Many athletes who have been through the injuries and hard luck that Sarah Walker has during the last six years would have given the sport up years ago. But Walker is not wired that way.
New Zealand’s leading BMX riders face an important showdown in the pathway that ultimately leads to the Tokyo Olympics when they compete in the Oceania Championships in January.
Multi-world age group champions Jessie Smith and Cailen Calkin, both from the Waikato, are part of the five-strong New Zealand cycling team to compete at the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina.
Teacher and student, Sarah Walker and Jessie Smith, secured top-10 performances in today’s elite racing at the UCI BMX World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Te Awamutu teenager Rebecca Petch has moved into the top-20 BMX World Cup rankings after making her first final in the UCI Supercross event in Belgium.
A strong contingent of riders from the Waikato have been named for the New Zealand Junior Elite squad for the UCI BMX World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in June this year.
BMXNZ has announced the complete Test Team Trialists for the Mighty 11s and the Senior DEVO Team to be held at Cambridge BMX Club at the Pre-Norths on 25th September.
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.