Kieran Reilly

British bicycle motocross rider

Kieran Reilly

Personal information

Full name

Kieran Darren David Reilly

Born

(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 23)
Newcastle, England ^[1]

Sport

Freestyle BMX

Medal record

Men's freestyle BMX

Representing Great Britain
Olympics
	2024 Paris	BMX freestyle
World Championships
	2023 Glasgow	Freestyle park
European Games
	2023 Kraków-Małopolska	Freestyle Park
European Championships
	2022 Munich	Freestyle Park

Kieran Darren David Reilly (born 12 July 2001) is a British cyclist from Gateshead who competes in Freestyle BMX.^[2] In August 2023 he became the World Champion at the event.

Career

Reilly began performing tricks on his BMX at the Leam Lane skatepark, in Gateshead. He entered his first competition at the Urban Games in Whitley Bay.^[3] 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 Glasgow, Scotland.^[4]

Reilly moved to Corby in Northamptonshire,in September 2020, to train with other Team GB riders.^[5] 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 Northamptonshire, in January 2022.^[6] In August 2022, he won silver at the 2022 European BMX Championships in Munich.^[7]

In January 2022, Reilly executed a world-first trick at Asylum Skatepark in Nottinghamshire, UK. He launched off the top of an extended quarter-pipe, performed three full backflips, and added a 180-degree rotation.^[8]

In June 2023, Reilly won the gold medal at the 2023 European Games with victory in the men's BMX freestyle park in Krzeszowice.^[9] In August 2023 he won gold at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships – Men's freestyle BMX in Glasgow.^[10]

Reilly received a Silver Medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 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.^[11]

Competitive history

All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 9th, 2024

Olympic Games

Event	Freestyle Park
2024 Paris	Silver

UCI Cycling World Championships

Event	Freestyle Park
2022 Abu Dhabi	10th
2023 Glasgow	Gold

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

Season	1	2	3	4	Rank	Points
2022	MON 24	BRU 3	GOL 6		7	1530
2023	DIR 9	MON 5	BRU 1	BAZ 2	2	2910
2024	ENO 31	MON —	SHA		53	24

References

^ "Kieran Darren David Reilly". redbull.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Wilson, Scott (18 July 2023). "Gateshead BMX star Kieran Reilly pursuing his Olympic dream". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Calvert, Howard (18 January 2022). "Kieran Reilly: How I became pro". Redbull.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Gunston, Jo; McAlister, Sean (5 July 2023). "How to be friends and rivals, by BMX freestylers Kieran Reilly and Declan Brooks". Olumpics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Andrews, Katie (18 January 2022). "Watch as Gateshead Olympic hopeful becomes first in world to pull off groundbreaking BMX trick". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Gateshead's Kieran Reilly lands 'world's first' BMX triple flair". BBC News. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "KIERAN REILLY LOOKING FOR GOLDEN REVENGE AFTER SILVER IN MUNICH". Eurosport. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Beyond the bike: Kieran Reilly's 4 fitness secrets for BMX dominance". Red Bull. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "European Games 2023: Kieran Reilly wins BMX freestyle gold as Declan Brooks takes bronze". BBC Sport. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ Booth, George (7 August 2023). "Cycling World Championships 2023: GB's Kieran Reilly wins gold in the BMX with evening track events underway". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ Media, P. A. (31 July 2024). "Team GB's Kieran Reilly flips his way to BMX freestyle Olympic silver". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2024.