Tinker Juarez
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David Juarez is a former professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
racer and current top mountain bike racer whose prime competitive years in BMX were from 1978 to 1984 and in mountain bike racing 1986 to the present. Since 1986, he has been a mountain bike racer
and since late 2005, competing as an ultra-distance road bike racer
. In all three disciplines, he has won numerous national and international competitions. Most recently, "Tinker" finished third in the 2006 Race Across America
Enduro
bicycle road race.
"Tinker" Juarez is a highly talented cyclist who has made significant impacts in the cycling disciplines of BMX Racing, Freestyle BMX, and Mountain Biking and now long distance road racing for over thirty years. While he was also known as the "Hollified Flash" after one of his home BMX tracks he used to race at and dominate in the early-1970s, the moniker "Tinker" is a nickname that was coined by his family. According to his Mother Rose: "We used to say 'Stinker' when he was a baby, everybody thought we were saying 'Tinker" David Juarez is so well known by his nickname "Tinker" many people probably think that is his real first name.
turning "pro" in 1975 at 16 years old where racing for small amounts of money at track events when offered even before the NBA, regarded as the first true national BMX sanctioning body, had a professional division. For the sake of consistency and standardization noted professional first are for the first pro races for prize money offered by official BMX sanctioning bodies and not independent track events. Professional first are also on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
(USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
(NBA)
National Bicycle League
(NBL)
American Bicycle Association
(ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
(USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Independent Events and Series
, Pete Loncarevich
, David Clinton
, Stu Thomsen
, Eddy and Mike King. The two major BMX sanctioning bodies ABA and NBL, sanctioned the events. Tinker won the first ABA sponsored F-1 series race in Phoenix, Arizona
in early 1988. In the following NBL sanctioned Grand Prix series he got a sixth in Memphis, Tennessee
(the very first NBL F-1 race) and a second in Orlando, Florida
.
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
BMX Weekly & BMX B-Weekly: (British publication)
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt (ABA Publication):
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication under two names):
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):
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):
(NORBA) cross-country (XC) champion and 4-time national champion in the 24-hour solo category. In 1996
, he became one of the first to see the introduction of mountain biking as an Olympic sport and represent the United States. Tinker again represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
.
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Started Racing: 1986 at 25 years of age.
Sub discipline: Cross Country (XC), Endurance
First race result:
Sanctioning Body:
Turned Professional: 1989
Retired:
events. He won the Heart of the South, which is a 500 miles (804.7 km) race, and finished second place at the 2005 edition of the Furnace Creek 508, a grueling 508 miles (817.5 km) course that covers 35000 feet (10,668 m) of cumulative elevation gain
and passes through Death Valley
. His podium finishes qualified Tinker for the 2006 Race Across America
(RAAM), the annual transcontinental bicycle race from the west coast to the east coast of the United States. He came in third in the Men's Solo Enduro division of the RAAM endurance road race on June 22, 2006, completing the three thousand mile race which started in 2006 from Oceanside, California
and finishing in Atlantic City, New Jersey
. His finishing time was 10 days, 22 hours and 21 minutes.
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Started Racing: 2005 at 44 years of age.
First race result:
Sanctioning Body:
Retired: Still Active.
1993
1994
1995
1996 Olympic Team Member
1998
1999
2000 Olympic Team Member
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2009
2010
1st place in Master world Championship, Camboriu, Brazil
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 and current top mountain bike racer whose prime competitive years in BMX were from 1978 to 1984 and in mountain bike racing 1986 to the present. Since 1986, he has been a mountain bike racer
Mountain bike racing
The Union Cycliste Internationale recognised the sport of mountain bike racing relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Purgatory, Colorado. The first mountain biking world cup series took place in 1991. Its nine-race circuit covered two continents—Europe and North...
and since late 2005, competing as an ultra-distance road bike racer
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
. In all three disciplines, he has won numerous national and international competitions. Most recently, "Tinker" finished third in the 2006 Race Across America
Race Across America
The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
Enduro
Enduro
Enduro is a form of motorcycle sport run on courses that are predominantly off-road. Enduro consists of many different obstacles and challenges...
bicycle road race.
