Sunday 16 March 2008

Bicycle Moto Cross: BMX Free Style in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal

Image taken by Daniel Schwen

Check out the creative way of using bikes that is Free Style BMX!

Demonstrations taking place in the Riverside area of Portimão; near Largo do Dique & the Naval Club (Clube Naval).

Saturday March 22nd 15.30PM & Sunday March 23rd 15.30PM

Also, Saturday March 29th 16.00PM watch the third leg of the Portuguese BMX Race Cup. Taking place at Portimão’s Skate Park.
This is inside Parque da Juventude (Youth Park) and can be reached from Praia da Rocha via Avenida V6 and Avenida Miguel Bombarda.

Note: March is a busy month with lots of activities for young people by young people in Portimão and Praia da Rocha! Organised by Portimão’s Local Town Council.

Other activities taking place at Portimão’s Riverside and Praia da Rocha include:

Demonstration of Taekwondo; African Dance (Jogo de Oril); Exhibition of Youth Art; Fashion Show; Poetry Recital (21st March; World Poetry Day); Beach Football Competition at a newly opened facility in Praia da Rocha; Open day at Portimão’s Naval Club; Surfing by the Pier at Praia da Rocha, and more.

Freestyle BMX on Wikipedia:
‘Freestyle BMX (Bicycle Moto Cross) has grown to include five distinct disciplines. These are Street, Park, Vert, Dirt, and Flatland. These usually involve technical movements of the bike in different ways over varied terrain.’

Links:
BMX in Portimão’s Parque da Juventude – SkatePark Video Clip

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