This is the year BMX in Switzerland (German speaking part of the country) got organized as a competition sport by Mr. Franz Hattan. Franz owned a bicycle store in Malters (Lucerne). He discovered BMX about 4 years earlier in Great Britain. He "imported" BMX in Switzerland and started to promote BMX during markets and such. The unofficial organization did holt around 40 license holders in its starting year 1982.
South American BMX developments and specially in the leading country Chile, was very strong. The existing C.B.X. was transformed into the F.CBX. - Federacion Chilena de Bicicross and this organization was officialy recognized by the Chilian government in 1983. The Executive President at the time was the excellent Mr. Ruy Barbosa, one of the first directors of the sport in Chile (at present-2001, president of the UCI-BMX Committee). Later this year, Chilian riders did win four world-championship titles during the first I.BMX.F. World Championship at Dayton - Ohio in August 1982. These titles helped a lot promoting the sport in Chile. Getting organized in Chile is very hard, due to the fact this country is stretched out along a 4000 km long coastline.
During 1982, the New Zealand Government allowed CroMo tubing into the country and Pantha (factory) put out a truly NZ designed and made CroMO frames.
1990 World Championship Team
Team Members:
- Bas de Bever (NL)
- Dale Holmes (GB)
- Nico Does (NL)
- Christophe Leveque (F)
- Nick Lacey (GB)
- Yannick Rosset (CH)
- Jurgen van Melis (NL)
- Tina Madsen (DK)
- Pieter Does (NL)
- Mark van Gerwen (NL)
- Boyd Karsmakers (NL)
Team Manager:
1996 World Championship Team in Brighton - England
Team Members:
- Scott Beaumont
- Vikki Overson
- Dale Holmes
- Jamie Staff
- Dylan Clayton
- Martin Murray
Team Manager:
2003 World Championship Team in Perth - Australia
Team Members:
- David Gibert (JM)
- Thomas Allier (EM)
- Cyrielle Convert (JW)
- Helena Aubry (EW)
Team Manager:
2004 World Championship Team in Valkenswaard - Holland
Team Members:
- Robert de Wilde
- Ivo van der Putten
- Willy Kanis
- Natalja Busschers
Team Manager:
1983 Open European Champion
1982 Open European Champion
1991 World Championship Team
Team Members:
- Christophe Leveque
- Florent Poussin
- Jean Christophe Tricard
Team Manager:
1996 & 1994 World Championship Team
Riders of the winning team were:
- Dale Holmes
- Robert Sprokholt
- Corine Dorland
- Gundars Osis
- Vlasdislav Khas
- Nicolas Grevet
Other team members were:
- Robert de Wilde
- Fred LeGall
- Thierry Fouilleul
Team Manager: