BEIJING 2008

Jared Graves

Jared Graves Olympic blog

BMX racing - there's more to it than BMX Bandits!

Aug 13 2:26 pm

I thought I would do something a bit different for a change, since I'm still at our final training camp in Sydney and not yet in Beijing, there's nothing super exciting to talk about as were in our tapering stage and taking it pretty easy most days. I... Read more...

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Even F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen is psyched for the BMX in Beijing

Mon, August 11, 2008, 8:37 pm EST

Well it's almost time to head off. The BMX team did'nt march in the opening ceremony since we are not competing until the 20th, and there is a lack of specific training facilities for us in Beijing or any surrounding area. So instead I'm still at home... Read more...
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It's all Gravey!

Tue, August 5, 2008, 8:20 pm EST

Just a quick update. It’s been a while since my last one, so I thought i should give a bit of a report. The last 6 weeks since the MTB world champs have been all about getting some last minute prep in place for the games.... Read more...
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Out of Worlds, but geared up for Beijing

Tue, July 1, 2008, 12:26 pm EST

Hey Guys, got  a few spare minutes here at the moment so I thought I'd send a quick update.I competed at the Mountain Bike World Champs in Italy last week, after winning the previous round of the World Cup two weeks before in Scotland I went in... Read more...
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Number one despite worlds loss

Tue, June 3, 2008, 11:20 am EST

Just a quick update, as i have about 15 minutes battery left here, and no charger.Just got done with the BMX Worlds in China. I had a pretty good day, and made the main (event) but had a pretty disapointing lap to finish 7th.I won my 1/8, quarter final... Read more...
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Second... still a shot at the Games

Thu, May 15, 2008, 5:08 pm EST

After 10 days at home after the recent World Cup and national championships in Adelaide, it was time again to pack the bags and haul myself across the world to Europe - Denmark to be more precise - for the next round of the BMX World Cup.It was a... Read more...
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The race of my life...

Mon, April 28, 2008, 5:31 pm EST

After the recent World Cup in Adelaide, most of the field moved on to our national champs to be held on the same track as the world cup.My goal for the World Cup was to make it on to the podium, and while I did manage to make the top 8 the final didn't... Read more...
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Aussies excel at home round of World Cup

Tue, April 15, 2008, 5:42 pm EST

The second round of the BMX Supercross World Cup was held on the weekend, here in Australia, in Adelaide. I have to start off by saying how awesome it was to race a world cup in your home country, the cheers that went up for the Australian riders when... Read more...
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Penrith track up there with the best

Sun, March 16, 2008, 8:47 pm EST

Training leading up to Penrith had been good, so I was hoping for a good weekend, so with 2 wins i was happy. I flew in on Friday afternoon right before practice and met up with team SA. I have to say, the South Australia crew had a pretty sweet set-up... Read more...
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From Toowoomba to the World Cup in Madrid

Wed, February 20, 2008, 9:32 am EST

It's Been a super busy past 3 weeks. It all started with a bit of a more laid back race at the Toowoomba BMX club Open Day, which is my home club. There was some good racing with 3 full gates of Pro men. Kamakaze, Jamie gray, Steve Janssen, Glen Codega,... Read more...
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