"Tinker" Juarez is a highly talented cyclist who has made significant impacts in the cycling disciplines of BMX Racing, Freestyle BMX, and Mountain Biking and now long distance road racing for over thirty years. While he was also known as the "Hollified Flash" after one of his home BMX tracks he used to race at and dominate in the early-1970s, the moniker "Tinker" is a nickname that was coined by his family. According to his Mother Rose: "We used to say 'Stinker' when he was a baby, everybody thought we were saying 'Tinker" David Juarez is so well known by his nickname "Tinker" many people probably think that is his real first name.
BMX racing career milestones
Note: In the early days of professional racing, 1977 and prior, many tracks offered small purse prize money to the older racers of an event, even before the official sanctioning bodies offered prize money in formal divisions themselves. Hence some early "professionals" like Stu ThomsenStu Thomsen
Stuart L. Thomsen was an American bicycle motocross racer.Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985...
turning "pro" in 1975 at 16 years old where racing for small amounts of money at track events when offered even before the NBA, regarded as the first true national BMX sanctioning body, had a professional division. For the sake of consistency and standardization noted professional first are for the first pro races for prize money offered by official BMX sanctioning bodies and not independent track events. Professional first are also on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
| Milestone | Event Details |
|---|---|
| Started racing: | 1974 at 13 years of age. |
| Sanctioning body: | Independent track. |
| Home sanctioning body district(s): | National Bicycle Association National Bicycle Association The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981... (NBA) District "X" (Southern California Southern California Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego... /Los Angeles County) 1973-1981; 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) California District 22 (CA-22) (1982) |
| First race bike: | |
| First race result: | |
| First win (local): | |
| First sponsor: | |
| First national win: | In 14 & Over Intermediate at the first annual National Bicycle Association National Bicycle Association The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981... (NBA) Grandnational Championship in Newhall, California Newhall, California Newhall is the southernmost and oldest district of Santa Clarita, California. Prior to the 1987 consolidation of Valencia, Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall, and other geographically proximate settlements into the conglomerate city of Santa Clarita, it was an independent but unincorporated town... on November 23, 1975.). This was the first ever BMX Grandnational Championship. |
| Turned Professional: | 1977 Age 16. |
| First Professional race result: | |
| First Professional win: | |
| Height and weight at height of his career: | Ht:5'8" Wt:~140 lb. |
| Retired: | 1986 at age 25. His possible last race was the NBL War of the Stars IX National in Montclair, California Montclair, California Montclair is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 36,664 at the 2010 United States Census.The current mayor is Paul M. Eaton.-Description:... on April 27, 1986. He came in third in Pro Cruiser. His name apparently drops off the national results listing permanently after this race. He transitions to mountain biking during the summer of 1986. Unlike most BMXers who "retire", he never looked back and dedicated the rest of his cycling career to Mountain Biking and later endurance Road Racing. |
Career factory and major bicycle 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 and MTB press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used.Amateur
- Two Wheeler's BMX: 1974
- Bicycle Motocross News Team (Test Rider/Racer): Late 1974-November 1975
- Kawasaki Motors: November 1975-Early 1976
- National Bicycle Association: Early 1976-Mid 1976
- Mongoose (BMX Products): Mid 1976-February 14, 1982. Tinker would turn professional with this sponsor.
Professional
- Mongoose: 1976-February 14, 1982. He was sponsorless for approximately three months after his separation from Mongoose.
- JMC (Jim Melton Cyclery) Racing Equipment: Mid May 1982-December 1982.
