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<\/a>Alex Limberg will be racing at the 2016 SA BMX National Age Group (NAG) Series Legs 1, 2 and 3 at Lahee Park BMX Club, Pinetown, from 2-3 April.<\/span><\/p>\nDodd, who has been recovering from injury after a crash last year where he broke his wrist and suffered nerve damage to his hand, has had some quality training sessions in what would normally be his \u201coff-season\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI trained right through December and January as we are leading up to the Rio Olympics this year. I\u2019ve been to Durban a few times to train for my first Supercross World Cup and my body feels good \u2013 I hope to stay healthy and injury free.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dodd and Alex Limberg missed the first UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Argentina last weekend so the Manchester event, which is the second in the UCI World Cup Series, will be their first.<\/p>\n
Dodd says that the Lahee Park track will be quite challenging for the Elite riders. \u201cI last raced there in 2009 and a lot has changed since then. Obviously, I\u2019m going about 10 times faster now,\u201d he laughs. \u201cIt\u2019s a downhill track on the side of a mountain, so the speeds are really fast, which makes it more difficult because the jumps are small. It\u2019s a track that has been built more for the younger guys, so it could prove tricky for the pros.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking about the local competition this weekend, Dodd said: \u201cSince my injury, a lot has changed. There\u2019s a full gate of guys who have got faster and stronger, so it definitely won\u2019t be a walk in the park. I hope to stay on the bike and get clean laps. A rider like Alex Limberg and I have our own battles and Dylan Eggar (first year Junior) is climbing the ranks quickly. They’ve jumped so many levels to where we are in a very short space of time.\u201d<\/p>\n