Alise Willoughby

Alise Rose Willoughby (née Post, born January 17, 1991) is an American professional "Current School" BMX racing racer who has been racing competitively since 2002. She uses the moniker "The Beast".

Career

Originally a state-champion gymnast, Willoughby began racing at the age of six, after watching her older brothers race.

She turned professional in 2006, at the age of 15. Her first professional race result came in April, when she placed third at the American Bicycle Association Winter Nationals. Her first professional win came just one month later, when she won the ABA Super Nationals. She was voted 2006 Rookie Pro of the Year by the readers of BMXer magazine, becoming the first female to win the title. She was also the youngest female to hold the National No.1 Pro Women's title, one of the youngest BMX racers to turn pro, one of the youngest to hold a pro title, and the first female to earn all three Girls division classifications.

In 2008, BMX Racing was added to the Olympics, but the 19 years age minimum meant Willoughby, age 17, was unable to compete. She placed 12th after a crash in the semi-final.

Willoughby entered the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) as a reigning world champion and 2016 silver medalist but suffered a hearbreaking crash and did not qualify for the final.

Major results

Amateur

American Bicycle Association

20 inch 1999,'00,'01,'02,'03,'04 Minnesota District 6 (MN-06) No.1 1999,'00,'02,'03,'04 Minnesota State Champion 2000,'01,'02,'03,'04 Central Region Redline Cup Champion 2000 9 Girls National Age Group (NAG) No.1 2000 9 Girls Race of Champions (ROC) Champion 2001 10 Girls NAG No.1 2002 11 Girls NAG No.1 2002 11 Girls ROC Champion 2002 11 Girls Grandnational Champion 2002 Girls National No.2 2003 12 Girls World Champion 2003 12 Girls NAG No.1 2003 12 Girls ROC Champion 2003 12 Girls Grandnational Champion 2003 Girls National No.2 2004 13 Girls NAG No.1 2004 13 Girls ROC Champion 2001,'04 National No.1 Girl

Cruiser 2000,'01,'02,'03,'04 Cruiser Minnesota District 6 (MN-06) No.1 2002,'03'04 Minnesota State Cruiser Champion 2000,'01 10 & Under Girls Cruiser Redline Cup Central Region Champion 2002,03,'04 11-13 Girls Cruiser Central Regional Redline Cup Champion 2001 10 & Under National Age Group (NAG) Girls Cruiser No.1 2002,'03,'04 11-13 National Age Group (NAG) Girls Cruiser No.1 2002,'03 Race of Champions Cruiser Champion. 2003,'04 National No.1 Girl Cruiser

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2001,'02,'03,'04 World Champion 2001,'04 Cruiser World Champion 2007 15-16 Girls Cruiser World Champion

Professional

American Bicycle Association (ABA) 2006, '07 National No.1 Pro Women

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2017, '19, '24 Elite Women World Champion

USA Cycling 2010 Elite Women Second Place National Champion

World Cup

2020 Gold Medalist 2012, '15, '19, '24 Bronze Medalist

World Championships

2017, '19, '24 Gold Medalist 2014 Silver Medalist 2010, '16, '23 Bronze Medalist

Olympics

Rio 2016 Silver Medalist

Personal life In December 2015 Sam Willoughby proposed to Alise. Sam had a training incident in 2016 that forced him to retire, after which he became Alise's coach. They were married in January 2019.