Name: David Graf
Hometown: Winterthur, SUI
Sponsors: Nicolai-Bikes, Leatt, Kabuto, Zimtstern
Did your 2015 season go as you planned it at the beginning of the year?
David Graf: I was coming back after a surgery (removing some metal) so I thought my time will be more against mid or end of season but the start was better than expected.
What was your most rewarding result (personally) in 2015?
David Graf: My first big result was the Bronze in Baku, it was such a relief to finally put it together when it counted! But my 3rd place at the WorldChampionships was a much better race.
Who do you think kicked ass in the Elite Men class this year?
David Graf: Kimmann obviously, being dominant as he was in his
African Continental Championships (RSA)
1 Kyle DODD RSA 21 120 120
2 Alex LIMBERG RSA 19 105 105
3 Penias TENTHANI ZIM 19 90 90
4 Simon MARTIN ZIM 22 75 75
5 Tawanda MAROVA ZIM 26 60 60
6 Bryce STIEBEL RSA 20 50 50
Results Ecuadorian National Championships:
Elite Men:
1 Fausto Andres ENDARA MADERA ECU 26 30 30
2 Jose ANDRADE ECU 19 20 20
3 Diego Fernando CASTILLO PAEZ ECU 20 15 15
4 Javier Sebastian ALVAREZ ZULETA ECU 21 10 10
Elite Men:
1 Yoshitaku NAGASAKO JPN 22 50 50
2 Tatsumi MATSUSHITA JPN 24 45 45
3 Jukia YOSHIMURA JPN 22 40 40
4 Akifumi SAKAMOTO JPN 33 35 35
5 Takamasa SAMPEI JPN 23 30 30
6 Ryosuke FURUHATA JPN 22 28 28
7 Kohei YOSHII JPN 20 26 26
8 Kai SAKAKIBARA AUS 19 24 24
Elite Men:
1 Jonathan SUAREZ VEN 33 50 50
2 Jose ANDRADE ECU 19 45 45
3 Javier Sebastian ALVAREZ ZULETA ECU 21 40 40
4 Jorge Geovanny ROURA BARZALLO ECU 20 35 35
Elite Women:
1 Domenica Michelle AZUERO GONZALEZ ECU 19 50 50
UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking Nations. USA leads the WOMEN category 2015/2016.
1 (1) UNITED STATES USA 4085
2 (2) AUSTRALIA AUS 3913
3 (3) NETHERLANDS NED 3338
4 (4) COLOMBIA COL 3180
5 (5) VENEZUELA VEN 2577
6 (6) FRANCE FRA 2388
7 (7) RUSSIA RUS 2275
8 (8) DENMARK DEN 2120
9 (9) ARGENTINA ARG 1910
10 (10) THAILAND THA 1780
11 (11) CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 1712
11 (12) BELGIUM BEL 1712
13 (13) NEW ZEALAND NZL 1658
14 (14) CANADA CAN 1435
15 (15) ECUADOR ECU 1420
The UCI Olympic qualification ranking is calculated by summing the UCI points of the three (3) best ranked male riders (Men Elite/Men Junior) from each NOC. The points are counted from 31 May 2014 to 30 May 2016 for World Championships Race (CM), Supercross World Cup Race events (CDM), Continental Championships (2 X CC), international competition Class 1 (10 X C1) and National Championships (2 X CN). The Netherlands is currently leading the Elite Men class followed by Australia and the USA.
UCI Olympic Qualification Ranking Nations. Men.
1 (1) NETHERLANDS NED 4728
2 (2) AUSTRALIA AUS 4687
3 (3) UNITED STATES USA 4484
4 (4) FRANCE FRA 3923
5 (5) GREAT BRITAIN GBR 3878
6 (6) LATVIA LAT 3355
7 (7) COLOMBIA COL 3136
8 (8) ARGENTINA ARG 2642
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