Arthur Pilard
French BMX cyclist (born 1996)
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Arthur Pilard (born 22 January 1996) is a French cyclist who competes in BMX Racing. He was a gold medalist at the 2025 and silver medalist at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships. He was also a gold medalist at the 2021 and 2024 European BMX Championships.
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| Born | 22 January 1996[1] Vannes, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | BMX racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Born in Vannes, Brittany,[2] he is a member of Saint-Brieuc BMX in Saint-Brieuc.[3] He finished runner up in the Verona leg of the UCI BMX Racing World Cup in 2021.[4] He won the 2021 European BMX Championships in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium and placed fifth overall in the 2021 World Championships. He ended the 2021 season with a second place at the French Championship.[5] In early 2022, he reached the top of the UCI World Rankings.[6]
He finished runner-up in Papendal at the third event in the 2023 UCI BMX Racing World Cup.[7] He won the silver medal at the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, finishing 0.142 seconds behind the winner, his compatriot Romain Mahieu.[8][9]
He won the gold medal at the 2024 European BMX Championships in Verona in June 2024.[10] He was a silver medalist behind his compatriot Mathis Ragot Richard at the 2025 European BMX Championships in Valmiera, Latvia in July 2025.[11] The following month, he won her first world title in Copenhagen at the 2025 UCI BMX World Championships.[12]