Category: Riders
Sarah Walker reaches new heights
Sarah Walker has competed around the world at the highest level – but she took that to the extreme today with a historic ride around Auckland’s iconic Sky Tower.
Bay riders help NZ win Mighty 11s junior test
Jaydah-Lily Lees and Kiera Waite secured their targeted silverware when they defeated Australia at the BMX New Zealand North Island Titles event last weekend.
Girls emulate dads with Mighty 11s selection
Two 11-year-olds are proving BMX is in their blood, being the first second-generation riders to have made this year’s Mighty 11s Junior test team.
8m Gates – Sunset Coast PUNI Saturday 14th October
Calling all 15-24yr riders + 2018 15yr riders (UCI 14yr now) The Sunset Coast BMX Club is again opening the 8m ramp to riders. This is a open gate session – NOT a training day.
Walker back on BMX after funding boost for Tokyo 2020
Sarah Walker has ended her track cycling experiment and is getting back on the BMX, with Cycling New Zealand set for a change of heart over its funding allocation.
Young Rotorua riders make New Zealand BMX teams
Having attended trials against the best in their age groups, Rotorua BMX Club riders Zach Paterson, 15, and Will Skipper, 11, have claimed spots in New Zealand BMX teams.
Bennett’s Season Report
This year has been a really busy one with lots of great racing for me in the Waikato Region, Wellington and NSW. This is my overview of the year so far as I head into the last month of Worlds preparation.
Austin Was Born To Fly
After coming home with the NZ1 in the Sprocket 5 and under class at the 2017 Nationals, Austin has proved that having Nephrotic Syndrome hasn’t slowed him down one bit.
Tauranga BMXer breaks track record at AIMS Games
Tauranga BMXer Karepa Heke Kaiawha is an Oceania champ, who has a ranking of seventh in the world – and this week he added record-breaker to his list of achievements.
Kelly Rounds Out Successful Bmx Worlds For Age Group Riders
Well-known Waikato BMX rider Jason Kelly added to the Kiwi success in the final day of Challenge class racing at the UCI BMX World Championships in the USA today.
Jessie Smith doubles up with World Championship titles
Sixteen-year-old Hamilton rider Jessie Smith repeated her victory from last year at the UCI BMX World Championships in the USA today.
Kiwis Day 2 & 3 – UCI World Championships – Rock Hill USA
Day two put the team into the last practice session of day, after the carnage of the Sunday practice where the last two sessions were
Kiwis Day 1 – UCI World Championships – Rock Hill USA
Day one has had the Challenge Team riding the first practice day of the event. The day started early with a 7am session.
