Among the riders at NZCT AIMS Games BMX racing at the Tauranga BMX track is Lily Hovell from Chisnallwood Intermediate School in Christchurch. Year 8 Lily is a typical student – who loves taking part in everything she can at school.
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.
The 2016 BMX World Championships were held in Medellin, Colombia from the 23rd to the 29th of May. Slightly earlier than last year due to the Olympics; which meant only 6 weeks of training post Nationals.
On May 14th we departed New Zealand to start another adventure across the world for the BMX World Championships. We first flew to Houston, Texas and later on moved to New Orleans for a little holiday to start our trip off.
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,
Nationals is here! I am so excited to see my friends from all over NZ and race the fastest girls in my age group. It is so nerve-wracking because I want to race the best that I can and get a good result.
Stu Crichton who is a long time member of the Southland BMX Club in the deep south, was unlucky to have a heavy fall during a club race, on November 27th.
My Worlds trip started with ten days in Florida. Having some really good track time at both Oldsmar and Sarasota track was the focus for preparation leading into the World Championships.
A third BMX Worlds has left Caitlin Georgantas happy with her performance and results. The 18-year-old followed up world competition in Auckland in 2013 and Belgium last year with her best ever returns