Since the early days of BMX, I have been able to organize several official BMX trade/ factory teams. In some of them I was active myself as team-manager in others I did find interested people to act as team-managers. Main reason to set up teams was to professionalize the sport and improve the image of BMX. Also riders were helped with free equipment and in some cases financial help was offered.
Up and till 1989 all team members were Dutch. In 1990 I organized the first official "European" BMX Team.
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Team members: Addie v.d. Ven, Lammert Moerman, Mark v.d. Kort, Nico Does, Pieter Does and Anne v. Happen.
Mongoose support rider:Danny Neys
Team manager:Gerrit Does
Team mechanic:Wim Rijk
Team sponsor: Motobecane Nederland BV and co-sponsor Gerrit Does with transportation (team bus). |
Team members: Ludy v.d. Werff, Freddy v. Tongeren, Doris Trum, Marcel Mandigers, Anita v.d. Mortel and Peter Stiphout.
Team manager: Gerrit Does |
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk |
Team sponsor: Motobecane Nederland BV and co-sponsor Gerrit Does with transportation (teambus). |
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Team members: Freddy van Breemen, Bas de Bever, Paul Rovers and Nico Does.
Team manager: Mr. van Breemen |
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk |
Team sponsor: Sinisalo import Holland - Gerrit Does with transportation/team bus.
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Team members: Mark van der Kort, Anita v.d. Mortel, Dorus Trum, Freddy van Tongeren en Peter Stophout.
Team manager: Gerrit Does |
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk |
Team sponsor: Motobecane Nederland BV and co-sponsor Gerrit Does with transportation (teambus). |
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Team members: Phil Hoogendoorn, Addie v.d. Ven, Ludy v.d. Werff, Pierre van Zuijlen and Jan Hekman
Team co-sponsors: GT bicycles Inc.-USA, J.M.C., Hutch, Robinson, as well as Premier helmets, Premier Uniforms and Gerrit Does with transportation (team bus).
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Team manager/coach: Gerrit Does
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk
Physical trainers: Carry Graus, Jeroen Vrijdag & Stanley der Meer
Medic: Jan Reijntens
Main team sponsor: AMEV Nederland b.v. |
Gerrit Does with transportation (team bus). |
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Team members: Marcel Mandigers, Paul Rovers and Pieter Does.
Team manager: Mr. Rovers |
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk |
Team sponsor: Sinisalo import Holland - Gerrit Does with transportation/team bus.
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Team members: Pierre van Zuijlen, Phil Hoogendoorn, Addie v.d. Ven, Jan Hekman, Bas de Bever, Anita v.d. Mortel, Nico Does, Rob Bulten, Corine Dorland.
Team co-sponsors: GT Bicycles, Inc.-USA Soft-ware sponsor: Raymakers Import b.v. (Premier) and Gerrit Does himself took care of sponsoring the means of transportation (team bus).
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Team manager/Coach: Gerrit Does |
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk |
Physical trainers: Carry Graus Stanley der Meer |
Medic: Jan Reijntens |
Main team sponsor: AMEV Nederland b.v.
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Team members: Phil Hoogendoorn, Bas de Bever, Gerard Heuver, Nico Does, Rob Bulten, Martijn v.d. Boogaard, Marcel Mandigers, Jurgen van Melis, Corine Dorland and Anita v.d. Mortel. |
Team manager/Coach: Gerrit Does |
Team mechanic: Wim Rijk |
Physical trainers: Carry Graus & Stanley der Meer |
Medic: Jan Reijntens |
Main team sponsor: AMEV Nederland b.v.
Team co-sponsors: Raymakers Import b.v. (Premier) and GT Bicycles, Inc. - USA and again Gerrit Does took care of transportation (teambus) sponsorship.
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Team members: Nico Does, Bas de Bever, Jurgen van Melis, Marcel Mandigers, Pieter Does Boyd Karsmakers and Anita v.d. Mortel
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Team Manager/Coach: Gerrit Does
Team Mechanic: Wim Rijk
Physical trainer: Carry Graus
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Team sponsor: SUNN France, Premier Helmets/Uniforms, Karsmakers Karrosserien, Ponypark Slagharen, Gerrit Does with transportation (teambus).
