Australian rider Saya Sakakibara has won her maiden UCI BMX Racing World Cup title after winning the final three rounds of the 2023 season.
cycling events in the world on SBS On Demand The 24-year-old sealed the victory in Argentina on Sunday morning with a dominant display in Round 10, winning the women's elite final with a time of 32.074 seconds ahead of third-place overall Laura Smulders of the Netherlands. After nearly quitting the sport, the win was Sakakibara's third in a row at the BMX World Cup after prevailing both the previous day and on Monday's round eight at Santiago del Estero.
" everything. When I was at home with my concussion this time last year, I just never would have thought that I would win this overall and have such a successful season," she said. "I was definitely was in the lowest of the lows . I definitely thought of giving up altogether. I really didn't think it was worth the risk, but I'm so happy that I brought out the courage and gave it one more red hot go, and I think it really paid off.
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