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THE MOUNTAIN BIKE HALL of FAME and MUSEUM SEEKS 2008 NOMINATIONS
Greetings from a very snowy Crested Butte, Colorado. At this rate we won't be riding trail #401 until August!
The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum is seeking nominations for the 2008 induction ballot. Nominees can be individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions to the sport of mountain biking on a national or international level. The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame does not find nominees for the ballot. We count on you to nominate deserving candidates. Please follow the guidelines below.
Nominations must be a minimum of 250 words. Include in the narrative, why you think this individual or group belongs in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. We are asking for specific examples of their contributions. Tell us where and during what time frame they were active in the mountain biking scene. Currently, what is their involvement in mountain biking? You must include the nominee's current addresses, snail and e-mail, as well as a phone number so we can obtain complete biographical information about the candidate.
The six nomination categories are; Advocacy, Industry, Journalism, Pioneers, Promotion, and Racing History. The Hall of Fame asks that a nominee have substantial a history of 10 plus years as an active mountain biker.
Deadline for nominations is April 15th, 2008!
Most nominees from the 2007 ballot will automatically be placed on the 2008 ballot. Check out our web site mtnbikehalloffame.com and find out who they are. Click on the nominees section.
98 INDIVIDUALS & FOUR GROUPS ARE CURRENTLY INDUCTED IN THE MOUNTAIN BIKE HALL OF FAME
Press, journalists and sponsors, we ask if you are featuring an individual or group who is a Mountain Bike Hall of Fame Inductee, please make mention of that fact. It will help honor and give the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame creditability. Following is a list of all the inductees from 1988 to 2007. Thank you for your cooperation.
INDUCTEES TO THE MOUNTAIN BIKE HALL OF FAME are listed below by induction year.
CHARTER YEAR--1988
Charlie Kelly
Jacquie Phelan
Charlie Cunningham
Joe Murray
Tom Ritchey
Gary Fisher
Joe Breeze
Mike Sinyard
Steve Cook
Murdoch
1989
Erik Koski
Wende Cragg
Victor Vincente
Steve Potts
Jeff Lindsay
Don Cook
1990
Tom Hillard
Cindy Whitehead
Chris Chance
Glenn ODell
Ned Overend
Scot Nicol
1991
Craig and Gary Cook
Ross Schafer
John Tomac
Carole Bauer-Romanik
Al Farrell
Mike Rust
Chuck Bodfish Elliot
1992
Mark Slate
Gary Klein
Ed Zink
Fred Wolf
Tom Mayer
Sara Ballantyne
1993
Otis Guy
Jimmy Deaton
Julie Furtado
Gary Helfrich
Alan Armstrong
Don Douglass
Charlie Litsky
1994
Keith Bontrager
Douglas Bradbury
Bill Cockcroft
Ignaz & Frank Schwinn
1995
Richard Cunningham
Zapata Espinosa
Kay Peterson-Cook
Junzo Kawai
Steve Ready
1996
Marilyn Price
Kent Eriksen
Greg Herbold
The Cupertino Riders
1997
Susan DeMattei
Mert Lawwill
John Parker
1998
Jim Hasenauer
Max Jones
Dean Crandall
1999-European Induction
Thomas Frischeknect, Regina Stiefl
Velo Cross Club Parisien, VCCP
Tim Gould, Mountain Bike Club Discovery
Paola Pezzo, Hans Rey
2000
Linda DuPriest
Keizo Shimano
John Stamstad
Steve Tilford
Dave Wiens
2001
Tim Blumenthal
Steve Boehmke
Denise Caramagno
Tinker Juarez
Richard Long
2002
Jacob Heilbron
Mike Kloser
Laird Knight
Michael Kelley
Brian Skinner
Elaine and Maurice Tierney
2003
Cindy Devine
Dan Koeppel
Gary Crandall
Ashley Korenblat
2004
Kurt Loheit
Matt Hebbard
Paul Thomasberg
Pat Follet and Tom Spiegel
2005
Gary Sprung
Tom Moran
The British Columbians
2006
Chris King
Travis Brown
Robert “Bicycle Bob” Gregorio
2007
Alison Sydor
Frank Wadelton
Sal Ruibal
Hill Abell
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Don and Kay Cook
Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
970-349-6817 voice/fax
Mailing: PO Box 845
Shipping: 122 Teocalli Avenue
C.B. CO 81224