Mike Day
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Micheal Day is a professional American "Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer whose prime competitive years are from 2002–Present. His nickname is a play on a common phrase. Mike Day's official Union Cycliste Internationale
(UCI) number, which was originally assigned to him by the American Bicycle Association
(ABA) (not affiliated to the UCI), he requested for it from and is assigned it by the UCI for life regardless of how he does in a race season, is #365. With the exception of quadrennial leap years
, that is the number of days in a calendar year. As a result, a play on his surname "365 Day" occurs from the common phrase "...365 days a year" (alternatively "..365 days per year"):
On June 14, 2008 Mike Day won a place on the USA BMX Olympic Team by winning the Team Trial at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California
. This team will represent the USA in the first ever BMX racing competition in the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing, China with Teammates Kyle Bennett
, Donny Robinson
, and Jill Kintner
. As of August 20, he has made the Semi Finals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning both the Seeding Run time trials and was the overall winning of the three runnings of his Quarter Finals, sweeping all three. On August 22, Mike Day won the Silver medal
in the Men's BMX Final at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Since the Men's Final was raced after the Women's Final in the sport's debut games, he is the second American ever to win a medal. However, he is also the highest placing. His teammates Jill Kintner and Donny Robinson both won Bronze medal
s. Kyle Bennett did not qualify for the Finals. Maris Strombergs
of Latvia
was the winner of the Gold medal
.
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
ESPN Extreme (X) Games
USA Cycling
:
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
International Olympic Committee
(IOC)
Independent Pro Series Championships and Invitational Races
The Robbie Miranda 59 (RM59) Tropical BMX Challenge is a Invitational BMX exhibition race created and promoted by professional BMX racer Robbie Miranda (whose father is Puerto Rican) in Baceloneta, Puerto Rico. It is sanctioned by the Puerto Rican BMX Association (PRBMXA) for the local amateur racers who come out to race and see the BMX stars they only see in the BMX Press since no nationals are held by any major sanctioning body in Puerto Rico.
Current image of Mike Day
Current image of Mike Day
BMX Plus!:
Ride BMX Magazine:
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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. His nickname is a play on a common phrase. Mike Day's official Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
(UCI) number, which was originally assigned to him by 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...
(ABA) (not affiliated to the UCI), he requested for it from and is assigned it by the UCI for life regardless of how he does in a race season, is #365. With the exception of quadrennial leap years
Leap Years
Leap Years is a 2001 drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network. The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who had created the American version of the series Queer as Folk. It followed a group of friends in New York City...
, that is the number of days in a calendar year. As a result, a play on his surname "365 Day" occurs from the common phrase "...365 days a year" (alternatively "..365 days per year"):
On June 14, 2008 Mike Day won a place on the USA BMX Olympic Team by winning the Team Trial at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....
. This team will represent the USA in the first ever BMX racing competition in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing, China with Teammates Kyle Bennett
Kyle Bennett
Kyle Bennett is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer and Dirt Jumper whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. He has the moniker "Butter" for his smooth riding style...
, Donny Robinson
Donny Robinson
Donald Robinson is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. His moniker is "dR", his initials. The use of the lowercase "d" for his given name is perhaps related to his relatively diminutive physical size...
, and Jill Kintner
Jill Kintner
Jill Kintner is a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross and professional mountain cross racer whose prime competitive years were 1995-2002 in BMX; 2004–present in mountain cross...
. As of August 20, he has made the Semi Finals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning both the Seeding Run time trials and was the overall winning of the three runnings of his Quarter Finals, sweeping all three. On August 22, Mike Day won the Silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the Men's BMX Final at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Since the Men's Final was raced after the Women's Final in the sport's debut games, he is the second American ever to win a medal. However, he is also the highest placing. His teammates Jill Kintner and Donny Robinson both won Bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
s. Kyle Bennett did not qualify for the Finals. Maris Strombergs
Maris Štrombergs
Māris Štrombergs is a Latvian professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships....
of Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
was the winner of the Gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
.
