Australian Saya Sakakibara has moved up to the Elite ranks and so far it has been a smooth transition making podiums at UCI BMX SX World Cups and such. The Red Bull rider is aboard a DK bike with custom Michram sprocket that weighs in at 8.4 kilograms. We've got the parts list for you. Philip took care of the pics at Papendal.
Name: Saya Sakakibara
Sponsors: Red Bull, DK Bikes, Oakley, Peabody Energy, AO Contracting, BOX Components, Michram Industries, Shimano, Onyx, HT Components, Shoei, Fist
Belgium's Elke Vanhoof is an Athlete at the Belgian Defence and part of the Belgian team. After an injury plagued 2017, bad luck happened again at Papendal last weekend when she broke her collarbone in an unfortunate crash. Elke's bike of choice is the Pure V5 XL, a bike that will be waiting for her when it's time to get back to the grind. We checked in with Elke to see what parts she runs that makes her so fast.
Name: Elke Vanhoof
Sponsors: gear2win - oakley Optiek van Gorp - Polar - Calculated nutrision - Energy lab - Watt bike - QNT nutrition - Upgrade
Mechanic: Brad Greenwood Gear2win BMX Shop
How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Elke Vanhoof: From the beginning of the season.
Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?
Elke Vanhoof: We did a bit of experimenting. But in the season it's better to keep the same stuff.
An exciting final race for the Elite Men for stop 4 of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Tour 2018.
UCI BMX SX World Cup standings 2018 - after Stage 4:
Men:
1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 495
2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 465
3 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 440
4 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) 385
5 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) 320
6 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 255
UCI BMX SX World Cup 2018 - Results Round 4:
Men:
1 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 36.469
2 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) +0.151
3 Dave VAN DER BURG (NED) +1.705
4 Quillan ISIDORE (GBR) +2.199
5 Corben SHARRAH (USA) +3.154
6 Niek KIMMANN (NED) +3.687
7 Joris HARMSEN (NED) +32.772
8 Joris DAUDET (FRA) DNF
Women:
1 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) 38.223
2 Judy BAAUW (NED) +0.555
3 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) +0.791
4 Laura SMULDERS (NED) +0.819
5 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) +1.125
Live on FATBMX. Round 4 of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Tour comes to you from the Olympic training centre in Papendal, the Netherlands.
2018: Papendal - RD1 Elite Women Final.
2018: Papendal - RD1 Elite Men Final
This bike just won a World Cup race at Papendal. The XXXXL bike of Niek Kimmann is fast. Or better, Niek is fast. But this bike sure helped out with the win. Take a look at the winning machine.
Name: Niek Kimmann
Sponsors: KNWU, NOC*NSF, Meybo, Box, Tioga, Troy Lee Designs, HT-Components, BMX-Videos.com, Nederlandse Loterij, Droomparken, Gulf
Mechanic:
Willie Meijer
How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
UCI BMX SX World Cup standings 2018 - after Stage 3:
Men:
1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 415
2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 395
3 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) 360
4 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 290
5 Simon M. MARQUART (SUI) 195
6 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) 190
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