Alise Post
Encyclopedia
Alise Rose Post is an American professional "Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. Has the moniker of "The Beast".
Started racing: In 1997 at the age of six. Her brother raced and suggested that she try it.
First race result: Backed out of racing at the last minute. She looked down the steep starting hill and couldn't bring herself to do it. After overcoming her sense of nerves the next week she placed 2nd in her second attempt at racing.
Sanctioning body:
First win (local):
First sponsor:
First national win:
Turned Professional/Elite:* Professional during the third week of January 2006 at 15 years of age.
First Junior Women* race result:
First Elite Women* race result:
First Professional* race result: Third place on day 1 in the American Bicycle Association
Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona
on April 1, 2006. She came in third as well the next day.
First Professional win: At the ABA Supernationals in Desoto, Texas
on May 7, 2006 (Day 2).
Retired: Still active.
Height & weight at height of his career (2005–Present): Ht:5'2" Wt:115 lbs.
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
USA Cycling
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals
BMX Plus!:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
Moto Mag:
BMX World:
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication under three names):
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. Has the moniker of "The Beast".
Racing career milestones
----Started racing: In 1997 at the age of six. Her brother raced and suggested that she try it.
First race result: Backed out of racing at the last minute. She looked down the steep starting hill and couldn't bring herself to do it. After overcoming her sense of nerves the next week she placed 2nd in her second attempt at racing.
Sanctioning body:
First win (local):
First sponsor:
First national win:
Turned Professional/Elite:* Professional during the third week of January 2006 at 15 years of age.
First Junior Women* race result:
First Elite Women* race result:
First Professional* race result: Third place on day 1 in the American Bicycle Association
American Bicycle Association
The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...
Winternationals in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
on April 1, 2006. She came in third as well the next day.
First Professional win: At the ABA Supernationals in Desoto, Texas
DeSoto, Texas
DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas . Over the past eleven years since the 2000 U.S. Census Report, the City of DeSoto has grown in population from 37,646 to 49,047....
on May 7, 2006 (Day 2).
Retired: Still active.
Height & weight at height of his career (2005–Present): Ht:5'2" Wt:115 lbs.
Amateur
- Fly: 2000
- Staats/TBS: 2001-September 2003
- Avent/Bombshell: September 2003-November 2004
- Hyper Bicycles: November 2004-December 3, 2005
- CMC (Construction Management Consultants) Inc.: Early December 2005-December 17, 2006 Post would turn pro with this sponsor.
Professional
- CMC Inc.: Early December 2005-December 17, 2006
- Formula Bicycle Company/Monster Factory: December 18, 2006–December 31, 2008
- Redline Bicycles: January 1, 2009–Present.
Amateur
National Bicycle League (NBL)American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 20 inch:
- 1999,'00,'01,'02,'03,'04 Minnesota District 6 (MN-06) No.1
- 1999,'00,'02,'03,'04 Minnesota State Champion
- 2000,'01,'02,'03,'04 Central Region Redline Cup Champion
- 2000 9 Girls National Age Group (NAG) No.1
- 2000 9 Girls Race of Champions (ROC) Champion
- 2001 10 Girls NAG No.1
- 2002 11 Girls NAG No.1
- 2002 11 Girls ROC Champion
- 2002 11 Girls Grandnational Champion
- 2002 Girls National No.2
- 2003 12 Girls World Champion
- 2003 12 Girls NAG No.1
- 2003 12 Girls ROC Champion
- 2003 12 Girls Grandnational Champion
- 2003 Girls National No.2
- 2004 13 Girls NAG No.1
- 2004 13 Girls ROC Champion
- 2001,'04 National No.1 Girl
- Cruiser:
- 2000,'01,'02,'03,'04 Cruiser Minnesota District 6 (MN-06) No.1
- 2002,'03'04 Minnesota State Cruiser Champion
- 2000,'01 10 & Under Girls Cruiser Redline Cup Central Region Champion
- 2002,03,'04 11-13 Girls Cruiser Central Regional Redline Cup Champion
- 2001 10 & Under National Age Group (NAG) Girls Cruiser No.1
- 2002,'03,'04 11-13 National Age Group (NAG) Girls Cruiser No.1
- 2002,'03 Race of Champions Cruiser Champion.
- 2003,'04 National No.1 Girl Cruiser
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
- 2001,'02,'03,'04 World Champion
- 2001,'04 Cruiser World Champion
- 2007 15-16 Girls Cruiser World Champion*
Professional
National Bicycle LeagueNational Bicycle League
The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...
(NBL)
- None
American Bicycle Association
American Bicycle Association
The American Bicycle Association is a United States-based Bicycle Motocross sports governing body in Gilbert, Arizona created by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. It is the largest sanctioning body in the United States concerning BMX. It has tracks in Canada and Mexico as well as in the USA...
(ABA)
- 2006,'07 National No.1 Pro Women
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
USA Cycling
- 2010 Elite Women Second Place National Champion
Pro Series Championships and Invitationals
Notable accolades
- She was voted 2006 Rookie Pro of the Year by the readers of BMXer magazine, the ABA's official publication. She is the first female to win the title.
- At 15 years of age, she is the youngest female to hold the National No.1 Pro Women's title. She is also one of the youngest to turn pro female or male in BMX since the early days of the professional class of the late 1970s. She is also one of the youngest to hold a pro title since that era.
- She is also the first female to earn all three Girls division classifications that have existed: No.1 Girl Amateur, No.1 Girl Amateur Cruiser and No.1 Girl Pro.
- She became ABA No.1 Pro Girl in her rookie year.
Miscellaneous
- Post has the desire to race BMX in the Olympic Games but she will have to wait until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. By being only 17 years of age in 2008, She missed participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China due to the 19 years of age minimum to participate by two years. She will be 21 years old in 2012.
BMX press magazine interviews and articles
- "Beauty and the Beast" Moto Mag January/February 2004 Vol.3 No.1 pg.20
BMX magazine covers
----BMX Plus!:
- None
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
- None
Moto Mag:
- None
BMX World:
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication under three names):
External links
- The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
- The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.
- Alise Post's personal website.
- Alise Post's 2005 interview by young fellow racer Joey Bradford.
- Myspace.com post of a www.bmxtvdirect.com interview.
- Image of Post celebrating her 2004 ABA No.1 Amateur Girl Victory.
