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European Challenge Cup / E.C.C. events - Slagharen , Holland
Mr. H. Bemboom (owner PP Slagharen) and Mr. G. Does (BMX organisation)
Organisation: Ponypark Slagharen with owner/director Mr. H. Bemboom taking care of all facilities and promoter/organiser Mr. Gerrit Does taking care of the sport technical part of the organisation as well as marketing, publicity, public relations (TV) and so on.
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Among others responsible for the organisation of:
- Indoor BMX de Bercy - Palais Omni Sport - Paris, France
Mr. Didier Coste was responsible within the Lariviere Organisation ("Chef Redaction" of the Edition Lariviere group)
Special recoqnition European Hall of Fame
As you can read from the History of BMX, Gerrit Does discovered BMX in the USA in 1974 and imported the sport in Europe, more specific Holland in the first place.
Louis Vrijdag has been instrumental getting the sport organised in Holland together with Gerrit Does in the early days.
Gerrit Does has been instrumental getting an international organisation of the the ground called the I.BMX.F. , now integrated into the UCI. Louis Vrijdag was instrumental integrating I.BMX.F. into the UCI which took about 6 years to realise all together.
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Together with René Nicolas, Alain Kuligowski introduced and started organising BMX in France.
Among others responsible for the organisation of:
- Indoor BMX de Bercy - Palais Omni Sport - Paris, France
In the beginning, Mr. Alain Kuligowski was responsible within the Lariviere Organisation. Later on this was taken over by Mr. Didier Coste (both men were "Chef Redaction" of the Edition Lariviere group).
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Indoor de TOURS - Tours, France
Mrs. Morain and Masse (original founders), Mr. Perraquin
The fundament for this prestigious event was laid down by 5 clubs from the region d'Indre-et-Loire. In 1984 the Rochecorbon BMX clubs organised the first event with 200 entree and around 2000 spectators.
In February 1986 four clubs organised the French National Indoor Championship Superclass. Main sponsor was Credit Agricole 'd Indre-et-Loire.
The 3rd Indoor de Tours was organised in March of 1987 and for the first time foreign riders were allowed to compete. A new concept was introduced, "Le Trophée des As". In this open class riders of 16 year and older were able to compete against each other.
In 1989, the 5th indoor in Tours had grown to almost 800 entries and more then 6000 spectators came to watch the racing. It was for the first time also that the original BMX organisation AFB, worked together with the French cycling federation, the FFC.
The 6th Indoor de Tours in 1990 did hold the 1st. leg of the I.BMX.F. European Championship Superclass and also included the 3rd. round for the French National Indoor Championship title. Around 1300 entries and 7000 spectators.
Up and till this year (2001), this prestigious event has been organised 17 times now. This is truly unique for Europe. This top event with an average even now of over 1000 entries, draws a lot of interest from outside BMX people. On Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, many people from the city of TOURS come to the hall to see spectacular BMX racing.
It is very special that an organisation last this long.
It has everything to do with the enthusiasm and love for the sport put into this by the original founders of the organisation Mr. Morain and Masse and also by the present president of the organising committee Mr. Perraquin and his staff.
All 3 organisations and named organisers are true Hall of Fame members and unique in their kind. Proud to have them as nominees.
Special recoqnition European Hall of Fame
Indoor de TOURS - Tours, France
Mrs. Morain and Masse (original founders), Mr. Perraquin
The fundament for this prestigious event was laid down by 5 clubs from the region d'Indre-et-Loire. In 1984 the Rochecorbon BMX clubs organised the first event with 200 entree and around 2000 spectators.
In February 1986 four clubs organised the French National Indoor Championship Superclass. Main sponsor was Credit Agricole 'd Indre-et-Loire.
The 3rd Indoor de Tours was organised in March of 1987 and for the first time foreign riders were allowed to compete. A new concept was introduced, "Le Trophée des As". In this open class riders of 16 year and older were able to compete against each other.
In 1989, the 5th indoor in Tours had grown to almost 800 entries and more then 6000 spectators came to watch the racing. It was for the first time also that the original BMX organisation AFB, worked together with the French cycling federation, the FFC.
The 6th Indoor de Tours in 1990 did hold the 1st. leg of the I.BMX.F. European Championship Superclass and also included the 3rd. round for the French National Indoor Championship title. Around 1300 entries and 7000 spectators.
Up and till this year (2001), this prestigious event has been organised 17 times now. This is truly unique for Europe. This top event with an average even now of over 1000 entries, draws a lot of interest from outside BMX people. On Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, many people from the city of TOURS come to the hall to see spectacular BMX racing.
It is very special that an organisation last this long.
It has everything to do with the enthusiasm and love for the sport put into this by the original founders of the organisation Mr. Morain and Masse and also by the present president of the organising committee Mr. Perraquin and his staff.
