PumpTracks from Velosolutions are UCI certified (UCI is the international cycling union), which means that official international competitions can be organized on them, including the Red Bull UCI Pump Track World Championships.
This world championship consists of a series of qualifying competitions at approximately 25 PumpTracks spread around the world. It ends with an official World Final. During the 2018 championship, more than 2000 athletes from 19 different countries took part in the qualifiers with 67 riders competing at the World Final. The UCI has been affiliated since 2019 and we can officially hand out the rainbow jersey in pumping!
Due to the corona issues, the 2021 season will be combined with the matches in 2020. 15 qualifying matches have now been completed. 2 of these took place on our own Benelux courses in Roosendaal (Sept. 2020) and last week on our recently opened course in Brussels! There are 15 more matches scheduled for this season until the final on October 2 in Lisbon, Portugal. One of these will take place next weekend (September 18) at the PumpTrack in Urban Sportpark Eindhoven. It promises to be an exciting battle. Both men and women start with solo runs that are timed, after which the finals are fought head to head. The riders each ride on their own track (the track is mirrored), the first to cross the finish line logically means a victory. It ends with an awards ceremony, the numbers 1 earn a ticket for the World Finals in Portugal!
