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History of BMX (2021-2022)

History of BMX, year 2021

Dear followers of this website. I have to tell you all that this year, 2021, will be the last year that I write about the History of BMX and other things concerning BMX in detail. I will update the site from time to time as interesting things happen.
I have been in BMX wordwide since I got involved in this great sport in 1974 and decided to finish up my activities in this year. I have reported on among others, the Olympic Games since the beginning in 2008, in 2012, 2016 and 2020 would have been the 4th. Olympics I should have written about. Due to a world wide pandamic ...Covid-19, the 2020 Olympics were postponed and as it stand now, the Olympics will go on in 2021 in Japan. For me it's a good time to leave it up to the next generation to report and write about BMX world-wide developing from 2022 on.

There still is a lot to update on my website from the beginning up till 2022. I will continue that work with pleasure. Wishing you all the best for the future and enjoy reading the University of BMX website.
Cheers, Gerrit Does

History, 2021, 2022

History of BMX (2023-2024)

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.

HISTORY of BMX, year 2024

History, 2023, 2024

History of BMX (2025-2026)

History of BMX year 2025

January 10th. To all of you readers of this site, we do wish you a HAPPY and HEALTHY 2025. It is 50 years ago that I discovered the sport of BICYCLE MOTO-CROSS, BMX. September 1974 I did spent several week in the USA in the Kansas City and St. Louis area for mnotorcycle moto-cross activities. At a local Yamaha dealer I saw the first ever BMX bikes 20 inch full suspension by Yamaha. Since then up till this day I have been involved in BMX, introduced the sport in The Netherl;and (Holland) and I helped informing other European potential promotors/organizers to introduce BMX in their countries. I want to celebrate these 50 years of involment by publising ad random, pictures, articles, important letters, opinions and so on. Hope you all will enjoy "the History of BMX" as I know it.

Kansas City 1974, Yamaha dealer "Independend Yamaha - Kansas)" Advertisement YAMAHA BMX bike.

1976 Gerrit Does and Pierre Karsmakers present at the Elks BMX Track in the LA area, First BMX race we went to.

x 1976 elks bmx track la john lewis present g. does and p. karsmakers 1976, First US BMX bikes imported in Holland by Pierre Karsmakers. Nico Does (6 y.o.) doing a wheely on an Eagle BMX at home.

One year later in 1977, Pierre Karsmakers and Gerrit Does visited the Irvine BMX Track in Irvine, just to learn more abot BMX.

1977 more pictures on the Irvine BMX track, recently built that year.

1977 Irvine's BMX track, an oversight.

1977 The starting gate at Irvine BMX track and Pierre Karsmakers holding the gate.

1977 picture taken in Waalre- Holland, BMX sales started to grow, more and more BMX bikes were seen in the street of Holland.

x 1977 78 nico riding the waalre bmx trail in th woodsjpg

In the USA around 1978 there were several BMX organisations actif. The most important sanctioning bodie were N.B.A. - N.B.L. and A.B.A. Here is list of the sanctioning bodies at the time.

1981 Back in time, the start of the I.BMX.F.

I.BMX.F. became an officialy registered non profit organisation in 1981, April 3rd. Rumours were there in the USA about this new internatiional world wide organisation and US manufacturers started writing to the I.BMX.F. asking for detailed information on Rules and regulations. Among them one of the largest companies in the bicycle industry, HUFFY Bicycles Internation. Enclosed their letter of May 18th. 1981.

April 12th. 2025 the 7th Old Skool BMX Day NL will take place.

History, 2025, 2026