The UCI BMX World Championships & Challenge are set to begin this Thursday, May 24 with competition running through Sunday, May 27. Twenty five of America’s top elite BMX racers will contest this final qualifying event before the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. “The BMX World Championships in Birmingham are key in confirming our top male and female athletes for the London Olympic Games,” said USA Cycling BMX Programs Director
Mike King.
“We have a strong men’s program and our women’s program is quickly progressing. We believe we have more than a few athletes who can obtain a podium and even better. Winning the World Championships ten weeks before the Olympic Games will boost anyone’s confidence.” Elite racing action, which has even more than an illustrious world championship on the line, will begin with qualifying time trials on Friday and culminate with the main event on Saturday. The world championships are the final race to count toward the 2011-12 USA Cycling BMX Power Rankings,