Yo, check it, yo! We talkin' 'bout the UCI BMX Racing World Cup, baby, and we kickin' it off in Rotorua, New Zealand, ya feel me? So, boom! We got over 200 BMX riders from all over the globe droppin' in for this epic showdown. Jack and Bennett Greenough, holdin' it down for the home turf, takin' those top spots in the Under 23 Men's class like straight-up bosses. And let me tell ya, them Aussies ain't holdin' back neither, with Noah Elton snatchin' that third spot on the Saturday at Round 1.
But peep this, the track's no joke, y'all. Gaps to clear, grass-filled sections, it's a wild ride out there. Veronika Sturiska takin' a hit in the U23 main with a poor start, droppin' back to 8th. Emily Hutt (GBR) missed out getting 4th. But yo, props to Japan’s Jui Yabuta grabbing the bronze and Australia’s Teya Rufus crossed the finish line in front of USA’s Ava Corley for a first UCI World Cup win of the year.
And don't even get me started on the Elite races, fam. Laura Smulders holdin' it down for the Dutch, snatching second place, but it's Saya Sakakibara from down under takin' that gold, showin' us what's up. She continued where she left off in 2023.
Romain Mahieu makin' moves for France, grabbin' that holeshot like a champ taking that Saturday win. And shoutout to Niek Kimmann bouncin' back from a rough Saturday to snag that third spot on Sunday. Cedric Butti and Joris Daudet showin' us they mean business with some solid finishes. A 4th and a 2nd for Cedric and a 2nd and first for Daudet in Rotorua at stop 1 & 2.
Elite Results 2021 New Zealand National Championships - Rotorua - 14 March 2021
Elite Men:
1 901 BIAS Michael NZL 60 points
2 358 D'ANVERS Rico NZL 45
3 253 GOODWIN Liam NZL 40
4 553 JAGO Cameron NZL 35
5 559 HANHAM Oliver NZL 30
Elite Women:
1 308 PETCH Rebecca NZL 60 points
2 500 SMITH Jessie NZL 45
3 508 LEVENS Olivia NZL 40
Photo by Rebecca Petch
BMXNZ C1 Classic BMX Race results - Rotorua - 08 December 2019.
Elite Men:
1 YOSHIMURA Jukia JPN 60 points
2 SAKAKIBARA Kai AUS 45
3 BOYTON Joshua AUS 40
4 BIAS Michael NZL 35
5 YAMAGUCHI Daichi JPN 30
6 FLETCHER Hayden AUS 25
7 FRANKS Daniel NZL 20
8 Cotton Luey NZL 15
Elite Women:
1 PETCH Rebecca NZL 60 points
2 BUCHANAN Caroline AUS 45
3 WALKER Sarah NZL 40
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