Bart de Jong
The opening leg of the 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, which was held in April in Manchester (GBR), has been voted best event of the series. The British event overcame strong competition from Papendal (the Netherlands), Engelholm (Sweden), 2014 winner Santiago del Estero (Argentina) and Rock Hill, South Carolina (USA).
Manchester was favoured as best event by riders, the UCI BMX Commission, sponsors, the UCI, GSX Events and media
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
The results are in from the Recon Tour Finals held at the Unit in Greenville, NC.
Pro Results:
1 Nick Bruce
2 Scotty Cranmer
3 Colton Walker
4 Daniel Dhers
5 Brandon Loupos
Inagural Red Bull Barrel Pump Race Crowns Champ. Lee Lewis beats out pro riders in ultimate endurance and speed test
Professional and amateur athletes from all bike disciplines battled each other at full speed this afternoon during the inaugural Red Bull Barrel Pump. A crowd of approximately 500 people watched as participants raced on a double clover leaf dirt course featuring whoops, berms, jumps and more which tested each racer’s speed and endurance abilities. Over 100 athletes vied during timed trials to make the cut to a coveted slot in the 64-person race bracket.
Name: Rafael Suleymanov
Age: 20
Hometown: Russia, Orekhovo-zuevo (Moscow)
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Impurity Bike Co, OST Shop, Knife Life Brand
The favorite list:
-Spot to ride: Skatepark
-BMX video: Kyle Baldock-the Hunt
-Website: www.insidebmx.ru
-Web video: aloha-vult!
-Person on Instagram: @rafushabmx
-Travel destination: On Russia
-Riders to ride with: Artem Stakhanov
-Car: No car:c
-Movie: Iron Man
-Colour: black
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