BMX Racing World Cup 2022, Women’s and Men’s Elite Final : Round 8 and Overall Results

At the final of the 2022 season of BMX Racing World Cup in Bogota, two-time Olympic champion Mariana Pajon stunned the world by sweeping to a resounding win over a strong field in Round 8 of the premier series. The Colombian stormed into the lead on the first straight in front of a home crowd before expanding her lead by five bike lengths on the second. The six-time world champion was then too ahead from her competitors that it almost became impossible to chase her. 

Merel Smulders of the Netherlands, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020, took second place, with Zoe Claessens of Switzerland rounding out the top three. Laura Smulders, the Dutch phenomenon and Merel’s sister, finished fourth after confirming her overall crown with her 27th World Cup victory on Saturday. Pajon’s result moved her up to fourth in the overall standings with 1640 points, trailing Claessens on 2858 and the reigning Olympic champion from Great Britain, Bethany Shriever (2181).

After winning the Round 7 of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup 2022, Joris Daudet continued his winning streak in the Round 8 by dominating the standings on the same track. The Frenchman finished ahead of Australia’s Izaac Kennedy (second) and the United States’ Cameron Wood (third). A two-time world champion, Daudet had won silver in round six of the World Cup. The World Cup circuit was a place that allowed riders to gain points for their NOCs in the UCI BMX Racing Olympic rankings, which will count toward Paris 2024 qualifying.

Women’s Elite Final Round 8: Results

1. Mariana Pajon (COL) – 35.199

2. Merel Smulders (NED) – 36.175

3. Zoe Claessens (SUI) – 36.289

4. Laura Smulders (NED) – 36.836

5. Felicia Stancil (USA) – 37.035

Men’s Elite Final Round 8: Results

1. Joris Daudet (FRA) – 31.956

2. Izaac Kennedy (AUS) – 32.440

3. Cameron Wood (USA) – 33.393

4. Juan Carlos Diaz Serna (COL) – 33.952

5. Quillan Isidore (GBR) – 34.401

UCI BMX Racing World Cup 2022, Women’s Elite : Overall Results

1. Laura Smulders (NED): 3608

2. Zoe Claessens (SUI): 2858

3. Bethany Shriever (GBR): 2181

4. Mariana Pajon (COL): 1640

5. Manon Veenstra (NED): 1588

6. Lauren Reynolds (AUS): 1514

7. Merel Smulders (NED): 1485

UCI BMX Racing World Cup 2022, Men’s Elite : Overall Results

1. Sylvain Andre (FRA): 2537

2. Cameron Wood (USA): 2249

3. Izaac Kennedy (AUS): 2117

4. Kye Whyte (GBR): 1873

5. Jeremy Rencurel (FRA): 1839

6. Diego Alejandro Arboleda Ospina (COL): 1704

7. Joris Daudet (FRA): 1565