The first stop of the 2013 Redline Cup Finals invades Fresno, CA this weekend as participants from all over the country battle for that prestigious yellow #1 RLC plate! 

The 42 moto Friday night pre race went down without a hitch and there was an early indication that this weekend should bring some top-notch racing by not only the amateurs who are fighting for the championship but also the Pros who are preparing for their first to last stop for the 2013 USA BMX Pro Series.

Stay tuned all throughout the weekend for the latest images and updates from the first stop of the 2013 Redline Cup Championships! 

SATURDAY:

One of the greatest things about the Redline Cup series is that riders of every caliber converge at one location to leave it all on the track for one weekend with the opportunity to attach the trademark yellow #1 plate to your bike and slip one the Redline Cup #1 Champion jacket that you will receive. One of the new additions for this year is allowing riders to race the open class and still receive a Redline Cup plate. So now there is no excuse not to come and get one of those awesome plates!

Day number one is officially in the books and the points are all locked in for tomorrows fight for the plates. Today was filled with plenty of disappointments but those brought on many more feelings of excitement as well. 

With Fresno being one of the final stops on the Pro Series before the Grand Nationals next month, it brought in plenty of the big hitters that are still desperately trying to come within striking range of current points leader Sam Willoughby. Unfortunately for Mr. Willoughby, he was delivered a string of bad luck as a broken rear wheel, thrown chain and another fall in the third round kept him out of the main. That being said, it was open season for everyone else. The first round sent Connor Fields to the ground in the first turn and turn three claimed the bodies of Willers, Stair and Sharrah. However, The man who took the Answer holeshot and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Maris Strombergs kept it clean and finished with the lead. Another win in the second round and a sit pretty easy fourth in the final would give him the overall win for the day. The battle continues tomorrow...

There has been plenty of chatter about who will be in the final battle for the Women’s Pro cup and Alise Post had her hands full between Mariana Pajon and Dominique Daniels. The qualifiers had an intense battle between the three but a nasty wreck would leave Post out of the main. Round one of the main events saw Mariana Pajon and Dominique Daniels power through the pack but too low in turn two would leave Daniels on the ground as Pajon took the win. An odd occurrence happened in round two when spectators watched Daniels' bars turn in the gate and then watched her fall off balance. Daniels would not return and Pajon would go on to win the overall. 

While Matt P. gets his model on in Mexico, Cristian Becerine and Javier Colombo once again battled it out for the top slot in the Vet Pro class. Javier seemed off of his game a little as Becerine took the overall without much push. 

The A pro battle was off the chain as local hero Austin Hiatt had the spotlight on him. Along with Jared Garcia, Jeremy Rommel and a few other quick spinners, the results were all mixed up heading into the final round of the main event. Maybe the spotlight helped Austin out or maybe it was because he is ripping his home track since he laid down the law and took the overall win. 

Check back in tomorrow for the final list of Redline Cup Champions complete with images! 

SUNDAY:

Day two saw much of the same as far as the Pro classes are concerned. Pajon and Strombergs both fought hard and picked up wins in the AA and Womens pro classes again while a broken shoe kept hometown here AJ Hiatt off the podium and Becerine grabbed another Vet Pro win ahead of Colombo and Adam Treadwell. 

The amateurs have worked extensively on becoming the next crop of Redline Cup Champions and day two was where they made their final pushes for the plate. Listed below are all of your 2013 Redline Cup West Champs. Now it is time to see if any of these newly crowned champions will make a trip to the East this weekend and work on geting ANOTHER RLC #1 plate and champions jacket. 

Thank you to everyone who came out and joined us in Fresno for the weekend and USA BMX congratulates all of the new champions who have worked so hard to achieve this goal. See you in North Carolina! 

To see all of the podium images from the RLC West awards ceramony, please click the link below.

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RLC WEST CHAMPIONS:

