Kelvin Batey is a British

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 born professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)

BMX

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 racer who competed for Great Britain

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 from the start of his career until 2010 and then for Ireland

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.

Racing career milestones

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Started racing: Early 1988 age 6 at a track in Warsop, England

Sanctioning body:

First race result: 1st

First win (local):

First sponsor: Invert Magazine

First national win: 1st

Turned Professional: 1997 age 16 in England

First Professional race result: 6th place - Coppull National May 1997

First Professional win: In Mansfield, England in August 1999.

First Junior Pro* win: Holland European Round - Junior Men 1998

First Senior Pro** race result:

First Senior Pro win:

Retired: Active

Height & weight at height of his career (1995–2006): Ht:6'1" Wt:197 lbs.

Amateur

• Invert Magazine: 1989-1990
• Wulfsport: 1990-1992
• Dyno: 1993
• GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles (UK Division): 1994-1995
• Giant Bicycles: 1996
• GT Bicycles (Europe Division): 1996-December 1999. Batey would turn pro with this sponsor.

Professional

• GT Bicycles (Europe Division): 1996-December 1999
• Haro Bicycles (UK Division): January 2000-February 2002
• One Bicycles: January 2003-December 2005
• Intense BMX World Team: 21 December 2005 – 31 December 2006
• Free Agent All-Star World Team: 1 January 2007 – present

Amateur/Junior

British Cycling Bicycle Motocross (BCBMX)(England):

National Bicycle League (NBL)

• None

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

• None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

Professional/Eite Men

British Cycling Bicycle Motocross (BCBMX)(England):

• 2000 Elite Cruiser National Champion
• 2001 Elite Men National Champion
• 2001 Elite Cruiser National Champion
• 2003 Elite Men National Champion
• 2003 Elite Men British Champion
• 2003 Elite Men No Clips Champion
• 2004 Elite Men National Champion
• 2004 Elite Men No Clips Champion
• 2005 Elite Men National Champion
• 2005 Elite Men British Champion
• 2006 Elite Men British Champion
• 2007 Elite Men British Champion
• 2008 Elite Men British Champion
• 2009 Elite Men National Champion
• 2009 Elite Men British Champion

National Bicycle League

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 (NBL)

American Bicycle Association

American Bicycle Association

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 (ABA)

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*

• None

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*

• None

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

• 1998 Junior Men European Elite/Junior Champion
• 1999 Junior Men World Bronze Medalist
• 2005 Elite Men Cruiser Silver Medalist
• 2006 Elite Men Cruiser Bronze Medalist
• 2007 Elite Men Cruiser Bronze Medalist

Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

British Cycling BMX Rider of the Year 1999

South Yorkshire Sports Personality of the Year 2007

BBC North Male Sports Personality of the Year 2007 runner up

Significant injuries

• Broken CollarBone at 1997 World Championships, Australia
• Suffered a compound fracture of the femur
  Femur
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   on 24 May 2002 at the Bike 2002 in Birmingham
  Birmingham
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  , England
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  . He fell at the back end of a jump and then a competitor, Steve Peat, cleared the jump but landed on Batey. Was laid up until late summer 2002.
• Broken Wrist 2002 - out for 6 months
• Broken hand suffered at World Supercross Cup - out for 3 months
• Concussion, broken hand and broken ribs
• Damaged shoulder April 2008 - still waiting for surgery to repair tendons

All out racer who leaves everything he has on the track. Has fought through numerous injuries before, during and after races to make sure he is up on the gate for a big race meeting. Balls out but fair style wins him a lot of respect from the race fans.

Miscellaneous

Works at winterhill school in rotherham as a p.e teacher that teaches BMX on the local track and hosts race days there

BMX magazine covers

Fastlane BMX Mag Issue 1
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Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

• None

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

• None

BMX Plus!:

Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

• None

Moto Mag:

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):

External links

• The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
• The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.
• Redditch premiers.co.uk interview.
• 2 March 2006 BMX Talk Rider Interview.