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USA BMX Cajun Nationals Pedals Into West Monroe for 14th Year
Three-day biking event returns to showcase riders from around the world

TULSA, Okla. (March 17, 2025) —For its 14th consecutive year, the USA BMX Cajun Nationals is making its way back to the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe this weekend, March 21-23.

Hundreds of professional and amateur BMX riders from across the globe will descend on West Monroe for the national competition and USA Cycling Collegiate BMX Championships. Last year’s USA BMX Cajun Nationals at Ike Hamilton Expo Center brought in 2,822 attendees per day and over 670 athletes, representing 38 states and 2 countries.

In addition to the regular national competition, the USA Cycling Collegiate BMX Championships will be welcoming BMX collegiate athletes from over five universities to compete head-to-head, representing their teams, racing for gold.

"We are honored to host the USA BMX Cajun Nationals for the 14th time, and the addition of the BMX Collegiate Championship is a wonderful bonus for our community. We appreciate the trust that USA BMX has placed in Discover Monroe-West Monroe and our venue partner, Ike Hamilton Expo. We hope the riders from across the country will have the opportunity to visit our locally owned restaurants that offer many great Louisiana specialties,” said Scott Bruscato, Executive Vice President of Sales at Discover Monroe.

Races begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, with participants racing well into the evening. Entry and parking is free, and fans are welcome to watch and cheer on their favorite riders — like top local riders 8-year-old Bentley Hearne and 13-year-old Colton Miller— as they expertly navigate jumps, twists and turns along the track.

These are two of several riders who call Twin City BMX home, Monroe’s premier BMX track five miles down the street from Ike Hamilton Expo Center, who will be participating in this weekend’s events. Miller was named Twin City BMX’s 2024 Rider of the Year, and both Hearne and Miller are number one in the state for BMX in their respective age groups.


WHAT: USA BMX Cajun Nationals and USA Cycling Collegiate BMX Championships


WHEN: Friday - Sunday, March 21 - March 23, 2025

● Friday: Races begin at 1:30 p.m.

● Saturday: Races begin at 9:30 a.m.

● Sunday: Races begin at 8 a.m.


WHERE: Ike Hamilton Expo Center

501 Mane Street

West Monroe, Louisiana, 71292

COST: Free


MEDIA Interviews and visual opportunities available with local BMX riders and/or a USA BMX representative. Photos from the 2024 USA BMX Cajun Nationals can be found here. Please credit USA BMX if photos are published.


About USA BMX

Established as the American Bicycle Association in 1977 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ABA is the nation’s largest cycling organization with more than 70,000 members with combined racing and freestyle events at more than 300 sanctioned BMX tracks across the United States and Canada. ABA empowers and elevates the early stages of bicycle development by creating opportunities through facility development, programs, and national events. As a result, ABA has developed a structured blueprint. A cyclist can progress from humble beginnings on a balance bike to becoming a BMX Olympian by establishing these roots.

Through STEAM, scholarships, freestyle amateur events, the national series, the Olympics and new facilities built across the United States, these four pillars under the USA BMX organization will impact young riders and families: USA BMX Foundation, USA BMX Freestyle, USA BMX Racing and ABA Ethos.

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