January 21, 2008 – For its second year Madrid, will celebrate this astonishing competition, in which the best riders in the world will participate. This year the competition will be celebrated on February 9 at the Palacio de Deportes, an ideal venue not only for riders, but also for spectators, as it is very well situated in the city centre and the outdoor installations ensure the success of the competition.

Lovers of extreme sports will have a compulsory appointment at the first 2008 contest of the BMX Supercross World Cup, suported by UCI International Cycling Union). Madrid will be the first of 6 venues, the others are: Adelaide (Australia), Copenhagen (Denmark), Salt Lake City (USA) not sure at this moment, and Fréjus (France).

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 World Record of bike trials high jump will amuse everybody between the diferent 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 downhill start at a height of 8m, where riders must pedal very quickly to win an strategic position in the first 100 meters, which will be fundamental to winning the round. The structure of the competition will be with qualification rounds, in which 8 riders will compete in a track with several obstacles like rhythm 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 Cuarterfinals
– 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 €. Wacht www.bmxmadrid.com to know how to get some discount tickets.

Click here to see 2007 edition on YouTube.

More information at www.bmxmadrid.com