All 3 organisations and named organisers are true Hall of Fame members and unique in their kind. Proud to have them as nominees.
Special recoqnition European Hall of Fame
Together with Alain Kuligowski, René Nicolas introduced and started organising BMX in France.
Up and till today René Nicolas is involved in BMX (works for FFC).
The 2006 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2007 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2008 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2009 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2010 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2011 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2012 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2013 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2014 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
The 2015 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
D.5 European BMX Hall of Fame nominations 2015
Category AA:
Nominations will be made after the 2016 Olympic Championships in BMX in Brasil
Category A1:
The nominees from the 2015 UCI World Championships in Zolder - Belgium, are the following Champions coming from Europe:
One European rider won an Elite World Championship title.
Elite Men: Niek Kimman - Holland
Category A2:
2015 UCI Supercross World Cup Series overall winners:
Elite men:
Category A3:
The nominees from the 2015 UCI European Championships are the following Champions:
Elite men: Twan van Gendt - Holland
Elite women: Elke Vanhoof - Belgium
Category A4:
Pioneer rider(s) nominated.
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category B1:
Pioneer (non racers) nomination(s):
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category B2:
Organizers/promoters of European Top events:
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category C:
European National Teams or Manufacturer Teams winning a team World title;
NO nomination(s) at this time
Updated Waalre, September 2015.
Remark: all nominees mentioned have been inducted November 2015.
2015
Induction: all nominees mentioned above, have been inducted in December 2014.
The 2016 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
D.5 European BMX Hall of Fame nominations 2016
Category AA:
Nominations will be made after the 2016 Olympic Championships in BMX in Brasil
NO nominations, no European rider won an Olympic title in 2016.
Category A1:
The nominee from the 2016 UCI World Championships in Sao Paulo - Brasil, is the following Champion coming from Europe:
Elite men: Joris Daudet - France
Category A2:
2016 UCI Supercross World Cup Series overall winners:
Elite men:
Category A3:
The nominees from the 2016 UCI European Championships are the following Champions:
Elite men: Raymon van der Biezen - Holland
Elite women: Sarah Sailer - Germany
Category A4:
Pioneer rider(s) nominated.
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category B1:
Pioneer (non racers) nomination(s):
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category B2:
Organizers/promoters of European Top events:
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category C:
European National Teams or Manufacturer Teams winning a team World title;
NO nomination(s) at this time
Update Waalre, September 2016.
Induction: all nominees mentioned above, have been inducted in November 2016.
The 2017 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
D.5 European BMX Hall of Fame nominations 2017
Category AA:
Nominations will be made after the 2020 Olympic Championships in BMX in Tokyo-Japan.
Category A1:
The nominees from the 2017 UCI World Championships in Rock Hill, USA, are the following Champions coming from Europe:
No European rider won an Elite World Championship title.
Category A2:
2017 UCI Supercross World Cup Series overall winners:
Elite men: André Sylvain, France
Category A3:
The nominees from the 2017 UCI European Championships are the following Champions:
Elite men: Joris Daudet - France
Elite women: Laura Smulders - Holland
Category A4:
Pioneer rider(s) nominated.
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category B1:
Pioneer (non racers) nomination(s):
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category B2:
Organizers/promoters of European Top events:
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category C:
European National Teams or Manufacturer Teams winning a team World title;
NO nomination(s) at this time
Update Waalre, October 30th. 2017.
Induction: all nominees mentioned above, have been inducted in October 31st. 2017.
The 2018 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.
D.5 European BMX Hall of Fame nominations 2018
Category AA:
Nominations will be made after the 2020 Olympic Championships in BMX in Tokyo-Japan.
Category A1:
The nominees from the 2018 UCI World Championships 2018 in Baku, Azerbejan, are the following Champions coming from Europe:
European rider won an Elite World Championship title.
Elite Women: Laura Smulders - NED
Elite Men: Sylvain André - FRA
Category A2:
2018 UCI Supercross World Cup Series overall winners:
Elite men: Niek Kimman - NED
Elite women: Laura Smulders - NED
Category A3:
The nominees from the 2018 UCI European Championships are the following Champions:
Elite men: Kyle Evans - GBR
Elite women: Laura Smulders - NED
Category A4:
Pioneer rider(s) nominated.
Pioneer rider: Alan Woods - GBR
Category B1:
Pioneer (non racers) nomination(s):
Pioneer non racer: Major Arthur Woods - GBR
Category B2:
Organizers/promoters of European Top events:
NO nomination(s) at this time
Category C:
European National Teams or Manufacturer Teams winning a team World title;
NO nomination(s) at this time
Update Waalre, September 30th. 2018.
Induction: all nominees mentioned above, have been inducted on October 31st. 2018.