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Elite main results Copa Vicente López De BMX - Round 1 Copa Latina Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina 25 March 2023.

Elite Women:
1 Agustina CAVALLI 21 ARG                                     100.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Priscilla Andreia STEVAUX CARNAVAL 30 BRA 2 86.00
3 Maite NAVES BARRETO 23 BRA 3                          74.00
4 Bianca CAVALLI 23 ARG                                          64.00

Elite Men:
1 Gonzalo MOLINA 28 ARG 1                             100.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Carlos Alberto RAMIREZ YEPES 29 COL 2       86.00
3 Juan Esteban NARANJO MURILLO 23 COL 3  74.00
4 Emiliano DE LA FUENTE 23 ARG 4                    64.00
5 Bruno ANDRADE COGO 26 BRA 5                      55.00
6 Mauricio MOLINA VERGARA 22 CHI 6              47.00
7 Guilherme RIBEIRO 24 BRA 7                             40.00
8 Santiago Angel SUAREZ SUAREZ 22 COL 8      34.00

Elite Main results Coupe de France BMX Racing Vesoul, France 25 March 2023.

Elite Men:
1 Arthur PILARD 27 FRA                100.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Theo THOUIN 23 FRA                   86.00
3 Romain MAYET 30 FRA                74.00
4 Leo GAROYAN 23 FRA                  64.00
5 Thomas JOUVE 25 FRA                55.00
6 Mathis RAGOT RICHARD 25 FRA 47.00

The Sugar Hills trails in Aarle-Rixtel have hosted the Mini FATJAM since 1990. The little brother of the FATJAM opens the outdoor season officially. We've had great weather at the end of March multiple times but the 2023 edition had to be completed in the dry periods in the afternoon of 25 March. Luckily the trails can handle some rain. Drainage works as well as the black sand that absorbs the rain well. The jumps made of clay were scraped off a tiny bit which made them rideable within 15 minutes. Not that the little ones cared as they kept on riding also when water was falling out of the sky. If all this sounds dramatic, it wasn't. The EZ-UPs provided shelter and catching up took place in the few moments the rain took care of the dust.

While going through the pictures I noticed the essence of the Mini FATJAM. One photo shows Jari Roggeveen flipping the killer jump. 9-years old local Morris followed him towards the killer but did not dare to jump it. Next photo I see the two of them have a chat next to the KILLER. For the little ones getting to ride with the pros is awesome to see. The pros motivating the younger riders by giving pointers to progress is what makes BMX the best. With Morris being so young that Killer jump sure is intimidating. That ramp is taller than the kid himself and sends you to the moon. Next thing we see is for Morris to head to the Killer at full speed on his 18" bike. Full face on. Body protector strapped tight. With all his might Morris had followed Jari's advice and sent it big on the Killer. He managed to clear the gap and put a big smile on his face. Personal challenges are different for everyone and at the Sugar Hills