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European Champion European Champion 2015

LEVEQUE Christophe (France)

Christophe Leveque in Luzern Swiss after the Euro Championship in 19902001 World Champion
1999 World Champion
1998 World Champion
1997 World Champion
1995 World Champion
1993 World Champion
1991 World Champion

1994 European Champion
1993 European Champion
1993 European Champion (24")
1991 European Champion

1995 World Cup Winner

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Christophe Leveque has been crowned the KING of CHAMPIONS, holding 7 World titles in the highest age/performance classes and another 2 titles in lower age classes, which makes his total: 9 world titles won, up and till this moment. Who will beat this record?

Special note:

Christophe Leveque (FR) is one of only 3 riders that succeeded in winning a 20 and 24 inch European Championship title in one year during the 19 years of European BMX Championships. The orther 2 are Pierre van Zuijlen (NL) and Eric Minozzi (FR).

LYNCH Tom (England)

Tom-Lynch1986 European Champion

Special recoqnition European Hall of Fame

Tom Lynch, one of the most successful British riders who managed to rake the Superclass by storm when he was only 16 years old (in 1986). Tom stated "I still have me verses TEAM AMEV dreams". Insiders know exactly what Tom means by this!

Tom started out as a moto-cross rider but switched to BMX in 1980, competed in his first BMX events in 1982 and Tom finished his career in 1994.

MINOZZI Eric (France)

1989 World Champion

1988 European Champion
1987 European Champion
1987 European Champion (24")

Special note:

Eric Minozzi (FR) is one of only 3 riders that succeeded in winning a 20 and 24 inch European Championship title in one year during the 19 years of European BMX Championships. The orther 2 are Pierre van Zuijlen (NL) and Christophe Leveque (FR).

MORTEL van de Anita (Holland)

1988 World Champion
1987 World Champion

1989 European Champion
1984 European Champion

Anita van de Mortel finished her BMX career in 1991 and restarted in 2001!!!

Nominations 2015

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.