Olympic champions Shriever and Kimmann top podium at 2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Bogota - Round 5 results
The event was streamed live by Olympic Channel on Olympics.com and YouTube and Round 6 will be back live on Sunday 25 September 2022.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions Bethany Shriever and Niek Kimmann were back in familiar territory on Saturday (24 September) as they took home the gold medals in Round 5 at the 2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Bogota, Colombia and crucially earned points for their NOCs in the UCI BMX Racing Olympic ranking.
European and Olympic champion Shriever of Great Britain won the women's elite round, edging out the Netherlands' Laura Smulders and Olympic silver medallist Alise Willoughby to the top of the podium.
"I had a great gate and I knew someone would be on me and I had to keep precise," Shriever said moments after the pulsating race. "My legs are killing me, almost like the Olympics. I want to dedicate this to my coach Marcus."
There was a similar theme in the final race of the evening as Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Kimman of the Netherlands returned to his first World Cup race in 16 months with a masterful performance. The 26-year-old took the win out of gate 8 and beat USA's Cameron Wood (second) and France's Sylvain Andre (third) to gold.
"Mentally these races are tough," Kimmann said after the race, barely able to catch his breath. "You need to really want it to have any chance to win. The real hunger was there. It's good to be back."
READ: How to qualify for BMX racing at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained
Fans can watch all the Round 6 action live via Olympic Channel on Olympics.com and the Olympics YouTube page on Sunday 25 September.
2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup Round 5 Results
Women's Elite Final
1. Bethany Shriever (GBR): 35.592
2. Laura Smulders (NED): 35.744
3. Alise Willoughby (USA): 36.100
4. Lauren Reynolds (AUS): 36.588
5. Merel Smulders (NED): 36.811
6. Mariana Pajon (COL): 37.330
7. Paola Reis Santos (BRA): 37.479
8. Manon Veenstra (NED): 47.975
Men's Elite Final
1. Niek Kimmann (NED): 32.520
2. Cameron Wood (USA): 33.063
3. Sylvain Andre (FRA): 33.298
4. Kye White (GBR): 33.442
5. Michael Bias (NZL): 33.606
6. Miguel Alejandro Calixto Lopez (COL): 34.423
7. Alfredo Campo (ECU): 34.548
8. Eddy Clerte (FRA): 34.610
How to watch Round 6 at 2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Bogota
The competition from Rounds 5 and 6 will be broadcast live on Olympics.com and the Olympics YouTube channel from Bogota on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 September, beginning at 3pm local time in Colombia (8pm UTC) on each day.
That means there will be live coverage of the races in all four categories from the quarter-finals onwards.
Territorial restrictions may apply to the live stream, but the coverage is due to be available worldwide.
2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Bogota: Schedule
(Times are local)
- Round 6: Sunday 25 September
11:24-11:44 - Men Elite Round 1
11:52-12:00 - Women Elite Round 1
12:14-12:26 - Men Elite Last Chance
12:30-12:34 - Women Elite Last Chance
12:55-13:09 - Men Elite Eighth Final
15:20-15:30 - Women Elite Quarter Final
15:30-15:40 - Men Elite Quarter Final
15:56-16:04 - Women Elite Semi Final
16:04-16:12 - Men Elite Semi Final
16:28-16:36 - Women Elite Final
16:36-16:44 - Men Elite Final
2022 UCI BMX Racing World Cup: The format
The winner of each of the eight World Cup events receives 500 points, with riders from second to eighth getting 430, 370, 318, 273, 235, 202 and 174 points respectively. Any riders eliminated prior to the final will be awarded points corresponding to the round they were eliminated in and their position in those races.
After the eight World Cup rounds are over, the top athlete is crowned World Cup champion.