Birmingham hosts of UCI World BMX Championships

Birmingham staging the championships is the culmination of a programme of investment in the sport of BMX that began when Birmingham City Council, UK Sport and British Cycling joined together in 2009 to bid for the honour of hosting the event. Great Britain Cycling Team Olympian Shanaze Reade, said:...

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Published inM2 Presswire
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published Coventry Normans Media Ltd 25.05.2012
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All terrain bicycles
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Summary:Birmingham staging the championships is the culmination of a programme of investment in the sport of BMX that began when Birmingham City Council, UK Sport and British Cycling joined together in 2009 to bid for the honour of hosting the event. Great Britain Cycling Team Olympian Shanaze Reade, said: "It's fantastic that Birmingham is hosting the World Championships and taking another World Championships title would be great preparation before the Olympics. I'm really excited about competing in my home country at major competitions twice this year." The track has already hosted two rounds of the UEC BMX European Championships. The track is now run by Birmingham BMX Club, and with over 400 members it is already the largest BMX club in the UK.