Lane 8 BMX Podcast

Send a text He’s fast, fearless, and fiercely focused. Kye Whyte has done it all — two-time World Cup winner (Manchester 2019, Brisbane 2024), European Champion , and Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo. From growing up in Peckham to becoming one of the faces of British BMX, Kye’s journey is pure drive and determination. In this episode of the Lane 8 BMX Podcast , Kye opens up about why he’s glad the...

Send a text Kevin Halls, formerly known as Kevin Pauls, is a highly accomplished BMX racer with an impressive track record on the national stage. A three-time USA BMX National Champion and the 2015 USA BMX National #1 Amateur, Kevin has built a reputation for his speed, consistency, and competitive drive. Beyond the race track, he pursued academics at Cal Poly, where he studied mechanical engineer...

Send a text Elwin Remmerts is back for his third time on the podcast, and a lot has happened since we last spoke. He captured the Dutch BMX Championship title in the 25+ category, earned an impressive 5th-place finish at the World Championships in Denmark, and even found time to recharge with a vacation in Italy alongside his girlfriend and her family. Off the track, Elwin has stepped into a new r...

Send a text On this episode of the Lane 8 BMX Podcast , we head to St. Michael, Minnesota, where Crow River BMX is in the middle of a full-blown revival. With a brand-new track rebuild and the Land O' Lakes Nationals set to return this July, this longtime Midwest staple is again ready to shine on the national stage. J ason Kempel and Dan Isaacs , the co-track operators leading the charge, are...

Send a text In this powerful episode, we reconnect with Dutch cyclist Elwin Remmerts—once an elite rider with his eyes on the top, now navigating a new chapter shaped by resilience and perspective. After a devastating crash left him with a severe concussion and a heart injury, Elwin made the difficult decision to step down from elite competition. But this isn't a story about giving up—it&apos...

Send a text Jeff has won every lap except one since the beginning of the season. Let that bit of information sink in. He only lost the one lap because of a flat tire. He says the results folks are seeing is because of carefully laid plans two years ago. Upshaw says what you're seeing is a faster first straight and an increased focus all the way across the finish line.  Currently Jeff is in Oh...

Send a text Kristaps Veksa is originally from Latvia. Yep, the same country as Maris Strombergs is from.  He recently competed in the pump track world championships in Durban, South Africa. Ryan Gilchrist took home the rainbow jersey.  Veksa began racing around five years old in 1999 in Saldus, Latvia. He had a BMX track right behind the apartment building he lived in. So, of course he was at the...

Send a text Justin Travis is the director of business development for USA BMX. He's got 17 years of experience in recreational programming of action sports. Sports like BMX racing, skateboarding to skydiving.  I've been looking forward to speaking with Justin about some of the upcoming tracks to built and where and exactly how BMX is doing across the country compared to other sports.  Th...

Send a text According to the Cycling Museum of Minnesota, BMX became popular in the Land of 10,000 lakes in the 70's, with the first race in the state believed to have taken place at Rydjor Bike shop in Austin, Minnesota in 1974.  In the mid 80's is when I started racing in Minnesota. I grew up in a time where I raced on tracks from Eden Prairie, Albert Lea to Richfield, where the famous...

Send a text So, I've decided to start a series that will hopefully cover the country. I'm interested in how the state series for each state in the union is doing. Now what I mean is how have they been running, how many races they have, how many racers participate, how well is the series doing, what are some of the challenges they face and what does the future look for their particular st...

Send a text Stefany Hernandez is a national treasure in her home country of Venezuela. BMX is in her blood and from day one it was all about tapping into her greatness. Her brothers started racing first. She says her mom would take her to the track while still in the womb. Stefany got third in her first race and it lit a fire in her belly to succeed.  She would eventually travel the world to Franc...

Send a text Michael Bias has had an up and down 2024 season of racing elite BMX. He's had injuries, he wasn't picked to represent New Zealand for the Paris Olympics but he did win the overall in the Coupe De France as a rider and he contributed to his team, "Bmx Besancon" winning the overall title in the Coupe De France for the first time.  In this interview we talk about his m...

