Results BMX Thailand Open (THA/C1), Sunday.
Elite Men:
1 Niklas LAUSTSEN DEN 23 50 50
2 Jordy VAN DER HEIJDEN NED 27 45 45
3 Romain TANNIGER SUI 22 40 40
4 James PALMER CAN 21 35 35
5 Darryn GOODWIN AUS 22 30 30
6 Tatsumi MATSUSHITA JPN 24 28 28
7 Chris CHRISTENSEN DEN 19 26 26
8 Jukia YOSHIMURA JPN 22 24 24
Elite Women:
1 Amanda CARR THA 25 50 50
2 Monique SMITH NZL 20 45 45
3 Elga Kharisma NOVANDA INA 22 40 40
4 Duangkamon THONGMEE THA 24 35 35
5 Waranya SAETAE THA 19 30 30
History is once again made. The 'USA BMX Grand Nationals #GreatestRaceonEarth' sets a new record in the history books with 4,548 entries, from 46 states, 14 countries, an amazing 747 motos. Making it the biggest race on the planet! Joris Daudet, Sam Willoughby and American Connor Fields were locked in a three-way battle heading into the USA BMX title but Daudet delivered when it counted, with Willoughby finishing second and Fields third. Aussie Rio Olympic hopefuls Anthony Dean and Bodi Turner also made it into the main event finishing 4th and 6th respectively.
In the Pro Women’s race, American Olympian Alise Post claimed the title after winning two of the three main event finals, while Buchanan won one of the 3 finals the overall points tally placed her on the podium in second, Australian Lauren Reynolds was third in what was a great day for the Aussies.
"Every year I love coming to the USA BMX Grand Nationals. I missed the event last year and really missed not being there.
Name: Trent Jones
Hometown: Waipu, New Zealand
Sponsors: Box Components/Thrill frames, Cycling New Zealand
Which race in 2015 turned out better than you could have hoped for?
Trent Jones: USA BMX Midwest Pro National Rockford. Originally wasn't a fan of the uphill dog leg first straight and to add to that we had major thunder storm delays all day. But despite all that managed to score a 2nd and my first Pro podium.
What was your best race result in 2015?
Trent Jones: Sweden World Cup. Even though my entire left hand side of my body was grazed when I left that track, I Finally cracked my supercross semi streak and put myself in my first World Cup final.
Who do you think kicked ass in the Elite Men class this year?
Name: Vanhoof Elke, Topsport Belgian Defence
Hometown: Dessel, Belgium
Sponsors: TVE BMX Team, TVE sport, Oegema Transport, Shimano, Excluton, BMX24Seven, Red Bull, Free Agent, Renthal, GYM 2000, Farmers4all, WCup, Oakley, Optiek van Gorp, Polar.
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Elke Vanhoof: After closing my 2014 season, the Belgian Defence
2015 results Golden Crank awards:
Pro of the year:
1 Alise Post
2 Connor Fields
3 Carlie young
4 Justin Posey
5 Nic Long
Bike of the year:
1 Ssquared
2 Supercross
3 RIFT
4 Haro
5 GHP
Team of the Year
Name: Niek Kimmann
Hometown: Arnhem / Lutten, Netherlands
Sponsors: NOC*NSF, KNWU, Lotto, Papendal, Meybo, Box, Tioga, TroyLeeDesigns & BMX-Videos.com
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
Answer: Well, it went so much better than I planned. Was hoping to make a World Cup final and ended up winning one!
What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
Answer: Winning the World Champs was definitely my biggest result of the season. But maybe winning Papendal meant even more to me because it was always a dream for me to make a world cup final, I made the final, and completely surprised myself by taking the win.
Who do you think kicked ass in the Elite Men class this year?
Answer: A lot of guys went fast, but Liam was probably the most
Grand National - Pro Spectacular / NAG 5 Challenge. Daudet and Post win 2015 USABMX titles.
AA Pro
1 JORIS DAUDET, CHASE BMX, CHULA VISTA, CA
2 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
3 CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
4 ANTHONY DEAN, CHASE / DHR, CHULA VISTA, CA
5 NIC LONG, HARO, LAKESIDE, CA
6 BODI TURNER, BAYSWATER, ACT
7 SYLVAIN ANDRE, REDLINE, CAVAILLON
8 TRENT JONES, BOX COMPONENTS/CYCLINGNZ, CHRISTCHURCH
Women Pro
1 ALISE POST, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
2 CAROLINE BUCHANAN, DK BICYCLES, SUN CITY, CA
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