For Lara Lessmann, BMX is everything. It s her passion, her life and for now her sporting career. The 20-year-old is one of the stand-out female BMX freestyle riders in the world right now, and with the biggest spectacle on earth happening in Japan this summer the Flenburg-born rider is one of the favourites to win a medal.
Lessmann is a regular on the UCI World Cup series where she has won rounds in Croatia and China over the last three years. At the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships she s had one second and two fourth places at the only three Championships that have taken place. Her biggest win has so far come outside the World Cup series at the 2018 Summer Youth Games in Argentina where she won Gold in the mixed team event.