Alise Post

Alise Post
Personal information
Full name Alise Rose Post
Nickname "The Beast"
Born (1991-01-17) January 17, 1991
St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 52.2 kg (115 lb)
Team information
Current team Factory Redline
Discipline Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
Role Racer
Rider type Off Road
Amateur team(s)
2000 Fly
2001-2003 Staats/TBS
2003-2004 Avent/Bombshell
2004-2005 Hyper Bicycles
2005-2006 CMC Inc.
Professional team(s)
2006 CMC Inc.
2006-2008 Formula Bicycle/Monster Factory
2009 Redline Bicycles
Infobox last updated on
December 29, 2008

Alise Rose Post[1] (born January 17, 1991 in St. Cloud, Minnesota) is an American professional "Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. Has the moniker of "The Beast".[1]

Racing career milestones

Note: Professional firsts are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started racing: In 1997 at the age of six. Her brother raced and suggested that she try it.[2]

First race result: Backed out of racing at the last minute. She looked down the steep starting hill and couldn't bring herself to do it.[3] After overcoming her sense of nerves the next week she placed 2nd in her second attempt at racing.[2]

Turned Professional/Elite:* Professional during the third week of January 2006 at 15 years of age.[4]

First Professional[5] race result: Third place on day 1 in the American Bicycle Association Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona on April 1, 2006. She came in third as well the next day.[6]

First Professional win: At the ABA Supernationals in Desoto, Texas on May 7, 2006 (Day 2).[7]

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

Professional

Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.

Amateur

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

20 inch:
Cruiser:

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Professional

National Bicycle League (NBL)

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*

USA Cycling

Pro Series Championships and Invitationals

Notable accolades

Miscellaneous

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

Notes

  1. 1 2 Moto Mag January/February 2004 Vol.3 No.1 pg.20
  2. 1 2 girlscantwhat.com January 2007 interview
  3. ↑ "St. Cloud athlete Alise Post is 2-sport star" By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune December 3, 2007
  4. ↑ bicycle motocross.co.uk blog 09/01/07 (in european dating format, 1/9/07 in North American format) entry. Word search for "Alise" (without the quotation marks).
  5. ↑ In the NBL it is Supergirls/Junior & Elite Women; in the ABA it is single tier Girls Pro.
  6. ↑ BMX Plus! July 2006 Vol.29 No.7 pg.68 (photo caption)
  7. ↑ ABA supernationals Day 2 results.
  8. ↑ CMC BMX page. Click on CMC Inc. Homepage
  9. ↑ Although Alise Post was a pro in the ABA at the time of the 2007 UCI World Championships, under UCI rules she was too young to qualify for Elite women status.
  10. ↑ bmxnews page.
  11. ↑ bmxtra.com's listing of the ABA year end results.

External links

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