{"id":5710,"date":"2025-11-08T07:26:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2025-11-08T07:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:27:00","slug":"todaka-katagiri-and-spanish-juniors-shine-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/todaka-katagiri-and-spanish-juniors-shine-in-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"Todaka, Katagiri, and Spanish Juniors shine in Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan\u2019s Chiaki Todaka and Yu Katagiri won the UCI rainbow jerseys in BMX Freestyle Flatland at the 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the day, for the first time, three Junior UCI World Champion titles were awarded, for the first time \u2013 with a dominant Spain winning all three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Women Junior category, the medals came down to a battle between Spain\u2019s Yun Vilajosana and European Champion Andrea P\u00e9rez, along with Germany\u2019s Emilia Keikus. P\u00e9rez and Keikus had already had success in the trials mixed team event earlier in the week, with a win for the Spanish team and silver for the Germans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three riders scored 60 points in the first and third sections, leaving P\u00e9rez and Keikus tied with two sections to go. As Keikus\u2019 scores dipped, Vilajosana found her rhythm to secure silver, but it was P\u00e9rez who stayed strongest, earning her second gold medal in just four days. Only 30 points separated the three medallists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrea P\u00e9rez claims the 2025 UCI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trials?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trials<\/a> Women Junior UCI World Champion title \ud83c\udf08 <br><br>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZubikoPhoto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZubikoPhoto<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Riyadh2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Riyadh2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c183SRihxv\">pic.twitter.com\/c183SRihxv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UCI Trials (@UCI_Trials) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_Trials\/status\/1986801847928037673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Hungary\u2019s Zal\u00e1n Fark unable to replicate the form that earned him the European Championship title, the Men Junior 26\u201d final became a showdown between three young Spaniards \u2014 Mikel Azcona (part of Spain\u2019s winning mixed team on Tuesday), Ferran Gonzalo, and Ian Martinez \u2014 and Germany\u2019s Noah L\u00e4mmlein and Carl Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzalo, last year\u2019s bronze medallist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, displayed remarkable consistency and obtained a 10 score on section 2 to finish strongly with 170 points and claim the gold medal. Behind him, the competition was tight, with just 10 points separating the next three riders. Christ, runner-up in the mixed team event, secured another silver medal, narrowly edging out Martinez who settled for bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what dreams look like \ud83e\udd29<br><br>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 FERRAN GONZALO is your 2025 UCI <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Trials?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Trials<\/a> Men Junior 26\u201d World Champion! \ud83c\udf08<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Riyadh2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Riyadh2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cp1jUGY7kz\">pic.twitter.com\/Cp1jUGY7kz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UCI Trials (@UCI_Trials) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_Trials\/status\/1986828204120629490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following an exceptionally close semi-final in the Men Junior 20\u201d category, the final featured six riders representing five different nations. Britain\u2019s Eddie Weightman, Germany\u2019s Dennis Arnold, France\u2019s Louis Chasseuil (all mixed team finalists), and Belgium\u2019s Ugo Theunissen faced Spain\u2019s talented duo, Be\u00f1at Segurola and top qualifier Travis Asenjo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asenjo, reigning 2024 UCI Junior World Champion, went head-to-head with Theunissen in a fierce contest. Both finished on 260 points, but the Spaniard claimed the title \u2014 his second gold in four days \u2014 having scored three 60-point sections compared to Theunissen\u2019s two. Chasseuil secured the bronze after scoring 50 points in each of his last two sections to overtake Segurola.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Anna Mondics (HUN) and Ekaterina Voloshina (IAN) failing to qualify for the four-rider final, Hungary\u2019s Veronika Kadar became the only rider capable of interrupting an all-Japanese podium in the Women Elite Flatland final. Kadar impressed with her inventive tricks, spinning her bike in original ways, earning a score of 61.33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Japanese rider, Sona Yoshimura, showcased her nation\u2019s steady rise in Women\u2019s Flatland, securing bronze with a score of 76.67. Next up was second-place qualifier Karin Hommura, who could not surpass the outstanding performance of Chiaki Todaka and had to settle for silver. Todaka\u2019s run, comparable to the Men Elite performances, earned the day\u2019s highest score of 87.17, claiming the gold medal and leading an all-Japanese podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Team Japan on \ud83d\udd1d<br><br>It was a lockout in the Women\u2019s Elite UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland Final. \ud83d\udd12<br><br>\ud83e\udd47 Chiaki Todaka \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 | 87.17<br>\ud83e\udd48 Carin Hommura \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 | 78.67<br>\ud83e\udd49 Sona Yoshimura \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 | 76.67<br><br>\ud83d\udcf8 Stoop Creative <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Riyadh2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Riyadh2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BMXFreestyle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BMXFreestyle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qxe9X2t2CG\">pic.twitter.com\/qxe9X2t2CG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UCI BMX Freestyle (@UCI_BMX_FS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_BMX_FS\/status\/1986792492675867019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Men Elite final in BMX Freestyle Flatland featured eight riders, two competitors each from Spain, Canada, and France, alongside a German and one standout Japanese. Canada\u2019s Jean-Francois Boulianne opened with a smooth routine, followed by Spain\u2019s Alberto Moya, who impressed with original tricks performed in a unique style, taking the lead with 80.17 points. Germany\u2019s Dustyn Alt then wowed the crowd with spinning tricks, scoring 86.00 to claim the top spot temporarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flatland veteran Alexandre Jumelin made a few minor errors that kept him off the podium, finishing 6th, while fellow Frenchman Julien Baran placed 8th. Second-place qualifier Varo Hernandez delivered an impressive ride, yet at this elite level, it left him agonizingly less than a point from a medal. Canada\u2019s Jean William Prevost followed with an incredibly fast spinning original performance, featuring numerous rear-wheel tricks, earning 89.33 points \u2014 with only one rider remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spotlight was on Yu Katagiri as the final rider. After watching the others, he knew only his most challenging tricks would secure the gold. Already a master of Flatland, the Japanese rider has now reached the pinnacle, claiming the 2025 UCI BMX Freestyle Flatland World Championship title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unreal from Yu Katagiri! \ud83e\udd29<br><br>He secures gold at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Riyadh2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Riyadh2025<\/a> ! \ud83e\udd47<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BMXFreestyle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BMXFreestyle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffgTjUFFsu\">pic.twitter.com\/ffgTjUFFsu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; UCI BMX Freestyle (@UCI_BMX_FS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCI_BMX_FS\/status\/1986856949837599062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s Chiaki Todaka and Yu Katagiri won the UCI rainbow jerseys in BMX Freestyle Flatland at the 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-5710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-cycling"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d.jpg",2400,1601,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-1024x683.jpg",640,427,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-825x575.jpg",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d-590x410.jpg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/category\/newsbeat\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Newsbeat<\/a>","tag_info":"Newsbeat","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp_Image_2025-11-07_A__22.01.33_b4b4275d.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5712,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5710\/revisions\/5712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}