The City of Columbus will have more to worry about than just Boxing Day sales when more than 2,300 BMXer’s take over the Columbus Convention Center for the annual NBL BMX Christmas Classic and President’s Cup. This year’s event includes two Olympic BMX qualifiers where the top National and International stars will be competing for cash and Olympic qualifying points.

The three-day long Christmas event will take place at the Columbus Convention Center from December 27-29, 2007. The event kicks off on December 27th with the 23rd Annual President’s Cup, a state-vs-state competition, where Ohio will defend their National title against Florida and other top states.

The event is open to all rookie, novice, expert, girl, cruiser, and pro NBL riders who have earned a state ranking of #1-15 within their state. Special Silver Cups will be awarded to all riders who make their respective main events. Immediately following the President’s Cup will be the first of two UCI Olympic qualifying events that will showcase the Worlds fastest riders competing for over $7,000 in cash prizes and valuable Olympic points.

The showcase event, the NBL Christmas Classic, takes the stage on Friday, December 28th and features full-blown National Amateur racing followed by a 2nd UCI Olympic qualifier event. The UCI Olympic qualifier starts at 6pm and tickets are only $5.00 at the door. World and NBL National Champion, Kyle Bennett of Texas, will be in action to prove that he’s still the fastest in the World and he’ll have of plenty of competition including current UCI points leader, Mike Day of California, and 2007 UCI Series Champion Robert de Wilde of the Netherlands.

Check out all of the high-flyin’ BMX Racing action at the Columbus Convention Center located in downtown Columbus at 400 High Street. To find out more information about the event including schedules and times, visit the NBL website at www.nbl.org.

The NBL Christmas Classic is proudly sponsored by BAWLS Guarana (www.bawls.com), Intense BMX (www.intensebmx.com), Camp Woodward (www.campwoodward.com), Sinz Racing (www.sinz-racing.com), and Vigor Helmets (www.vigorhelmets.com) in association with USA Cycling and UCI (Union Cycliste’ Internationale).

About the National Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League (NBL) sanctions exciting local, state, and national levels of BMX (Bicycle Motocross) racing across the country and in Puerto Rico.  With more than 30,000 members and more than 150 BMX race tracks, the NBL is the largest not-for-profit BMX racing association in America and is also the proud host of the 2008 UCI North American Continental Series – the gateway to the Olympics for US athletes. NBL sanctions racing in a growing number of states across the country offering programs for all levels and ages of riders, both male and female. The NBL National Series is the premier National BMX series in America and comes to a thrilling end on Labor Day weekend of each year with the legendary NBL Grand National. Contact Kristin Siebenlist at the NBL Office for more information – 614.777.1625

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