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Freestyle BMX is bicycle motocross stunt riding on BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport descended from BMX racing that consists of five disciplines: street, park, vert, trails, and flatland. In June 2017, the International Olympic Committee announced that freestyle park was to be added as an Olympic event to the 2020 Summer Olympics .
At its peak in 1986 the AFA hosted a BMX Freestyle competition at Madison Square Garden in New York City with over 5,000 spectators and a large cash purse for the competitors. Morales joined friend and fellow freestyle rider Eddie Fiola and formed the founding BMX Freestyle teams for Haro Bikes (1980), Kuwahara (bicycle company) (1982), and GT ...
Flatland originated from three pioneers; R. L. Osborn, Bob Haro, and Bob Morales.R. L. Osborn was a fan favorite in the mid 80s, being the highest paid BMX flatland professional ever after signing a contract with General Bicycles for around US$100,000.
Hannah Roberts watched China's Deng Yawen put together a brilliant run in the freestyle BMX competition at the Paris Olympics, and in the ultimate game of one-upmanship, the five-time world ...
In 1981 R.L. and Buff created the BMX Action Trick Team, the first BMX freestyle team that toured in a van and put on shows for fans of the sport using a portable kickramp and quarter pipe. R.L. Osborn quickly rose to fame when he appeared on " That's Incredible! " in 1983, where he raced a horse. [ 1 ]
Edward Lynn "Eddie" Fiola [1] (born Sep 28, 1964) is an American former professional freestyle BMX rider, and a film stuntman.. In 1982 Bob Morales started up the ASPA (Amateur Skatepark Association which would later become the AFA or American Freestyle Association) and began the legendary king of the skateparks competitions in the USA. [2]
Bob Haro (born June 29, 1958, in Pasadena, California) is an American former (retired from active competition) professional freestyle BMX rider turned artist and business executive. He is the founder of Haro Bikes and was one of the most important early innovators of BMX freestyle .
Mathew Hoffman (born January 9, 1972) [1] is a professional American BMX rider who was considered one of the best vert ramp riders in the history of the sport. [2] He was nicknamed "The Condor" and ran the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.