UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup winners from China/Australia/Japan/France celebrate in Montpellier in front of the biggest crowd in BMX. The biggest event on the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup calendar took place in Montpellier, France. The Festival International des Sports Extreme attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The multiple sports festival in the city in the South of France hosted the UCI BMX Freestyle Park and Flatland World Cups. For Park it was the second stop on the calendar where the flatland riders met up for the first time in France this year. Due to the huge number of participants, practice started as early as Tuesday with Wednesday schedule for a pre-qualification phase in BMX Park Men. The first cut was made from 110 riders to 72 for the qualification round down to 24 for semifinals. Due to the weather forecast for Sunday it was decided to turn this semifinal into the final round giving 24 riders the chance to shine in front of the thousands of spectators that had come to watch from the banks at the Rives Du Lez.
The first UCI final of four produced amazing riding. The field of play offered many different lines for the riders to choose from with the step down spine and step up ramp along the river being two ramps that were chosen to execute their tricks on. On first sight a jump box was missing on this Park course but the high ramp with transitions on both sides connected to the new tipi ramp turned into a box jump for the braves. High risks were taken on this one but to stand out, you have to ride in a different way and take some risks.
Introducing the UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup to Saudi Arabia. Roberts and Martin claim the wins. From the beginning a warm welcome was felt when foot was set in Diriyah, home of the first UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup, and not just because the temperature was higher than in most countries during winter. Just 30 minutes outside of Riyadh a new BMX Freestyle facility was created and the set-up was nothing short of impressive. Mountains were moved
(literally) to create an area for the event and the nearby training ramps with resi sections were well used by riders to prepare for their UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup runs. The plan is for the facility to stay around for the local riders to develop BMX Freestyle and for international athletes to come train.
Thursday’s Men qualification was the first part of the event which eliminated over 30 riders and transfered 24 to ride Friday’s Semi-Final. Youngster Marcus Christopher’s 87,5 score was the highest score all day followed by fellow countryman Justin Dowell (USA) and British phenom Kieran Reilly in third. Olympic gold medalist Logan Martin made sure he remained part of the competition by getting 4 th followed by 2022 UCI BMX Park World Champion Rim
Nakamura from Japan. Next to the trick machines, flow riders like Kevin Peraza (Mexico- 8th), Joji Mizogaki (Japan-9th) and Paul Thoelen (Germany-22nd) made it through providing a wide variety of BMX Freestyle riding in the first UCI World Cup semi-final of the year.
Results British National Championships Asylum Skatepark, United Kingdom 22 - 23 October 2023
Men Park:
1 Kieran REILLY 22 GBR 100.00 UCI Ranking Points
2 Jordan CLARK 24 GBR 2 160.00
3 Dylan HESSEY 20 GBR 3 130.00
4 Declan BROOKS 27 GBR 4 110.00
5 Kaine MITCHELL 25 GBR 5 90.00
6 Kaz CAMPBELL 24 GBR 6 70.00
7 Reef WAY 18 GBR 7 50.00
8 Jack MAGUIRE 22 GBR 8 30.00
9 Thomas RUSSELL 27 GBR 9 20.00
10 Mitch DOOLEY 21 GBR 10 10.00
USA BMX Freestyle National Series Finals Tehachapi, United States Saturday 21 October 2023
USA BMX Freestyle National Series Finals Tehachapi, United States Saturday 21 October 2023
Men Park:
1 Kaden STONE 20 USA 92.82 200.00 UCI ranking points
2 Daniel SANDOVAL 29 USA 91.53 160.00
3 Jacob THIEM 23 USA 88.45 130.00
4 Bryce TRYON 23 USA 87.56 110.00
5 Nick BRUCE 31 USA 84.99 90.00
6 Brady BAKER 20 USA 84.70 70.00
7 Marcus CHRISTOPHER 21 USA 80.67 50.00
8 Dante TABUYO OCHOA 22 MEX 70.63 30.00
