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Woodbury BMX world champion continues to outpace competition at 14

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 26, 2026 at 11:05 PM · 1 min read
Woodbury BMX world champion continues to outpace competition at 14 — WCCO / CBS Minnesota, Woodbury Schools news
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It's a competition that takes just 30 to 40 seconds, but a lot happens in that short amount of time. A Woodbury, Minnesota, BMX racer is crushing the competition against all odds.It's a sport that takes many muscles."I'd really say your quads," BMX racer Jemma Tollefson said. "Your core is, like, key for the gate. And then your arms, too; involves your whole body."Each racer has one goal."It's all about who can get from point A to B the fastest," Jeff Tollefson said.Jeff Tollefson fell in love with BMX in the 70s."So, I still have my trophies from way back then, and mine are only three feet tall," he said. Jeff Tollefson competed but couldn't travel far. "I grew up poor, and my mom didn't bring me anywhere," he said. But now, because of Jeff Tollefson's prot g student, Jemma Tollefson, he's traveled the world. Jemma Tollefson is also his daughter. "So sometimes, we have to distinguish between being in coach mode and being dad, especially in these teenage years. But yeah, we spent a lo

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