2023 USA BMX NATIONAL SCHEDULE

SIZES: 16T, 17T, 18T, 19T, 20T, 21T, 22T

– Six (6) pawls with 140 points of engagement per revolution

– Two fully sealed bearings

– Hardened CrMo outer cog driver - 20.2mm width

– Titanium threaded inner body driver - 16.5mm width

– Easily serviced and completely rebuildable

– 3/32” tooth width - Will fit either 3/32” or 1/8” chains

– Standard 1-3/8 X 24 Threaded (Will fit most standard freewheel threaded hubs)

– Color: Nickel plated

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WEIGHTS:

16t: 4.9oz / 139g

17t: 5.1oz / 146g

18t: 5.4oz / 154g

19t: 5.6oz / 160g

20t: 5.6oz / 160g

21t: 5.75oz / 164g

22t: 6.0oz / 171g instagram.com/ProfileRacingBMX facebook.com/ProfileBMXRace twitter.com/ProfileRacing PROFILERACING.COM

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Debuting all their glory in Tulsa, Powerlite brings new colorways to the race crowd. With frame sizes ranging from Mini to Pro XXXL, the Powerlite crew is excited to showcase the new line as they prep for sales in the 2023 season. Our personal favorites? Paired with the exposed aluminum logo on the down tube, the Matte Red, Purple, and Turquoise jump out as a few of the colorways we expect to see Factory Powerlite racers, and fans of the brand, to be rocking in the new season.

A match that makes perfect sense. The all around good guy, Matty Cranmer is bringing his vibes and bike skill to the legendary brand of Mongoose. Already testing out the flow of the Supergoose and the power of the La Familia v2, Matty has a lot of riding in his future with the full Mongoose line behind him. Be on the lookout across social media for the Matty and Mongoose content about to go down.

While the Jett Lawrence Championship ride distracted some, the real star at the Grand’s Yoshimura booth came from the mountain bike side of the company with their ENDH stem. Will a BMX specific version be next to match their Chilao pedals?

The Supercross BMX squad expands their Pro field with the addition of Vineta Petersone and Spencer Cole. As they both look for a big season, their new rides are a big step as they now have the backing of a BMX legacy brand. photos via @supercrossbmx

The 2022 Team of the Year has gained a few new faces as they head into the 2023 season. RIFT/Tangent brings in the young gun and style master John Kerr along with 2x National No.1 Amateur Girl Ava Corley and her fellow BMX Sharks alum, AJ Hernandez. A stacked new class of amateurs is bringing even more good times to the Tangent team pits as they rock the Black and Gold for the first time.

The frames are finally here. The Race Inc RA-20’s bring a new look to modern BMX bikes featuring a seamless top tube / head tube transition. The new frames come as a big shift in the brand’s line of products as the Race Inc retro lines continue to be popular amongst the old to mid school markets.

While the BMX world could see it coming, the news of Izaac Kennedy joining the pro powerhouse team comes at the perfect in his career. Locking in big finishes of his Men Pro and Elite Pro career during the 2022 season, Kennedy joins the brand as the international competition rolls into the 2024 Olympic road. Simply put in a recent social post “Havin fun gettin ready to bark this year!” That dog mentality has worked in the past years so with the backing of Chase Bicycles, we’re excited for his new chapter.

“The Entertainer,” Cedric Cade, is rocking new colors and new brands as he heads into the first year of 17-20x. A part of the 2023 Factory Remix team, the Vegas local has also signed with BOX Components as a sponsored rider. Rocking his new Remix/ Box backed Meybo at the season opener, the Cedric flair popped even more so with the new orange and black look.

