Well, the guys did pretty well also. But it was Magalie Pottier of France and Alise Post of the US who stood atop the winner’s podium for Redline and their respective countries following Saturday and Sunday’s main events. Saturdays Supercross event saw nearly 50 of the top women riders from around the world line up for the season opener. Magalie won all of her opening rounds and Alise led most of her early heats as well. But in the final, it was Magalie who fought off multiple charges from the competition to win her first World Cup victory. Alise finished fourth in the final as the second highest placed US rider.
Sunday’s racing stayed on the big track for the USA Cycling National Championships. Featuring only the best US riders, it was each Olympic Team prospect’s chance to show their stuff in true head to head competition. Like Saturday, reigning 2011
Early last week the Australian BMX team flew to America for the first round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup of the year. The first stop we dropped into visit my sponsors at VSI Imports and picked up my new Speedco frame. I was a little worried on whether I would feel uncomfortable with only a few days on a new bike but It felt very similar to my old Intense frame just slightly stiffer... I love it :) Second stop in the states was Chipotle for the best burritos
Fields and Post earn elite titles as USA Cycling’s BMX Nationals conclude in California
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) and Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline) took home elite national titles as the USA Cycling BMX National Championships wrapped up on Sunday. Nick Koehler (Tustin, Calif.) and Danielle George (Palmdale, Calif./Supercross BMX) also earned junior elite national titles on the supercross track on the final day of an action-packed week of BMX action in southern California. The event offered important USA Cycling BMX Power Ranking points, which will help determine the athletes who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games this summer in London. The sixth-annual national championship event began on Saturday with over 400 amateur BMX racers vying for the right to earn the Stars-and-Stripes on the traditional BMX track.
Elite and Junior Elite
The opening round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series in Chula Vista, CA. saw the best elite BMX riders in the world battle it in the birthplace of BMX during this Olympic season. Connor Fields (USA) was on fire all weekend and claimed victory in the elite men’s main with Sam Willoughby (AUS) claiming second. David Herman (USA) brought home the bronze for the U.S. Magalie Pottier (FRA) outperformed all other elite women to
Time Trials superfinal Men:1 FIELDS Connor USA 33.648
2 STROMBERGS Maris LAT 34.413
3 SHARRAH Corben USA 34.682
4 NYHAUG Tory CAN 34.814
5 PELLUARD Vincent FRA 34.828
6 WILLOUGHBY Sam AUS 34.856
7 PHILLIPS Liam GBR 34.906
8 LONG Nicholas USA 35.107
9 DAUDET Joris FRA 35.194
10 HERMAN David USA 35.309
11 NOBLES Barry USA 35.383
12 VAN GENDT Twan NED 35.462
13 FAORO Tyler USA 35.522
14 DAY Mike USA 43.174
no Rank DUCHENE Simon FRA no time DNF
no Rank WILLERS Marc NZL no time DNF
Last name: Fields, Connor (USA)Last package you received from a sponsor: new Cranks, Brakes from Shimano and new forks from Elevn
Last stupid idea you had: Partying all night before a race in Nerang, Australia, I won but it was brutal.
Last time you freaked out: almost missing my flight home from Australia in January
Last race you won: Pan American Games in Mexico
Last time you went to the gym: Yesterday
Last advice you got from your coach: Harden up
Last movie you saw: 21 Jump Street
Last name: Pajòn, MarianaLast time you scared yourself jumping a big double: trails at Medellin.
Last advice you got from your coach: just have fun!
Last race your raced: State championship race in Colombia