Current UCI number two ranked rider Sam Willoughby will headline Australia's team at the opening round of the UCI Supercross World Cup in Pietermaritzburg this weekend. The Redline rider is considered one of Australia's best hopes for the 2012 London Olympic Games and this weekend's Supercross World Cup opening round will provide the first real indication as to how Willoughby stands up against the world's best riders.
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Brian Kirkham will be hoping to take his recent success on home soil into the first leg of the Supercross World Cup too. The South Australian picked up a third among a strong international field at the recent Oceania Continental Championships in New Zealand and, raced well at the ABA Winter Nationals in Arizona to be considered a good chance of making a final this week in South Africa.
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Lauren Reynolds back-to-back seconds at the
ABA Winter Nationals will give the Australian High Performance rider the confidence to match it with Oceania Continental Champion Sarah Walker. The New Zealand rider dominated on her return from injury and is favourite to win her first Supercross World Cup round since early 2010.
Australian based High Performance Program riders fly out to South Africa today with High Performance Head Coach Wade Bootes.