BMX Supercross World Cup set for September 18-19 in Chula Vista, California

Sep 17, 2009

Written by Bart de Jong

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Round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch is set to get under way at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. September 18-19. Fifty Americans will be among the star-studded field of 150 riders, including 2008 Olympic silver medalist Mike Day (Santa Clarita, Calif./GT), 2009 world champion Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif./Hyper), 2009 USA Cycling National Champion Jason Rogers (Mesquite, Texas/Haro-Rockstar), 2008 overall women's Super Cross champion Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash./GT Bicycles), and top-ranked ABA pro Khalen Young

(Murieta, Calif./Haro-Rockstar).

Also lining up on the Olympic replica Supercross track will be top international riders like 2008 Olympic BMX gold medalist Maris Strombergs (Latvia/Free Agent) and reigning world champion Sara Walker (New Zealand).

Action begins on Friday when riders will race the clock in an attempt to qualify for Saturday night's finals. On Saturday afternoon at 3:30, before the finals, athletes will be available for autographs during the Swatch Signature Session.

Tickets can be purchased for $10 at the Olympic Training Center Visitors Center Spirit Store, and each ticket is good for both Friday and Saturday night.

The North American Supercross event is the third of four races on the World Cup circuit, with the final stop being in Frejus, France on October 9-10. The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series offers crucial international ranking points that affect an athlete's individual international ranking, and contribute to a nation's ranking, which is the primary factor in determining the number of start positions a country receives at the 2012 Olympic Games. The Chula Vista contest is also the second race to be factored into the 2010 USA Cycling BMX Power Rankings which is one of the factors that will determine nominees to the U.S. BMX Olympic team in 2012.

The event will be held in conjunction with the American Bicycle Association's U.S. Open Amateur National event on a newly constructed ABA BMX track also on the grounds on the Olympic Training Center.