Unfortunately the Dew Tour event in Baltimore on June 20-23rd was not without tragedy. On Friday night while competing in the BMX dirt event, which takes place on the same course as the FMX pictures I posted earlier, Stephen Murray's dreams of competing in the Dew Tour ended as he fell while doing a double back flip on his BMX bike. Murray was rushed to a local hospital and underwent surgery on Saturday but the injuries he sustained to his spinal cord and vertebrae are career ending.
Unlike many of the professional sports in this country, BMX does not have an organization that provides funds to riders who are injured, even though, like other professional athletes, these riders are often the financial providers for their families.
I was really touched to learn that the BMX community has stepped up and created a fund for Stephen Murray to help with his medical bills. For the full story click here: BMX'ers Start Murray Fund
I’m glad you found out who it was! I searched hard to find info about it, unsuccessfully. Sorry for reporting that it was a Motocross rider instead of a BMXer, my girlfriend just heard that he was at the event and I jumped to conclusions.
Best of luck to him, and I hope he gets the donations he deserves.
Doesn’t BMX stand for “Bicycle Motorcross”? I seem to remember hearing that some years back.
Anyway, good to hear that at least something good is being done with all of this.