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*** UCI BMX Worlds Seven Amercian Golds ***

Colorado Springs, Colo. ( USA Cycling ) -- 05/30/3008
UCI BMX Worlds opens with seven Amercian golds on day one.


Photo - The 2008 UCI BMX World Championships started strong
for the U.S. with Americans scoring seven gold medals in the 14
Challenge Class contests on opening day.

The UCI BMX World Championships kicked-off in Taiyuan, China on
May 29th with several impressive American performances in the amateur
“Challenge Class” division. Out of 20 total American competitors in the
under -14 age divisions, the United States had 13 riders finish in the final
eight with seven of those amateur athletes earning gold medals in the
World Challenge.

The first day of competition in the four-day long event warmed up with
the five to 14-year-old boys and girls hitting the track in Taiyuan.

The U.S. swept the five-six, seven, eight and nine-year-old boys’ age
divisions. Wyatt Bell (Berthoud, Colo.) took the win in the youngest age
group, while Ethan Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) earned his second
world gold at the age of seven. Quentin Crowley (Greensboro, N.C.) and
Tyler Fuller (Henderson, Nev.) took home world titles in the eight and
nine-year old divisions respectively. Brock Heffron (Chandler, Ariz.)
repeated that feat in the 11-year-old age bracket as did 12-year-old
Alden Volle (Penryn, Calif.). The lone American girl to win a world title
on the day was Shayona Glynn (Norco, Calif.) in the 13-year-old age
division.

The competition continues Friday with challenge class competitors from
age 15 to 30+ contesting for a world title. Saturday’s “main event” will
feature the world’s best junior and elite men and women fighting it out
for the title of World Champion. All non-Olympic discipline “Cruiser Class”
races will take place on Sunday for both the Challenge and Championship
classes.

For more information visit the event’s official webpage, here.

UCI BMX World Championships/Challenge
May 28-June 2, 2008 Taiyuan, China

Wyatt Bell (Berthoud, Colo.) 5-6 Boys 1st place
Ethan Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 7 Boys 1st place
Quentin Crowley (Greensboro, N.C.) 8 Boys 1st place
Tyler Fuller (Henderson, Nev.) 9 Boys 1st place
Michael Gonzales (Watsonville, Calif.) 9 Boys 8th place
Brock Heffron (Chandler, Ariz.) 11 Boys 1st place
Collin Hudson (Longmont, Colo.) 11 Boys 2nd place
Nicolas Wolthers (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 11 Boys 6th place
Alden Volle (Penryn, Calif.) 12 Boys 1st place
Preston Woods (Miami, Fla.) 12 Boys 2nd place
Shayona Glynn (Norco, Calif.) 13 Girls 1st place
Tiffany Bontorno (Georgetown, Mass.) 14 Girls 3rd place
Kody Wong (Bradenton, Fla.) 14 Boys 8th place

To view photos from the event, click here.
*Photos courtesy Jerry Landrum/bmxmania.com.

CC - http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=3645
ACC - http://www.usacycling.org/bmx
ACCC - http://www.usacycling.org

( 2008 UCI BMX World Championships Info )
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