With a couple different events already canceled or postponed this year (odyssey march madness, Swampfest) this leaves me to question what other events later this year might also get canceled or postponed? Some of the biggest events of the year including the Vans BMX Pro cup, X-Games, and the Summer Olympics are on the horizon and nothing has been made official.

Usually before this time of the year around February – March, Vans announces the stops for the Vans BMX Pro cup and has their first event around this time in April but nothing has been made official. The money the riders get from participating in the entire Pro cup is a lot from what I’ve seen in recent years. I wonder if many riders depend on the winnings to go about their daily life?

The X-Games instagram account normally starts to promote the summer events around this time of the year right after the winter is over. After some quick research their last winter sport post last year was this one on April 1st 2019. If you look at their account now on April 13th they still are posting winter sports. I am assuming part of it has to do with no new content created do to the lockdown but at the same time their promotions are late in my opinion.

The summer Olympics in Tokyo this year are supposed to feature freestyle BMX for the first time ever. With much anticipation from the BMX community it also appears that the Olympics will be either postponed or canceled according to this LA Times article.

If I would have been told a month ago that all the worlds biggest events of the year would have been canceled due to a pandemic I would have never believed you. Insane!

Lets all do our part and stay home because we are all in this together! Here are some videos from last years events to keep you occupied with your quarantine time.

Swampfest 2019

X Games Minneapolis 2019 BMX Street

2019 Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championships

TAKE IT EASY…