Izaac Kennedy

By the age of three Izaac Kennedy was already riding on his local track on the Gold Coast, following the footsteps of his older brother.

He himself began racing at age nine, and he won his first state title that year. From then on, Kennedy’s dream was to becoming a professional BMX rider.

He made a quick rise to the top of the Australian scene when he notched his maiden elite national title in 2019 at the age of 18.

Later that year, he made his UCI World Championship debut, where he fought his way to the quarter finals. He also earned a podium place in the UCI BMX Racing World Cup for the first time, placing third in Rock Hill.

In 2020, Kennedy picked up where he left off, placing third in the opening World Cup round in Shepparton. He then won his second national championship, becoming the first male rider to go back-to-back in over 20 years.

Kennedy’s start to 2021 was hampered by a broken hand, but he won his third national title and made it to a World Championship final for the first time, placing seventh.

He’d improve on that result by one place at next year’s World Championships, but not before snagging four podium places in the 2022 World Cup, finishing third overall to complete his best season yet.

In 2023, Kennedy placed third in a World Cup round before suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of the rest of the year, including that year’s World Championships.

He returned to competition in 2024 in extraordinary fashion, taking a career-first World Cup win in front of an adoring home crowd in Brisbane.

The Queenslander carried his form to the final rounds in Tulsa, USA, where two more podium finishes earned him the overall World Cup title.

Despite breaking his wrist at the World Championships, Kennedy made his Olympic debut at Paris 2024. He qualified for the final, but heartbreakingly finished eighth overall after being squeezed into the barriers on the first turn, crashing out of the race.

Club: Nerang BMX Club