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The series of 15 qualifying events for the 2024 Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships is set to kick off in April. The top athletes from the Qualifiers being held on Velosolutions Pump Tracks around the globe will earn the right to compete for the coveted rainbow jersey. After a season-opener in the heart of Genk, Belgium, the series will continue through captivating landscapes worldwide: from Sepheo in Lesotho, to the home of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in Aigle, Switzerland, then on to the historic town of Ainsa, Spain, and the adrenaline-packed venues of Sugarland, USA and Košice, Slovakia.

European charm meets pump track fervour as Otrokovice, Czechia, provides the stage for pump track specialists before the series of qualifiers moves continents: to Asia and an event in Yantai, China. Hvidovre, nestled in the picturesque surroundings of Copenhagen, Denmark, will provide the backdrop for the next exhilarating qualifier, followed by Dungog, Australia and Havelock North in New Zealand, offering a chance for Southern Hemisphere riders to shine. The competition will then traverse the natural beauty of Sicamous in British Columbia, Canada, before continuing its journey to Monthey, Switzerland; Suizhou, China; and Erlangen, Germany.

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The Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships at AREA47 in Austria culminated in an intense showdown on Saturday evening, with Christa von Niederhäusern (SUI) seizing her third World Championship title in astounding form in the Elite Women’s category. Alec Bob USA) claimed victory over newcomer Mattia Costerman (ITA) in the Elite Men’s category, further cementing his pump track legacy after securing second place on the podium in Santiago, Chile last year. In her final lap, Christa set her fastest run of the day, completing it in a lightning fast 13.445 seconds. Sabina Košárková (CZE) secured second place on the podium, with Alina Beck (GER) finishing in third.

Alec Bob fought hard for the gold medal this evening, with only half a second separating the top 16

Results UCI PUMP TRACK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Otztal, Austria 18 November 2023

Men:
1 Alec BOB 27 USA 12.674
2 Mattia COSTERMAN 19 ITA 12.687
3 Eddy CLERTE 25 FRA 12.597
4 Tristan BOREL 21 SUI 12.660
5 Ryan GILCHRIST 21 AUS 12.674

Area 47 hosted the LCQ for the 2023 UCI Pump Track World Championships. The indoor pump track facility will welcome the qualified riders from all over the world on 18 November. The Last Chance Qualifier was the last opportunity to be part of the event in 10 days' time. It was a pretty stacked field of riders for the LCQ and a massive thanks to the riders that already secured their tickets to the UCI World Final for taking it easy today.

Tanguy GRANDJEAN and Kristína NOVÁKOVÁ took the win in their respective categories in solid form to line up on November 18th for the big showdown. Fastest times for the day belonged to UCI World Champ Christa von Niederhaeusern in 13.985 and Tristan Borel in 12.749 secs.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and its partner Velosolutions announce that the 2023 Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships, which were due to take place in Neuquén, Argentina, will now be held in Ötztal, in the Austrian regionof Tyrol. The date of the event –18 November –remains unchanged.

The 2023 Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships will be held in the state-of-the-art indoor bike park at AREA 47, a theme park located at the entrance to the Ötztal, some 50km west of Innsbruck, which hosted the 2018 UCI Road World Championships and is the capital of Tyrol, a region which has

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In the Men's category, current World no 2 Alec Bob and previous World Champ Tommy Zula chased each other down all day long, lap for lap with Alec eventually laying down his fastest and winning time of 21.924 in the final run. Alec already punched his ticket at the Chile Qualifier, which means Tommy secures his trip to the World Champs.

In the Women’s category, it was Carly Kane day, and it is sure good to have her back after her crash at the UCI World Champs last year in Chile, her fastest time of the day of 25.317 in the semis.

Christchurch hosted the New Zealand Qualifier today, or is it yesterday, with some fine riders lining up from Australia and New Zealand. In the Men's category @dan_butterworth721 of Rotorua had a big day taking home the first ever NZ Pump Track National Champs yesterday, but he couldn't quite make it a double, being caught up in the Aussie assault in today's race, to finish 3rd overall. All day until the final runs, it would be Aussie @jumpin_josh_1a setting the quickest times, beating his own lap record until the finals where he met fellow country man @ryangilchrist73 , on a hard tail mtb. Ryan would take the honors in a tight battle for the top spot, thereby locking in his 2nd trip to the World Finals.