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This episode I sit down with Jeff Upshaw and discuss his training for Grands, his mindset while at Grands, what he thinks of the final results on the week. 

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With this short episode Alan and I go through his Grands prep, his mindset going in and his racing through the R.O.C. to Grands. Plus you'll find out what's his plans are for the rest of the year and 2023. 

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Ronan Weber is from Cairns, in the state of Queensland, Australia. This young man recently graduated from Marian University with a graphic design degree. Weber made the decision to stick around in the states and working full time as a graphic designer but he's also helping to run the Indy Cycloplex Bmx Center. 

He started racing at 5 years old after a family friend invited his family down to the local track. Weber says he and his sister started racing soon after that first visit to the track. He says the BMX scene in Australia is thriving with technical tracks and great racing. 

At 15 years old he won his first national championship. He discovered Marian University while living in in Australia. He was following Justin Posey and Felicia Stancil and recognized their jerseys. He applied and got accepted to the school. 

Currently Weber is living in Indianapolis, racing 21-25 expert, and working full time. 

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Alan Hudson is a California native living in Phoenix, Arizona. His first race was at Apple Valley BMX. Neighborhood kids brought him to the track and at 9-years-old he was hooked. To pay for races he would work at the track. Between the ages of 13-15 Allen hit the national scene and began to win races. He also got his first factory ride with Enigma racing. The team gave him the chance to race quite a bit in Florida and NBL circuit. 

Alan turned pro at 16. By the time he was 18-years-old he was racing with the elites. College came a calling and he reclassified to A pro. Alan rode for Mars Hill University in Asheville, North Carolina. The opportunity would allow him to race BMX and MTB National Championships. 

Once he finished college with a political science degree Alan moved around a bit. He lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle and then back to Phoenix. 

At the moment Alan is racing for Remix BMX in the Vet Pro class. We sat down and talked about his training for Grands, living in Phoenix and the Vet Pro class. 

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Cam Moore started out racing motocross. He raced until he was seven when he broke both his femurs. That's when his mom called it quits on that sport and got him into racing BMX. The first track he ever rode was Capital City in Raleigh, North Carolina. Cam's first serious team was Spinners/Redline. There were some heavy hitters on that team like Cole Tesar to Justin Posey. 

Cam says as a young kid he progressed quickly because he was always riding his bike and pushing himself. Imagine winning your first NAG number one plate in your second year of racing. 

When he was 14-16 he rode for Answer Rennen, 17-18 expert he rode for Haro, when he turned A pro he went to Yess and now he rides for Supercross BMX. 

In this episode Cam and I talk about him making the decision to go pro, racing with the elites, and racing world cups. 

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Simon Marquart comes from a cycling family. His mom and dad were professional mountain bikers. He started riding a bike at three years old. By the time he was 4 he'd already done his first BMX race. But the current world champion actually missed his first main ever. Missing that main is still a sore spot with him. 

Racing as an amateur in Switzerland and around Europe Simon says he did quite well. He says he wasn't the most skilled rider. But what he lacked in skill he made up for in work ethic. Simon believes it's what has helped him achieve his goal of becoming elite world champion. 

He would eventually join the UCI Center in Aigle, Switzerland. Liam Phillips, the former British pro is his coach. You'll be surprised at how basic Simon's training is. 

Here's something you may not know, Simon is the first Swiss rider to win a World Cup. And when it comes to his World's win it's cool to hear about his mindset on the day in Nantes, France. 

During this episode you'll also hear about what Simon is like off the bike and what he plans to do once he retires. 

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Raul Gomez is Florida through and through. He got into BMX because his uncle used to race BMX. In fact his uncle took him to his first race. Raul got 2nd in his first race. He says it didn't take long for him to move up to expert. Raul says what helped him progress so quickly was participating in other sports but also riding his bike a lot with friends. He raced his first national at 15. Raul says for the first year he was the kid known as 5th in semis. But once he advanced to his first main things just clicked. 

At the age of 20 he took a 7 year break from racing. He ended up getting married and  having two kids. By the time he was 23 years old he was divorced and raising two kids.  Raul says he was simply adulting during this time. 

But it was a friend he worked with who was interested in racing BMX. So, he dusted off his bike and went to the track with him. That's all he needed to get the spark back for racing. In 2011 he faced his biggest challenge to date, cancer. He beat it and soon after began training again to race. 

Eventually he would turn vet pro, re-classify, and go on a run of wins in 46-50 expert. He would retire from racing in 2017 but he didn't put down the bike. Raul bought a dirt jumper and kick it on some downhill mountain bike trails. At the moment he's hitting big jumps and heading on trips with friends like Shawn Diprete. 


 

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Kyle Evans grew up in a family who loved motorcycles. From the time he could walk he was on a motorcycle. He even became national champ. But finances were tight and his dad sat him down and told him he had helped him as far as he could and that he needed to attract a big time sponsor to continue. Things didn't work out but Kyle kept riding his motorcycle. 

Kyle discovered BMX while out riding with his dad and being chased by the cops. While hiding out from the cops they noticed a BMX track and went over to check it out. They went over to the track and ran into Paddy Sharrock and his dad. Kyle ended up riding the night out and never looked back. 

Kyle lives to ride his bike. Even now that he's retired the feeling hasn't changed. But that love of riding is what helped him progress in BMX. He literally rode parks, the streets, and tracks in the area. 

He says as an amateur he never won a U.K. national, European round, and only went to one worlds as a junior in Copenhagen. But when he turned elite that all changed. Kyle began to win European rounds, making podiums at world cups, winning nationals, and eventually becoming European champion. 

Kyle says he retired a few years back because the path to the Tokyo Olympics was unclear. From there he built tracks, worked for the UCI, and now is back home with British Cycling. 

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Greg Romero wanted to race motorcycles but ended up on a BMX bike. He says for the longest he felt like he didn't belong. He says his break through moment was beating Geoff Schofield, a little ripper on GT at the time. Greg would eventually get on "Boss." One of the best stories in this podcast is how he got to travel with his dad to races. I'm still laughing. 

Greg says between the ages of 8-20 he only had one dominant and consistent season. He says he struggled with his purpose in BMX.

In 1995 he went pro. Greg would eventually win over 100 races in his career before he retired. He eventually turned too coaching and created BMX Training.com.

Currently he's working as an entrepreneur. He's all but stepped away from coaching. 

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