Personal information | |
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Full name | Stephen James Veltman |
Nickname | "Spider-Man", "V"-Dog", "Primetime" |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | August 4, 1969
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | ~93 kg (205 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
Role | Racer |
Rider type | Off Road |
Amateur teams | |
1980 | World of Wheels |
1980 | Mongoose (co factory) |
1981 | Bassett |
1981-1986 | Hutch Hi-Performance BMX/Products |
1987-1988 | McDonald's |
1988-1989 | U.S. Boss Racing Products |
Professional teams | |
1990 | U.S. Boss Racing Products |
1990-1991 | L&S Racing |
1991-1992 | Vans |
1992 | ODI |
1992-1995 | U.S. Boss Racing Products |
1997-1998 | Torker |
1998-1999 | Next |
1999-2001 | Magna |
2003 | ODI |
2003 | Answer Products |
2004 | GT Bicycles |
Stephen James Veltman (born August 4, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; [1] later raised in Conroe, Texas U.S.) is a former American "Old School/Mid School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980–1985 and 1987 to 1998. His nickname during the time he first achieved fame as a 12- and 13-year-old was "Spider-Man" due to the posture he had as he speed jumped his bicycle over moguls. He would be tucked all the way back over and just above the rear wheel. His right elbow would be down while his left up as opposed to having them near perfectly level. This along with his red and white Hutch uniform and helmet with mirrored lensed goggles gave an impression of the comic book superhero Spider-Man swinging on his web. [2] His later moniker "V"-Dog" came into being concurrently with him joining the Vans Racing Team in April 1991. [3] He was also known as "Primetime".
Note: Professional firsts are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Milestone | Event details |
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Started racing: | At age 10 in early 1980 at the Armadillo Downs track in Conroe, Texas. His friends were racing so he saved up by mowing lawns and washed cars to get his first BMX bicycle, a Raleigh Rampar. [4] Previously he played soccer from 4+1⁄2 to 10 years old but felt that being on a team sport didn't let him shine to his maximum potential. After racing his first race he switched sports permanently. [5] Later in his career he took a hiatus from the sport. Similar to what Brian Patterson did during the 1979 and part of the 1980 season, Veltman took a year off from BMX after the 1985 season. He resumed local racing in early 1987. His first national back was the ABA Big "T" Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, winning 17 & Over Open on May 9, 1987 and 17 & over Expert on May 10, 1987. [6] |
Sanctioning body: | |
First race bike: | Raleigh Rampar. [4] |
First race result: | Third place in 10 novice. [4] |
Home sanctioning body district(s): |
National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "T" (Texas) 1980-1981; American Bicycle Association (ABA) Texas 3 (TX-3) 1980–1989 |
First win (local): | |
First sponsor: | World of Wheels in 1980 |
First national race result: | Did not make main in the 1980 American Bicycle Association (ABA) Gnarler (Fall) Nationals in Anaheim, California. [7] |
First national win: | In 12 Expert at the ABA Ohio State Fair National on June 28, 1981. [8] |
Turned professional: | January 1990 at 20 years of age. |
First professional race result: | Eighth place (last) in "A" pro at the ABA Silver Dollar Nationals (Day 1) on January 13, 1990 in Reno, Nevada. He won $60, [9] the equivalent of US$94.43 in 2007 ( Cost of Living Calculator). |
First professional win: | In Pro Open at the 1990 ABA Silver Dollar Nationals (Day 1) on January 13, 1990. He won US$460. [9] or USD 723.96 in 2007. |
First Junior Men/Pro* race result: | See First professional race result. |
First Junior Men/Pro win: | In "A" Pro at the 1990 ABA Silver Dollar Nationals (Day 2) on January 14, 1990. He won USD 525. [9] or USD 826.26 in 2007. |
First Senior Pro** race result: | First place in "A" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) "Round 4: Duel in the Desert" national in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 10, 1990. [10] |
First Senior Pro win: | See above. |
Height and weight at height of his career: | Ht: 6'0" Wt: 208 lbs. [11] |
Retired: | 2004. However, after a two-year layoff he raced Vet pro at the ABA Grand National in the Race of Champions pre-race On November 25, 2006, and came in third. |
*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" pro (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" pro.
