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BMX racing
A men's first round race of the 2005 European BMX Championships in Sainte-Maxime, France
Highest governing body
UCI
Characteristics
Contact
yes
Team members
Individuals
Mixed-sex
Yes, separate competitions
Type
Cycle sport
Equipment
BMX bike
Venue
BMX track
Presence
Country or region
Worldwide
Olympic
Men's and Women's since the 2008 Olympics
Paralympic
No
BMX racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing.[1] BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks. The track usually consists of a starting gate for up to eight racers, a groomed, serpentine, dirt race course made of various jumps and rollers and a finish line. The course is usually about 15 feet (4.6 m) wide and has large banked corners, which are angled inward, that help the riders maintain speed.
The sport of BMX racing is facilitated by a number of regional and international sanctioning bodies. They provide rules for sanctioning rules, specify age groups and skill-level classifications, and maintain a points-accumulation system over the racing season. The sport is very family oriented and largely participant-driven, with riders ranging in age from 2 to 70, and over. Professional ranks exist for both men and women, where the age ranges from 17 to over 40 years old.
^"A short history of BMX Racing". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 6 Jul 2017. Retrieved 11 Jun 2018. Bicycle Motocross (BMX) originally started when children began imitating motocross riders on their bicycles.
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