Kieran Reilly
Personal information
Full nameKieran Reilly
Born (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001
Newcastle, England [1]
Sport
SportFreestyle BMX
Medal record
Men's freestyle BMX
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowFreestyle park
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaFreestyle Park
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichFreestyle Park

Kieran Reilly (born 12 July 2001) is a British cyclist from Gateshead who competes in Freestyle BMX.[2] In August 2023 he became the World Champion at the event.

Career

Reilly began performing tricks on his BMX at the Leam Lane skatepark, in Gateshead. He entered his first competition at the Urban Games in Whitley Bay.[3] Reilly came to prominence in BMX in 2012, when as an 11-year-old he landed a 720 – two full spins in one jump – over a spine at a skatepark in Glasgow, Scotland.[4]

Reilly moved to Corby in Northamptonshire,in September 2020,to train with other Team GB riders.[5] Reilly landed the world's first-ever 'Triple Flair' - three full backflips and a 180-degree rotation at the end - at the 'Adrenaline Alley' indoor skatepark in Nottinghamshire, in January 2022.[6] In August 2022, he won silver at the 2022 European BMX Championships in Munich.[7]

In June 2023, Reilly won the gold medal at the 2023 European Games with victory in the men's BMX freestyle park in Krzeszowice.[8] In August 2023 he won gold at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships – Men's freestyle BMX in Glasgow.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Kieran Reilly". redbull.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Scott (18 July 2023). "Gateshead BMX star Kieran Reilly pursuing his Olympic dream". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Calvert, Howard (18 January 2022). "Kieran Reilly: How I became pro". Redbull.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Gunston, Jo; McAlister, Sean (5 July 2023). "How to be friends and rivals, by BMX freestylers Kieran Reilly and Declan Brooks". Olumpics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Katie (18 January 2022). "Watch as Gateshead Olympic hopeful becomes first in world to pull off groundbreaking BMX trick". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gateshead's Kieran Reilly lands 'world's first' BMX triple flair". BBC News. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "KIERAN REILLY LOOKING FOR GOLDEN REVENGE AFTER SILVER IN MUNICH". Eurosport. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "European Games 2023: Kieran Reilly wins BMX freestyle gold as Declan Brooks takes bronze". BBC Sport. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Booth, George (7 August 2023). "Cycling World Championships 2023: GB's Kieran Reilly wins gold in the BMX with evening track events underway". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.


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