Recap video of the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships in Lisbon, Portugal 2021.
So much rain Belgium! For the first time the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championship qualifiers had to pull results based off the qualifying times for the final results. Never underestimate those qualifying times. Niels Bensink did it in a time of 21.965 in blazing form and secures his ticket to the Red Bull UCI World Championships Final in Chile in November (all that pump track building must be paying off) a second place for Didi van Tiggel in a time of 22.423 and a third for current UCI Pump Track World Champ Eddy Clerté in 22.428
Danielle Vrenegoor did it in the Women’s Category to secure her place in Santiago with a second place for Sanne Winters. Shout out to Bodi Turner and Wade Turner all the way from Australia for 5th and 6th place.
The Red Bull UCI World Championships Pump Track qualifier in the USA took place at Gaston County. It was sure good to be back at George Poston Park. Tommy Zula is back at it taking the win with the fastest track time of the day of 19.243 in the Finals against Alec Bob. Expect them to show up in Chile for the World Championships. Rachel Mydock secured her World Champs ticket in her first outing after a day long battle with Emily Hayes.
Thank you for an excellent day of racing .
Women’s Results
1.Rachel MYDOCK
Ainsa, Spain hosted the first Spanish UCI Red Bull Pumptrack World Championships Qualifier of the series and it was a blast. French rider Thibault Dupont came back from the Italy race in fine form leading the field all day long with the fastest times from the get go, securing his ticket to the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships. Young Slovakian rider, Tommy Miskolci showed impressive form after his 5th place in Italy to grab the 2nd place on the podium in Spain.
In the Women’s category, Spanish rider Aina Gonzalez dominated, securing her trip to Chile in November for the big showdown.
Men’s results
1. Thibault DUPONT
2. Tommy MISKOLCI
3. Adrián GONZÁLEZ GRIMAU
4. Luis Eduardo HIDALGO ARMAS
What a way to kick off the next UCI Pump Track World Championships qualifying round of racing for Europe. It was fierce battles all day long amongst the top 4 in both the Women and Men's categories. In the Women's category Kristina Madarasova took the win securing her ticket to the UCI Pump Track World Championships in Chile against fastest qualifier Christa von Niederhaeusern with 0.008 difference in a nail biting final run.
Alessandro Bassii took the honours against against Mattia Costerman after a small mistake from fastest qualifier Thibault Dupont in the semis had him taking third place today.
Results Men:
1. Alessandro BASSI
2. Mattia COSTERMAN
3. Thibault DUPONT
4. Nils VON NIEDERHÄUSERN
Bike360 is located in Tuscany in Ponte Buggianese, between Firenze and Pisa. The bike park covers a massive area of 60,000m2 dedicated to all things bike, with a cyclo-cross race track, freeride tracks, dirt jumps, a drop zone, two camps for training and an MTB school. The Velosolutions Pump Track there is 250m in length and is one of the largest pump tracks in Italy. The track itself is certainly one of the most technical and challenging made in the country and is sure to make for a massive day of racing.
What a way to kick off the next round of racing for Europe. It was fierce battles all day long amongst the top 4 in both the Women and Men's categories. In the Women's category @kmadarasova took the win securing her ticket to the World Championships against fastest qualifier @christa_vonniederhaeusern with 0.008 difference in a nail biting final run.
@alessandro_bassii took the honours against against @mattiacosterman after a small mistake
Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships Qualifier Bariloche, Argentina – March, 5th 2022
The City of Bariloche is home to the first ever Velosolutions Asphalt Pump Track on Argentinian soil. The Bariloche Pump Track has a mix of berms, rollers, jumps, and transfers catering for beginners through to elite biking athletes. Located next to Bariloche skate park and just minute’s walk from Bariloche town centre. The pump track is free to use for anyone with wheels. Bariloche had the past weekend the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championship qualifier for the third time and looking forward to going bigger and better next year.
Key Figures
-34 riders in total
News on the Pump Track side. The UCI World Championships will take place on 20 November in Santiago, Chile at the @santafebikepark but the first of the Qualifiers are up and loading...with more to come. Keep an eye on the FATBMX calendar for all the stops as they come in.
-Argentina, Bariloche - 6 March
-Italy, Ponte Buggianese -15 May
-USA, Gaston County - 21 May
-Spain, Ainsa - 21 May
-Belgium, Genk - 5 June
-USA, Paris Texas - 2 July
-Canada West, Langford - 3 July
-Sweden, Are - 9 July
-Germany, Berlin - 6 August
-USA, St Charles County - 6 August
-Switzerland, La Neuveville - 20 August
-Norway, Harstad - 27 August
-Netherlands, Eindhoven - 27 August
-Czech Republic, Heipark Tošovice - 17 September
-Chile LCQ, Sante Fe - 18 November
C&K Contractors (GBR) are hiring and they need you! Nationwide upcoming work load across pump tracks, skateparks and BMX tracks.
-Must drive.
-Must be able to work away.
-Like to get involved (machinery licenses useful but not essential).
-Competitive package for the right candidates.
Setting new goals for the new year is something most of us do. How can you better yourself? Is my training on point or is there someone out there who can teach me more? Is my equipment on point? Do I need to focus on Pumptracks? How do I do on the 8 meter hill? Where is the room for improvement? Martin v/d Velden trains Aiko Gommers, she is the current UCI pump track World Champion and has plenty of BMX racing planned for 2022.
Name: Aiko Gommers
Age: 17 (nearly 18)
Hometown: Scherpenheuvel, Belgium
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.