The Bulldog Bikes/Toyota Matrix Team will be performing two BMX exhibition shows during the USA CRITS Finals at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino on Thursday, September 25. The race determines who will be crowned the world champion of criterium racing in both male and female categories. The BMX show features world class Bulldog riders performing aerial stunts to the beats of hip-hop master DJ Jay Ski and legendary MC Jimmy Mac, who founded the Bulldog Bikes team. Performances are during race intermission at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Races begin at 5:30 p.m.
Bulldog performers include notable riders such as Pan AM Champion Jason Richardson, World Champions Shanaze Reade and Ivo Lackucs, who is also a former Olympic athlete. Bulldog has been featured in the New York Times, Village Voice and Portland Observer.
About Bulldog Bikes
Created in New York City, Bulldog Bikes is the purveyor of the urban/multicultural BMX movement. Bulldog is, was and continues to be one of the core underground companies around. Always staying true to our mission; in it for the love and growth of BMX and the culture of action sports, we’re not into gimmicks or fads – we just want make the best frames and products possible! For information about Bulldog Bikes, please visit www.bulldogbikesworldwide.com.
About USA CRITS
USA CRITS National Criterium Series has been developed to feature a brand of cycling unique to the United States, the criterium. Criteriums are historically run on short laps through city streets. They offer spectators the opportunity to watch Olympians and world and national champions up close as they ride at top speed. This has made the criterium format the most spectator-friendly form of cycling entertainment. Events on the USA CRITS series manifest the ideals that have made criterium racing an American legacy, and they feature challenging courses that showcase arts-and-entertainment districts, accommodate a large and energized base of spectators, attract broad community support and have strong marketing opportunities for sponsors. For more information, visit www.usacrits.com.
About Swagger
The USA CRITS Finals is produced by Swagger, a company with more than 50 years of combined experience as a sports-marketing and event-management organization. The nation’s leading producer of criterium racing, Swagger currently produces over 40 criterium events, including America’s premier criterium, the Twilight Criterium in Athens, Ga., a race that’s enjoyed tremendous success since 1980.