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In this video, we sit down with Mariana Pajon, the Colombian BMX cyclist and two-time Olympic gold medalist, to discuss her plans for the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. As one of the most dominant figures in BMX racing, Mariana brings a unique perspective on what we can expect from this exciting event, which will be held at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Results Juegos Odesur ASuncion. Paraguay 13- 14 October 2022

Elite Men:
1 Nicolas TORRES 25 ARG
2 Diego Alejandro ARBOLEDA OSPINA 26 COL
3 Wilson GOYES LARREA 24 ECU
4 Gonzalo MOLINA 27 ARG
5 Bruno ANDRADE COGO 25 BRA
6 Mateo CARMONA GARCIA 21 COL
7 Jholman Andres SIVIRA ABREU 27 VEN
8 Vladimir RODRIGUEZ MARQUEZ 23 VEN

Elite Women:
1 Mariana PAJON  31 COL
2 Gabriela BOLLE CARRILLO 22 COL
3 Agustina CAVALLI 20 ARG
4 Priscilla Andreia STEVAUX CARNAVAL 29 BRA
5 Micaela FERNÁNDEZ-MALDONADO 20 PER

Video 2 of the trip to Colombia I did together with my buddy Simon Marquart. This time we stayed in Medellin with Mariana Pajon and Vincent Pelluard to ride the track in the city. We rode the track where they hosted the World Championships for challenge riders in 2016, a little track up in Las Palmas, Andrea Escobar's backyard and rode pitbikes for the first time in Riverside. Hell of a week.

If you've taken notice you already know that some of the very best BMX-ers use FIST gloves. One of their riders is Mariana Pajon from Colombia. The double gold medalist scored another medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games using FIST gloves. The Queen of BMX now has a signature model out in the Chapter 17 line that comes with some of her messages such as: "Here and now!". "Give your best" and "Beyond Gold". No matter where you get inspired by, these gloves are a good start. If they work for Mariana, they will work for you. Ask for the "Wings" gloves at your favourite FIST dealer.

Name: Mariana Pajón
Age: 29
Hometown: Medellín, Colombia
Plate number: 100
Hook-ups/Sponsors: RedBull, Konzil, Toyota, GW, Shimano, Totto, 100%, Adidas, Kotex, Fist Handwear, Answer, Ice Fast, Tioga, Promax, Renthal, Nologo, PowerClub.

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-Track to race on: Old Papendal

C1 results XIV Valida Copa Mariana Pajon - Barranquilla-Atlantico - Colombia 18 October 2019

Elite Men:
1 278 RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto COL 60 points
2 785 CALIXTO LOPEZ Miguel Alejandro COL 45
3 120 PELLUARD Vincent COL 40
4 400 JÄCKEL Marco GER 35
5 522 ARENAS CORREA Andres COL 30
6 382 DIAZ SERNA Juan Carlos COL 25

Results III Valida Copa Mariana Pajon - Bogota D.C - 31 August 2019
Elite Men:
1 278 RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto COL 60 points
2 120 PELLUARD Vincent COL 45
3 998 GOYES LARREA Wilson ECU 40
4 382 DIAZ SERNA Juan Carlos COL 35
5 32 PORRAS RODRIGUEZ Andres Felipe COL 30
6 45 NARANJO MURILLO Juan Esteban COL 25
7 785 CALIXTO LOPEZ Miguel Alejandro COL 20

Results C1 race: I Válida Copa BMX Mariana Pajon

Elite Men:
1 741 ARBOLEDA OSPINA Diego Alejandro COL 60 points
2 120 PELLUARD Vincent COL 45
3 566 OQUENDO ZABALA Carlos Mario COL 40
4 278 RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto COL 35
5 21 BUITRAGO GOMEZ Juan Jose  COL  30
6 12 RUIZ MUÑOZ Juan Felipe  COL  25

When you are in the position of being the current Olympic BMX Champion your sponsors will do anything to please you. When asked to do a bike check, Mariana Pajon returned with photos of two different bikes and she actually uses both of them. But what does she ride? Curious? We've got the parts list. 

Name: Mariana Pajon
Sponsors: Red Bull, Samsung, Adidas, Totto, Kotex, PowerClub, GW, Shimano, Tioga, Answer, IceFast, Faith, COC, FCC.

Results XVIII Juegos Bolivarianos Santa Marta, Colombia - 17 Nov 2017
Elite Men:
1 278 RAMIREZ YEPES Carlos Alberto  COL
2 5 CAMPO Alfredo  ECU
3 741 ARBOLEDA OSPINA Diego Alejandro COL
4 10 MILANO Jefferson VEN
5 785 CALIXTO LOPEZ Miguel Alejandro COL
6 11 SIVIRA Jholman VEN
7 413 QUINTANILLA Jaime BOL
8 252 PALOMINO RODRIGUEZ Cristobal Andres CHI
9 50 FALLA Emilio ECU
10 220 ROJAS MARTINEZ Francisco Javier CHI
11 8 VILLAGRAN RODRIGUEZ Dario GUA
12 7 ROCABADO Jose Adolfo BOL

Elite Women:
1 100 PAJON Mariana COL
2 156 AZUERO Domenica ECU