Cycling (BMX freestyle)
BMX freestyle is a cycling discipline in which a rider performs one-minute stunts on a bicycle using the structures of an artificial BMX park.
Disciplines
History
BMX freestyle as a separate sport is derived from bicycle motocross, which originated in the late 60s in California, USA. Motocrossers used small bikes to train children, which developed into a separate racing discipline.
In the late 70's, the popularity of BMX grew tremendously and helped to create new trends. Riders began to show up in completely different styles: Dirt, Street, Ramp (vertical), Park and Flat. All of these disciplines are based on performing tricks in one environment or another. The popularity of all these sub-categories is growing rapidly today, but park is the most well known.
Rules
The heats are scored by the judges. Each judge gives the athlete a score between 0.00 and 99.99 for the stunts performed, taking into account all the performance parameters:
– The strength of the stunts
– Progression
– Amplitude
– Smoothness
– Use of the park
– Risk factor
– Stunt variety
– Style
– Clean execution of stunts
– Originality
– Landings (rolling)
Top Three Facts
The most popular tricks on a BMX bike are handlebar spins, frame spins, backflips and 360s.
The first athlete in the world to spin the frame 5 times in a single flight is Irek Rizaev, a Russian athlete from the Republic of Tatarstan.
BMX involves the use of special bicycles. They are designed for stunts only and are not suitable for normal riding.
Competition Venue
