Nadja Pries

Nadja Pries (born (1994-05-20)20 May 1994) is a German BMX racer, representing her nation in international competitions. She competed in the time trial event and race event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships.[2]

Nadja Pries
Personal information
Born (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[1]
Team information
DisciplineBMX racing
RoleRacer

Pries was selected as part of the German cycling team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, competing in the women's BMX race.[3] After she grabbed a fourteenth seed on the opening round with a time of 37.152, Pries scored a total of 19 placing points to take the penultimate spot against seven other racers in her semifinal heat, thus eliminating her from the tournament.[4][5]

References
  1. "Nadja Pries". rio2016.com. Rio 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "2015 UCI BMX World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "Deutsche BMX-Fahrer für Rio qualifiziert" [German BMX racers qualified for Rio] (in German). Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. "Cycling: Women's BMX Semifinal – Heat 2". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  5. "Deutsche nicht in BMX-Endläufen dabei" [Germans failed to participate in the BMX final] (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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