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

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who competes in

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. 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

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

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

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with victory in the men's BMX freestyle park in

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. In August 2023 he won gold at the

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in Glasgow. Reilly received a Silver Medal at the

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. At first he scored 93.70 in the final and sit in the second position. In the second run French Anthony Jeanjean overcame Reilly scoring 93.76 and placed him to the third. On his second attempt Reilly achieved a best-run score of 93.91 and finished second. In July 2024, he became British national champion. He won gold at the 2024 European BMX Championships in

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, Switzerland in September 2024.

Competitive history

All results are sourced from the

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. ''As of August 9th, 2024''

Olympic Games

UCI Cycling World Championships

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

References

External links

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2001 births Living people English male cyclists 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 UCI BMX World Champions (elite men) Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in cycling Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic cyclists for Great Britain 21st-century English sportsmen {{UK-cycling-bio-stub