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| Venue |  Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 29 July – 1 August 2010 |
| Events | 8 |
The 2010 UCI BMX World Championships took place in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX racing. For the first time, there were no titles awarded in the Cruiser class [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | ||||||
| Elite men | Māris Štrombergs  Latvia | 28.648 | Sifiso Nhlapo South Africa | 29.544 | Joris Daudet  France | 29.774 |
| Junior men | Sylvain André France | Kristers Lejiņš Latvia | Twan van Gendt  Netherlands | |||
| Elite men cruiser | Renato Rezende  Brazil | Andrés Jiménez  Colombia | Carlos Oquendo Colombia | |||
| Junior men cruiser | David Oquendo Colombia | Benjamin Clarke  Australia | Daniel Franks  New Zealand | |||
| Women's events | ||||||
| Elite women | Shanaze Reade  Great Britain | 31.879 | Sarah Walker New Zealand | 32.991 | Alise Post  United States | 33.894 |
| Junior women | Merle van Benthem Netherlands | Brooke Crain United States | Melinda McLeod Australia | |||
| Elite women cruiser | Mariana Pajón Colombia | Romana Labounková  Czech Republic | Vilma Rimšaitė  Lithuania | |||
| Junior women cruiser | Teagan O'Keeffe South Africa | Enora Le Roux France | Bianca Quinalha Brazil | |||
* Host nation (South Africa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa (RSA)* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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