| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Micheal Day |
| Born | October 9, 1984 Tarzana, California, United States |
| Height | 1.9m (6'3" Imperial) |
| Weight | 93kg (205lbs. Imperial) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | GT Bicycles |
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 1994-1999 1999-? 2002 |
Answer Sunland Cycles Staats Bicycles |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002-2006 2007-Present |
Staats Bicycles GT Bicycles |
| Infobox last updated on September 18, 2008 |
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Micheal Day (b. October 9, 1984 in Tarzana, California USA) is a professional American "Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. His nickname is a play on a common phrase. Mike Day's official Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) number, which was originally assigned to him by the American Bicycle Association (ABA)[1] (not affiliated to the UCI), he requested for it from and is assigned it by the UCI for life regardless of how he does in a race season, is #365. With the exception of quadrennial leap years, that is the number of days in a calendar year. As a result, a play on his surname "365 Day" occurs from the common phrase "...365 days a year" (alternatively "..365 days per year"):
"When you turn pro, they always give you a number in the 300s," he said, "and with my name on the back, it said: 365 Day. Everyone talked about it, and I said, ‘That's it. That's going to be my number.' I'll pretty much wear it till I'm done racing."[2]
On June 14, 2008 Mike Day won a place on the USA BMX Olympic Team by winning the Team Trial at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. This team will represent the USA in the first ever BMX racing competition in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China with Teammates Kyle Bennett, Donny Robinson, and Jill Kintner. As of August 20, he has made the Semi Finals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning both the Seeding Run time trials and was the overall winning of the three runnings of his Quarter Finals, sweeping all three. On August 22, Mike Day won the Silver medal in the Men's BMX Final at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Since the Men's Final was raced after the Women's Final in the sport's debut games, he is the second American ever to win a medal. However, he is also the highest placing. His teammates Jill Kintner and Donny Robinson both won Bronze medals. Kyle Bennett did not qualify for the Finals. Maris Strombergs of Latvia was the winner of the Gold medal.
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Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
| Milestone | Event Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Started racing: | On October 9, 1993 on his ninth birthday at the Valencia Raceway, in Valencia, California.[3] He followed his older brother around on his rides so his father decided to take him to a race.[4] | |
| Sanctioning body: | American Bicycle Association (ABA) | |
| First race bike: | GT Interceptor[5] | |
| First race result: | ||
| First win (local): | ||
| First sponsor: | ||
| First national win: | ||
| Turned professional: | April 2002 at 17 years old. | |
| First professional race result: | "See First Junior Men/pro race result" | |
| First professional win: | See "First Junior Men/pro win | |
| First Junior Men/pro* race result: | Second in "A" pro at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Winter Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona on April 6, 2002.[6] | |
| First Junior Men/pro win: | In "A" pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) Golden State National in Prunedale, California on May 5, 2002 (Day 1) He also won on Day 2 the next day.[7] | |
| First Senior pro/Elite Men** race result: | Sixth place in "AA" Pro at the ABA Fall Nationals in Del Mar, California on October 26, 2002.[8] | |
| First Senior pro/Elite Men win: | In "AA" Pro at the ABA World Championship in Ontario, California on July 23, 2005 (Day2)[9] It took Day three years to obtain his first Senior pro win.[10] | |
| Height and weight at height of his career (2000–Present): | Ht:6'3" Wt:185-205 lbs.[11][12] | |
| Retired | Still Active | |
*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 was/is "A" Pro/All Pros/"AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" Pro.
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 used.
Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Only sanctioning bodies that existed during the racer's career(s) are listed. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles.
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
ESPN Extreme (X) Games
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
*Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC 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 1997 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.
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for United States | ||
| BMX | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Men's BMX |
Independent Pro Series Championships and Invitational Races
The Robbie Miranda 59 (RM59) Tropical BMX Challenge is a Invitational BMX exhibition race created and promoted by professional BMX racer Robbie Miranda (whose father is Puerto Rican[16]) in Baceloneta, Puerto Rico. It is sanctioned by the Puerto Rican BMX Association (PRBMXA) for the local amateur racers who come out to race and see the BMX stars they only see in the BMX Press since no nationals are held by any major sanctioning body in Puerto Rico.
Current image of Mike Day
Current image of Mike Day
Current image of Mike Day
Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.
BMX Plus!:
Ride BMX Magazine:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
BMX World
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (the official NBL membership publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official ABA membership publication under three names):
