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  • 9
    Aug
    2012
    2:50pm, EDT

    Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be BMX riders

    Sure, these guys look really cool, but do they have health insurance? Ouch. Watch as they soar (and crash.)

    Christophe Ena / AP

    Cyclists compete in a BMX cycling men's quarterfinal run during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012.

    Carl De Souza / AFP - Getty Images

    Colombia's Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala takes a spill during the men's BMX cycling heat on Aug. 9.

    Matt Rourke / AP

    Brazil's Renato Rezende leads the pack during a quarterfinal run on Aug. 9.

    Sergey Ponomarev / AP

    Ecuador's Emilio Andres Falla Buchely and Brazil's Renato Rezende, right, on the track after a collision during a quarterfinal run on Aug. 9.

    Olaf Kraak / EPA

    Competition during a quarterfinal run on Aug. 9.

    Bryn Lennon / Getty Images

    Quentin Caleyron of France falls at the lip of a jump during a quarterfinal run on Aug. 9.

    Matt Rourke / AP

    Cyclists compete in a quarterfinal run on Aug. 9.

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  • 25
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    2011
    3:42pm, EDT

    Koen Van Weel / EPA

    A BMX rider tries the new track during the opening of the Olympic BMX track at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem, the Netherlands on March 25 2011. This BMX track is a replica of London's BMX track.

    BMX racer rides the ups and downs of a new track in the Netherlands

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