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Published:
July 28, 2008
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BMX bikers from across Europe in action in Burnham-On-Sea
 Hundreds
of BMX bikers from across Europe descended on Burnham-On-Sea at
the weekend when the town's BMX Club hosted two rounds of the
British Cycling National BMX Series along with a Pre-Olympic European
invitation race.
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elite and junior BMX riders were in action from as far away as
Latvia in the hope of taking away a share of the £4,000
prize fund.
Battle commenced with round eight of the National BMX Series on
the Saturday under the watchful eye of Burnham's soon-to-be-Olympian
Liam Phillips.
 "Local
riders Sophie Gilroy, Rebecca Duckering, Lauren Stack and Amelia
Silvestre did the girls proud," Burnham BMX Club secretary
Matt Duckering told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
"The
boys held up their end of the bargain with Howard Manaton, James
Duckering, Roy Jones, Finley Mead, Kurt Pugsley and young Ben
Saunders all performing well with many making the finals and taking
home silverware."
As
the afternoon continued and the temperatures rose, some of the
club's more experienced riders, including Ryan Stack, Curtis Manaton
and Tom Palmer did battle.
Tom
was unfortunately in a commanding position in the final when he
fell and could take no further part in the weekend's racing.
 As
the meeting progressed, Bristol's Marcus Bloomfield was commanding
the elite male class with Burnham club riders Adam Brazil, Aaron
Curry and Dan Tipton looking fast and smooth on home turf.
Round nine of the national series was held on Sunday and the local
riders continued where they left off, with many of the club's
riders reaching the finals again with Lauren, Amelia, Ryan and
James winning trophies.
"Temperatures again soared around the track, and the hose
pipes were deployed not only to keep the dust down on the track,
but to turn on the spectators and cool them down as well!,"
added Matt.
"The club would like to thank Sedgemoor District Council
and the local community for their help and understanding during
the event as without this the event would not be possible."
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