Riders hit the tracks on Canterbury’s newest BMX track last weekend when the North Canterbury BMX Club held its first event since it closed for a makeover in December.
The BMX New Zealand National Championships were held in Te Awamutu from Friday to Sunday last weekend, featuring riders from around the country, including eight North Cantabrians.
After weeks of vandalism, a Rangiora BMX track has security patrols. Vandals had ripped up sections of the North Canterbury BMX track on Millston Ave by riding motorbikes on the track after it rained.
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.