The French rider Anthony Jeanjean and the Swiss Nikita Ducarroz are the new BMX Freestyle Park European Champions of this spectacular discipline which was recently added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games programme.
The event took place in Moscow (Russia) at the Music Media Dome and the international level of participation was especially qualified with 44 riders from 13 countries.
After the thrilling qualification races on Saturday afternoon, the finals were fiercely contested by Anthony Jeanjean (France) winner with 93 points. The European Champion beat the Russians Irek Rizaev (88.33 points) and Konstantin Andreev (88.16).
Thanks to an excellent performance, Nikita Ducarroz won the Women’s title with 93 points. The Swiss, bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympic Games came ahead of the German Lara Lessmann, already second at the 2019 European Championships, with 84.33 points, and the Spaniard Teresa Fernandez who obtained the bronze medal with 81 points.
Enrico Della Casa, President of the Union Européenne de Cyclisme: «BMX Freestyle Park is a fairly recent discipline which has enjoyed even more success over the last few years, especially after its introduction on the Olympic programme at the last Games in Tokyo 2020. The success of the Championships in Moscow in terms of participation, the public and live streaming of the entire event, show that Freestyle Park is destined to develop even further. The Union Européenne de Cyclisme is keen to promote cycling in all its forms and we are certain that this event, which was impeccably organised by the Russian Cycling Federation and its President Viacheslav Ekimov, who I would like to thank, will give the opportunity for many new people to practice this sport and not just in Russia.»
Viacheslav Ekimov, President of the Russian Cycling Federation: «Russian Cycling Federation would like to thank the UEC and the UEC President, Mr. Enrico Della Casa, for the trust and the opportunity to hold the UEC BMX Freestyle Park European Championships here in Moscow, and to show all the perspective, beauty and the dynamics of an absolutely new Olympic discipline - BMX Freestyle Park. The management of the Russian Cycling Federation sends special thanks to the Department of Sports of Moscow, the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, Moscow Sport, the Rampstroy company and the local Organizing Committee of the Championships, to the judges and teams who came to Moscow in these difficult circumstances associated with Covid — 19 pandemic.»
The next edition of BMX Freestyle Park European Championships will be held in Munich (Germany) from 11 to 13 August 2022.
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