New Zealand National BMX Championships 2016
Elite Men:
1 Trent JONES NZL 22 30 30
2 Daniel FRANKS NZL 23 20 20
3 Cody HOBBS NZL 21 15 15
4 Codi MERITO NZL 19 10 10
5 Todd BARRY NZL 20 8 8
6 Matthew CAMERON NZL 31 6 6
7 Michael BIAS NZL 22 4 4
8 Liam PERRY NZL 19 2 2
9 Cole MCONIE NZL 19
Elite Women:
1 Sarah WALKER NZL 28 30 30
2 Hannah SARTEN NZL 20 20 20
Pic by Bart de Jong/EBC
Elite Men:
1 Bodi TURNER AUS 22 50 50
2 Kai SAKAKIBARA AUS 20 45 45
3 Joshua CALLAN AUS 25 40 40
4 Brandon TE HIKO AUS 19 35 35
5 Max CAIRNS AUS 20 30 30
6 Darryn GOODWIN AUS 23 28 28
7 Matthew JUSTER AUS 26 26 26
8 Tristyn KRONK AUS 20 24 24
Elite Women:
1 Leanna CURTIS AUS 23 50 50
2 Sarah HARVEY AUS 21 45 45
3 Ashleigh GUNN AUS 20 40 40
4 Clare MCNAMARA AUS 19 35 35
5 Gemma-Lee THOMAS AUS 19 30 30
6 Harriet BURBIDGE-SMITH AUS 20 28 28
7 Rachelle SMITH AUS 19 26 26
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2016 Bike check:
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Sooner National #1
A Pro
1 HUNTER PELHAM, CONROE, TX
2 SANTIAGO MARIN, HOSTILE ELITE, PLANT CITY, FL
3 CHRYSTOFER (SUPER SONIC) DAVIS, MIDLAND, TX
4 TOMAS FERNANDEZ, FACTORY SE RACING, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
5 COLE TESAR, C-YAA FACTORY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC
6 OLIJUWON DAVIS, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, ST CHARLES, IL
7 NOAH RICKE, WICHITA, KS
8 KEVIN SHANKEL, MOTIVE POWER/FLY/TANGENT, STOCKTON, CA
Sooner National #2
A Pro
1 HUNTER PELHAM, CONROE, TX
2 OLIJUWON DAVIS, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, ST CHARLES, IL
Bodi Turner returned to the winner’s circle, Leanna Curtis burst through for a win in the elite women’s event and dynamic duo Saya Sakakibara and Des’Ree Barnes continued their unbeaten streak in the fourth round of the BMX Australia National Series on another typical tropical day at Cairns BMX Club. Bodi Turner returned to the winner’s circle, Leanna Curtis burst through for a win in the elite women’s event and dynamic duo Saya Sakakibara and Des’Ree Barnes continued their unbeaten streak in the fourth round of the BMX Australia National Series on another typical tropical day at Cairns BMX Club.
While Sakakibara (junior elite women) and Barnes (14 girl’s) continued to dominate, fellow world champion Nathaniel Rodway (16 boy’s) won his third round of the year in emphatic style, Matt
Melinda McLeod, Saya Sakakibara and Des’Ree Barnes were the standout performers during the third round of the BMX Australia National Series on hot and steamy day at Cairns BMX Club. All three women continued their unbeaten national series streaks this season with emphatic victories in the elite women, junior elite and 14 years girl’s categories respectively.
McLeod, who was a reserve for the Australian team at the 2012 London Olympic Games, made it three wins from as many national series rounds by comfortably beating Rachelle Smith and Leanna Curtis.
Sakakibara has made no secret of her goal to win every round of the national series in her first year as a junior elite rider and if today was any indication, that dream remains firmly on track.
Meanwhile, Barnes, who like Sakakibara is the reigning world champion for her age, showed a clean pair of heals all day in her age, setting the bar for her rivals to aspire to.
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