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European BMX Championships are the main BMX sport championships in Europe, organised by the UEC, the European confederation for cycle sports.
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European BMX Championships are the main BMX sport championships in Europe, organised by the UEC, the European confederation for cycle sports.
| Number | Year | Country | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 |  Netherlands | Beek en Donk |
| 2 | 1983 |  United Kingdom France | Birmingham Dijon |
| 3 | 1984 | United Kingdom | Birmingham |
| 4 | 1985 |  Spain | Palau de Plegamans |
| 5 | 1986 |  Germany | Weiterstadt |
| 6 | 1987 |  Belgium | Houthalen |
| 7 | 1988 | Netherlands | Slagharen |
| 8 | 1989 |  Denmark | Aalborg |
| 9 | 1990 |  Switzerland | Littau |
| 10 | 1991 | United Kingdom | Slough |
| 11 | 1992 |  Italy | Padua |
| 12 | 1993 |  Sweden | Märsta |
| 13 | 1994 |  Austria | Vienna |
| 14 | 1995 | France | Vallet |
| 15 | 1996–2013 | Multiple locations | |
| 16 | 2014 | Denmark | Roskilde |
| 17 | 2015 | Netherlands | Erp |
| 18 | 2016 | Italy | Verona |
| 19 | 2017 | France | Bordeaux |
| 20 | 2018 | United Kingdom | Glasgow |
| 21 | 2019 |  Latvia | Valmiera |
| 22 | 2021 | Belgium | Zolder |
| 23 | 2022 | Belgium | Dessel |
| 24 | 2023 | France | Besançon |
| 25 | 2024 | Italy | Verona |
| 26 | 2025 | Latvia | Valmiera |
From 2014 multi-stage championships were replaced by one day championships. Although same format multi-stage European League were established, but the winner of the League do not hold the right to be named European champion.
The 2017 European BMX Championships was held in Bordeaux, France, between 14 and 16 July 2017. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Elite men | Joris Daudet (FRA) | Twan van Gendt (NED) | Sylvain André (FRA) |
| Junior men | Cédric Butti (SUI) | Gil Brunner (SUI) | Titouan Blanchod (FRA) |
| Women | |||
| Elite women | Laura Smulders (NED) | Elke Vanhoof (BEL) | Simone Christensen (DEN) |
| Junior women | Blaine Ridge-Davis (GBR) | Vineta Pētersone (LAT) | Vanesa Buldinska (LAT) |
The 2018 European BMX Championships was held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, between 10 and 11 August 2018.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite men | Kyle Evans (GBR) | Kye Whyte (GBR) | Sylvain André (FRA) |
| Elite women | Laura Smulders (NED) | Simone Christensen (DEN) |  Yaroslava Bondarenko (RUS) |
The 2019 European BMX Championships was held in Valmiera, Latvia, between 11 and 14 July 2019.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite men | Niek Kimmann (NED) | Twan van Gendt (NED) | Dave van der Burg (NED) |
| Elite women | Laura Smulders (NED) | Judy Baauw (NED) | Simone Christensen (DEN) |
The 2021 European BMX Championships was held in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, between 8 and 11 July 2021.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite men | Arthur Pilard (FRA) | Mitchel Schotman (NED) | Eddy Clerté (FRA) |
| Elite women | Zoé Claessens (SUI) | Manon Valentino (FRA) | Tessa Martinez (FRA) |
The 2022 European BMX Championships was held in Dessel, Belgium, between 8 and 10 July 2022.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Elite men | Kye Whyte (GBR) | Cédric Butti (SUI) | Eddie Moore (GBR) |
| U23 men | Hugo Marszałek (FRA) | Tatyan Lui-Hin-Tsan (FRA) | Magnus Dyhre (DEN) |
| Junior men | Marcus Leth (DEN) | Mārtiņš Zadraks (LAT) | Andrea Fendoni (ITA) |
| Women | |||
| Elite women | Beth Shriever (GBR) | Elke Vanhoof (BEL) | Camille Maire (FRA) |
| U23 women | Malene Kejlstrup (DEN) | Thalya Burford (SUI) | Nadine Aeberhard (SUI) |
| Junior women | Renske van Santvoort (NED) | Emily Hutt (GBR) | Aiko Gommers (BEL) |
The 2023 European BMX Championships was held in Besançon, France, between 7–9 July 2023.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Elite men | Niek Kimmann (NED) | Jérémy Rencurel (FRA) | Romain Racine (FRA) |
| U23 men | Mathis Jacquet (FRA) | Filib Steiner (SUI) | Matéo Colsenet (FRA) |
| Junior men | Edgars Langmanis (LAT) | Mika Lang (NED) | Baptiste Jupille (FRA) |
| Women | |||
| Elite women | Zoé Claessens (SUI) | Malene Kejlstrup (DEN) | Merel Smulders (NED) |
| U23 women | Nadine Aeberhard (SUI) | Tessa Martinez (FRA) | Michelle Wissing (NED) |
| Junior women | Laura Mougey (FRA) | Veronika Stūriška (LAT) | Betsy Bax (GBR) |
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