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The world's best BMX riders are heading to Rock Hill, South Carolina, for the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championships (May 12th -18th). Here with more is Rio 2016 Olympic Silver medalist Alise Willoughby. An estimated 3,500 riders will represent more than 45 nations, with the elite among them vying for quota points for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. A three-time Olympian and two-time world champion, Willoughby holds more world medals than any woman in BMX racing history, and she’s vying to grow that collection at the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup. “I started riding when I was very young and I fell in love with the sport” says Willoughby. This year’s BMX world Championship is right in our own backyard at a world class venue. The Rock Hill Track features an 8meter Olympic Track as well as a 5M Amateur Track. She adds “children as young as 7 years old and as old as 70+ can participate.” “My advice for anyone thinking about participating in BMX racing is give it a try, there is so much fun in riding.”
Back in 2017 the BMX World Championship found a home in Rock Hill. Willoughby says “as we get ready for the World Championship it’s our chance to take advantage of competing on our home track.” “This sport is extremely competitive and right out the gate you have to push it or you’ll be left behind.” “We go as fast a 40miles per hour from the gate to the first jump, jockeying for position.” The race will be extremely competitive since riders are still trying to qualify for the Olympics in Paris. The 32-year-old American is looking to regain her BMX world dominance on the road to Paris 2024, after going into the Tokyo Games as the reigning world champion and fan favorite, but leaving empty-handed after a devastating fall in the semi-finals. It’s going to be an exciting time in Rock Hill. The stakes are high in this one and it’s all happening in Rock hill SC. For more information visit 2024BMXWorlds.com