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The American riders fell victim to bad luck at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup finals in Abbotsford, British Columbia over the weekend. In the elite men's race, Barry Nobles (Menifee, Calif./DK Bicycles) and Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) rebounded from a crash while charging down the first straight to finish fifth and sixth, respectively. Olympian Twan van Gendt (NED) won the race with a time of 30.181, .612 ahead of world champion Sam Willoughby (AUS) and 2.868 ahead of Olympian Brian Kirkham (AUS).

In the elite women's race, Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, Ill./Factory GT) led the race with Lauren Reynolds (AUS) in hot pursuit, but misfortune struck Stancil as she was exiting the third straight rhythm section just meters before the final turn, allowing the Olympic bronze medalist, Laura Smulders (NED) to sneak across the finish line first. Stancil finished the race in seventh while Crain placed eighth.

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Last night we followed the World Cup Supercross BMX finals on the internet. It started at 10pm here and took us in the night, but with Robert de Wilde doing well in his last race it was hard to switch that computer off. Robert made it to the semi finals and Merle van Benthem, Laura Smulders and Twan van Gendt cruided into the final 8 race. While we were behind the computer, our friend Ken Paul was taking care of the photos and came back with a great selection of action shots from Canada.

The Final race of the World Cup Supercross season was a good one for Bas de Bever's squad. Laura Smulders took the win in a lucky race in the women's class and then Twan van Gendt took the win in the Elite men class. It ain't much, if it ain't Dutch, right? The 2012 overall World Cup SX titles went to Australians Sam Willoughby and Caroline Buchanan.

Check today's results right here. More on the race in the near future.

Sam Willoughby (AUS) and Caroline Buchanan (AUS) were the fastest time trial riders on 14 September in Abbotsford at the final event of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Series of 2012. Canadian Olympian Tory Nyhaug raced his best time trial of the season coming in second only by 0.023 seconds behind the reigning World Champion Willoughby.

Dream come true

The Time Trial superfinals were won by Caroline Buchanan and Sam Willoughby from Australia. For Buchanan it was her 6th time trial win this year winning all the world cup time trials, the world's TT and the Olympic time trial. She's looking good for the overall World Cup Supercross title on Saturday. World Champion Magalie Pottier is out with a broken hand.

In the Men's class Willoughby gained some self confidence by winning the Time Trials in front of local hero Tory Nyhaug and Twan van Gendt. TT specialist Connor Fields ended up in fourth place.

Today's race will be the last big one of the 2012 season. If you're around Vancouver/Abbotsford, make yourself over to watch that race tonight. If you can't make it there, we've got you covered. Live broadcast here on FATBMX.

Time Trials Superfinal results Men:

The Final Round of the 2012 UCI BMX World Cup Supercross series is taking place in Canada. Friday saw the time trials where the riders get to ride one lap, one rider at a time. The goal is to make it to the top 16 so you can race the Time Trial Superfinal on the same day. Another goal usually is to make it to the top 64 in the men's class or the top 32 in the women's class so you get to race in next day's main program.

In Abbotsford not enough riders showed up (49 registered in

Elite male and female BMX racers wishing to receive a permanent “career number” from the UCI can submit their requests to USA Cycling up until October 12. The UCI introduced the permanent number system in 2006 as a way for elite riders to obtain exclusive rights to a career number for their entire elite career. The system allows riders to market themselves by giving media and spectators an easy way to identify them on the track.

Any elite rider born in or before 1994 with a USA Cycling license 

Leading BMX racing organizer and producer, Global SX Events, Inc. (GSX Events), has retained sports marketing and activation agency, Cenergy, to represent the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) BMX Superscross World Cup Series. Cenergy will also support GSX Events’ goal of building the sport of BMX Supercross worldwide. Leverage growing popularity of BMX, as demonstrated at London 2012 GSX Events has partnered with Cenergy to identify new sponsorship, television and digital opportunities for the BMX Supercross World Cup Series, which features events in Argentina, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States in 2013. Cenergy’s first goal is to identify a title partner for the World Cup Series and leverage the growing popularity of the sport, as demonstrated at the 2012 London Games. In addition to seeking partners, GSX Events and Cenergy will work to expand the sport’s overall presence and competitive appearances for the sport’s elite riders.

“We are thrilled to be working with Cenergy. They bring relevant