BMX

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A BMX Race. First round of the 2005 European BMX Championships held in Sainte Maxime, France on 23 April 2005
A BMX Race. First round of the 2005 European BMX Championships held in Sainte Maxime, France on 23 April 2005

BMX (Bicycle Moto-cross(X)) is a form of cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20-inch wheels. The sport includes races on earthern tracks—BMX racing—as well as the performances of tricks —BMX freestyle. Recently, BMX racing's international governing body—Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)—began sponsoring the UCI BMX World Championships.

BMX originated in the state of California, United States in the late 1960s, when teenagers imitated their motocross heroes (most notably Steve McQueen ) on their bicycles. Scot Breithaupt is credited as the founder of BMX. The 1971 motorcycle racing documentary On Any Sunday is generally credited with inspiring the movement nationally. In the opening scene, kids are shown riding their Schwinns off-road. It wasn't until the middle of that decade that the sport achieved critical mass, and manufacturers began creating bicycles designed specially for the sport. Freestyle has in fact come to be more popular than BMX racing.

One of the very first BMXers to be doing tricks and shows was Bob Haro. Bob Haro was the owner and manager of the very popular "Haro Bikes".


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BMX and/or Freestyle themed movies or with BMX and/or Freestyle included. Links are to Internet Movie Data Base.

BMX Racing Sanctioning Bodies.

BMX Freestyle Sanctioning Bodies.

  • www.ibmxff.org - ( IBMXFF ) - International BMX Freestyle Federation.

BMX Media BMX Media Sites.

BMX Racing Links

Freestyle BMX Links

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