to qualify for the final round of racing here tomorrow competition was fierce. The top 64 men had just 3 seconds separating them and the top 16 just 1.3 seconds over the 386 meter long track. Time Trials World Champion Connor Fields did what he does best and once again proved that he can win on any track, anywhere with an incredibly fast lap of 38.064sec displacing 2nd placed Jelle van Gorkom from the Papendal Hotel Hot Seat and pushing fastest qualifier Damien Godet down to third.
Fields commented: “It went really well, can't think of any mistakes that I made or anywhere were I could have gone better – Top to Bottom an overall good lap.” This sets the stage for tomorrow’s head to head racing at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Round 3 here in Papendal, where the Dutch home crowd can expect great results from the Dutch Team as well as fast racing from the other 19 BMX countries represented at the event.
Results Elite Men
1. Connor Fields (USA) 38.064
2. Jelle van Gorkom (NED) +.177
3. Damien Godet (FRA) +.574
Results Elite Women
1. Mariana Pajon (COL) 37.207
2. Alise Post (USA) +.730
3. Manon Valentino (FRA) +2.223
Racing starts at 13h00 and will be live on www.fatbmx.com
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