The 2018 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup finals would crown the Elite Men and Women's champions after the 7 month World tour would wrap up in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. Niek Kimmann, Joris Daudet, and Sylvain Andre were all in the title hunt on the Mens side. For Elite Woman, Laura Smulders held a firm lead in points over Saya Sakaibara, and Judy Baauw, but it would come down to the last weekend to crown the champions.
29-30_9_2018 Last stop of World Cup 2018 in SDE Argentina. Always fun to travel to Argentina. Looking forward to another event next year!
First time visiting and racing in SDE, Argentina. Didn't quite get the results I was looking for last weekend but I really enjoyed the trip & the culture. Enjoy the video!
Round 7 of the UCI BMX SX World Cup took place in SDE and brought close racing to the track with the best crowd in BMX Racing. Local hero Gonzalo Molina just missed out on a victory in a final that must have had the closest finish between riders ever. Within 0.65 of a second all 8 riders crossed the finish line. Holland's Laura Smulders stayed on the bike all day and turned it up a bit in the final enough to grab her first win in Santiago del Estero. More racing on Sunday as the World Cup season concludes in SDE with final round 8.
UCI BMX SX World Cup 2018 - Results Round 7, Santiago del Estero, Argentina:
Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 33.962, 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) +0.640, 3 Sarah WALKER (NZL) +2.294, 4 Camille MAIRE (FRA) +3.519, 5 Judy BAAUW (NED) +3.533, 6 Simone Tetsche CHRISTENSEN (DEN) +28.892, 7 Felicia STANCIL (USA) DNF, 8 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) DNF
Men:
1 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 32.012, 2 Gonzalo MOLINA (ARG) +0.140, 3 Jared GARCIA (USA) +0.263, 4 Niek KIMMANN (NED) +0.265, 5 Mathis RAGOT RICHARD (FRA) +0.361, 6 Aleksandr KATYSHEV (RUS) +0.429, 7 Jeremy RENCUREL (FRA) +0.469, 8 Kye WHYTE (GBR) +0.642
Name: Arthur PILARD
Racing number: 130
Hometown: Saint-Brieuc, France
Have things changed for you since 1 September, the day the Olympic qualifying period has started?
Arthur PILARD: No, nothing has changed for me, I will continue to give 100% for my nation and proudly represent my country.
Are you looking for races where you can score more points?
Arthur PILARD: I don’t have any race in mind at the moment, we didn’t start talking about it with the team and coaches. I still would like to go to the United States this winter to do some races because I’ve never been there yet.
Has peaking after 1 September been something you aimed for?
Arthur PILARD: Initially no date was given regarding the opening of quotas, so it wasn’t a goal. Now that the quotas are open, we will work hard to get the first place in the ranking.
How badly do you want to go to Tokyo for the Olympic Games in 2020?
You may want to look fresh for every day at a race and bring your safety gear with you but it all adds to the luggage you've got to drag with you to the next World Cup or international race. Paying for overweight ain't no joke either. But some things you just need to bring to perform at your best. See what Argentina's Fede Villegas brings with him during a race weekend.
Name: Federico Villegas
Country: Argentina
Sponsors: Crupi BMX, Tioga, Ride 100%, BikeArt, Crupi's co sponsor Tangent and Fly Racing.
My 2017: Analia Gabriela Zacarias
Hometown: Posadas - Misiones Argentina
Sponsors: Carlos E.Enriquez S.A - Nativus Shop - Nutrilite
Do you remember the first BMX event you went to this year and how did it go?
Analia Zacarias: My first event was Fise Montpellier this year, and it was amazing. It was my first time to ride with a lot of girls, super nice and first time I rode big ramps at Fise course. It was incredible.
How many weekends/days were you away from home and at a BMX jam/contest or on tour?
Results Torneo Internacional de BMX - Round 2. Villa Dolores BMX Track - 25 Nov 2017
Elite Men:
1 595 MOLINA Gonzalo ARG
2 90 MARINO CARLOMAGNO Ramiro ARG
3 105 RIOS Joaquin Luciano ARG
4 53 PIZARRO Luis Fernando ARG
5 9 GELUSINI TORRES Mauricio ARG
6 273 DEL SANTO Franco ARG
Inaki Mazza is only 16 years old and already makes us think of a young Kevin Peraza. At ease on all terrains, always smiling, funny, and open-minded. The young Argentinian does not stop traveling thanks to Vans and Redbull putting him under their wing, a sign that does not deceive. He's got a bright future ahead of him if he sticks to his guns. This welcome edit was filmed in a little less than a week in the south of Europe. - Superstar BMX
Some clips with Matias Lasgoity in Barcelona around 2015 that got lost on my hard drive ... Some of them been filmed again on HD.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.