The 2009 UCI BMX World Championships in Adelaide, Australia rolled into day three with the Elite classes. Saturday saw Donny Robinson as the only American who scored a win for the USA (with Mike Day on the two-step). Arielle Martin brought home a third in Elite Women for USA, as the only other podium finish for USA in the Elite classes (USA has 12 wins out of 26 Challenge classes thus far, with Cruiser left to run on Sunday). Other Elite Class showings for team USA included Dominque Daniels (5th in Jr. Women), Alise Post (7th in Jr. Women), Corben Sharrah (5th in Jr. Men), Riley Stair (6th in Jr. Men) and Nic Long (5th in Elite Men). Of course, it is not solely about Team USA. BMXNOW friends Maris Strombergs and Khalen Young took and 4th and 8th, respectively in Elite Men, Sam Willoughby took the top step for his hometown crowd in Jr. Men; Tory Nyhaug with a fourth, and Sammy Cools with a fifth in Elite Women.
Twitter is turning out to be the best coverage medium for the worlds. Check out Jeff Glynn’s page (follow: USA_BMX) for as-they-happen updates and, for a non-Twitterized tack, our pal Jerry Landrum’s coverage and photos on BMXMANIA.COM. BMXNOW will have interviews of some of the top finishers in both Elite and Challenge classes early next week.
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