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Watch the Women Elite Final of the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, presented by ‪TISSOT‬.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that Laura Smulders (NED) and Sylvain André (FRA) have been elected to represent BMX Racing athletes on the UCI Athletes' Commission following a vote held during the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 28 July to 3 August. Laura Smulders (re-elected) and Sylvain André were chosen from among five candidates – two women and three men – by the Elite and Under 23 athletes registered for the event.

Laura Smulders received 73.3% of the votes cast for women, while Sylvain André obtained 76.7% of the votes cast for the male candidates. The voting participation rate was 44.10%.

The members of the UCI Athletes' Commission are elected for a four-year term. This term will begin at the 2025 UCI Congress in Kigali (Rwanda) – or on the date of their election for members elected after the UCI Congress - and will end at the 2029 UCI Congress in Copenhagen (Denmark).

This election is part of the renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission for the 2025-2029 period. Its new members are elected by their peers at the 2025 UCI World Championships in the various cycling disciplines.

Since 2017, the commission has been composed of 20 members, with each discipline or speciality –

Video of my trip to St. Michael, Minnesota to race the 2025 USABMX Land O' Lakes Nationals.

LIVE on FATBMX - Finals | 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships CPH.

LIVE on FATBMX - 1/8 Finals | 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships CPH.

Emotions run high at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships. It's the one race that the BMXers have trained for, qualified for, prepared for, and spent their money on. Not everyone's goal is a podium spot, but not many are racing just to do a couple of laps. Once the final has been reached, there is no other goal than a podium.

The fastest 8 riders battle for that 1-2-3 finish. Over 3000 Challenge racers took part of the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships with the following athletes making the top three from Monday-Thursday. 

Watch live the action from day four of the Challenge at the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has published the list of TV broadcasters of the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships on its website. The event will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 and 3 August. Live / near-live coverage will be available in different regions of the world, allowing fans in most major cycling markets to follow the competition, including in:

-Africa: SuperSport Action HD (including South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Congo and Tanzania);
-North America: FloBikes (United States and Canada);
-South America: Direct TV (including Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Venezuela)*;
-Asia: China (platform to be confirmed), TDM (Macau), Astro Sport Plus (Malaysia) and TAP

Watch live the action from day three of the Challenge at the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Every season, there’s one BMX event that tops them all—the UCI BMX Racing World Championships. It’s more than just a race; it’s a global gathering of speed, style, and national pride. For 2025, the destination is Copenhagen, Denmark, and it’s shaping up to be an unforgettable one. 3,318 riders from 48 countries have made the trip, filling gates and grandstands at Copenhagen BMX Club’s recently revamped facility. The track has hosted major races in the past, but the upgrades this year take it to a whole new level. A fresh 400-meter surface, reworked corners, and world-class start hills now match the sport’s evolution—faster, tighter, more technical.

The Challenge classes kick off the week (Monday to Thursday), bringing in a surge of entries across all age groups, including Cruiser categories. With France riding the momentum of Paris 2024, their massive 449-rider squad leads the charge—outnumbering traditionally strong nations like the Netherlands (331), Great Britain (318), and the USA (311). Host nation Denmark is also all-in, entering 235 riders and showing just how deep the BMX roots run here.

But the real fireworks begin when the Championship classes roll in for the first weekend of August. Friday will be all about practice, but Saturday and Sunday is where the titles are won—and lost.