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BMX Racing

BMX racing is the bicycle motocross racing discipline: up to eight riders start from a gate and sprint over a short BMX track with jumps, rollers and berms. Scoring uses motos, placing and finals, not road racing.

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Explosive BMX racing on a short track with start gate, jumps and berms.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like short sprints, bike handling and direct race situations.

Cost Medium: rental/entry bike, full-face helmet, protection and club/track fee; many tracks offer new-rider sessions. BMX race bike, protection, membership/licence, entry fees, maintenance and travel. BMX track, USA BMX/national federation, cycling club or beginner league. Plan BMX racing and freestyle BMX separately.

First progress Pumping and corners after a few sessions; safe gates and jumps need repetition.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

BMX race bike
full-face helmet
gloves/protection
BMX track
club/coach
membership or day licence

First steps

find local track
book new-rider session
check protection and bike
practise pumping and corners
race motos only after that

USA BMX, national cycling federation, local BMX track or club with beginner offer.

Use full-face helmet, gloves, long clothing/pads and track clearance.

Weitere Angaben

Tags cycling, bmx, bmx-racing, cycling-sport, radsport-familie, radsport, bicycle-motocross-bmx

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

From the start gate, complete the BMX track legally faster or better placed than the competition.

Teilnehmer

individual riders in age/ability classes.

Teamgröße

individual starts in heats.

Spielfeld

BMX track.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

placing, motos and finals.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

BMX race bike
full-face helmet
protection
start gate
track

Wichtige Regelpunkte

start infringement
unsafe riding
track/line breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
USA BMX (USA BMX)

What is BMX Racing? Union Cycliste Internationale · federation · high
Regulations Union Cycliste Internationale · rulebook · high
New Rider Info USA BMX · beginner-guide · medium