Elite Women 2016 UCI Ranking:
1 (1) Mariana PAJON Colombia 24 1620
2 (2) Stefany HERNANDEZ Venezuela 24 1615
3 (3) Alise POST United States 24 1480
4 (4) Caroline BUCHANAN Australia 25 1445
5 (5) Felicia STANCIL United States 20 1205
6 (6) Brooke CRAIN United States 22 1200
7 (7) Simone CHRISTENSEN Denmark 21 1145
8 (8) Lauren REYNOLDS Australia 24 1017
9 (9) Laura SMULDERS Netherlands 22 1005
10 (10) Elke VANHOOF Belgium 24 1005
11 (11) Dani GEORGE United States 21 995
12 (12) Merle VAN BENTHEM Netherlands 23 900
13 (13) Natalia SUVOROVA Russia 20 900
Name: Takamasa Sampei
Age: 24
Hometown: Kawasaki, Japan
Sponsors: Ride More Asia Jersey
Instagram: teddydithm
Bike check:
-Frame: Thrill One-off custom
GT Bicycles, a premium brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. today announced the addition of the reigning and two time UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Champion and 2013 UCI BMX World Champion Liam Phillips to its roster of Elite BMX Professionals. At twenty-seven years-old, Phillips is a highly accomplished athlete, having become the first and only male to win back-to-back BMX Supercross World Cup titles in 2014 and 2015. Phillips is an integral part of the Great Britain Cycling Team, and has been the lead figure in the BMX discipline, acquiring numerous National titles from an early age.
Name: Matt Cameron
Age: Just turned 31
Hometown: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Sponsors: Royalty BMX Bikes, Box Components, Ride 100% goggles, Taranaki Elite Athlete Foundation, Cycling New Zealand.
Instagram: @mattcameron949
2016 Bike check:
-Frame: Royalty Slingshot Pro XXL+
-Forks: Box Components X2
-Headset: Box
-Stem: Box Delta 53mm
-Bars: Maximus 8.5inch rise
Name: Mahieu Romain
Age: 21
Hometown: Paris, France
Sponsors: Chase/Flyracing/Odi/Shimano/Gform/KMC/Kicker/Tioga
Instagram: romainmahieu100
2016 Bike check
-Frame: Chase RSP 3.0 Team edition XXL
Elite Men:
1 Takamasa SAMPEI JPN 24 50 50
2 Saitharn PETCHNOOM THA 20 45 45
3 Narong KLINSURAI THA 26 40 40
4 Jukrapech WICHANA THA 24 35 35
5 Nonthakon INKHOKSONG THA 20 30 30
6 Tony SYARIFUDIN INA 25 28 28
7 Rio AKBAR INA 21 26 26
Elite Men:
1 Carlos Alberto RAMIREZ YEPES COL 22 30 30
2 Carlos Mario OQUENDO ZABALA COL 29 20 20
3 Miguel Alejandro CALIXTO LOPEZ COL 22 15 15
4 Juan Carlos DIAZ SERNA COL 19 10 10
5 Andres Eduardo JIMENEZ CAICEDO COL 30 8 8
6 Andres Felipe LOPEZ SALAZAR COL 23 6 6
7 Diego Alejandro ARBOLEDA OSPINA COL 20 4 4
8 Andres ARENAS CORREA COL 24 2 2
Elite Women:
1 Mariana PAJON COL 25 30 30
2 Maria Paulina OSORNO CALDERON COL 19 20 20
3 Andrea ESCOBAR YEPES COL 19 15 15
4 Laura Daniela RONCANCIO PINILLA COL 21 10 10
5 Diana MONTERROSA COL 19 8 8
Elite Men:
1 Damien GODET FRA 30 50 50
2 Tore NAVRESTAD NOR 20 45 45
3 Dave VAN DER BURG NED 23 40 40
4 Martijn JASPERS NED 29 35 35
5 Tom MANDEMAKERS NED 20 30 30
6 Kristaps VEKSA LAT 22 28 28
7 Joris HARMSEN NED 24 26 26
8 Curtis MANATON GBR 23 24 24
Elite Women:
1 Stefany HERNANDEZ VEN 25 50 50
Caroline Buchanan and Jayco Caravans are pleased to award the 2016 “Buchanan Next Gen Jayco Scholarships” to Des’ree Barnes and Molly McGill. The scholarship was awarded to the winners of the 14 and 15 girls age categories at the 2016 Australian National BMX Championships in Bathurst on the weekend. Both Des’ree and Molly will receive $3,000 each to assist them to travel to the BMX World Championships in Colombia this year.
“’I am so pleased to see Des’ree and Molly race so hard on the
C1 race Russia. Elite Results of the Saransk indoor round 4.
Elite Men:
1 Boris PONOMAREV RUS 21 50 50
2 Konstantin GALYAMOV RUS 24 45 45
3 Aleksandr KATYSHEV RUS 20 40 40
4 Evgeny KLESHCHENKO RUS 24 35 35
5 Artem BOYAROV RUS 21 30 30
6 Aleksei KALININ RUS 19 28 28
7 Alexey PEROV RUS 20 26 26
8 Dmitrii ASANOV RUS 19 24 24
Elite Women:
1 Natalia SUVOROVA RUS 21 50 50
2 Tatiana USOVA RUS 20 45 45
3 Yaroslava BONDARENKO RUS 19 40 40
4 Marina SHAMAHINA RUS 22 35 35
5 Maria FROLOVA RUS 23 30 30
6 Anastasia USOVA RUS 20 28 28
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.