The second of four UCI BMX Supercross World Cup events took place in Peitermaritzburg, South Africa over the weekend.
Reigning elite world champion Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif.) finished second in the men’s contest to 2009 junior world champ Sam Willoughby (AUS). The Aussie entered the final with the inside lane and a powerful start that propelled him to the win. Netherlands rider Rob van den Wildenberg rounded out the men’s podium with the bronze medal. Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif.) also donned the Team USA jersey in the men’s final, riding to a sixth-place finish.
In the women’s competition, Alise Post (St. Cloud, Minn.) made it to the main where she scored a seventh-place result for the American contingent. New Zealand’s Sara Walker took the win ahead of silver and bronze medalists Gabriella Diaz (ARG) and Evan Ailloud (FRA)
The next Supercross World Cup will take place on this side of the pond, September 18-19, in Chula Vista, Calif. For more about this event, click here
Four riders average 39.3 km/h for a day
Four cyclists completed a massive 970 kilometres of racing to win the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans cycling race at the weekend. Cyril Masson, Jimmy Aubert, Bruno Teillet and Sebastien Heron won the event, etching their name alongside some of motor sport’s greatest names on the track which is home to sports car racing’s oldest endurance event.
Some 276 teams, comprising of up to six riders, took part in the race. True to Le Mans heritage, riders had to line up and run to their bikes to commence the race … Details
UCI president Pat McQuaid said on Sunday there had been no positive dope tests at this year’s Tour de France and looked to a drugs-free race being the future pattern.
McQuaid told Reuters: “At this point in time I haven’t heard of any positive tests at this year’s Tour de France or that we’re checking samples to confirm positives.
“It’s looking like the Tour de France will not have any positive tests for a number of years. I think that’s a big step forward for cycling.â€
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Cameron Cole (NZL/Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) and Darian Harvey (Durango, Colo./Cannondale) won the men’s and women’s downhill contests at the fourth stop on USA Cycling’s Pro Gravity Tour, the Yankee Clipper at Windham Mountain, in commanding fashion. Logan Binggeli (Saint George, Utah/KHS) took the men’s 4X title over a small pro men’s field while Harvey won the women’s contest. For complete results from the Yankee Clipper in Windham, N.Y. click here.
With four of five Pro GRT downhill events complete, Chris Heath (Durango, Colo./Manitou-Hayes) and Darian Harvey (Durango, Colo./Cannondale) lead the first-ever Pro GRT. The latest version of the USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour downhill standings are as follows:
Men’s Standings
1. Chris Heath (Durango, Colo./Manitou-Hayes) 149
2. Kain Leonard (Gunnison, Colo./Crested Butte Mountain Sports) 100
2. Joey Schusler (Boulder, Colo./Yeti-Fox Shox) 100
4. Chris Boice (Albuquerque, N.M./Yeti) 90
4. Cameron Cole (NZL/Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) 90
4. Aaron Gwinn (Morongo, Valley, Calif./Yeti-Fox Shox) 90Women’s Standings
1. Darian Harvey (Durango, Colo./Cannondale) 280
2. Rachel Bauer (Aspen, Colo./Bansee-Poison) 140
3. Jacqueline Harmony (Tucson, Ariz./Vixen-Loeka) 130
4. Jennifer Wolf (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) 104
5. Addie Stewart (Roy, Utah/Go Ride-Hayes) 100
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