‘Dutch army’ riders Twan van Gendt and Laura Smulders took top honors at the final stop of the 2012 UCI BMX World Cup series in Abbotsford (Canada). Aussies Sam Willoughby and Caroline Buchanan won the overall 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Series.

Crazy mains men Elite
In a star studded final Van Gendt pulled of his first ever win in a World Cup event. The fast Dutchman had a great start and won the ‘holeshot’. Van Gendt seemed unthreatened after most of the favorites crashed in the first turn.

It was a big pile up with Tory Nyhaug (CAN) Connor Fields (USA) and Barry Nobles (USA). Sam Willoughby tried to catch up with Van Gendt after that but the Dutchman, who recorded the fastest lap time in the series, rode of to victory unthreatened. With that result Van Gendt also rocketed up to 3rd overall in the 2012 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series.

Crazy mains women Elite
Laura Smulders on the other hand was in the right place at the right time. The Olympic bronze medalist saw the initial leaders Caroline Buchanan (AUS) and Brooke Crain (USA) go down in the first turn and then Smulders was close behind Lauren Reynolds (AUS) who was chasing Felicia Stancil (USA) who was in the lead to win the race. For some reason the last two riders crashed on the third straight and gave the victory to a jubilant and very surprised Laura Smulders.

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Twan van Gendt here
Laura Smulders here
Caroline Buchanan here
Sam Willoughby here

Results Men:
1) Twan van Gendt (NED) 30.181
2) Sam Willoughby (AUS) +0.612
3) Brian Kirkham (AUS) +2.868
4) Tory Nyhaug (CAN) +11.704
5) Barry Nobles (USA) +12.268
6) Connor Fields (USA) DNF
7) Anthony Dean (AUS) DNF
8) Nicholas Fox (NZL) DNF

Results Women:
1) Laura Smulders (NED) 35.197
2) Kirsten Dellar (AUS) +0.976
3) Abby Taylor (GBR) +1.587
4) Merle van Benthem (NED) +1.608
5) Caroline Buchanan (AUS) +32.399
6) Lauren Reynolds (AUS) +38.925
7) Felicia Stancil (USA) +40.814
8) Brooke Crain (USA) +1:04.454


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Sam Willoughby (AUS) and Caroline Buchanan (AUS) were the fastest time trial riders on 14 September in Abbotsford at the final event of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Series of 2012.

Photo: Sam Willoughby lines up with the Mounted Police..they always get their man!

Copyright Craig Dutton

Canadian Olympian Tory Nyhaug raced his best time trial of the season coming in second only by 0.023 seconds behind the reigning World Champion Willoughby.

Dream come true
Today’s race saw some of the best riders in the world compete for the title of the fastest man and woman on one of the fastest tracks in the world for the first time ever in Canada. Cycling BC Chief Executive Officer Keith Ryan said today’s race was a dream come true.

“The four-year dream to have a BMX Supercross start hill and track that meets the UCI requirements to host a Supercross World Cup event in BC came true today. The legacy of hosting this BMX Supercross World Cup in Abbotsford will provide Canadian athletes the opportunity to compete on home soil against the best riders around the world. A track that is among the top Supercross tracks in the world.”

The Zamboni
To top off the day, riders who made it to the Superfinal had the pleasure of sitting in the hot seat: a Zamboni, which was generously donated by the Abbotsford Heat for today’s event. Together with the Zamboni, RCMP Staff Sergeant Bill Laidlaw was on hand to escort riders into the hot seat and onto the podium by while the mayor of Abbotsford Bruce Banman presented the awards to the fastest man Sam Willoughby and fastest woman, Caroline Buchanan of Australia.

Saturday’s events start off with an autograph session with some of the top riders and will be followed by the men’s 1/8 Finals at 13:10.

Full schedule of events can be found here: http://uciworldcupbmx.com/event-schedule/

RESULTS – TIME TRIALS
MEN
1. WILLOUGHBY, Sam (AUS) 30.373
2. NYHAUG, Tory (CAN) 30.396
3. VAN GENDT, Twan (NED) 30.502
4. FIELDS, Connor (USA) 30.606

WOMEN
1. BUCHANAN, Caroline (AUS) 33.667
2. STANCIL, Felicia (USA) 34.073
3. SMULDERS, Laura (NED) 34.610
4. VAN BENTHEM, Merle (NED) 34.948

Full results can be found at http://bmx-results.com/

 

(Abbotsford, BC – September 14 2012).  Canadian Olympian Tory Nyhaug (Coquitlam, BC) raced his best time trial of the season today in Abbotsford at the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Finals, coming in second only by 0.023 seconds behind the reigning World Champion Sam Willoughby (AUS).

