Team USA
About BMX Racing
Bicycle Motocross (BMX) Racing originated in Southern California in the late 1970s. BMX is where riders are tested on dirt tracks with rollers, jumps, and turns to challenge their skills. Many riders start a BMX race, but through elimination rounds, only 8 make it to the final event, and the first person to cross the finish line wins. BMX was officially recognized by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in 1993. The sport made its Olympic debut at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Over the years, Team USA has proven to be a top contender on the international stage.
A BMX bike has just a singlespeed gear with either a 20”- or 24”-wheel diameter, with 20” being the regulated wheel size for professionals. A typical race only lasts about 30-40 seconds, but riders compete in several rounds throughout the day of racing.
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USA Cycling is proud to support high-performing athletes with financial, technological, and logistical programs that allow them to focus their efforts even further. USA Cycling believes that using time standards for international team qualification and continually raising the bar related to athlete support programs have been the catalysts for the fourteen World Championship medals won in the past quadrennium—the most American medals in a quad.
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Compete Internationally
- Pan American Continental Championships
- Pan American Games
- UCI World Cups & World Championships
- Selection Criteria for Major Events
What is the National Team Designation?
USA Cycling is responsible for supporting and guiding athletes capable of winning Olympic medals, while also identifying, recruiting and developing future Games athletes. Our vision is to be amongst the very best in the world at talent identification, athlete development, management and preparation in all cycling disciplines. The National Team Designation is considered a critical means for achieving this vision. The support provided through the program seeks to offset some of the expenses associated with preparing for and participating in international sport. The program aims to support and assist athletes with the greatest potential to win medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships.
Do you have what it takes to be a part of the team? Click here to view the 2026 National Team Criteria
MEET THE TEAM
BMX Racing Pan American Continental Championships
April 5, 2025
Chillan, Chile
Junior and Under-23 Only
BMX Racing World Cups
2025 Schedule
June 14-15: Sarrians, FRA
June 21-22: Papendal, NED
Sept 20-21: Santiago Del Estero, ARG
For the most up-to-date information, please visit: UCI BMX World Cups
BMX Racing World Championships
July 29 - August 3, 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
For the most up-to-date information, please visit: UCI BMX World Championships
Selection Process
USA Cycling is responsible for selecting the athletes who represent the United States in Protected Competitions through an extensive selection process.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ATHLETE EVENT SELECTION PROCESS
Selection Committee
The discipline-specific selection committee provides oversight and accountability of the athlete nomination process. They ensure that the athlete selection procedures are followed and that criteria – both automatic and discretionary - are applied appropriately to nominate athletes. Once confirmed, they approve the athlete nominations.
Each discipline-specific selection committee is composed of three volunteers – a 10 Year Athlete, discipline expert unrelated to USA Cycling, and USA Cycling Discipline Director. Each selection committee includes at least one-third 10 Year Athlete Representatives as required by the USOPC Bylaws. Athlete Representatives on the selection committees are approved by USA Cycling’s Athletes’ Advisory Council.
The BMX Racing Selection Committee is as follows:
- Brooke Crain - 10 Year Athlete; 2012 & 2016 Olympian
- Mike Day - 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
- USA Cycling Discipline Director
All members of the Selection Committee and USA Cycling Sport Performance staff participating in a selection must comply with USA Cycling’s Statement of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy.
German
Medina
Medina
BMX Racing National Team Coach
Background
Medina joined the organization in March 2023 to run the USA Cycling BMX Racing National Team program. Medina has raced BMX since 1983, and was one of the first pioneers of the sport to start bringing science based training to the early years of BMX Racing in Colombia.
Medina previously worked for the Colombian Olympic Committee from 2007-2022 coaching the BMX Racing team since the sports Olympic debut in 2008. Over the past four Olympic Games, the Colombian BMX Team has raced to six Olympic medals under his guidance, including two gold medals won by Mariana Pajon.
Arielle
Martin-Verhaaren
Martin-Verhaaren
BMX Development Coach
Background
Arielle Verhaaren is one of the most successful American BMX racers and was the first American woman to win a UCI BMX Supercross World Cup.
Having started her BMX racing career at the age of five, she won multiple national titles as an amateur before turning pro at the age of 15. While juggling her professional racing career with a college education, she was selected as an alternate to the 2008 Olympic Team and the same year won the overall UCI World Cup series. In 2009 she won a bronze medal at the UCI World Championships and in 2011 she became the first American woman to win a UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, a feat she followed up with a Pan American Games silver medal. In 2012, Arielle was the first athlete selected to the London Olympic BMX Team but a training accident the day prior to departure left her cheering for her teammates from the hospital. She returned to the World Cup circuit in 2013 and ended the season ranked second overall before officially retiring.
Arielle holds a BS in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University and has completed her MBA from Devry. She spends her free time chasing her daughter, coaching the future generation of BMX athletes, and sneaking in rides and races whenever possible.
Jim
Miller
Miller
Chief of Sport Performance
Background
A successful professional cyclist in his own right, Jim coached several cyclists on the side and eventually retired from racing in 1999 to focus solely on his flourishing coaching career. After developing several notable cyclists, he originally came to USA Cycling to run the women’s road program in 2002. After earning Coach of the Year distinctions from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee in 2003 & 2004, Jim was promoted to director of endurance programs, overseeing the development of American junior, U23, and women endurance athletes in road and track cycling. After making significant strides toward the USA Cycling National Development Program’s goal of developing the next generation of American cyclists, he was named Vice President of Athletics in 2010. In 2017, Jim left USA Cycling to become the Vice President of Business Development for Training Peaks. Unable to resist the Olympic call, he returned to USA Cycling in 2020 as the Chief of Sport Performance. He has earned the International Olympic Committee’s highest honor for coaches, the Order of Ikkos, three times, all for coaching 3-time Olympic Champion Kristen Armstrong to victory.
USA BMX
USA BMX is a proud supporter of the BMX Racing National Team, with Tulsa, Oklahoma, serving as the team’s official home.
Born out of enthusiasts who wanted to develop the growing sport of BMX in the late 1970s, the American Bicycle Association became the governing body for the sport of BMX. Providing structure and fairness, the ABA helped advance and grow the sport across North America. In 2011, the ABA joined forces with the National Bicycle League and, under the new name USA BMX, the American Bicycle Association has continued to grow the sport in both the United States and Canada as BMX Canada.
Visit https://www.usabmx.com to learn more.
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