Carlos Ramírez (BMX rider)

Carlos started cycling at a very young age at the initiative of his parents.^{[1][citation needed]} Over the years, he practiced various disciplines such as basketball and swimming until he found his sport: BMX. He started in the hotbeds of this sport in the city of Medellín, the same day that he turned five years old.

In the world of two wheels he is known by the nickname -The Little Magician-, for his agility and ability on the bicycle.^{[2][citation needed]}

First Latin American male bicyclist in BMX, to achieve two Olympic bronze medals.

Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, in an exciting photo finish after starting in the last position in the starter, he managed to gain positions taking advantage of the tight corners very well and thus get the final podium.

Then it would be in Tokyo 2020 (31 July 2021), with some quite emotional and dangerous preliminaries, thanks to the rain that made the track quite smooth, but that was not an impediment for the "little magician". He topped each of the rankings for two days and after a frenzied final, he was able to claim his second Olympic bronze medal.

Almost 20 years have passed since the first BMX Cycling World Championship won by Carlos Ramírez, in Paulina, Brazil. At that time, "The Little Wizard" was only eight years old and surprised the world of BMX with his nerves of steel, which would lead him in that month of July 2002 to be crowned UCI BMX World Champion in Brazil.

 

In 2012 he attended his first BMX Cycling World Championship in the junior men's category and was crowned World Champion in Birmingham (United Kingdom). In that same championship he obtained second place in the junior men's time trial modality. Carlos is part of the new generation of national BMX, with the new gold medal in the most important BMX tournament in the world.

Group of races in the Elite category, which allows athletes to maintain activity and competition during the Olympic cycles.

Summary of the best BMX World Cups - Carlos Ramírez

YEAR	COUNTRY	CITY	POSITION
2021	Colombia	Bogotá	Runner-up (2nd)
2020	USA	Houston	Canceled by COVID-19
2020	Australia	Shepparton	Runner-up (2nd)
2020	Australia	Barthurs	4th
2017	Argentina	Santiago del Estero	Runner-up (2°)
2016	Holland	Papendal	3rd
2013	USA	Chula Vista	3rd
2012	Holland	Papendal	4th (Junior runner)

It is the sum of all the races that are run in the year endorsed by the UCI and according to these points the places of participation for the following year's World Championship are awarded.

(14 July 2021) GW Bicycles, the brand that sponsors the bicycles used by "El Pequeno Mago" and the Colombian BMX team, has designed the so-called "MARCO G1 +" in conjunction with the Olympic athletes. More information on GW Bicycles Instagram

The Mayor's Office of Bogotá changed the name of its BMX track in Parque El Salitre, the best in Colombia, to be called: Carlos Ramírez BMX Track.

Bronze medal in BMX, Tokyo 2020 Olympics(30 July 2021)

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(14 July 2021) GW Bicycles, the brand that sponsors the bicycles used by "Te Little Wizard " and the Colombian BMX team, has designed the so-called "G1+ Frame^[3]" in conjunction with Olympic athletes.

Carlos Ramírez's official titles are here: InTheSports.org^[4]

• Carlos Ramírez at Cycling Archives (archived)  
• Carlos Ramírez at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup  
• Carlos Ramírez at The-Sports.org
• Carlos Ramírez at Olympedia  
• Carlos Ramírez at Olympics.com