2002 European Champion
2001 European Champion
2000 European Champion

2001 European Champion

YEAR  2001.

January, EUROPEAN BMX RACING DECLINING?

TELL IT HOW IT IS!

The UCI - BMX department has at this moment 41 countries with a BMX organization affiliated world-wide. From Europe 22 countries are affiliated with BMX organizations, North and South America has 13 affiliated organizations, Africa 2 and Oceanic 3 organizations/countries.

Looking at the European scene the number of license-holders is at a very low level. France, approx. 7.000 license-holders (in 1988 around 12.000); Holland, approx. 1.000 (in 1986 almost 6.000); England, approx. 450 license-holders; Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Czech republic around 350 + license-holders.

Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Lituania, Malta, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia from 150 till around 250 license-holders and Belarussian and Russia 200 and less riders! Exact figures are not made public, would be nice to see how the situation exactly is. My estimate is that in Europe we do have a total of ca. 12.000 license-holders.

2001 World Champion
1996 World Champion

1997 World Cup Winner

Dale Holmes on the right with Nico van Dartel

daleholmes.com is one of Nico's favorite BMX websites

2001 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).

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:

• Gerrit Does

1996 World Championship Team in Brighton - England

Team Members:

• Scott Beaumont
• Vikki Overson
• Dale Holmes
• Jamie Staff
• Dylan Clayton
• Martin Murray

Team Manager:

• Pete Phillips

2003 World Championship Team in Perth - Australia

Team Members:

• David Gibert (JM)
• Thomas Allier (EM)
• Cyrielle Convert (JW)
• Helena Aubry (EW)

Team Manager:

• Farbice Vettoretti

2004 World Championship Team in Valkenswaard - Holland

Team Members:

• Robert de Wilde
• Ivo van der Putten
• Willy Kanis
• Natalja Busschers

Team Manager:

• Ton Kolvoort

1991 World Championship Team

Team Members:

• Christophe Leveque
• Florent Poussin
• Jean Christophe Tricard

Team Manager:

• Max Commencal

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:

• Gerrit Does