BMX Cycling UCI Racing World Championships 2024

[Epic Failure 359]

7 hours ago, Josh said:

Does this event have priority or the Olympic Rankings?

The Rankings.

 

1 place will go here to the highest placed NOC who doesn't already qualify through the rankings, or who hasn't qualified at one of the continental champs/last year's WC.

 

 

[Jinzha 702]

BMX Cycling UCI Racing World Championships 2024

 

Women:

1.  Alise Willoughby

2.  Zoe Claessens

3.  Daleny Vaughn

 

Men:

1.  Joris Daudet

2.  Niek Kimmann

3.  Sylvain Andre

 

I missed the race, but based on a +10 seconds finish, I assume  Sakakibara had a fall in the final. Just like  Pajon and  Shriever in the semifinal, resulting in a very surprising womens podium.

 

Meanwhile on the men's side a pretty expected podium. I predict we'll see Daudet, Andre and Mahieu represent  in Paris, and it wouldn't surprise me if 2 of them reach the podium there as well. Hopefully 2nd place for Kimmann and semi finals for Brink and Van den Burg are enough to secure a 2nd quota in the ranking. Unlucky tournament for  with White also falling in the final.

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

22 minutes ago, Jinzha said:

BMX Cycling UCI Racing World Championships 2024

 

Women:

1.  Alise Willoughby

2.  Zoe Claessens

3.  Daleny Vaughn

 

Men:

1.  Joris Daudet

2.  Niek Kimmann

3.  Sylvain Andre

 

I missed the race, but based on a +10 seconds finish, I assume  Sakakibara had a fall in the final. Just like  Pajon and  Shriever in the semifinal, resulting in a very surprising womens podium.

 

Meanwhile on the men's side a pretty expected podium. I predict we'll see Daudet, Andre and Mahieu represent  in Paris, and it wouldn't surprise me if 2 of them reach the podium there as well. Hopefully 2nd place for Kimmann and semi finals for Brink and Van den Burg are enough to secure a 2nd quota in the ranking. Unlucky tournament for  with White also falling in the final.

 are all but guaranteed a 2nd quota on the men's side.

 

The fight for the final double quota spot will come down to  v . Will be interesting to see the next rankings list when it comes out on Tuesday to see whether the gap between the two nations is small enough for GB to move into 8th place after the Europeans at the end of the month.

 

Agree this has been a pretty poor World Champs for  - not because Whyte didn't perform in the final, but Isidore crashed out in the 1/8 finals and Ross Cullen couldn't even make it out of the repechage. 

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13 hours ago, Jinzha said:

I missed the race, but based on a +10 seconds finish, I assume  Sakakibara had a fall in the final. Just like  Pajon and  Shriever in the semifinal, resulting in a very surprising womens podium.

No fall for Sakakibara, she started decently, but got swallowed up in the first turn and basically was out of it from then on. Pajon fell indeed, Shriever fell but was already out of contention when she did.

[heywoodu 16,062]

12 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

 are all but guaranteed a 2nd quota on the men's side.

It's a disappointing time when  needs a good result just to secure a 2nd quota...

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15 hours ago, heywoodu said:

No se enamoró de Sakakibara, ella comenzó decentemente, pero fue absorbida en el primer turno y básicamente quedó fuera de juego a partir de ese momento. De hecho, Pajón cayó, Shriever cayó, pero ya estaba fuera de competencia cuando lo hizo.

Impossible to predict the podium in women's BMX racing. 

 

Sakakibara has a hard time in the big events, Shriever seems not to be in good condition, Willoughby reappears, Mariana Pajón was solid but fell in the semis. a coin toss! 

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2 hours ago, Dani2024Sports said:

Impossible to predict the podium in women's BMX racing. 

 

Sakakibara has a hard time in the big events, Shriever seems not to be in good condition, Willoughby reappears, Mariana Pajón was solid but fell in the semis. a coin toss! 

And now since her injury earlier this year, Laura Smulders doesn't seem to have 'it' for now. Of course it is BMX though, there's always going to be tons of potential winners, even more so in the men's event