19 Jun 2010

NZ to host 2013 BMX world champs

7:38 am on 19 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 Auckland's Vector Arena in mid-July 2013, where a purpose-built track will be constructed using between 5,000-6,000 cubic metres of dirt.

New Zealander Sarah Walker is the current BMX double World Champion.