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The second most popular Extreme Sport is BMX riding. Dave Mirra (also nicknamed Miracle Boy) is one of the most famous pros in the Extreme Sport BMX league. Mirra is the leader in freestyle and holds more gold medals then any other BMX rider. He has been hit by cars which has left him with permanent head trauma which almost ended his career. Now he has over 30 gold medals from competitions that he has done. In 200, Mirra was voted Best Freestyle of the Year at the Actions Sports and Music Awards. He has been in all types of magazines from S.I Kids to Rolling Stone. Mirra was only 5 when he started jumping curbs and keeping up with his older brother and friends. At the young age of 13 he got sponsored for the first time, and when he was 15 he started jumping 360’s off of ramps.

 

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