Waikato Herald
  • Waikato Herald home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Rural
  • Lifestyle
  • Lotto results

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Lifestyle
  • Lotto results

Locations

  • Hamilton
  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Matamata & Piako
  • Cambridge
  • Te Awamutu
  • Tokoroa & South Waikato
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Weather

  • Thames
  • Hamilton
  • Tokoroa
  • Taumarunui
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Waikato News

Oceania Continental BMX Championships 2024: Te Awamutu riders hit international comp

Waikato Herald
19 Mar, 2024 06:30 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

The six Te Awamutu BMX riders who competed in the 2024 Oceania Continental BMX Championships in Brisbane last month.
The six Te Awamutu BMX riders who competed in the 2024 Oceania Continental BMX Championships in Brisbane last month.

The six Te Awamutu BMX riders who competed in the 2024 Oceania Continental BMX Championships in Brisbane last month.

Six BMX riders from Te Awamutu turned heads - and wheels - at two BMX competitions in Australia recently.

The sextett competed in the Oceania Continental BMX Championships in Brisbane on February 18.

With a strong New Zealand contingent of more than 45 riders in various age groups, Te Awamutu was well represented with riders Tate Burdon, Brooke Penny, Sophie Penny, Luca Penny, Brock O’Neill and Eli Sasevi.

They were up against top Australian riders, so the competition was fierce and places were hard won on the paved Sleeman track in the heat of the Brisbane summer.

With the gates starting at 2pm, most motos had New Zealand riders leading the pack to the finish line.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Te Awamutu’s Oceania Continental BMX Championship results

  • 10 years boys – Eli Sasevi 6th, Tate Burdon 9th (20″) and 7th (cruiser).
  • 11 years boys – Brock O’Neill 5th.
  • 13 years girls – Luca Penny 3rd; Sophie Penny 4th.
  • Under-23 women – Brooke Penny 3rd.

Read More

  • BMX: Te Awamutu will host 2026 nationals...
  • Te Awamutu BMX Club does well at New Zealand National ...
  • Tokyo Olympics: Our Olympian - Waikato News News - ...
  • Te Awamutu to host the 2019 Oceania BMX Championship ...

The day prior, on February 17, round one of the Queensland Regional Champs was being held at the Sports Complex, giving the New Zealand riders valuable track time.

Having competed in the UCI BMX World Cup rounds one and two in Rotorua on February 3-4, Brooke Penny went on to compete in rounds three and four on February 24-25 in Brisbane, placing 18th and 14th.

Luca and Sophie Penny also competed in the AustCycling National Series round one on February 22-23, with Sophie placing second and Luca fourth.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

For many of the riders, it was the first time they had competed outside New Zealand.

Interspersed with a bit of relaxing, hitting the theme parks and a lot of track time, each of the Te Awamutu riders rode well and returned to New Zealand with an Oceania finals plate.

Queensland Regional Champs round one results

  • 10 years boys – Tate Burdon 5th, Eli Sasevi 6th.
  • 11 years boys – Brock O’Neill 14th.
  • 13 years girls – Luca Penny 1st, Sophie Penny 3rd.

Stay up to date with the Waikato Herald and the Te Awamutu Courier

Get the latest Waikato headlines straight to your inbox Monday to Saturday. Register for free today - click here and choose Local News.


Save

    Share this article

Latest from Waikato News

Waikato Herald

Desert Rd reopens six hours after fatal crash

07 Jun 06:35 AM
Waikato Herald

Motorist's road rage caused para-cyclist training for Paralympics to crash

06 Jun 07:00 AM
Waikato Herald

'Game changer': Corrections Minister opens Waikeria Prison's new 596-bed facility

06 Jun 03:21 AM

Why Cambridge is the new home of future-focused design

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Recommended for you
Frosts for Auckland? MetService predicts sub-zero temps for next couple of days
New Zealand

Frosts for Auckland? MetService predicts sub-zero temps for next couple of days

07 Jun 07:36 AM
Mega $15m Lotto prize up for grabs as NZ mourns death of former co-host
New Zealand

Mega $15m Lotto prize up for grabs as NZ mourns death of former co-host

07 Jun 07:29 AM
Warriors take early lead over Sharks
Warriors

Warriors take early lead over Sharks

07 Jun 07:20 AM
Chiefs edge ahead of Blues
Super Rugby

Chiefs edge ahead of Blues

07 Jun 06:45 AM
Why Jesko could be NZ's next great steeplechaser
Racing

Why Jesko could be NZ's next great steeplechaser

07 Jun 06:37 AM

Latest from Waikato News

Desert Rd reopens six hours after fatal crash
Waikato Herald

Desert Rd reopens six hours after fatal crash

07 Jun 06:35 AM

Police thanked motorists for their patience during the afternoon closure.

Motorist's road rage caused para-cyclist training for Paralympics to crash
Waikato Herald

Motorist's road rage caused para-cyclist training for Paralympics to crash

06 Jun 07:00 AM
'Game changer': Corrections Minister opens Waikeria Prison's new 596-bed facility
Waikato Herald

'Game changer': Corrections Minister opens Waikeria Prison's new 596-bed facility

06 Jun 03:21 AM
New running event to see Taupō sweating this weekend
Waikato Herald

New running event to see Taupō sweating this weekend

06 Jun 03:00 AM
Clean water fuelling Pacific futures
sponsored

Clean water fuelling Pacific futures

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Waikato Herald e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Waikato Herald
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • What the Actual
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven CarGuide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP
search by queryly Advanced Search