Send a text Quillan Isidore is one of the fastest elites in the world. Coming into the Olympics in Paris it looked like he was going to be an alternate for the GB team heading to Paris. For a moment it looked like he was going until a return call from Kye Whyte put paid to those dreams. Q was the second alternate after Ross Cullen. It meant he wasn't traveling to the Olympics nor did he get a...

Send a text Ethan Popovich is a stud. The Valparaiso, Indiana native began racing twelve years ago. He's ridden for teams like Mudslinger, DK Factory and currently Haro. He's a two time Junior National Champ, and he finished top ten at worlds in Rock Hill, South Carolina this year.  Popovich is known as a very skilled rider. He's coached Olympic Gold Medalist Connor Fields. He recen...

Send a text This topic in this episode was brought to me by Tony Stillinger, the owner of the "Extreme" team out of Florida. He's looking to increase the pro purses at races by creating a product line of goods and contributing money to the purses. Stillinger would eventually like a six race series strictly based on the money he generates from the product line.  To give context on wh...

Send a text 26 year old Philip Schaub is seeing a dream come true. He's made the German Olympic team for BMX. He got the call roughly two weeks after the European Championships in Verona, Italy. He was sitting at the table in his apartment when he got the call.  The qualification process to make the Olympic team started in 2022. Schaub said it was a two part process. He said a rider had to ea...

Send a text When this episode drops we'll be 18 days out from the Olympics and 24 days out from racing at the games. In this episode I look at all the countries who have riders heading to Paris, who are the riders and what chance they have of making it to the mains.  I've even added my own predictions as to who will win gold, silver and bronze in the men's and women's races. 

Send a text Adam Welter races in the 41-45 expert class. The Minnesota native has been throwing a leg over a race bike for 36 years.  I met Welter when the family and I moved back to Minnesota in 2012. We eventually were on the same team, "Venom." The team would eventually become the #1 Bike shop team. I remember Welter as always having a smile on his face and happy to always give a kind...

Send a text Georges Kreuzkamp is German and Canadian. He's a man I believe I was meant to meet. I have a podcast, he has a well known Facebook page for older racers, I race BMX, He races BMX. He and I have a number of mutual friends even though we live in two different countries.  Kreuzkamp lives in White Rock, British Columbia. He rides for Factory Hydrogen and throws his leg over a Hydrogen...

Send a text David Archibald is a winner and loves to win. His racing career started in San Diego, California. Within a short time his family moved to the state of Washington and he's been there ever since.  Archibald told he never would have thought that at the ripe old age he'd still be racing at 55. He's literally been racing for roughly 45 years. Within that time he's ridden...

Send a text G.B.'s Ross Cullen is expecting the announcement this week of who is going to represent the elite team at the Olympics in Paris. The odds on favorite is Kye White.  Cullen is playing the long game and has his sights on the 2028 games in Los Angeles and the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia if Paris doesn't go his way. At 23 years old Ross Cullen is a champion. He's al...

Send a text It's been a minute since I sat down with Austin McKan to talk about racing but this time things were a bit different. Austin has gone deep into coaching young riders. He even left Powerlite to start his own team.  When I caught up with McKan he had just gotten back from the World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Things didn't go his way as a rider but as a coach he...

Send a text Here you go, as Todd Parry and I promised this is his World Championships recap. We go through his training before hand, his travel and arrival in Rock Hill, South Carolina to the race itself.  Todd says he's happy with his race even though things didn't turn out like he wanted. The man is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to racing, preparation and overall life.  As always...

Send a text At 24 years old Christa Von Niederhausern has accomplished a lot in her life. She's a three time pump track world champion. Christa won her rainbow jersey's in 2018 in Arkansas, 2022 in Chile and 2023 in Austria.  Christa originally started racing BMX right after her brother got the bug. The talented rider started doing Swiss Cups, Euro Rounds to World Cups and then decided s...

Send a text If you don't know Johnny Goth you should. He's a cool ass dude. I met Goth when the family and I moved back to Minnesota. If you've hit a number of BMX scenes around the country you know some folks can be a bit standoffish until they feel you out. That wasn't Johnny Goth with me when I first met him. Every time he saw me he would speak, that went a long way with me...