Round two of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup went indoors. The BMX arena at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, England once again hosted a world level race which had 129 of the fastest elite men and 47 of the best female BMX racers enter. After a day of practice we saw Liam Phillps (GBR) and Stefany Hernandez (VEN) easily transfer for the main program on Sunday with three wins. Also David Graf (SUI), Dave van der Burg (NED), Holland's Joris Harmsen and
After a good off season I felt ready to race in Argentina and get some points for the Olympic Qualification… Last year I ended the season with a broken ankle + torn ligaments at the last UCI BMX World Cup in Rock Hill, USA. I took some time off to heal and rehab. 6 weeks later I was able to ride my bike again and train with the rest of the Dutch team.
My off season felt good. Strong in the gym and fast on the bike. We all hope to feel that way after the heavy winter months, but
Hitachinaka BMX International - Round 2 (JPN/C1)
Elite Men:
1 Yuto HASEGAWA JPN 19 50 50
2 Yoshitaku NAGASAKO JPN 23 45 45
3 Jukia YOSHIMURA JPN 23 40 40
4 Kazushige TAKAYAMA JPN 27 35 35
5 Kohei YOSHII JPN 21 30 30
6 Kenta TAKAHASHI JPN 25 28 28
Elite results Top Competition Dedemsvaart, Netherlands.
Elite Men:
1 Mitchel SCHOTMAN NED 20 50 50
2 Niels BENSINK NED 20 45 45
3 Tom MANDEMAKERS NED 20 40 40
4 Ghinio VAN DE WEYER BEL 22 35 35
5 Jordy VAN DER HEIJDEN NED 28 30 30
6 Nick GEERLING NED 19 28 28
7 Dyon PLANTING NED 24 26 26
8 Bram VAN DEN HUDDING NED 20 24 24
Elite Women:
1 Merle VAN BENTHEM NED 24 50 50
2 Dana SPRENGERS NED 26 45 45
3 Viviana VAN HEES NED 20 40 40
4 Daniëlle VRENEGOOR NED 22 35 35
5 Daina TUCHSCHERER CAN 19 30 30
French Cup Mours, France. Wins for Mir, Ailloud, Etienne and Rencurel.
Sunday results:
Elite Men: 1. Jérémy Rencurel, 2. Vincent Pelluard, 3. Sylvain André, 4. Quentin Caleyron, 5. Damien Godet, 6. Romain Riccardi, 7. Amidou Mir, 8. Quentin Derom
Elite Women: 1. Axelle Etienne, 2. Eva Ailloud, 3. Chrystelle Boivin, 4. Mélanie Boudoux, 5. Marine Lacoste, 6. Wendy Ancelot,
Elite Men:
1 Tatsumi MATSUSHITA JPN 25 50 50
2 Jukia YOSHIMURA JPN 23 45 45
3 Kohei YOSHII JPN 21 40 40
4 Yuto HASEGAWA JPN 19 35 35
5 Masahiro SAMPEI JPN 26 30 30
6 Toshikatsu NOMURA JPN 27 28 28
7 Tony SYARIFUDIN INA 25 26 26
8 Yoshitaku NAGASAKO JPN 23 24 24
Elite Women:
Long time International BMXer, Laëtitia Le Corguillé has announced her retirement from BMX Racing and won't get a chance to participate to her third Olympic games... and retires from the sport... Laëtitia suffered a serious foot injury, Sunday at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Manchester, UK while making a run at her third Olympics and has ended what has been one of the longest and most successful Elite Women's BMX careers in the sport.
In her own words "I took a while to give news of my ankle because yesterday afternoon was hard to take ... after all, I have a broken calcaneus (heel bone): 2 large fracture above. This is very bad news because even if all goes well, my foot must remain immobilized for 3 months without contact of the heel on the floor ... three months on crutches. It is the end of season for me. I hoped also to finish my career on a high note at the Olympic Games (even if the qualification was not certain yet ). This will not be the case. So you can understand that this injury also announces
BRAINTREE BMX NO CLIP WORLDS
*Fun BMX racing for everyone*
Track open from 10am with gates from 10.30
Registration between 10:30 and 11:30
Racing Starts at 12.30 (ish).
Cost: Club members £5 and Guest £10
Following formulas to be raced:
F5: 7 under (mixed),
F4: 8-9 (males),
F3: 10-12 (males),
F2: 13-15 (males),
Braintree Elite: 16+ (includes random pay back)
Seniors (25+),
Female 12 and under,
Female 13+
Female 12 & under normally race in with F4 with the results then
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.