Winter break is finally over for the BMX bikers and I hardly have the time to write it all down. But I'll do my best. Like every year the season began with a one wekk training camp in Kolbermoor over Easter. The first BMX race, "the Kawasaki Cup", is already planned in order to wake everyone out of their hibernation.

A week beforehand the course was still being cleared of snow and ice so that a race and training would even be possible. All 3 Böltz- and both Huber Pirates were already there when, on Saturday afternoon when the races was almost over, our J-J Pirate Jens arrived from a sunny training camp in Verona and so had to experience the races as a spectator.
Markus, Michi and Melissa took part in the race despite the break in training. Simon had a cold and couldn't start and Jenny wasn't fit enough.
Despite the low number of starters, about 120, the Pirate team was very successful. Markus in 1st place, Michi, in the elite men's division starting this year, in 3rd place and Melissa in 1st place.

On Sunday the actual training began. One week with a schedule starting at 8am and ending at 6pm. Track, gates, spinning, swimming, strength and endurance, everything and of course an active recovery phase, e.g. eating ice cream (and in cold weather like this, but if it makes them faster).
Some also did gangster-riding (speeding down the spiral of a six story high car park), also known as sprints.
A few people did end up plastered to the wall, like Jenny (she's fine), or rammed into a pillar. I was informed that it was especially fun when the asphalt was wet. After 5 days it was all over and just about everyone was ready for a break. The next events on the list are the federation championships of all the states.

Hurray!
A Württemberg champion in the Pirate team. A 3rd place in the junior division and a slightly damaged 5th place.
On the 10th of April the federation championships took place in all the different states. Melissa, Simon and Jenny started for Baden Württemberg.

The location in Ingersheim was almost like riding on home turf, just 7m/11km away. Of course we spent the days leading up to it in training there.
On Sunday the weather was great and there were a whopping 198 starters. Melissa was able to shine. Going through 4 races in first place from start to finish and getting her title. Jenny gave it her best shot, but wasn't able to pass two of her opponents and had to be satisfied with a good 3rd place.

Simon had to compete in the semi-final and even though he is once again a division climber he managed to get a position in the final without having to struggle.
At the beginning he was able to keep up, but was pushed back a little on the first turn. In the second turn he positioned himself on the outside going towards the inside. While passing an opponent to get into second place the guy he was passing slipped down the turn and crashed into him. Simon was passed by two more bikers, but was still able to come in 5th.

I can only say very little about the federation championship in Bavaria.
It took place in Esselbach, where the Europian championship has already been carried out twice. Markus, Michi and J-J started for this state.
All 3 of them were in the elite men's division with about 150 starters.
Markus came in 1st, as expected, Michi, the division climber, came in 3rd and J -J jumped the gun, slamming into the gate and bouncing off it backwards.
Despite the kamikaze start he was able to fight his way to 5th place.
With 2 first places, 2 third places and 2 fifth places, I would say that these championships rockt for Pirate. Next event on the list are the 1st and 2nd runs of the federal league in Königsbrunn.
Greetings,
Jürgen