Connor Fields said that being happy makes the biggest difference. “What is the secret? ….I go out there and do my best it pays off. Good preparation good coaching…. You know, I am happy right now, I am feeling good and that results in great form and me riding well. Tomorrow I am going to go out there and do my best. I want to win every race I am in.”
“I don't think I have a certain kind of track that suits me. A lot of people have been saying that I am only good at Chula Vista. You know I just enjoy riding my bike that is all that counts.”
Caroline Buchanan, fastest girl on the track “I still can’t believe I won. I mean Chula Vista was the first time trials I had ever won. I know that Time Trials is one of my specialties. Doing 4-cross and downhill helped me having smooth runs. And I managed to transfer that smoothness to BMX. But I still can’t believe I won another one. It is great to win this but I really want to transfer this experience in to racing. This means that you are the fastest girl on the track. But so much can happen in racing you have to put that al together. In Chula (Vista) I finished fifth. If I get top three tomorrow, I am stoked.”
Tomorrow the racing continues. 64 men have qualified out of 121. 31 women, out of 41, will also forward into the finals in Randaberg Norway. Racing starts 4.00 pm (CEST) You can watch it live from 6.40 pm on BMXLive.tv
Results Men
1 Connor Fields (USA)
2 Liam Phillips (GBR)
3 Joris Daudet (FRA)
4 Sam Willoughby (AUS)
5 Mike Day (USA)
6 Carlos Oquendo Zabala (COL)
7 Tory Nyhaug (CAN)
8 Raymon van der Biezen (NED)
9 Brian Krikham (AUS)
10 Andre Fossa Aguillez (NOR)
Results Women
1 Caroline Buchanan (AUS)
2 Leatitia Le Corguille (FRA)
3 Brooke Crain (USA)
4 Magalie Pottier (FRA)
5 Jana Horakova (CZE)
6 Romana Labounkova (CZE)
7 Sarah Walker (NZL)
8 Eva Allioud (FRA)
9 Alise Post (USA)
10 Abbie Taylor (GBR) Pics by Craig Dutton
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