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podium, coming in fourth behind new world champ Robin Van der Kolk (NED), and silver and bronze medalists Mathiew Francois (FRA), and Sylvain Boton (FRA).

Hoskins was fourth in his semifinal to get a start in the men's 30+ main. He finished eighth after Tyrone Johns (RSA) took the world title and Claude Wigert (SUI) and Nicolas Baraldi (ARG) collected the silver and bronze.

Challenge class champions were also crowned in the men's 25-29 and masters men 30+ categories. Adam Coker (NZL) took home the rainbow jersey for men 25-29 and Morten Therkildsen (DEN) grabbed the gold amongst masters 30+. No Americans made it to the finals in these two categories. Maurice Horton (Santee, Calif./S&M Bikes) was eliminated in the semifinal round of the 25-29 event and both Matt Pohlkamp (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Stephen Larralde (Riverside, Calif.) also ended their races in the semifinals of the masters 30+ event.

Competition continues in Rotterdam on Thursday with the challenge class competitions in the 5-16 age groups. Stay tuned to www.usacycling.org to learn how the American riders fare! You can also follow #BMXWorlds on twitter for updates.

2014 UCI BMX World Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands, July 23-27, 2014

Men 17-24 Challenge Class
1. Robin Van der Kolk (NED)
2. Mathiew Francois(FRA)
3. Sylvain Boton (FRA)
4. Kalvin Davis (Albuquerque, NM)

Men 25-29 Challenge Class
1. Adam Coker (NZL)
2. Jason Kelly (NZL)
3. Damien Grouazel (FRA)

Men 30+ Challenge Class
1. Tyrone Johns (RSA)
2. Claude Wigert (SWI)
3. Nicolas Baraldi (ARG)
8. Frank Hoskins (Jeffersonville, Ind.)

Women 17+ Challenge Class
1. Tamar Vedder (NED)
2. Carly Dyar (Gilbert, Ariz.)
3. Ellen Jacobs (NED)

Masters 30+ Challenge Class
1. Morten Therkildsen (DEN)
2. Kelvin Batey (IRE)
3. Cristian Becerine (ARG)