This year’s Park Lines BMX Tournament, the official 2025 BMX Freestyle South African Championships, took place over the weekend. The event, sanctioned by Cycling South Africa and UCI, was presented by LW Mag and Dragon Energy in association with Garmin, Balwin Properties, Insta360, Fox Racing and Mongoose. Vincent Leygonie reclaimed his title in the Pro Men’s category while Jenna Byrnes defended her title in the Pro Women’s category. The competition took place at the newly built SkyLab Skatepark at the Joxi-X Adventure Park in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The park offered riders a variety of obstacles and line choices to showcase their skills in their bid to impress the judges through the qualifying rounds and the finals.
The 2024 South African BMX Freestyle Championships took place as part of the Park Lines BMX Tournament over the weekend. The event, sanctioned by Cycling South Africa and UCI, was presented by LW Mag and Dragon Energy in association with Garmin, Balwin Sport and DJI and saw Murray Loubser and Jenna Byrnes crowned the champions in the Pro Men and Women categories respectively. The iconic Gold Reef City Theme Park was the backdrop for the tournament. Taking place at the venue for the first time with an event specific park built in the Town Square. The park offered riders a variety of obstacles and line choices to showcase their skills in their bid to impress the judges.
50 riders competed in the Amateur and Pro divisions as judges took use-of-park, amplitude, execution,
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