2023 BMX Freestyle World Cup (Park) in Bazhong: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch the competition live
Olympic qualification points are on offer taking at the fourth and final UCI freestyle park event of the season, taking place 13-15 October in Bazhong, People’s Republic of China. Find out the key things you need to know about the event.
Cycling BMX Freestyle
The 2023 BMX Freestyle World Cup season finishes in Bazhong, People’s Republic of China on 13-15 October with the possibility of earning more Olympic qualification points in the race to reach Paris 2024.
Ahead of the final round, Olympic champion Logan Martin and Olympic silver medallist Hannah Roberts dominate the overall men's and women's standings respectively. They will be hoping to get the job done in Bazhong and add another trophy to their already impressive collections.
The UCI World Cup in Bazhong is the fourth and last stop in the 2023 World Cup Series, with the other events having taken place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, Montpellier, France and Brussels, Belgium.
Find the key things to know about the BMX Freestyle World Cup stop in People’s Republic of China below.
Riders to watch at the BMX Freestyle World Cup Park in Bazhong 2023
Australian Olympic champion Logan Martin holds a comfortable lead before the final leg of 2023, after winning the first and second stops in Diriyah and in Montpellier.
However, the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist has to watch out for Anthony Jeanjean, who was victorious at the latest stop in Brussels.
The French three-time European champion took the win ahead of 2022 world champion Rim Nakamura and Martin.
Kieran Reilly, the newly crowned world champion, is also featuring on the start list. The Briton also claimed the 2023 European Games, and he will be a serious contender in Bazhong.
In the overall World Cup men's rankings Martin has 2820 points, USA’s Marcus Christopher is in second place on 2110 and Jeanjean sits in third with 2070.
Hannah Roberts also holds a significant lead in the women’s field on the overall World Cup rankings.
The five-time world champion has been challenged since claiming the first stop in Diriyah. 18-year-old Zhou Huimin has afterwards won the events in Montpellier and in Brussels. On home soil, the teenager will be eager to complete a hattrick.
Sun Sibei, also 18 years old and from China, quests for her first World Cup event victory following a silver medal at the World Championships in Glasgow in August.
Before the last stop, Roberts is on 2800 points, Zhou 2350 and Sun 2110 on the overall rankings.
BMX Freestyle World Cup Park in Bazhong 2023 schedule
All times are local to Bazhong, People's Republic of China (UTC/GMT +8).
Friday 13 October
- 09:00-15:00: Qualification BMX Freestyle Park Men
- 15:00-18:00: Qualification BMX Freestyle Park Women
Saturday 14 October
- 11:50-14:55: Semi-finals BMX Freestyle Park Women
- 14:55-18:00: Semi-finals BMX Freestyle Park Men
Sunday 15 October
- 13:30-15:00: Final BMX Freestyle Park Women
- 16:00-17:30: Final BMX Freestyle Park Men
How to watch the BMX Freestyle World Cup Park in Bazhong
The BMX Freestyle World Cup Park in Bazhong will be shown live around the world. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.
- Eurosport (Europe)
- L'equipe (France)
- Bein Asia (Hong kong Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia)
- Bein Sport USA /Canada
- TV3 sport Latvia / Lithuania / Estonia
- Claro (Latin America)
- Zhibo TV (People's Republic China)
- Super Sport (Africa)
- The rest of the world (Youtube @FISE)
Further details on the FISE website here.