How does BMX racing work?published at 19:07 British Summer Time 2 August
BMX racing finals
Jess Anderson
BBC Sport in Paris
Right, bear with me for this bit as it's a bit complicated.
There are two groups of eight semi-finalists in each of the men's and women's categories. They will each race three times on the track and the aim is to earn as few points as possible.
Riders are given points according to their position after each race, so you get one point for finishing first, two for finishing second and so on. The eight riders across the semi-finals will progress to the final.
What also makes it pretty complicated is that they will all re-seed after each race as we go along. Oh and we alternate between men's and women's races throughout the evening. Just go with it.
The final is much less complicated and consists of just one winner-takes-all race. Phew.