European UCI BMX Championships, Round 1

European UCI BMX Championships, Round 1 - Belgium.

Apr 24, 2007

Written by Bart de Jong

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The European UCI BMX championships started off with the first two rounds being held at Habay-la-Neuve in Belgium. With only two riders making both mains in the Elite men class it shows that this class is wide open. Henrik Baltersen (Denmark) won on the first day while Free Agent's Thomas Allier (France) crossed the finish line in first on Sunday. In the Elite women class Shanaze Read and Laëtitia Le Corguille took a win each. It was hard to stay upright on the hard packed track with a layer of dust over it. Watch the Kemo movies to get a better impression on the first European (outdoor) championship race of the 2007 season.

ELITE MEN:
Saturday- Round 1: (This race counts toward UCI points)
1. Henrik BALTERSEN (DAN),
2. Michal PROKOP (CZE),

3. Arturs MATISONS (LAT),
4. Arnaud DUBOIS (BEL),
5 Mathieu DESPEAUX (FRA),
6. Thomas HAMON (FRA),
7. Martijn SCHERPEN (NED), Maris STROMBERGS (LAT)

Sunday- Round 2: (no UCI points)
1. Thomas ALLIER (FRA),
2. Roger RINDERKNECHT (CH) ,
3. Arturs MATISONS (LAT),
4. Ivo Van der PUTTEN (NED),
5 Arnaud DUBOIS (BEL),
6. Kelvin BATEY (ENG),
7. Rob Van Den WILDENBERG (NED),
8. Pablo GUTIERREZ (FRA)

Ranking after 2 rounds:
1. Thomas ALLIER (FRA) 62 points,
2. Henrik BALTERSEN (DAN) 59 points,
3. Arturs MATISONS (LAT) 58 points

ELITE WOMEN
Saturday- Round 1: (count toward UCI points)
1. Shanaze READE (GB),
2. Laëtitia LE CORGUILLE (FRA),
3. Jana HORAKOVA (CZE) ,
4. Anne Caroline CHAUSSON (FRA),
5. Aurélia DON (FRA),
6. Aneta HLADIKOVA (CZE),
7. Samantha COOLS (CAN), Sarah WALKER (NZ)

Sunday- Round 2: (no UCI points)
1. Laëtitia LE CORGUILLE (FRA),
2. Sarah WALKER (NZ),
3. Blandine COTTEREAU (FRA) ,
4. Aneta HLADIKOVA (CZE),
5. Anne Caroline CHAUSSON (FRA),

6. Amélie DESPEAUX (FRA),
7. Cécile LAZZAROTTO (FRA),
8. Shanaze READE (GB)

Ranking after 2 rounds:
1. Laëtitia LE CORGUILLE (FRA) 55 points,
2. Shanaze READE (GB) 45 points,
3. Anne Caroline CHAUSSON (FRA) 39 points

Pics: Kemo