Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum seeks 1999 nominations

IMBA Trail News
Volume 12, Number 1
March 1999

The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum is seeking nominations for the 1999 induction ballot. Nominees can be individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions to the sport of mountain biking.

Nomination letters must be a minimum of 250 words. Explain why you think this individual or group belongs in the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame. List specific examples of their contributions. Tell us where and during what time frame they were active. Describe their involvement in mountain biking.

The six nomination categories are Advocacy, Industry, Journalism, Pioneers, Promotion, and Racing History. The Hall of Fame asks that a nominee have at least 10 years as an active mountain biker.

Please include the nominee's current address and phone number so we can obtain complete biographical information about the candidate, as this will enable proper representation on our ballot.

Eleven nominees from the 1998 ballot will automatically be placed on the 1999 ballot: Dwain Abramowski, Steve Boehmke, Alan Bonds, Gary Crandall, Pat Follet and Tom Spiegal, Laird Knight, James McLean, Gregg Morin, Jim Sullivan and Steve Tilford.

Deadline for nominations is April 15th, 1999.

Since 1988, the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame has inducted 63 pioneers of the sport. We ask if you are featuring a Hall of Fame inductee in your endeavors, please make mention of the fact that they are a MBHOF Inductee. It will help honor and give the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame credibility. Thank you for your cooperation.

Mountain BIke Hall of Fame and Museum
P.O. Box 845
Crested Butte, CO. 81224
800-454-4505