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Sam Willoughby. Sam Willoughby (born 15 August 1991 in Bedford Park, South Australia) is an Australian former BMX racing cyclist. He won an Olympic silver medal in 2012. He suffered a career-ending injury in 2016 and has since worked on his own rehabilitation, and as his wife's coach.
In an interview with CNN Sport, BMX rider Saya Sakakibara talks about not quitting following a concussion, heartbreak at Tokyo 2020 and hopes for the Paris Olympics.
Pat Casey was born on December 26, 1993, in Riverside, California. [3] He turned professional at age 16. [4] Casey is known for being the first rider to successfully perform a decade backflip at a competition in 2011 (a trick where the rider spins their body around the handlebars a full 360 degrees while performing a backflip). [5] [3]
Southridge Cycles. 1993–. SE Racing. Stuart L. Thomsen (born May 20, 1958, in Whittier, California) [ 1] is an American former bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were 1976 ...
After a horrific crash at the Tokyo Olympics that left him hospitalized with a brain injury, U.S. BMX rider Connor Fields is home in Henderson, Nevada.
Mat 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. He was a sponsored rider for Skyway and then Haro Bikes before ...
He owns a bike shop in Howell, NJ called SC Action Sports Bicycle Shop. [2] He is also widely known for having a YouTube channel under the name Scotty Cranmer [3] in which he makes videos with his friends riding skateparks, driving cars, and playing games while riding their bikes. His younger brother Matty is a regular guest on the channel.
BMX racing was a phenomenon by the mid-1970s. Children were racing standard road bikes off-road around purpose-built tracks in California. [ 1] The motorcycle racing documentary On Any Sunday (1971) is generally credited with inspiring the movement nationally in the United States; its opening scene shows kids riding their Sting-Rays off-road.