**In the NBL "A" Pro/All Pros/Pro Class/"AA" Pro/"Elite Men"; in the ABA "AA" pro.
Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time, a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsors' advertisements at the time in question. When possible, exact dates are given.
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 or 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.
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
*The ABA International Superbowl of BMX was a series of 33 qualifying races around the country culminating in a Championship race in Toledo, Ohio. To qualify, a racer had to participate in one of the 33 races in the series. [24] Then the qualifiers participate in three double-point races in Ohio a day before the finals. The main event qualifiers will then be trimmed down to the sixteen riders with the most points via tabulation. Those 16 will make up the semis for the triple-point Superbowl race event itself with the qualifiers from those semis racing for the title in the main. [25] Each Superbowl main amateur or pro was run three times to determine the champion in his or her class. [26]
**DAG District Age Group, NAG-National Age Group
In 1985 the ABA experimented with dividing the district points season from one year lasting from January 1 to December 31 to three four-month-long periods at which a racer could earn a plate number for that time period and/or their age group and could race the rest of the year with it. The experiment lasted only for a year before the ABA reverted to a single year long points gathering season in 1986.
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Other titles
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Pro Series Championships
*Due to a change of ownership of BMX Plus! in 1983, no May issue was published that year.
Steve Veltman is currently a Personal Trainer in the San Diego, California area. He still occasionally races BMX in ABA Veteran Pro class. He recently came in third place on Friday, November 24, 2006 during the ABA Grand National. [45]
Bicycle Motocross News:
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
Moto Mag:
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication:):"
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Stephen James Veltman |
Nickname | "Spider-Man", "V"-Dog", "Primetime" |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | August 4, 1969
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | ~93 kg (205 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Bicycle Motocross (BMX) |
Role | Racer |
Rider type | Off Road |
Amateur teams | |
1980 | World of Wheels |
1980 | Mongoose (co factory) |
1981 | Bassett |
1981-1986 | Hutch Hi-Performance BMX/Products |
1987-1988 | McDonald's |
1988-1989 | U.S. Boss Racing Products |
Professional teams | |
1990 | U.S. Boss Racing Products |
1990-1991 | L&S Racing |
1991-1992 | Vans |
1992 | ODI |
1992-1995 | U.S. Boss Racing Products |
1997-1998 | Torker |
1998-1999 | Next |
1999-2001 | Magna |
2003 | ODI |
2003 | Answer Products |
2004 | GT Bicycles |
Stephen James Veltman (born August 4, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; [1] later raised in Conroe, Texas U.S.) is a former American "Old School/Mid School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980–1985 and 1987 to 1998. His nickname during the time he first achieved fame as a 12- and 13-year-old was "Spider-Man" due to the posture he had as he speed jumped his bicycle over moguls. He would be tucked all the way back over and just above the rear wheel. His right elbow would be down while his left up as opposed to having them near perfectly level. This along with his red and white Hutch uniform and helmet with mirrored lensed goggles gave an impression of the comic book superhero Spider-Man swinging on his web. [2] His later moniker "V"-Dog" came into being concurrently with him joining the Vans Racing Team in April 1991. [3] He was also known as "Primetime".
