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| Born | (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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Rico Bearman (born 31 July 2003) is a BMX racer from New Zealand. The U23 World Cup winner in 2023, and New Zealand senior national champion in 2024, he was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Junior career
He won the bronze medal in the U23 category at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
That year, he won the under-23 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup title in Santiago, Chile in October 2023. In doing so, he won six of the nine events in the World Cup programme.
Senior career
He made the step-up to senior racing in 2024. He clinched victory in the men’s elite class at the 2024 New Zealand national championships in Havelock North in March 2024. He was selected for the senior New Zealand team for the UCI BMX World Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina. After placing sixth in the final of the World Championships, he was subsequently named in the New Zealand team for the 2024 Summer Olympics in July 2024.
Personal life
He is from North Harbour in New Zealand.
References
- ^ "Rico Bearman". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- Foote, Stephen (14 August 2023). "Kiwi BMX riders add two more medals to round out world cycling champs". newshub. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- "Brilliant Bearman seals UCI BMX World Cup title with stunning display". cyclingnewzealand. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- Wilson, Sam (9 February 2024). "Kiwi BMX sensation ready to take on the world's best on home soil". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- Wells, Kate (22 January 2024). "Kiwi BMX riders set to battle it out on world stage in Rotorua". 1news.co.nz. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- Laing, Doug (17 March 2024). "BMX National Championships: 600 riders hit Havelock North". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- "Much at stake as BMX Racing hopes chase World Championship success". cyclingnewzealand. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- "Two rising kiwi stars named for BMX Racing at the Paris Olympic Games". cyclingnewzealand. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- "UCI World Championships: BMX riders Megan Williams and Rico Bearman claim bronze". NZ Herald. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
- Rico Bearman at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
- Rico Bearman at Olympics.com
- Rico Bearman at the New Zealand Olympic Committee