Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships Qualifiers | Texas & Colorado, USA 2025
Sugar Land Photos: Photos Symax Sports / Sugar Land TX Gov
Erie Photos: Black Sparrow Media
Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championships Qualifiers | Texas & Colorado, USA 2025
Sugar Land Photos: Photos Symax Sports / Sugar Land TX Gov
Erie Photos: Black Sparrow Media
The 2025 Velosolutions UCI Pump Track World Championship Qualifiers spent the last two weekends in the USA, the first in Texas, followed by Erie, Colorado, and they came with 16 spots for the World Finals to be held in Switzerland later this year.
First up was Sugar Land, Texas, where BMX star and former Pump Track World Champion, Payton Ridenour opted out of the USA BMX Bakersfield National, and instead made the trip to Texas. Her decision earned her a funded trip to Switzerland this September where she’ll be racing for the UCI Rainbow Stripes. It was great to see her back at the Pump Track events after a short break. In the region of 600 spectators gathered at the Velosolutions track to see her win. Payton edged out Rylie Elkin and Judith McClain in the podium race.
Joining Payton on the flight to Switzerland will be the ever present, Tommy Zula, who was also in Sugar Land busting out the fastest times. Zula, also a former World Champion had to contend with the 2023 World Champion, Alec Bob, who ultimately finished second.
Women:
1: Payton Ridenour
2: Rylie Elkin
3: Judith McClain
4: Kim Fischer
Men:
1: Tommy Zula
2: Alec Bob
3: Brady Kincheloe
4: Amakye Anderson
A week after Texas, the series rolled into Erie, Colorado. The Revolution Pump Track played host to one of the most thrilling weekends we’ve seen so far this season. With its high-speed layout and technical features, the stage was set for some major showdowns … and the riders delivered.
In the men’s race, Brady Kincheloe looked locked in from the start, a regular on the circuit he was, as always, fast and smooth. But when the final rolled around, he had a couple of tiny slip and gave Kenneth Gustafson an opening. With the pressure on and everything riding on his final run, Kenneth kept it calm, clean, and blazingly fast to edge the win by half a second. Keep an eye on him in Switzerland.
The women’s final was even tighter. Maylei Leaneagh dropped in first and clocked her fastest lap of the weekend when it counted most. Hailey Vaughn, fastest qualifier, pushed hard and kept it clean, but Maylei took the win and the World finals ticket by a razor-thin margin of just 0.1 seconds.
Men:
1: Kenneth Gustafson
2: Brady Kincheloe
3: Amakye Anderson
4: Grant Lampson
Women:
1: Maylei Leaneagh
2: Hailey Vaughn
3: Ashley Kincheloe
4: Isabella Sargent
Next up is Redhead Beach, in Australia, and Arrubal, Spain, both on May 17th. Find out more HERE .
