Round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch got underway on Friday as the best BMX racers from 21 nations converged on the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. 2008 Olympic Champion and current World Cup leader
Maris Strombergs (LAT) was the fastest man on day one of the Southern California event with a time of 34.689 compared to the 34.706 and 35.195 posted by Americans
Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) and
Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.) who qualified in second and third.
In the women’s contest, American pair
Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash.) and
Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn.) were the fastest on their home track with times of 37.087 and 37.449. Australian
Lauren Reynolds qualified in third after clocking a time of 37.561.
Of the 72 Americans entered in round three of the World Cup, 33 advanced to Saturday’s rounds. Complete results from Friday’s