Bas de Bever

Bas de Bever (born 16 April 1968) is a Dutch former professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were 1985–1993.

Racing career

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started Racing: 1981

Sanctioning Body:

First race result:

First win (local):

First sponsor:

First national win:

First American Professional race result: First place in Pro/Super Open Wheels (formerly Pro Cruiser) at the NBL Christmas Classic in Columbus Ohio on 28 December 1992.

First American Professional win: See above

First American Junior Pro*/Superclass race result: Second place in Superclass at the NBL Christmas Classic in Columbus, Ohio on 28 December 1989. He won US$355.25.

First American Junior Pro*/Superclass win: In Superclass at the NBL Christmas Classic in Columbus, Ohio in December 1990 (Day 1) He also came in second place in Pro Award. On Day 2 he came in last place in Superclass.

First American Senior Pro/Elite Men** race result: Fourth in All Pros at the NBL Christmas Classic in Columbus Ohio on 28 December 1992. ---Daleholmes.com 2002

Height & weight at height of his career (1987–1992): Ht:" Wt:lbs. In the American NBL it is B"/Superclass/"A" pro (beginning with 2000 season), in Europe Superclass; in the American ABA it is "A" pro. In the NBL it is "A" pro/All Pro/"AA" Pro/Elite men (all depending on the era); in Europe Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" pro.

Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.

Amateur Vector Bars USA (European Division): 1982 GT (Gary Turner) Racing (European Division): 1983-1984 Mongoose/Sinisalo: February 1986-December 1986 AMEV Nederland b.v.: January 1987 – 1988 AMEV at the time de Bever was sponsored by them was a life insurance and banking firm. AMEV in Dutch stands for Algemeene Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van Verzekeringsmaatschappijen which in English literally translates to General Society To Develop Insurance Companies.

Professional Sunn: 1989 Priemer: 1989 MCS (Moto Cross Specialties) Bicycle Specialties (European Division): 1989-1991 WEBCO Bicycles: 1991-1995. This is not the famous American pioneering Webco Inc. of the early to late 1970s. This Webco is the West European Bicycle Company created in 1991 by Gerrit Does, the person who introduced BMX to Europe (the Netherlands specifically) and co-founded the IBMXF.

Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.

Amateur

Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie (KNWU)

Nederlandse Fietscross Federatie (NFF)

National Bicycle Association (NBA) None National Bicycle League (NBL) None American Bicycle Association (ABA) None United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) None International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)* 1983 14 Junior World Champion' 1985 17 & Over Boys Second Place World Champion 1987 18-24 Cruiser World Champion Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)* None Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* See note in Professional section.

Professional Koninklijke Nederlandsche Wielren Unie (KNWU)

Nederlandse Fietscross Federatie (NFF)

National Bicycle Association (NBA) None (defunct) National Bicycle League (NBL) None American Bicycle Association (ABA) None United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA) None (defunct) International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)* 1988 20" Superclass 4th International Indoor de Tours Champion 1989 24" Superclass European Challenge Cup VI 1989 Ponypark Competition of Masters Winner 1989 Second place Superclass and Super Cruiser World Champion 1990 20" Superclass 6th International Indoor de Tours Winner 1990 20" Superclass European Champion 1990 24" Superclass World Champion 1991 20" Pro/Am Supercross of BMX Champion 1991 20" Superclass Silver Medal World Champion 1991 24" Superclass World Champion 1992 24" Superclass International Indoor Leeuwarden Winner 1992 20" Superclass Indoor de Dijon Winner 1992 24" Superclass 1st Indoor de Tours Winner 1992 24" Superclass European Champion 1992 24" Superclass World Champion 1994 24" European Champion

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC, the amateur cycling arm of the UCI, had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1996 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC.

Independent Invitationals and Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades On 8 January 1988 he was one of three racers awarded the "Sport Support Award" by the Dutch National Olympic Committee for their having the best finishes during 1987.

Significant BMX injuries

Racing habits and traits While he raced a couple of times on the American circuit as a professional (including two ABA Grandnationals), he never attempted to race a complete season. He was content on what he was doing at the time.

Career Mountain Bike (MTB) Racing Record

Started racing: 1994 on local level in Netherlands and Belgium and Germany.

Sub Discipline: Downhill, 4X cross

First race result: In 8th place in local Belgium race.

Sanctioning body:

Retired: 2004. Currently Coach of the Dutch BMX and MTB National teams.

Career MTB factory and major Non-factory sponsors

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by MTB press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.

Amateur

Professional VSB-Batavus Cycles: 1995-1997

Be One Bicycle Company: 1998-2004. Be-One Bikes is a susiduary of Batavus Cycles.

Career Mountain Bike Racing (MTB) titles

Note: Listed are Regional, National and International titles.

Amateur No amateur status.

Professional

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

1995 World Cup Champion 2003 World Cup Champion

National Off Road Bicycle Association (NORBA)

USA Cycling

Independent Race Series and Invitationals 2003 Men's Jeep King of Mountain Series Individual Champion

Notable MTB accolades

MTB product lines

Significant MTB injuries Broke collarbone in a collision with a tree during a Downhill event in Japan in 2001. Out for six weeks.