Fun weekend trip to Valmiera Latvia for some coaching and riding.
Final results UCI BMX Racing World Cup - Round 4 Papendal, Netherlands 22 June 2025
Men Elite:
1 Ross CULLEN 24 GBR 33.984 500 UCI Ranking points
2 Cameron WOOD 24 USA 34.473 430
3 Sylvain ANDRE 33 FRA 34.784 370
4 Arthur PILARD 29 FRA 34.799 318
5 Renaud BLANC 34 SUI 34.943 273
The final countdown at Papendal. Round 4 of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup sees moves in overall ranking.
With Saturday’s round in the books, the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup season had passed the half-way mark before Sunday’s race hit at Papendal. In the Under 23 classes Jason Noordam and Michelle Wissing had won all 3 rounds at this point so the question was if they could keep that domination streak going. Sylvain André (FRA) had taken over the red leader plate from Arthur Pilard (FRA). Izaac Kennedy (AUS) kept his 3rd place in the ranking after Round 3 but Saturday’s last turn crash while in the lead left him sidelined for Round 4 on Sunday. Because of Saturday’s win, Rico Bearman had moved up 25 places to 5th in the UCI BMX Racing World Cup ranking and also Mitchel Schotman (NED) cracked into the top 10 by moving from rank 31 to 7 because of his 2nd place on
BMX Race Ljubljana powered by Mastercard is more than just exciting racing, the event has once again raised the level of the regional competition with lots of side events, meanwhile the organizers are already looking towards a new qualification period for the upcoming Olympic Games. This time in Ljubljana, the cream of the crop was picked up by the Hungarian Barnabás Kiss (Gencsapati KSE BMX), the winner of both prestigious races in the 17+ category.
Racing in BMX Park Ljubljana was once again at a high level, especially in the senior categories, i.e. in the 15/16 years and over 17 years categories. Several times the winner was also decided by a photo finish, which is truly extraordinary, if we are aware that racing in Ljubljana is practically a 300-meter
Hot, Hotter, hottest. BMX Elite challenge the heat at Papendal at Rd 3
Heat wave or no official heat wave, Round 3 of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup was hot over at Papendal today. The BMX Racing community had gathered in The Netherlands the weekend after the two opening rounds in Sarrians, France where Dutch athletes Jason Noordam (U23 Men), Michelle Wissing (U23 Women) and Elite racers Arthur Pilard (FRA) and Molly Simpson (CAN) left as leaders of their specific classes. With a record number of athletes for the 12th edition of the UCI World Cup at Papendal it was harder than ever to get through the rounds to make it to the final race of the day.
With a win in the quarter finals Jason Noordam, Casper Pipers, European Champion Alexis
REPLAY - Round Four: 1/2 Finals to Finals | 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup by UCI
Watch the 1/2 Finals through to the Finals of the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands, on Sunday 22 June.
REPLAY - Round Four: 1/8 to 1/4 Finals | 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup by UCI
Watch the 1/8 to 1/4 Finals of the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands, on Sunday 22 June.
UCI BMX Racing World Cup Papendal, Netherlands. Final results Rd 3.
Final results Under 23 and Elite classes Men and Women. UCI BMX Racing World Cup Papendal, Netherlands. Round 3. June 21, 2025.
Men Elite:
1. Rico BEARMAN 36.819
2. Mitchel SCHOTMAN 37.125
3. Sylvain ANDRE 37.962
4. Cameron WOOD 38.340
Replay - Round Three: 1/2 Finals to Finals | 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup
Watch the 1/2 Finals through to the Finals of the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in Papendal, Netherlands, on Saturday 21 June.
Finished the first two UCI BMX World Cup rounds with a 5th place in the semi on day one and a crash in the semi on day two. Felt great on the bike and it was a big step forward, but hard not to feel like I came up short after missing both finals.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.