Cycling BMX
BMX racing took off in California, inspired by motocross. It fast became popular and made its olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Title:
Cycling Federation of Turkmenistan
E-mail:
tkmcycling@gmail.com
President:
Dowletgeldi Annayev
CALIFORNIA BORN
Bicycle motocross (BMX) started in the late 1960s in California, around the time that motocross became a popular sport in the USA. The motorised version of the sport was the inspiration for the human-powered competition.
BMX SPREADS WORLDWIDE
BMX racing offered exciting action at a low cost and the infant sport became an instant hit, especially in California. This led to the foundation of a sanctioning body for BMX in the USA in the early 1970s. Over the following decade, the sport gradually gained in international popularity.
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- BMX, which stands for Bicycle Moto Cross, is a form of cycling that is considered to be an extreme sport.
- The adapted bikes that the first BMX racers used were typically based on transport bikes, particularly the Schwinn Sting-Ray.
- BMX started in the early 1970s when children began racing their bicycles on dirt tracks in Southern California