Shriever wins historic fourth BMX world title
Great Britain's Beth Shriever becomes the first BMX racer to win four elite world titles after the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane was abandoned due to strong winds.
British rider Beth Shriever has become the first BMX racer in history to win four elite world titles, after extreme weather forced the cancellation of the UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Brisbane, Australia.
Persistent strong winds delayed the start of the event, and the UCI was forced to abandon the championships, taking results from the first round held the previous day. Shriever, 27, set the fastest lap time in the women's event, securing her unprecedented fourth world champion title.
In the men's event, fellow Briton Ross Cullen won silver with the second-fastest lap, behind Australia's Jesse Asmus. Shriever's victory adds to her world titles in 2021, 2023, and 2025, as well as her Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.
Shriever said: "I've dreamed about doing this, but obviously not in this way. I know it's a crazy, crazy day and I think all of us feel like this is a bit of a dream right now. But, I mean, I laid down a solid lap yesterday, so everything happens for a reason. I'm still happy, obviously we wanted to do it properly today but we can't control the weather and it was too dangerous out there today."
According to UCI regulations, if a BMX Racing World Championships is cancelled, "the last completed round will be declared the final results". The decision to abandon the race was made with the support of the UCI Athletes' Commission representative, National Federation Team Managers, and the Local Organising Committee.
In the women's junior event, Freia Challis pipped fellow Briton Elsa Rendall Todd to win gold.
