18 Jun 2010

NZ to host 2013 BMX world champs

5:29 pm on 18 June 2010

New Zealand has won the rights to host the UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland in 2013.

The event will be staged at Vector Arena in Auckland in July, 2013.

A purpose-built track will be constructed using between 5000 and 6000 cubic metres of dirt.

New Zealander Sarah Walker is the current BMX double world champion.