SA’s Kyle Dodd Set to Race BMX Champs in USA

This weekend Jeep Team’s South African BMX champion, Kyle Dodd, will be racing against the world’s top riders at the UCI North American Continental BMX Championships, in Rock Hill, South Carolina.  

The 21-year-old BMX athlete, who is currently racing in the USA, will be aiming to earn vital UCI points for South Africa’s 2016 Rio Olympic BMX qualification as he competes against the likes of USA BMX No.1 Pro Maris Strombergs (Latvia).  

Strombergs, a double Olympian also won Gold at both the Beijing and London Olympic Games and is also a former BMX World Champion.  

In 2014, Dodd’s BMX achievements reached new heights. He successfully defended his South African Elite Championship Title and was crowned the Elite Men’s African Continental Champion. He also represented South Africa at the 2014 BMX World Championships in Rotterdam and again will be competing at the 2015 event taking place in Belgium in July.  

On Saturday, Jeep Team’s youngest athlete, 15-year-old Alex Dolman, will also be aiming to earn valuable Gauteng BMX club points at Alrode BMX Club’s first race of the season, taking place in Johannesburg.