Category: Elite
High Performance BMX Team Lead and Coach Ryan Hollows to step down
Cycling New Zealand has regretfully accepted the resignation of its BMX Team Leader and Coach, Ryan Hollows after 11 years with the organisation.
Mishap costs Jones spot in BMX World Cup final
Rio Olympian Trent Jones has again struck ill-fortune when he was caught in a tangle during the semifinals of the UCI BMX World Cup in USA today.
Jones leads Kiwis in qualifying at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
Rio Olympian Trent Jones led a three-strong Kiwi contingent who qualified for the second day of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in USA today.
Sarah Walker named IOC member
Kiwi BMX rider Sarah Walker may have missed out on competing in Rio due to injury, but she’s landed a top-level role as a member of the International Olympic Committee.
It’s only skin, it’ll come back – Jones lucks out in semis
New Zealand’s Trent Jones summed up his racing at the 2016 Rio Olympics nicely in an interview with Andrew Mulligan from Sky Sports.
Strombergs critical of Olympic BMX course
Maris Strombergs criticised the Olympic BMX course after his hopes of a third consecutive gold medal were blown away in the accident-marred men’s quarter-finals on Thursday.
Jones through to Semi’s – Olympic Quarterfinal Results
New Zealand’s Trent Jones has rode his way into the semi-finals which are due to race on Saturday morning.
2016 Olympics BMX individual seeding results
Olympic bmx women’s individual seeding result in Rio de Janeiro: 1. Mariana Pajon (Colombia) 34.508 seconds Q 2. Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 34.752 Q
Rio Olympic BMX Start Lists
As a final step before the time trial seeding rounds start Thursday 18th August 4:30 AM NZST, the order in which the 48 riders will ride has been released.
Matt Cameron / 3 Month Recap
The last 3 months have been jammed with racing, training, traveling and making steps towards peaking for the World championships in Colombia.
Nick Fox / January 7th
On January 7th I dislocated my shoulder which was due to the injury I sustained at the national champs in 2015. I had only just started feeling myself again on the bike in December of 2015 after a long recovery,
2016 Olympic Games Cycling Schedule
The most recent cycling event to be added to the Olympic Games, the BMX will be held over three days at the 5000 seater Olympic BMX Centre in Rio.
Trent Jones selected to compete in Rio
Two young New Zealand riders – Sam Gaze and Trent Jones – have been named to compete in mountain biking and BMX respectively at the Rio Olympic Games, the New Zealand Olympic Committee announced today.
