History of BMX, year 2023
August 12 -13th., the UCI BMX World Championships in Glascow-Scotland took place.
Part of these UCI World Championships in Glascow-Scotland also were the BMX Freestyle Worlds.
Here a series of pictures of the Womens BMX Freestyle - PARK Worlds to give you all an impression of how professional Women Freestyle has become.
August 18/19 & 20th. the BOMD - France BMX event took place..... reliving the '70 s.
Pictures places ad random.........
September 9-11th, The Frogtown Classic 2023 took place
November 11th., the 2nd. UK BMX Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place in Birmingham.
As we all know, American BMX in its special form (20 inch bikes etc.) started in the late 1960 ‘s and early 1970's because of youngster imitating motorsport moto-cross stars. The bikes used at the time were the famous STINGRAY bikes, using 20 inch wheels. In the early '70 ‘s BMX became an organized sport in the USA (check the History of BMX on this site). As a matter of fact, although not know as BMX (Bicycle Moto-X), in Holland BX (Bicycle Cross, in Dutch "Fietscross") got off the ground in the mid 1950's and also here youngsters were imitating motorsport moto-cross stars from Holland, Belgium, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark etc.
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
Dale Holmes on the right with Nico van Dartel (www.daleholmes.com is one of Nico's favorite BMX websites)
1986 World Champion
1985 World Champion
1984 World Champion
1984 World Champion (24")
1983 World Champion
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Phil Hoogendoorn is the only BMX racer that up till today (year 2010, after that Elite cruiser classes seized to excist) did win a World title in 20" as well as in 24" class in one year (Japan 1984: Amateur Class 20 and 24 inch).
Finished career in 1994.
2006 World Champion
2005 World Champion
2004 European Champion
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).
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).
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!!!
2016 Olympic Champion
2016 World Champion
2014 World Champion
2012 Olympic Champion
2011 World Champion
2010 World Champion
2013 World Champion
2014 Supercross World Cup
2012 World Champion
2008 World Champion (Cruiser)
2009 World Champion (Cruiser)
2007 World Champion
2008 World Champion
2010 World Champion
1996 World Champion
1995 European Champion
1996 World Cup Winner
1995 World Cup Winner
