Dale Holmes (born 6 October 1971, he n Heanor, Derbyshire) is a Retired British professional "Old/Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1983 to 2009. He now lives in San Diego, California.
Racing career milestones
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Started Racing: 1982, aged 10, in England. He first noticed BMX on reading a BMX mag back in 1980.
First race result: Fourth place in 9 year age group at the Nottingham Outlaws BMX track in Nottingham, England.
Sanctioning Body:
First win (local):
First sponsor: Bunny's Bike Shop (Private Company)
First national win: At a 1985 United Kingdom National in Slough, England in 13 Expert.
Turned Professional: In mid 1988 at 16 in England directly after the 1988 IBMXF European Championships.
First Professional race result: Second Place in Superclass Poole UKBMX National.
First Professional win: NBMXA British Championships 1988.
First National win: 13 Expert Slough 1985.
First Pro/ Superclass win: NBMXA British Championships 1988.
Retired from Elite: In late 2006 to concentrate on 4x Mountain Bike (MTB) Racing. He recently started BMX racing again in the ABA Veteran's Pro class. His debut race was on 1 September 2007 at the ABA Black Jack Nationals in Reno, Nevada. He won on Saturday (1 September) and came in second on Sunday.
Height & weight at height of his career (1995–2006): Ht:5'9" Wt:182 lbs.
*In the NBL it is B"/Superclass/"A" pro (beginning with 2000 season); in the ABA it is "A" pro. **In the NBL it is "A" pro (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/Junior Men
Nottingham Outlaws: 1982
Bunneys/GT BMX: 1983–1984
JMC (James Melton Cyclery) Racing Equipment: 1985
Powerlite Engineering: 1986–1987
Professional/Elite Men
Cyclecraft: 1988–1989
ELF (Extra Light Frames): 1989–1990
MCS (Moto Cross Specialties) Bicycle Specialties (European Division): 1990-December 1991 Webco Bicycles: January 1992-December 1992. This is not the same 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. GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles (UK/Europe): January 1993-September 1999. Holmes was dropped by GT Bicycles the day after the 1999 NBL Grandnationals. According to Todd Corbitt, GT team manager and former pro racer GT, was overstaffed with professionals. Holmes contract still ran until the end of 1999 but GT would release him if he gets an offer of sponsorship from another company. Nirve: 26 December 1999 - late November 2001 O'Neal/Atomic: Early 2002- late November 2002 Free Agent: 2002 – 25 November 2013. As the Team Manager of Free Agent World Team post his October 2006 BMX retirement at Elite level. He was also signed by KHS Bicycles to race Mountain Bikes (MTB) at the same time. The 2002 ABA Grand National was his first race with Free Agent. Dale Holmes Racing: 2014 Started own team with Chase Bicycles as primary bike sponsor Dale Holmes Racing: 2016 Dale Holmes Racing with Stay Strong Title Sponsor Dale Holmes Racing: 2017 USA Cycling Development Team with Haro Bikes & Rockstar Energy Dale Holmes Racing: 2018 USA Cycling Development Team with Haro Bikes & Rockstar Energy Dale Holmes Racing: 2019 Haro Dale Holmes Racing: 2020 Haro Dale Holmes Racing: 2021 Haro / Dvide / Source BMX Dale Holmes Racing: 2022 Haro / Dvide / Source BMX