| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cindy Davis |
| Nickname | "Loopy" |
| Born | January 1977 (age 47) Atwater, California, U.S. |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
| Role | Racer |
| Rider type | Off Road |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1986–1987 | Ralph's Bicycles |
| 1987 | Radical Rascals |
| 1987–1988 | White Bear |
| 1988 | Ralph's Bicycles |
| 1988–1990 | Tru Color/Titan Racing |
| 1991–1992 | R&C Racing |
| 1994 | GT Racing |
| 1995 | Hyper |
| 1996 | Free Agent |
| 1996–1998 | Odyssey |
| Professional team | |
| 1998 | Odyssey |
Cindy Davis (born January 1977 from Atwater, California, United States) is a retired professional American Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1988–1998). She was the first woman to win five American Bicycle Association (ABA) cups in a row, and the first rider to own five Number One Cups (over both 20 inch and Girls Cruiser). She was founding member of ABA's Girl Pro class. An accumulation of injuries in 1998 ended her career. During the course of her career she achieved 350 National wins. She got the moniker of "Loopy" when at the 1989 ABA Grandnationals in her 12 girls main. She applied so much power down the first straight she looped out, i.e. did an uncontrolled "wheelie", over balanced and fell backward onto her back, a maneuver that resembled a plane doing a half loop.[1] Due to this crash she lost her bid to repeat as national no.1 girl.[2]
Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
| Milestone | Event details |
|---|---|
| Started racing: | In April 1984 at seven years old at the Orion Park BMX track in Mountain View, California.[3] She earned 40 district points for April 1984 indicating she was just starting out.[4] She started racing on the national level in early 1985.[3] |
| Sanctioning body: | American Bicycle Association (ABA) |
| Home sanctioning body district(s): | ABA: California District 15 (CA-15) 1984, CA-19 1985 and CA-10 1986–1993 |
| First national win: | In 9 Girls at the ABA Liberty Nationals in North Bergen, New Jersey on July 13, 1986 (Day 2). There were only two girls in the class, Davis, and Kelly Schiebel. The previous day in Deptford Township, New Jersey, Davis came in second place in 10 Girls (there were no other girls aged nine attending to form a two racer class with Davis) to Mapuana Naki.[5] |
| Turned Professional: | Early 1998 at 20 years old. The American Bicycle Association (ABA) started its first ever Woman's Professional Division in 1998 with the 1998 ABA Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona. While both a Girl's Pro 20 inch and Pro Cruiser was created, only the Pro 20 inch class had a year end no.1 plate.[6] |
| Height and weight at height of her career : | |
| Retired: | 1998 due to injuries.[7] |
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 used.
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.
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
*See note in professional section
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)*
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)*
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
*Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1997 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC.
Pro Series Championships
:"It looks like a remake of Davey and Goliath, with girls playing the parts. Cindy and Goliath? No, how about Cindy and Homa...the little, eensy-weensy 14 year old R&C racer versus the great, aggro 19 year old Christy Homa (who's almost twice Davis's height). Davis gets killer starts, while Homa relies on strength down straightaways. If Christy can't pass, Cindy wins... like she did both days in 14 & over girls cruiser. Unbelievable!"[11]
American BMXer noted her ability in this area again in their coverage of the ABA Mile High Nationals (held on the weekending June 16, 1991 in Greeley, Colorado) in the same issue:
"For a girl, she could probably out-snap four-out-of-five guys. Cindy gets radical starts out of the gate. Just watch her at the next national."[12]
Billy Davis, Cindy Davis's elder brother was the youngest track official in the ABA in 1988.[13] He was 13 years old at the time.[14]
Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
BMX World (1990 version)
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (the official Membership publication of the NBL under two different names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (the official BMX publication of the ABA under three different names):