The opening round of the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series got underway in Chula Vista, Calif. on Friday with Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) and Caroline Buchannan (AUS) taking the victories in the men’s and women’s time trial superfinal. Nearly 200 of the world’s best BMX racers challenged the Beijing-replica track on the campus of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in the race against the clock with 31 Americans qualifying for tomorrow’s main event.
With the start of an Olympic year the field was stacked with nearly 200 riders and all the major players in attendance. After one round of time trials the best 16 men and ladies qualified for the time trial superfinals  … More