Kailen Wouters makes his debut with J&R Bicycles at Derby City

Just three weeks after the young Kailen Wouters won his second world title at the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Wouters, a young but not unknown BMX talent from Aruba, is headed to Louisville, Kentucky, USA, to compete in the National Derby City. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the National Derby City, and according to the organization they are celebrating 40 years of the country’s fastest laps, with participation from athletes from Aruba, Florida, California, Michigan, Canada, and more. Around 700 cyclists prepared for this anniversary celebration.

For Wouters, the Derby City track is a track he already has experience on, and certainly his favorite track in the United States. Kailen makes his debut with his new team, J&R Bicycles, at Derby City 2023. A U.S. team that included Wouters on its national team last July. Wouters is extremely proud to wear his uniform and represent his new team. Over the weekend of September 1-3, young Wouters once again played a tremendous role at Derby City as he competed in the Open Class 9-10 and Expert 9 Class categories.

Results
On Saturday September 1, he locked down two second places, on Saturday September 2 he took home 3rd and 4th places, and on Sunday September 3, Wouters qualified for the main event, the finals, but fell during the finals. According to Wouters’ parents, the young man himself explained that this is part of it and says he learns from his mistakes and keeps pushing harder.

For the rest of this year, Wouters has a few more races on the agenda. Starting with the Latin American Race on September 9 and 10, here in Aruba. In October, Wouters will compete at the Rock Hill BMX Supercross Track. In November the youngster will travel to Oaklahoma for the Grands tour and in December he will return to Colombia for the Las Luces tour.