BMX trick rider releases internet video

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Cape Town-based BMX star Murray Loubser fell in love with trick-riding during a camping trip when he was 16.

“I’d never seen anything like that before and I was like I have to do this. This is what I wanted to do.”

“I don’t know why I took to it naturally … I just wanted to do it. For fun‚ not as a professional‚” said Loubser‚ whose sponsor Red Bull has just released a 29-minute internet video of his approach to tricks on their website.Loubser‚ who was homeschooled from Grade 2 because he struggled with ADHD‚ grew up in the seaside village of Gansbaai‚ near Hermanus‚ from the age of eight‚ enjoying an outdoor lifestyle.

A big element is conquering the fear when he returns to the scene where a previous attempt ended in a crash. “You learn to push the fear aside and believe in yourself. You’ve got to overcome it. If you’re scared when you’re doing it you always fall.”Trick riding is set to become an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games next year‚ under the name of BMX Freestyle.

 

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