UCI Supercross World Cup Round 2 at Manchester This Weekend

April 6th, 2016
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Round 1 of the 2016 UCI Supercross series in Argentina saw a large number of upset with the likes of favourites Joris Daudet, Maris Strombergs and Sam Willoughby all missing the cut for the final. It also saw four USA riders make the top 10, on the flip side of that it’s been some time since the Australian team hasn’t had at least one rider placed in the top 10. It saw Australia fall from the top of the heap to third in the Olympic Country rankings. Only the top four nations will have three representatives in the Elite Men’s field. It will be important for them to produce results to stay in the top four as the Olympics approach however both Sam Willoughby and Anthony Dean are missing from the entries list. Interestingly Maris Strombergs is also absent from Manchester.

The stacked Men’s field will be joined by Liam Phillips and Bodi Turner, both absent at Argentina.

Manchester has been dominated by Phillips who has won the men’s class the past three years and Caroline Buchanan who has won it the past two years.

The Women’s Elite Class will once again prove to be a real ripper with Buchanan carrying momentum into Manchester of the back of her win at the series opener. That’s not to say that it will be a one horse race, far from it. With the likes of Mariana Pajon, Simone Christensen, team USA (Crain, George, Post and Stancil), the French team, the Dutch Army, Amanda Carr and Elke Vanhoof, it’s going to be a tough field.

Date

Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 April

Location

The National Cycling Centre, Stuart St, Manchester M11 4DQ, United Kingdom

Webcast

Follow the event live on http://www.bmxlive.tv/

Schedule (London Local Times)

SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2016

Three rounds of motos sees riders jostle to qualify for Sunday’s finals before the top ranked 16 men and 8 women in the world race the clock in the time trials.

15:30 – 16:00 Autograph session
16:00     Doors open
17:00 – 19:25 Elite men qualifying (16 motos, 3 rounds)
Elite women qualifying (4 motos, 3 rounds)
                         Legacy racing
20:10 – 20:30 Elite women time trials
20:30 – 21:00 Elite men time trials
21:00 – 21:10   Award ceremonies

SUNDAY 10 APRIL 2016

The top ranked 16 men and 8 women in the world are joined by Saturday’s qualifiers for the supercross racing, all looking to claim victory in Manchester.

13:15 – 14:00 Autograph session
14:15 Doors open
14:10 – 14:35 Elite men warm-up
14:40 – 15:05 Elite women warm-up
15:10 – 15:15 Riders introduction
15:15 – 16:55 Elite men 1/8 finals 1st round
Elite women quarter-finals 1st round
Elite men 1/8 finals 2nd round
Elite women quarter-finals 2nd round
Elite men 1/8 finals 3rd round
Elite women quarter-finals 3rd round
Break
17:25 – 17:40 Elite men quarter-finals
17:50 – 17:55 Elite women semi-finals
18:00 – 18:05 Elite men semi-finals|
18:10 – 18:20 Elite women final
18:20 – 18:30 Elite men final
18:30 – 18:40 Award ceremonies

Schedule subject to change

Series Rankings After Round 1

Elite Men

Rank	Name	NOC	Total Points
1	SHARRAH Corben	USA	225
2	FIELDS Connor	USA	195
3	MIR Amidou	FRA	165
4	TORRES Exequiel	ARG	155
5	NYHAUG Tory	CAN	145
6	VAN GENDT Twan	NED	135
7	LONG Nicholas	USA	125
8	CAMPO Alfredo	ECU	115
9	UPSHAW Jeffery	USA	100
9	RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto	COL	100

Elite Women

Rank	Name	NOC	Total Points
1	BUCHANAN Caroline	AUS	225
2	PAJON Mariana	COL	195
3	SMULDERS Laura	NED	165
4	CHRISTENSEN Simone	DEN	155
5	ETIENNE Axelle	FRA	145
6	CRAIN Brooke	USA	135
7	POST Alise	USA	125
8	VANHOOF Elke	BEL	115
9	DIAZ Maria Gabriela	ARG	100
9	LE CORGUILLE Laetitia	FRA	100