Niek Kimmann

Niek Kimmann (born 20 May 1996)[1] is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist.

Niek Kimmann
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996
Lutten, Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Event(s)BMX
UCI BMX Supercross career
Starts24
Championships2
Wins12
Podiums15
Best finish1st in 2018
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
UCI BMX World Championships
2014 Rotterdam Junior Men's BMX
2015 Zolder Men's BMX
2016 Medellin Men's BMX

Career

Kimmann was born in Lutten.[2] From age 7 he was interested in cross cycling.[3] He won the Junior Men during the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships.[4] In August 2014 Kimmann together with Wiebe Scholten won a bronze medal in the team boys event of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[5]

On 25 July 2015 he won the Elite Men of the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium, at age 19.[4][6] He came in second during the Time Trial the day before.[7] Kimmann became the second Dutch BMX World Champion, after Robert de Wilde, who won in 1999.[8]

At the 2016 Olympics he finished seventh.[9] He fell in the quarter finals, injuring his ankle ligament and a metatarsal bone. He had to recover from his injuries between August 2016 and February 2017.[3] The serious crash of his friend and fellow BMX-cyclist Jelle van Gorkom in January 2018 while the two were training made deep impact on him.[3]

Kimmann gave up during the 2018 UCI BMX World Championships due to spasm.[3] He won the 2019 European BMX Championships.[10]

Personal

His younger brother, Justin Kimmann, is also a BMX rider[9] and competed in the junior events at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.

References
  1. "BMX Cycling - Niek KIMMANN". The Sports.org. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Niek Kimmann - Olympisch BMX rijder" (in Dutch). Sportsspeakers.nl. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. Job van Gasselt (22 July 2019). "Na de bijna-dood van zijn BMX-vriend ging hij weer presteren". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
  4. "Nederlander Niek Kimmann (19) wereldkampioen BMX". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. Sander Slager (22 August 2014). "Brons voor Kimman en Scholten bij Jeugd Olympische Spelen" (in Dutch). Wielerrevue. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  6. "Nederlander Kimmann verrast met goud op WK BMX" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. "Zilver BMX'er Niek Kimmann uit Lutten op de tijdrit bij WK" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. "Kimmann verovert als tweede Nederlander wereldtitel BMX" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  9. Walter van Zoeren (7 July 2019). "BMX-broertjes Kimmann delen dezelfde passie én stacaravan" (in Dutch). de Stentor. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. "BMX-broers Kimmann 'maken het beste van de situatie' in eigen hal" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020.
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