13 From US Compete in BMX Supercross Event in Manchester, England Saturday and Sunday

The people of Manchester, England will be treated to the always exciting BMX Supercross this weekend as the second of five events on this year’s world cup takes place. The first event two weeks ago in Argentina saw Americans Corben Sharrah and Connor Fields go 1-2 on the men’s side. Sharrah is in the start list for this week’s event while Fields is not after breaking a bone in his hand in preparations for this event. The injury will be a big challenge for Fields as he fights to get healthy and in form to compete for a gold medal in Rio. Nicholas Long, who was in the final in Argentina, is another one of the US competitors.

On the women’s side two of the four competitors were finalists in Argentina, though neither Brooke Crain or Alise Post were able to medal. Most competitors go through three rounds of qualifying on Saturday to try and reach the top 48 for men and the top 24 for the women to advance to Sunday’s elimination rounds. The top 16 men and the top 8 women are exempted from this qualification process and will run a time trial on Saturday night to get their seeding for Sunday’s elimination rounds. Qualification begins at 12 PM ET with the time trials at 3:10 PM ET.

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