Hessey is from
Widnes, Cheshire, and started riding BMX at the age of seven years-old. From an early age he favoured
Freestyle BMX, practising regularly at the Rampworx in
Liverpool. Hessey placed seventh at the 2023 UCI BMX World Cup finals in
Bazhong, China, in October 2023. He won the bronze medal at the
2024 European BMX Championships in
Cadenazzo, Switzerland, finishing with a score of 91.33 points to place third behind compatriot
Kieran Reilly and
Anthony Jeanjean of France. With a score of 93.35 points, he won the gold medal in the Freestyle BMX at the
2025 European BMX Championships in
Eindhoven, in October 2025. He was subsequently unable to compete the following month at the 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships through injury. == References ==