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Name: Payton 'P-Nut' Ridenour
Age: 19
Hometown: Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Sponsors: Mongoose, WD-40, Shimano, FLY, EVS, E6, Socksmith, Oakley, Tioga, ODI, HRP Designs, Potter Racing, Answer, Onyx

What has the UCI Pump Track World Champion title meant to you since you got it?
Payton Ridenour: It was a dream come true to win the first ever rainbow jersey given out for pump track! I think it's every cyclist's goal to win a world championship title, so to win the entire event was incredible.

Is it fair to say that BMX Racing comes first for you followed by riding Pump Track?
Payton Ridenour: Yes, BMX racing comes first for me and then pump track. It's really convenient that I can transition so easily from racing to pump track too. I train specifically for racing and that transfers right over to the pump track, and my bike set up is the exact same for both.

Leading up to the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, have you ridden more pump tracks lately?

Results C1 Race Azuay Azuay, Ecuador 08 October 2021
Elite Men:
1 Wilson GOYES LARREA ECU 60 UCI points
2 Cristhian Felicicimo CASTRO CEVALLOS ECU 45
3 Josue Sebastian ALVAREZ PESANTEZ ECU 40
4 Efrain Josue CHAMORRO HERRERA ECU 35
5 Andres Patricio CARDENAS PESANTEZ ECU 30
6 Juan Francisco BORJA CAZAR ECU 25

Enjoyed riding the BMX Track in Copenhagen while on holidays in Denmark.

The last of Velosolution's RED BULL UCI Pump Track qualifiers took place in Switzerland. That leaves one last chance to qualify on October 16th, the day before the 2021 Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Champs in Lisbon on the same pump track. A small mistake in the Big Final, saw Nadine Aeberhard lose out on that World Final ticket to Christa Von Nierderhausern. Nadine, number 2 from 2019, and Christa brings a number 1 from 2018 and a number 3 finish from the 2019 World Final. High level racers come out of Switzerland.
A close top 4 in the Men's Category but Tristan Borel, number 2 from 2019, remained unbeatable on race day. A 2nd place for French rider Axel Jondeauu in a close battle till the end.

Results:

Women:
1. Christa von Niederhaeusern

Tokyo 2020 was huge for Bethany Shriever. The British BMX racer won Olympic gold by beating her idol, two-time Olympic champion Mariana Pajon.

Limonest BMX by StudioFly

PULP MX. Connor Fields talks about his Olympic crash.

When I first got into FPV, one of my lofty goals was to one day get a call from a brand like Red Bull to ask me to fly for them for a commercial or an event like this... 2 years later, this actually happened. I'm having trouble expressing how much of a life achievement this was for me. Being validated by the brands that you looked up to for the better part of your professional career. This is HUGE for me.

It feels good to be back at events. This past weekend a lot of things were happening. Our event calendar post showed this:

-24-25 Sep 2021 Thunder Days, Sankt Pölten, Austria C1 FREESTYLE
-24 Sep-25 Sep 2021, UEC BMX European Cup Rounds 7/8, Papendal, Netherlands  RACE
-24-26 Sep 2021 Extreme Barcelona, Spain C1 FREESTYLE
-25 Sep 2021 Haut-Richelieu Canada Cup RACE
-25 Sep 2021, Red Bull UCI Pump Track World's Qualifier, Schüpfheim, Switzerland  PUMPTRACK
-25 Sep - 26 Sep 2021, Japanese National Championships RACE
-26 Sep 2021 Austrian National Championships, Sankt Pölten, Austria CN FREESTYLE

Even missed out on listing the FISE Xperience event in Reims, France and I'm sure a few others. On top of this the MXON and F1 GP were happening plus the Step In The Arena event in Eindhoven. Non BMX events, but still something to follow.

We managed to cruise over to Papendal for the UEC race. Upon arrival we had a hard time finding the accreditation set-up. After attempting to find the accreditation centre for 30 minutes and being sent to wrong places 5 times it was Guido who came to the rescue. Thanks for that. Five minutes later we were having a coffee at the VIP section. In fact, this spot was so good that I stayed there most of the day in

Name: Thibaut Stoffels
Age: 20
Hometown: Liège (Belgium)
Plate number: 315
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Target BMX Team, Alex Geens (A&S Design)

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-Track to race on: Papendal, Netherlands