The 7th and 8th round of the World Cup Series took place in Rock Hill (SC), America. Take a look how my week went.
C1 BMX Race results FINALE CIRCUITO TRIVENETO - RIVIGNANO TEOR - 22 September 2019
Elite Men:
1 FURLAN Mattia ITA 60 points
2 SCIORTINO Martti ITA 45
3 BERTAGNOLI Pietro ITA 40
4 FANTONI Giacomo ITA 35
5 BASSI Alessandro ITA 30
6 OKOH Nicholas ITA 25
7 GARGAGLIA Giacomo ITA 20
2019 SA BMX Series - Leg 7 - The Cradle BMX Club (Gauteng) - 21 Sep 2019.
Elite Men:
1 128 MADIDA Manqoba RSA 60 points
2 11 EGGAR Dylan RSA 45
3 216 DODD Kyle RSA 40
4 225 PRATT Brandon RSA 35
6 950 LIMBERG Alex RSA 25
7 187 WHITEHEAD Alex RSA 20
Video of my trip to Rockhill, South Carolina, USA for round 7 & 8 of the UCI BMX SX World Cup. Enjoy!
For some it was a rocky road at Rounds 7 and 8 of the 2019 UCI BMX SX World Cup in Rock Hill, South Carolina. In racing it cannot always go your way as a.o. Federico Villegas and Exequiel Torres found out just two weeks before their home race in Argentina. Friday evening’s race was delayed by some fierce weather but it cleared up in time for the racing to take place under the lights of one of the best BMX facilities on the planet. The permanent grandstands, offices, brick toilets, parking and a track with a brilliant surface all came in handy when mother nature teases you. The asphalt turns stayed in good condition and the racing was top notch.
National races don’t always have the same number of entries in the Elite class as at the UCI World Cup races. With Olympic qualifying points up for grabs 60 Women entered the race on Friday where 113 Elite Men were battling for a spot on the podium at the end of the night.
Especially in the Women class the standings in the overall ranking were close going into round 7. USA’s Alise Willoughby was going to use home advantage in Rock Hill, a track that she won the 2017 Elite Women World title on but of course Laura Smulders (NED) wasn’t just going to give the red leader plate to her. Laura had come back from a crash at a race in China and did not have an idea how good she would do against the fastest BMX ladies on the planet. Mariana Pajon (COL) made the final as well as Judy Baauw (NED), third in the standings, Saya Sakakibara (AUS), Natalia Afremova (RUS), and
Round 7 & 8 of the 2019 took the worlds fastest BMX pro races to the home of BMX, the United States of America and to the Rock HiIl Supercross facility.
It's onto the second day in Rock Hill for Round 8. First we're live with the early rounds.
Time for the single elimination rounds in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
UCI BMX SX World Cup 2019 - Results Round 8: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
Men:
1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 32.916, 2 Alfredo CAMPO (ECU) +0.395, 3 Dave VAN DER BURG (NED) +0.647, 4 Corben SHARRAH (USA) +1.040, 5 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) +1.380, 6 Carlos Alberto RAMIREZ YEPES (COL) +1.961, 7 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) +2.053, 8 Connor FIELDS (USA) +2.055
Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 33.275, 2 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) +0.070, 3 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS)
UCI BMX SX World Cup 2019 - Results Round 7, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA:
Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 33.571, 2 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) +0.404, 3 Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) +0.661, 4 Felicia STANCIL (USA) +1.080, 5 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) +1.113, 6 Brooke CRAIN (USA) +1.506, 7 Mariana PAJON (COL) +1.514, 8 Judy BAAUW (NED) +2.002
Men:
1 Corben SHARRAH (USA) 32.825, 2 Connor FIELDS (USA) +0.503, 3 Izaac KENNEDY (AUS) +0.704,
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