- Bandito Racing: January 1983-Early February 1985
- ODI (Ornate Design, Inc.): April 13, 1985-April 14, 1985. Seemed to have been a one weekend sponsorship since "ODI" does not appear next to Juarez's name in the BMX Plus! race results after this weekend. This company first started out making Christmas ornaments but switched to making bicycle grips and later grips for power tools as well as BMX and skateboardingSkateboardingSkateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
accessories. - Maximum: Early July 1985-
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
National Bicycle Association (NBA)- 1975 14 & Over Novice Western States Champion
- 1975 14 & Over Intermediate Grandnational Champion #2 (Jeff BottemaJeff BottemaJeffery Bottema was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976 to 1981. He had the nickname of "Battling".-Racing career milestones:----...
was the winner of the first Main). This was the first ever BMX Grandnational Championship. - 1976 15 Expert Winternational Champion
- 1976 14-15 Expert Western States Champion
- 1976 15 Expert California State Champion
National Bicycle League (NBL)
- None
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
- None
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
The United States Bicycle Association was a short lived Bicycle Motocross national sanctioning body based in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in March 1984 by five former members of the American Bicycle Association : Rich Mann, Dave Cook, Geoff Sims, Steve Schaefer and Rod Keeling, who became the...
(USBA)
- None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Professional
National Bicycle AssociationNational Bicycle Association
The National Bicycle Association , later known as the National Bicycle Motocross Association was an United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Soledad, California that was created by Ernie Alexander in 1973 and ceased operations as an independent body in 1981...
(NBA)
- None
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)
- 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)
- 1982 Pro Cruiser 2nd Place Jag World Champion (ABA sanctioned)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
United States Bicycle Motocross Association
The United States Bicycle Association was a short lived Bicycle Motocross national sanctioning body based in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in March 1984 by five former members of the American Bicycle Association : Rich Mann, Dave Cook, Geoff Sims, Steve Schaefer and Rod Keeling, who became the...
(USBA)
- None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
- None
Independent Events and Series
- 1983 "A" Pro Second Place and Pro Cruiser Third Place Jag BMX World Super Bowl Championship Champion
Freestyle BMX
In April 1980, Tinker was named the first King of the Skateparks by Bicycle Motocross Action magazine. He even graced the April 1980 cover of the magazine, making it one of the first pure freestyle magazine covers by a BMX magazine. Although no contest was ever held, it was a general declaration for his highly advanced maneuvers that no one were matching at the time.Career BMX accolades
- He was Bicycle Motocross Action's very first star interview in their first issue (December 1976/January 1977).
- He was one of the founding members of the Professional Racing Organization (PRO), the first attempt at a BMX racer's guildGuildA guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
in 1977. - He is a 1993 inductee into the ABA BMX Hall of Fame.
Significant BMX related injuries
Tinker, despite eventually becoming a top pro BMXer in racing and gaining "high airs" in both dirt jumping and vertical freestyle, went ten years without breaking a bone. It is very common for BMXers, especially in the pro ranks to become occasionally seriously injured because they are pushing themselves to as far as their talents can take them and beyond at high speeds, or in the case of vertical freestyle and dirt jumping to high altitudes and distances.Miscellaneous and Trivia
Tinker also participated in what was call Formula One (F-1) bicycle racing. F-1 racing was a short lived fad from 1987–1989 that involved bicycles with 20" wheels that looked like a cross between BMX, Road Race Touring and Mountain bicycles. Other famous BMX stars both retired and active at the time participated, including Harry LearyHarry Leary
Harry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
, Pete Loncarevich
Pete Loncarevich
Peter Loncarevich is a former Bicycle Motocross racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994....
, David Clinton
David Clinton
David Clinton is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1973 to 1979. Nicknamed "Dynamite" early in his career David Clinton could be truthfully said to be the sport's first true superstar...
, Stu Thomsen
Stu Thomsen
Stuart L. Thomsen was an American bicycle motocross racer.Stu Thomsen was one of the first of the "Old School" of professional BMX racers who gained fame in the early days of the sport beginning in 1974. His prime competitive years were from 1976-1985...
