News that BMX Racing has secured its place on the Olympic schedule for Los Angeles, has fuelled extra desire for newly crowned UCI Under-23 World Series champion Rico Bearman.
Brilliant kiwi BMX rider Rico Bearman, the best under-23 world series rider, now has his sights set on the Paris Olympics after a stunning display in the final round of the UCI World Cup in Santiago del Estero in Argentina.
The BMX Racing competition got underway on the penultimate day of competition at the Super-Worlds, where all 13 UCI cycling disciplines are staging respective world championships over 12 days in Glasgow.
Eighty-six riders will comprise the Cycling New Zealand and Para Cycling Team to contest the historic combined UCI Cycling World Championships starting in Scotland next weekend.
New Zealand teenager Rico Bearman saved his best until last to claim victory in the under 23 men’s final of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands today.
US-based professional Rico Bearman claimed back-to-back victories in the men’s under-23 in the opening double round of the 2023 UCI BMX World Cup in Turkey.
The world’s best BMX Racing riders will be heading to Rotorua in New Zealand for the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup, which will be a key event leading up to the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.