Strombergs the man to beat
Leading the 2010 World Cup Elite men ranking is Maris Strombergs. The Latvian seems the man to beat at the moment. The Oly
mpic Champion of 2008 was recently crowned the 2010 UCI BMX World Champion in Pietermaritzburg South Africa and he will proudly wear his rainbow jersey with the big number 1 on his back in Chula Vista. A bunch of young guns are challenging Strombergs. Sam Wiloughby (AUS) is second in the World Cup ranking and is also last year’s World Cup winner and UCI BMX Junior World Champion in 20
08 and 2009. Connor Fields (USA) is third in the 2010 ranking. Fields was 3rd last year in Chula Vista and 2nd at the 2010 season opener in Madrid. Le Corguillé defends title
Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA) is the best Elite woman this season so far. The French rider who also won the 2009 Supercross World Cup is 160 points ahead of the multi talented Caroline Buchanan (AUS) who was recently crowned as the 2010 ‘4-cross’ MTB World Champion. Current UCI BMX World Champion Shanaze Reade (GBR) is third in the ranking. Reade will not be present in California as a result of an old injury on her wrist that needs to be looked after. Last year’s UCI BMX World Champion Sarah Walker will not be present, nursing some injuries sustained in Pietermaritzburg. Maybe this is the moment for the 2009 Junior Elite World Champion Marianna Pajon (COL) for example to grab the Chula Vista UCI BMX Supercross title.
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