I THINK THAT SUCH A LIST IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE OLD SAYING THAT BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER, SO HERE ARE MY BEAUTIES.
1) MIKE POULSON- THERES NO MORE TO BE SAID
2) ALEISHA HEADLEY- SHE WAS THE BEST FEMALE EVER IN UTAH. WHEN SHE CAME BACK AND RACED 2 OR 3 RACES AFTER HER RETIREMENT AND THEN WON THE GRANDS FOR A THIRD TIME......WELL......THAT ABOUT SAYS IT ALL. SO MUCH IS FORGOTTEN ALL TOO FAST SOMETIMES, BUT ANYONE WHO SAW THIS YOUNG LADY RIDE, WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY SAW. HAD SHE KEPT RACING, THE SKY WAS THE LIMIT, BUT WHEN YOU COULD DO THE THINGS ON A BICYCLE THAT SHE COULD, THERE WERE NO LIMITS, SHE WAS THAT GOOD!
3) KRIS PARK- BRUCE, HE WILL ALWAYS BE A LEGEND AROUND HERE. NO RIDER IN THE MODERN ERA HAS HAD THE TALENT THAT KRIS HAD.
4) JOEY MAY- HE COULD DO IT ALL . POWER AND GUTS PRETTY WELL DESCRIBE JOEY. HE TOOK NO PRISONERS.
5) JONAS HARMON- HE DID IT WITH LESS TALENT BUT WORKED HARDER THAN ALMOST ANYONE TO SUCCEED, AND HE DID! HE USED TO HAVE TO COME ALL THE WAY FROM PRICE, UTAH TO RACE, AND ALWAYS LEFT ALL THAT HE HAD ON THE TRACK. JONAS GAVE A JOHN STOCKTON EFFORT EVERY TIME HE GOT IN THE GATE. WE NEED MORE JONAS HARMONS IN BMX, BUT MOST OF ALL WE NEED THE REAL ONE TO COME BACK!
6) COLE SIMMONS- WITHOUT A DOUBT THE CLASSIEST, FASTEST AND SMOOTHEST RIDER I HAVE EVER SEEN. MORE IMPORTANTLY TO ME AS A BMX FANATIC, IS THAT HE ALWAYS HAD TIME TO HELP THE LITTLE KIDS WHO WERE NEW TO THE SPORT. THAT WILL BE SOMETHING, AND SOMEONE, THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. HE GAVE MORE BACK THAN HE RECEIVED, AND THAT MADE HIM SPECIAL.
7) JAKE WALLACE- THIS GUY WAS ALL MAN, AND NEVER QUIT, EVEN WHEN HE WAS HURT AND BLOODIED. IF POWER RIDING IS YOUR HOT BUTTON, JAKE WAS THE GUY TO PUSH IT. HE WAS A GREAT KID TO BOOT, AND WORKED HARD TO BE THE BEST. INJURIES CUT HIS CAREER SHORT, OR MORE OF YOU WOULD REMEMBER HIM TODAY.
ARIELLE MARTIN- THIS GIRL HAD MORE HEART THAN TALENT. SHE WAS DRIVEN TO BE THE BEST, AND WHEN SHE WENT PRO, SHE EXCELLED EVEN MORE SO. VERY SELDOM DO YOU HEAR THE WORD ''TOUGH'' USED TO DESCRIBE A YOUNG WOMAN, BUT THAT WORD FITS HER TO A TEE. SHES ONE TOUGH COOKIE, AND ONE GREAT RIDER.
9) TRAVIS HEALEY- HAS DONE MORE WITH LESS THAN ANYONE ELSE. HE WAS NOT BORN TO BE A BMXER, HE WORKED AT IT, AND DID THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MOST OTHERS WERENT WILLING TO DO. HIS TALENTS ARENT A GIFT, THEY ARE A REWARD. I DONT THINK HE IS THE CURRENT KRIS PARK, BUT MORE LIKE THE ROCKY BALBOA OF BMX HERE IN UTAH.
10) TODD PARRY & STEVE SPENCER ARE TIED. BOTH ARE DOING THINGS THAT MEN THEIR AGE SHOULDNT BE. BOTH ARE WINNERS, AND BOTH ARE GREAT GUYS. THEY GIVE HOPE TO THE NEWEST GENERATION OF GERIATRIC RIDERS WHO THINK THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN A GOLF CART AND A SIX PAC OF GERITAL.
. She was a great jumper, great competitor and a staple on the national circuit for all of the 80's into the 90's. She was multiple time World Champion, Multiple time National number one in NBL along with holding a top national number in the ABA. Back then it was all about rider count there was no such thing as a N.A.G. plate otherwise I'm sure she would have been at the top of the list there too. My estimate would put Julee at 20 national wins per year in a time where there was no mixed opens or no girls cruiser class, these wins came from class wins only. She dominated in her time for sure.
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