Category: Elite
Australian brother and sister take out Oceania BMX titles in Te Awamutu
Australian brother and sister, Saya and Kai Sakakibara claimed elite titles at the 2019 Oceania BMX Championships in Te Awamutu on Saturday.
Walker and Peel claim FIRST New Zealand BMX honours
Sarah Walker and Maynard Peel claimed the elite honours at the FIRST Windows and Doors New Zealand BMX Championships in Te Awamutu.
Bumper weekend of world-class BMX racing in Waikato
The Waikato is in bike heaven over the coming week with international BMX action at Te Awamutu, the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Cambridge and the start of the New Zealand Cycle Classic on the roads of Waipa.
Olympic dream alive for Sarah Walker
Many athletes who have been through the injuries and hard luck that Sarah Walker has during the last six years would have given the sport up years ago. But Walker is not wired that way.
Petch on home turf as Te Awamutu hosts Oceania BMX Championships
New Zealand’s leading BMX riders face an important showdown in the pathway that ultimately leads to the Tokyo Olympics when they compete in the Oceania Championships in January.
Walker fights back from adversity to score World Cup BMX podium
The All Blacks are not the only Kiwi sports stars making waves in Argentina this weekend, with Sarah Walker fighting back from years of injury-laden adversity to finish on the podium at the UCI BMX World Cup.
Waikato BMX riders profit from passion, selected for Youth Olympics
The efforts of two of Waikato’s rising stars in BMX have paid off. Hamilton students Cailen Calkin and Jessie Smith have been selected for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, held in Buenos Aires in October.
Age group world champion cyclists to compete at Youth Olympic Games
Multi-world age group champions Jessie Smith and Cailen Calkin, both from the Waikato, are part of the five-strong New Zealand cycling team to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.
Top-10 finishes for Walker and Smith in BMX Elite Champs
Teacher and student, Sarah Walker and Jessie Smith, secured top-10 performances in today’s elite racing at the UCI BMX World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
High winds force cancellation of first day of elite racing
High winds have forced the cancellation of racing on the first of the two elite race days in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Walker hopes winds drop for BMX World Championships
High winds may pose a significant challenge for elite riders at the UCI BMX World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan this weekend.
Moonie claims BMX cruiser class world title
Hamilton’s Paul (Moon) Luttrell has claimed the first rainbow jersey for New Zealand on the opening day of the UCI BMX World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
New Zealand BMX team readies for UCI World Championships in Baku
Nearly 50 BMX riders from New Zealand will line-up at the UCI BMX World Championships in Azerbaijan starting tonight.
