The World Cup of BMX racing forging a family amongst riders and fans alike

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Suncoast was treated to the spotlight this past Halloween weekend.‘Yeah the World Cup, the UCI BMX World Cup," BMX pro racer Rayne Lankford said.“It’s rounds 9 and 10 I believe, the final stop on the series. A pretty big event for our sport, and a pretty big deal for Sarasota,” he added.The Suncoast and the sport of BMX racing are synonymous with one another.“Our region is kind of the mecca of BMX racing,” former BMX pro racer Henry Robison said.“We have a lot of pros coming here,” he added.The best racers from all over the world were in Sarasota on Halloween weekend.“This weekend you have the top riders in the world,” USA BMX Director of Operations Chris Luna said.“Everyone’s here converging to try to get those Olympic points in the LA games,” he added.“BMX is basically in every continent around the world, and I have friends from all over, and a lot of them are here this weekend, so it’s pretty cool to see,” Lankford added.There’s a special kinship among ri