Zoé Claessens

Zoe Claessens (born 28 April 2001) is a Swiss BMX cyclist.

She started racing BMX aged seven. Her father founded the Echichens BMX Club in Switzerland, and two of her brothers were also BMX racers. In 2018 she received the Female Young Talent award from the Swiss Sports Aid Foundation. She was selected in the Swiss team for the Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX racing.[1] Prior to that event in June 2021 she became the European Champion in Heusden-Zolder.[2] She is coached by former World Champion and British Olympian Liam Phillips.[3]

References

  1. "Cycling BMX Racing CLAESSENS Zoe - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". ..
  2. "BMX: la Vaudoise Zoé Claessens championne d'Europe!". RTSSport.ch. July 10, 2021.
  3. Bory, Romain (2021-07-19). "Liam Phillips: "When she performs well, Zoé Claessens is competitive"". La Cote. Retrieved 2021-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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