Niek Kimmann

Niek Kimmann is a Dutch BMX racing cyclist.

He won the Junior Men during the 2014 UCI BMX World Championships.[1] In August 2014 Kimmann together with Wiebe Scholten won a bronze medal in the team boys event of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[2]

On 25 July 2015 he won the Elite Men of the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium, at age 19.[1][3] He came in second during the Time Trial the day before.[4] Kimmann became the second Dutch BMX World Champion, after Robert de Wilde, who won in 1999.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Nederlander Niek Kimmann (19) wereldkampioen BMX" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Sander Slager (22 August 2014). "Brons voor Kimman en Scholten bij Jeugd Olympische Spelen" (in Dutch). Wielerrevue. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nederlander Kimmann verrast met goud op WK BMX" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Zilver BMX'er Niek Kimmann uit Lutten op de tijdrit bij WK" (in Dutch). RTV Oost. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kimmann verovert als tweede Nederlander wereldtitel BMX" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
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