Joey Bradford


Joseph Bradford is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. His nickname is simply "Joey".

BMX racing career milestones

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
MilestoneEvent Details
Started racing:July 13, 1997 at the age of seven.
Sanctioning body:
Home sanctioning body district:
First race bike:GT Mach One.
First race result:Third Place in seven novice
First win :Early August 1997 in his third time racing in seven novice.
First sponsor:
First national win:
Turned Professional:December 2006 at age 17.
First Professional race result:Came in 5th in the semis and did not make "A" pro main of the American Bicycle Association Silver Dollar Nationals in Reno, Nevada on January 6, 2007. He came in second place the next day.
First Professional win:In Junior Men at the National Bicycle League Lake Meed Nationals in Boulder City, Nevada on February 24, 2007.
First Junior Men/Pro* race result:See "First Professional race result".
First Junior Men/Pro win:See "First Professional win".
First Senior Pro** race result:
First Senior Pro win:
Retired:Still active.
Height & weight at height of his career :Ht:5'8" Wt:175 lbs..

*In the NBL "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Elite Men depending on the era; in the ABA it is "A" Pro.
**In the NBL it is "AA" Pro/Elite Men; in the ABA it is "AA" Pro.

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 given.

Amateur/Junior Men

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Only sanctioning bodies active during the racer's career are listed. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.

Amateur/Junior Men

National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
Union Cycliste Internationale
USA Cycling BMX
National Bicycle League
American Bicycle Association
Union Cycliste Internationale *
USA Cycling
BMX South Africa
Pro Series Championships

BMX product lines

Significant injuries

Miscellaneous

To aid racers who have fallen on financially hard times Bradford along with veterans of the sport founded the fund. As described at the fatbmx.com website:

BMX and general press magazine interviews and articles

Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career are listed unless specifically noted.
BMX Plus!:
Snap BMX Magazine & Transworld BMX:
Twenty BMX:
Moto Mag:
BMX World :
Bicycles Today & BMX Today :
ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer :

Post BMX Career

Started racing: 2003
Sub Discipline: 4 Cross Downhil

Career MTB factory and major Non-factory sponsors

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 MTB press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.

Amateur

Note: Listed are Regional, National and International titles.

Amateur

National Off Road Bicycle Association
USA Cycling