Kyle Bennett
Kyle Bennett was born in Conroe, Texas, United States on September 25th, 1979 and is the BMX Rider. At the age of 33, Kyle Bennett biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 33 years old, Kyle Bennett has this physical status:
Bennett's first exposure to BMX came in 1988. In June 1988 he began to race at NBL local tracks. His name appears for the first time in the August 1988 issue of American BMXer, in the points listing for Texas District 3 ending June 1988; he was in 41st place with 367 points. His first race bike was a Huffy, stripped of paint to reveal a "chrome" finish. His first race result was a last-place finish.
Bennett's first national win was in the 8 Intermediate class at the National Bicycle League (NBL) Lone Star Nationals in Dallas, Texas on July 3, 1988. He turned professional on December 28, 1997, at the NBL Christmas Classic, which he won; he was 18. In the 2008 Olympics, in Beijing, he was the first BMX rider selected for the USA team. He did not qualify for the medal round.
During his career, Bennett suffered several significant injuries. He broke a hand at the Summer X-Games Downhill BMX race in Woodward, Pennsylvania during his semi final on August 19, 2001, suffered multiple leg fractures in a motorcycle accident at 16, suffered a broken collarbone on May 31, 2003, suffered a second broken collarbone in 2004, and required reconstructive surgery on a torn ACL in December 2006.
Bennett's professional career awards include the National Bicycle League's 2004 Elite Men's Grand National Championship. From the American Bicycle Association, his rankings in the BMX AA Pro standings climbed steadily from no. 9 in 2001 to the Grand National Championship in 2009. In the Union Cycliste Internationale he was the Elite Men World Champion in 2002, 2003, and 2007. USA Cycling awarded him the 2008 Elite Men National Championship.