Coffee Chatter

In this week's show we recap the 2019 USABMX Grands, Tory and James debate the Vet Pro controversy, discuss the pro classes and chat with USABMX National number 1 pro Connor Fields about his title, and 2019 Golden Crank Pro of the Year Felicia Stancil about her successful year. Enjoy!

In this special episode, Coffee Chatter catches up with 2x Olympian, Olympic finalist, Pan Am Games gold medalist, World Champ silver medalist and newly retired BMXer Tory Nyhaug!  They chat about Tory's decision to retire, and dive in depth into his career growing up in BMX, his years racing elite, the mental side of his racing career, what he’s learned over the years and the struggles he’s been through and overcome in his career.  Friends also phone in to tell funny stories about Tory.  This is a must listen, enjoy!

We catchup with the fastest track operator in the world, Chula Vista's own and 2x UCI Masters World Champion Tyler Brown!  We chat with Tyler about being a track operator, how he grew up in BMX, his career racing pro, his thoughts on sponsorship and the state of professional BMX now/when he was AA, and more! 

We catchup with 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs! We chat with Maris about each of his Olympic experiences and hear his perspective, we chat about his mentality towards racing, what made him so successful, and what he's up to now.  It was interesting to hear from the GOAT of BMX Racing.  Enjoy!

In this show we discuss in depth the Pro's decision to pull out of day 2 in Sarasota due to weather.  Derek Betcher made a Facebook post about it, and we call him up to chat and hear his opinion.  We also call up Joris Daudet to catchup and hear about his injury, recovery, how he felt in Sarasota, and his opinion on the Sarasota situation.  The fan favourite Story Time with Jason Carnes and the Berm Academy is also in here, enjoy!

In this show we chat about the new Tokyo 2020 track and compare it to the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic tracks.  Story Time with Jason Carnes and the Berm Academy is back, We have Sylvain Andre on to hear his opinion on the Tokyo track/tracks in general, and we also have Liam Phillips on to discuss his thoughts on the Tokyo track and how it compares to the last 3 Olympic tracks that he raced on.

We catchup with Australian Olympic hopefuls and siblings in the sport Kai and Saya Sakakibara! We chat about both their years, their thoughts on their performances, and then we get into how they got into BMX, growing up with BMX in Japan/Australia, their goals, the Olympics, and we share some laughs. Enjoy!

We have Niek Kimmann and Rich Eames in person after racing on Sunday in Santiago Del Estero, Argentina.  We talk about all our trips, our experiences here, Niek winning day 2 after struggling on day 1, his mindset, and his World Cup title.  We recap this weekends racing in-depth from both classes, chat about different riders/things, and share many laughs. ENJOY!

We recap the weekend's UCI BMX SX World Cup in Rock Hill. We talk about all things racing and our own experiences on the weekend.  We introduce our new segment and call Jason Carnes for "Story Time with Jason Carnes and the Berm Academy" and have an epic laugh at Jason's story.  We also catchup with Izaac Kennedy and chat about his first SX podium, as well as chat with Laura Smulders about her 2 wins this past weekend and more, enjoy!

We catch-up with 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, and all round fan favourite Mike Day! We talk about what Mike is up to now since he retired from BMX racing, his career, his 2008 Olympic trials preparation/ Olympic preparation, his opinion on some different topics in BMX and more!

We catchup with 2x Australian BMX olympian, and multi-time World Cup podium finisher Lauren Reynolds! We chat about Lauren's career, her move from Australia to the United States, Challenges she's faced racing around the world, growing up with BMX in Australia, her opinion on a few topics, her relationship with Alise and more! 

We catch-up with 2018 World Champs Bronze Medalist, Pan Am Games silver medalist and all around nice guy Anderson Souza! We chat about his journey moving from Brazil to the USA, how he likes living and racing in the USA, his breakthrough performance at the world championships in Baku 2018, his thoughts on the current SX tracks and more!  

We catchup with the 2 coaches of the 2 2019 BMX World Champions, Martijn Jaspers and Sam Willoughby. We chat to Martijn about how he’s coached Twan and we chat to Sam about how he’s coached Alise. We also discuss coaching philosophies, their approach and more!

Tory and James wrap-up all things the 2019 BMX World Championships and also chat with Alise and Twan about their respective Elite World championship titles

We catchup with 2x Dutch BMX Olympian and 2x World Cup Winner Twan Van Gendt! We discuss the team time trials and chat about Twan's recent success in Europe, his decision to leave the dutch national team, his Olympic experiences and some funny stories with Tory. We also have David Graf on for a few minutes during the intro to talk about his recent Instagram post regarding the UEC in Lativa.

We have a special guest for show #20! BMX legend, USABMX Champion, World Champ Silver Medalist and Olympian: KY, Khalen Young!  We chat about what KY is doing now, his career, mental perspective with racing/training, the 2007 worlds main, his 2008 ABA title, funny stories and more! 

We catchup with Olympic Bronze medalist Carlos Ramirez! We chat about Carlos’ injury recovery, his views on our current BMX SX tracks, his role with the IOC and we discuss BMX in the Olympics, the state of our sport, his Olympic experience in Rio and more!

We catchup with USABMX #1 Pro, multiple World Cup winner, 2x Olympian and all timer in BMX Marc Willers! We chat in-depth about his career, his post BMX business ventures, his mental perspective in racing, funny stories and more!

We chat this weekend’s World Cup in Paris and catchup with Doctor of psychology, BMXlive.TV commentator, Pan Am Games Gold Medalist and retired top BMX pro Jason Richardson! We chat about the current BMX live TV broadcast, his views on the sport, his experience in psychology, his approach to sports psychology and more!

We catchup with 2x Olympic Gold Medalist and 3x World Champion Mariana Pajon! We chat about her recent injury recovery, her mental approach to racing and life, what it's like living in the public spotlight, her Olympic experiences and more!