Strombergs, who has recently moved to America and trains in California, took Saturday's Elite Men's final beating out his team mate, Cristian Becerine and Redline/TLD's Robert de Wilde - All three competed at the Olympics in Beijing only 6 months ago. On Sunday, Becerine took advantage of more congestion in turn one and rode to the big win ahead of Formula's Sam Willoughby and Intense/BAWLS' David Herman. Strombergs leads the overall series while last year's champ, GHP's Randy Stumpfhauser, missed the cut both days and has dropped back to 3rd in the standings.
In Elite Women's racing, Redline's Alise Post made her NBL season debut in Nellis and took the win ahead of current points leader, Dominique Daniels (Formula). Daniels had troubles from the start and this allowed Post to cruise to the win over Insieno's Ashley Verhagen who outlasted Daniels to the line for 2nd. Daniels was not to be outdone again and took the convincing win on Sunday with Post and Verhagen in tow. 2008 NBL champion, Race Place BMX's Stephanie Barragan, had an off weekend and dropped to 3rd overall on the season and she now has her sights set on the NBL Easter Classic for revenge.
In Master's action, Free Agent's Dale Holmes made it 4-for-4 beating out a tough field both days. SE's David 'Outfield' Bittner and GT's Eric Rupe each earned a 2nd and kept pace in the standings. Holmes now has a solid lead going into the Spring Break races in Florida. Turn one provided some extra drama in several of the mains and Super-Ex was no exception.
Morphine's Gavin Lubbe came out on top of a stacked Super-Ex class on Saturday in what was considered a mild upset that left a few riders on the ground. Excalibur's Josh Meyers and OFR/Pokerstars.net's Matt Kelty were 2nd and 3rd. Matt Kelty then managed to win it all on Sunday in a crash-filled final that saw the tables turned once again. Clayborn's Logan Collins and Dan's Weston Pope were runners-up and the overall standings are now tighter than ever.
Next Masters/Super-Ex Race: April 4-5, Gator Nationals - High Springs BMX, FL.
Next Elite Series Race: April 11-12, Easter Classic - St. Cloud BMX, FL.
ELITE MEN
1. MARIS STROMBERGS CA 93-4
2. CRISTIAN BECERINE CA 73-4
3. RANDY STUMPFHAUSER CA 55-4
4. JAVIER COLOMBO CA 49-4
5. STEVEN CISAR CA 41-4
6. BARRY NOBLES AL 40-4
7. MIKE DAY CA 36-2
8. ROBERT DEWILDE CA 36-2
9. JARRETT KOLICH CA 36-2
10. YVAN LAPRAZ SW 31-2
ELITE WOMEN
1. DOMINIQUE DANIELS AZ 95-4
2. ASHLEY VERHAGEN CA 82-4
3. STEPHANIE BARRAGAN CA 74-4
4. MADISON PITTS FL 73-4
5. RACHEL SMITH OH 63-4
6. ALISE POST MN 47-2
7. CARLEY YOUNG PA 30-2
8. AMANDA GEVING FL 14-1
MASTERS
1. DALE HOLMES CA 100-4
2. DAVID BITTNER CA 84-4
3. ERIC RUPE CA 76-4
4. TOMMY OPINCAR TN 42-2
5. DOMINGOS LAMMOGLIA FL 34-2
6. JASON CARNES TX 32-2
7. ADRI PATRICO KOOLMAN AB 30-2
8. SCOTT MORELAND IN 30-2
9. CAMERON DAVIS TX 26-2
10. MIKE GUL AZ 20-1
SUPER-EX
1. MATTHEW KELTY DE 87-4
2. JOSHUA MEYERS FL 67-4
3. LOGAN COLLINS TN 66-4
4. KRISTAPS KONRADS LV 52-4
5. WESTON POPE IN 49-4
6. FAUSTO ENDARA EC 41-2
7. GAVIN LUBBE CA 41-2
8. MARTY WISEHART KY 36-4
9. COREY REID ID 29-2
10. JASON MORRIS CA 28-2
Visit the NBL website www.nbl.org to see full results and standings.
NBL Elite Series Checkpoint - League of Champions attracting Olympic and National stars -
Mar 20, 2009
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The NBL Elite BMX Series is gaining momentum and after only four rounds in the chase, new leaders are emerging. A favorite of both national and international stars, the series, also known as the 'League of Champions', continues to feature the country's best races and world's best riders. Here's a peek at what happened at the NBL Jackpot Nationals from Nellis BMX in Nevada, March 14 & 15. Free Agent's new star, Maris Strombergs, who is both the Olympic and World Champion, continued his winning ways and now boasts a 3-for-4 win ratio in the series. 
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