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Strombergs, from Latvia, is the sport’s biggest name, having won two BMX World elite titles as well as the Olympic gold medal both in Beijing, where the sport made its debut, and again in London last year. The 26 year old will be one of the clear favourites when the UCI BMX World Championships comes to New Zealand for the first time, to be staged at Vector Arena on 24-28 July.

He will be part of a five-strong team from Latvia, according to coach Ivo Lakucs, himself a two-time Olympian in track cycling at Sydney 2000 and also in BMX at Beijing where he was a quarterfinalist.

Strombergs has recently returned to racing following a lengthy break after the Olympics. “Growing up I never thought I'd be 

USA Cycling on Tuesday announced its 19-rider team heading to Auckland, New Zealand, to compete at the UCI BMX World Championships, July 24-28. The squad representing the U.S. is stocked with talent. All five U.S. Olympic Team members who competed at the London Games are among the contingent that boasts 10 world championship medals, three of them gold.. Connor Fields (Henderson, N.V./Chase BMX), a 2012 Olympian and currently second in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup rankings, will be defending his world championship title in the elite men's time trial in Auckland. He will be joined by his Olympic teammates from London, David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./Free Agent-Rockstar) and Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes), who is coming off his elite national championships win in May. Rounding out the strong men's team are 2013 elite national bronze medalist Jared Garcia (Victorville, Calif./Speedline-Supercross), Barry Nobles (Wetumpka, Ala./DK Bicycles), Justin Posey (Winston Salem, N.C./Dan’s Competition) and Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./GT Redbull).

Three weeks after my knee surgery, I have to be happy with my top 10 ranking at the UCI BMX Supercross at Papendal. 2,5 weeks ago the UCI BMX Supercross was held at Papendal. Like other years the organization put in a lot of work to turn our training track into a real Supercross race track. They created the perfect Supercross vibe for all riders and fans/visitors. The track looked awesome and felt good too because we adjusted some jumps which improved the safety of the track.

My knee felt quite good but a race is always way more intense compared to the regular training, so I had to wait and see how my knee would react.

The preparation felt good so I had a lot of confidence during the Timetrial on Saturday. My first Timetrial was ok, especially because I had to adjust a lot during my lap because of the strong wind, it made me realize that there was room for improvement.

On Saturday Jelle van Gorkom announced that he was going to win the World Cup race in Papendal the next day. He did. It was his first World Cup win too. How's that for confidence? We caught up with Jelle to see how he felt after the race.

Congrats on your supercross win in Papendal. Your first World Cup victory?
Jelle van Gorkom: Thanks Bart, yes its my first World Cup win, and in front of my family & friends makes it my best win so far!

Did you do any special preparation for this race?
Jelle van Gorkom: Not really, we did what we always do before a World Cup. The only difference I noticed with the stands and VIP area is that the track is easier cause it blocks the wind better then without!

It rained hard on Saturday when you guys were supposed to have practice. Would a wet race be better for you since 

Cycle Group, Inc. (CGI) is pleased to announce that as of July 1, Promax Components will be the main sponsor of Elite Woman Arielle Martin and Elite Man Kory Cook. The two had been riding for VSI’s Intense and Speedco respectively, but lost their sponsorships when the distributor announced it would discontinue all rider and team sponsorships at the end of June.

“I know how tough it is for a rider to lose a sponsorship in the middle of the season. Michael, and I have had very good relationships with all the VSI riders. When they lost their main sponsor, we wanted to help out,” said Toby Henderson, founder and executive director of CGI, BOX’s parent company.

CGI also approached Brian Kirkham and Dominique Daniels about sponsorships. Both riders, however, have other plans or opportunities.

“Arielle is one of the top female riders in the world, consistently

After finishing 5th at the last national round in Salt Lake City and deciding to sit out the next day to let my back recover was a good decision. After flying from SLC to Chicago and spending a week here in rockford before racing this past weekend my back now isn't an issue just something to keep on top of (huge relief as it was becoming a big mental test). Saturdays racing I felt great! going 1st, 1st, 3rd in mottos then ended up 5th in the semi...

AA PRO Results Sunday 23 June 2013.   
1  SAM WILLOUGHBY, REDLINE, CHULA VISTA, CA
2  CONNOR FIELDS, CHASE BMX, HENDERSON, NV
3  KURT PICKARD, HARO, 
4  NIC LONG, HARO, LAKESIDE, CA
5  JOEY BRADFORD, PROPHECY BMX, MONTEREY, CA
6  DONNY ROBINSON, SE RACING, NAPA, CA
7  DAVID HERMAN, FREE AGENT/ROCKSTAR, WHEAT RIDGE, CO
8  SIFISO NHLAPO, MTM-QHUBEKA REDBULL, JOHANNESBURG, ZA
   
GIRLS PRO 
1  ALISE POST, REDLINE, SAINT CLOUD, MN
2  BROOKE CRAIN, HARO, VISALIA, CA
3  AMANDA CARR, SUPERCROSS & CORSA RACE, FL
4  KEELY KORTMAN, , GRAND RAPIDS, MI
5  LAUREN REYNOLDS, FACTORY SSQUARED, BUNBURY, AU AUS
6  SHELBY STACY, ANSWER/PROFILE/SSQUARED, CA
7  BAYLIE KORTMAN, DIAMONDBACK, GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Elite Men:
1. Jelle van Gorkom
2. Jordy van der Heijden
3. Martijn Jaspers

Elite Women:
1. Laura Smulders
2. Sarah Sailer