Team USA Cycling earned three medals on Saturday as the elite and junior competitions got underway at the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships. Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./Haro Bicycles) and
Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo./Redline) earned silver medals in their Time Trial Superfinals while
Shealen Reno (Plano, Texas/Hyper Bicycles) grabbed a bronze.
ELITE MEN In the elite men's time test,
Sharrah completed the course with a time of 24.819 to earn his silver hardware. He was second to gold medalist
Sam Willoughby (AUS) who posted a 24.757. Frenchman
Joris Daudet secured the podium's final step with his time of 24.924. Three Americans posted top ten times among elite men:
Jared Garcia (Victorville, Calif./Supercross BMX) in sixth, reigning U.S. national champion
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./ Chase/Monster) in seventh, and
Justin Posey (Winston-Salem, N.C./Dan’s Comp) in ninth.