Bicycle Motocross (or BMX)
BICYCLE MOTOCROSS or BMX
BMX has two forms that are internationally recognized and are Olympic sports!
These two forms of BMX riding are, BMX Freestyle and BMX Racing.
At the St. Albert BMX Association, we offer BMX Racing!
The documented start of BMX racing was in the late 1960s in Southern California. Kids looking to have fun started racing their bicycles around a vacant lot, mimicking their favorite motorized motorcycle racing athletes. BMX racing was later captured on film by Bruce Brown in the opening credits of his 1971 movie “On Any Sunday”. From here BMX racing has grown to the sport it is today and is still powered by kids looking to have fun!
BMX becomes an Olympic Sport
In 1981, the International BMX Federation was founded and was officially recognized by the International Cycling Union (UCI) in 1993.
BMX Racing was first to become an Olympic sport at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The first Men’s gold medal was won by Latvia’s Maris Strombergs. The first Women’s gold medal was won by France’s Anne-Caroline Chausson.
BMX Freestyle followed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. BMX Freestyle consists of different disciplines, which are: Park, Vert, Flat, Street and Dirt. The only discipline that competes in the Olympic Games is Park.
BMX Racers
BMX racers are explosive athletes with extremely powerful legs for pedaling and strong arms for pumping and jumping over track obstacles. Riders race on dirt tracks containing rollers, jumps, and turns that challenge their riding skills.
Riders wear full face helmets, gloves, sometimes goggles. They wear a long sleeve shirt and durable pants with pads underneath in case they crash.
BMX bikes are smaller than normal bicycles because the riders never sit down and need to be nimble on the bike.
Family Sport
BMX is a sport for the whole family. Athletes between the ages of five and 65 regularly compete at local tracks, at Provincial races or even at national events across Canada, the USA and around the world.
BMX racing is clean, exciting fun that the whole family can get involved in, whether it be as a racer, spectator, pit crew or track volunteer.
Races are organized according to age groups and skill levels so everyone gets the opportunity to compete on a fair and competitive basis.
In other words, it’s fun!
Kids, Teens and Adults alike just love doing it. Once you start, you’ll usually be hooked.
Great Place to Volunteer!
St. Albert BMX is a 100% volunteer run non-profit organization introducing BMX to all who want to learn. We are happy to provide safe, fun, fast and furious racing from May through September.
BMX is a sport which helps build character and fosters camaraderie between riders of all ages and abilities.
Stop by and join in the fun!