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2023 Bmx Canada National Schedule

Fraser Valley Nationals

Chilliwack, BC Heritage Park

Borderline Nationals Abbotsford, BC Abbotsford BMX

Limestone Nationals

Rattler Nationals

Maple Leaf Nationals

*New England Nationals

Vancouver Island Nationals

Canadian Grands

Kingston, ON Kingston BMX

Vernon, BC Vernon BMX

Milton, ON Milton BMX

Sandwich, MA Cape Cod BMX

Cumberland, BC Coal Hills BMX

Chilliwack, BC Heritage Park

*ALL NATIONALS ARE 3 DAYS* * USA BMX NATIONAL WITH CNAT/CNAG POINTS AVAILABLE rom humble beginnings as a Minnesota girl, to the world stage as the winningest BMX racer in history. The story of Alise Willoughby has been told countless times over her illustrious career, but following her unprecedented 10th USA BMX Pro Title, we wanted to look back at her full career before she continues to dominate as the Queen of Tulsa.

Born into the Post household in 1991 as the first daughter of Mark and Cheryl, Alise began her childhood in catch-up mode. With two brothers Jeremy and Nick, who are 11 and 8 years older than Alise, the competitive nature started early as she chased down her older brothers to local trails on her 16”. As her older brothers found BMX racing, Alise already saw glory as a gymnast. Getting involved in gymnastics and dance after watching the 1996 Olympics, that side of Alise’s life would continue as a key role in her success as an athlete. But while she was being taken around to the gym and dance studios, her brother found the sport the whole family could play a part in, which takes us to the most important lap never rode.

Atop the starting hill at Brainerd Lakes BMX, the now worldrenowned BMX racer walked away from the starting gate. However, the next week, a first crash and the first trophy hooked the young racer. At the time of Alise’s start in BMX, she was stacked up against already thriving girl champions. “We didn’t get to race the other Novices at the time, it was just the Girl’s class. I was racing like NAG 1’s in two different age groups, these sisters, and they were really good right from the word GO. So I had some tough competition right off the bat.”

After a full year of traveling to Brainerd Lakes, the Post family teamed up with another family to begin the dream of a BMX track in St. Cloud. From finding the abandoned park, to getting scars from gymnastics routines in not yetcleared grass, Pineview Park BMX held its first race in 1999. And 24 years later, Pineview Park is still volunteer-operated as one of the best tracks in the region. When talking to

Alise, the pride for Minnesota and gratitude for her family rang through as we discussed the chapters of her career. “I feel I owe everything to my family for their support, starting the local track, and being so involved and supportive. Like I said, they never pressured me, but they did expect me to give my best if they were going to give theirs. They never set limits as to where it could take me, while always keeping me firmly grounded to my Minnesota roots and appreciating everyone and every opportunity along the journey. They led by example to always give back and be the reason someone smiled that day. Then Sam became another huge piece in the puzzle both, on and off the track, from 2008 onwards. He has always supported and inspired me to be the best ME I can be.”

As we venture into Alise’s career, let’s look at her Amateur Titles on the ABA BMX circuit. As racers trapped indoors in the winter months know all too well, jumping back on the bike after the snow clears can be an odd time in the BMX season. For Alise, however, the training didn’t stop as she continued with gymnastics and track and field to stay well-rounded. With gymnastics 30+ hours a week through her amateur years, her competitiveness in the gym translated directly to the track as she began to progress into national attention in the early 2000s. Winning her first Amateur National No. 1 title in 2001, Alise began to see a path as she watched the Women Pro dominator, Kim Hayashi, take charge of the class. A one-year shot from her dad to get the attention of a team to help out with race expenses turned into Alise taking the bull by the horns and showing she could dominate with the boys at the local and with the top girls across the country.

With a 2001 Girls title, a 2003 Girls Cruiser Title, and a doubled down 2004 Class and Cruiser sweep, the next step in her mind? Racing in the pro ranks. The competitive nature of wanting that next challenge, mixed with a team manager letting her go for it, brought The Beast to the gate of Black Mountain BMX for her Pro debut. “I always just gave my best effort, never really had a ton of pressure on what it was going to be or could become. Then by the time I turned 15, and I had essentially always looked for the next challenge, I was there racing the professional ranks.”

