http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/players/mariana_pajon/202763 Recent articles about Mariana Pajon en-us American rider Connor Fields followed his World Cup time trial victory by taking first place in the BMX supercross final on Saturday in Argentina. The U.S. Olympian led every lap he raced over the weekend, and finished the men's final in 32.008 seconds. Fields, from Henderson, Nev., edged Jelle Van Gorkom of the Netherlands and French rival Joris Daudet to win the second stop on the World Cup calendar. Justin Posey of Winston Salem, N.C., finished fifth in his first World Cup final. British star Shanaze Reade won the women's final in 35.622 seconds, holding off Olympic gold medalist Mariana Pajon of Colombia and Laura Smulders of the Netherlands. Arielle Martin of East Spanaway, Wash., finished seventh. The third round of the World Cup begins June 15 in Papendal, Netherlands. Sat, 11 May 2013 20:50:01 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/american_connor_fields_wins_bmx_world_cup_stop/13598489 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/american_connor_fields_wins_bmx_world_cup_stop/13598489 American Connor Fields wins BMX World Cup stop http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/american_connor_fields_wins_bmx_world_cup_stop/13598489 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Connor Fields of the United States won the time trial in the second round of the BMX World cup on Friday, while Britain's Shanaze Reade won the women's event. Fields finished the course in Argentina in 31.892 seconds to beat out France's Joris Daudet, who clocked 31.993, and Sylvain Andre, who finished in 32.167. Fields was third in the time trial at the season-opening event last month in England. Reade won the women's time trial in 35.217, beating out Olympic gold medalist Mariana Pajon of Colombia (35.518). Eva Ailloud of France was third and American Brooke Crain was fourth. Fri, 10 May 2013 21:24:33 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/american_fields_wins_bmx_time_trial_in_chile/13593695 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/american_fields_wins_bmx_time_trial_in_chile/13593695 American Fields wins BMX time trial in Chile http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/american_fields_wins_bmx_time_trial_in_chile/13593695 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png From Vino to Wiggo to a British team bent on perfection, there was no shortage of storylines at the London Olympics, and no lack of drama during the cycling program. There was Alexander Vinokourov winning gold in the men's road race, ruining the dreams of British fans hoping to see their own Mark Cavendish lead the field down the Mall, and the sight of Dutch star Marianne Vos roaring through the rain to win the women's race. There was Kristin Armstrong's time trial title defense, and the sound of a massive crowd packed around Hampton Court Palace as Bradley Wiggins - fresh of his Tour de France triumph - delivered the home nation the gold medal in the men's time trial. And of course, there were the Twitter pictures of his vodka-and-tonic celebration. There was the British team's sheer dominance in the velodrome, where Chris Hoy added two more gold medals to run his total to six, and the tearful adieu by Victoria Pendleton to professional cycling when she won gold in the keirin and silv Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:39:02 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/vino_to_wiggo_olympic_cycling_filled_with_drama/11442406 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/vino_to_wiggo_olympic_cycling_filled_with_drama/11442406 Vino to Wiggo, Olympic cycling filled with drama http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/vino_to_wiggo_olympic_cycling_filled_with_drama/11442406 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Former world champion Mariana Pajon won the women's BMX competition, giving Colombia its first gold at the London Olympics on Friday. Pajon, her country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony, led from the start on the challenging course and crossed the line in 37.706 seconds after a flawless run. With David Beckham watching from the stands, Pajon hit form at the right time after being hampered by a shoulder injury earlier this season. ''I've been trying to win this my whole life. I just wanted go out of the gate and win it. It's unbelievable,'' she said. Seconds after crossing the line, Pajon blew kisses to the capacity crowd as members of the Colombian team started to celebrate. She then was cheered by a couple dozen Colombian fans packed into a small section of the stands. Pajon credited her win on the dangerous and technical course to the quick start coming out of the first corner ahead of her rivals. Pajon had posted three consecutive wins in the semifinals earlier Frid Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:46:03 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/pajon_of_colombia_wins_gold_in_bmx/11424511 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/pajon_of_colombia_wins_gold_in_bmx/11424511 Pajon of Colombia wins gold in BMX http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/pajon_of_colombia_wins_gold_in_bmx/11424511 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Maris Strombergs of Latvia won his second straight Olympic gold medal in BMX on Friday, taking the lead out of the starting gate and never relinquishing it. Strombergs won the first Olympic competition, at Beijing in 2008, but has struggled with injuries the past couple years. A particularly hard crash in November 2010 that broke his wrist required two rounds of surgery and kept him out about six months. Strombergs was chased the entire way Friday by Australian rider Sam Willoughby, the world champion, who held on for the silver medal. Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala made it a banner afternoon for Colombia with his bronze. His teammate Mariana Pajon won gold in the women's race. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:14:03 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/strombergs_defends_mens_bmx_gold/11424226 http://network.yardbarker.com/cycling/article_external/strombergs_defends_mens_bmx_gold/11424226 Strombergs defends men's BMX gold http://www.yardbarker.com/cycling/articles/strombergs_defends_mens_bmx_gold/11424226 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png