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2012 Dutch National Championships results:

Elite Men:
1. Ivo VAN DER PUTTEN - NED
2. Twan VAN GENDT - NED
3. Glenn VAN DE WETERING - NED
4. Robert DE WILDE - NED
5. Jordy VAN DER HEIJDEN - NED
6. Martijn SCHERPEN - NED
7. Joris HARMSEN - NED
8. Martijn JASPERS - NED

Elite Women:
1. Lieke KLAUS - NED
2. Laura SMULDERS - NED
3. Maartje HEREIJGERS - NED
4. Dana SPRENGERS - NED

Cycling Australia and BMX Australia are pleased to confirm the elite & elite junior riders selected for the Australian BMX High Performance team to contest the UCI BMX World Championships being staged in Birmingham, England from 23 to 27 May. Australia is currently the number one nation in the UCI world rankings (as at 17 April) in both men's and women's elite competition. It's this ranking that will give Australia the maximum of five starting positions (three men and two women) in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

"Our High Performance group has been working well together and challenging each other with aim of being the best in the world, not just the best in Australia," said BMX Australia High Performance Program Head Coach, Wade Bootes. "The girls are definitely doing that and having our guys in finals at world cups is pretty special as well. We've got some good heavy hitters in the elite ranks and some promising young riders coming through from our junior elite program," said Bootes.

Elite Men Sunday 7 May. EC Round 12:
1 DAUDET   Joris    France   
2 VEIDE   Rihards    Latvia    
3 MANKUS   Toms    Latvia        
4 ANTHONY   Alex    United States of     
5 VAN DER HEIJDEN   Jordy    Nederland    
6 DUBOIS   Arnaud    Belgium    
7 MAYET   Romain    France    
8 LAPRAZ   Yvan    Switzerland

Velo Saddles, world leading designer and manufacture of bicycle saddles and accessories, is moving forward in 2012 with their new rider and product relevant New Heroes Campaign for their performance saddle brand, Senso. A logical next- step in Velo’s ongoing commitment to young and dynamic cycling teams the world over, Velo is now actively supporting the athletes themselves to develop and achieve their full championship potential. These exceptionally talented, budding young riders are Senso’s new torch holders.

Velo’s New Heroes: young, courageous, striving for Gold Choosing the most promising young prodigies in the freestyle, BMX, cross and road racing disciplines under Velo sponsorship, the saddle manufacturer has selected talent from amateur teams throughout the USA and Europe. Barely out of their teens, the athletes have been chosen not only for their exceptional skill and victories, but also their unprecedented drive and pursuit of 

Australian National Championships (AUS/6)
Elite Men
1. Brian KIRKHAM - AUS
2. Jamie GRAY - AUS
3. Anthony DEAN - AUS
4. Matthew DUNSWORTH - AUS
5. Joshua CALLAN - AUS
6. Luke MADILL - AUS
7. Darryn GOODWIN - AUS
8. Thomas HUBERT - AUS

Elite Women
1. Melinda MCLEOD - AUS
2. Lauren REYNOLDS - AUS
3. Nicole CALLISTO - AUS
4. Kirsten DELLAR - AUS
5. Rachel BRACKEN - AUS
6. Gemma SLOANE - AUS

Venezuela Open BMX - Puerto Ordaz - DAY 1
Elite Men
1. Jonathan SUAREZ - VEN
2. Jose Luis PRIMERA - VEN
3. Israel HERNANDEZ - VEN
4. Javier REYES - VEN
5. Armando AVILA - VEN
6. Luis HIDALGO - VEN
7. Anthony APONTE - VEN
8. Jose URBANEJA - VEN

Elite Women
1. Stefany HERNANDEZ - VEN
2. Jesly ORELLANA - VEN
3. Beibilet FLORES - VEN
4. Irina PATINO - VEN
5. Nataly MONTENEGRO - VEN

Heralded as one of the top up-and-coming BMX Pro's in the World, Florida's Tyler Faoro has joined the Phoenix Pro Cycles family for 2012 and beyond. Tyler completed initial testing of his Talon BMX frame on the just-finished London replica BMX track at the Olympic Training Center (OTC) in Chula Vista, California this week as representatives from Phoenix Pro Cycles and USA Cycling gathered information to ensure his best possible set-up for the upcoming World Cups and Olympic Trials.

"I'm pumped to become a part of the Phoenix Factory Racing Team," states 22-year-old Tyler, "the frame is stiff in the right spots, compliant in the others, and really helps me get my sprint on coming out of the start gates on these Olympic courses. And it looks like no other bike on the planet!"

Also present at the OTC were Phoenix Cycles owner Tom 

ELITE MEN
1. Joris DAUDET (FRA)
2. Edzus TREIMANIS (Latvia)
3. Jordy VAN DER HEIJDEN (NED)
4. Vincent PELLUARD (FRA)
5. Martijn JASPERS (NED
6. Luis BRETHAUER (GER)
7. Lilian GOUX (FRA)
8. Sebastian KARTFJORD (NOR)

ELITE WOMEN
1. Laëtitia LE CORGUILLE (FRA)
2. Elke VANHOOF (BEL)
3. Eva AILLOUD (FRA)
4. Jana HORAKOVA (CZE)
5. Laura SMULDERS (NED)
6. Stefany HERNANDEZ (VEN)
7. Dana SPRENGERS (NED)
8. Aneta HLADIKOVA (CZE)