Payton Ridenour

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Payton Ridenour
Personal information
Nickname"P-Nut"
Born (2002-05-29) May 29, 2002 (age 22)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Team information
Current teamMongoose Bicycles
Discipline BMX racing

Payton Ridenour (born May 29, 2002) [1] is an American female BMX rider.

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Cycling career

She is a seven-time BMX national champion who qualified to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] She was the youngest competitor in her event, in which she finished 17th. [3] [1] In May 2021, she earned her first BMX Supercross World Cup podium, a second place finish in Bogotá, Colombia. [4]

Personal life

Ridenour is an only child. [5] Her father, Keith is a former amateur BMX racer. [5]

Ridenour has published a children's book. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cycling BMX Racing: RIDENOUR Payton". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved October 2, 2021.[ dead link ]
  2. "Let the Tokyo Games Begin! Sign Up for NBC Philadelphia's Olympics Newsletter". NBC Philadelphia . July 6, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. Rearden, Caitlin (June 24, 2021). "Local BMX rider heading towards Olympics". WFMZ.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. Morgan, Liam (May 30, 2021). "Pajón boosts Tokyo 2020 qualification hopes at BMX Supercross World Cup". Inside the Games . Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Brandt, Evan (September 24, 2021). "For the Ridenours, BMX is a family affair". The Pottstown Mercury . Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  6. Rearden, Caitlin (April 16, 2021). "BMX teen authors children's book to inspire others". WFMZ.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.