2024 UCI Pump Track World Championships South Africa | Qualified Riders
2024 UCI Pump Track World Championships South Africa | Qualified Riders
One of the best events of the year is upon us! This coming Saturday, the 9th November, over 100 of the fastest Pump Track racers on the planet will gather in the township of KwaMashu in Durban, South Africa, to fight for the UCI Rainbow Jersey at the Velosolutions Pump Track World Championships.
If previous years are any indication of what is to come in Durban, we expect to witness a technical, and tactical, masterclass from the few who have unlocked the art of the Pump Track.
Below is the list of who has qualified for the finals over the 2024 series, and we’ve asked a handful of the fastest how do you actually go fast on the Pump Track …
Riders are listed alphabetically by surname.
Photos from the 2024 Qualifying Series via the Pump Track World Championships.
MEN (56 riders qualified)
Esteban Abad Gutierrez- ESP
Amakye Andersen – USA
Niels Bensink – NED
Alec Bob (W1) – USA
‘For someone looking to pin it around a Pump Track. I would suggest never touching the brakes, ride the middle line of the corners, and try to minimize any big gaps. Best to stick to quick pumps and manuals over obstacles.’
Tristan Borel – SUI
Dan Butterwoth – NZL
Jiayang Chen – CHN
Eddy Clerte – FRA
‘To go fast on a Pump Track you need coordination, strength, explosiveness and precision, the G-Force in the corners actually makes you dizzy when you’re not used to it. David Graf once measured the G-Force at world champs and he said it was insane, to me it feels as hard as squatting 100kg to corner full speed on the Pump Track, and there’s many corners in one lap, I think it brings way more acid lactic than BMX Racing.’
Mattia Costerman – ITA
Nick Cowie – NZL
Aaron Donald – AUS
Thibault Dupont – FRA
‘The most important thing for Pump Track is to be as perfect as possible on the course. I never go a full 100% at a Pump Track race because it costs so much energy, and it can cause mistakes. So, I’m always between 90-95% of my maximum, that’s why my riding looks chill, but I do my best to do a perfect lined lap! After that you must use your skills to pass through the rollers without losing time. Doing a jump, manual or pumping depends on your own ability and of the course you go on, that’s why each rider uses different skills during a Pump Track race.’
Jesse Elzenga – NED
Jyw Furner – AUS
Tetsuyan Furuno – JPN
Mark Gilbert – NZL
Ryan Gilchrist – AUS
Tanguy Grandjean – SUI
Sirio Grünig – SUI
Tomáš Haluza – CZE
Ángel Heras – ESP
Daniel Hradsky – SVK
Anaia Istil – FRA
Loris Jeanmoye – BEL
Albin Johansson – SWE
Josh Jolly – AUS
Norbert Keri – HUN
Brady Kincheloe – USA
Marcus Leimberg – DEN
Puseto Lekau – LSO
Xiang Lyu – CHN
Alan Mandel – CAN
Doran Mathewson – ZAF
Filip Matiaško – SVK
Sebastian Mendez – CHL
Zilu Meng – CHN
Oliver Moran – AUS
Khotso Mosala – LSO
Andrew Posthumus – RSA
Renato Rufener – SUI
Filip Svanberg – SWE
Love Sylwan – SWE
Simeon Tomkovič – SVK
Andrew Towler – CAN
Max Van Eindhoen – NED
Bas Van Steenbergen – CAN
Didi Van Tiggel – BEL
‘I would say the key to being fast is mainly in the corners. You have to push through them quickly and with a lot of focus, you need to look where you wanna go so in the corner, you look to the next jump. Drive over the rollers as smoothly as possible so you don’t lose speed. You can ride aggressively, but not too aggressively as you will make mistakes, and you will slow down.’
Kristaps Veksa – LAT
Nils von Niederhäusern – SUI
Dylan Werner – RSA
Bin Yu – CHN
Tongfei Yuan – CHN
Kun Zhang – CHN
Yu Zhu – CHN
Tommy Zula – USA
WOMEN (50 riders qualified)
Ruth Abad Gutierrez Zaragoza – ESP
Nadine Aeberhard – SUI
Olivia Armstrong – USA
Lena Bauer – AUT
Alina Beck – GER
Anne Bos Voorthuizen – NED
Junrong Chen – CHN
Grecia Cristodulo – BOL
Eloïse Donzallaz – SUI
Alba Fernandez – ESP
Kristie Franklin – USA
Caitlin Georganta – NZL
Robyn Gommers – BEL
Aiko Gommers – BEL
‘For me going fast on a Pump Track is not giving a 100%. When I focus on going fast only, I make too many mistakes. So personally, for me it works out better to go a bit under my maximum to finish a smooth lap. When I enjoy racing and put my mindset on having fun, the laps work out better than when I focus too much.’
Ivy Hanedon – AUS
Andrea Heath – CAN
Julie Heusequin – BEL
Jiajie Jiang – CHN
Ashley Kincheloe – USA
Amelia Kissova – SVK
Felicia Klingström – SWE
Sabina Košárková – CZE
‘How to get faster on pump track? Train a lot on trampoline, it might sound odd but that’s what helps me to have a good rhythm, some plyometrics exercises and most of all you have to have fun!’
Marika Kudra – POL
Khothalang Leuta – LSO
Cassien Lewis – NZL
Kristína Madarásová – SVK
Judith McClain – USA
Connor Mielke – AUS
Kabelo Moharoane – LSO
Rachelle Nielsen – CAN
Kristína Nováková – SVK
Holly Oldham – NZL
Vineta Petersone – LAT
Mampoka Popane – LSO
Anika Psky – GER
Katleho Ralenonno – LSO
Shaina Rawson – NZL
Laura Renshaw – AUS
Lena Schneider – SUI
Zihong Shan – CHN
Astrid Stoltz – SWE
Katja Stupar – SVK
Camilla Tagliapietra – ITA
Karsen Tielen – CAN
Kristýna Utinková – CZE
Manon Valentino – FRA
Christa von Niederhäusern (W1) – SUI
‘To be fast on the pump track you need strength, fitness and the right skills. But the most important thing is precision. You have to learn to ride the pump track in such a way that you no longer make any mistakes. In a pump track race, there is never room for mistakes. I think the best way to learn this precision is to have fun on the pump track and spend a lot of time on it.’
Cassie Voysey – AUS
Danielle Vrenegoor – NED
Xiunqun Wang – CHN
