The UCI BMX Racing World Cup new season gets underway from 14-15 June with two rounds of competition in Sarrians, France.
There will be only six rounds of racing across three venues for the entire year making each contest vital for accumulating valuable points that will determine the World Cup champion this Autumn.
Reigning UCI BMX Racing World Cup champions Saya Sakakibara and Izaac Kennedy spearheads a line-up of nine ARA Australian Cycling Team riders in Sarrians this weekend.
Sakakibara returns to the Australian jersey for the first time since winning gold medal at Paris 2024. The 25-year-old’s first race since Paris was in March at the USA BMX Carolina Nationals at Rock Hill, which ended with two wins.
Elite women’s national champion Sienna Pal, junior women’s world champion and last year’s Under-23 Women’s World Cup overall winner Teya Rufus and Bella May, who currently holds the red leader plate in the 2025 UEC BMX European Cup elite women’s series are among other strong Aussie contenders.
Four-time Olympian Lauren Reynolds will not start in Sarrians but is set to race rounds three and four next weekend in Papendal, Netherlands.
On the other hand, Kennedy, will enter the competition on a high note. He who won his maiden World Cup in Round 3 at home in Brisbane last year and bagged the overall title following two silver medals in Tulsa, USA.
Bodi Turner returns to World Cup racing after an injury at Round 2 in Rotorua last year. The 31-year-old won at Round 1 of the 2025 AusCycling BMX Racing National Series in April.
Elite men’s national champion Oliver Moran, Jesse Asmus and Jordan Callum’s add depth to the Australian team.
2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup Sarrians : Australian Cycling Team and Riders
Team
Elite Women
- Bella May (Casey BMX Club/VIC)
- Sienna Pal (Terrigal BMX Club/NSW)
- Teya Rufus (Maryborough BMX Club/QLD)
- Saya Sakakibara (Southlake Illawarra BMX Club/NSW)
Elite Men
- Izaac Kennedy (Nerang BMX Club/QLD)
- Oliver Moran (Manning Valley BMX Club/NSW)
- Bodi Turner (Maroondah BMX Club Eastfield Eagles/VIC)
Under-23 Men
- Jesse Asmus (Nerang BMX Club/QLD)
- Jordan Callum (Hills BMX Club/WA)
Australian riders in Sarrians
Elite Men
- Kale Warner (Nerang BMX Club/QLD)
Under-23 Women
- Bella Schramm (Ashmore BMX Club/QLD)
Under-23 Men
- AJ Donald (Hawkesbury Hornets BMX Club/NSW)
- Jye Furner (Macarthur BMX Club/NSW)
- Josh Jolly (Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club/VIC)
- Joel Marsh (Happy Valley BMX Club/SA)
- Samuel O’Grady (Bendigo BMX Club/VIC)
- Bailey Seckold (Ashmore BMX Club/QLD)
- Rory Southwell (Macarthur BMX Club/NSW)
- Flynn Sweeney (Nerang BMX Club/QLD)
Also Read: BMX Racing Calendar For 2025: Events Schedule
2025 UCI BMX Racing World Cup Sarrians: Schedule
All times are local (Central European Summer Time – GMT+2).
Saturday, 14 June
11.15 – Round 1: Men Elite, Women Elite
12.25 – Last chance: Men Elite, Women Elite
13.05 – Eighth final: Men Elite
13.40 – Quarter-finals: Men Elite, Women Elite
15.00 – Semi-finals: Men Elite, Women Elite
15.35 – Finals: Men Elite, Women Elite
Sunday, 15 June
11.15 – Round 1: Men Elite, Women Elite
12.25 – Last chance: Men Elite, Women Elite
13.05 – Eighth final: Men Elite
13.40 – Quarter-finals: Women Elite, Men Elite
15.00 – Semi-finals: Women Elite, Men Elite
15.35 – Finals: Women Elite, Men Elite
