Olympic silver medallist Sam Willoughby and world number two Caroline Buchanan will spearhead the Australian team in the third round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series in Angelholm, Sweden this weekend. No less than 17 Australian riders will be in action, ready to once again take it to the best riders in the world in what will be the first international hit out since the UCI BMX World Championships in Belgium last month.
It will be the first time Sweden has hosted a world cup round, and although not as technical as other tracks on the world cup circuit, it features large open turns that will produce plenty of speed and favour riders who can crank up the horsepower.
The elite men’s field will once again be a who’s who of world BMX, as Willoughby attempts to claim his first world cup win of the season from the likes of reigning world champion Niek Kimman and two-time Olympic gold medallist Maris Strombergs.
Double Olympian Marc Willers has decided to hang up his bike after this weekend’s UCI BMX World Cup Supercross in Sweden. Willers, who turns 30 next month, believes the time is right for him to retire from the sport after being the pioneer for BMX in this country. The US-based Willers said despite much hard work, he is not able to get back to the top of the sport.
“Rather than just hold on and just take part, it’s better that I finish up now before I end up hating it,” Willers said. “It’s been my life
For the first time the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will visit Sweden. After a short break, the World Cup season continues in Angelholm for round number three. During the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships in Belgium last month a lot of heated battles took place and now it's time for a rematch. World Cup series leader Mariana Pajon (COL) got sent in the boarding by Holland's Laura Smulders in the semi finals in Zolder and missed out on the finals, thus losing her World Championship Title. Pajon will do anything to avoid a similar
Happy to end a couple of stressful weeks with a 2nd place at the Dutch Champs and 6th place at the World Championship… July was a really important month for me. Starting with the Dutch Championship in Klazienaveen. My time trial was a little bit disappointed, because I just missed the podium with one spot. Racing the next day: I easily made the final, but I knew the final would be tough with all my team mates and a few other fast guys! My start was perfect and I closed the door right away for one of my team mates. Side by side with Twan v Gendt
Current standings as of 28 July 2015. Elite Women.
1 (1) Mariana PAJON Colombia 24 1485
2 (3) Caroline BUCHANAN Australia 25 1375
3 (2) Alise POST United States 24 1335
4 (4) Stefany HERNANDEZ Venezuela 24 1310
5 (5) Brooke CRAIN United States 22 1070
6 (7) Felicia STANCIL United States 20 1030
7 (10) Simone CHRISTENSEN Denmark 21 975
8 (8) Dani GEORGE United States 21 905
9 (9) Lauren REYNOLDS Australia 24 887
10 (6) Laura SMULDERS Netherlands 22 870
11 (14) Elke VANHOOF Belgium 24 835
12 (11) Merle VAN BENTHEM Netherlands 23 820
13 (12) Amanda CARR Thailand 25 775
14 (16) Aneta HLADIKOVA Czech Republic 31 740
15 (13) Magalie POTTIER France 26 740
16 (15) Maria Gabriela DIAZ Argentina 34 675
UCI Elite Men ranking as of 28 July 2015.
1 (1) Sam WILLOUGHBY Australia 24 1022
2 (2) Connor FIELDS United States 23 1010
3 (5) Liam PHILLIPS Great Britain 26 1004
4 (24) Niek KIMMANN Netherlands 19 993
5 (4) Jelle VAN GORKOM Netherlands 24 987
6 (8) Carlos Mario OQUENDO ZABALA Colombia 28 930
7 (3) Joris DAUDET France 24 905
8 (15) Twan VAN GENDT Netherlands 23 885
9 (6) Renato REZENDE Brazil 24 770
10 (12) Anthony DEAN Australia 24 769
11 (9) Nicholas LONG United States 26 735
12 (13) Justin POSEY United States 22 705
13 (29) Raymon VAN DER BIEZEN Netherlands 28 670
14 (16) Bodi TURNER Australia 21 651
15 (7) Corben SHARRAH United States 23 650
16 (22) Jared GARCIA United States 23 635
17 (14) David HERMAN United States 27 635
18 (28) David GRAF Switzerland 26 630
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