Winning for the first time in Desoto, Texas, the young 15-year-old was only three races into her pro career. Keeping the momentum rolling throughout the year, Alise brought her first Golden Crank and Pro Title home to Minnesota, setting a stage for her confidence and prowess in the sport to grow. That 2006 rookie year performance brought her into the USA Cycling National Team. Being too young to join the squad for the 2008 Olympic run, Alise started off her international racing in 2007. No training center at the time meant the future Olympian was thrown into the school of hard knocks as she faced her first 8-meter hill as a

16-year-old at her first World Cup. “I remember the first time I went down that hill in France, I was still in the middle of the jump, and Kim (Hayashi) was like at the landing. I had no idea how far I should be jumping.” Alise and her fellow US racers just entered an era that had just begun to race off the big hill. There was no prep, no training grounds to perfect the transition and backside. “That’s just how it was back then.” year before, Alise respected the wishes of her #1 fan and went into Reno mentally and physically unprepared. “There was definitely some good competition there, and by some reason of grace or power, I ended up winning both days. I remember just being in tears as I crossed the line. Just so proud of that effort, and it was a moment of, “Ok, what can the human spirit accomplish.” This is the last race my mom gets to see, not me crashing on the ground or whatever happened at the 2013 Grands.” Demonstrating what willpower and mental strength can accomplish, Cheryl was able to watch her favorite racer compete one more time before passing a couple of days later.

The now 10x National No.1 Women Pro’s no-limits lifestyle has produced an athlete up for any challenge. Searching for that next box to tick brought her to the pro ranks at 15, it took her to the international and Olympic stages, and it brought her to become the pinnacle of what a BMX career can become. With so many races throughout the years, what are the races that mean the most for Alise Willoughby?

2014 World Championships

2014 Reno

As her professional life had been charging on, the Post family would have to do the unthinkable, say goodbye to wife, mother, and friend Cheryl Post. Alise recalls being with her mom as she tells her to catch her flight to the year’s first race in Reno. Being off her bike since Grands the

Burying herself in racing following her mom’s passing, the first World Cup of the year would sideline Alise with a broken leg in practice. Rehab and reflecting in San Diego hit hard as she watched the rest of the field racing, but that didn’t stop her from finding a new box to tick. Racing the World Champs in July. With a diagnosis of 16 weeks of recovery, Alise returned to the surgeon who bent the rules ahead of the 2012 Olympic games with a new goal, the 2014 World Champs, in 12 weeks. With a reluctant look from her doctor, paired with a determined look going the other way, Alise was able to meet and exceed her goal. “At six weeks, I started to be able to do a little bit of weight bearing, walking a bit again. At nine weeks, I started rolling around on my bike a bit, just doing very minimal stuff. Then I lined up at the World Championships in exactly 12 weeks.” Finishing with her best World Champs result at the time, in 12 weeks, Alise went from a broken leg to second in the world, four weeks ahead of the expected recovery time. Again, overcoming a new challenge and finishing the season with the USA BMX National No.1 Title to kickstart a new era of her career.

2017 World Championships

A tear and goosebump-inducing moment in sports. Her partner and now coach, Sam Willoughby, looked on not even a year after his accident. The BMX world couldn’t contain their excitement as Alise celebrated with Sam and her com petitors at the finish line. A moment that pushed aside the competition of sports and brought out companion ship between the BMX couple that had gone through so much. As our top moment in sports, we urge any one who hasn’t watched the video to put down this magazine and do so immediately.

2018 Season

Not many in BMX can say they have an undefeated season in their list of accomplish ments, but the 2018 sea son brought exactly that for Alise Willoughby. With Sam at her side, the wins kept com ing, only realizing what she had done once it was done and dust ed. For the fans watching from the outside as she dealt with the pressure, the question was how? Alise explained that it wasn’t the pressure building but the expecta tion. “It wasn’t necessarily my expectations but everyone else’s expectations of me. In that regard, anything but a win feels like you’re letting people down. The people that support you and what you’re doing.” “If they’re giving me their best, it’s only fair I execute to the best of my ability, whatever that may be, and for a number of years, that’s been winning.” Hardwired as a competitor, the excuses that could be used weren’t an option for Alise.