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First official true European BMX race team composed in 1990:
Team members: Dale Holmes (GB), Bas de Bever, Nico Does (NL), Christophe Leveque (F), Uwe Sturm (D), Marcel Mandigers (NL), Nick Lacey (GB), Jurgen van Melis (NL), Jean Pierre van Hoof (NL), Pieter Does (NL), Tina Madsen (DK), Mark van Gerwen (NL), Boyd Karsmakers (NL).
World Champion Factory Teams at the Worlds in Paul Ricard, France
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Team manager: Gerrit Does
Main sponsor: MCS inc. Pompano - Florida, USA.
Christophe Leveque World Champion
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Team members: Nico Does (NL), Bas de Bever (NL), Dale Holmes (GB), Mark van Leur (NL), Yannick Rosset (CH), Fred LeGall (F), Nicolas Grevet (F), Pieter Does (NL), Mark Wenting (NL), Frank Brix (D).
Team manager: Gerrit Does |
Main sponsor: MCS inc. Pompano - Florida, USA |
- Result team-trophy at European Championship:
in Slough - England: 3rd place
- Result team-competition at the Worlds
in Sandnes - Norway: 3rd place
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Support: Thierry Minozzi (F), riding for Bully, distributed by MCS at the time
Montelimar (F), trophy count
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Team members: Eric Minozzi (F), Frank Brix (D), Daniel Herz (A), Dennis Casamatta (F), Corine Dorland NL), Yannick Rosset (CH) and Glenn Nielsen (DK).
Team manager: Gerrit Does
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Main sponsor: GT Bicycles inc. - USA
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Results team-trophy at European Championship: EUROPEAN CHAMPION trade teams
Eric Minozzi (F)
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Dale Holmes (GB), Robert Sprokholt (NL), Frank Brix (D), Corine Dorland (NL), Vlasdislav Khas (CH) and Gundars Osis (LV). |
Gerrit Does |
GT Bicycles inc. - USA |
Results team-trophy at European Championship: 2nd place
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Team members: Dale Holmes (GB), Robert Sprokholt (NL), Robert de Wilde (NL), Corine Dorland (NL), Vlasdislav Khas (CH), Frederic LeGall (F), Thierry Fouilleul (F), Nicolas Grevet (F) and Gundars Osis (LV). Support: For Powerlite Fred King (F)
Corine Dorland (NL), World Champion
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Team manager: Gerrit Does
Main sponsor: GT Bicycles inc. - USA
USA Results Team-trophy at World-championship USA: WORLD CHAMPION trade teams
GD with GT EURO Team WC Factory teams.
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Theirry Fouilleul, Robert Sprokholt, Corine Dorland, Robert de Wilde en Dale Holmes.
Vladislav Khas.
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Team members: |
Dale Holmes (GB), Robert de Wilde (NL), Robert Sprokholt (NL), Thierry Fouilleul (F), Corine Dorland (NL), Vladislav Khas (CH). |
Team manager: |
Gerrit Does |
Main sponsor: |
GT Bicycles inc. - USA |
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Team members: Dale Holmes (GB), Robert de Wilde (NL), Thierry Fouilleul (F), Fred LeGall (F), Kelvin Batey (GB), Corine Dorland (NL), Tatjana Schocher (CH).
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Team manager: Gerrit Does |
Main sponsor: GT Bicycles inc. - USA |
Dale Holmes, World Champion |
Results : team-trophy at European Championship: un-official, European Champion.
Results: team-trophy at World Championship in Brighton - England:
Combi team GT - USA/Europe2 WORLD CHAMPION trade teams, team managers: Gerrit Does (NL) Bill Nelson (USA)
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Corine Dorland, Queen of BMX 10 times World Champion at her last Worlds |
Ending 1996 I decided to stop wrking for GT Bicycles and advised GT to appoint Jorg de Louw as their new Team Europe team manager, which they did.
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It was in December 1998 that I officialy announced to stop with all activities in the field of organizing events and running teams. I have been doing this kind of thing for 25 years now and wanted to look for new challenges and let the new generation take over.
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DOES FACTORY TEAMS GALLERY
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