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As the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship qualifiers continued in Riga and Oklahoma City, Olympians and World Champions, BMXers and Mountain Bikers from around the world put in their bid for a place at the world final. Oklahoma City was the location for the first of 2 qualifier events in the USA. The heat combined with windy conditions would put even the best of riders to the test. Olympic Bronze medallist and 3 x 4-Cross World Champion Jill Kintner would lead the attack in the women’s category. Elite BMX racer Alaina Henderson was not going to let Jill take the win without a fight. The final race came down to the wire with just 9/10’s of second separating them on the line. Jill would grab the win and secure a ticket to the world final for the women but we can expect to see an incredible battle between these two powerhouses again in the world final.

Results French BMX Cup 2018 – La Roche sur Yon, France, Round 6:

Elite Men:
1. Damien Godet
2. Arthur Pilard
3. Mathis Ragot Richard
4. Romain Mayet
5. Eddy Clerté
6. Quentin Derom

Results French BMX Cup 2018 – La Roche sur Yon, France, Round 5:

Elite Men:
1. Arthur Pilard
2. Simba Darnand
3. Romain Mayet
4. Damien Godet
5. Quentin Derom
6. Mathis Ragot Richard
7. Tristan Tournebize
8. Theo Chapelle

Elite Women:
1. Manon Valentino
2. Mathilde Doudoux

Results UEC BMX European Cup - Round 8, Blegny, Belgium.

Elite Men:
1 921 HARMSEN Joris
2 401 MANATON Curtis
3 999 MADIDA Manqoba
4 248 JANSSENS Marnicq
5 156 VERHOEVEN Mathijs
6 117 FANTONI Giacomo
7 813 HEIL Stefan
8 243 KIMMANN Justin
9 207 VEKSA Kristaps
10 241 GOMMERS Ruben
11 898 PONOMAREV Boris
12 858 DIJK Robin
13 107 SVANBERG Filip
14 543 MANDEMAKERS Tom
15 147 BALLBACH Jonas

Saturday results UEC BMX European Cup - Round 7, Blegny, Belgium. May 19th 2018.
Elite Men:
1 921 HARMSEN Joris
2 138 STRAZDINS Mikus
3 898 PONOMAREV Boris
4 243 KIMMANN Justin
5 15 SEGERS Wouter
6 813 HEIL Stefan
7 999 MADIDA Manqoba
8 156 VERHOEVEN Mathijs
9 401 MANATON Curtis
10 241 GOMMERS Ruben
11 543 MANDEMAKERS Tom
12 858 DIJK Robin
13 383 VERBINNEN Elias
14 97 HOBBS Cody
15 250 WEBSTER Axel
16 147 BALLBACH Jonas

In the entire Elite Men racing field you can spot one single cro-moly frame. All others are made of Aluminium or Carbon, but Dams Godet has chosen to go the cro-mo route with his Standard 125R. Not only does he have the only real chrome bike on the circuit, the Frenchman has also made multiple finals on his steel bike showing that all the tricky fabrication and material is not needed to do well at the World Cup level. Enough for the intro. More on the bike.

Name: Dams Godet
Sponsors: Pull In
Mechanic: Myself, Pierrot

How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Dams Godet: January 1st

Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?
Dams Godet: I used to try a few things in the past but I feel great on a « classic » bike so I don’t really care now.

Do you have something customized to make your bike more personal and perfect for you?

Name: Vineta Pētersone
Sponsors: Thrill Factory Europe - Thrill, Maikun, Answer, Tangent, Maxxis, Euro Bmx, Navada.
Mechanic: - Non (There is many... It depends on who I’m traveling with and where I am - National team, Thrill or World cycling center)

How long have you been riding the frame that you are currently on?
Vineta Pētersone: Brand new!

Do you experiment much with geometry/size of your frame, stem, bars?

UCI BMX SX World Cup 2018 - Results Round 6. Zolder, Belgium.

Men:
1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 30.892
2 Joris DAUDET (FRA) +0.415
3 Anthony DEAN (AUS) +1.027
4 Kai SAKAKIBARA (AUS) +7.064
5 Mathis RAGOT RICHARD (FRA) +10.231
6 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) +24.875

UCI BMX SX World Cup 2018 - Results Round 6. Zolder, Belgium.

Women:
1 Laura SMULDERS (NED) 35.107
2 Judy BAAUW (NED) +0.717
3 Natalia AFREMOVA (RUS) +1.041
4 Yaroslava BONDARENKO (RUS) +1.641
5 Manon VALENTINO (FRA) +6.542
6 Saya SAKAKIBARA (AUS) DNF

UCI BMX SX World Cup standings 2018 - after Stage 5:

Men:
1 Niek KIMMANN (NED) 645
2 Sylvain ANDRE (FRA) 570
3 Joris DAUDET (FRA) 555
4 Romain MAHIEU (FRA) 440
5 Twan VAN GENDT (NED) 435
6 Joris HARMSEN (NED) 290
7 David GRAF (SUI) 280
8 Carlos Alberto RAMIREZ YEPES (COL) 270