Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX racing

The men's BMX racing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 29 and 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park.[1] 24 cyclists from 17 nations competed in the event.[2]

Men's BMX racing
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic BMX cycling
VenueAriake Urban Sports Park
Date29–30 July 2021
Competitors24 from 17 nations
Winning time39.053 s
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Niek Kimmann  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kye Whyte  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlos Ramírez  Colombia
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Background

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This was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since BMX racing was added to the programme in 2008.

The reigning Olympic champion was Connor Fields of the United States, and the reigning (2019) World Champion was Twan van Gendt of the Netherlands. Fields suffered a horrific crash in his semi-final heat and was unable to continue racing. He was hospitalized.[3]

A preview by Olympics.com noted the favourites as Fields, van Gendt, Niek Kimmann (also of the Netherlands), Joris Daudet of France, and Carlos Ramírez of Colombia.[4]

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to three qualified cyclists in the BMX race. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. There were 24 quota places available, allocated as follows:[2]

  • UCI nation ranking (18 places): The top two NOCs each earn three places. NOCs ranked third to fifth each earn two places. NOCs ranked sixth through 11th each earn one place. Each continent was guaranteed one place.
  • UCI elite individual ranking (three places): The three NOCs with the top individuals on this ranking, which have not yet earned any quota places, each earn one place.
  • 2020 World Championships (two places): The top two NOCs at the 2020 UCI BMX World Championships, which have not yet earned any quota places, each earn one place. Because the 2020 World Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these places were reallocated to the UCI nation ranking.
  • Host place (one place): Host nation Japan was guaranteed one place.

Competition format

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The competition was a three-round tournament, with quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The time-trial seeding run from previous Games was eliminated. In each round, the cyclists raced around a 400 metres (1,300 ft) course with jumps and banked turns. The competition proceeded as follows:[4][5]

  • Quarterfinals: four heats of six cyclists each. Each heat had three runs, using a point-for-place system (one point for the winner of a run, two points for second, etc.), with the lowest points over the three runs winning. The best four cyclists in each heat (16 total) advanced to the semifinals; the others (eight cyclists) were eliminated.
  • Semifinals: two heats of eight cyclists each. Again there were three runs per heat, using the point-for-place system. The top four cyclists in each semifinal (eight total) advanced to the final; the others (eight cyclists) were eliminated.
  • Final: one final of eight cyclists. There was only a single run.

Schedule

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The event took place over two consecutive days.[1]

H Heats QF Quarterfinals SF Semifinals F Finals
BMX, mountain biking and road cycling
Event↓/Date → 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 Jul 1 Aug
BMX Racing
Men's BMX racing QF SF F

Results

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Quarterfinals

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Sources:[6][7]

Heat 1

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Rank # Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 3   Sylvain André (FRA) 40.436 (1) 40.131 (1) 40.294 (1) 3 Q
2 5   Kye Whyte (GBR) 41.012 (3) 40.201 (2) 40.983 (4) 9 Q
3 100   Romain Mahieu (FRA) 40.701 (2) 40.603 (3) 40.996 (5) 10 Q
4 24   Corben Sharrah (USA) 41.408 (4) 41.222 (5) 40.537 (2) 11 Q
5 993   Yoshitaku Nagasako (JPN) 41.862 (5) 40.984 (4) 40.851 (3) 12
6 950   Alex Limberg (RSA) 46.005 (6) 50.119 (6) 44.773 (6) 18

Heat 2

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Rank # Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 313   Niek Kimmann (NED) 40.681 (2) 40.249 (1) 39.932 (1) 4 Q
2 1   Twan van Gendt (NED) 40.555 (1) 40.477 (2) 40.258 (2) 5 Q
3 500   Renato Rezende (BRA) 40.980 (3) 40.983 (4) 40.705 (3) 10 Q
4 143   Nicolás Torres (ARG) 41.243 (4) 40.527 (3) 42.525 (6) 13 Q
5 76   Helvijs Babris (LAT) 41.529 (5) 41.710 (5) 42.490 (5) 15
6 66   James Palmer (CAN) 41.708 (6) 41.971 (6) 41.167 (4) 16

