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OFFICIAL UCI BMX SX RESULTS - FREJUS, FRANCE


UCI BMX SUPERCROSS FINAL PHOTO REPORT, ALA BMX MANIA DOT COM!

THE WORTH OF A PHOTO - You know how they say "A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words"? Well, this one's worth at least that, maybe more. At left, Connor Fields is happy to make yet ANOTHER podium at a UCI BMX SX race, something that he's pretty good at. Next, Marc Willers is pretty stoked to get back on the track and take home a BIG Second Place. Out front, Maris Strombergs is sinking fast, as he hid the fact, all day, that he was sick as a dog with a HIGH temp. "The Machine" is an AWESOME specimen! Back in the pack, #90, Ramiro Marino was mumbling the Spanish equivelent of "CRAP! I was going SO fast today, I should have been on that podium!" Josh Meyers was probably stoked to have made the final and at right, Sam Willoughby was left contemplating "Life At The UCI BMX SX Races, It's Tough At The Top". WAY at the right, The Partisan French Crowd was AMAZING, giving props to the riders, even if they were disappointed that NO French riders made the final, a crushing blow for the home team, but as they say in Francais, "C'set le BMX!" All in all, a pretty good window in to the exciting beast that is UCI BMX Supercross!


		Luke Madill had a nice run, going 1,2,2 in his 1/8ths only to get a 5th in his 1/4.	Corben Sharrah meets Riley Stair in Turn One!	Marc Willers had a good weekend in Frejus with a strong 2nd behind The Golden Maris.	More wreck action! Khalen Young prepares to slam Vincent Pelluard.	Lauren sez, "Girl, we just went 1st & 2nd in the final!" Sarah sez, "Yep!"


South Africa's, Sifiso Nhlapo takes the lead in to Turn One while Thomas Hamon, Martijn Scherpen and Weston Pope sort things out right behind him.	If you watched the race on Freecaster, you'll already know that World Champ, Shanaze Reade joined 'AA Pete' in the broadcast booth.	Caroline Buchanan (right) and Blandine Cottereau got tangled up in their 3rd moto and Caroline eventually made her way to hospital to get checked out. OUCH!	Sifiso Nhlapo's sponsor, Faithwear just came on board with the UCI as the official UCI SX clothing sponsor & made the scene in Frejus.	Lauren Reynolds has her elbows out and rockn' thru the first turn with Amanda Carr. Lauren made her first ever SX podium in Frejus!	Another wreck shot, but this one has a story. Men's Semi, Herman's in 2nd, slides out, Luke, Sam, Michal P all crash in to him. Meyers & Marcus dodge the carnage, qualify leaving Luke & Sam in a RUN to the finish line. Sam takes the 4th! Wow!

SATURDAY PHOTO GALLERY

Press release: Record numbers at UCI BMX Supercross FRÉJUS

Record number of participants at UCI BMX Supercross 2010 finale

A record number of riders entered the final round of the UCI BMX Supercross in FRÉJUS, 198 men and 47 women from 27 countries. With the Olympics just two short years away the interest in the world’s fastest growing action sport is rising. The event kicked off with the time trials to determine which 64 men and 32 women will continue in tomorrow’s finals.

World Cup leader Le Corguillé out of competition due to crash
Laëtitia Le Corguillé, who stood out this season during the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series winning all three previous stops in 2010, is out of competition for this round. This afternoon 8 October in front of her home crowd she crashed during time trials in the third straight just before the last turn. She was down for a while and taken off the track by UCI medical staff for further observation.

Le Corguillé will not be able to compete in tomorrow’s finals as she has was diagnosed with one broken finger and some bruised ribs. Now she is missing the opportunity to dominate the 2010 World Cup season winning all events in one season. However her lead in the standings is big enough to secure the 2010 BMX Supercross overall trophy 2010 for Elite women.