9 Juan VACA MARTINEZ 22 COL 145.56 20.00
10 Kevin PERAZA GARCIA 29 MEX 142.08 10.00
11 David Vance PERAZA GARCIA 32 MEX 99.72
12 Owen DAVIS 20 USA 62.60
Results USA BMX Freestyle National Series Finals Tehachapi, United States 20 October 2023
Men Park:
1 Daniel SANDOVAL 29 USA 95.79 200.00
2 Marcus CHRISTOPHER 21 USA 92.67 160.00
3 Nick BRUCE 31 USA 90.78 130.00
4 Jacob THIEM 23 USA 86.79 110.00
5 Brady BAKER 20 USA 85.66 90.00
6 Jeffrey WHALEY 27 CAN 84.07 70.00
7 Kevin PERAZA GARCIA 29 MEX 81.78 50.00
8 Bryce TRYON 23 USA 74.16 30.00
9 Maxime CHALIFOUR 24 CAN 149.6 20.00
10 Dante TABUYO OCHOA 22 MEX 140.81 10.00
What a day of finals in Bazhong! Tricks, amplitude, emotions, everything gathered for a high-level final in Bazhong, China, for the final of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park)! In the Pro Men's category, the trio of Logan Martin, Kieran Reilly and Anthony Jeanjean battled it out for first place right to the end, each with more explosive and crazy tricks than the last. In the end, it was Australia's Logan Martin who came out on top with a Nothing Front Bike Flip and 96.74 points, ahead of England's Kieran Reilly (96.56 points) and France's Anthony Jeanjean (95.70).
For the Women's category, the Chinese public were there in force to support their champions, and they weren't disappointed as it was the Chinese rider Ya Wen Deng who won the stage (93.84 points),
It was under the sun of Bazhong, in Sichuan Province, that the 24 Pro Men semi-finalists performed their best runs this Saturday to qualify for the final of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) in China.
UCI BMX Freestyle - Park: Men qualify for the final
1. BRUCE Nick, USA
2. HESSEY Dylan, GBR
3. JEANJEAN Anthony, FRA
4. MARTIN Logan, AUS
5. REILLY Kieran, GBR
The final stage of the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) kicked off in Bazhong, China this Friday! After Diriyah in Saudi Arabia, Montpellier in France and Brussels in Belgium, the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) comes to an end in China this weekend, in the heart of the mountains of Sichuan Province. On this qualifying day, the best international riders ensured a high level of entertainment in front of the public, to compete for victory in their quest for the 2023 UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup title in Park and to score points towards qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Qualifications UCI BMX Freestyle - Park : Men
Once in a blue moon, an event is organised with a unique touch to it and Red Bull is no stranger to events like this. Last weekend under a clear, moonlit sky it was the perfect occasion for another Red Bull: Full Moon. A fully loaded Red Bull Big Bob truck full of drinks and flood lights all around the famous bowl of Kortrijk, that’s all you need to attract riders from all over Belgium. Word was going around the week before and the Belgian scene was hyped they could all meet up. Top priority for them was having fun and cheering on their friends. But there was prize money to be won too, in a best run and a best trick jam format.
It had been a while since the last major contest in Belgium so everyone was curious for what everyone
The Swiss national championships took place at the World Cycling Centre on Sunday after the C1 competition. The Swiss Park scene made it out and after seeing what was possible on the park on Saturday the Swiss riders sent it hard with the National titles on the line. Next to the Men and Women park classes a couple of riders rode the Junior group (-15). Those who actually have a license scored some UCI points. Nikita and Alexandre both extended their national titles for 2023 scoring 200 UCI points in the process.
Results Swiss National BMX Park Championship Aigle, Switzerland. 01 October 2023.
Men Park:
1 Alexandre SIDERIS 21 SUI 83 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Edgar HUBER 16 SUI 73.5 160.00
Women Park:
1 Nikita DUCARROZ 27 SUI 72 200.00 UCI Ranking points
2 Michelle NEUNER 20 SUI 42 160.00
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