For the second straight day Nicholas Long and Alise Post both finished in the same place at the UCI BMX World Championships in Medellin, Colombia. Thankfully on Sunday that place was third and not fourth as they grabbed medals. Long didn’t come close to moving up the standings in this race, finishing over a second and a half behind the second place rider while Post was a half a second behind silver in the women’s race. The third place finishes were season best marks for the two Americans who have been consistent finalists but yet to medal.

Post and Long were the only two Americans to reach the finals though Corben Sharrah and Felicia Stancil both were eliminated in the semifinals after crashes knocked them behind the pack. Additional quarter finalists from the US were Tanner Sebesta and Danielle George.

The top riders return to the UCI BMK Supercross World Cup way after the Olympics when the next event is held in Rock Hill, South Carolina from September 29th to October 1st. In the meantime the US riders will have the BMX Olympic Trials on June 11th in Chula Vista, California.

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