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Elite Men Saturday results:
1     Trent JONES     NZL          50     50
2     Anthony DEAN     AUS          45     45
3     Corey FRIESWYK     AUS          40     40
4     Dirk WINTER     AUS       35     35
5     Joshua CALLAN     AUS         30     30
6     Michael BIAS     NZL         28     28
7     Michael FENWICK     AUS       26     26
DNF     Sam WILLOUGHBY     AUS     24     

Elite Women Saturday results:
1     Caroline BUCHANAN     AUS          50     50
2     Lauren REYNOLDS     AUS          45     45
3     Harriet BURBIDGE-SMITH     AUS          40     40
4     Victoria HILL     NZL        35     35
5     Kirsten DELLAR     AUS         30     30
6     Melinda MCLEOD     AUS          28     28

Australia’s world number one Caroline Buchanan claimed her second victory in as many days and unheralded New Zealander Trent Jones upset a host of more fancied rivals to highlight round two of the BMX Australia National Series at Nerang on the Gold Coast today. Whilst Buchanan jumped out in front to lead from start to finish in the women’s race, avoiding the carnage behind her as three elite riders hit the ground on the second berm, it was 20-year-old Jones who stole the show, capitalising on an uncharacteristic slow start by Australian world champion and Olympic silver medallist Sam Willoughby to score the biggest win of his career.

Jones was in the lead at the first turn and despite the pressure of leading an elite field the Kiwi held off hard finishing world number four Anthony Dean and Gold Coast based Corey Frieswyk.

South Australian Dean’s second place complimented his win yesterday and was enough to ensure he remains at the head of the field after the series’ opening two rounds.

World number four Anthony Dean and golden girl Caroline Buchanan have taken out the opening round of the BMX Australia National Series at Nerang on the Gold Coast. Dean employed an energy saving tactic throughout what was a long, hot and humid day to perfection to storm victory in the men’s final from fellow Rio Olympic hopefuls Bodi Turner and Josh Callan.

In the elite women’s event, world number one Buchanan was too good for Western Australian surprise packet Kirsten Dellar and American Olympic finalist Brooke Crain (@brookecrain32).

In the men’s event Turner had looked the man to beat throughout

The date is 1 January 2015. The day new contracts start, or contracts end. Canada's main elite men rider Tory Nyhaug got the boot from Redline and will be shopping for a new ride. Here's what he had to say:

"After 7 successful years together, Redline and I have parted ways. I'm proud to have raced for such a great team and although this is an unexpected change, I'm looking forward to new opportunities and racing this year, especially with the Pan-Am Games and Olympics around the corner. I would like to thank my teammates and everyone at Redline for the support they have given me, especially Team Manager and friend Jason Carnes. See you at the races!”

Happy new year!

When you make it to the National BMX racing Team having a dialled bike comes with the position. You've earned it by that point but you're also stuck with what your team decides which parts to run. The program needs to be financed and running certain parts from certain companies is the answer. But, usually these are the better brands anyway. For 2014 Laura Smulders was running a Meybo frame with Box components and Tioga tires, built up by National BMX Team mechanic Willy Meyer

The official track for the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships at Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, has been completed. Located on the former Formula 1 track Circuit Zolder, the Supercross track even bears certain resemblances to a car racetrack: as well as being big and fast, its three corners have been given names. The inspiration? Three of the fastest women BMXers in the world.

After flying down the 8m start hill, riders will tackle the first corner, the Buchanan Bend, named after Australian rider and World Champion in 2012 and 2013 Caroline Buchanan.

The Gold Coast will host one of the first national sporting events of the new year with 600 entries expected for round one and two of BMX Australia’s National Series in Nerang this Friday and Saturday (January 2 and 3). Elite riders from the United States, Japan and New Zealand will join Australia’s world number one pair Sam Willoughby and Caroline Buchanan, Gold Coast based Olympic contenders Bodi Turner and Melinda McLeod and a host of young local riders for the two day event hosted by the Nerang BMX club.

Buchanan will headline the Probikx women’s elite field, where she will take on American world number four Brooke Crain and Australian teammates McLeod, 2013 world championships silver medallist Lauren Reynolds and rising star Rachel Jones.

In the elite men’s event, Australia's world champion Willoughby has been confirmed as a late starter for the second day of competition (Saturday) where he will be joined by fellow South Australian and US-based Anthony Dean (world number four),