Ashton, MD BMX
Ashton BMX Partners
Get Started
We'll match you with compatible BMX partners, and send you weekly updates about new groups, partners, and sports events in Ashton.
Sign Me UpTake a Tour
More Ashton Sports
-
- Team Sports
- Ashton Australian Rules Football
- Ashton Baseball
- Ashton Basketball
- Ashton Broomball
- Ashton Cricket
- Ashton Field Hockey
- Ashton Flag Football
- Ashton Floor Hockey
- Ashton Floorball
- Ashton Football
- Ashton Futsal
- Ashton Gaelic Sports
- Ashton Ice Hockey
- Ashton Jai-Alai
- Ashton Lacrosse
- Ashton Roller Hockey
- Ashton Rugby
- Ashton Soccer
- Ashton Softball
- Ashton Squash
- Ashton Trangleball
- Ashton Ultimate Frisbee
- Ashton Volleyball
- Ashton Water Polo
-
- Action Sports
- Ashton BASE Jumping
- Ashton BMX
- Ashton Bungee Jumping
- Ashton Canyoning
- Ashton Hang Gliding
- Ashton Inline Skating
- Ashton Motorbike
- Ashton Mountain Biking
- Ashton Roller Derby
- Ashton Skateboarding
- Ashton Skating
- Ashton Sky Diving
- Water Sports
- Ashton Canoeing
- Ashton Diving
- Ashton Dragon Boat Racing
- Ashton Flowboarding
- Ashton Inner Tube Water Polo
- Ashton Kayaking
- Ashton Kiteboarding
- Ashton Outrigger Paddling
- Ashton Rowing
- Ashton Sailing
- Ashton Surfing
- Ashton Swimming
- Ashton Wakeboarding
- Ashton Water Skiing
- Ashton Whitewater Rafting
- Ashton Windsurfing
-
- Playground / Gym
- Ashton Capture the Flag
- Ashton Croquet
- Ashton Dodgeball
- Ashton Four Square / Box Ball
- Ashton Frockey
- Ashton Hackeysack
- Ashton Handball
- Ashton Horseshoes
- Ashton Kickball
- Ashton Newcomb
- Ashton Oozball
- Ashton Over the Line
- Ashton Paddle Tennis
- Ashton Paddleball
- Ashton Quidditch
- Ashton Racquetball
- Ashton Rockball
- Ashton Stickball
- Ashton Tetherball
- Ashton Wall Ball
- Ashton Wiffleball
Ashton, MD BMX on Sportsvite
- Welcome to Sportsvite, your Ashton BMX community online!
- Take a few minutes to check out Ashton BMX, including local Ashton BMX partners, Ashton BMX groups, events, leagues and latest bulletins posted from others in the Ashton area.
- Are you an organizer?
- Manage your own BMX group, organize BMX events, or list your BMX league in the local Ashton leagues directory.
- Setup a free account and be matched up with compatible Ashton partners and activities!
Ashton, MD Weather Forecast
Current Conditions:
Cloudy, 48 F
Forecast:
Tue - Showers Late. High: 51 Low: 47
Wed - Showers. High: 54 Low: 43
Full Forecast at Yahoo! Weather
(provided by The Weather Channel)
About BMX
BMX, a cycling sport, consists of extreme racing, motor cross style, on tracks with expressive obstacles.
BMX History
BMX racing originated in the 1970's in Southern California when children, inspired by the motocross superstars of that time, raced their bikes on dirt paths. By the mid 1970's the sport was a phenomenon. The 1972 motorcycle racing documentary On Any Given Sunday inspired the BMX movement nationally in the United States. The sport reached critical mass by the middle of the decade. The American Bicycle Association was founded in 1977, and became the national sanctioning body for the growing sport. The first BMX world championships were held in 1982. BMX is currently one of the staple events of the Summer X Games. BMX was voted to be made an Olympic sport in 2003, and was a full medal sport in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing.
BMX Tips
BMX racers should be prepared for anything. As a result, they should practice on many different tracks. Tracks have different start gates, jumps, berms, and rhythm sections. Riders should Practice starting from all eight of the lanes. A BMX rider can get a better start out of the gate if they learn to balance with both feet on the petals at the beginning of the race. As soon as the gate drops, riders should focus on the first jump. Riders are faster on the ground, so they should learn how to stay low on their jumps. Riders should finish strong, and continue to pedal through the finish line.
