It could not have been a closer call between Daniel Dhers (VEN) and Logan Martin (AUS) at the very final UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup of the 2016 season. Both riders were in the hunt for the title and didn't disappoint in either of their runs making life difficult for the judges to pick a winner. Logan Martin's list of tricks that he brought to Chengdu won it over Daniel Dhers' two solid runs full of tricks. But just by the minimal margin. It did however decide who would become the 2016 overall World Cup champion making this stop in Chengdu a thriller of the second degree.
Logan Martin did an amazing decade to barspin over the volcano followed up by a flair downside whip on the quarter followed by many whip flip and flair variations. Dhers countered with his signature no-footed cancan tailwhip, cancan one handed corked 720's, 360 double tailwhip transfer from spine to the landing of the jump box and many of the tricks we're used from the experienced pro from Venezuela. In the end the judges decided on the win in
In China the first ever UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup for girls came to an end. 'Team USA' brought back home the Gold, Silver and Bronze in 2016. Will 2017 be any different?
2016 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup final overall standings:
1 ROBERTS Hannah USA 40000
2 CORY Coffey USA 33400
3 DUCARROZ Nikita USA 15200
4 LESSMANN Lara Germany 10000
5 POSADSKIKH Elizaveta Russia 9000
- BUITRAGO Nina USA 9000
7 SILVA CRUZ Shanice Netherlands 8200
- STEFFE Valeri Netherlands 8200
- MARINO Angie USA 8200
- PENG JIA Zeng China 8200
11 JOUGNEAU Maeva France 7700
- MULLIGAN Stacey USA 7700
- BRUCE Kara Canada 7700