Heat 3

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Rank # Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 33   Joris Daudet (FRA) 40.570 (1) 40.207 (1) 39.911 (1) 3 Q
2 921   Joris Harmsen (NED) 40.698 (2) 40.327 (2) 40.463 (2) 6 Q
3 40   Tore Navrestad (NOR) 41.122 (3) 40.768 (3) 41.395 (3) 9 Q
4 120   Vincent Pelluard (COL) 41.479 (5) 41.675 (5) 41.452 (4) 14 Q
5 179   Simon Marquart (SUI) 41.274 (4) 41.675 (4) 1:25.514 (6) 14
6 155   Evgeny Kleshchenko (ROC) 42.432 (6) 41.912 (6) 42.337 (5) 17

Heat 4

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Rank # Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 11   Connor Fields (USA) 40.887 (2) 41.084 (1) 40.138 (1) 4 Q
2 7   David Graf (SUI) 40.459 (1) 41.473 (2) 40.436 (3) 6 Q
3 278   Carlos Ramírez (COL) 42.164 (4) 41.620 (3) 40.801 (4) 11 Q
4 593   Alfredo Campo (ECU) 1:09.531 (6) 41.941 (4) 40.329 (2) 12 Q
5 117   Giacomo Fantoni (ITA) 41.576 (3) 42.766 (6) 40.979 (5) 14
6 44   Anthony Dean (AUS) 1:00.186 (5) 42.750 (5) 42.251 (6) 16

Semifinals

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Sources:[8][9]

Heat 1

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Rank # Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 100   Romain Mahieu (FRA) 40.265 (1) 40.293 (2) 40.244 (1) 4 Q
2 278   Carlos Ramírez (COL) 41.207 (4) 41.005 (4) 41.281 (2) 10 Q
3 3   Sylvain André (FRA) 40.695 (2) 40.490 (3) 1:09.511 (6) 11 Q
4 11   Connor Fields (USA) 40.762 (3) 40.270 (1) DNF (8) 12 Q
5 143   Nicolás Torres (ARG) 41.693 (5) 41.014 (5) 41.360 (3) 13
6 120   Vincent Pelluard (COL) 42.002 (6) 41.422 (6) 42.250 (5) 17
7 921   Joris Harmsen (NED) 42.978 (7) 42.265 (7) 41.801 (4) 18
8 1   Twan van Gendt (NED) 58.692 (8) 42.315 (8) 1:51.080 (7) 23

Heat 2

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Rank # Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 313   Niek Kimmann (NED) 39.981 (1) 40.023 (3) 39.352 (2) 6 Q
2 5   Kye Whyte (GBR) 40.769 (3) 40.076 (4) 39.299 (1) 8 Q
3 33   Joris Daudet (FRA) 41.141 (4) 39.629 (1) 39.924 (3) 8 Q
4 593   Alfredo Campo (ECU) 40.442 (2) 39.738 (2) 40.173 (4) 8 Q
5 7   David Graf (SUI) 41.645 (6) 1:15.178 (7) 40.462 (5) 18
6 40   Tore Navrestad (NOR) 41.648 (7) 40.302 (5) 40.722 (6) 18
7 500   Renato Rezende (BRA) 41.561 (5) 1:28.740 (8) 40.992 (7) 20
8 24   Corben Sharrah (USA) 42.208 (8) 40.994 (6) 43.532 (8) 22

Final

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Sources:[10][11]

Rank # Name Time
  313   Niek Kimmann (NED) 39.053
  5   Kye Whyte (GBR) 39.167
  278   Carlos Ramírez (COL) 40.572
4 3   Sylvain André (FRA) 40.676
5 593   Alfredo Campo (ECU) 40.705
6 100   Romain Mahieu (FRA) 41.952
7 33   Joris Daudet (FRA) DNF
8 11   Connor Fields (USA) DNS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cycling BMX Racing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Cycling BMX Racing" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "American BMX rider Fields released from hospital". ESPN.com. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Cycling BMX Racing". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ Liam Nee (26 March 2021). "Cycling 101: Competition format". NBC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 29 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Start List" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Competition Bracket" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 29 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 30 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Start List" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 30 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 30 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.