 

Photo: Tory Nygaud

Copyright www.CalgaryHerald.com

 

Today’s race saw some of the best riders in the world compete for the title of the fastest man and woman on one of the fastest tracks in the world.  The fastest time of the day of 30.373 seconds was posted by Willoughby, followed tightly by Tory Nyhaug of Coquitlam.

National coach Adam Muys said that today’s race was “Super great!  [it] shows that [Tory’s] back in form and prepared to win it tomorrow.  Connor McCormack finished eighth in the Superfinal, his best performance this year and is very confident in racing tomorrow.”

“The four-year dream to have a BMX Supercross start hill and track that meets the UCI requirements to host a Supercross World Cup event in BC came true today. The legacy of hosting this BMX Supercross World Cup in Abbotsford will provide Canadian athletes the opportunity to compete on home soil against the best riders around the world.  A track that is among the top Supercross tracks in the world,” said Cycling BC Chief Executive Officer Keith Ryan.

To top off the day, riders who made it to the Superfinal had the pleasure of sitting in the hot seat: a Zamboni, which was generously donated by the Abbotsford Heat for today’s event. Together with the Zamboni, RCMP Staff Sergeant Bill Laidlaw was on hand to escort riders into the hot seat and onto the podium by while the mayor of Abbotsford Bruce Banman presented the awards to the fastest man Sam Willoughby and fastest woman, Caroline Buchanan of Australia.

Saturday’s events start off with an autograph session with some of the top riders and will be followed by the men’s 1/8 Finals at 13:10.

Full schedule of events can be found here: http://uciworldcupbmx.com/event-schedule/

RESULTS – SUPERFINALS - UCI BMX SUPERCROSS - ABBOTSFORD, BC
MEN
1. WILLOUGHBY, Sam (AUS) 30.373
2. NYHAUG, Tory (CAN) 30.396
3. VAN GENDT, Twan (NED) 30.502
4. FIELDS, Connor (USA) 30.606           
…
8. MCCORMACK, Connor (CAN) 31.388

WOMEN
1. BUCHANAN, Caroline (AUS) 33.667          
2. STANCIL, Felicia (USA) 34.073
3. SMULDERS, Laura (NED) 34.610
4. VAN BENTHEM, Merle (NED) 34.948          
5. REYNOLDS, Lauren (AUS) 35.061
6. CRAIN, Brooke (USA) 35.523
7. TAYLOR, Abbie (GBR) 35.597
8. DELLAR, Kirsten (AUS) 36.224
Full results can be found at http://bmx-results.com/

 

Canada will host the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, for the very first time on Friday and Saturday. The top specialists in the discipline will meet at the newly improved track at the Abbotsford BMX Club in British Colombia.

45 Men and 17 women have signed up for the two-day event. Missing are the Columbians and Latvians who must be enjoying some down time after the Olympics.

America’s Connor Fields is currently leading the Men’s competition and hopes to keep his advantage until the end.

Winner of the first two events in Chula Vista and Randaberg, he will be aiming for a final success to overcome his disillusion at the London Olympics, when he crashed in the final and crossed the line only in seventh position.

Leading with 602 points, Fields has to contend with his Australian rival and reigning World Champion Sam Willoughby (533 points), who has finished second in all the Supercross events this year and second in the Olympics as well.

Among the outsiders, Dutch Twan Van Gendt, 8th in the Supercross ranking, is definitely on a roll with his strong performance at the Olympics. Local favorite Tory Nyhaug has something to prove on his home track. Back from major surgery that saw his spleen removed a few months ago, he is getting back to his best shape after winning the Canadian Nationals.

In the Women’s races, Caroline Buchanan is the obvious favorite for the overall 2012 Supercross title. The Australian has enjoyed a great season so far, which the UCI BMX Time Trials World Championship gold. French rider Magalie Pottier, the reigning UCI BMX World Champion, is trailing Buchanan by 100 points and has a theoretical chance of grabbing the overall win.

Also look out for Felicia Stancil (USA), the Junior World Champion, who wishes to show her potential, and the Olympic bronze medalist Laura Smulders (NED). Last but not least, look out for Shanaze Reade (GBR) who is making a rare appearance on the UCI Supercross circuit and will surely be looking to show everybody she is still a force to be reckoned with.