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| Photo Credit @simonechristensen210 |
27 Apr 2019 – UCI BMX Supercross World Cup – Round 1 GBR – Manchester Results
In the years that I’ve been following the Supercross World Cup tours, whenever a stop included Manchester, carnage was always guaranteed. Crashes happen all the time, but this track seems to be special, it’s tight and doesn’t allow room for mistakes.
In the semi-finals of round 1 on Saturday, Saya Sakakibara goes down on the first jump, the current world champion Laura Smulders’ just on the inside of Alise Willoughby, somehow had her right foot trapped inside Willoughby’s fork, causing both to crash. In the other heat of the semi-finals, Merel Smulders goes down taking out Julia Alves dos Santos and Priscilla Andreia Stevaux Carnaval.
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Philip de Jong taking the money shot. @ucibmxsx
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Finally, in the finals, Simone Christensen took it home with her first world cup win, followed by Judy Baauw for the two and Merle Van Benthem in third – who just came back from surgery and a long rehab. To watch from start to end, check out the BMXLivetv Youtube channel. Watch the last lap for round 1 of the Elite Women’s final here.
Round 1 Results for Elite Women:
1. CHRISTENSEN Simone Tetsche (DEN)
2. BAAUW Judy (NED)
3. VAN BENTHEM Merle (NED)
4. PAJON Mariana (COL)
5. REIS SANTOS Paola (BRA)
6. VALENTINO Manon (FRA)
7. REYNOLDS Lauren (AUS)
8. STANCIL Felicia (USA)
9. WALKER Sarah (NZL)
10. MAIRE Camille (FRA)
11. STEVAUX CARNAVAL Priscilla Andreia (BRA)
12. WILLOUGHBY Alise (USA)
13. ALVES DOS SANTOS Julia (BRA)
14. SMULDERS Laura (NED)
15. SMULDERS Merel (NED)
16. SAKAKIBARA Saya (AUS)
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| Photo by Craig Dutton@ucibmxsx |
28 Apr 2019 – UCI BMX Supercross World Cup – Round 2 GBR – Manchester Results
Wow… What a huge upset for the finals in round 2. Alise Willougby was in the lead until the last berm, taking Laura Smulders off the track and clearing the way for French rider Manon Valentino, Natalia Afremova for the two and Ruby Huisman for the third. This is a big win for Valentino who last podiumed at the World Championships in Auckland in 2013. Watch the last lap for round 2 of the Elite Women’s final here.
Round 2 Results for Elite Women:
1. VALENTINO Manon (FRA)
2. AFREMOVA Natalia (RUS)
3. HUISMAN Ruby (NED)
4. WILLOUGHBY Alise (USA)
5. WALKER Sarah (NZL)
6. STANCIL Felicia (USA)
7. BAAUW Judy (NED)
8. SMULDERS Laura (NED)
10 MAIRE Camille (FRA)
11 GEORGE Danielle (USA)
12 AZUERO Domenica (ECU)
13 VAN BENTHEM Merle (NED)
14 PRIES Nadja (GER)
15 TUCHSCHERER Daina (CAN)
16 FEATHERSTONE Ellie (GBR)
Next stop Papendal May 11-12 2019! See you then!
