Dennis McCoy (born December 29, 1966 in
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
,
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
)
is an American
freestyle BMX Freestyle BMX is bicycle motocross stunt riding on BMX bikes. It is an extreme sport descended from BMX racing that consists of five disciplines: street, park, vert, trails, and flatland. In June 2017, the International Olympic Committee announced t ...
rider. He was a member of the American Freestyle Association along with
Mat Hoffman
Mat Hoffman (born January 9, 1972) is an American BMX rider who is considered one of the best vert ramp riders in the history of the sport. He is nicknamed "The Condor" and runs the BMX Freestyle brand Hoffman BMX Bikes based out of ...
and
Dave Mirra
David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least on ...
and also featured in the 2001 video game ''
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
''Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX'' is a BMX video game endorsed by Mat Hoffman and the first game to be published by Activision under the Activision O2 label. It is similar to the ''Tony Hawk's'' series and competed directly with Acclaim Entertainment's ...
'' as well as the 2002 video game ''
Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt''. Is considered to be a pioneer in freestyle BMX, his credentials include being featured in several ''Road Fools'' episodes and managing major action sport competitions and events while still maintaining legendary skill on a BMX bike.
Dennis McCoy received his first sponsorship and turned pro from Bob Haro, of
Haro Bicycles in 1984. He also is the longest active competitor in the
ESPN
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X-Games
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, having been an active competitor since the first event held in
Providence, Rhode Island
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in 1995 through to the 2018 event in
Minneapolis
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,
Minnesota
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. In the 2013 X-Games of
Munich
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, he was an analytical commentator for the Slopestyle Mountain Bike event.
References
External links
ESPN profile*
1966 births
Living people
BMX riders
X Games athletes
Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri
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