2010 UCI BMX World Championships – Day 1

South African fans celebrated on the first day of the UCI BMX World Championships at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg as nine year old Johannesburg schoolgirl Georgina Grassie became the nation's newest World Champion when she won her 9 Girls main final to give the host nation their first title of the Championship.

SUMMARY OF RESULTS: UCI BMX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1

5-7,8 GIRLS
1 Tyler-Shae Donaldson            ZIM
2 Desree Barnes                         AUS
3 Darcie Taylor                            GBR


South Africa's newest world champion. 9-year-old Georgina Grassie raises her trophy after winning her 9 Girls final at the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg. Photo Credit © Dave Macleod/ Gameplan Media.

9 GIRLS
1 Georgina Grassie                   RSA
2 Jessie Smith                             NZL
3 Mikayla Beraman                     NZL

10 GIRLS
1 Kanami Tanno                         JPN
2 Laurine Citi                               FRA
3 Nicole van Munster               RSA

11 GIRLS
1 Saya Sakakibara                      JPN
2 Dion Bromley                            AUS
3 Shanayah Howell                    ARU

12 GIRLS
1 Axelle Etienne                         FRA
2 Manon Veenstra                     NED
3 Merel Smulders                       NED

13 GIRLS
1 Tahlia Hansen                         NZL
2 Abigail Fox                               NZL
3 Annaliese Rokov                     AUS

5,6 BOYS
1 Lachlan Stevens Mcnabb       NZL
2 Emilio Durini                              ECU
3 Ondrej Matejik                         CZE

7 BOYS
1 Rico Bearman                         NZL
2 Amakye Andersen                 USA
3 Luke Rossiter                         GBR

8 BOYS
1 Julian Dittrick                           USA
2 Shafath Moreeano                  ECU
3 Wyatt Bell                                  USA

9 BOYS
1 Tayne Turnock                         ZIM
2 Reid Kuller                               AUS
3 Matthew Denslow                    ZIM

10 Boys
1 Jaden Rice                               AUS
2 Baptiste Viellard                      FRA
3 Broc Meter                                ZIM

11 BOYS
1 Michael Gonzales                  USA
2 Axel Webster                         RSA
3 Franco Ezeqiuel Soriano      ARG


Australia's Jake Tunney flying to victory in the 12 Boys final on the first day of the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg.  Photo Credit © Mark Squire/Gameplan Media.

12 BOYS
1 Jake Tunney                                     AUS
2 Paolo Cortez                                     ECU
3 Giovanni Fini                                     ARG

13 BOYS
1 Collin Hudson                         USA
2 Juan Carlos Diaz Serna        COL
3 Brandon Te Hiko                    AUS

The second day of the UCI BMX World Champs features the challenge class finals for the 14 and over juniors and the masters classes, followed by the elite junior men and women's time trials in the afternoon.


South African junior Dylan Heumner racing on the first day of the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg. Photo Credit © Mark Squire/Gameplan Media.

Team USA junior Fletcher Edgar racing hard on day one of the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg. Photo Credit © Mark Squire/Gameplan Media.

Chilean schoolboy Herman Becerra flying in front of packed stands on the first day of the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg. Photo Credit © Mark Squire/Gameplan Media.

Reiya Takiguchi of Japan in action on the first day of the UCI BMX World Champs in Pietermaritzburg. Photo Credit © Mark Squire/Gameplan Media.

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