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...will be banished from the Olympic program after Beijing. But flag-waving Americans shouldn't be dismayed. For on Aug. 20, a new event will debut at the Olympics, a quintessential U.S endeavor that will make all the red-white-and-blue-blooded citizens proud. America, introduce yourself to BMX cycling. Or more simply, dudes on dirt bikes...
...BMX cycling, eight bikers are lumped together on a narrow, twisting dirt track. First to the finish wins. Period. The bikes fly off jumps, and midair collisions are inevitable. It's a summer version of snowboard cross - the frenzied, TV-friendly race that debuted in Torino in which racers zip down the mountain while navigating tricky jumps and dodging each other. Remember Lindsey Jacobellis, the American who was yards from a gold before she hot-dogged it off a ramp and fell...
...That sport was a hit, so NBC is giving BMX cycling the Phelps treatment. The bikers will race during breakfast in Beijing, and NBC will air it live in prime time on Aug. 20. Track won't get that kind of placement...
...There are few rules for BMX, which can give it a roller-derby feel. "People can't T-bone you," says Day. That means a rider isn't allowed to use his wheel as a weapon, crashing into an opponent at a right angle. That doesn't mean no nudging. "We don't intentionally try to bust people," says Day. It just sort of happens. Regularly...
...lives alone in a traditional Beijing home vacated by his family, who left for a more modern place. But for everything other than his biking, he is still financially dependent on his parents, like most of his companions. Only a few stores in Beijing sell skateboards and BMX bikes, and the punk music scene here is concentrated around a small number of clubs that sometimes have punk concerts...