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Well, the guys did pretty well also. But it was Magalie Pottier of France and Alise Post of the US who stood atop the winner’s podium for Redline and their respective countries following Saturday and Sunday’s main events. Saturdays Supercross event saw nearly 50 of the top women riders from around the world line up for the season opener. Magalie won all of her opening rounds and Alise led most of her early heats as well. But in the final, it was Magalie who fought off multiple charges from the competition to win her first World Cup victory. Alise finished fourth in the final as the second highest placed US rider.

 

Sunday’s racing stayed on the big track for the USA Cycling National Championships. Featuring only the best US riders, it was each Olympic Team prospect’s chance to show their stuff in true head to head competition. Like Saturday, reigning 2011

Early last week the Australian BMX team flew to America for the first round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup of the year. The first stop we dropped into visit my sponsors at VSI Imports and picked up my new Speedco frame. I was a little worried on whether I would feel uncomfortable with only a few days on a new bike but It felt very similar to my old Intense frame just slightly stiffer... I love it :)

Second stop in the states was Chipotle for the best burritos

Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) and Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline) took home elite national titles as the USA Cycling BMX National Championships wrapped up on Sunday. Nick Koehler (Tustin, Calif.) and Danielle George (Palmdale, Calif./Supercross BMX) also earned junior elite national titles on the supercross track on the final day of an action-packed week of BMX action in southern California. The event offered important USA Cycling BMX Power Ranking points, which will help determine the athletes who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games this summer in London.

The sixth-annual national championship event began on Saturday with over 400 amateur BMX racers vying for the right to earn the Stars-and-Stripes on the traditional BMX track.

Elite and Junior Elite 

The opening round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series in Chula Vista, CA. saw the best elite BMX riders in the world battle it in the birthplace of BMX during this Olympic season. Connor Fields (USA) was on fire all weekend and claimed victory in the elite men’s main with Sam Willoughby (AUS) claiming second. David Herman (USA) brought home the bronze for the U.S. 

Magalie Pottier (FRA) outperformed all other elite women to

Time Trials superfinal Men:

1 FIELDS Connor     USA     33.648      
2 STROMBERGS Maris     LAT     34.413      
3 SHARRAH Corben     USA     34.682      
4 NYHAUG Tory     CAN     34.814      
5 PELLUARD Vincent     FRA     34.828      
6 WILLOUGHBY Sam     AUS     34.856      
7 PHILLIPS Liam     GBR     34.906      
8 LONG Nicholas     USA     35.107      
9 DAUDET Joris     FRA     35.194      
10 HERMAN David     USA     35.309      
11 NOBLES Barry     USA     35.383      
12 VAN GENDT Twan     NED     35.462      
13 FAORO Tyler     USA     35.522      
14  DAY Mike     USA     43.174      
no Rank DUCHENE Simon     FRA     no time     DNF
no Rank WILLERS Marc     NZL     no time     DNF

Last name: Fields, Connor (USA)

Last package you received from a sponsor: new Cranks, Brakes from Shimano and new forks from Elevn

Last stupid idea you had: Partying all night before a race in Nerang, Australia, I won but it was brutal.

Last time you freaked out: almost missing my flight home from Australia in January

Last race you won: Pan American Games in Mexico

Last time you went to the gym: Yesterday

Last advice you got from your coach: Harden up

Last movie you saw: 21 Jump Street

Last name: Pajòn, Mariana

Last time you scared yourself jumping a big double: trails at Medellin.

Last advice you got from your coach: just have fun!

Last race your raced: State championship race in Colombia