2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships

The 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships were held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 4 to 8 November 2025. The event was organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and hosted by the Saudi Cycling Federation, marking the first time the championships were staged in the Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

The UCI Urban Cycling World Championships were inaugurated in 2017 to bring together the disciplines of BMX freestyle (park and flatland) and cycling trialsThe 2025 edition was the ninth staging of the championships and the first hosted in the Middle East. ^[3]

Significance

The Riyadh championships were part of Saudi Arabia's wider strategy to host major international sporting events. The competition was described as 'a showcase of style, progression, and amplitude in urban cycling'. ^{[4] [5]}

Events

The championships featured 11 world titles across BMX freestyle and trials disciplines. More than 230 riders from over 40 countries competed in Boulevard City, Riyadh. ^[6]

Medal summary

Trials

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Men's elite 20"	Alejandro Montalvo Milla   Spain	Eloi Palau Pinyana   Spain	Niilo Stenvall   Finland
Men's junior 20"	Travis Asenjo Jandackova   Spain	Ugo Theunissen   Belgium	Louis Chasseuil   France
Men's elite 26"	Charlie Rolls   Great Britain	Julen Saenz   Spain	Oliver Weightman   Great Britain
Men's junior 26"	Ferran Gonzalo Vaquer   Spain	Carl Gustaf Christ   Germany	Ian Martinez Borlaf   Spain
Women
Women's elite open	Alba Riera Roura   Spain	Vera Baron Rodriguez   Spain	Nina Vabre   France
Women's junior open	Andrea Perez Zamora   Spain	Yun Vilajosana Galdran   Spain	Emilia Keikus   Germany
Mixed
Mixed open team	Spain	Germany	France

BMX Flatland

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's elite	Katagiri Yu   Japan	Jean William Provost   Canada	Dustyn Alt   Germany
Women's elite	Todaka Chiadi   Japan	Hommura Karin   Japan	Toshimura Soni   Japan

BMX Freestyle Park

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's elite	Anthony Jeanjean   France	Marcus Christopher   United States	Logan Martin   Australia
Women's elite	Sun Sibei   China	Sun Jiaqi   China	Fan Xiaotong   China

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Saudi Arabia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Spain	6	4	1	11
2	Japan	2	1	1	4
3	China	1	1	1	3
4	France	1	0	3	4
5	Great Britain	1	0	1	2
6	Germany	0	2	2	4
7	Belgium	0	1	0	1
	Canada	0	1	0	1
	United States	0	1	0	1
10	Australia	0	0	1	1
	Finland	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		11	11	11	33

References

1. UCI, "2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships overview", Union Cycliste Internationale, accessed 15 November 2025.
2. APP/SPA, "Spain wins gold in trials at inaugural UCI Urban Cycling Championships in Riyadh", Associated Press of Pakistan, 5 November 2025.
3. Olympics.com, "UCI Urban Cycling World Championships 2025: Preview, full schedule and how to watch", 1 November 2025.
4. Olympics.com, "UCI Urban Cycling World Championships 2025: Preview, full schedule and how to watch", 1 November 2025.
5. Asharq Al-Awsat, "UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Riyadh Reaches Grand Finale on Saturday", 8 November 2025.
6. APP/SPA, "Spain wins gold in trials at inaugural UCI Urban Cycling Championships in Riyadh", 5 November 2025.