World Champion 2001
ALLIER Thomas (France)
2000 World Champion
1998 World Champion
2007 European Champion
2005 European Champion
2004 European Champion
1998 European Champion
BEVER de Bas (Holland)
BOUTTE Florent (France)
2002 European Champion
2001 European Champion
2000 European Champion
CABALLE Sabine (France)
1995 World Champion
CHAMBONNEAU Karine (France)
2001 European Champion
CLAYTON Dylan (England)
1993 World Champion
DAUDET Joris (France)
2011 World Champion
2011 European Champion (Cruiser)
2011 Supercross World Cup
DEENE van Melanie (Holland)
1990 World Champion
1988 European Champion
Melanie van Deene finished her career in 1994.
DORLAND Corine (Holland)
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.
FRANSSEN Monique (Holland)
1983 World Champion
GROENENDAAL Wilco (Holland)
1992 World Champion
1990 World Champion
HAMON Thomas (France)
2008 World Champion (Cruiser)
2008 European Champion (Cruiser)
History of BMX (2001 - 2002)
YEAR 2001.
January, EUROPEAN BMX RACING DECLINING?
TELL IT HOW IT IS!
The UCI - BMX department has at this moment 41 countries with a BMX organization affiliated world-wide. From Europe 22 countries are affiliated with BMX organizations, North and South America has 13 affiliated organizations, Africa 2 and Oceanic 3 organizations/countries.
Looking at the European scene the number of license-holders is at a very low level. France, approx. 7.000 license-holders (in 1988 around 12.000); Holland, approx. 1.000 (in 1986 almost 6.000); England, approx. 450 license-holders; Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Czech republic around 350 + license-holders.
Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Lituania, Malta, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia from 150 till around 250 license-holders and Belarussian and Russia 200 and less riders! Exact figures are not made public, would be nice to see how the situation exactly is. My estimate is that in Europe we do have a total of ca. 12.000 license-holders.
HOLMES Dale (England)
HOOGENDOORN Phil (Holland)
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.
KANIS Willy (Holland)
2006 World Champion
2005 World Champion
2004 European Champion
KASTLER David (France)
1988 World Champion
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)
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).