Darby Smith and Addison Mercer are racing back home in cape coral, but this summer, they competed in Denmark in the UCI BMX World Championships!
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>> THE MX IS A HARD SPORT TO MASTER. BUT IT’S NOTHING. THE 2 GIRLS FROM CAPE CORAL CAN HANDLE. THEY’RE ALREADY COMPETING ON THE GLOBAL STAGE GULF COAST NEWS SPORTS REPORTER BRADLEY SCHIMEL SPOKE WITH RACERS DARBY SMITH AND ADDISON MERCER. >> IT’S READY. THEY’RE FAST. WATCH THE GAME. THEIR FEROCIOUS AND THEY’RE TAKING THE BMX WORLD BY STORM, BY THE WAY. WHAT IS BMX EVEN STAND FOR. >> BMX STANDS FOR BICYCLE MOTOCROSS AND THESE GUGULF COAS GIRLS. THEY KNOW A THING OR 2 ABOUT IT. I’M RACING FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. I LIKE THE EXPERIENCE IS GOOD TO GO AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW. DARBY SMITH IN ADDISON MERCER ARE RACING BACK COVID CAPE CORAL. BUT THIS SUMMER, THEY COMPETED IN DENMARK AND THE UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT WAS COOL. IT WAS A LOT OF NEW EXPERIENCES AND I STARTED RATION NATIONALS. JUST GET LIKE THE EXPERIENCE OF LIKE. >> BIGGER RACES AND RACING BETTER PEOPLE. THESE LADIES MIGHT COME OFF A SWEET AND CHARMING, BUT ON THE RACETRACK, THEIR FIERCE COMPETITORS, ESPECIALLY AGAINST EACH OTHER, JUST BEEN NO OUR NUMBER-ONE COMPETITORS TO EACH OTHER. >> AND IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER HOW GOOD WE DO LIKE AT THE FINISH LINE WERE BEST FRIENDS. IT DOESN’T MATTER. AND WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES APPROACHING, THEY’RE READY TO LEAD, BY EXAMPLE, FOR GIRLS EVERYWHERE. IT’S LIKE NICE TO KNOW THAT WE CAN MAYBE LIKE A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGER GIRLS. IF THEY’RE TRYING JOIN THE SPORT, THERE’S MORE GIRLS STARTING BMX AND THIS SPORT ISN’T NECESSARILY KNOWN AS A VOICE FOR ANYONE FROM CAPE CORAL THAT MARK AND AND BEYOND DARBY IN ADDISON AREN’T IMPRESSIVE. YOUNG DUO. YEARS FOR THE SPORT FOR GOLD