, Eddy and Mike King. The two major BMX sanctioning bodies ABA and NBL, sanctioned the events. Tinker won the first ABA sponsored F-1 series race 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...
in early 1988. In the following NBL sanctioned Grand Prix series he got a sixth in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
(the very first NBL F-1 race) and a second in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
.
BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles
- "Almost a Legend in his own Time. Tinker Juarez: The Hollified Flash" Bicycle Motocross Action December 1976/January 1977 Vol.1 No.1 pg.27
- "The King of the Skateparks Tinker Juarez" Bicycle Motocross Action April 1980 Vol.5 No.4 pg.25. Pictorial of Tinker performing Vertical Freestyle at Lakewood SkateparkSkateparkA skatepark is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, aggressive inline skating and scooters. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes, spine transfers, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs stairsets,...
in Lakewood, CaliforniaLakewood, CaliforniaLakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 80,048 at the 2010 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower on the north, Cerritos on the northeast, Cypress on the east, and Hawaiian Gardens on the southeast. Major thoroughfares...
. - "Interview: Tinker Juarez" BMX Action January 1983 Vol.8 No.1 pg.26
BMX magazine covers
Bicycle Motocross News:- May 1976 Vol.3 No.5 with Perry KramerPerry KramerPerry Kramer is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1974-1981....
and an unidentified racer.
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
- December 1978 Vol.5 No.12 (M/BMXA)
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
- April 1980 Vol.5 No.4
- May 1982 Vol.7 No.5 in last place behind Scott ClarkScott Clark (BMX rider)Scott Clark is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1985....
, Harry LearyHarry LearyHarry Clarence Leary Jr. was a "Old School" professional bicycle motocross racer....
, Clint MillerClint MillerClint Miller 1 is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1976-1984....
Denny Davidow and Gregg Grubbs.
BMX Plus!:
- None
BMX Weekly & BMX B-Weekly: (British publication)
- January 14, 1983 Vol.3 Iss.2
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt (ABA Publication):
- October 1983 Vol.2 No.1 ahead of Ronnie Anderson and Rob Medrano.
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication under two names):
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):
- October 1983 Vol.6 No.10 (54) in third place on the outside behind Robert Fehd (472) and behind second place Shawn TexasShawn TexasShawn Patrick Texas was an American professional "Old School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from -Racing career milestones:----...
(114) on the inside. Brian PattersonBrian PattersonBrian Patterson is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross racer.Brian Patterson is the younger of the most potent sibling combinations BMX has ever seen. With Brent the Brothers Patterson are the only brothers to both hold the National No.1 Pro title in any major BMX sanctioning body...
is in fourth directly behind Fehd.
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication):
Mountain Bike (MTB) racing career
In 1986, Tinker made the switch from BMX to mountain biking. Since that time, Tinker has become a 3-time National Off-Road Bicycle AssociationNorba
Norba, an ancient town of Latium , Italy. It is situated 1 mile northwest of the modern town of Norma, some 1575 ft. above sea-level, on the west edge of the Volscian Mountains or Monti Lepini...
(NORBA) cross-country (XC) champion and 4-time national champion in the 24-hour solo category. In 1996
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, he became one of the first to see the introduction of mountain biking as an Olympic sport and represent the United States. Tinker again represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.
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Started Racing: 1986 at 25 years of age.
Sub discipline: Cross Country (XC), Endurance
First race result:
Sanctioning Body:
Turned Professional: 1989
Retired:
Amateur
- General Bicycles (General Bicycle & Moped Company): March 1988–1989 Juarez would turn pro with this sponsor.
Professional
- General Bicycles: March 1988-1989
- Klein Bicycles: 1990-1993
- Volvo/Cannondale Bicycle Corporation: 1994-December 2002
- Siemens Mobile/Cannondale: January 28, 2003-December 2003
- Mona VieMonaVieMonaVie is a beverage company distributing products made from blended fruit juice concentrates with freeze-dried açaí powder and purée through a multi-level marketing business model...
