It's time for the final round on the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Tour where the overall Supercross champions for 2018 will be crowned in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Round 7 of the UCI BMX SX World Cup took place in SDE and brought close racing to the track with the best crowd in BMX Racing. Local hero Gonzalo Molina just missed out on a victory in a final that must have had the closest finish between riders ever. Within 0.65 of a second all 8 riders crossed the finish line. Holland's Laura Smulders stayed on the bike all day and turned it up a bit in the final enough to grab her first win in Santiago del Estero. More racing on Sunday as the World Cup season concludes in SDE with final round 8.
UCI BMX SX World Cup 2018 - Results Round 7, Santiago del Estero, Argentina:
Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 33.962, 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) +0.640, 3 Sarah WALKER (NZL) +2.294, 4 Camille MAIRE (FRA) +3.519, 5 Judy BAAUW (NED) +3.533, 6 Simone Tetsche CHRISTENSEN (DEN) +28.892, 7 Felicia STANCIL (USA) DNF, 8 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) DNF
Men:
1 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 32.012, 2 Gonzalo MOLINA (ARG) +0.140, 3 Jared GARCIA (USA) +0.263, 4 Niek KIMMANN (NED) +0.265, 5 Mathis RAGOT RICHARD (FRA) +0.361, 6 Aleksandr KATYSHEV (RUS) +0.429, 7 Jeremy RENCUREL (FRA) +0.469, 8 Kye WHYTE (GBR) +0.642
It's September and that means we're off to South American for the final stop on the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Series. We kick off in Santiago del Estero in Argentina with Round 7; the penultimate round on the 2018 tour.
Papendal has been awarded the BMX world championships in 2021. That is what the international cycling union (UCI) announced during the World Cycling Championships in Innsbruck. At the start of May, during the World Cup BMX at Papendal, Papendal, KNWU cycling union and sports marketing agency TIG Sports expressed the ambition to organize the BMX world championships in 2021. In mid-July, the bid was offered to the UCI, with support from the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), the Province of Gelderland and the Municipality of Arnhem. Today the UCI announced the award during the World Cycling Championships in Innsbruck.
"The World Cup competitions at Papendal have been a great success for years. We trust that the
UCI BMX SX World Cup standings with two more stops to go this weekend in Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Elite Men:
1 KIMMANN Niek NED 795
2 DAUDET Joris FRA 685
3 ANDRE Sylvain FRA 650
4 MAHIEU Romain FRA 490
5 VAN GENDT Twan NED 485
C1 results BMX Racing Malena, Argentina. - Pista Malena - 23 Sep 2018
Elite Men:
1 106 RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto COL 60
2 50 FALLA Emilio ECU 45
3 107 RIOS MELENDEZ Juan Angel COL 40
4 113 MIRELES SUAZO Christopher MEX 35
5 114 MIRELES SUAZO Kevin MEX 30
6 124 VILLAGRAN RODRIGUEZ Dario GUA 25
7 111 OTERO LOPEZ Oscar Arturo MEX 20
8 121 MARROQUÍN SICAL Sergio David GUA 15
Elite Women:
The HARO Blackout XL is Haro's top of the line complete bike made for serious BMX Racing. The only upgrade after this would be a Haro Citizen Carbon frame but there's no complete bike available from Haro that features the carbon frame. That Blackout though. It's not the cheapest complete bike out there but the parts it comes with explains why. The CLiQ Citizen carbon fork up front is light and strong and shows minimal flex. Combined with the a tapered head tube, 3D dropouts and the Blackout PTC (Power Transfer Center), the Blackout frame is serious about transforming your power into straight speed. Out of the gate the CLiQ Weaponz 2 piece cranks mounted to the sealed bearing CLiQ BB86 press fit bottom bracket doesn't let you skip a beat. We see top racers ride this machine and for good reason. The bike does not come with pedals which is a miss, but knowing most racers use their own type of Clipless pedals why would you pay for something you are not going to use anyway?
Name: André, Sylvain
Racing number: 1
Hometown: Cavaillon beach, France
Elite Men UCI World Cup Ranking 2018: 3
Being in the top 10 in the UCI World Cup Ranking, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
Sylvain André: Winning this thing is nearly impossible. But there’s still a chance to end up 2nd in the series. Anyway, my goal is to be in both main events.
Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?
Name: Mahieu Romain
Racing number: #100
Hometown: SQY, France
Elite Men UCI World Cup Ranking 2018: 4th
Being in the top 10 in the UCI World Cup Ranking, what's your goal for the last two rounds in SDE?
Romain Mahieu: We are pretty tight in points with Twan, so the goal will be to keep that 4th place in the ranking. Which means being in the mains and doing my best to get a podium.
Is the Olympic qualifying period on your mind when you're doing races after 1 September?
Romain Mahieu: Well, of course we all think about it now. But it doesn’t really change anything for me. I’m just gonna go to every race the same way I was going earlier this year.
What's the best section on the track in Santiago del Estero?
Romain Mahieu: I like the pro set. There is nothing big but you have to be clean and smooth.
How long is your travel from home to Rounds 7&8 in Argentina?
Romain Mahieu: Hm, very long... I don’t really know exactly haha. I’d say more than 20 hours!
What is your best result on that SDE track up until now?
Results "Qiansen trophy" Aohan Station China - 15 Sep 2018
Elite Men:
1 313 KIMMANN Niek NED 60
2 4 HARMSEN Joris NED 45
3 8 VAN DER BURG Dave NED 40
4 1 ANDRE Sylvain FRA 35
5 202 VAN DE GROENENDAAL Kevin NED 30
6 69 GODET Damien FRA 25
7 247 TE HIKO Brandon AUS 20
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