Scott Erwood (born October 20, 1987, in Surrey, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional BMX cyclist.[2] Having started BMX racing since the age of twelve, Erwood has claimed two Canadian national tournament titles each in both junior and elite categories, and has mounted a top-eight finish at the 2007 UCI World Championships in his home turf Victoria, British Columbia.[1][3][4] While riding for numerous seasons on the Crupi World Factory Team, Erwood also represented his nation Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics, following a race-off with his formidable rival Jim Brown from an Olympic selection camp in Chula Vista, California that nearly missed his lifetime opportunity to earn the ticket.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Erwood |
| Nickname | Big Easy |
| Born | 20 October 1987 Surrey, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Bicycle motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2007– | Crupi Parts Inc.[1] |
Erwood qualified for the Canadian squad, as the nation's lone rider, in men's BMX cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving an invitational berth from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) based on his best performance at the UCI World Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and by defeating his rival Jim Brown on a sudden-death race-off from an Olympic selection camp in Chula Vista, California.[6][7] After he grabbed a twenty-sixth seed on the morning prelims with a time of 37.050, Erwood scored a total of 19 placing points to mount an eighth spot in his quarterfinal heat, thus eliminating him from the tournament.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Crupi Picks up Canada's Scott Erwood". BMX Transworld. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Scott Erwood". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Kingston, Gary (19 July 2008). "Cycling: Mountain biking and BMX". Vancouver Sun. Canada.com. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "UCI BMX 2007 World Championships Elite Races". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Scott Erwood Wins Olympic BMX Trial and Unofficially is Going to Beijing". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ Bell, Terry (12 July 2008). "Surrey BMX rider qualifies for Beijing Olympic squad". Canwest News Service. Canada.com. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "CCA Officially Nominates Scott Erwood to Olympic BMX Team". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ "Men's BMX Seeding". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Men's BMX Quarterfinals Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Cools crashes out in women's BMX final". National Post. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
