Raymon van der Biezen (born 14 January 1987, in Heesch) is a Dutch BMX racer.Athlete biography: Raymon van der Biezen
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 11, 2008 Van der Biezen reached the semi final of the 2008 World Championship in

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. He qualified for the

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and the

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2008 Summer Olympics

After qualifying for

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, he was drawn into heat 2, which also included 2007 World Champion Kyle Bennett of the

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and 2008 World Championships silver medalist

Sifiso Nhlapo Sifiso Nhlapo (born 13 May 1987) is a South African racing cyclist who represents South Africa in BMX (bicycle motocross). He was selected to represent South Africa at 2008 Beijing, China Summer Olympics and the 2012 File:2012 Events Collage ...

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. After the three races he was 3rd in the group with 10 points, behind only Nhlapo and

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's Artūrs Matisons, qualifying for the semifinals. He won the second race in the group. He was placed into semifinal 1, where he again faced Bennett, Nhlapo and Matisons along with other legends of the sport such as multiple

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medalist and best qualifier Mike Day (United States). He won the third of the three races, but poor results in races 1 and 2 left him 1 point short of qualifying for the final. He was ranked 9th overall.

2012 Summer Olympics

He again qualified four years later for

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, and set the fastest time in the seeding run, almost half a second clear of a field which included former World Champions

Joris Daudet Joris Daudet (born 12 February 1991) is a French racing cyclist, and World Champion who represents France in BMX. Born in Saintes, he won all twelve events on the European BMX tour in 2011. That year, he also won the World Championship. He ...

(

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) and

Māris Štrombergs Māris Štrombergs (born 10 March 1987) is a Latvian former professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he pro ...

(

) and 2012 World Champion Sam Willoughby (

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). He placed 4th in the final.

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* 1987 births Living people Dutch male cyclists BMX riders Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands People from Bernheze Cyclists from North Brabant 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1980s-stub

2008 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

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