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European Champion European Champion 2018

KIMMANN Niek (Holland)

2015 World Champion

2016 World Champion

2018 World Cup

2019 European Champion

2019 World Cup

2021 Olympic Champion

2021 World Champion

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 2018

The 2018 nominations for the European BMX Hall of Fame by the UNIVERSITY of BMX.



D.5 European BMX Hall of Fame nominations 2018

Category AA:

Nominations will be made after the 2020 Olympic Championships in BMX in Tokyo-Japan.


Category A1:

The nominees from the 2018 UCI World Championships 2018 in Baku, Azerbejan, are the following Champions coming from Europe:

European rider won an Elite World Championship title.

Elite Women:    Laura Smulders - NED
Elite Men:    Sylvain André - FRA



Category A2:

2018 UCI Supercross World Cup Series overall winners:

Elite men: Niek Kimman - NED
Elite women: Laura Smulders - NED



Category A3:

The nominees from the 2018 UCI European Championships are the following Champions:

Elite men:   Kyle Evans -  GBR
Elite women:   Laura Smulders - NED


Category A4:

Pioneer rider(s) nominated.

Pioneer rider:    Alan Woods - GBR

Category B1:

Pioneer (non racers) nomination(s):

Pioneer non racer:   Major Arthur Woods - GBR

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


Update Waalre, September 30th. 2018.

Induction: all nominees mentioned above, have been inducted on October 31st. 2018.