Arthur Pilard

Arthur Pilard
Pilard in 2015
Personal information
Born (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)[1]
Vannes, France
Team information
Current team France
DisciplineBMX racing
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's BMX racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow BMX racing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Verona BMX racing
Gold medal – first place 2021 Zolder BMX racing

Arthur Pilard (born 22 January 1996) is a French cyclist who competes in BMX Racing. He was a gold medalist at the 2021 and 2024 European BMX Championships. He was a silver medalist at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships.

Career

Born in Vannes, Brittany,[2] he is a member of Saint-Brieuc BMX in Saint-Brieuc.[3] He finished runner up in the Verona leg of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in 2021.[4] He won the 2021 European BMX Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium and placed fifth overall in the 2021 World Championships. He ended the 2021 season with a second place at the French Championship.[5] In early 2022, he reached the top of the UCI World Rankings.[6]

He finished runner-up in Papendal at the third event in the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup.[7] He won the silver medal at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, finishing 0.142 seconds behind the winner, his compatriot Romain Mahieu.[8][9]

He won the gold medal at the 2024 European BMX Championships in Verona in June 2024.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Pilard". The-Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ "BMX World Championships. After silver, Arthur Pilard aims for gold to get a glimpse of the Olympic Games". Ouest-France. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ de Jong, Bart (13 September 2018). "ARTHUR PILARD (FRA) IS LOOKING FORWARD TO RACING IN ARGENTINA". fatbmx. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ^ "BMX. Arthur Pilard second in the World Cup in Verona (Italy)". letelegramme. May 8, 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ "ARTHUR PILARD - JOINS INSPYRE FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS". fatbmx. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ^ de Jong, Bart (Feb 8, 2022). "2022 GOALS: EURO CHAMP ARTHUR PILARD (FRA)". fatbmx. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ^ de Jong, Bart (Oct 25, 2023). "2023 REVIEW: PAPENDAL ROUNDS 3&4; 2023 UCI BMX RACING WORLD CUP". fatbmx. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ "UCI Cycling World Championships: Elite BMX Racing titles for Shriever and Mahieu". uci.org. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  9. ^ ""A very satisfactory assessment": after the World Championships, French BMX is doing wonderfully". Ouest France. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Zoe Claessens, Arthur Pilard take Elite Continental Champion jersey". Inside the Games. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.