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BMX Events
Organizer: Hoffman Promotions
Bicycle stunt has been an X Games event since the beginning of X time (1995) and has become a cornerstone of the games. This year's incarnation will feature the disciplines of Vert, Park, Flatland, and Dirt. Throw a field of international competitors flying in from as far as Barcelona, Spain and Japan and you have one of the millennium's fastest emerging sports. Downhill BMX 
Organizer: Planet Seven ProductionsLocation: Woodward Camp, Woodward, PA After a successful debut year at last year's X Games VII, Downhill BMX returns again this year. Downhill BMX is the only bike racing event and the first official bike racing sport since Mountain Biking was included in 1995. Athletes race downhill traversing 40-foot doubles and enormous step-ups and step-downs. 2001 Results Gold: Brandon Meadows Silver: Brian Foster Bronze: John Whipperman Competition Info | Who to Watch For Park Riding  Location: First Union Complex-OutdoorsBikers air, flip, spin and grind their way through a park course consisting of spines, quarter-pipes, wedge ramps, handrails and some street oriented obstacles. Bikers have 90 seconds to impress the judges with the difficulty of their tricks and use of the course. This year there is a separate park course for BMX and Skateboarding. 2001 Results Gold: Bruce Crisman Silver: Alistair Whitton Bronze: Jay Miron Competition Info | Who to Watch For Dirt Jump  Location: First Union Center-IndoorsWith most of the dirt jumpers having roots in BMX racing, the sport has evolved since 1995 from a sideshow attraction to a main attraction. Competitors get one jump per round to show the judges the best they have to offer in aerial maneuvers. 2001 Results: Gold: Stephen Murray Silver: Ryan Nyquist Bronze: T.J. Lavin Competition Info | Who to Watch For Vert  Location: First Union Complex- IndoorsSeveral of the best bike stunt riders compete in a 12-foot-high, 56-foot-wide half pipe made of wood and surfaced with skatelite; a hard, fast plastic composite. Each rider gets between 45 and 60 seconds to illuminate the air with big air and risky, original tricks. 2001 Results Gold: Dave Mirra Silver: Jay Miron Bronze: Mat Hoffman Competition Info | Who to Watch For Flatland  Location:First Union Complex- OutdoorsCompetitors square off in an event that embodies the true spirit of biking through its demand of balance, agility, and patience. The riders are judged on style, difficulty, originality, creativity, execution and overall performance. In this highly technical discipline, riders lose points every time they touch the ground. 2001 Results Gold: Martti Kuoppa Silver: Trevor Meyer Bronze: Matt Wihelm Competition Info | Who to Watch For Copyright ©2002 ESPN Internet Ventures. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information are applicable to this site.
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