The Waikato is in bike heaven over the coming week with international BMX action at Te Awamutu, the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Cambridge and the start of the New Zealand Cycle Classic on the roads of Waipa.
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.
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.
The best BMX riders in the country have grouped in Christchurch to decide the elite titles in the FIRST Windows and Doors New Zealand Championships at the weekend.
After torrential rain in the two lead up meetings, the weather gods were smiling over Labour Weekend for the 2016 North Island BMX Titles staged at the Cambridge BMX Club.