: January 2004-December 2005 - Mona Vie/Cannondale: January 2006–Present
Professional
National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA)- 1994, 1995, 1998 NORBA Cross-Country Champion
- 2001 National Champion
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category
- 1995 1st (Gold Medal) – Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
- 1998 1st – National Cycling Association Cross-Country Finals
Career MTB accolades
- Tinker Juarez appeared in the first instructional mountain biking videos ever produced: "The Great Mountain Biking Video" released in 1988, and "Ultimate Mountain Biking: Advanced Techniques & Winning Strategies" released in 1989 by New & Unique Videos of San Diego, California.
- Juarez was selected as a member of the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
- He was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of FameMountain Bike Hall of FameThe Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Crested Butte Colorado. The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame and Museum was founded in 1988 to chronicle the history of mountain biking....
in 2001. - Cannondale awarded Tinker its 'Icon Award' in 2005 for his contribution to the sport.
Ultra-Endurance racing career
In 2005, Tinker began training for long-distance road racingRoad bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
events. He won the Heart of the South, which is a 500 miles (804.7 km) race, and finished second place at the 2005 edition of the Furnace Creek 508, a grueling 508 miles (817.5 km) course that covers 35000 feet (10,668 m) of cumulative elevation gain
Cumulative elevation gain
In running, cycling, and mountaineering, cumulative elevation gain refers to the sum of every gain in elevation throughout an entire trip. It is sometimes also known as cumulative gain or elevation gain, or often in the context of mountain travel, simply gain. Elevation losses are not counted in...
and passes through Death Valley
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...
. His podium finishes qualified Tinker for the 2006 Race Across America
Race Across America
The Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
(RAAM), the annual transcontinental bicycle race from the west coast to the east coast of the United States. He came in third in the Men's Solo Enduro division of the RAAM endurance road race on June 22, 2006, completing the three thousand mile race which started in 2006 from Oceanside, California
Oceanside, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...
and finishing in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
. His finishing time was 10 days, 22 hours and 21 minutes.
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Started Racing: 2005 at 44 years of age.
First race result:
Sanctioning Body:
Retired: Still Active.
Factory and corporate sponsors
Professional teams- Siemens Mobile/Cannondale: January 28, 2003-December 2005
- Cannondale: January 2006–Present
Ultra-Endurance road biking career achievements
- 3rd – Race Across AmericaRace Across AmericaThe Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
, Men's Solo - Enduro Category - 1st – Heart of the South (500 miles)
- 2nd – Furnace Creak 508 (508 miles)
- 1st (Gold Medal) – Pan American GamesPan American GamesThe Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
(19951995 Pan American GamesThe 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
)
Career MTB and Ultra-Endurance cycling achievements by year
1989- 1st – NORBA Iron Horse Classic
1993
- 1st UCI Grundig World Cup win at Mont St. Anne, Quebec Canada
1994
- NCS National Cross-Country Champion
- Silver Medal – Mountain Bike World Championships (Cross Country)
1995
- NCS National Cross-Country Champion
- Gold Medal – Pan American Games1995 Pan American GamesThe 12th Pan American Games were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from March 12 to March 26, 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games first return to the country that hosted the first Games, in 1951.-Overview:...
