HSBC British BMX Series – Round 5: Birmingham

It was an extremely busy weekend for Scott Beaumont as his comeback from injury continues.

On Saturday we raced the 5th round of the HSBC British BMX Series and on Sunday we raced the 3rd round of the HSBC/Schwalbe British 4X Series.

HSBC British BMX Series Round 5 – Birmingham

So just 7 weeks on from breaking his left radius, Scott was back on the BMX bike in his preparations for the World Championships in Belgium at the end of July.

Practice went well and Scott was looking like he hadn’t been away. Scott did have a little pain in his arm, but that is to be expected at this stage of the recovery.

Scott rode well in his motos with a 4th, 2nd and 1st place rides to qualify for the semi final.

In the semi final Scott made a good start and tucked into 2nd position. He held on to the finish line and made it into the final.

The final is still being talked about today and we will be able to show you in our team edit mid week.

Scott made a good start and got to the first turn in 2nd. He then dived inside to try and take the lead. On the exit of the turn he sat in 2nd and carried good speed on the second straight. Into the second tun Scott was being held out wide, which allowed another rider up the inside. Scott hit the brakes and dived to the inside of the turn. On the exit Scott took the lead and was on course to take the win but in the final turn another rider dived inside moving Scott to the outside.

Scott lost momentum and unfortunately faded to 4th on the last straight. It was a real case of close but no cigar, but another good step on the road to recovery from his arm injury.