider Cup Racing, adventure riding, and kids age 18 months to 5 years old just playing on TWO wheels. Come see the tikes on Strider bikes.

We Are Having Fun in the Sunshine State

The weather at the Easter Classic in Sarasota, FL. was outstanding and hovered in the low 80s. The Strider racers had a few practice rounds and then it was off to the races...

JoJo Zolikoff is seen here taking the high line and jumping out to an early lead.

Riding is Fun

The best thing about going to the Strider World Cup event is the time in the saddle. Peolpe are cheering and riders gain confidence in their abilities on and off the track.

Hanging Out

Attending a Strider World Cup Event is fun for the entire family. Riders make friends and have an outstanding time together.

NBL - Easter Classic, Sunday Results

Sunday Results

Highlights of the event:

Amanda Carr – currently ranked # 2 in the US and Olympic hopeful at the 2012 Olympics and also the president and track director of Charlotte BMX came over and spent a lot of time supporting the Strider Cup.

We raced and the riders played on the first purpose-built strider track which was a scaled down version of the Sarasota BMX track that all the other competitors race on. We spent time with Brazilian Vinny Moreira UCI World Champ while ESPN Brazil was filming and will highlight the Stride cup in an upcoming show.

Listed below are the results from the second day of the Easter Classic in Sarasota, FL. The weather was outstanding for the event and hovered in the low 80s. The Strider racers had a few practice rounds and then it was off to the races. Results are listed below with pictures and video to follow.

Strider 3 Year Olds! (From 1st to 3rd place) #665 Jett Gibbs, #459 Avery Whitlow, #577x Blaze Pike

Strider 2 Year Olds

749 Lilani Pringle

Strider 3 Year Olds - A

1. 665 Jett Gibbs Cornelius, NC  2. 459 Avery Whitlow Sarasota, FL 3. 577x Blaze Pike Sarasota, FL 4. 978 Kamben Laird Winchester, VA

Strider 3 Year Olds - B

1. 677 Aviel Paulino Sarasota, FL 2. 691 Elias Aragon Columbus, OH

Strider 4 Year Olds

1. 000 JoJo Zolikoff Bay Village, OH 2. 690 Samuel Aragon Columbus, OH 3. 111 Devin Miller Sarasota, FL 4. 982 Pixx Bess Hersey, PA

Strider 5 Year Olds

1. 960 Jesse Mc Farland Rapid City, SD 2. 979 Kaylee Howard Saint Cloud, FL

The NBL is holding the Strider Cup Series at all 2011 NBL Nationals. The NBL Strider Cup are held during both days of the National.

Get in the Game
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NBL - Easter Classic, Saturday Results

Saturday Results

Listed below are the results from the first day of the Easter Classic in Sarasota, FL. The weather was outstanding for the event and hovered in the low 80s. The Strider racers had a few practice rounds and then it was off to the races. Results are listed below with pictures and video to follow.

#749 Lilani Pringle - 2 year old

2 yr old Strider

749 Lilani Pringle

3 yr old Strider

1 459 Avery Whitlow Sarasota, FL 2 677 Aviel Paulino Sarasota, FL 3 665 Jett Gibbs Cornelius, NC 4 978 Kamden Laird Winchester, VA 5 687 Kannon Morrissey Sarasota, FL 6 691 Elias Aragon Columbus, OH 7 225 Shane Halahan Pittsburg, PA 8 577x Blaze Pike Sarasota, FL

4 yr old Strider

1 000 JoJo Zolikoff Bay Village, OH 2 572 Landon Lefresne Port Charlotte, FL 3 690 Samuel Aragon Columbus, OH 4 301 Gavin Bixler Clermont, FL 5 982 Pixx Bess Hersey, PA 6 111 Devin Miller Sarasota, FL 7 667 Jacob Coles Bradenton, FL 8 688 Matthew Keiper Sarasota, FL

5 yr old Strider

1 960 Jesse Mc Farland Rapid City, SD 2 979 Kaylee Howard Saint Cloud, FL

The NBL is holding the Strider Cup Series at all 2011 NBL Nationals. The NBL Strider Cup are held during both days of the National.

Get in the Game
Click here for Strider Cup rules.

Check Out the Great Time We Had in Georgia!

RACE REPORT - Battlefield Nationals - Apr 2-3, 2011

Tikes on Strider bikes rolled into the Strider World Cup event in Petersburg, VA on Apr 2-3, 2011 at the BATTLEFIELD Nationals. This national event is sanctioned by the NBL, the premier off-road bicycle racing organization. The strider riders negotiated a portion of the groomed, serpentine, dirt race course that is made up of various jumps and rollers that lead into the finish line.



The last vestiges of winter kept the temperatures low and damp during Saturday’s racing action. But the hardy racers were out enjoying a fun-filled, action packed event. The rain took a breather during the final race on Saturday, which had 5 racers in the competition.


Saturday’s Race
They all got off the line in good shape with #661, Evan Kucirek, and #000 , JoJo Zolikoff , taking the point by the end of the whoops. Having participated in the NBL Christmas Classic & President’s Cup this past December, Evan showed great form and consistency in powering over the whoops and through the first half of the race. JoJo kept close to Even, bumping handle bars throughout. He kept his momentum up by continuingly pumping his legs up and on the table top and then edged away by a half bike length to take the win.


