Inductees 2023

The word ‘legend’ is used too freely and without truly considering its actual meaning and magnitude. But, Tom Lynch is a true legend – not only of our sport where his impact was huge, but also in life through his many significant contributions and ongoing efforts towards better cycling for everyone. Tom went up against,…

Andy Ruffell needs little introduction. At age 11, Andy saw the BMX episode of CHiPs and dreamed of one day being able to upgrade his Raleigh Grifter for the real thing. Before BMX teams were a thing in the UK, Andy built a reputation as one of the best park riders in the UK, credited…

Keith Duly, or Jim Dirt as he is known, hails from Hastings and Bexhill, which has become a significant nucleus of the UK BMX scene. But that wasn’t always the case. In the early years, Keith and his family had long drives from the sleepy deep south east to get to any races, but they…

Jerry Galley will forever be the “rider’s rider” in freestyle circles. No other British rider produced the edge of seat excitement that was evident whenever Jerry took a run. Effortlessly talented on vert, bowls, dirt, mini and street, Jerry could do it all. He’d make the hardest tricks look easy and blast the biggest airs…

Geoff Catlow’s journey in BMX began in 1986 when he started taking his son Effraim to UKBFA contests. Shortly thereafter, Geoff began volunteering his time to help run and organise these comps. His involvement with BMX freestyle grew in 1987 when he became UK Hutch Team manager overseeing a legendary group of riders including his…

Luli Adeyemo’s BMX journey began in 1986 with a second hand Raleigh Burner. Despite initial struggles with staying upright, Newark Cavaliers Club and Coach Darryl Pointing’s support honed Luli’s skills, particularly in speed out of the gate. In 1986 Luli secured a wild card to the World Championships in Slough, her debut International event and…

The Higginson’s in BMX. Martin Higginson started working on the BMX News publication in early 1981. After a few months, the financial backing for the paper stopped. So Martin’s dad, Arnold, financed the continuation with a new name, BMX Weekly, and still in paper format. Nigel Higginson became involved in taking the pictures and writing…

Pete Middleton is truly a pioneer of British BMX. Hailing from Walthamstow, East London, Pete won the first EVER BMX race in the UK back in 1980 at Brockwell Park. A few years later he won the first ever money prize given at a race at the Isle of Man and the first official UK Pro Money race at Ipswich.…

Congratulations to Phil Townsend for being inducted into the 2023 British BMX Hall of Fame in the Outstanding Contribution to BMX Category. Four Decades in British BMX and Phil Townsend is still going strong behind the scenes at the races. Discovering BMX in 1984, Phil saw an advert in the local newspaper for a race…

Lee Reynolds started riding BMX in 1981. After initially riding dirt jumps, he built his own wedge ramp and quarter pipe, and just two years later he learned how to air. By the mid 1980s, Lee was appearing in magazines and riding in UKBFA competitions. He was an early pioneer of halfpipe riding at a…

Scott Dick is well known on the UK BMX race scene as a legendary commentator and as someone who has dedicated his life to growing the sport of BMX. Scott’s BMX journey began some 41 years ago when he became Track Director of the fabled Westway track in West London. His wife, Margaret, also played…

Jane Windle was first introduced to BMX as a teenager by her dad, Les Windle, who saw an amazing opportunity and opened one of the first BMX shops, HOTSHOT BMX, in Kidlington in 1979/80. Jane’s first race was against the boys at Buckmore Park, riding with a paper plate and a skateboard helmet. As the…