The men's
BMX racing
BMX racing is a type of off-road bicycle racing. The format of BMX was derived from motocross racing. BMX bicycle races are sprint races on purpose-built off-road single-lap race tracks. The track usually consists of a starting gate for up to ...
competition at the
2012 Olympic Games in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
took place at the
BMX track at the
Velopark within the Olympic Park, from 8 to 10 August.
Latvia's
Māris Štrombergs
Māris Štrombergs (born 10 March 1987) is a Latvian former professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he p ...
won the gold medal, successfully defending his victory in 2008, with a time of 37.576 seconds.
Sam Willoughby
Sam Willoughby (born 15 August 1991 in Bedford Park, South Australia) is an Australian former BMX racing cyclist. He won an Olympic silver medal in 2012. He suffered a career-ending injury in 2016 and has since worked on his own rehabilitation, ...
, representing
Australia, won silver and
Carlos Oquendo from
Colombia took the bronze.
Competition format
The riders were seeded into four quarter-finals based on a time trial. Each of the four quarter-finals comprised five runs, using a point-for-place system. The top two riders after three runs advanced to the semi-finals (without having to finish the remaining two rides), in addition the top two remaining riders progressed after the full five runs. The semi-finals consisted of three runs, with the top four in each group advancing to the final. The final was a one-run contest.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Results
Seeding run
Quarter-finals
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
Final
References
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics
BMX at the Summer Olympics
2012 in BMX
Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics