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The international BMX circuit continues this weekend, as the best riders on the planet descend on the outdoor Olympic Training Centre in Papendal, Netherlands for the second round of the 2015 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series. Australia will be represented by 14 of our best riders, spearhead by reigning world champion Sam Willoughby who won a thrilling race last year, and an in form Caroline Buchanan who is the defending time trialist in Papendal.  

Caroline Buchanan has won her 15th Australian BMX National Championship title over the weekend at the Sleeman Sports Centre in Brisbane. Buchanan holds onto the Australian National Championship flag sleeve for another year.

Despite the south east Queensland flooding and storms that swept through the event over 3,000 racers, the BMX families and volunteers pulled together with a smile and the show went on.

In a competitive Elite Women’s final, it was Buchanan who grabbed the hole shot and got to an early lead. Western Australia’s Lauren Reynolds who wrapped up the Australian National Series win for 2015 attempted a powerful passing move in the first corner but

Manche 4, UEC BMX European Cup results:

Elite Men:
1. Niek Kimman
2. Joris Harmsen
3. Rihards Veide
4. Romain Mayet
5. Evgeny Kleshchenko
6. Ghinio Van de Weyer
7. Jan Svub
8. Amidou Mir

Elite Women:
1. Stefany Hernandez,
2. Elke Vanhoof
3. Sandie Thibaut
4. Natalia Suvorova
5. Eva Ailloud

Manche 3:
Elite Men:
1. Amidou Mir
2. Niek Kimman
3. Romain Mayet
4. Sylvain André
5. Evgeny Kleshchenko
6. Dave Van Der Burg
7. Jordy Van Der Heijden

Men Elite:
1 CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
2 NIC LONG, LAKESIDE, CA
3 LAIN VAN OGLE, FACTORY STAATS/CIARI, AUBURN, WA
4 KORY COOK, FACTORY PROMAX, TUSTIN, CA
5 KENNETH GUSTAFSON, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, PONCA CITY, OK
6 JEFFERY UPSHAW, FACTORY KUWAHARA, DAYTON, OH
7 TANNER SEBESTA, STAYSTRONG/ORP RACEPARTS, MANCHACA, TX
8 DAVID HERMAN, FREEAGENT, WHEAT RIDGE, CO

Women Elite:
1 BROOKE CRAIN, VISALIA, CA
2 ALISE POST, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
3 AMANDA CARR, J&R BICYCLES & REDLINE, PUNTA GORDA, FL
4 AMELIA WALSH, AYR, ON
5 RACHEL MYDOCK, SUPERCROSSBMX.COM, GLENDALE, AZ
6 KEELY KORTMAN, TUSTIN, CA

Women Elite:
1 BROOKE CRAIN, VISALIA, CA
2 AMANDA CARR, J&R BICYCLES & REDLINE, PUNTA GORDA, FL
3 KELSEY VAN OGLE, FACTORY STAATS/CIARI, AUBURN, WA
4 ALAINA HENDERSON, SAN DIEGO, CA
5 RACHEL MYDOCK, SUPERCROSSBMX.COM, GLENDALE, AZ
6 CHELSEA KING, SYDNEY, ACT
7 KEELY KORTMAN, TUSTIN, CA
8 ALISE POST, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA

Men Elite:
1 CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
2 NIC LONG, LAKESIDE, CA
3 DAVID HERMAN, FREEAGENT, WHEAT RIDGE, CO
4 JARED GARCIA, BOX COMPONENTS /DK BIKES, VICTORVILLE, CA
5 KENNETH GUSTAFSON, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, PONCA CITY, OK
6 TANNER SEBESTA, STAYSTRONG/ORP RACEPARTS, MANCHACA, TX

World number one Caroline Buchanan and rising star Corey Frieswyk have claimed the elite titles at the Subaru BMX National Championships at the Sleeman Sports Complex in Brisbane. Racing at dusk on an extended day of competition following the shocking weather that enveloped Brisbane the previous day had forced the postponement of several events, Buchanan and Frieswyk mastered the tricky, greasy track best.

In the women’s race, Buchanan held her mettle coming out of the

Rio Olympic hopefuls Max Cairns and Lauren Reynolds have taken out the elite Oceania titles as torrential rain forced officials to cut short competition at the Subaru BMX National Championships at the Sleeman Sports Complex in Brisbane tonight. Racing under lights and tumbling rain on a soaked track, former prolific junior Cairns and 2012 Olympian Reynolds were declared the continental title winners, following the decision to abandon racing after the second of three motos and before any finals action.

Cairns clocked the quickest men’s elite time in the second moto to snare the biggest win of his senior career, edging out fellow Rio aspirants Bodi Turner and Josh Callan. Reynolds grabbed the women’s victory ahead of world number one Caroline Buchanan and rising star Rachel Jones.

Earlier in the night, with an eye on the future, world men’s elite champion Sam Willoughby, out of contention for the national series crown, withdrew from competition without starting a race,

Dixieland National Day #2
Collegiate Women
1 FELICIA STANCIL, MARIAN UNIVERSITY, LAKE VILLA, IL
2 KRISTEN BOB, MARIAN UNIVERSITY, PLANO, TX
3 MADISON PITTS, LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY, LAKE WORTH, FL
4 ADRIAN SANDERS, LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE, LEAWOOD, KS
5 SABRINA BICE, LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ
6 SHAYONA GLYNN, MARIAN UNIVERSITY, NORCO, CA
7 HEATHER COLLMAN, LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE, ROCKTON, IL
8 ASHTON RAUM, LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE, HAGERSTOWN, MD

Collegiate Men
1 JUSTIN POSEY, MARIAN UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
2 BRYCE HOCKING, MARIAN UNIVERSITY, CARLSBAD, CA
3 LUKE ROARTY, MARIAN UNIVERSITY, CLARKSVILLE, MD
4 JACOB SHERBNO, LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY, ST PETERS, MO
5 JAKE SMITH, LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO