Warwick Stevenson
Personal information
Full nameWarwick Brian Stevenson Jr.
Nickname"Warlock"
Born (1980-05-13) 13 May 1980 (age 43)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight~95.3 kg (210 lb)
Team information
Current teamFormula/Fly Racing
DisciplineBicycle Motocross (BMX)
RoleRacer
Rider typeOff Road
Amateur team
1990–1999?
Professional teams
1999American Bicycle Association (ABA)
1999Standard Bykes
1999–2002Diamondback Bikes
2002–2004Haro/Lee Pipes
2004Maxxis
2004–2006Haro/Adidas
2006Redman/Yamaha Waverunner
2006–2007Kuwhahara Cycles, Ltd.
2008–presentFormula/Fly Racing

Warwick Brian Stevenson Jr. (born 13 May 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian professional "Mid/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1995 to current. Nicknamed the "Warlock" as a play on his given name Warwick.

Racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started racing: 1990 at age 10 in Australia. He used to race motorcycle motocross (MX) until it got too dangerous and expensive.[1]

Sanctioning body:

First race result:

First win (local):

First sponsor:

First national win:

Turned Professional: 1999 in Australia at the age of 19.

First Professional race result:

First Professional win:

First Junior Pro* race result:

First Junior Pro win:

First Senior Pro** race result:

First Senior Pro win:

Retired:

Height & weight at height of his career Ht:6'1" Wt:~210 lbs.

*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men depending on the era; in the ABA it is "A" Pro.
**In the NBL it is "AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" Pro.

Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

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 given.

Amateur

Note: At this time Stevenson's Australian amateur record is not available.

Professional

When I moved here I didn't have any money. None. Zero. I needed a way to get to the races as cheaply as possible. I got a great opportunity from the ABA to help set up the races, sleeping on the floor in their hotel, and riding in their truck to all the nationals.[2] ---Transworld BMX October 2004

Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.

Amateur

Australian Bicycle Motocross Association (ABMXA)

Australian Cycling Federation (ACF)

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

Professional

Australian Bicycle Motocross Association (ABMXA)

Australian Cycling Federation (ACF)

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, the amateur cycling arm of the UCI, 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 1996 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 and Invitationals

Notable accolades

BMX product lines

Significant injuries

Racing habits and traits

Miscellaneous

BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles

BMX magazine covers

Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

BMX Plus!:

Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:

Twenty BMX:

Moto Mag:

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):

ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):

Notes

  1. ^ Transworld BMX October 2004 Vol.11 Iss.10 No.96 pg.30
  2. ^ a b c Transworld BMX October 2004 Vol.11 Iss.10 No.9 pg.30
  3. ^ bmxtreme.com article word search for "Stevenson is of Standard" (without the quotation marks.)
  4. ^ bmxtreme.com article word search for "14 September 1999" (without the quotation marks.)
  5. ^ bmxnews. com article Wednesday, 2 January 2008 entry
  6. ^ Moto Mag January/February 2004 Vol.3 No.1 pg.7
  7. ^ a b c d e Personal Community site.
  8. ^ 27 November 2004 Cycling News.
  9. ^ bmxmania.com report of the 2004 UCI Worlds. Near bottom quarter of page. Word search for "pink signature ATi Grips" (without quotation marks).
  10. ^ a b powerbar.com athlete profile.
  11. ^ bmxtreme.com article. Word search for "wrist" without the quotation marks).
  12. ^ Transworld BMX July 2004 Vol.11 Iss.7 No.93 pg.20
  13. ^ Fatbmx.com 28 April 2005 news article.
  14. ^ bmxmania.com article Scroll down to "Saturday Race Report".
  15. ^ 1 March 2007 Transworld Motocross article.
  16. ^ bmxinsight.com 2007 Sooner Nationals article.
  17. ^ Supercrossbmx.com site news section scroll down to 12 May 2007 entry
  18. ^ June 2007 bmxmania.com article. Scroll approximately half way down.
  19. ^ fatbmx.com article.
  20. ^ MTV Cribs episode summary

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