About 25 BMX riders are on track to take on the world. They’ve been selected to represent Canada at the 2024 UCI BMX World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
WATCH: This spring brings an awesome opportunity for some hardworking young athletes in Calgary. As Gil Tucker shows us, they’re on track to take on the world.riders are on track to take on the world. They’ve been selected to represent Canada at the 2024 UCI
“It’s a pretty cool feeling to get to wear the maple leaf on your back,” rider Daisy Kettle, 16, said. “It’s not something a lot of people get to say they’ve done in their life.”sent to your email, as it happens. “You’re going to have riders competing from all over the world,” Calgary BMX organizer Colin Lolacher said. “From Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Britain – you name it. They’re going to be there.”
The Calgary riders who have qualified for Team Canada at the world championships range in age from eight to their early 20s.“This is my first year competing at worlds,” Carter Berry, 15, said. “It’s kind of crazy, because I’ve been training a lot and now I’m finally ready to go compete there, so it’s a pretty good feeling.”“It’s cool, how fast I’m going,” eight-year-old Ryker Lolacher said. “And then getting faster and faster and faster.”“I think it’ll be pretty fun,” Logan Lee, 12, said.
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