Bart de Jong
Last week the first stop of the EX&HOP 2015 Tour took place in Vienna, Austria under a beautiful blue sky. Riders from Austria, Germany and Eastern Europe joined what was the first BMX&Skate Contest in the Austrian capital for a while, enjoying the street park and cashing in on tricks such as double whips and front flips.
FURTHER had teamed up with the RAP AGAINST Festival to bring two days filled with music and sports to one of the cities most
Reigning BMX world champion Sam Willoughby will once again have a target on his back when racing gets underway in the second round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series in Papendal tonight, after he finished third in the Time Trial Superfinal overnight. Located at the Olympic Training Centre, the long, expansive outdoor track is notorious for swirling winds and challenging conditions, and it delivered, as riders were forced to adapt to the constantly changing winds.
Contested by the top 16 men and top eight women based on current supercross rankings, the Time Trial Superfinal provided some thrilling action as the riders looked to gain a mental edge on the rest of the competition.
Willoughby, who’s raw power is perfectly suited to the track, held the fasted time out of the first turn, however a slight mistake cost him the lead as he slipped to third, finishing just .303 seconds behind winner American Connor Fields.
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase-Monster) earned the gold medal in the Time Trial Superfinal at round two of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup on Saturday. Using his finesse to set a track record of 37.919, the American bested silver and bronze medalists Liam Phillips (GBR) and Sam Willoughby (AUS).
Nicholas Long (Haro Bikes/Lakeside, Calif.) placed 13th for the USA in the men's time trial.
Results Time Trials Superfinals, Papendal, Netherlands. Elite Women.
1 P 100 PAJON Mariana COL 36.704 0.000
2 P 469 HERNANDEZ Stefany VEN 38.196 +1.492
3 P 11 POST Alise USA 38.442 +1.738
4 P 75 van BENTHEM Merle NED 39.365 +2.661
5 P 32 CRAIN Brooke USA 39.511 +2.807
6 P 68 BUCHANAN Caroline AUS 40.259 +3.555
7 P 41 SUVOROVA Natalia RUS 40.282 +3.578
Time Trials Superfinals results Elite Men. Fields wins in Papendal with a time of 37.919
Results Time Trials Superfinals, Papendal UCI BMX SX Round two. Elite Men.
1 11 FIELDS Connor USA 37.919
2 65 PHILLIPS Liam GBR 38.007
3 1 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS 38.222
4 37 VAN GORKOM Jelle NED 38.337
5 566 OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario COL 38.840
6 593 CAMPO Alfredo ECU 39.000
7 127 TREIMANIS Edzus LAT 39.150
8 69 GODET Damien FRA 39.305
9 48 GRAF David SUI 39.383
10 6 MIR Amidou FRA 39.434
11 33 DAUDET Joris FRA 40.019
12 211 EVANS Kyle GBR 42.825
13 64 LONG Nicholas USA 53.369
no Rank 3 WHYTE Tre GBR no time DNF
no Rank 148 VAN GENDT Twan NED no time DNF
no Rank 777 WILLERS Marc NZL no time DNF
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