17/04/2026
Racing today for the FamilyFiv5Racing crewFamily Fiv5 Racing (13 Boys), Claire (14 Girls) and Maddison (16 Girls).
With racing scheduled to run into Friday evening, it has ruled out any Aussie plates so the focus has always been on a top 24 finish to secure a UCI World Championship qualification place.
Maddison had that wrapped up with only 23 entered. With out the pressure and still recovering from Tuesday’s racing she rekindled the form of past years, moving through the motos, placing 10th, and securing a spot in the semi, then being classified as a DNS (did not start) and 16th for the event in her class, but booking a ticket to the Worlds in July.
Claire had a field 35 riders to contend with and with a 19th place after 3 motos, securing her ticket to the Worlds had a quarter final birth. She then did enough to secure a place in the semifinals and was also classified as DNS and 16th for the Australian Championships in her age.
Callum who had the biggest mountain to climb needing to place 40th (out of 70) to make 1/8th finals to progress. With a bit of fortune and a couple of crashed that he narrowly avoided, managed to make the most of his motos and placed 37th in a very strong field. Working hard from gate 8, he managed to take 7th place, leaving him in 34th position. While this was well outside of the 24 required for Worlds qualifier it was a massive effort, and still gives him a very remote chance of getting a Worlds qualifying ticket. Depending on a number of other circumstances out side of our control with the remainder of the 32 places available being contested at MacArthur on a Saturday.
A fantastic effort by everyone under pressure on one of the biggest stages in Australia for BMX racing. Super proud!