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Nicholas Long and Laëtitia Le Corguillé take the wins in Chula Vista Chula Vista, California (September 18, 2010) – American Nicholas Long (Lakeside, Calif.) and Frenchwoman Laëtitia Le Corguillé rode to the top of the podium in round three of the Supercross World Cup in Chula Vista, Calif. on Saturday night. The 21-year-old Long upset Australian strongman Sam Willoughby and 2008 Olympic champion Maris Strombergs (Latvia) in the eight-man main to take his first World Cup podium of the 2010 season. 

Round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch got underway on Friday as the best BMX racers from 21 nations converged on the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. 2008 Olympic Champion and current World Cup leader Maris Strombergs (LAT) was the fastest man on day one of the Southern California event with a time of 34.689 compared to the 34.706 and 35.195 posted by Americans Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) and Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.) who qualified in second and third.

In the women’s contest, American pair Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash.) and Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn.) were the fastest on their home track with times of 37.087 and 37.449. Australian Lauren Reynolds qualified in third after clocking a time of 37.561.

Of the 72 Americans entered in round three of the World Cup, 33 advanced to Saturday’s rounds. Complete results from Friday’s 

Today the 2011 NBL National Championship Series and Challenge Championship Series schedules were officially released. The National Championship Series schedule features five Nationals in each region of the country, new categories of Nationals and a brand new Pro Series – the NBL NationsTour. Formerly the Regional Series, the Challenge Championship Series will cater to the Rookie and Challenge-level riders, but is open to all riders. The Challenge schedule features five events in each region of the country with the Challenge Championships occurring simultaneously on July 23rd in every region.

Additionally, there have been two changes made to the schedule posted on the NBL website over Labor Day weekend. The changes are as follows: The Georgia Peach Nationals originally scheduled for April 9-10, 2011 in Peachtree City, Georgia have been moved to March 19-20, 2011. Also, the Dixieland Nationals originally scheduled for May 14-15, 2011 in Morristown, Tennessee have been relocated to

Round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch got underway on Friday as the best BMX racers from 21 nations converged on the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.  2008 Olympic Champion and current World Cup leader Maris Strombergs (LAT) was the fastest man on day one of the Southern California event with a time of 34.689 compared to the 34.706 and 35.195 posted by Americans Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) and Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.) who qualified in second and third.

UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, next stop Chula Vista California The third round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup presented by Swatch will be held in Chula Vista California on 17 and 18 September 2010. After the UCI BMX World Championships and a summer break the Elite riders will meet again at the US Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. At the moment 140 Elite men and 32 Elite women from 21 countries have signed up. Four rounds in 2010 The Supercross World Cup series consists of four rounds in 2010. The BMX riders started the season in Madrid Spain, followed by the Copenhagen event. The world’s best BMX racers will conclude the series at the season’s finale in Frejus, France on 8 and 9 October. But first we focus on the next stop in Chula Vista, California.

Great show in the heart of BMX country It promises to be another great show for BMX racing on Saturday evening 18 September. The challenging and exciting track at the US Olympic Training Center is a replica of the 2008 Olympic track and is located in the heart

Here are the Saturday and Sunday results of the ABA National in Reno from this past weekend

Mens Elite  
    1  DENZEL STEIN, REDLINE FACTORY, DESOTO, TX
    2  SIFISO NHLAPO, MTN, SOUTH AFRICA, ZAF
    3  MARC WILLERS, , MURRIETA, CA
    4  NIC LONG, HARO/ROCKSTAR, LAKESIDE, CA
    5  SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, AU
    6  GAVIN LUBBE, EPIC ROOTS/MORPHINE IND., MONTEREY, CA
    7  KORY COOK, REDMAN ROCKSTAR, TUSTIN, CA
    8  KHALEN YOUNG, HARO/ROCKSTAR, MURRIETA, CA

Womens Elite   
    1  ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
    2  ARIELLE MARTIN, INTENSE/THE/FLY/SINZ, SPANAWAY, WA
    3  COURTNEY TOMEI, SUPERCROSS, MORENO VALLEY, CA

When is the last time you won $ 12,000.= USD at a BMX race? After last weekend Maris Strombergs can say he did just that. First place at the NBL National Championships had a big purse on the line. Mistakes are costly, a perfect race is rewarding.

Here's the top three in both Elite Men and Elite Women:

Not sure how many events I go to every year but it must be around 40 or so. If the Grand Prix of Motocross comes to town I don't want to miss it. From the Eurobike trade show it was straight back home to witness the best Motocross riders in the world. On the Lierop MX track the GP riders were in for a treat. It's a sand pit with bumps and ruts, from beginning to the end, something that most of the riders hate, and a few of them love. It's exhausting, and then some.