This weekend was the ABA season opener in Reno NV. With ABA/UCI Olympic qualifying points and TV all going on the same weekend made it a big one. Maris Strombergs took this weekend off after just returning to the States from Europe for a break, so it was down to
Kyle Bennett, Cristian Becerine and
Connor Fields to fly the flag.
Day 1 and it looked like we were on for a big win when
Cristian Becerine took the lead in the final with
Kyle Bennett in 3rd, only for another rider to dive on them and crash them both out ending the chance of having both Cristian and Kyle on the podium.
Connor Fields won Junior men TV main event, so still a good day for us.
Day 2 again both
Kyle and
Cristian made it to the TV big final. Cristian got stuck with bad lane selection, not much he could do from the outside lane, but Kyle was flying taking the big win from