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What a day of finals in Bazhong! Tricks, amplitude, emotions, everything gathered for a high-level final in Bazhong, China, for the final of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park)! In the Pro Men's category, the trio of Logan Martin, Kieran Reilly and Anthony Jeanjean battled it out for first place right to the end, each with more explosive and crazy tricks than the last. In the end, it was Australia's Logan Martin who came out on top with a Nothing Front Bike Flip and 96.74 points, ahead of England's Kieran Reilly (96.56 points) and France's Anthony Jeanjean (95.70).

For the Women's category, the Chinese public were there in force to support their champions, and they weren't disappointed as it was the Chinese rider Ya Wen Deng who won the stage (93.84 points),

It was under the sun of Bazhong, in Sichuan Province, that the 24 Pro Men semi-finalists performed their best runs this Saturday to qualify for the final of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) in China.

UCI BMX Freestyle - Park: Men qualify for the final

1. BRUCE Nick, USA
2. HESSEY Dylan, GBR
3. JEANJEAN Anthony, FRA
4. MARTIN Logan, AUS
5. REILLY Kieran, GBR

The final stage of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) kicked off in Bazhong, China this Friday! After Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, Montpellier in France and Brussels in Belgium, the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) comes to an end in China this weekend, in the heart of the mountains of Sichuan Province. On this qualifying day, the best international riders ensured a high level of entertainment in front of the public, to compete for victory in their quest for the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup title in Park and to score points towards qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Qualifications UCI BMX Freestyle - Park : Men

Once in a blue moon, an event is organised with a unique touch to it and Red Bull is no stranger to events like this. Last weekend under a clear, moonlit sky it was the perfect occasion for another Red Bull: Full Moon. A fully loaded Red Bull Big Bob truck full of drinks and flood lights all around the famous bowl of Kortrijk, that’s all you need to attract riders from all over Belgium. Word was going around the week before and the Belgian scene was hyped they could all meet up. Top priority for them was having fun and cheering on their friends. But there was prize money to be won too, in a best run and a best trick jam format.

It had been a while since the last major contest in Belgium so everyone was curious for what everyone

The Swiss national championships took place at the World Cycling Centre on Sunday after the C1 competition. The Swiss Park scene made it out and after seeing what was possible on the park on Saturday the Swiss riders sent it hard with the National titles on the line. Next to the Men and Women park classes a couple of riders rode the Junior group (-15). Those who actually have a license scored some UCI points. Nikita and Alexandre both extended their national titles for 2023 scoring 200 UCI points in the process. 

Results Swiss National BMX Park Championship Aigle, Switzerland. 01 October 2023.

Men Park:
1 Alexandre SIDERIS 21 SUI 83  200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Edgar HUBER 16 SUI 73.5        160.00

Women Park:
1 Nikita DUCARROZ 27 SUI 72   200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Michelle NEUNER 20 SUI 42   160.00

Pics by BdJ / @fatbmx

Results C1 UCI World Cycling Center Aigle, Switzerland 30 September 2023

Women Park:
1 Iveta MICULYČOVÁ 18 CZE 86.00 200.00
2 Nikita DUCARROZ 27 SUI 83.00 160.00
3 Charlotte WORTHINGTON 27 GBR 79.00 130.00
4 Minato OIKE 27 JPN 68.50 110.00
5 Nina BUITRAGO 42 USA 60.17 90.00
6 Valeriia LIUBIMOVA 19 FRA 54.00 70.00
7 Cory COFFEY 41 USA 44.17 50.00
8 Michelle NEUNER 20 SUI 38.00 30.00
Daria DIATLOVA 25 *** DNS

Men Park:
1 Justin DOWELL 23 USA 92.83 200.00
2 Declan BROOKS 27 GBR 91.17 160.00
3 Istvan CAILLET 31 FRA 84.83 130.00
4 Kevin FABREGUE 28 FRA 82.08 110.00

In the evening 15 rad riders showed off their best at the BMX street finals. At 27 years young, Boyd Hilder, an absolute talent and crowd pleaser, clinched victory at Simple Session for the second consecutive year, scoring an impressive 90.33 points. Boyd said that he enjoyed his run and completed all the tricks he chose and felt good about his run.

The full list of results:

1) Boyd Hilder (AUS) 90,33
2) Matt Ray (USA) 88,00
3) Jordan Godwin (GBR) 87,5