ARA Australian Cycling Team named for 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships

A team of 18 has been selected to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

The ARA Australian Cycling Team, announced by the AusCycling National Selection Panel today, will race on August 2 and 3. 

Olympic champion Saya Sakakibara and fellow Olympians Izaac Kennedy and Lauren Reynolds return for another BMX Racing Worlds campaign, each targeting a maiden elite world title and rainbow jersey. 

Joining Kennedy in the elite men’s squad is United States-based Jack Davis and elite national champion Oliver Moran. 

A trio of rising stars join Sakakibara and Reynolds in the elite women’s squad.

Reigning junior women’s world champion Teya Rufus, 19, elite national champion Sienna Pal, 19, and U23 national champion Bella May, 19, all could have chased a world title in the U23 women’s category but will instead race amongst the elite women, as they have already done impressively throughout 2025.

Hot off his first UCI BMX Racing World Cup U23 win in Papendal, Josh Jolly will step back into ARA Australian Cycling Team colours in Copenhagen. The last time the Ballarat talent donned the green and gold, he won the 2024 junior men’s world championship in Rock Hill. 

Jesse Asmus, who scored two podiums at the Sarrians UCI BMX Racing World Cups a fortnight ago, US-based Jordan Callum and Joel Marsh, the U23 Oceania champion and current AusCycling BMX Racing National Series Superclass leader, complete the U23 contingent. 

Preston Murray, Bailey Seckold and Charli Guy have been selected for another tilt at junior glory after competing as first-years in Rock Hill. 

Seckold and Guy both raced UCI BMX Racing World Cups in the U23 category last month over in Europe, as did junior Oceania champion AJ Donald, who will race for the first time as a member of the ARA Australian Cycling Team in Denmark. 

Imogen Healy and Cameron Gatt, the youngest member of the team for Copenhagen, will also make their ARA Australian Cycling Team debuts at the world championships. 

AusCycling National BMX Racing Coach Luke Madill said the recent World Cups highlighted the growth and momentum within the sport. 

“It’s inspiring to see Australian riders rising confidently to meet the global challenge,” he said. 

“This year’s world championships team brings together a powerful blend of emerging talent and seasoned experience, a combination that reflects the strength and future of BMX in Australia. 

“It is both an honour and a privilege to be part of this team as we prepare to represent Australia on the world stage.” 

ARA Australian Cycling Team – 2025 UCI BMX Racing World Championships

Elite Men  

• Jack Davis (Tamworth City BMX Club/NSW) 
• Oliver Moran (Manning Valley BMX Club/NSW) 
• Izaac Kennedy (Nerang BMX Club/QLD) 

Elite Women  

• Bella May (Casey BMX Club/VIC) 
• Sienna Pal (Terrigal BMX Club/NSW) 
• Lauren Reynolds (Bunbury BMX Club/WA) 
• Teya Rufus (Maryborough BMX Club/QLD) 
• Saya Sakakibara (Southlake Illawarra BMX Club/NSW) 

U23 Men 

• Jesse Asmus (Nerang BMX Club/QLD) 
• Jordan Callum (Hills BMX Club/WA) 
• Josh Jolly (Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club/VIC) 
• Joel Marsh (Happy Valley BMX Club/SA) 

Junior Men 

• AJ Donald (Hawkesbury Hornets BMX Club/NSW) 
• Cameron Gatt (Geelong BMX Club/VIC) 
• Preston Murray (The Cove BMX Club/SA) 
• Bailey Seckold (Ashmore BMX Club/QLD) 

Junior Women 

• Charli Guy (Ashmore BMX Club/QLD) 
• Imogen Healy (Tea Tree Gully BMX Club/SA)

Feature picture: Saya Sakakibara and Lauren Reynolds at the Papendal UCI BMX Racing World Cup. (Navada Photography)