UCI BMX SX World Cup 2019 - Results Round 3. Papendal, Netherlands.
Men:
1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 35.306
2 Alfredo CAMPO (ECU) +0.466
3 Jeremy RENCUREL (FRA) +1.063
4 Kai SAKAKIBARA (AUS) +1.288
5 David GRAF (SUI) +1.751
6 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) +5.586
7 Joris DAUDET (FRA) +7.395
8 Arthur PILARD (FRA) +16.730
Women:
1 Judy BAAUW (NED) 37.516
2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) +0.144
3 Laura SMULDERS (NED) +0.440
4 Simone Tetsche CHRISTENSEN (DEN) +0.472
5 Ruby HUISMAN (NED) +0.767
The 2018 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup finals would crown the Elite Men and Women's champions after the 7 month World tour would wrap up in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Niek Kimmann, Joris Daudet, and Sylvain Andre were all in the title hunt on the Mens side. For Elite Woman, Laura Smulders held a firm lead in points over Saya Sakaibara, and Judy Baauw, but it would come down to the last weekend to crown the champions.
With one more UCI BMX SX World Cup round to go in Santiago del Estero the World Cup ranking looks like this (below). In fact Laura Smulders has gained such a lead that she will get crowned UCI World Cup champion for the third year in a row today after the final race is over. In the Men class Niek Kimmann is in a good position as he is currently leading and basically needs to score more than 6 points if Joris Daudet wins. Ask Brian Foster if you think the race for the 2018 Overall is already over, he can explain that anything can happen in BMX. The race coverage can be watched live here on FATBMX. We advise you to do so.
UCI BMX SX World Cup standings 2018 - after Stage 7:
Round 7 of the UCI BMX SX World Cup took place in SDE and brought close racing to the track with the best crowd in BMX Racing. Local hero Gonzalo Molina just missed out on a victory in a final that must have had the closest finish between riders ever. Within 0.65 of a second all 8 riders crossed the finish line. Holland's Laura Smulders stayed on the bike all day and turned it up a bit in the final enough to grab her first win in Santiago del Estero. More racing on Sunday as the World Cup season concludes in SDE with final round 8.
UCI BMX SX World Cup 2018 - Results Round 7, Santiago del Estero, Argentina:
Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 33.962, 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) +0.640, 3 Sarah WALKER (NZL) +2.294, 4 Camille MAIRE (FRA) +3.519, 5 Judy BAAUW (NED) +3.533, 6 Simone Tetsche CHRISTENSEN (DEN) +28.892, 7 Felicia STANCIL (USA) DNF, 8 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) DNF
Men:
1 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 32.012, 2 Gonzalo MOLINA (ARG) +0.140, 3 Jared GARCIA (USA) +0.263, 4 Niek KIMMANN (NED) +0.265, 5 Mathis RAGOT RICHARD (FRA) +0.361, 6 Aleksandr KATYSHEV (RUS) +0.429, 7 Jeremy RENCUREL (FRA) +0.469, 8 Kye WHYTE (GBR) +0.642
Name: Carlos Alberto Ramirez
Racing number: 278
Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Elite Men UCI World Cup Ranking 2018: 9
Being in 9th in the UCI World Cup Ranking, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
Carlos Alberto Ramirez: I would really like to just go out there and enjoy the racing but of course ride my way to the main events and fight for the podium positions and why not get my first ever SX win.
Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?
Carlos Alberto Ramirez: Yeah for sure the qualification will be on my mind! We all know we gotta earn those spots for our country!
What's the best section on the track in Santiago del Estero?
Carlos Alberto Ramirez: I would say the third straight, gotta love how tight and technical that Rythm section is!
How long is your travel from home to Rounds 7&8 in Argentina?
Carlos Alberto Ramirez: The travel is not that long but it is a bit tiring due to the lay-overs!
I fly Medellin - Bogota. Then Bogota - Buenos Aires, that is 6 or 7 hours. Then swapping airports! And
Stop 3 & 4 of the 2018 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup headed to the famed Papendal, Holland SX track. One of the largest and fastest tracks on the circuit, Papendal always delivers some incredible racing and 2018 was another history making event. Niek Kimmann was once again the rider to beat and on Saturday, no one could do that. Laura Smulders continued her winning ways as well, and then on Sunday, it would be a Tioga rider sweep on the Elite Mens Podium with Sylvain Andre taking the win, Twan van Gendt finishing 2nd, and Dave Van Der Burg in 3rd. On the Women's side, Judy Baauw took 2nd and Saya Sakakibara was 3rd. Watch the weekend event review here #fastr
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2018: Papendal - UCI BMX SX World Cup Round 3 Elite Women Final