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BSX (Bicycle Supercross)
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Bicycle Supercross, an adult version of BMX, using mountain bikes on a downhill course similar to a BMX track.
Also known as "Four cross" or "4X" Mountain bike riders compete on a specially designed highly-challenging course. The races last between 25 seconds and one minute and are usually fast and frenzied. The courses are a mix of natural and man-made obstacles covering a steep descent.
The array of obstacles includes triples, doubles, table tops, step ups, drop offs, bermed or off-camber corners and gap jumps. The difficulty of getting over these obstacles at high-speed whilst being jostled by three other competitors means that there are plenty of crashes. The 4X competition starts with a limited number of riders competing in knock-out rounds.
The knock-out rounds can be decided by a series of heats called 'Motos' with riders competing three times before moving on to quarters, semis and final. The final consists of the last four riders left in the competition.
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