Warwick Stevenson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Warwick Brian Stevenson Jr. |
| Nickname | "Warlock" |
| Date of birth | May 13, 1980 (age 26) |
| Country |  Australia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6'1" Imperial) |
| Weight | ~95.26 kg (~210lbs. Imperial) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Kuwhahara Cycles, Ltd. |
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1999 1999 1999-2001 2002-2004 2004 2004-2006 2006 2006-Present |
American Bicycle Association (ABA) Standard Bykes Diamondback Bikes Haro/Lee Pipes Maxxis Haro/Adidas Redman/Yamaha Waverunner Kuwhahara Cycles, Ltd. |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| March 21, 2007 | |
Warwick Brian Stevenson Jr. (b. May 13, 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1995 to current. Nicknamed the "Warlock" as a play on his given name Warwick.
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[edit] Racing career
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Started Racing: 1990
Sanctioning Body:
First race result:
First win (local):
First sponsor:
First national win:
Turned Professional: 1999
First Professional race result:
First Professional win:
First Junior Pro* race result:
First Junior Pro win:
First Senior Pro** race result:
First Senior Pro win:
Retired: Still Active
Height & weight at height of his career Ht:6'1" Wt:~210lbs.
*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men depending on the era; in the ABA it is "A" Pro.
**In the NBL it is "AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" Pro.
[edit] 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 co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage at the time in question.
[edit] Amateur
[edit] Professional
- American Bicycle Association (ABA): 1999-April 1999.
- Standard Bykes: April 25, 1999-July 31, 1999. After leaving Standard he raced as an independent for approximately six weeks.[1]
- Diamondback Bikes: Mid September 1999[2]-December 2001
- Haro/Lee Pipes: January 2002-2004
- Maxxis: 2004
- Haro/Adidas: November 2004-May 2006
- Redman/Yamaha Waverunner: Mid May 2006-July 2006
- Kuwhahara Cycles, Ltd. : July 2006-
[edit] Career bicycle motocross titles
[edit] Amateur
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
- None
National Bicycle League (NBL)
- None
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- None
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
- None
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
- None
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
- 1998 Junior Elite Cruiser World Champion
[edit] Professional
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
- None
National Bicycle League (NBL)
- None
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 2001 World Champion.
- 2001 and 2003 National No.1 Pro.
- 2003 Race Of Champions (ROC) No.1 AA Pro.
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
- None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
- None
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
- 2004 Senior World Champion
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals
[edit] Notable accolades
- He is a 1998, 2002 Australia Male BMX Cyclist of the year[3]
- In 1999 he set the ABA record for turning "AA" pro from "A" pro in just 33 days.[3]
- He is a 2002 Pro Of The Year Golden Crank Award winner.[3]
- He is a 2003 MOTO MAG Hess Cup Award Winner[3]
- He is a 2004 winner of the GT Male BMX Cyclist of the Year.[4]
- He is a 2004 Transworld BMX Number One Rider Award (NORA) CUP winner.
- He is a 2006 Number One Rider Award (NORA) Cup winner.[3].
[edit] BMX Product Lines
- "The Warlock" Warwick Stevenson signature BMX grip by ATi.
[edit] Significant injuries
- Broke his left ankle in 1997 and was told by doctors that he would never race again.[5]
- Broke his wrist at the 1999 ABA Spring National in Santa Clara, California on May 31, 1999.[6]
- Suffered a collapsed right lung and internal bleeding in 2004 after crashing onto a jump.[5]
- Raced in early 2005 with a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury in his knee and raced with a leg brace for much of the year.
- Had knee surgery in late October 2005 and was laid up for five months until the March 26, 2006 NBL Nellis Silver State National in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Suffered distal radius fracture at the ABA Sooner Nationals on February 4, 2007 in Guthrie, Oklahoma.[7][8]
[edit] Peccadilloes
[edit] Post BMX career
[edit] BMX magazine covers
Bicycle Motocross News:
- None
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- None
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- None
BMX Plus!:
Bicycles and Dirt:
- None
Snap:
Twenty BMX:
[edit] BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] End Notes
- ^ bmxtreme.com article word search for "Stevenson is of Standard" (without the quotation marks.)
- ^ bmxtreme.com article word search for "September 14, 1999" (without the quotation marks.)
- ^ a b c d e Personal Community site.
- ^ November 27, 2004 Cycling News.
- ^ a b powerbar.com athlete profile.
- ^ bmxtreme.com article. Word search for "wrist" without the quotation marks).
- ^ March 1, 2007 Transworld Motocross article.
- ^ bmxinsight.com 2007 Sooner Nationals article.
[edit] External links
- The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
- The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.
- May 1999 bmxultra.com interview.
- Part 1 of a November 27, 2001 bmxonline.com interview.
- Part 2 of a November 27, 2001 bmxonline.com interview.
- EXPN.com bio.
- December 10, 2003 Harobikes.com interview.
- Powerbar.com Profile.
- Bio on lovisillnes Personal Community site.
