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USA BMX: The American Bicycle Association
Formation
August 30, 1977; 46 years ago (1977-08-30)[1]
Founder
Merl Mennenga
Type
Sports governing body
Headquarters
Gilbert, Arizona
Region
North America
Membership (2017)
70,000[2]
Board chair
Bernie Anderson
CEO
B. A. Anderson (2009 – 2023)
President
Shane Fernandez (2020 – 2023)
Key people
Merl Mennenga (president 1977–1985)
Gene Roden (vice president 1977–1982)
Walt Ehnat (president 1985-1986)
Clayton John (president 1986-2008)
Main organ
Pull (since 2011); formerly ABA Action (1977-1984), American BMX'er (1984-1996), BMX'er (1996-2011)
Website
www.usabmx.com
Remarks
First sanctioned race: September 24, 1977, at Manzanita Raceway in Tucson, Arizona[3][4] First Grand National: December 9, 1978, in Las Vegas[5][6]
The American Bicycle Association (ABA) was a US-based BMX racing governing body in Gilbert, Arizona. In 2011, the ABA merged with the former National Bicycle League and became the present-day USA BMX: The American Bicycle Association. The ABA was founded by Merl Mennenga and Gene Roden in 1977. Reportedly one of the world's largest BMX associations,[7] it has tracks in the United States (under USA BMX) and in Canada (under BMX Canada).[8]
^BMX Action 1983 calendar.
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70,000 in 2017About USA BMX, American Bicyclist Association
60,000 in 2006"About the ABA", ABA website, American Bicyclist Association, archived from the original on February 3, 2006
93,000 in 1983: Bicycles and Dirt February 1984, Vol. 2 No. 5, p. 13
^Bicycle Motocross News October 1977 Vol.4 No.9, p. 18
^Bicycle Motocross News November 1977 Vol.4 No.10, p. 15 (Results column)
^BMX Plus! 1988 Calendar.
^Bicycle Motocross Action May 1979, Vol. 4 No. 3, p. 8
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