The Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racing portion of the 2012 London Olympic Games started Wednesday with time trial runs for seeding purposes in front of a packed crowd at the BMX Track in London’s Olympic Park. All 32 men and 16 women will move forward in the competition which continues with Thursday’s head-to-head quarterfinals for men, and on Friday for men’s and women’s semi-finals and finals.
The three American male competitors all qualified in the top half of the 32-man field after a single lap of the track. The time trial runs determined lane choice for Thursday’s quarterfinals. The pair of U.S. ladies qualified eighth and 16th and will move to Friday’s semifinals with lane choice in that order  … More
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This week, BMX racing makes its second appearance in the Olympic Games, featuring an assortment of the world’s fastest BMX riders, including 32 men and 16 women. Held on a short outdoor track with a starting ramp that measures in at 8 meters high, BMX races typically last about 40 seconds and involve tight turns, huge jumps and straightaways.
BMX racing at the London Olympic Games begins on Wednesday with seeding, followed by quarterfinals and semifinals, ending with a final race on Friday for both the men’s and women’s divisions. What follows is a short preview of the event, from a look at defending gold medalist Maris Strombergs, to track and weather info and  … More
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LONDON — 1460.
The number is painted in white on the blue tube of Arielle Martin’s BMX bike designed specially for the London Olympics, just below the handle bars, where she can look down and see it and remind herself of her journey. The significance? “Roughly the number of days I had to wait,†Martin wrote on her website two weeks ago, “from the last gate drop in Beijing to the first in London.â€
Martin won’t get to ride it.
The BMX competition opens Wednesday in London. She isn’t here.
She’s back in San Diego, at Scripps Mercy hospital, recovering  … More
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