Note: Professional firsts are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
Milestone | Event details |
---|---|
Started racing: | At age 10 in early 1980 at the Armadillo Downs track in Conroe, Texas. His friends were racing so he saved up by mowing lawns and washed cars to get his first BMX bicycle, a Raleigh Rampar. [4] Previously he played soccer from 4+1⁄2 to 10 years old but felt that being on a team sport didn't let him shine to his maximum potential. After racing his first race he switched sports permanently. [5] Later in his career he took a hiatus from the sport. Similar to what Brian Patterson did during the 1979 and part of the 1980 season, Veltman took a year off from BMX after the 1985 season. He resumed local racing in early 1987. His first national back was the ABA Big "T" Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, winning 17 & Over Open on May 9, 1987 and 17 & over Expert on May 10, 1987. [6] |
Sanctioning body: | |
First race bike: | Raleigh Rampar. [4] |
First race result: | Third place in 10 novice. [4] |
Home sanctioning body district(s): |
National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "T" (Texas) 1980-1981; American Bicycle Association (ABA) Texas 3 (TX-3) 1980–1989 |
First win (local): | |
First sponsor: | World of Wheels in 1980 |
First national race result: | Did not make main in the 1980 American Bicycle Association (ABA) Gnarler (Fall) Nationals in Anaheim, California. [7] |
First national win: | In 12 Expert at the ABA Ohio State Fair National on June 28, 1981. [8] |
Turned professional: | January 1990 at 20 years of age. |
First professional race result: | Eighth place (last) in "A" pro at the ABA Silver Dollar Nationals (Day 1) on January 13, 1990 in Reno, Nevada. He won $60, [9] the equivalent of US$94.43 in 2007 ( Cost of Living Calculator). |
First professional win: | In Pro Open at the 1990 ABA Silver Dollar Nationals (Day 1) on January 13, 1990. He won US$460. [9] or USD 723.96 in 2007. |
First Junior Men/Pro* race result: | See First professional race result. |
First Junior Men/Pro win: | In "A" Pro at the 1990 ABA Silver Dollar Nationals (Day 2) on January 14, 1990. He won USD 525. [9] or USD 826.26 in 2007. |
First Senior Pro** race result: | First place in "A" Pro at the National Bicycle League (NBL) "Round 4: Duel in the Desert" national in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 10, 1990. [10] |
First Senior Pro win: | See above. |
Height and weight at height of his career: | Ht: 6'0" Wt: 208 lbs. [11] |
Retired: | 2004. However, after a two-year layoff he raced Vet pro at the ABA Grand National in the Race of Champions pre-race On November 25, 2006, and came in third. |
*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" pro (depending on the era); in the ABA "A" pro.
**In the NBL "A" Pro/All Pros/Pro Class/"AA" Pro/"Elite Men"; in the ABA "AA" pro.
Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time, a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsors' advertisements at the time in question. When possible, exact dates are given.
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 or 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.
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
*The ABA International Superbowl of BMX was a series of 33 qualifying races around the country culminating in a Championship race in Toledo, Ohio. To qualify, a racer had to participate in one of the 33 races in the series. [24] Then the qualifiers participate in three double-point races in Ohio a day before the finals. The main event qualifiers will then be trimmed down to the sixteen riders with the most points via tabulation. Those 16 will make up the semis for the triple-point Superbowl race event itself with the qualifiers from those semis racing for the title in the main. [25] Each Superbowl main amateur or pro was run three times to determine the champion in his or her class. [26]
**DAG District Age Group, NAG-National Age Group
In 1985 the ABA experimented with dividing the district points season from one year lasting from January 1 to December 31 to three four-month-long periods at which a racer could earn a plate number for that time period and/or their age group and could race the rest of the year with it. The experiment lasted only for a year before the ABA reverted to a single year long points gathering season in 1986.
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Other titles
National Bicycle Association (NBA)
National Bicycle League (NBL)
American Bicycle Association (ABA)
United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)
International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)
Pro Series Championships
*Due to a change of ownership of BMX Plus! in 1983, no May issue was published that year.
Steve Veltman is currently a Personal Trainer in the San Diego, California area. He still occasionally races BMX in ABA Veteran Pro class. He recently came in third place on Friday, November 24, 2006 during the ABA Grand National. [45]
Bicycle Motocross News:
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Total BMX:
Bicycles and Dirt:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
Moto Mag:
NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):
Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL publication under two names):
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA publication under three names):
USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication:):"