Jamie Lilly


Jamie Nicole Lilly was a professional American "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years were from 1987 to 2004. Nicknamed "Kiddo #1" at the age of 8 years, she became one of the first female professionals of the American Bicycle Association when they for the first time created a female professional division in the sanctioning body's history in 1998 and became one the ABA's first number one Girl Pros.

BMX racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
MilestoneEvent Details
Started racing:May 1988 at the age of five years. Records show that her name first appeared in the California District 2 district points listing for May 1988 in the July 1988 issue of American BMXer, the American Bicycle Association's in-house newspaper. She was five years old at the time having turned five the previous February 9, 1988.
Sanctioning body:American Bicycle Association
Sanctioning body district:ABA: California District 2 1988-1992; CA-3, 1994
First sponsor:Kastan Engineering 1989
First national win:Possibly at the American Bicycle Association Fall Nationals in Yorba Linda, California on October 28, 1989 in 7 and Under Girls. The next day she won 6 & Under Girls, indicating that the previous day was a combined class due to lack of meeting the minimal number of participants required to have a class. Her first national appearance was at the ABA Supernationals in Yorba Linda, California on August 6, 1988 in 8 & Under girls. She was five years old at the time. She came in sixth.
Turned Professional:1998 at the age of 15 years
Retired:Originally in late 2004 Due to a knee injury. She would attempt a comeback in early 2006, going so far as signing with Hyper Bicycles, but nothing came of it. However, she would race again. On June 27, 2009 she competed in her first race in five years when she took part in the South Park NBL National in South Park, Pennsylvania. She came in fourth place in Pro Girls.

*In the NBL Junior Women; No comparable level exists in the ABA.

**In the NBL it was/is Supergirls/Elite Women; in the ABA it is Pro Girls.

Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

Note: This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous ever changing co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are used.

Amateur–Junior Women

Three year hiatus : After another hiatus Her first race back was supposed to be the NBL Boulder Dam National in Boulder City, Nevada on February 25, 2009. She was unsponsored

Career bicycle motocross titles

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Only sanctioning bodies that existed during the racer's career are listed. 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.

Amateur/Junior Women

National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme *
  • None
International Bicycle Motocross Federation *
  • None
Union Cycliste Internationale *
*See note in professional section

Professional/Elite Women

National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
International Bicycle Motocross Federation *
Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme *
Union Cycliste Internationale *
*Note: Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began in earnest in 1993. Beginning with the 1996 season the IBMXF and FIAC completed the merger and both ceased to exist as independent entities being integrated into the UCI. Beginning with the 1997 World Championships held in Brighton, England the UCI would officially hold and sanction BMX World Championships and with it inherited all precedents, records, streaks, etc. from both the IBMXF and FIAC.
Pro Series Championships

Notable accolades

Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career are listed unless specifically noted.
Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:
Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:
BMX Plus!:
Ride BMX Magazine:
Snap BMX Magazine and Transworld BMX:
BMX World
Bicycles Today and BMX Today :
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer :