May 30 All day
The official 2026 South African BMX Freestyle Championships will take place at the highly anticipated Park Lines BMX Tournament on Saturday, 30 May at the SkyLab Skatepark in Johannesburg. The event is presented by LW Mag and Dragon Energy, in partnership with Garmin, Insta360, Fox, and Mongoose.
BMX Freestyle riders from across South Africa will gather to compete for the national titles. The action-packed contest will showcase the very best in creativity, progression, and technical skill as riders push the limits with a variety of tricks and stunts in pursuit of championship points and their share of the prize purse.
All photos are by Eric Palmer.
Park Lines will be hosted at the purpose-built, BMX-focused SkyLab Skatepark at the Jozi-X Adventure Park in Bryanston, Johannesburg. Invited riders from around the country will compete in the Pro Division, while the event will also provide a valuable platform for emerging talent to showcase their abilities in the Amateur Division.
The park layout features a variety of obstacles designed to inspire creative riding and technical progression. Riders will compete in qualifying heats, where judges will evaluate performances based on use of park, tricks variation, style, difficulty, and amplitude to determine which competitors advance to the Finals.
Pro Division riders will battle it out for their share of the cash prize purse, along with a Garmin Instinct 3 Smartwatch and additional prizes from the event’s official partners. In the Amateur Division, riders will compete for a brand-new Mongoose BMX along with other prizes.
The tournament will conclude with the always exciting Best Trick Competition, open to all competitors. Riders will have their chance to throw down their biggest tricks in a jam style format competition, with the winner taking home an Insta360 action camera.
Spectators are invited to experience the excitement and energy of BMX Freestyle firsthand. Fans can expect an unforgettable day as South Africa’s best athletes battle it out for national honours.
The Park Lines BMX Tournament is a Cycling South Africa and UCI sanctioned event, endorsed by Cycling South Africa.
Park Lines organiser, Ryan van der Spuy says, “As one of our highlight events of the year, we’re excited to be back with the 2026 edition of Park Lines, and to see who with be crowned the 2026 South African BMX Freestyle Champion.
As an event created for the riders along with the focus of growth and development of the sport locally, Park Lines is a brand that has grown from strength to strength and we something we are extremely proud of. I can’t wait to see what 2026, and the future of this event holds.”
Park Lines BMX Tournament event details:
Date: Saturday, 30 May 2026.
Time: 9am onwards (Finals taking place in the afternoon).
Spectator Entrance: Free
Venue: SkyLab Skatepark, Jozi-X Adventure Park, Cnr Main Road and Sloane Street, Bryanston, Johannesburg.
Amateur riders that would like to enter Park Lines, please email your details and credentials to info@lwmag.co.za.
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