6&Under Mixed Open- Harriger, Jack

7-8 Mixed Open- Peterson, Cole

9-10 Mixed Open- McMaster, Daniel

11-12-Mixed Open- Heximer, Tre

15-16 Mixed Open- Reclusado, Joshua

17-18 Mixed Open- Defazio, Anthony

31 & Over Mixed Open- CHENEY, DOUG 

6 & Under Open- ORR, DEVON

7-8 Open- GOODWIN, RYAN 

9-10 Open- YORK, BRANDON

11-12 Open- RUND, MAXWELL 

13-14 Open- POPE, LEVI 

15-16 Open- MARTINEZ, ANTHONY 

17-20 Open- RENO, TYLER

31 & Over Open- ROBERTS, RANDY 

5 & Under Girls- AUSTIN, MAKAYLA 

6 Girls- ANDERSON, DANICA 

7 Girls- RINDAHL, MAYA

8 Girls- WINTER, BREANNA 

9 Girls- HARDWICK, RYLEE 

10 Girls- CLARK, LACEY 

11 Girls- PERALTA, LEINANI 

12 Girls- GREGORY, JESSE 

13 Girls- NORDYKE, ANNA 

14 Girls- FAUGHT, ANTONIA 

15-16 Girls- KINSEY, JAYDRA 

17-20 Girls- BICE, SABRINA 

31 & Over Girls- SCHIAVONE, CHRISTINE 

7 & Under Cruiser- MORALES, DANE 

8 Cruiser- FOSCANTE, ANTHONY

9 Cruiser- CAPITANI, COLE 

10 Cruiser- VERON, JOSHUA 

11 Cruiser- ADAMS, NICHOLAS 

12 Cruiser- SWANSON, KOBE 

13 Cruiser- SHEPHERD, MAX 

14 Cruiser- STATEN, JACOB

16 Cruiser- JASON, TERRY 

21-25 Cruiser- CARON, KRISTOFER

26-30 Cruiser- SHERROD, LLOYD

31-35 Cruiser- AVILA, BENITO 

36-40 Cruiser- TOPPER, FRED 

41-45 Cruiser- DEBRUHL, DOUGLAS

46-50 Cruiser- COOVER, BOB 

51-55 Cruiser- BEAN, ROBERT 

10 & Under Girls Cruiser- HARDWICK, RYLEE 

11-12 Girls Cruiser- JONES, LEYNA 

13-14 Girls Cruiser- FAUGHT, ANTONIA 

15-16 Girls Cruiser- KINSEY, JAYDRA 

31-35 Girls Cruiser- HARMON, DEVAN 

36-40 Girls Cruiser- SCHIAVONE, CHRISTINE 

46-50 Girls Cruiser- GORMAN, ADRIANNE 

51 & Over Girls Cruiser- MILLER, PEGGY

5 & Under Novice- PONCE, CHASE

6 Novice- SANTORO, TYLER

7 Novice- SELL, KAILEY 

8 Novice- CAMPBELL, KAELEB

9 Novice- DENNIS, JOSHUA

10 Novice- ALLEN, GAVIN

11 Novice- GORMAN, KYLIE

12 Novice- GREER, MCKINSEY 

13 Novice- DENIS, ALEX

14 Novice- TOUTOLMIN, HALEY 

15 Novice- KUNTZMANN, STEPHANIE 

28-35 Novice- SAAVEDRA, JOSUE 

36-40 Novice- LANDEEN, KIRK

41 & Over Novice- RAMIREZ, JOHNNY 

5 & Under Intermediate- GREER, KARSON

6 Intermediate- LANDEEN, BAILEY SHORE 

7 Intermediate- KITCHEN, NATHAN

8 Intermediate- PETERSEN, COLE 

9 Intermediate- ANDERSON, ERIC

10 Intermediate- MCMASTER, DANIEL 

11 Intermediate- NELSON, ANDREW 

12 Intermediate- BARTLETT, BRAYDEN

13 Intermediate- MAINE, KACY

14 Intermediate- KUBILIS, ABI

15 Intermediate- BEAN, JEREMY 

16 Intermediate- GREER, CODY 

17-18 Intermediate- DEFAZIO, ANTHONY 

19-27 Intermediate- ICHORD, KRIS 

28-35 Intermediate- RANDALL, JOSH 

36-40 Intermediate- FOSS, DARRELL 

41 & Over Intermediate- CHENEY, DOUG 

5 & Under Expert- PETERSEN, DUTCH

6 Expert- EATON, CONNOR 

7 Expert- MORALES, DANE

8 Expert- YORK, JUSTIN 

9 Expert- YORK, BRANDON 

10 Expert- VERON, JOSHUA

11 Expert- ADAMS, NICHOLAS

12 Expert- MCOMBER, ZACHARY 

13 Expert- CASEY, ZANE 

14 Expert- STATEN, JACOB 

15 Expert- HAMMOND, DUSTIN

16 Expert- PITA, BRANDAN

17-18 Expert- ESTES, JEREMY 

28-35 Expert- SHERROD, LLOYD 

36-40 Expert- STARKS, JAMES

41 & Over Expert- SEVERT. JIM