Kristers Apels — Supercross BMX Factory Team | 2025 European Junior Champion · Latvia
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🇱🇻Kristers Apels
Junior Men · Latvia · 2025 European Junior Champion
Who Is Kristers?
Kristers Apels is a Latvian Junior Men BMX racer on the Supercross BMX Factory Team. 2025 UEC BMX European Junior Champion — won at home in Valmiera, on the Māris Štrombergs BMX Track. Currently ranked Top 6 in the UCI World Rankings, Junior Men. The next wave of Latvian BMX talent.
Apels is part of the generation Štrombergs's two Olympic golds inspired. Multiple 2025 European Cup wins under his belt — including back-to-back wins at the European Cup stage in Latvia and the Stage 4 win at Zolder. He races on the Vision F1 in Demon Red, with The Machine TM Pro Bars on his cockpit — built by Štrombergs's own brand.
With the Latvian program behind him — coaches, infrastructure, and the example of Štrombergs and Vineta Petersone leading the way — Kristers is on the standard junior-to-elite trajectory. The Junior European title is the foundation. What comes next is what he's chasing.
His Frame
Signature Colorway · Factory Ride
Vision F1 — Demon Red
Material: Toray carbon — aerospace-grade fiber construction
Construction: Monocoque — no joints, no welds, no bonded areas
BB: Threaded Euro BB — field-serviceable at any track
Custom paint: Demon Red
Standards: 3× the EN BMX safety requirement
Construction: Monocoque — no joints, no welds, no bonded areas
BB: Threaded Euro BB — field-serviceable at any track
Custom paint: Demon Red
Standards: 3× the EN BMX safety requirement
Full Bike Check
| Part | Spec |
|---|---|
| Frame | Vision F1 — Demon Red |
| Fork | Vision F1 — Demon Red |
| Headset | Speedline Tapered Integrated Sealed |
| Stem | Speedline Elite |
| Handlebars | Speedline The Machine TM Pro Bars |
| Grips | ODI Vans Lock-On |
| Seat | Supercross Elite Pivotal |
| Seat Post | Supercross Carbon — 27.2 |
| Seat Clamp | Speedline Quick Release — 31.9 |
| Cranks | Speedline Spinners |
| Pedals | HT SX-2 |
| Rims | Speedline AR6 Alloy |
| Hubs | Speedline Killer Buzz |
| Tires | Tioga Fastr-X |
2025 Results
| Event | Result | Location |
|---|---|---|
| UEC Euros | 1st (Junior Men) | Valmiera, Latvia — Māris Štrombergs BMX Track · July 12, 2025 |
| UCI Rank | Top 6 (Junior) | UCI World Rankings, Junior Men — end of 2025 |
| Euro Cup | 1st | UEC European Cup — Stage 4 (Zolder) |
| Euro Cup | Multiple Wins | UEC European Cup — additional stage wins across the 2025 season |
Beyond the Track
A European Title at Home
Kristers won the 2025 UEC BMX European Junior Championship in Valmiera, Latvia — on the Māris Štrombergs BMX Track, named after Latvia's two-time Olympic Gold medalist and his Supercross factory teammate. Winning the European title at home, on the track named after your nation's BMX hero, is the kind of story that defines a career.
The Latvian Pipeline
Latvia has produced more world-class BMX talent per capita than almost any nation in the sport. Māris Štrombergs (2× Olympic Gold), Vineta Petersone (2× Olympian, 4× UCI Pump Track Worlds medalist), and now Kristers Apels (2025 European Junior Champion) — all three on Supercross. The Latvian program is the model.
Racing Profile
2025 UEC BMX European Junior Champion
Won in Valmiera, Latvia, on the Māris Štrombergs BMX Track · July 12, 2025
Top 6 UCI World Rankings — Junior Men
End of 2025 season, ranked sixth in the world among Junior Men
Multiple 2025 UEC European Cup wins
Including Stage 4 at Zolder and back-to-back wins at the European Cup in Latvia
Part of the Latvian Supercross contingent
On the factory team with Māris Štrombergs and Vineta Petersone — the next generation of the Latvian program
2026 Supercross BMX Factory Team — Junior Men
Factory support on the Vision F1 Demon Red carbon platform
Kristers rides for the Supercross BMX Factory Team — 37 years of racing, built from the gate up in Apple Valley, California.
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