Racing got underway in Rock Hill at the fourth round of the USA BMX SX World Cup round 4. Qualifying racing was followed up by the time trials superfinals (top 16 Men and top 8 Women). The top 48 men and joining the top 16 pre qualified riders in tomorrow's racing while the top 16 women join the top 8 in the women class. Make sure to tune into FATBMX.com for the live feed tomorrow.
Elite Men:
In the olympic year the Games are the biggest event. It turned out to be an exciting final race in Rio which was won by American Connor Fields. The 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup started in Santiago del Estero, Argentina this year followed by the races in Manchester, England and Papendal, Netherlands. This weekend the World Cup racing is back on the program with round four being held at the million dollar BMX facility in Rock Hill followed by the finals in Sarasota, Florida on 8-9 October 2016.
Two more UCI BMX SX World Cup races are on the program for 2016. Here is a list of all time wins. Leading with 8 victories in the Men class is Maris Strombergs (LAT) while Laetitia le Corguille (FRA) and Mariana Pajon are leading the Women division with 7 wins each. Rock Hill is on the program this weekend followed by Sarasota 8-9 October. The classification will look different after those two World Cup races.
Men - Supercross World Cup wins since 2007
STROMBERGS Maris LAT 8
PHILLIPS Liam GBR 6
WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS 6
FIELDS Connor USA 4
WILLERS Marc NZL 3
HERMAN David USA 2
LONG Nicholas USA 2
ROBINSON Donny USA 2
Name: Judy Baauw
Age: 22
Hometown: Zoelmond, Netherlands
Sponsors: Verlu BMX-team, Spinder Bike carriers, Aannemersbedrijf Gebr. v.d. Netten van Stigt b.v., Garagebedrijf Knobbout, Audrey’s Haarmode, Super Duper, Danish Dynamite, Healthclub Juliën, Fietscrossnieuws.com, DRS Belettering
How has your 2016 season been so far?
On Friday first practice starts at the Novant Health BMX Supercross track in Rock Hill, SC for round four of the 2016 UCI BMX SX World Cup. See who have signed up to race below. These are the practice groups for Thursday. Make sure to sign in at FATBMX to watch the racing live on Friday/Saturday.
WOMEN ELITE PRACTICE GROUP LIST
Novant Health BMX Supercross Track Season - 2016
P 31 GEVING Amanda USA
P 32 4 CRAIN Brooke USA
P 33 21 GEORGE Danielle USA
P 41 18 SUVOROVA Natalia RUS
P 45 THONGMEE Duangkamon NCh THA
P 49 TUCHSCHERER Daina CAN
P 53 31 PRIES Nadja NCh GER
Things will be shaken up in the standings after the race in Rock Hill this weekend as some of the girls have chosen not to race. Among those are top favourites Caroline Buchanan, Mariana Pajon, Stefany Hernandez and Alise Post. This will leave the door open for the competition to move up in the 2016 overall UCI BMX SX World Cup ranking with two stops to go. Here's how the ranking looks after three of the five rounds. Where do you predict the changes?
Elite Women - UCI BMX SX Ranking 2016