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477:-April 1999
469:Haynes BMX:
210:GT Bicycles
193:GT Bicycles
1354:Categories
1211:References
1066:John Tomac
985:BMX Plus!:
246:Milestone
137:Haynes BMX
101:Discipline
55:1989-10-10
1147:2003-2004
1141:2002-2003
1043:BMX Today
1029:BMX World
1017:Moto Mag:
820:2006 Fly
489:2000-2001
174:2003-2004
166:2002-2003
158:2000-2001
150:1999-2000
415:Retired:
122:Off Road
21:the Used
1333:at the
1264:July 7,
1238:July 7,
1201:(NORBA)
1177:Amateur
1133:Amateur
541:italics
1040:&
995:&
786:(UCI)*
80:Weight
72:Height
67:, U.S.
1195:(UCI)
1170:Note:
1125:Note:
1109:2003
977:Note:
778:(ABA)
770:(NBL)
537:Note:
455:Note:
237:Note:
114:Racer
1292:2020
1266:2007
1240:2007
1088:and
1023:None
1004:None
471:1999
190:2005
182:2005
142:1999
134:1999
111:Role
49:Born
1343:at
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1080:,
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