Maris Strombergs of Latvia wins the first gold medal for his country and the second gold medal awarded for the newly introduced sport of BMX cycling. French Anne-Caroline Chausson has the distinction as the first Olympic gold medalist for the sport when she won the women’s BMX competition.
Photo credits: Adam Pretty and Phil Walter.
Entries Tagged 'BMX Racing' ↓
Maris Strombergs Bags First Gold Medal for Latvia
August 22nd, 2008 — BMX Racing, Latvia
BMX Racing: Individual Rankings as of April 2008
April 28th, 2008 — BMX Racing
We were intrigued by BMX racing, the new Olympic sport which we blogged about earlier, so we decided to do more research on the racers who would do well in Beijing.
What did we find out? It turns out that like our favorite sport, tennis, there is also a ranking system applied in BMX racing. Here’s the ranking for the top 20 according to the Union Cycliste International (UCI):
Sport to Watch: BMX Racing in the Olympics
April 27th, 2008 — BMX Racing
Bicycle Motocross or BMX racing will debut as an Olympic medal sport in Beijing 2008. Let’s see what the sport is like with this video of the UCI BMX Supercross Adelaide Elite Men Final in Australia.
