Derby City National #1, Friday 4 September 2015.
AA Pro
1 JORIS DAUDET, CHASE BMX, CHULA VISTA, CA
2 MARIS STROMBERGS, FREE AGENT, RIVERSIDE, CA
3 TANNER SEBESTA, STAYSTRONG/ORP RACEPARTS, BUDA, TX
4 DONNY ROBINSON, SE RACING, NAPA, CA
5 RILEY STAIR, FACTORY RIFT/TANGENT, FOLSOM, CA
6 BRYCE HOCKING, IDOL HAND GLOVES, CARLSBAD, CA
7 NICHOLAS FOX, TE AWAMUTU
8 SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
A Pro
1 COLLIN HUDSON, REDLINE, LONGMONT, CO
2 JEREMY SMITH, FACTORY EXTREME TEAM, DAYTON, OH
3 OLIJUWON DAVIS, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, ST CHARLES, IL
4 TYLER WHITFIELD, SSQUARED BICYCLES, ROCKFORD, IL
5 LAYNE GAINER, GAINER PERFORMANCE CYCLE, MESA, AZ
6 COLE TESAR, C-YAA FACTORY, HUNTERSVILLE, NC
Round four of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will be taking place at the smooth SX track in Santiago Del Estero this weekend. The fans have been looking forward to see the world's top BMX athletes compete for a spot on the podium in Argentina. World Cup leaders Liam Phillips (GBR) and Alise Post (USA) took over the red leader plates from Sam Willoughby (AUS) and Mariana Pajon (COL) at round three in Sweden last month but their lead is not extensive. Current UCI BMX Elite Men World Champion Niek Kimmann (NED) sits in
First practice is going on at the Santiago Del Estero Supercross BMX track in Argentina at the moment. Before round four starts, the UCI BMX SX standings looks like this. With Sam Willoughby, Joris Daudet and Maris Strombergs not present, the standings will look a little different after the weekend.
Men's Standings 2015
1 PHILLIPS Liam (GBR) 505 pts
2 WILLOUGHBY Sam (AUS) 475 pts
3 KIMMANN Niek (NED) 445 pts
4 MIR Amidou (FRA) 395 pts
5 OQUENDO ZABALA C.M. (COL) 380 pts
6 van GORKOM Jelle (NED) 345 pts
7 TREIMANIS Edzus (LAT) 335 pts
8 DAUDET Joris (FRA) 325 pts
Olympic hopeful Bodi Turner and world number two Caroline Buchanan will spearhead the Australian team in the fourth round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series in Santiago del Estero, Argentina this weekend. No less than 12 Australian riders will be in action and with vital World Cup and Olympic qualification points on the line, the racing is expected to be fierce.
The track itself boasts a nice flow, with decent sized jumps and smooth turns that will encourage open racing, which, coupled with the loud and enthusiastic crowd is set to provide an absorbing sporting spectacle.
The elite men’s field will once again feature many of the world’s heavy hitters, from World Cup series leader Liam Phillips and reigning world champion Niek Kimmann to our very own Anthony Dean, who will be hungrier than ever to secure his first World Cup podium of the season as he to chases Olympic qualification.
UCI BMX SX Women's Standings 2015
1 POST Alise (USA) 545 pts
2 PAJON Mariana (COL) 515 pts
3 STANCIL Felicia (USA) 490 pts
4 HERNANDEZ Stefany (VEN) 485 pts
5 BUCHANAN Caroline (AUS) 470 pts
6 REYNOLDS Lauren (AUS) 405 pts
7 GEORGE Danielle (USA) 370 pts
8 van BENTHEM Merle (NED) 345 pts
9 SUVOROVA Natalia (RUS) 295 pts
10 CHRISTENSEN Simone (DEN) 295 pts