That competitor mentality is taking Alise to new heights as she continues to dominate the Women Pro ranks. With new challenges come new opportunities to conquer them, each year and each race different, as she strives to continue her spot as a competitor. Going into the 18th year of her pro career and the 32nd year of her life, Alise knows the retirement question is going to be tossed around. However, if you’re going fast, you’re going fast. “Am I past my physical prime in life? Yeah, maybe, but I still keep doing better in my training and rising to different challenges.” Taking seven months off of Alise level training after the Tokyo Olympics, she once again set a goal. Twelve weeks out from the World Championships, the work began again. Ticking off boxes, securing wins, and proving that she could bounce back after the 2021 season. With a late start to the season and securing her score in an eight-win streak, The Beast was back and ready to take on an international field in Tulsa. A fulfilling accomplishment hoisting up her 10th silver cup after a night show clean sweep and a previous season that didn’t go the way she planned, Alise looks to the future with new and exciting challenges. “For me, it’s kind of exciting because I keep getting asked, “Oh, are you done yet?” or last year when some people felt that I should retire, I was washed up, or that night time had come and passed. Now I can see how long I can keep it going and keep competing at this level.” In a sobering and Oh wow, we’re getting old moment, Alise brought up that some of the new racers coming into the pro ranks were born in her rookie year of 2006. “The level keeps rising, and that’s what I take away from my career, and what excites me going forward. Continuing to be successful, consistency, and always being a contender.”

Winning the day and continuing to be better than the day before are the main goals for Willoughby’s future. And while matching her career number of 11, with 11 National No. 1 Pro Titles is possible, The Beast is proud of her career and looks to continue to be that role model for the next generation of racers. “We were that inaugural class of racers who went through that Olympic cycle and paved a path of proving you can make a living doing this sport. Just continuing to be that face and representation that they too can do bigger and better things is important to me and the legacy side of it.”

From watching Sam’s journey into the coaching role for Team Australia, seeing Cam Wood start and continue his Pro career, and sharing the Willoughby journey through the documentary, hopefully releasing in the US in the near future, new paths are beginning to open up for the Willoughbys, and racing is just one road in that forever-evolving pathway. A road that in a certain way, feels familiar, has shown itself is the road for 2023 and the future. With the brand’s homegrown and #SeeingDaylight monicker, Willoughby is looking at the new partnership with Daylight Cycles, not as a reset, but as a homecoming. After growing up racing the Huvards as kids, Alise has come full circle to her roots as she prepares for the future on the SoCal-made brand.

As the years go on for Alise and new partnerships like Daylight, come onto the headlines of BMX media outlets, a constant remains, being a professional athlete takes a lot of work. “It’s the things behind closed doors that people don’t see all the time that you want people to appreciate, and on the professional side, it’s not easy, and making a living at doing this is not easy. There’s a lot of risks involved, and it’s a lot of appreciation of how difficult longevity is now.” When you read the meaningful events Alise pointed out as her most memorable races, it’s not the result that made those events. Everything you don’t see on the track, from the stress of a sick family member, the mental toughness to bounce back after a low point, and the physical exhaustion it takes to remain on top, makes Alise “The Beast” Willoughby.

Leaderboard

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Open our.sqorz.com on a browser on your smartphone. https://our.sqorz.com

Select Your Track > Scroll down to Leader-boards.

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“Live timing on the track has elevated my personal training and racing over the years. It provides insight and gives you real time data to track, allowing you to make informed decisions in training and now on race day. Bringing in Sqorz timing to USA BMX events will be both fun and functional for racers to elevate their performance.”