There are definitely a few key pioneers of BMX in the UK in this shot. Geoff Wiles is on the mic, one of the figures who helped launch BMX in Britain alongside names like Malcolm and Sue Jarvis, Don Smith and David Duffield. Geoff also featured numerous times on television promoting this new sport and commentated on the first official race at Redditch on 30 August 1980.
Next to Geoff is Steve Gratton, who was ranked number 2 in the UK in 1982 in the 16 plus class. Behind Steve in the picture is multi National and European Champion Wayne Llewellyn, before he was picked up by Mongoose.
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