Kieran Reilly (born 12 July 2001) is a British cyclist from

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who competes in

Freestyle BMX Freestyle BMX is bicycle motocross stunt riding on BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport descended from BMX racing that consists of five disciplines: street, park, vert, trails, and flatland. In June 2017, the International Olympic Committee announced t ...

. In August 2023 he became the

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at the event.

Career

Reilly began performing tricks on his BMX at the Leam Lane skatepark, in

. He entered his first competition at the Urban Games in

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. 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

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, Scotland. Reilly moved to

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,in September 2020,to train with other Team GB riders. 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

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, in January 2022. In August 2022, he won silver at the

2022 European BMX Championships The 2022 European BMX Championships consists of two separate championships: BMX racing and freestyle BMX. *European BMX racing Championships was held in Dessel, Belgium on 8-10 July. *European Freestyle BMX Championships was held in Munich, Ger ...

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. In June 2023, Reilly won the gold medal at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

with victory in the men's BMX freestyle park in

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. In August 2023 he won gold at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships – Men's freestyle BMX in Glasgow.

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* 2001 births Living people British male cyclists British BMX riders Sportspeople from Gateshead European Games gold medalists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2023 European Games European Games medalists in cycling 21st-century British people UCI BMX World Champions (elite men) {{UK-cycling-bio-stub