The Colombian women Mariana Pajon
, two-time Olympic BMX champion, revalidated her favoritism in Bogotá this Saturday and won the third valid of the Bicicrós World Cup, played in Bogotá and in which her compatriot Gabriela Bolle was second and the Russian Natalia Afremova third.
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“Winning at home is very special, I needed it,” Pajón told the Olímpico channel after winning and added that when he is under pressure, as this time for competing in his country and being a favorite, “this is how I roll better.”
Pajon, 29, was superior to his rivals and marked distances after the first jump, in which he landed better and took advantage of the momentum to take the advantage.
Meanwhile Bolle, 20, got on the podium in her first participation in a valid World Cup and managed to snatch second place from the Russian competitor, who despite losing silver was satisfied with what she had achieved.
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“We were training very hard this year and I am very proud to represent Colombia at home. It is my first podium, my first final, I am very happy to do it at home,” said Bolle.
Americans Payton Ridenour and Daleny Vaughn also entered the women’s final; the French Manon Valentino and Camille Maire, and the Brazilian Priscilla Stevaux, after qualifying in the previous rounds, also played this afternoon.
On the other hand, Frenchman Joris Daudet, who had won gold in the BMX World Cycling Championships three times, took gold among the men by beating Swiss Cedric Butti and Latvian Helvijs Babrisen in a very tight close.
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The Colombian-French Vincent Pelluard was the best Latino in the category and was fifth ahead of his compatriot Carlos Ramírez, who today finished seventh and was bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
For his part, the Latvian Kristens Krigers did not complete the competition due to a fall.
The championship, in which some of the best cyclists in the world participate, will be key because it is the only qualifying competition for the Olympic Games after the first two rounds of the World Cup were canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. that were to be played in early May in Germany.
In El Salitre Park, on Sunday the fourth valid will be played, in which, like today, Pajón is the favorite to take the victory.
