BMX racing

BMX racing
BMX racer Renato Rezende at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
Highest governing bodyUCI
Characteristics
Contactyes
Team membersIndividuals
Mixed-sexYes, separate competitions
TypeCycle sport
EquipmentBMX bike
VenueBMX track
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
OlympicMen'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.

  1. ^ "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.