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When Alise Post Willoughby takes to the BMX racing start gate at the Ariake Urban Sports Park in Tokyo at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in July 2021, there will be one thing that gets the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist going.
"I love the adrenaline rush. You have to

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Alise WILLOUGHBY (USA) during the first round of BMX Supercross World Cup in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, on June 08, 2019. Photo by Serge Tenani/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BMX: "Adrenaline rush" keeps Alise Post Willoughby going as her third Olympic Games loom in Tokyo

Already a veteran of the BMX racing scene at age 28, Olympic silver medallist Alise Willoughby (under her maiden name Alise Post) appreciates her position as a role model but adds she still has more to give to the sport as she hopes to qualify for a third Olympic Games.

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2 August will be all about speed and power for Team USA. From Sha’Carri Richardson reaching mach speed, or at least the athletics’ equivalent, in the first round of the women’s 100 meters, to Alise Willoughby powering over bumps and jumps in her quest for gold, Day 7 of the

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) wins the women's 4x100m relay final at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023.

Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) wins the women's 4x100m relay final at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023

Team USA athletes to watch on 2 August at Paris 2024

There are a mammoth 23 gold medals on offer a week into the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday 2 August.
The men’s 10,000m on Friday evening will whet the appetite ahead of many more athletics golds on offer at the Stade de France in the days to come.
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 25: Alise Willoughby of The United States races in the Womans Elite Semi Final during the 2024 BMX Racing World Cup at Brisbane SX International BMX Centre on February 25, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

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The Rio 2016 silver medallist reflects on how she has grown both as an athlete and a person over the last decade: 'I just feel like I'm the most experienced I've ever been,' she said in an exclusive interview.

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Alise WIlloughby: 'I'm still at the top of my game'

One month before American BMX racing star Alise Willoughby won it all at the 2024 World Championships, she sat down with Olympics.com in New York to declare: “I’m still at the top of my game.”
And the 33-year-old proved exactly that in Rock Hill, South Carolina, when she cruised to

Cyclist Alise Willoughby poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 15, 2024 in New York City.

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Alise Willoughby ready to take on on fourth Olympic Games

Three-time world champion Alise Willoughby will don the “stars and stripes” for the fourth time at the Olympic Games after being named to the US BMX racing team for Paris 2024.
She will be joined in the start gate by female teammates Daleny Vaughn and Felicia Stancil, with male riders

Rebecca Petch (NZL) and Alise Willoughby (USA) jump during the women's BMX racing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Rebecca Petch (NZL) and Alise Willoughby (USA) jump during the women's BMX racing competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Alise Willoughby headlines five member US BMX racing team for Paris 2024

The 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championships wrapped up on 18 May in Rock Hill, South Carolina, marking the final chance for Olympic qualifying points for both nations and individual riders. Experience prevailed in what is considered the hardest race of the season, with two veteran riders, the USA’s Alise

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Willoughby and Daudet win World Championship BMX racing titles at Rock Hill; Schriever injured. What does this foretell for Paris?

BMX racing veteran Alise Willoughby can be described as many things: America’s most decorated female BMX racer; two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist; and, as per U.S. Cycling, even "one of the most successful BMX racers to ever swing her leg over a bike."
At 33 years old, her

Cyclist Alise Willoughby poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit on April 15, 2024 in New York City.

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Alise Willoughby exclusive: “I’m still at the top of my game”

The world's best BMX riders are heading to Rock Hill, South Carolina, for the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Championships (12-18 May). 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.
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UCI World Championships 2023 at the Glasgow BMX Centre- France's Romain Mahieu in action with others during the BMX Racing semi-finals. August 13, 2023

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BMX Racing World Championships Rock Hill: Preview, Schedule and how to watch

BMX racers will head to Tulsa, Okla., this weekend (27-28 April) for the last World Cup event before the 2024 UCI BMX World Championships. It’s a chance for racers to win valuable points in the competition for Olympic quotas.
In BMX racing, Olympic quotas are secured by UCI rankings. In

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"One of the most successful BMX racers to ever swing her leg over a bike", USA Cycling said of Alise Willoughby.
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

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Alise Willoughby takes aim at fourth Olympic Games alongside husband and coach Sam, seven years after "everything we knew changed"

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The Cycling BMX Racing Women's Semi-Finals Run 3 took place on 02/08/2024 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium.

Heat 1 was won by Bethany Shriever (GBR), Alise Willoughby (USA) and Zoe Claessens (SUI).

Heat 2 was won by Saya Sakakibara (AUS), Merel Smulders (NED) and Laura Smulders (NED).

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Women's Semifinals Run 3 | Cycling BMX Racing | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Women's Cycling BMX Final was held on 02/08/2024 at La Concorde, Paris. Saya Sakakibara (AUS) claimed the Gold, Manon Veenstra (NED) Silver and Zoe Claessens (SUI) completed to podium.

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Women's Finals | Cycling BMX | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Cycling BMX Racing Women's Semi-Finals Run 1 took place on 02/08/2024 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium.

Heat 1 was won by Saya Sakakibara (AUS), Alise Willoughby (USA) and Manon Veenstra (NED).

Heat 2 was won by Bethany Shriever (GBR), Molly Simpson (CAN) and Lauren Reynolds (AUS).

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Women's Semifinals Run 1 | Cycling BMX Racing | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Cycling BMX Racing Quarter Finals took place on 01/08/2024 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium.

Among the Men's top qualifiers were Romain Mahieu (FRA), Joris Daudet (FRA), Kamren Larsen (USA), Cameron Wood (USA) and Izaac Kennedy (AUS), all lead by Sylvain Andre (FRA) with a flawless score of 4 points. 

The Women's quarterfinals saw Saya Sakakibara (AUS), Bethany Shriever (GBR), Alise Willoughby (USA), Molly Simpson(CAN), Manon Veenstra (NED) in the top 5 positions.

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