It was a case of call back the past when Latvian Maris Strombergs and Briton Shanaze Reade reclaimed the UCI BMX World Championship men’s and women’s titles respectively in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday – but the real hero for the partisan South African crowd was men’s runner up Sifiso Nhlapo. For the local crowd the men’s final result was a bitter sweet conclusion to the day’s racing as they celebrated Nhlapo’s silver medal with the thought about how close he came to pulling off the biggest upset of the year on the world BMX circuit.
For Nhlapo it was simply another step on his tough journey to glory. After finishing third in the 2008 World Championships, Skizo as he is known was forced to watch the 2009 World Champs after he broke his neck in a horrific training crash. So to end second is a step forward and victory in 2011 would simply be the continuation of a progression  … Details
Under the flood lights at Val di Sole fastest qualifiers Roger Rinderknecht and Anneke Beerten came through to take the win in Italy.
There was a fair old crowd and good atmosphere on the hill for the 4x finals tonight and for the first round at least the sunlight was amazing, illuminating the track, riders and dust beautifully. That didn’t last long and as the sun dipped behind the opposite hill leaving the track dark and chilly.
Jared Graves got the snap in the mens final as … Details
