Tag: olympics
Sarah Walker inspired by Murray Halberg cyclists
It was hard to tell who was more inspired by who when Kiwi BMX bike star Sarah Walker visited Murray Halberg Retirement Village to encourage the Olympics@Ryman athletes.
High Performance BMX Team Lead and Coach Ryan Hollows to step down
Cycling New Zealand has regretfully accepted the resignation of its BMX Team Leader and Coach, Ryan Hollows after 11 years with the organisation.
It’s only skin, it’ll come back – Jones lucks out in semis
New Zealand’s Trent Jones summed up his racing at the 2016 Rio Olympics nicely in an interview with Andrew Mulligan from Sky Sports.
Strombergs critical of Olympic BMX course
Maris Strombergs criticised the Olympic BMX course after his hopes of a third consecutive gold medal were blown away in the accident-marred men’s quarter-finals on Thursday.
Part horse race, part roller coaster: Welcome to BMX
Imagine a horse race that starts on a ramp about three stories high, then winds down a quarter-mile track with as many bumps and twists as a roller-coaster ride.
Jones through to Semi’s – Olympic Quarterfinal Results
New Zealand’s Trent Jones has rode his way into the semi-finals which are due to race on Saturday morning.
2016 Olympics BMX individual seeding results
Olympic bmx women’s individual seeding result in Rio de Janeiro: 1. Mariana Pajon (Colombia) 34.508 seconds Q 2. Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 34.752 Q
Rio Olympic BMX Start Lists
As a final step before the time trial seeding rounds start Thursday 18th August 4:30 AM NZST, the order in which the 48 riders will ride has been released.
Walker in doubt for BMX World Cup ride
Olympic BMX silver medallist Sarah Walker is under no pressure to ride at this weekend’s third round of the UCI Supercross World Cup in the Netherlands as she plots her return from injury.
Sarah Walker says she’s learned to face down her fears
Kiwi BMX Olympic hopeful Sarah Walker still harbours the fears and doubts that pervade her high-risk sport, but as she embarks on a last-ditch Olympic tilt says she’s just learned to be more “courageous” in the face of them.
Sarah Walker on track for Rio Olympics
She hasn’t returned to the BMX track yet, but Sarah Walker’s prospects of making the Rio Olympics are back on course.
Big dreams for Hamilton BMX rider
A Hamilton teenager’s BMX dreams have received a much-needed financial boost.
Rio Opens First Facility in Deodoro for 2016 Games
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The first facility of the Deodoro Sports Complex, one of the primary locations for the 2016 Olympic Games, was opened on Sunday (August 31st) by the Mayor of Rio Eduardo Paes.
