Ruben Gommers in my opinion is the best elite racer from Belgium. Recently Worlds didn't go his way. A few technical mistakes and he was out in qualifying. But, I want you to know that his season till then was phenomenal. He's won four rounds of the Euro Cup. In fact I believe he's leading the year long series with a red plate. His next race is in Portugal.
Gommers says he was a kid growing up who was always on his bike. It was his mom who got him into BMX by taking him to a local track. He says he got good pretty quick. How about this stat, Gommers has been Belgian national champion a staggering ten times in his career.
This season he's been dealing with a bad knee. It's an injury that stopped his chances of defending his national title this year. He told me next year he's looking to get his sleeve back.
This interview took place a day before Gommers left for Portugal.