1996 Olympic Team Member
1998
- NCS National Cross-Country Champion
- 1st – NCA Cross-Country Finals
- 2nd – NCS Cross-Country; Red Wing
- 3rd overall – Tour of the Rockies
1999
- 5th overall – NORBA Short Track
- 9th overall – NORBA Cross-Country
2000 Olympic Team Member
- 5th – NORBA Cross-Country, Mt. Snow
- 7th – NORBA Cross-Country, Mammoth and Crystal Mountain
- 10th – World Cup XC, Mazatlan
2001
- NORBA National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category
- Inductee – Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
- 1st – Gorge Games - 24 Hour Solo Race
- 1st – 24 Hours of Adrenaline - Laguna Seca
- 1st – 24 Hour US National Championships
- 5th – Mount Snow NORBA Cross Country Finals
- 6th – Deer Valley NORBA Cross Country Finals
2002
- NORBA National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category
- 24 Hour National Champion
- 1st – Gorge Games - 24 Hour Solo Race
- 1st – 24 Hours of Adrenaline - Winter Park
- 1st – 24 Hours of Adrenaline - Laguna Seca
- 1st – 24 Hours of 9 Mile
- 1st – 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
2003
- NORBA National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category
- 1st – Solo 24 hours of Laguna Seca (National Championship)
- 1st – Solo 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
- 1st – Solo 24 hours of Temecula
- 1st – Solo 24 hours of Moab, Utah
- 1st – Epic 75 at Big Bear
- 1st – Solo 12 hours of Humbolt
- 1st – Solo 12 hours of Razorback
- 1st – Solo 12 horas MTB Sampa Bikers (ItupevaItupevaItupeva is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 30,283 and the area is 201.68 km². The elevation is 675 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language. It's a rural city, you can find lot of kinds of crops growing there. It has also an urban/suburban...
, São PauloSão Paulo (state)São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) - 2nd – Solo 24 hours of Mtn Whistle (World Championships)
2004
- NORBA National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category
- 2nd – Solo 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
- 3rd overall (1st, masters) – La Ruta de los Conquistadores (Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
)
2005
- NORBA National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category
- 1st – Heart of the South (500 mile road race)
- 2nd – Furnace Creak 508 (508 mile road race)
- 1st – Solo 24 Hours of Mountain Mayhem (Eastnor, EnglandEastnor, HerefordshireEastnor is a village in Herefordshire, England, east of Ledbury. Eastnor Castle is nearby, and named after the village.St John's Church was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1852.-External links:...
) - 1st – Solo 24 hours of Temecula (Temecula, CaliforniaTemecula, CaliforniaTemecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States with a population of 100,097 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it the lowest populated American city over 100,000 population. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989...
) - 1st – Solo 24 Hours of Mohican Wilderness (Glenmont, OhioGlenmont, OhioGlenmont is a village in Holmes County, Ohio, United States. The population was 283 at the 2000 census.-History:In 1863 during the American Civil War, a riot by nearly 1,000 draft resisters in Glenmont was subdued by the Union Army in what became known as the Battle of Fort...
) - 1st – Solo 12 hours of Razorback (Reddick, FloridaReddick, FloridaReddick is a town in Marion County, Florida, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 571. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 618...
) - 3rd – Solo 12 hours of Humbolt
- 1st – Solo 12 Horas MTB Sampa Bikers (ItupevaItupevaItupeva is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2004 is 30,283 and the area is 201.68 km². The elevation is 675 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language. It's a rural city, you can find lot of kinds of crops growing there. It has also an urban/suburban...
, São PauloSão Paulo (state)São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
)
2006
- 3rd – Race Across AmericaRace Across AmericaThe Race Across America, or RAAM, is an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982 as the Great American Bike Race....
, Men's Solo - Enduro Category - 1st – Solo 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
2007
- 3rd – Wilderness 101 Endurance Mt. bike race
2009
- 1st – Tahoe Sierra 100 (Soda Springs, California)
2010
1st place in Master world Championship, Camboriu, Brazil
External links
- 2002 Dirtrag.com interview
- July 2005 Tinker Juarez Interview by FatBMX.com
- What Mountain bike article with current picture of Tinker Juarez
- The Official Tinker Juarez website
- The Race Across America website.
- The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.
- The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.
- USA Cycling/NORBA Website.
- Ride424.com/Ultra-Endurance MTB Racing Website.