Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championships to Showcase World’s Best BMX Riders in Huntington Beach August 4 & 6
- Napolitan, Cooper-Ellis and Loupos Advance from Woodward East Regional Qualifiers
- Watch the Huntington Beach World Championships Teaser Here!
Costa Mesa, CALIF (July 19, 2017) – The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series, the world’s definitive platform for BMX park terrain competition, gears up for the ultimate grand finale World Championships event in Surf City USA on August 4 & 6. Held in partnership with the largest action sports festival in the world, the Vans US Open, the highly anticipated championships showdown will bring the top-ranking contenders to Huntington Beach, CA for one final gauntlet to crown the first-ever Vans BMX Pro Cup World Champion of BMX park terrain. Following an exciting series around the globe in Australia, Spain, Mexico, and now to the U.S., the following tour pros and regional qualifiers will compete in the World Championships.
Comprised of 24 tour pros, 13 advancing regional qualifiers, three wildcards in the Men’s division, and an additional 17 finalists in the Women’s competition, the Vans BMX Pro Cup Series World Championships presents a diverse field of seasoned BMX professionals and up-and-coming pro riders from around the world. Recent advancers Ronnie Napolitan, Jamie Cooper-Ellis and Brandon Loupos from the Woodward East “last-chance” regional qualifier event will join top contenders such as Sergio Layos, Larry Edgar, regional qualifier Boyd Hilder and more in an ultimate battle that will decide the first-ever Vans BMX Pro Cup World Champion.
Vans BMX Pro Cup Series Pros:
Alex Hiam AUS
Chase Hawk USA
Clint Reynolds USA
Corey Bohan AUS
Corey Walsh CAN
Dakota Roche USA
Dan Foley USA
Daniel Sandoval USA
Dennis Enarson USA
Dylan Lewis AUS
Gary Young USA
Greg Illingworth ZAF
Jason Watts AUS
Kevin Peraza USA
Kris Fox USA
Larry Edgar USA
Luis Medina MEX
Matt Cordova USA
Matty Cranmer USA
Maxime Charveron FRA
Pat Casey USA
Sergio Layos ESP
Tom Dugan USA
Tyler Fernengel USA
Vans BMX Pro Cup Series Qualifiers & Wildcards:
Boyd Hilder AUS
Cody Pollard AUS
Ryan Nyquist USA
Chris James AUS
Ben Wallace GBR
Lima Eltham GBR
Cauan Madona BRA
Jose Gomez MEX
Caio Sousa BRA
Ronnie Napolitan USA
Jamie Cooper-Ellis USA
Brandon Loupos AUS
Kevin Kalkoff FRA
Trey Jones USA
Benn Pigot AUS
Parker Heath USA
Vans BMX Pro Cup Womens Competitors:
Angie Marino USA
Dani Windhausen USA
Ellie Chew NZD
Hannah Roberts USA
Minato Oitke JPN
Nikita Ducarroz USA
Nina Buitrago USA
Perris Benegas USA
Nikki Wetzel USA
Katie Day AUS
Macarena Perez CHL
Teresa Azcoaga CHL
Tania Torres Reyes MEX
Margarita Valenzuela MEX
Brittany Campbell USA
Jesse Gregory USA
Sarah Lampert USA
Vans BMX Pro Cup Series World Championships
Huntington Beach, CA
Friday, August 4
Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championship – SEMI-FINALS (LIVE WEBCAST)
Sunday, August 6
Vans BMX Pro Cup Women’s – SEMI-FINALS & FINALS
Vans BMX Pro Cup World Championship – FINALS (LIVE WEBCAST)
The Vans BMX Pro Cup Series will be held in conjunction with the Vans US Open of Surfing, one of the largest action sports festivals in the world. Continuing the tradition of competitive surfing in Huntington Beach since 1959, the highly-anticipated Vans US Open summer event will feature an exceptional entertainment experience, filled with world-class surf, skate and BMX competitions, in addition to the interactive Van Doren Village, which will host art exhibitions and hands-on creative workshops for attendees. Visit www.vansusopenofsurfing.com for more information.
For detailed information on the Vans BMX Pro Cup Series competition format, locations, athletes, sanctioning, tour highlights, photos, videos and to watch the first-ever BMX park terrain World Championships on live webcast, visit www.vansbmxprocup.com.
ABOUT VANS BMX PRO CUP SERIES
The Vans BMX Pro Cup series debuts in 2017 as the world’s definitive platform for BMX park terrain competition, showcasing the most talented BMX athletes from across the globe. The Vans BMX Pro Cup kicks off its inaugural season in Sydney, Australia as the series embarks on a four-stop global tour, concluding with the crowning of the first-ever Vans BMX Pro Cup World Champion. For more information on competition format, locations, athletes and sanctioning, please visit Vans.com/bmxprocup.
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