SLC Dew Tour Day Two
Clay Kreiner wants to do it like Chaz Ortiz. The two have something in common: Ortiz was also 12 when he won the Free Flow Tour, and just two years later, Ortiz is starting to dominate skate park; he won at the Dew’s first stop in Portland, and will show his stuff in the finals...
Mike Aitken Goes Home
Some really great news from SLC — Mike Aitken left the hospital Thursday on his own two feet and a local news station was there to catch it. It’s nice to see things going well — it’s a long road ahead, still, but he’s well on his way. More on his blog…
Athlete Recovery Fund Focuses on Helping Injured Athletes
Action sports injuries can be catastrophic, involving trauma to brains and spinal cords. The big problem is, insurance companies consider these athletes too much of a risk, so they won’t cover them. When disaster happens, the biggest emergency is money. Enter Aaron Cooke, who started the Athlete Recovery Fund. The non-profit takes donations to help...
Mike Aitken Back in Salt Lake
BMX rider Mike Aitken is back in his home town of Salt Lake, but the news isn’t good, even though he was flown home by an air ambulance and admitted to a Trauma One hospital. Aitken was seriously brain-damaged and partially paralyzed when he crashed while shooting a video in Pennsylvania on October 5. His...
Mike Aitken Halloween Benefits
Come out and support Mike Aitken for a riding benefit on Saturday, October 25th, in Lake Forest California. The event is a Morning BMX Ride and they will be having a benefit jam/raffle for Mike Aitken. The event takes place at 2PM until whenever it gets shut down and there will be free food and...
Mike Aitken Benefit Auction
As most of you probably already know, Mike Aitken got into a pretty severe biking accident last week. It’s no surprise to see the BMX community come together to help Mike and his family raise money by countless donations and several benefit jams held in his honor. So the guys over at Profile decided...
Mike Aitken Injured; Donations Sought For His Recovery
BMX Dirt rider Mike Aitken, who just last month celebrated a win at the Salt Lake City stop of the AST Dew Tour, was injured in a crash Sunday in Pennsylvania. Aitken was filming a video part at the Posh trails when he crashed doing a 360 spin. He suffered multiple injuries, including broken bones...
AST Dew Tour Video Highlights – Toyota Challenge – BMX Dirt Finals
We already told you about Mike Aitken’s great win in the BMX Dirt finals at the Toyota Challenge. Now you can see most of his runs, along with Corey Bohan and Cameron White’s, along with some other highlights.
Hometown Hero Mike Aitken Wins BMX Dirt in SLC
Veteran BMX rider Mike Aitken delivered again in his hometown of Salt Lake City and won the Toyota Challenge BMX Dirt contest, the fourth stop of five of the AST Dew Tour. Aitken made the podium here in 2007 but this year he was able to hold off Aussies Corey Bohan and Cameron White and...