Kelvin Batey
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Kelvin Batey (born May 9, 1981 from Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire) is a professional English "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1993-2006.
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[edit] Racing career
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Started Racing: Early 1988 age 6 at a track in Warsop, England
Sanctioning Body:
First race result:
First win (local):
First sponsor:
First national win:
Turned Professional: 1997 age 16 in England[1]
First Professional race result:
First Professional win: In Mansfeld, England in 1999.
First Junior Pro* win:
First Senior Pro** race result:
First Senior Pro win:
Retired: Active
Height & weight at height of his career (1995-2006): Ht:6'1" Wt:197lbs.
*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.
[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 and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.
[edit] Amateur
- 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.
[edit] 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: December 21, 2005-December 31, 2006
- Free Agent All-Star World Team: January 1, 2007-Present
[edit] 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.
[edit] Amateur
British Cycling Bicycle Motocross (BCBMX)(England):
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
- None (defunct)
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)*
*See note in professional section
[edit] Professional
British Cycling Bicycle Motocross (BCBMX)(England):
- 2001 Elite Men National No.1
- 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
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
- None (defunct)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
- None (defunct)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
- None (defunct)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
- None (defunct)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
- 1998 Junior Men European Elite/Junior Champion
*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.
Pro Series Championships
[edit] Notable accolades
[edit] Significant injuries
- Suffered a compound facture of the femur on May 24, 2002 at the Bike 2002 in Birmingham, England. 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.
[edit] Peccadilloes
[edit] Post BMX career
[edit] BMX magazine covers
Note: (defunct) denotes that the magazine was out of business before the career of the racer started.
Bicycle Motocross News:
- None (defunct)
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- None
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- None
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
- None (defunct)
Bicycles and Dirt:
- None (defunct)
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
- None
Moto Mag:
'NBA World & NBmxA World UThe official NBA publication):
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):
