Category: 2022

Geth Shooter first appeared on the BMX radar riding for local Eastwood, Derbyshire shop team Two Wheel Service, racing a Mongoose Pro Class bike through the winter of 1983. His first competitive outings came at indoor events, and it quickly became clear he had something special. In 1984, aged just 16, Geth was picked up by Nottingham’s…

Carole Gosling was born into the cycling world as her grandfather started the family’s bicycle business, Edwardes Cycles, in 1908.  In fact, she lived above the family bicycle shop for the first ten years of her life and her grandfather, Harold, known as Jack, was a championship-winning track racer. When BMX came along in the…

Neil Ruffell began his BMX journey as a racer in 1983, but it didn’t take long for him to realise that racing wasn’t where his heart truly lay. After spending countless weekends at Rom Skatepark, Neil found his true calling in BMX Freestyle. His big break came when he joined the Skyway Freestyle Team alongside…

Malcolm and Sue Jarvis are legends of our sport, and for good reason. It all started in 1978 when a friend mentioned this new thing called BMX in the States. Within days, Malcolm was on a plane to California, where he met with the legendary Skip Hess, Scot Breithaupt, and Bob Haro. Deals were done,…

Lisa Wright came onto the scene in 1983 with a third place finish at her first National outing at Teesside Airport. By 1984, she was fully on the UKBMX circuit, riding for Johnson’s Jets, and in her first full year, Lisa racked up multiple National wins. By 1985, Lisa had figured it all out, and…

Jamie burst onto the UK freestyle scene in the sports centre BFA contests of the late 80s, airing ridiculously high on the narrowest of quarter-pipes, often in unfeasibly tight shorts and questionable knitted sweaters! As vert riding transitioned over to half-pipes Jamie’s prowess really began to stand out. Maybe having a ramp to ride in…

It’s difficult for a Wigan lad to call Alan Woods a pioneer of BMX. For me, Alan IS BMX. It’s almost inconceivable to imagine where BMX would be in the North of England if it wasn’t for this man. Someone somewhere should compile a list of National Champions that have come from this little town.…

Before BMX, Sarah-Jane and her brother Michael competed in Schoolboy Motocross, gaining early racing experience. Sarah-Jane began BMX racing in 1981, immediately making her mark with a first-place finish at a Southampton race meeting. She quickly rose through the ranks, becoming UKBMX Junior Girls No. 1 in 1982, followed by NBMXA No. 1 and British Champion in 1983,…

Before the age of one, David Maw could ride around on a little wooden bike. He played on it so much that he wore the plastic wheels out on the concrete drive. From these early days, David became one of the most loved British BMX riders in history, and one of the winningest. He started…

Stephen and his brother Martin grew up in the Northeast of England and began racing BMX in November 1983 at just 3 years old. By the time he was 16, Stephen had been British Champion 9 times, European runner up twice, and also made two World Championship finals, in the 6 & under expert class…