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 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.
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.
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.
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
