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.
Coop & Rangi set off on their crazy Columbian world adventure, 6 weeks early, with a life experience Coop will never forget. First stop the big USA!!! Colorada here we come!!!
Well done to all the NZ Team riders with some exceptional riding especially Leila Walker taking out her 4th World Title and our other World Title Champions Sasha Earnest, Cailen Calken, Jessie Smith and of course Maynard Peel.
The end of the season was a busy one with an early Nationals, yet everything seemed to come together. The 2016 Nationals followed the 2015 format & while it ran well,
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
BMXNZ has published the calendar for the 2016/2017 season. Event’s will be uploaded and as flyers and entry forms become available, will be updated here on bmx.net.nz and on bmxevents.nz