1950´s History of Dutch BMX in Holland
It all started around 1956 in the city of St. Antonis, Holland. Within no-time there were 50+ bicycle cross riders.
A sport with no history has no future
The History of BMX tells you how and when BMX started at several places in the world.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
The worst thing you can do is: not trying. Info about how to start in BMX, how to train and so on.
The present can't exist without the past
Get into BMX - The perfect family sport! About how to start in BMX and all that comes with it...
Remember yesterday, enjoy today and dream of tomorrow
More about our pioneer organisers, riders and others can be found in the History of BMX and Hall of Fame sections.
Winners come and go, legends stay for ever
The Hall of Fame for European BMX to honor our past and present BMX racers, pioneers and others.
Keeping and creating traditions in BMX
It is our goal to keep in mind and remembering were BMX came from, but also to create new traditions accordingly.
Don't simply outdo the competition, blow them away
Practise makes perfect and you will never fail, till you stop
Check the sections on Training, University of BMX Training Camps and quotes of former and present Top Elite riders.
The present can't exist without the past
The new area of BMX racing started with becoming an Olympic sport. Opinions about development in general and about the Olympics specificly are reviewed in the Opinions section.
- 1950´s History of Dutch BMX in Holland
- A sport with no history has no future
- Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
- The present can't exist without the past
- Remember yesterday, enjoy today and dream of tomorrow
- Winners come and go, legends stay for ever
- Keeping and creating traditions in BMX
- Don't simply outdo the competition, blow them away
- Practise makes perfect and you will never fail, till you stop
- The present can't exist without the past
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A sport with no history has no future!
University of BMX
When I did read this slogan, I thought there is a truth in that and something must be done about it when it concerns BMX, because there is no such thing as a recorded general European or even world wide history available to BMX'ers.
Since a couple of years I also had the idea of writing another book about the history of BMX in general and more specific about the history of European BMX.