Down under the fastest
Time trial winner was Sarah Walker, the 2009 UCI BMX World Champion from New Zealand. Walker won in 36.362 seconds. The multi talented Caroline Buchanan from Australia was second with 36.457. These two riders are part of 32 that continue to battle it out for the last Supercross win of season. Together with some seven other Elite women BMX riders Walker and Buchanan will also go all out to claim second spot in the 2010 World Cup standings.

Shanaze Reade expert commentator Freecaster.tv
She is present in Frejus looking forward to assist UCI Supercross Freecaster host Pete Dylewski as an expert commentary during the live broadcast on www.Freecaster.tv .

Local French rider rules men’s time trials
Joris Daudet won the men’s time trials in 31.650 seconds and the French rider sits in the hot seat for the moment. Second was Dutchmen Raymon van der Biezen in 31.742. All the other top riders are on their heels. With Willoughby (AUS) third, Fields (USA) fourth and Strombergs (LAT) fifth.

Willoughby trails Strombergs by 64 points for the 2010 World Cup trophy. The Australian will try to stop the Latvian BMX World Champion from taking away his 2009 Supercross title. Connor Fields, who is in third place, can theoretically still win the top spot, but the young American rider needs a small miracle to do so.

Teaser video

Preview UCI BMX

Supercross 2010 season

finale in Frejus, France

UCI Press Release

The fourth and final stop of the 2010 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, presented by Swatch, will be held in Frejus on the south coast of France on 8 and 9 October. In Frejus the UCI BMX Supercross series are part of one of the biggest multi-cycling events in Europe known as the ‘ROC d’Azur’. The 2010 Supercross World Cup title is at stake and, with less than two years to go to the London Olympics, things are also heating-up for Olympic qualification points.

See teaser video here.

(picture Maris Strombergs leading the ranking, picture BMXmania.com)

French connection
Currently 200 Elite men and 44 Elite women from 27 countries are registered to compete. A record number of 72 French riders have registered to compete. Second nation in number of competitors is the Netherlands - Coach Bas de Bever’s Dutch army counts 19 Elite riders. With 17 riders, the third biggest team comes from the USA.

Strombergs and Willoughby battle it out for the 2010 World Cup
It is going to be a full-on battle between Latvian rider Maris Strombergs, who currently leads the 2010 Elite men’s ranking, and the 2009 Supercross winner Sam Willoughby from Australia. Willoughby trails Strombergs by 64 points and will try to stop the Latvian BMX World Champion from taking away his 2009 Supercross title. Connor Fields, who is in third place, can theoretically still win the top spot, but the young American rider needs a small miracle to do so.

Le Corguillé defends title
Laëtitia Le Corguillé stood out this season during the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series. The French female rider won all three previous stops in 2010 and was also the overall 2009 Supercross World Cup winner. Only during the World Championships in South Africa did Shanaze Reade from the United Kingdom beat her. The multi talented Caroline Buchanan from Australia is runner-up in the 2010 ranking and was recently crowned the 2010 Mountain Bike 4-cross World Champion. Buchanan and some seven other Elite women BMX riders will go all out for the second and third spots in the season’s ranking.

SWATCH BMX Supercross Awards 2010
The UCI is pleased to announce the 2nd annual SWATCH BMX Supercross Awards Ceremony. The banquet will be held Saturday evening 9th October in Fréjus. During the banquet the 2010 BMX Supercross World Cup Overall Winners, as well as several other special awards will be presented. The categories are:

Best Crash Of the Year
Best Pass Of The Year
The Ride Style Award
Coach Of The Year
Rookie Of The Year
Female Rider Of The Year
Male Rider Of the Year

New for this year is that the public was be able to vote on their favourite Female and Male Elite BMX Rider Of The Year. For all the other categories, the winners will be selected by a jury.

Please see teaser video on Freecaster.tv

THURSDAY PHOTO GALLERY

Women's Practice Pix

Men's Practice Pix

UCI BMX SUPERCROSS MEN AND WOMEN'S TIME TRIAL TOP TEN - FREJUS, FRANCE

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE MEN'S TIME TRIAL RESULTS!	CLICK HERE FOR COMLETE WOMEN'S TIME TRIAL RESULTS!
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