Racing career
----| Milestone | Event Details | |
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| Started racing: | On October 9, 1993 on his ninth birthday at the Valencia Raceway, in Valencia, California Valencia, California Valencia is an affluent planned community located in the City of Santa Clarita, California and Los Angeles County, California, U.S. in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley, adjacent to Interstate 5. In 1987, it was one of the four unincorporated communities that merged to create the... . He followed his older brother around on his rides so his father decided to take him to a race. |
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| Sanctioning body: | 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) |
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| First race bike: | GT Interceptor | |
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| Turned professional: | April 2002 at 17 years old. | |
| First professional race result: | "See First Junior Men/pro race result" | |
| First professional win: | See "First Junior Men/pro win | |
| First Junior Men/pro* race result: | Second in "A" pro at the American Bicycle Association (ABA) Winter Nationals 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 6, 2002. |
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| First Junior Men/pro win: | In "A" pro at the National Bicycle League National 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) Golden State National in Prunedale, California Prunedale, California Prunedale is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. Prunedale is located north of Salinas, at an elevation of 92 feet . The population was 17,560 residents at the time of the 2010 census, up from 16,432 at the 2000 census... on May 5, 2002 (Day 1) He also won on Day 2 the next day. |
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| First Senior pro/Elite Men** race result: | Sixth place in "AA" Pro at the ABA Fall Nationals in Del Mar, California Del Mar, California Del Mar is an upscale beach town in San Diego County, California. The population was 4,161 at the 2010 census, down from 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located... on October 26, 2002. |
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| First Senior pro/Elite Men win: | In "AA" Pro at the ABA World Championship in Ontario, California Ontario, California Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area... on July 23, 2005 (Day2) It took Day three years to obtain his first Senior pro win. |
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| Height and weight at height of his career (2000–Present): | Ht:6'3" Wt:185-205 lbs. | |
| Retired | Still Active | |
Amateur/Junior Men
- Answer Products, Inc.: 1994-through 1999
- Sunland Cycles: 1999-?
- Staats Bicycles/Fly Racing: 2002-December 2006. He would turn pro with this sponsor.
Professional/Elite Men
- Staats Bicycles/Fly Racing: 2002-December 2006
- GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles/Red Bull January 1, 2007–Present. His first race with GT was the ABA Silverdollar National in Reno, NevadaReno, NevadaReno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
on January 6, 2007
Amateur/Junior Men
National Bicycle League (NBL)American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- 1994 9 Expert US Open West Champion
- 1996 11 Boys and 11 Cruiser World Cup Champion (double)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
Professional/Elite Men
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)
- 2005 Elite Men National Elite Champion
- 2005 National No.1 Pro
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)
- 2002 "A" Pro Redline Cup West Champion
- 2005 "AA" Pro 2nd place World Champion
ESPN Extreme (X) Games
- 2003 Pro Bronze Medalist (Dirt Jumping)
USA Cycling
USA Cycling
USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. It covers the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, BMX and collegiate racing...
:
- Won the Olympic Team Trials at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CaliforniaChula Vista, CaliforniaChula Vista is the second largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fourteenth largest city in the State of California, and the seventy seventh largest city in the U.S....
on June 14, 2008. He had taken the qualifying event in 1-2-1 fashion with the final moto canceled due to the mathematical impossibility of anyone to catch him in points. Therefore it was reasoned that it would be too much of a risk for racers with no hope of making the team crashing into the winner who had made the team. Day finished with 32 points. This victory automatically slotted him onto the United States BMX Olympic team with Kyle BennettKyle BennettKyle Bennett is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer and Dirt Jumper whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. He has the moniker "Butter" for his smooth riding style...
and Jill KintnerJill KintnerJill Kintner is a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross and professional mountain cross racer whose prime competitive years were 1995-2002 in BMX; 2004–present in mountain cross...
. Later, the second place competitor, Donny RobinsonDonny RobinsonDonald Robinson is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. His moniker is "dR", his initials. The use of the lowercase "d" for his given name is perhaps related to his relatively diminutive physical size...
(21 points) was selected by Mike King on June 24, 2008 for the fourth and final Team berth. In the individual time trial held earlier in the day Day's winning time was 36.60 seconds. Day had trained for six months straight ever since the Olympic Training Center track, a $500,000 USA Cycling and United States Olympic CommitteeUnited States Olympic CommitteeThe United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
funded exact duplicate of the BMX competition track in Beijing, China was built in January by Tom Ritzenthaler. He had moved into the facilities dormitories in January and opted out of competing in the UCI BMX World Championships in Beijing, China which were held two weeks prior.
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)*
- 2004 Elite Men Silver Medal World Cup Champion
- 2005 Elite Men Silver Medal World Champion
- 2006 Elite Men Bronze Medal World Champion
- 2007 Elite Men Supercross World Cup Champion
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC)
- Games of the XXIX Olympiad (2008 Summer Olympics)
- USA BMX Teammates: Kyle BennettKyle BennettKyle Bennett is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer and Dirt Jumper whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. He has the moniker "Butter" for his smooth riding style...
, Donny RobinsonDonny RobinsonDonald Robinson is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. His moniker is "dR", his initials. The use of the lowercase "d" for his given name is perhaps related to his relatively diminutive physical size...
, Jill KintnerJill KintnerJill Kintner is a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross and professional mountain cross racer whose prime competitive years were 1995-2002 in BMX; 2004–present in mountain cross...
- Discipline: Men's BMX
- Location: Laoshan BMX FieldLaoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) VenueThe Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue was one of 9 temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing. The venue was used for the men's and women's BMX racing events.-References:*...
Beijing, China - Number of competitors: 32
- Positions:
- Event Results Wednesday August 20
- Men's First Seeding Run‡: 36.127secs
- Men's Second Seeding Run: 35.692secs
- Seconds behind leader: 0.000 (First place)
- Seeding Run leader: Mike Day
- Day advances to Quarterfinals†
- Men's Quarter Finals (Overall after three motos Run 1): First place; Qualifies for Semi Final
- Event Results Thursday August 21
- Posponed due to rain. Rescheduled.
- Event Results Friday August 22
- Men's Semi Finals (Overall after three motos Run 1*):
First Place; Qualifies for Finals. - Men's Final (Medal Round; one run of Main**): Second Place. Silver medalSilver medalA silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
. - Bronze medalBronze medalA bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
winner: Donny RobinsonDonny RobinsonDonald Robinson is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. His moniker is "dR", his initials. The use of the lowercase "d" for his given name is perhaps related to his relatively diminutive physical size...
- Gold medalGold medalA gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
winner: Māris ŠtrombergsMaris ŠtrombergsMāris Štrombergs is a Latvian professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships....
Independent Pro Series Championships and Invitational Races
- 2004 RM59 Tropical BMX Challenge Pro Champion
The Robbie Miranda 59 (RM59) Tropical BMX Challenge is a Invitational BMX exhibition race created and promoted by professional BMX racer Robbie Miranda (whose father is Puerto Rican) in Baceloneta, Puerto Rico. It is sanctioned by the Puerto Rican BMX Association (PRBMXA) for the local amateur racers who come out to race and see the BMX stars they only see in the BMX Press since no nationals are held by any major sanctioning body in Puerto Rico.
Notable accolades
- Day is a 2005 NORA Cup winner.
- Day is a 2008 ABA Golden Crank winner for Pro of the Year.
BMX product lines
- Fly Racing Mike Day Cruiser Handlebars.
- Fly Racing Mike Day Pro Handlebars.
- Fly Yo Moma Bars
Still images
Current image of Mike Day
Current image of Mike Day
Current image of Mike Day
Significant injuries
- None. Unusually, compared to other top professional racers, Mike Day hasn't had any serious injuries caused by BMX racing.
BMX press magazine interviews and articles
- "Whats Up with Mike Day" BMX Plus! September 2005, Vol.28 No.9 pg.9
- "#1 on #1" BMX Plus! June 2006 Vol.29 Nol.6 pg.68 Mike Day and Bubba HarrisBubba HarrisBurlin Buntster Harris III is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. Usually goes by the moniker "Bubba", as did his father when he was young.-Racing career milestones:----Started racing: August 7, 1992 on...
interview each other
BMX magazine covers
----BMX Plus!:
- June 1997 Vol.20 No.6 in bottom insert. In top insert Dave Volker. In main image Brian Schmith (4) and Scott Yoquelet (23).
Ride BMX Magazine:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
- January 2005 Vol.12 Iss.1 No.99 This was the very last issue of Transworld BMX published.
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):