Features, problems and prospects development extreme type bicycle sport (ВМХ)

Purpose: identify particular problems and prospects of development of an extreme form of cycling. Material: an analysis is conducted over 25 literary sources, magazines motorcycling, bicycle sport with the exposure of historical facts of development of extreme type of the cycle racing (ВМХ) in such countries as America, Latvia, France, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine. Results: statistics of infrastructure and periodicity of the conducted competitions is analysed on ВМХ in the countries of Europe. Organizational and practical work assignments are certain, both with sportsmen and with trainers on ВМХ-sport in Kharkov and area. Conclusions: increased interest youngsters to take BMX sports in Kharkov region in the future may form traditions and motivation that will be an important factor in ensuring a healthy lifestyle.