Flips and tricks in BMX freestyle finals at UCI championships

After Sunday's eventful men's road race, the action at the UCI World Cycling Championships in Glasgow ramped up in the BMX events.

Mathieu van der Poel claimed victory despite a nasty crash and a 50-minute delay due to a protest.

On Monday young riders and elite athletes took part in events at the Glasgow BMX Centre.

In the freestyle events, riders showed off intricate skills in the air which made for some stunning images.

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Image caption, Bryce Tryon of the United States competes in his first run during the BMX Freestyle Park, Men's Elite Final

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Image caption, Great Britain's James Jones warms up ahead of the men's BMX Freestyle Park Final at Glasgow Green

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Image caption, Joshua Matthews of Australia competes in the Men's Elite Final in the BMX Freestyle Park Event

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Image caption, Tom Clemens of Germany competes in his first run during the BMX Freestyle Park, Men's Elite Final

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Image caption, Mexico's Kevin Peraza Garcia takes part in the the Men's BMX Freestyle Park Final

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Image caption, Ernests Zebolds of Latvia competes in his first run during the BMX Freestyle Park, Men's Elite Final

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Image caption, Japan's Kaede Ozawa competes in heat one of the Men's Elite BMX Freestyle Final

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Image caption, Bryce Tryon of the United States competes in his second run during the BMX freestyle park, Men's Elite Final

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Image caption, Bryce Tryon of the USA falls in his second run in the Men's Elite Final in the BMX freestyle park event

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Image caption, Declan Brooks of Great Britain competes in his first run during the BMX freestyle park, Men's Elite Final

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Image caption, Australia's Alexander Cameron in action in heat 78 of the BMX Racing Cruiser Men's 35-39 race on Monday

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Image caption, Great Britain's Jack Devine (front left) in action in heat two of the BMX Racing Boys nine race during day five of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships at the Glasgow BMX Centre, Glasgow

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Image caption, Netherlands' Florian Groenendijk (left) in action in heat 14 of the BMX Racing Boys 10 race

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Image caption, Croatia's Marin Rantes during the warm-up before the Men's Elite Final

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Image caption, A general view of the action in heat 18 of the BMX Racing Boys 10 race

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