I don't know how many people outside of cycling knows who Dave was but he put Greenville N.C. on the Map setting records after records and push BMX to the world stage.
He is to BMX to what Tony Hawk is to Skateboarding.
Dave had retired from bmx to compete as a triathlon competitor and race rally cars for the Subaru Factory team.
He was a big reason I got into cycling in the 90s.
He was found in his truck and seems to have suffered from a self inflicted gun shot.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b08069c7a6b57c
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Mirra made Greenville a hub for BMX riders. "We mourn the loss today of a great friend and wonderful human being who touched the lives of so many around the world with his gift. He called Greenville, North Carolina, home and was as humble a guy talking with kids on a street corner about bikes as he was in his element on the world stage,” Greenville Mayor Allen Thomas said in the police statement.
Mirra is survived by his wife and two children
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R.I.P. Miracle Boy.