FISE European Series First Stop Madrid MAY 3rd, 4th, 5th

May 03, 2019

Written by Bart de Jong

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FISE European Series stops have been classified by the UCI as a C1 events, meaning riders can now grab points towards qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! For over four years, the UCI and Hurricane Group have partnered together so that each stop of the FISE World Series, exclusively hosts the UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup. For the brand new FISE European Series, this collaboration has been extended. The UCI has labelled Madrid and Châteauroux as C1, UCI events that will also provide an opportunity to gain points towards qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

This new addition to the event has brought even more world class riders to Madrid and the line up is looking insane, including: Justin DOWELL (USA), Jack CLARK (UK), Declan BROOKS (UK), Anthony

JEANJEAN (France), Istvan CAILLET (France), Quentin MORIEN (France), Thibault PANAVILLE (France), Maxime ORSINI (France), Florian FERRASSE (France), Alex NIKULIN (Russia), Irek RIZAEV (Russia), Andreev KONSTANTIN (Russia), Sergio LAYOS (Spain), Daniel WEDEMEIJER (Netherlands), Kenneth TENCIO (Costa Rica), Kaine MITCHELL (UK), and Alex COLEBORN (UK).

The Women's competition also promises to be massive, with some big names already confirmed: Duda PENSO (Brasil), Eduarda BORDIGNON, Gemma CORBERA COLLADO (Spain), María VALLEJO GARCIA (Spain), Rebeca DAVILA LAGO (Spain) and Lara LESSMANN (Germany).

Catch the BMX FREESTYLE PARK - PRO FINAL action from Sunday's live final on FATBMX!

Madrid 17:50 CEST / Beijing 23:50 CST / New York 11:50 EDT

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