Mike Laird (born July 1, 1974,

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professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ...

BMX rider BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation. History BMX began during the earl ...

. He won the

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Trick of the Year Award during the first ever

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. Laird was nominated pulling a double-tailwhip 360 in

BMX BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation. History BMX began during the earl ...

Park Finals at Denver's Right Guard Open. Character in Dave Mirra's bmx video game series. Owner/ Fabricator of lairdframe. Lairdframe is a custom geometry bicycle frame company, specializing in chromoly and titanium.

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Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (video game) ''Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX'' is a sports video game released in 2000 featuring BMX rider Dave Mirra and other professional BMX riders. It was developed by Z-Axis and published by Acclaim Entertainment under their Acclaim Max Sports label. The gam ...

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) * Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 (

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) * Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 3 ( Game Boy Advance)

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