The various races, contests and battles that take place as part of the Bike Days in Solothurn not only provide the best entertainment for the local public. They are also of great importance in the international sports world. The two freestyle sports BMX Flatland and Mountain Bike Dirtjump - both part of an international competition series - are leading the way.

"The aforementioned discussions regarding the BMX Flatland World Circuit have come to a successful conclusion: Solothurn will be the opening venue for the international competition series from this year," informs OC President Erwin Flury. After Solothurn, the BMX Flatland World Circuit will make stops in Barcelona (ESP), New Orleans (USA), Montreal (CAN) and Kobe (JAP).

But that's not the end of the good news. The first edition of the Bike Days will feature a top-class field of participants. With Yohei Uchino (JAP), Viki Gomez (ESP) and Takahiro Ikeda (JAP), the entire top 3 of the world rankings will be at the start. They will be competing against BMX Flatland icon and X Games gold medal winner Terry Adams (USA) and three-time Bike Days winner Matthias Dandois (FRA), among others.

Dirtjump rises to Silver Event
The mountain bike dirt jump in Solothurn has been part of the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour for several years. In recent years as a bronze event, the competition is now being held as a higher-ranking silver event on the FMB World Tour. This makes the event in Solothurn more relevant overall and will attract even more athletes to Switzerland. So far, promising newcomer Nicholi Rogatkin (USA), his European rivals Szymon Godziek (POL) and Tomas Zejda (CZE) as well as last year's Bike Days winner Matt Jones (GBR) have confirmed their participation.

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