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![]() A men's first round race of the 2005 European BMX Championships in Sainte-Maxime, France | |
Highest governing body | UCI |
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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 |
BMX racing is a type of bicycle racing which features BMX riders sharing a short single-lap circuit or point-to-point course, with multiple banked corners, jumps and rollers. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing,[1] and sanctioned internationally by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), facilitated by a number of continental, national and local sanctioning bodies.
Bicycle Motocross (BMX) originally started when children began imitating motocross riders on their bicycles.