Irek Rizaev Explained

Fullname:Irek Yevgenyvich Rizaev
Birth Date:1997 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Kazan, Russia
Sport:Freestyle BMX, Dirt jumping

Irek Yevgenyvich Rizaev (Russian: Ирек Евгеньевич Ризаев: born October 1, 1997, in Kazan) is a Russian BMX rider.[1] He's a regular participant in Russian as well as international BMX freestyle competitions.[2] [3] He's already won multiple titles and medals in his career. He's is also part of the Russian national BMX freestyle-team.[4]

He's 2016, 2017 and 2019 Russian Champion in BMX freestyle.[5] [6] He's the first Russian athlete to take part [21] in the 2017 BMX Nitro World Games organized by Nitro Circus.[7]

Biography

Rizaev was born on October 1, 1997, in Kazan, Russia and is of Tatar descent.[8]

He started riding BMX in 2009 at the age of 12. The first time he took part in a BMX competition was in 2010, in Kazan, when he received a prize for being the best talent. In 2011, Irek began to participate in Russian races and took part in his first official Russian BMX Championship in Krasnoyarsk.[9] Since 2014, he participates in international competitions like Simple Session, The Bowl and others. He has an all-rounder style of riding that features a wide range of meaty tricks.[10]

Since 2016, Irek is studying a degree in economics at the Kazan National Research Technological University (KNITU).

Personal Records

Irek was world's first to do certain tricks on his BMX bike:

It's a 360 tail VIP to bar-spin to oppose tail VIP, which is known as the most difficult combination of tricks. During a 360-degree turn, the rider scrolls the frame around its axis, catches it, scrolls the steering wheel around its axis, and then scrolls the frame in the opposite direction. He did the trick for the first time in 2016.[11]

Five tail-wip. The rider does five revolutions of a bicycle around its axis in the air. Prior to Irek, the record of 4 tail-wips lasted about 10 years. He did the trick for the first time in 2017.[12]

Career highlights

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Больше всего мотивирует любовь к катанию". Red Bull. ru. 2019-08-09.
  2. Web site: Казанец стал чемпионом России по велоспорту Inkazan. inkazan.ru. ru. 2019-08-09.
  3. Web site: Велоспорт-BMX в России демонстрирует впечатляющие темпы роста - чемпион России по BMX-фристайлу Ризаев. 2016-12-22. Interfax-Russia.ru. ru. 2019-08-09.
  4. Web site: Велоспорт на оценку: ВМХ-фристайл дебютирует на Олимпиаде-2020 в Токио.
  5. Web site: Спортсмен из Казани Ирек Ризаев стал чемпионом России по BMX-фристайлу. realnoevremya.ru. ru. 2019-08-09.
  6. Web site: Ризаев и Посадских победили в Сочи на чемпионате России по ВМХ-фристайлу.
  7. Web site: Nitro Circus Live Tour, Action Sports News, Official Gear. Nitro Circus. en-US. 2019-08-09.
  8. Web site: Russian. business-gazeta.ru. 27 татар-олимпийцев в Токио: от правнука Галимджана Ибрагимова до сержанта армии США. 23 July 2021. 5 August 2021.
  9. Web site: Я буду долго гнать велосипед: в Красноярске прошел чемпионат России по велоспорту. krsk.sibnovosti.ru. 2019-08-09.
  10. Web site: Irek Rizaev. Red Bull. en. 2019-08-09.
  11. Web site: Ride BMX on Instagram: "1, 2, 3, 4...5? @irekrizaev makes his mark in the history of the tailwhip by landing the first ever** quintuple tailwhip. Congrats, dude!…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BSjlaKbD3Qz . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. en. 2019-08-09.
  12. Web site: ТНТ MUSIC • FUNBOX — Выпуск 41. tntmusic.ru. ru-RU. 2019-08-09.
  13. Web site: JEANJEAN AND DUCARROZ BMX FREESTYLE PARK EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS UEC - Union Européenne de Cyclisme. 2021-11-21. www.uec.ch.