X Games Minneapolis 2018: How to watch BMX dirt

Here are all the details you need to watch the BMX dirt contest at X Games Minneapolis 2018.

The X Games are a time-honored tradition in the world of extreme sports. When the X Games were founded in 1995, BMX was a staple event. BMX began on the dirt before later expanding out to the vert ramp, the street park, best trick and Big Air. This summer, the X Games are returning to Minneapolis, Minnesota for another year of high-flying fun and radical action. Fans will be able to catch the action beginning Thursday, July, 19 all the way through Sunday, July 22.

BMX dirt was one of the first events in X Games history. BMX has a long history of entertaining fans with crazy tricks and even bigger personalities. Since 1995, when Jay Miron won the first X Games gold medal in BMX dirt, the athletes to follow have been ramping up the style and the technicality of their tricks.

Some of the big names that will be competing of the street course this year are Kyle Baldock, Logan Martin, Ryan Nyquist and Colton Walker. Walker was last year’s X Games gold medalist. He is 21 years old and lives in New Richmond, Wisconsin. 2017 was Walker’s first year competing at the X Games, and he walked away with three medals.

How to watch the competition:

Date: Saturday, July 21

Time: 7:00p.m. ET

Channel: ESPN 3

Various events will air on ESPN and ABC and a full TV schedule of all events can be found here.

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All of the X Games competitions and surrounding events will be held at U.S. Bank Stadium (home of the Minnesota Vikings), the Medtronic Plaza or Downtown East Commons Park.

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