Gold Coast resident Bodi Turner (world number 19), Americans Barry Nobles (world ranked 22) and Nicholas Koelhler and leading Kiwi rider Michael Bias.
About BMX Australia
BMX Australia is recognised by the Australia Sports Commission as the National Sporting Organisation for BMX racing and Freestyle BMX within Australia. BMXA is an affiliate of UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale), the international cycling federation.
BMX Australia is the second largest BMX nation behind the United States and is an organisation with 17,000 members from the age of 2 years – 80 years. There are 8 Members Associations and 120 member clubs across the country.
BMX Australia exists to provide Australians with the opportunity to compete in BMX from junior levels through to elite competition, including the National Series, National Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games. It is responsible for delivering these benefits to Australian BMX riders in collaboration with the Members States and Territories.
BMX Australia’s vision “to lead Australian Sport through successful partnerships, participation growth and performance excellence” ensures that we strive to success, building a strong and positive public profile and continue to develop high quality athletes, coaches and officials at all levels of our sport.
Aussie champs Willoughby and Buchanan head world class BMX field on Gold Coast
The Gold Coast will host one of the first national sporting events of the new year with 600 entries expected for round one and two of BMX Australia’s National Series in Nerang this Friday and Saturday (January 2 and 3). Elite riders from the United States, Japan and New Zealand will join Australia’s world number one pair Sam Willoughby and Caroline Buchanan, Gold Coast based Olympic contenders Bodi Turner and Melinda McLeod and a host of young local riders for the two day event hosted by the Nerang BMX club.
Buchanan will headline the Probikx women’s elite field, where she will take on American world number four Brooke Crain and Australian teammates McLeod, 2013 world championships silver medallist Lauren Reynolds and rising star Rachel Jones.
In the elite men’s event, Australia's world champion Willoughby has been confirmed as a late starter for the second day of competition (Saturday) where he will be joined by fellow South Australian and US-based Anthony Dean (world number four),
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