Liam phillips claims record with successive bmx supercross world cup titles

Great Britain's Liam Phillips became the first man to win back-to-back UCI BMX Supercross World Cup titles this weekend.

The 26-year-old from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, was sixth in South Carolina after unclipping from his pedal at the bottom of the start ramp in the final.

But wins in three of the five rounds of the series - in Manchester, Angelholm (Sweden) and Santiago del Estero (Argentina) - saw Phillips finish on 865 points, 130 ahead of Dutch world champion Niek Kimmann.

The 2013 world champion wrote on Instagram: "Back to back @UCIBMXSX World Cup Champ!!!! It's been an unforgettable season."