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Burlin Lucas Harris III [1] [2] (born August 7, 1985, from Palmdale, California U.S.) is an American professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1999 to 2007; serious injuries in 2007 and 2008 affected his racing career ending with his retirement from professional racing around 2013.
BMX began during the early 1970s in the United States when children began racing their bicycles on dirt tracks in southern California, inspired by the motocross stars of the time. The size and availability of the Schwinn Sting-Ray and other wheelie bikes made them the natural bike of choice for these races, since they were easily customized for ...
He retired from Elite racing in October 2006 to pursue a Mountain Bike Racing Career full-time. However, as of November 2007 he is team manager of the Free Agent World Team in BMX and has returned to BMX racing in the Veteran Pro Class. He continues to race mountain bike four-cross for KHS. At the time of his BMX retirement he said it was just ...
BMX Actions boycotted the NBA during the 1980 season. In 1978, the National Bicycle League (NBL) had 18 tracks and about 4,100 riders; it was the sport's first sanctioning body. Other BMX organizations included: [citation needed] United States Bicycle Association (USBA) United Bicycle Racers Association (UBR; regional)
BMX star Pat Casey has died following an accident at a motocross park in California. Casey, 29, died Tuesday afternoon while attempting a stunt at the "Slayground" Motocross Park in Ramona ...
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BMX is now part of the Olympic Summer Games and the first Olympiad for BMX was the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Throughout its history, the NBL had a fierce independent streak. In 2002, its members foiled an attempt by USA Cycling Chief Executive Officer Gerard Bisceglia to sell the NBL its arch-rival, the ABA.
UCI BMX World Championships are the World championship for BMX racing (bicycle motocross) held under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), sport's international governing body. Summary