Stancil shines in silver at BMX World Cup
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Felicia Stancil on the podium with gold medalist Laura Smulders and bronze medalist Stefany Hernandez. (photo by Jerry Landrum)
In the women's supercross final, Stancil finished 0.581 seconds behind Laura Smulders of the Netherlands, who crossed the line in 38.54. Stefany Hernandez of Venezuela took home the bronze medal with a time of 39.618. Also reaching Sunday's women's final was Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bicycles) who came in fifth, 1.882 seconds behind Smulders.
The U.S. squad also had two riders qualify for the men's supercross final with Barry Nobles (Sun City, Calif./DK Bicycles) and Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) advancing through the early rounds. However, neither was able to reach the podium with Nobles placing fifth and Fields coming in eighth in the finals. Australia's Sam Willoughby took the gold medal with a time of 39.317 seconds, ahead of Twan van Gendt of the Netherlands and Liam Phillips of Great Britain.
In addition to Nobles and Fields, American Steven Cisar (Altadena, Calif./Avent Bombshell) also reached the semifinal heats, but was unable to advance. Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./Haro) and Jared Garcia (Victorville, Calif./SupercrossBMX.com) were ousted in the quarterfinal round, while David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo./ Free Agent/Rockstar) was eliminated in the 1/8 finals.
Round three of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup will be held June 13-14 in Berlin, Germany.
2014 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Round Two
Papendal, Netherlands
May 10-11, 2014
RESULTS | PHOTO GALLERY
Elite Women's Supercross Final
1. Laura Smulders (NED) 38.541
2. Felicia Stancil (Lake Villa, IL/Factory GT Bicycles) 39.122
3. Stefany Hernandez (VEN) 39.618
5. Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif./Haro Bicycles) 40.423
Elite Men's Supercross Final
1. Sam Willoughby (AUS) 39.317
2. Twan van Gendt (NED) 39.803
3. Liam Phillips (GBR) 39.842
5. Barry Nobles (Sun City, Calif./DK Bicycles) 40.311
8. Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX) 41.859
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