European Hall of Fame

D.2 RULES & REGULATIONS

What are the criteria and what will be the procedure to become an inductee into the European BMX HALL of FAME.

A. Criteria for a European rider to become an inductee:

	*Must hold at least a European BMX Championship title in the highest age class or performance class (depending on the year of development of BMX).**
	*Must hold at least a World BMX Championship title in the highest age class or performance class ().**
	Must hold at least the title of Overall winner of a World Cup series in Elite men/women class. Attention: Persons in these 3 groups will be elected and inducted by the "European BMX HALL of FAME" University of BMX management.

(* Development in the oldest age- and performance classes from 1978 up and till this moment: Novice 16+ , Powderpuffs 14+, Expert 16 +, Girls 14+, Amature class 20" / 24", Superclass 20" / 24", Girls 16+, Girls 17+, Girls 18+, Ladies 18+, Senior ladies 18+, Elite men & women, Elite cruiser ).

Being a rider that has been a pioneer in the early days, setting trends, promoting the sport of BMX in general extraordinary, has been instrumental developing BMX has been innovating the sport or its products and all of the above within Europe.

Attention:

In this category (nr. 4) one has to be nominated by at least 3 people. This nomination has to be accompanied with a written motivation, explaining all about the achievements in the sport of BMX by the nominee concerned. All of this then must be sent to the BMX HALL of FAME secretary. For the year 2001, nominees can be suggested from now on till August 15th. 2001.

A special European nomination committee (names to be releases before August 2001) composed of ex-riders, riders, reps from the bicycle industry, reps from BMX web-sites / magazines and others, from all European countries involved in BMX at the time, will vote on the nominees to determine who finally will be inducted in any year.

Starting 2001, each September 15th. out of the above mentioned applications a maximum of 7 nominees will be made public of which 3 will be elected by the European Nomination Committee (E.N.C.) to be inducted that year. Early November of any year the names of those 3 voted on and then inducted persons, will be announced by the University of BMX management on this web-site

B. Criteria for a European organization/promoter/individual to become an inductee with a special recognition into the EUROPEAN BMX HALL of FAME.

	Any organizer/promoter of an international BMX event, indoor or outdoor, of the highest standard. This event being televised, well documented in specialized European BMX papers/magazine and / or newspapers.
	Groups or individuals that have been instrumental in a European country or at an international European level, starting BMX, promoting and/or developing the sport of BMX, innovating this sport and/or its products and so on.

Nomination will take place after at least 3 individuals undersign an application for nomination. This application must include an extensive motivation and must be sent in before August 15th. of any year at the address of the European BMX HALL of FAME secretary. Further more, same procedure as under A.4.

C. European FACTORY and/or NATIONAL teams winning World-titles in team competition, will be inducted as well into the EUROPEAN BMX HALL of FAME.

* Teams concerned will be elected and inducted by the "European BMX HALL of FAME" University of BMX management.

The Hall of Fame secretary will contact all those concerned in due time and ask for additional information and pictures from the past and present to be placed in this web-site.

YEARLY REUNION / PRESENTATION OF AWARDS.
It is the intention of the University of BMX management, to organize a reunion every year from 2002 on. During a diner type meeting, inducted persons/groups in the "EUROPEAN BMX HALL of FAME" will be presented with special awards and a remembrance pin. More details late on this web-site!