Market Harborough’s Jude Jones Crowned BMX Freestyle Champion
Written by HFM News on 21st October 2022
A talented Market Harborough BMX rider hoping to compete at next year’s Olympic Games after winning the National BMX Freestyle Championships.
Jude Jones, who took up the sport after enjoying riding at The Bowl in Little Bowden from aged eight, is now setting his sights on securing a place in Team GB’s cycling squad for the Games in Paris.
Jude (left) & Charlotte (right) Pic: British Cycling
Judges from British Cycling described Jude’s performance at Adrenaline Alley in Corby as ‘incredible’ after he stood out above the rest, dropping a front flip tailwhip, backflip tailwhip and barspins mid-run, whilst expertly transferring between ramps.
The national championships were hosted alongside the final round of the Backyard Jam National BMX Freestyle Series last weekend, with the country’s best riders taking to Europe’s largest action sports venue to round off the 2022 season.
Jude, 21, won the men’s category and was presented with prize money of £1,500, while Charlotte Worthington, who won gold at Tokyo 2020, was crowned women’s champion.
Jude, a former pupil at Little Bowden Primary School, Welland Park Academy and Robert Smyth Academy, spoke to HFM’s Nick Shaw:
Jude (front) Pic: British Cycling
