NBC Sports will live stream the BMX Olympic Trials this Saturday beginning at 5:30pm. Fans can see the BMXers Road to Rio in spectacular high definition via NBC Sports Live Extra online at NBCSports.com/LiveExtra, or through the Live Extra app which is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Date: Saturday, June 11
Join USABMX this weekend in Chula Vista, California for one of the biggest weekends in BMX. The Hall of Fame Nationals, the Last Chance Qualifier, the Olympic Trials, and the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
-Hall of Fame Nationals:
After three weekends of qualifying in Oldsmar, Florida; Rock Hill, South Carolina; and Grand Junction, Colorado; the field of riders for the last chance qualifier has been narrowed down. Riders competing in the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) will be racing in a winner take all race for the final and eighth spot at the United States BMX Olympic Trials. The winner of the Olympic Trials will represent the United States of America at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
USA BMX CEO, Bernard Anderson had this to say about the event, “The LCQ is one of the most exciting things we have created in BMX racing. The event opens the door for any one of
Elite Women UCI ranking after Colombia.
1 (1) Caroline BUCHANAN Australia 26 1780
2 (2) Mariana PAJON Colombia 25 1715
3 (3) Alise POST United States 25 1575
4 (4) Laura SMULDERS Netherlands 23 1455
5 (8) Elke VANHOOF Belgium 25 1185
6 (6) Stefany HERNANDEZ Venezuela 25 1150
7 (5) Brooke CRAIN United States 23 1130
8 (7) Simone CHRISTENSEN Denmark 22 1115
9 (9) Lauren REYNOLDS Australia 25 1092
10 (17) Maria Gabriela DIAZ Argentina 35 915
11 (11) Felicia STANCIL United States 21 870
12 (16) Magalie POTTIER France 27 860
13 (14) Merle VAN BENTHEM Netherlands 24 825
14 (12) Dani GEORGE United States 22 825
15 (20) Judy BAAUW Netherlands 22 810
16 (15) Amanda CARR Thailand 26 785
17 (13) Natalia SUVOROVA Russia 21 780
18 (10) Sarah WALKER New Zealand 28 743
UCI BMX Ranking Elite Men after the UCI BMX World's in Colombia:
1 (1) Niek KIMMANN Netherlands 20 1257
2 (2) Liam PHILLIPS Great Britain 27 1250
3 (11) Nicholas LONG United States 27 1175
4 (5) Joris DAUDET France 25 1130
5 (8) Corben SHARRAH United States 24 1125
6 (4) Sam WILLOUGHBY Australia 25 1072
7 (13) Maris STROMBERGS Latvia 29 1004
8 (17) Amidou MIR France 21 960
9 (18) Carlos RAMIREZ YEPES Colombia 22 949
10 (7) Carlos OQUENDO ZABALA Colombia 29 945
11 (10) Anthony DEAN Australia 25 934
12 (6) David GRAF Switzerland 27 922
13 (12) Tory NYHAUG Canada 24 875
14 (3) Connor FIELDS United States 24 870
15 (15) Edzus TREIMANIS Latvia 28 865
16 (16) Renaud BLANC Switzerland 25 860
17 (9) Trent JONES New Zealand 22 825
Caroline Buchanan has been crowned the 2016 UCI BMX elite women’s time trial world champion for the second time in her career, after she beat home Dutch star Laura Smulders and reigning world champion Mariana Pajón of Colombia on the track named after the latter in Medellín, Colombia. This year’s world championships also double as the selection event for the Australian Olympic Team, today’s result sending a clear message of Buchanan’s intent to qualify for her second Olympic Games in tomorrow’s main event.
After a great season with meltable wins on the USA BMX Pro Series tour and some great results on the UCI BMX Supercross season, Joris Daudet wins the biggest race of the season (so far) at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships. Joris started the weekend off as being one of the early standouts on the ultra technical track during the various training sessions. Once things kicked off for the Time Trail, Joris was the 2nd fastest rider in the TT qualifier race but when the
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