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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. For the first time, there were no titles awarded in the Cruiser class [1]
| 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 Andre France | Kristers Lejiņš Latvia | Twan van Gendt  Netherlands | |||
| 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 | Melinda McLeod  Australia | Taylor Wolcott United States | |||
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