European Championships, Birmingham Wheels, July 22, 1984. Superclass Tim March, Trev Robinson, Ludy v.d. Werff  Super Trophy Tim March, Addie van de Ven, Andy Ruffell 7 & Under Open Chris Ward, 8/9 Open John de Lang, 10/11 Open Stefan Smits, 12/13 Open Dirk van Dijk, 14 + Open John Vile  Girls 7 & Under Nadine Stevens, Girls 8/9 Diana Franssen, Girl 10/11 Corine Dorland, Girl 12/13 Gladys Vakkers, Girls 14/15 Sarah-Jane Nichols, Girls 16 + Anita van de Mortel  6s Edgar Busquets, 7s Chris Ward, 8s Roy van der Waardenburg, 9s Daniel Levy, 10s Stefan Welton, 11s Dean Bateson, 12s Stefan Nusser, 13s Ryan Ledebur, 14s Wayne Llewellyn, 15s Stu Diggins, 16s Pierre van Zuijlen, 17s Chris Jenkins 13 & Under Cruiser Dave Hendrickx, 14/15 Cruiser Mark Watkins, 16/17 Cruiser Jean Francois Lalli, 18/24 Cruiser Phil Hoogendoorn, 25 + Cruiser Peter Stiphout

Round 2 of the 1983 European Championships in Dijon, France (Indoor). The 11-13 Open Final was stacked with UK talent. Stu Diggens took the win over Chas Smith, with Darren Wood finishing 3rd, giving the UK a full sweep of the podium. Also pictured is Wayne Llewellyn, who went on to win the 12 Expert class in Dijon and claim the overall European title for his category.

The first official IBMXF European Championships were held in 1982 in Beek en Donk, Holland, with over 90 British riders making the trip. It marked the first time British riders won a major international title outside the UK, with Tony Slater and Ben Swift both becoming European Champions in their respective classes. Other notable British standouts included second-place finishes for Andy Oldham, Jason Maloney, Jason Scott Webb, and Andy Ruffell, as well as third places for Russ Swift and Darren Page (RIP). Another first for the event—and for most British riders—was the experience of an electric start gate with traffic lights, something that had not yet been introduced back home…