Looks at the sport of bicycle motocross racing, including some of the different elements that compose it, the competitions that are held, and several of the top riders

Presents a brief biography of Dave Mirra, extreme Bmx rider, and includes information on his childhood, growing up in New York, learning to ride a Bmx bike, turning professional, as well as his accidents and achievements.

This book introduces Scot Breithaupt, pro racer; Bob Haro and R.L. Osborn, freestyle riders; Stu Thomsen, racing star; and Dave Clinton, pro racer and the first member of the ABA BMX Hall of Fame.

"One hundred years ago, one of the most popular spectator sports was bicycle racing, and the man to beat was Marshall "Major" Taylor, who set records in his teens and won his first world championship by age twenty. The first African American world champion in cycling and the second Black athlete to win a world championship in any sport, Major Taylor faced down challenge after challenge, not least the grueling Six-Day Race, a test of speed, strength,...