Olympic gold medalist Maris Strombergs (LAT) displayed his dominance in his first supercross race since the Olympic Games winning round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, presented by Swatch in Chula Vista, California on Saturday. Australian Sam Willoughby earned the silver while American Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.) grabbed the bronze. Olympic silver medalist Laetitia Le Corguille (FRA) brought home the women’s victory ahead of Columbia’s Mariana Pajon and American Arielle Martin (Pleasant Grove, Utah/GT).
Strombergs put on a dominant performance on the Beijing Olympic replica track winning each of his heats as well as his quarter and semi final rounds. Willoughby, winner of round #2 of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in South Africa, used consistency advancing through each round with ease.Â
In the final Strombergs got a great jump out of his lane one start position, grabbing the …Â Details