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Papendal, Netherlands (June 15, 2013) — At the third stop of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) won his second consecutive world cup superfinal time trial on Saturday after posting the fastest time around the supercross track in Papendal, Netherlands. In the elite women’s race Alise Post (Saint Cloud, Minn./Redline Bicycles) finished second to 2012 Olympic supercross gold medalist Mariana Pajon of Colombia.
Fields, who qualified in second after his first run, posted a time of 38.064 in the superfinal to secure the victory, just under two tenths of a second ahead of runner-up Jelle van Gorkom (NED).
“Things came … More
For the first time this season, all three disciplines of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup will come together at one venue—Val di Sole, Italy. The small town of Commezzadura in the Trentino region, surrounded by the Dolomites, has become famous for its technical, steep downhill course, and the steep climbs of the cross-country circuit. An eliminator race was held Thursday.
The cross-country takes center stage on Saturday, and the competition should be intense. Both the Elite men and women categories have two riders tied on points at the top of the standings after two rounds. Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools) became the first … More
The BMX Hall of Fame will induct five members at a ceremony September 28 at the Olympic Training Center. This year’s inductees are in the categories of Pioneer Racer, Racer, Industry, Freestyler and Woman.
The inductees were chosen from among a record number of nominations and voted on by nearly 500 members of the BMX industry and current Hall inductees.
The inductees: … More