2011 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup

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The UCI BMX Supercross World Cup 2011 is a multi race tournament over a season of BMX racing. The season runs from 8 April to 1 October 2011. The World Cup is organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale. In this edition the World Cup consists of four rounds in Pietermaritburg, Papendal, London and Chula Vista.

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Series

The 2011 World Cup series was made up of five events. The series featured rounds in Pietermaritzburg, Papaendal, London, Sarasota and Chula Vista. [1] However, in July Sarasota had to pull out of hosting a round leaving the series with just four stops in 2011. [2]

London

London BMX track during the World Cup London BMX track.jpg
London BMX track during the World Cup

160 riders signed up to tackle the challenging Olympic course. The event was one of the first events to take place in the Olympic Park and is part of the London Prepares series. [3] The track is 470 metres long for men and features a berm jump, an S-bend transfer, a box jump and a rhythm section in the final straight. The women's course is 430 metres long featuring three jumps in the opening straight and a tunnel, before like the men's course, including a rhythm section in the final straight. It has been called one of the most challenging BMX tracks to date. [4] The track also features an 8-metre-high (26 ft) starting ramp and was designed by the UCI with the aim of pushing the boundaries of the sport. 14,000 cubic metres of soil was used to build the track. [5]

Home favourite Shanaze Reade and New Zealander Marc Willers took the win in London after a long delay for rain. Rain fell for three hours, meaning that the racing did not get under way until 17:00 local time. However the crowd remained and due to the rain, racing was an elimination, do or die, one run, one chance with the top four from each heat qualifying into the next round. In the final Willers did battle with Sam Willoughby and World Champion Joris Daudet with the pair of them passing him on the Red Bull (box) jump before Willers fought back down the rhythm section to pass the pair of them and to take the London round. [6]

Results

Marc Willers and Shanaze Reade on the podium in London Willers and Reade.jpg
Marc Willers and Shanaze Reade on the podium in London
EventWinnerSecondThird
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa, Pietermaritzburg — 8–9 April 2011
Time Trial Supefinal Men [7] Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tory Nyhaug  (CAN)
Time Trial Supefinal Women [8] Flag of France.svg  Manon Valentino  (FRA)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)
MenFlag of the United States.svg  Corben Sharrah  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Khalen Young  (AUS)Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (FRA)
WomenFlag of France.svg  Manon Valentino  (FRA)Flag of Argentina.svg  Gabriela Díaz  (ARG)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, Papendal — 27–28 May 2011
Time Trial Supefinal Men [9] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jelle van Gorkom  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (FRA)
Time Trial Supefinal Women [10] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Romana Labounková  (CZE)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)Flag of France.svg  Magalie Pottier  (FRA)
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Marc Willers  (NZL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jelle van Gorkom  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (FRA)
WomenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Romana Labounková  (CZE)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caroline Buchanan  (AUS)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain, London — 19–20 August 2011
Time Trial Supefinal Men [11] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sam Willoughby  (AUS)Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Sylvain André  (FRA)
Time Trial Supefinal Women [12] Flag of France.svg  Magalie Pottier  (FRA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lauren Reynolds  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shanaze Reade  (GBR)
MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Marc Willers  (NZL)Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Nicholas Long  (USA)
WomenFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shanaze Reade  (GBR)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lauren Reynolds  (AUS)
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States, Chula Vista — 30 September – 1 October 2011
Time Trial Supefinal MenFlag of the United States.svg  Connor Fields  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tory Nyhaug  (CAN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)
Time Trial Supefinal WomenFlag of the United States.svg  Brooke Crain  (USA)Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)Flag of the United States.svg  Arielle Martin  (USA)
MenFlag of the United States.svg  Connor Fields  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)Flag of the United States.svg  David Herman  (USA)
WomenFlag of the United States.svg  Arielle Martin  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Crain  (USA)Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)

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