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USA Cycling has announced the six riders that will represent the organization in the second round of the 2013 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup. The event begins Friday, May 10, in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, and runs through Saturday, May 11. The USA Cycling funded team includes:
-Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./BMX Racing Group-Chase Bicycles)
-Barry Nobles (Sun City, Calif./DK Bicycles)
-Justin Posey (Winston Salem, N.C./Dan’s Competition)
-Jared Garcia (Victorville, Calif./Supercross Bicycles)
-Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bicycles)
-Arielle Martin (East Spanaway, Wash./Intense BMX)

Other top American riders in attendance will be 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif./SE Racing) and Dani George (Palmdale, Calif./Supercross BMX).

In the superfinal time trial at the first round of the UCI BMX

What a week in Australia… It was such a great feeling being back on the supercross 8m start hill again for the first time since the Olympic Games. Leading into the event it was nice to catch up with old friends on the Gold Coast and people that I haven't seen since before the Games. The Nationals week started off with myself and some of the pros helping out with the under eight year olds "Sprocket" coaching clinic which was a great success. A new edition to racing in Australia is the "Mini Wheelers" which are the under five year olds category. There was even one little fella out there still in nappies who was almost two years

Saturday results at the US Nationals in Bakersfield.
A PRO
1  JIM BROWN, YESS BMX, AIRDRIE, AB CAN
2  TONY HOFFMAN, THE FREEWHEEL PROJECT, CLOVIS, CA
3  BLAKE PAULSON, DOUBLECROSS BIKES, FOLSOM, CA
4  DEREK BETCHER, HARO BIKES, VISTA, CA
5  A.J. HIATT, ANARCHYBMX.COM, FRESNO, CA
6  JAMES PALMER, YESS BMX, N VANCOUVER, BC CAN
7  KEITH GRINE, ROADHOUSE, SIMI VALLEY, CA

Round eight. Sunday BMX results in the Elite category, Men and Women.
ELITE MEN:
1. MAYET Romain (Freegun Drôme BMX)
2. WOCK TAI Rémy (DN Cycles Evasion Mours Romans)
3. DEROM Quentin (BMX Compiègne)
4. GOUX Lilian (St Brieuc BMX)
5. DOUCET Thomas (Stade Bordelais BMX)
6. OERRIER Julian (St Etienne BMX GT)
7. LE NAGARD Karl (Evreux BMX)
8. MIR Amidou (Redline Lyon Limonest)

ELITE WOMEN:
1. VALENTINO Manon (St Etienne BMX GT)
2. LAJMI Megane (Stade Bordelais BMX)
3. CORLOBE Pauline (St Brieuc BMX)
4. RIMSAITE Vilma (Pays de la Loire BMX)
5. MEYRAN Camille (Stade Bordelais BMX)

US NATIONAL PRERACE
A PRO   
1  NIC LONG, HARO, LAKESIDE, CA
2  ALEX ANTHONY, DIAMONDBACK/DOTFIT/FLY, SANTA CLARITA,
3  DEREK BETCHER, HARO BIKES, VISTA, CA