Each year the best in BMX racing all converge into one location to deem who is the best of the best at the UCI BMX World Championships. The most prestigious BMX race that is held each year, other than the Olympics, offers an opportunity for one Elite rider in 4 classes, Elite and Jr Men / Woman to take home the rainbow jerseys, to show the grand accomplishment for the next season as being a UCI BMX World Champion. This season, the best riders in the world all got together in Baku, Azerbaijan to compete for the Championship stripes and glory. The track in Baku is no stranger to high level competition, as in 2015, it hosted the European Games, where, Joris Daudet was the champion of the day. Now with the entire BMX World in attendance, could he do it once again?
The following Swiss BMX squad has been selected to represent Switzerland at the 2017 UCI BMX World Championships in Rock Hill at the end of July:
Elite Men
Renaud Blanc, 1991, Carouge, Bicross Club Genève
David Graf, 1989, Winterthur, BMX Power Bike Winterthur
Simon Marquart, 1996, Winterthur, BMX Power Bike Winterthur
Elite Women
Christa Von Niederhäusern, 1998, Wattenwill, BMX Club Blumenstein
Junior Men
Cedric Butti, 1999, Herdern, BMX Power Winterthur
Noah Breschan, 1999, Adligenswil, BMX Power Winterthur
Gil Brunner, 1999, Roggwil, BMX Club Bike Hunters Goldach
Junior Women
Eloïse Donzallaz, 2000, Penthalaz, Bicross Club Echichens
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.