Name: David Graf
Racing number: 7/ 48
Hometown: Winterthur, Switzerland
Being in the top 10 in the UCI World Cup Ranking with 355 points, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
David Graf: I'd like to add two more main events and show that I'm capable of doing better than 7th or 8th.
Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?
David Graf: I like that there is more on the line again. I started off with two C1 wins in Prague and will probably try to add a couple more C1 races early on in the quali period.
What's the best section on the track in Santiago del Estero?
David Graf: There is nothing specially good, maybe the surface. It has been a while since we raced a soiltec track!
How long is your travel from home to Rounds 7&8 in Argentina?
David Graf: We will leave 5pm Monday in Zürich, and arrive 5:30pm in SDE. Plus 6h time change. 30h?!
2018 National BMX Hall of Fame Racer Inductee - Brian Foster.
I had a fun session on the Chula Vista Dirt Park with joey Bradford and Mackenzie Gayheart! We spent an afternoon riding, laughing, and having a good time on our bikes!
Name: Joris Harmsen
Racing number: Currently 4, career number 921
Hometown: Luyksgestel, Netherlands
Being in 7th place in the UCI World Cup Ranking, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
Joris Harmsen: To be consistent and make both finals. After that, make it to the podium.
Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?
Joris Harmsen: Of course, but a race is still a race. Got to focus on myself and not too much about that.
Name: Mathis Ragot
Richard Racing number: 161
Hometown: Saint Etienne, France
Elite Men UCI World Cup Ranking 2018: Actually 10th
Have things changed for you since 1 September, the day the Olympic qualifying period has started?
Mathis Ragot Richard: Nothing change, I'll just try to do my best each race I compete as usual. French team were strong this year, and we'll try to get 3 spots for Tokyo, this is the most important for us.
Results Omsk Open, Round 2 - Omsk region, Rostovka, Russia - 09 Sep 2018
Elite Men:
1 KOMAROV Evgeny RUS 60
2 KLESHCHENKO Evgeny RUS 45
3 PONOMAREV Boris RUS 40
4 KATYSHEV Aleksandr RUS 35
5 RAIUSHKIN Mikhail RUS 30
6 BOYAROV Artem RUS 25
Elite results 2 Trofeo Vecomp - Verona - 09 Sep 2018
Men:
1 179 MARQUART Simon M. SUI 60
2 149 BUTTI Cédric SUI 45
3 117 FANTONI Giacomo ITA 40
4 373 BLANC Renaud SUI 35
5 994 SCHMIDT Julian GER 30
6 74 FURLAN Mattia ITA 25
Elite results 3-Nations Cup - Assen, NL - 09 Sep 2018
Elite Men:
1 148 VAN GENDT Twan NED 60
2 156 VERHOEVEN Mathijs BEL 45
3 248 JANSSENS Marnicq BEL 40
4 15 SEGERS Wouter BEL 35
5 383 VERBINNEN Elias BEL 30
Pro results Gold Cup Finals - South West #1. Chula Vista, California. 8 September 2018.
Men Elite:
1 JARED GARCIA, 316 RACING, VICTORVILLE, CA
2 ANTHONY DEAN, CORONA, CA
3 CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX/ELEVN RACING, HENDERSON, NV
4 CORBEN SHARRAH, DAYLIGHT CYCLES, TUCSON, AZ
5 SEAN GAIAN, FULL TILT, SANTEE, CA
6 KAI SAKAKIBARA, DK, HELENSBURGH, ACT
2018 USA BMX Gold Cup Southwest Finals Pro Mains day 2.
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