Rich Eames catches up with the Smulders sisters to find out what they're up to in these challenging times.
BMX Racing Elite Women individual ranking as of 22 August 2018.
1 SMULDERS Laura NED 2005
2 BAAUW Judy NED 1370
3 AFREMOVA Natalia RUS 1260
4 SAKAKIBARA Saya AUS 1045
5 BONDARENKO Yaroslava RUS 1030
6 STEVAUX CARNAVAL Priscilla Andreia BRA 880
7 CHRISTENSEN Simone Tetsche DEN 805
8 VALENTINO Manon FRA 785
9 WILLOUGHBY Alise USA 780
10 PAJON Mariana COL 775
11 SUVOROVA Natalia RUS 750
12 PETERSONE Vineta LAT 728
13 SMULDERS Merel NED 700
14 VANHOOF Elke BEL 700
15 AZUERO Domenica ECU 695
16 GEORGE Danielle USA 685
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