Sunday’s Race
The weather improved on Sunday as the rain stayed away and the sun came out. The field included 4 boys and 2 girls with many kids coming to the Strider Rider area to test bikes and play on the secondary and smaller pump track.

Again we had a clean start. Almost immediately we had the racing break up into two packs. JoJo and Evan and Brandon Foxx 662 broke away early. Both groups entertained the crowd by increasingly showing mastery of the sport and dueling with each other. The Strider Cup track is raced on a long whoops section at the beginning that leads into a dirt berm going into the step up table top and then a long glide across the finish line.

Incidentally, Brandon was recruited out of the paddock area when the NBL folks saw him struggling to ride around on his bike with training wheels. He was outfitted with a Strider bike, Nutcase helmet and registered for the race. Brandon had an awesome day riding, playing and racing with his other Strider friends.

The smiles were big as each racer improved on their balance and riding technique. JoJo took the second race as a carbon copy of the first with Evan close behind.

After the trophies were handed out at the awards ceremony, the day-glow sunglasses and bubble celebration began. The kids kept chasing bubbles and chasing each other on Striders well into the late afternoon. All in all, the racing was outstanding and the parents had as much fun as the tikes on Strider bikes. And as the crowd cleared out, seasoned NBL fans could be heard talking about the hotshot young riders racing and mastering the national calibre BMX dirt track.

Results

Moto: 169 - ( Day 1 )

[1] 000 JoJo Zolikoff - Bay Village, OH - 4 Strider

[2] 661 Evan Kucirek Lorain, OH - 4 Strider

[3] 660 Carlos Valdivieso - Centreville, VA - 4 Strider

[4] 655 Aesa Sciandra - Saint Louis, MO - 3 Strider

[5] 982 Pixx Bess - Hummelstown, PA - 4 Strider



Moto: 169 - ( Day 2 )

[1] 000 JoJo Zolikoff - Bay Village, OH - 4 Strider

[2] 661 Evan Kucirek - Lorain, OH - 4 Strider

[3] 662 Brandon Foxx - Woodbridge, VA - 5 Strider

[4] 660 Carlos Valdivieso - Centreville, VA - 4 Strider

[5] 982 Pixx Bess - Hummelstown, PA - 4 Strider

[6] 655 Aesa Sciandra - Saint Louis, MO - 3 Strider

Meet The Strider Cup Riders From Battlefield Nationals

Battlefield Nationals - Strider Cup
Apr 2 - Apr 3, 2011


The Strider racers assembled in Petersburg, VA to show off their stuff. Check out all the competitors.

Jess Bess Is So Proud of Her Racer Pixx

Jess Bess is proud of her daughter Pixx. She competed in her first Strider World Cup race at the Battlefield Naational.



Get your child ready to race by clicking here for the schedule.

Ember Talks About Her Strider Rider

Evan's Mom talks about racing and having a active lifestyle with the entire family. She is hooked on it.



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Battlefield Nationals - Apr 2-3, 2011

Photographs of Strider Riders at Battlefield Nationals. You can see more photographs of the Strider racers on our Flickr gallery.

Bright Crispy Days at the Battlefield Nationals


On the Pump Track Where Big Guys & Tikes Ride Together


000 Racer Zolikoff Runs the Whoops


Little Guys & Tikes Ride Bikes


Racers Getting Ready to Race

Battlefield Strider Cup Racers Finish BMX Style

Strider is achieving its goal, every kid that passes the finish line has their feet up. That means they are balancing on thier bikes... tehy are learning to ride.



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Strider Rolls @ NOVA BMX - Northern Virginia BMX Racing

Strider riders get ready... Strider racing is heading to the NOVA BMX track, which is located in Northern Virginia in Woodbridge, VA.



Get your child ready to race by clicking here for the latest racing schedule.

Hot Racing in the 4 Year Old Class - Check Out Sunday's Main Event

The 4-year old class was hotly contested all weekend at the Georgia Peach SWC, and the final moto had a full grid of eight riders chasing the podium. JoJo rode his orange KTM Strider PREbike to first followed by Steven in 2nd and Aiden in 3rd. After the race JoJo and Devin work on getting their hand slaps down. All the kids left with either a trophy or medal and a bottle of NBL Strider Cup bubbles! :-)

Gary Aragon, NBL CEO Talks About the Strider Racing Experience

In the United States the National Bicycle League (NBL), a nonprofit organization started in 1974 by George Edward Esser (September 17, 1925-August 31, 2006) was originally based in Pompano Beach, Florida but now is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.

BMX racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing. BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks. The track usually small a starting gate for up to eight racers, a groomed, serpentine, dirt race course made of various jumps and rollers and a finish line. The course is usually flat, about 15-foot (4.6 m) wide and has large banked corners that help the riders maintain speed. The NBL provides rules for governing the conduct, specify age group and skill-level classifications among the racers, and maintain some kind of points-accumulation system over the racing season. The sport is very family oriented and largely participant-driven.

The Strider Cup and Strider World Cup Events are play experiences designed to let toddlers and young kids age 18 months to 5 years old explore the world on TWO wheels.

Get the latest pictures on our Flickr gallery at http://www.flickr.com/photos/stridercup/.