Wade Bootes, fifth-ranked BMX racer worldwide and current mountain cross champion, will attend this weekend's first round of the Australian Mountain Cross Cup in Sydney Olympic Park. Bootes recently broke his collarbone at World Championships Mountain Cross in Rotorua, New Zealand. Western Sydney Mountain Bike Club and Mountain Biking Australia host the event.
Other riders expected to attend include Caroline Buchanan, third last year and reigning mountain cross champion; Alex Lloyd, defending champion; Luke Strom, Oceania Champion; Amiel Cavalier, last year's junior world downhill winner; and Grace Ireland, defending women's champion.
