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Hup Holland Hup!. The Dutch men are currently leading the UCI Nations Ranking in BMX.
1 (1)     NETHERLANDS     NED     3084
2 (2)     AUSTRALIA     AUS     2877
3 (3)     FRANCE     FRA     2573
4 (4)     UNITED STATES     USA     2550
5 (5)     GREAT BRITAIN     GBR     2251
6 (6)     COLOMBIA     COL     1838
7 (7)     SWITZERLAND     SUI     1769
8 (8)     LATVIA     LAT     1745
9 (9)     ARGENTINA     ARG     1614
10 (10)     NEW ZEALAND     NZL     1369
11 (12)     CANADA     CAN     1221
12 (11)     BRAZIL     BRA     1216
13 (14)     JAPAN     JPN     1088
14 (13)     ECUADOR     ECU     1031
15 (15)     RUSSIA     RUS     1000
16 (16)     DENMARK     DEN     801
17 (17)     VENEZUELA     VEN     628

Team USA leads the UCI Nations ranking in the Women category with the first round of the UCI BMX SX World Cup coming up in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
1 (1)     UNITED STATES     USA     2685
2 (2)     AUSTRALIA     AUS     2462
3 (4)     COLOMBIA     COL     1935
4 (3)     NETHERLANDS     NED     1905
5 (5)     VENEZUELA     VEN     1855
6 (6)     FRANCE     FRA     1270
7 (7)     RUSSIA     RUS     1245
8 (8)     DENMARK     DEN     1145
9 (11)     THAILAND     THA     1120
10 (9)     NEW ZEALAND     NZL     1068

Name: Daniel Franks
Age: 22
Hometown: Christchurch, New Zealand
Sponsors: SpeedCo BMX (Supported by J&R, Avian, Bell, Tioga, Sinz, Tangent, Idol Hand, and Bryce Betts Designs)
Instagram: @danielfranks22

2016 Bike check:

-Frame: SPEEDCO Velox Carbon Pro XXL

Circle City National #1 & #2
A Pro Saturday:
1 WILLIAM GRANT, MY RADAR/ J&R BICYCLES, SEMINOLE, FL
2 COLE TESAR, C-YAA FACTORY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC
3 DAKOTA CODY, LOXAHATCHEE, FL
4 TAYLOR OTTERSON, COCHRANE, AB
5 MICHAEL PORTER, FAYETTEVILLE, GA
6 MICHAEL WILLIAMS, TAMPA, FL
7 COLBY FISHER, TALLAHASSEE, FL
8 RANDY WINFREY, FACTORY CYCLECRAFT, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL

A Pro Sunday:
1 COLE TESAR, C-YAA FACTORY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC
2 WILLIAM GRANT, MY RADAR/ J&R BICYCLES, SEMINOLE, FL
3 DAKOTA CODY, LOXAHATCHEE, FL
4 TAYLOR OTTERSON, COCHRANE, AB
5 MICHAEL WILLIAMS, MELBOURNE, AA

Name: Sam Willoughby
Age: 24
Hometown: Adelaide, Chula Vista
Sponsors: Redline Bicycles, Troy Lee Designs, Coca Cola, IRC Tires, Oakley, Lizard Skins
Instagram: Redlinebicycles

2016 Bike check:

-Frame: Redline Flight Carbon ProXl

Name: Connor Fields
Age: 23
Hometown: Henderson, Nevada
Sponsors: Chase, Monster Energy, Audi Henderson, Fly Racing, Shimano, Kicker audio, ODI grips, Tioga, KMC, Vans, Stealth Hubs
Instagram: @cf11

2016 Bike check:

Current Elite Men 2016 UCI Ranking:
1 (1)     Niek KIMMANN     Netherlands     20     1438
2 (2)     Liam PHILLIPS     Great Britain     27     1320
3 (3)     Connor FIELDS     United States     24     1190
4 (5)     Sam WILLOUGHBY     Australia     25     1137
5 (4)     Carlos Mario OQUENDO ZABALA     Colombia     29     1130
6 (6)     Joris DAUDET     France     25     970
7 (7)     Anthony DEAN     Australia     25     949
8 (8)     Jelle VAN GORKOM     Netherlands     25     936
9 (9)     Amidou MIR     France     21     915
10 (10)     David GRAF     Switzerland     27     897
11 (12)     Edzus TREIMANIS     Latvia     28     855
12 (15)     Trent JONES     New Zealand     22     815
13 (11)     Bodi TURNER     Australia     22     786
14 (13)     Renato REZENDE     Brazil     25     740
15 (14)     Twan VAN GENDT     Netherlands     24     710
16 (16)     Sylvain ANDRE     France     24     688

Elite Women 2016 UCI Ranking:
1 (1)     Mariana PAJON     Colombia     24     1620
2 (2)     Stefany HERNANDEZ     Venezuela     24     1615
3 (3)     Alise POST     United States     24     1480
4 (4)     Caroline BUCHANAN     Australia     25     1445
5 (5)     Felicia STANCIL     United States     20     1205
6 (6)     Brooke CRAIN     United States     22     1200
7 (7)     Simone CHRISTENSEN     Denmark     21     1145
8 (8)     Lauren REYNOLDS     Australia     24     1017
9 (9)     Laura SMULDERS     Netherlands     22     1005
10 (10)     Elke VANHOOF     Belgium     24     1005
11 (11)     Dani GEORGE     United States     21     995
12 (12)     Merle VAN BENTHEM     Netherlands     23     900
13 (13)     Natalia SUVOROVA     Russia     20     900

Name: Takamasa Sampei
Age: 24
Hometown: Kawasaki, Japan
Sponsors: Ride More Asia Jersey
Instagram: teddydithm

Bike check:

-Frame: Thrill One-off custom

GT Bicycles, a premium brand of Dorel Industries, Inc. today announced the addition of the reigning and two time UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Champion and 2013 UCI BMX World Champion Liam Phillips to its roster of Elite BMX Professionals. At twenty-seven years-old, Phillips is a highly accomplished athlete, having become the first and only male to win back-to-back BMX Supercross World Cup titles in 2014 and 2015. Phillips is an integral part of the Great Britain Cycling Team, and has been the lead figure in the BMX discipline, acquiring numerous National titles from an early age.