Mike Bell | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | August 8, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | 25 January 2021 | (aged 63)
Motocross career | |
Years active | 1976 - 1983 |
Teams | Yamaha |
Championships | AMA 250SX - 1980 |
Wins | 20 |
Michael R. Bell (August 8, 1957 – January 25, 2021) was an American professional motocross and mountain bike racer. [1] He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1976 to 1983. [2] Bell was a member of the Yamaha factory racing team for his entire motocross career, winning the AMA Supercross Championship in 1980. [2] He won twenty AMA and Trans-AMA events during his career. [1]
In 1983 Mike Bell's motocross career ended due to injuries, especially knee problems. [3]
While coming back from knee surgery he took up bicycling to rebuild strength. He went on to be a competitive mountain bike racer. [4]
Bell was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2001. [5]
Mike Bell died of a heart attack while bicycling near his home. [6]
Mike Bell | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | August 8, 1957 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | 25 January 2021 | (aged 63)
Motocross career | |
Years active | 1976 - 1983 |
Teams | Yamaha |
Championships | AMA 250SX - 1980 |
Wins | 20 |
Michael R. Bell (August 8, 1957 – January 25, 2021) was an American professional motocross and mountain bike racer. [1] He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1976 to 1983. [2] Bell was a member of the Yamaha factory racing team for his entire motocross career, winning the AMA Supercross Championship in 1980. [2] He won twenty AMA and Trans-AMA events during his career. [1]
In 1983 Mike Bell's motocross career ended due to injuries, especially knee problems. [3]
While coming back from knee surgery he took up bicycling to rebuild strength. He went on to be a competitive mountain bike racer. [4]
Bell was inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2001. [5]
Mike Bell died of a heart attack while bicycling near his home. [6]