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Personal information | |
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Born | Heanor, Derbyshire, England, UK | 6 October 1971
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Dvide / Source BMX |
Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
Role | Racer / Coach / Team Owner |
Amateur teams | |
1982 | Nottingham Outlaws |
1983–1984 | Bunnys/GT |
1985 | JMC |
1986/87 | Powerlite |
Professional teams | |
1986–1987 | ? |
1988–1989 | Cyclecraft |
1989–1990 | ELF |
1990–1991 | MCS (Europe) |
1992 | Webco Bicycles |
1993–1999 | GT Bicycles |
1999–2001 | Nirve |
2002 | Free Agent |
2002-2013 | Free Agent |
2013-2023 | Dale Holmes Racing |
Dale Holmes (born 6 October 1971) [1] [2] is a retired British professional "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1983 to 2009. He now lives in San Diego, California.
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Started Racing: 1982, aged 10, in England. He first noticed BMX on reading a BMX mag back in 1980. [3]
First race result: Fourth place in 9 year age group at the Nottingham Outlaws BMX track in Nottingham, England. [4] [5]
Sanctioning Body:
First win (local):
First sponsor: Bunny's Bike Shop (Private Company) [6]
First national win: At a 1985 United Kingdom National in Slough, England in 13 Expert. [3]
Turned Professional: In mid 1988 at 16 in England directly after the 1988 IBMXF European Championships. [ citation needed ]
First Professional race result: Second Place in Superclass Poole UKBMX National. [5]
First Professional win: NBMXA British Championships 1988.
First National win: 13 Expert Slough 1985.
First Pro/ Superclass win: NBMXA British Championships 1988.
Retired from Elite: In late 2006 to concentrate on 4x Mountain Bike (MTB) Racing. He recently started BMX racing again in the ABA Veteran's Pro class. His debut race was on 1 September 2007 at the ABA Black Jack Nationals in Reno, Nevada. He won on Saturday (1 September) and came in second on Sunday. [7]
Height & weight at height of his career (1995–2006): Ht:5'9" Wt:182 lbs.
*In the NBL it is B"/Superclass/"A" pro (beginning with 2000 season); in the ABA it is "A" pro.
**In the NBL it is "A" pro (Elite men); in the ABA it is "AA" pro.
National Bicycle Motocross Association (NBMXA)(UKBMX)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
*See note in professional section
Turned Professional 1988 Age 16
English Bicycle Motocross Association (EBA) (UK)
British Cycling Bicycle Motocross (BCBMX) (BCF )
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
*Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC, the amateur cycling arm of the UCI, had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1996 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC.
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals
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He retired from Elite racing in October 2006 to pursue a Mountain Bike Racing Career full-time. However, as of November 2007 he is team manager of the Free Agent World Team in BMX and has returned to BMX racing in the Veteran Pro Class. He continues to race mountain bike four-cross for KHS. At the time of his BMX retirement he said it was just time for a change:
"It's time for a change, I love BMX racing but decided the life style it takes to be in the top 10 in the World at my age is a lot of work and dedication. The older you get the more you have got to do to prepare yourself correctly, and I feel after reaching all my goals it's a hell of a lot of work just to be where I have already been for the last 15 years. It would be nice to sit and drink a beer or have a few glasses of wine without worrying about being up at 7am to do some sprints, or not getting my eight hours sleep in without stressing. Not that I'm done with that, I still love training and the life style, but alongside that, the way the direction, the tracks and sport is going, at my age I really don't feel comfortable putting it on the line week in week out anymore. I can still race 4X MTB, which is not quite as crazy, have an off season, something BMX racing does not allow, enjoy life a bit more and hopefully still be a top 5 4X guy in the World with some more bike time."
— fatbmx.com 6 November 2007 [17]
Started racing: 2002
Sub Discipline: Four-cross
Sanctioning body: UCI
In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame. [18]
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