The indoor BMX facility Manchester Cycling Centre has hosted the first race on the World Cup season from 2013 to 2015. Each time it was Liam Phillips (GBR) who came out on top and will be the man to beat once again when the circuit returns to the only indoor BMX Supercross facility in April.
Papendal has been on the World Cup calendar for five years and in 2016 the wide open track at the Olympic training centre will be modified from the end of the second straight onwards for new challenges.
After the Olympic break in August, Rock Hill will use round four as a true test event as they’re gearing up for the 2017 UCI BMX World Championships.
BMX Supercross racing on the American East Coast will continue two weeks later as the season comes to a close on the brand new BMX Supercross track in Sarasota which is currently going through pre-construction stage.
Sarasota BMX recently celebrated its 40th year of BMX and is one of the original BMX tracks in the USA.
2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup schedule:
26-27 March 2016* - UCI BMX SX World Cup Round 1: Santiago Del Estero (GBR)
9-10 April 2016 - UCI BMX SX World Cup Round 2: Manchester (GBR)
7-8 May 2016 - UCI BMX SX World Cup Round 3: Papendal (NED)
24-25 September 2016 - UCI BMX SX World Cup Round 4: Rock Hill, SC (USA)
8-9 October 2016 - UCI BMX SX World Cup Round 5: Sarasota, FL (USA)
*Date to be confirmed; may shift to 25-26 March.
In the Olympic year the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will host an exciting five stop tour. The best BMX athletes will race three UCI BMX SX races before the Games in Rio de Janeiro and two races in the USA to finish up the year 2016. For the first time Santiago Del Estero will welcome the BMX athletes for the first race of the season. Santiago Del Estero is a racer's favorite because of the many fans that show up at this World Cup and it's the fourth time the World Cup series visits Argentina.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.