AILLOUD Eva (France)
2012 European Champion
2012 European Champion
2000 World Champion
1998 World Champion
2007 European Champion
2005 European Champion
2004 European Champion
1998 European Champion
2002 European Champion
2010 European Champion
2002 European Champion
2001 European Champion
2000 European Champion
2001 European Champion
2008 Olympic Champion
2007 European Champion
2008 European Champion (Cruiser)
2008 European Champion
2006 European Champion
2005 European Champion
2010 Supercross World Cup
2009 Supercross World Cup
2007 Supercross World Cup
2011 World Champion
2011 European Champion (Cruiser)
2011 Supercross World Cup
1990 World Champion
1988 European Champion
Melanie van Deene finished her career in 1994.
1991 European Champion
1990 European Champion
1994 World Champion
1993 World Champion
1991 World Champion
1995 European Champion
1993 European Champion
1992 European Champion
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Corine Dorland has been crowned the QUEEN of CHAMPIONS, holding 3 World titles in the highest age/performance classes and another 7 titles in lower age classes, which makes 10 world titles won in total.
Corine Dorland switched in 1997 to MBT.
1999 European Champion
2008 World Champion (Cruiser)
2008 European Champion (Cruiser)
With this article I want to honor the people that were instrumental getting BMX off the ground in their respective countries in Europe. They all were very motivated and enthusiastic to get this new sport going in Europe. They invested a lot of time, energy and even money in promoting and marketing a knew sport, that had to coop with all the problems, such a new development meets. These men and women were charismatic, good promoters and organizers of the first hour of development. In due time I hope to be able to place pictures with the names in order to let you all see, about whom we are talking here. You might meet some day, at a bicycle or motorcycle event, one of the 25 persons who made it possible for you to enjoy this great sport or enjoy it right now.
Of all those men and women mentioned, about 55 % were motorsport orientated (mainly moto-cross), 40 % were bicycle oriented and around 5 % did have other backgrounds (organizers/promoters/PR business). I met and know all of them personally from the pioneer days of BMX and I wonder what they are doing now. From some I know, from others I hope to find out what has been going on with them and I will tell you all about it, adding the new info to this article from time to time.
Well, here are the names of the men and women who PIONEERED BMX and made it possible for you riders to race BMX bikes now a days, in the first place. More and detailed info of each of them also in the HISTORY of BMX sections.
2006 World Champion
2005 World Champion
2004 European Champion
2015 World Champion
2016 World Champion
2018 World Cup
2019 European Champion
2019 World Cup
2021 Olympic Champion
2021 World Champion