WOW this was THE BIKE!
My first willing!!!! hehehe
1984:
It’s when I started really BMX!!! WOW a long time ago now! i used to ride Motocross since i get 4 years old and I tried and loved BMX when i was 11 year old!
Training in my BMX club of Vitrolles in south of France! 12 years old but good style hehehe!
My first cup of my life!!!!! it was a 3rd place in Arles! You can recognise on the left the winner and enemy (at this time, good friend now!) Mr Fred Hertmanzick and in the middle Mr JR Garnier!!! As you can see even on the podium i kept my knee protection just in case of crash! hehe
Yes Denis you are jalous! Fred is still winning!!!!!!! one day will be your turn! but i did not know at that time !
YES!!!!!! My first victory!!!!! WOW!!! was so pround hhehehe!
Cavaillon track! so good races there! 12 years old and we were doing big jumps already! Me first position and Mr Rougemont Laurent near me!
My father and my mother!!! just thanks a lot far everything…..thanks to my dogs “Tarzan” was so funny!!! RIP!
1985:
Young but already on MBK bikes!!!! MBK was the bigest team of the 80’s!
5th place at the european championship in Mours! Eddy Fiola was there doing freestyle in the middle of the track!
The king! eddy Fiola!!!!! As you can see TF1 TV was there for this race! When TV will be back for BMX now?
My sister “Sylvia” and myself…and my dog “Tarzan” again!!! hehe so cute!
All my team mate friends!!! #215 Xavier , #223 Michel Dossetto #1 Fred Cassan (was fan of him!), #8 myself, #836 Mattias Besosi.
Me, Mr Claude Villemot (what are you doing with my sister!!??), Sylvia (my lovely sister), my mother, my father and Mrs Ferraris (my sponsor and good friend!!!)
1986:
WOW this picture is a good one! why??? because i was not so often in first position in front of Fred!!! look at the 3rd place it’s JR Garnier!!!!
I did all the “Bercy” races! and this one was the second Bercy race where i finished 4th in finale…
Final of the European Championship in Germany, if you wonder where i am!!! it’s easy! i am the one ready to go out of the track!
1987:
Here with my old friend Federic Hertmanzyck!!! We get big races together! and big fights….but was a really good time!
Here i missed again the French tittle…I should have finished at least 6th in the last final but I crashed… (i am the number 3 on the picture)
Me and Mr JR Garnier on the Cavaillon track!!! action!
My first World Championship in USA! Was great! i did the both main! with a 5th and 6th place in 20 and 24 inches!
Thanks to Sylvain Billon who was the MBK team manager at this time! a great guy!
Again “Bercy” race! here i finished 2nd place
1987 was as well the end of the MBK BMX team!
1988:
Hehehe me and my “Star war” BMX clothes! I still love it!
and with my Hutch “Judge” bike that I kept during 6 years!!!!!
My first and last victory at the indoor race of Paris Bercy!!!! “je ne vous entend pas!!!!” Christophe Levèque was 3rd place!!! must be the last time i beat him hehehe!
Here in Slagaren in Hollande! so good track there!
Peynier was the first trail!
1989:
Again Cavaillon track! i am at the first position with behind me Jérôme Métivier!!!
1990:
Was in soouth of France in Tretz track…with a Tshirt made by my friend Jwell (Cyril Orsatti)…
Because of my long studies, I stop international races from 1990 to 1996!!! Wow so long! but priority to my studies!
1991:
Here I am at the inside, number 372 at the French Championship. There was 3 mains and after 2 main i was same point than Marc Etienne Dalge (MED! the guy in green in middle of the track). this picture is the last main, i was in second position on the second turn and MED was last! so i should have get the title…but not because Fred push me out of the track and MED won the title! one more tiltle lost…i get many story like that hehehe!
1996:
Was my come back in international races! and was a very good come back in Elite category with 2 finales in 20 and 24 inches at the World Championship in UK!
1997:
Cavaillon track! so good track!!! and so big races there!
Here was Ste Maxime for a French championship round, with Freddy with the white helmet..
1998:
My best year with a World cup title!!!! I get this title at the same time than my Post graduate degree in Finance and marketing!! The day after the World championship trip, i start my new job in Diamondback Europe!!! thanks to my boss Xavier Redois at this time!
Finale of the World Cup with Thomas Allier, florent Boutte, Jamie Staff, Dale Holmes, Neil wood, Normak, Dylan Clayton…and me!
As is it a fashion now, i show you my drug test negative for this race!!!
During this year i did each race a drug test!!!!
Bad gate! too high! hehe
Was the biggest jump i never seen on a standard track: 11 meters in Grenoble track! so good sensation in the air!!!
1999:
Here was at the World Championship in Vallet! i think the best race ever!
For me was a surprise to reach the finale in Elite Cruiser, after one month without BMX with a dislocated shoulder!!! i took my bike just 3 days before the race!
2000:
Echichen track during the European Championship with Mr Mickael Prokop and Thierry Fouilleul chassing me!!!
Was for the Diamonback photoshooting catalogue!!!
Me on the wall of the Diamondback booth at Eurobike show!!!!
It was an European advertising with me!!!! hehe so famous!!! hmmmm not so much in fact!
2001:
Me angry!!! hehe
Was one of my UK BMX race season when i used to live in Nottingham!!! i really love UK! was a very good time and all people there was so nice! thx all! By the way i am the number 6 on the picture!
I won the Holshot price money!!!! $$$$$$$ cool!
European Championship round in Mours (France).
2003:
Was my Jubilé race with PH Sauze! I decied to stop to do all the races, i mean a full season! and decided to do only BMX for fun!!! because I am very busy with my new work at MBK factory!!! but I love it! So i am still in Elite category but just for fun…but if i can still kick ass of young riders i will try to do it! hehhe
PH Sauze and me!!! Two dynosaure!!!!!
2006:
Me working!!! now i am better to push a trailer than to ride BMX! hehe
Me at the European round in France! behind Arno Kanis! unfortunatly there was 4 straights!!!
Why the tracks are so long!!!!
2007:
Not as good as before but still enjoy it!
