Two racers over in Europe are in shape: David Graf (SUI) and Laura Smulders (NED). Both doubled in Belgium at round 1&2 of the European Championships in Zolder, Belgium (home of a 2017 UCI BMX SX World Cup). With over 100 Elite Men entries it wasn't an easy win for Graf. Smulders beat UCI World Champion Mariana Pajon twice for maximum points this weekend. The season has kicked off.
Elite men:
1. David Graf
2. Renaud Blanc
3. Evgeny Komarov
4. Kyle Evans
5. Jelle Van Gorkom
6. Vincent Pelluard
7. Rihards Veide
8. Tre White
Elite women:
1. Laura Smulders
2. Simone Christensen
3. Elke Vanhoof
4. Mariana Pajon
5. Yaroslava Bondarenko
6. Judy Baauw
7. Natalia Afremova
8. Christa von Niederhausern
Pics by Bart de Jong
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