Personal information | |
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Nickname | "P-Nut" |
Born | May 29, 2002 |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Team information | |
Current team | Mongoose Bicycles |
Discipline | BMX racing |
Payton Ridenour (born May 29, 2002)[1] is an American female BMX rider.
She is a seven-time BMX national champion who qualified to compete in the 2020 Olympics.[2] She was the youngest competitor in her event, in which she finished 17th.[3][1] In May 2021, she earned her first BMX Supercross World Cup podium, a second place finish in Bogotá, Colombia.[4]
Ridenour is an only child.[5] Her father, Keith is a former amateur BMX racer.[5]
Ridenour has published a children's book.[6]