A National BMX Racing league stop took place in Spain last weekend. This year is the 5th anniversary of the Liga LBR and more and more international racers show up every year. This past weekend they had 12 nationalities racing in Races 1-2 of the season. 40 elite men and women riders from 7 countries raced at the El Campello track a place where some European teams train in the wintertime. Your Elite top threes looked like this:
Vendée Freestyle Session. The results from the BMX Park comp in France.
BMX Open class results:
1. CHOSSON Jeremy CLERMONT-FERRAND 81 pts
2. DEGARDIN Maxime BORDEAUX 76 pts
3. LABBE Alexis VANNES 74 pts
4. AKSSIRIOUN Saad BRUXELLES 73 pts
5. MORIEN Quentin ST-CLÉMENT DE RIVIÈRE 70 pts
6. CHANTOME Nathan PÉRIGUEUX 68 pts
7. MERIGEAU Arnaud BRUGES (BORDEAUX) 65 pts
8. L'HELGUEN Antoine QUIMPER 63 pts
Results A Pro
1 KENNETH GUSTAFSON, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, PONCA CITY, OK
2 TYLER WHITFIELD, SSQUARED BICYCLES, ROCKFORD, IL
3 COLE TESAR, C-YAA FACTORY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC
4 JEREMY SMITH, FACTORY EXTREME TEAM, DAYTON, OH
5 JUAN MARIN, PLANT CITY, FL
6 WILLIAM GRANT, MY RADAR J&R BICYCLES, LARGO, FL
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