The UCI unveils calendars for BMX Racing and BMX Freestyle UCI World Cups

May 04, 2023

Written by Bart de Jong

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The Management Committee of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) met from 2 to 4 May in Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy). Following its approval by the Management Committee, the UCI also publishes today the full calendar for the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup.

The discipline's flagship series will get underway in Rotorua, New Zealand, with two rounds, on 10 and 11 February. This will be the first time that the country - which hosted the 2013 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Auckland - will host BMX Racing’s flagship series. Built in 2019, the current track at Rotorua BMX Club - home club of London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker - measures 440m and was the venue for the 2023 Oceania BMX Racing Championships. Rotorua is also known for hosting mountain bike events, most notably the discipline’s UCI World Championships in 2006.

The third and fourth rounds of the series will take place in Brisbane on 24 and 25 February. This will be a first for the Queensland capital. Australia becomes a regular stopover for the UCI BMX Racing World Cup, having staged rounds in 2008 (in Adelaide, which also hosted the 2009 UCI World Championships) and again in 2020 (in Shepparton and Bathurst). The Brisbane BMX Racing track is part of the Sleeman Sports Complex, the Olympic training centre for Australian BMX Racing and track cycling specialists, as well as athletes from many other sports.

After Oceania, the UCI BMX Racing World Cup will head to America, specifically to the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the USA - a country that has hosted many major UCI BMX Racing events - for rounds five and six (27 and 28 April). Tulsa is a new addition to the UCI World Cup calendar. Home to USA BMX, the complex includes an indoor track (opened in 2019) as well as a museum dedicated to BMX Racing. The event will conclude the qualification period for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Finally, the last two rounds of the 2024 edition of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup will be held in Papendal on 22 and 23 June. The Netherlands’ national Olympic training centre and home of the Dutch national team will see the UCI World Cup stop for the 13th time on its famous track. The event is expected to conclude the series on a festive note, with the simultaneous organisation of a true BMX Racing festival open to all (participants and spectators).

2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup calendar:
Rounds 1 and 2: Rotorua (New Zealand), 10-11 February 2024
Rounds 3 and 4: Brisbane (Australia), 24-25 February 2024
Rounds 5 and 6: Tulsa, USA, 27-28 April 2024
Rounds 7 and 8: Papendal (Netherlands), 22-23 June 2024.

The dates and venues for the second half of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup have been set as follows:
Round 4: venue and dates to be confirmed
Round 5: Doha (Qatar), 30 November to 2 December - Park and Flatland
Round 6: Al Ula (Saudi Arabia), 7-9 December - Park

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