08 Jun 2019 – UCI BMX Supercross World Cup – Round 5 – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Results
1 Laura Smulders (NED)
2 Alise Post (USA)
3 Simone Christensen (DEN)
4 Felicia Stancil (USA)
5 Judy Baaw (NED)
6 Camille Maire (FRA)
7 Manon Valentino (FRA)
8 Axelle Etienne (FRA)
Highlights and Crashes
- Nadja Pries (GER) crashes in Round 1, Heat 1 in the first straight. She clipping her front wheel with Merel Smulders’ rear. Unfortunately, she’s dealing with a broken pelvis and so we’re sending her our thoughts and healing vibes!
- Malene Kejlstrup (DEN) & Erin Lockwood (AUS) collided in the first berm in Round 1 Heat 1
- Home crowd favorites Axelle Etienne (FRA) takes the lead in Round 1 Heat 3 and Manon Valentino (FRA) in Round 1 Heat 4.
- Mathilde Doudoux (FRA) crashed in Round 1 Heat 8
- Camille Imbert (FRA) crashes in Heat 3 of the last chance qualifier.
- Laetitia Chevallier (FRA) goes down, nearly taking out Kanami Tanno (JPN) in 1/8 Finals Heat 5
- Sae Hatakeyama (JPN) goes down on the first berm in 1/4 Finals Heat 1, nearly taking out Lauren Reynolds (AUS). In the same heat, Lauren recovers from 5th to 4th by the finish line.
- Axelle Etienne (FRA) crashes in the main
09 Jun 2019 – UCI BMX Supercross World Cup – Round 6 – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Results
1 Manon Valentino (FRA)
2 Laura Smulders (NED)
3 Alise Willoughby (USA)
4 Jessie Smith (NZL)
5 Saya Sakakibara (AUS)
6 Simone Christensen (DEN)
7 Natalia Afremova (RUS)
8 Felicia Stancil (USA)
Highlights and Crashes
- Manon Valentino (FRA) gets nearly taken out by Emma Jouteau (FRA) coming out of the first berm. Emma slides out, clearing the way for Manon and Mariana Pajon (COL) in Round 1 Heat 7. Emma was taken off the track but we believe she is ok.
- Axelle Etienne (FRA) makes a beautiful move from the outside coming out of the first berm, taking the lead away from Natalia Afremova (RUS) in Round 1 Heat 8
- Bethany Shriever (GBR) makes a brilliant recovery, finishes 4th from 6th in 1/4 Finals Heat 3
- Priscilla Stevaux makes a calculated sweeping move in the first berm helping her finish 4th from 6th in and getting Lauren Reynolds (AUS) on the line with a difference of .012 seconds in 1/4 Finals Heat 4
- Mariana Pajon (COL) unclips in the first straight but manages to finish 7th however it wasn’t enough to qualify in 1/2 Finals Heat 1
- Felicia Stancil (USA) with a strong holeshot finishing 1st in 1/2 Finals Heat 1, joining her also was also Jessie Smith (NZL) in 3rd, her first world cup final.