This year Palacio de Deportes will offer an incredible show of sport, lights and sound. With the best urban music, Freestyle exhibitions and the Guiness Record of Biketrial Height Jump will amuse everybody between the different rounds of the BMX Supercross World Cup. The competition will be celebrated in a 360 metres long dirt track, specially designed for this show. It will have a great Starting DownHill at a 8 m. height, where riders must pedal very quick to win a strategic position in the first 100 meters which will be fundamental to win the round. The structure of the competition will be with clasificatory rounds, in which 8 riders will compete in a track with several obstacles like rithym section, step down, roller, pro double jump, big double jump.
Riders from diferent countries –USA, Spain, Australia, etc…- will come to Madrid to participate in this competition.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will support BMX Supercross for the first time. Madrid is a very interesting place to enjoy previously the great appointment. BMX Supercross was born in California during the 70’s and it is one of the most radical sports. See you soon in Madrid!
Schedule:
18.00 – 18.25 hours Warm Up 18.30 – 18. 45 hours 1/8 Finals (first group)
19.00 – 19.20 hours Biketrial exibition
19.20 – 20.00 hours 1/8 Finals (second group)
20.00 – 20.15 hours Dirt Jump Competition
20.15 – 20.30 hours Quarterfinals
20.30 – 20.45 hours Dirt Jump Final
20.45 – 21.00 hours Semifinals
21.00 - 21.30 hours Trying Height Biketrial record Guiness
21.30 – 21.40 hours Final
21.45 – 22.00 hours Awards Ceremony
Tickets: You can get your ticket in advance for 12 € at El Corte Inglés, Caja Madrid cash points and entradas.com. Or you can get the ticket at Palacio de Deportes the same day of the competition for 14 €. Watch www.bmxmadrid.com to know how to get some discount tickets.
BMX Supercross World Cup UCI Madrid
9th of February 2008
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Dalí Square (Felipe II)
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