Snoqualmie Valley 7-year old wins spot on Team USA, heads to BMX World Championships

At only 7-years old, one local boy is accomplishing a lot on two wheels.

Snoqualmie seven-year old BMX rider, Damien Comeau, has qualified to join Team USA and represent his country in this year’s UCI BMX World Championships.

To qualify, Comeau finished in the top 8 at the World Qualifier race held in Redmond, Oregon on April 7th, competing against 24 riders his age. He made it through three qualifying races before securing his spot the team – and placing 4^th in the final race event.

Racing since he was 4-years old, this seasoned racer is used to some tough competition. “I race the top riders in Canada and the USA from time to time and they are good riders,” says Comeau. “At the qualifier, I was fastest in my turns and passed other racers.”

Only 34 of the more than 2,400 US BMX racers Comeau’s age will be invited to join Team USA. Fewer will join the team. Currently he is the only racer his age from Washington who has qualified for the Championship.

The 2017 World Championship Race happens at Rock Hill, South Carolina in July, making the first time the Championship has been held in the United States since 2001. There will be over 3,300 BMX riders competing for the title of World Champion in each race category, with an elite field BMX participants, including Olympic competitors.

Already training for the event, Comeau says he is “so excited to go to the World Championship and to wear the red, white and blue Team USA jersey”.

The rest of the year, this two-wheel wonder races on Northwest Force, the development team for Double Cross bike factory. He finished 2016 ranked 18^th in the nation and 3^rd in state, making him a great representative of Snoqualmie in the growing sport of BMX.

Good Luck, Damien!