Chad Degroot

Chad Degroot

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1974-03-23)March 23, 1974 Green Bay
Occupation	BMX athlete
Sport
Sport	Freestyle BMX, Dirt jumping
Event	X Games

Chad Degroot (born March 23, 1974) is a freestyle BMX rider from Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] He's widely regarded as an influential rider because of his trick innovations that contributed to the development of flatland BMX.[2][3]

Career

Degroot started competing as a professional flatland rider in 1993.[1] From 1990 to 2004, Chad and a few other riders from Wisconsin created and distributed 10 independent freestyle BMX videos known as the Baco series, which showcased Chad's inventive flatland combinations.[2][4] Chad won the NORA Cup, the Number One Rider's Award, in 2002, 2003, and 2004.[5][6][7] He has been sponsored by Standard, Schwinn, Haro Bikes, and he currently owns and operates his bike company, Deco.[1][8] PowerBar started sponsoring Chad in 2010.[9]

Pro Flatland Contest History

1993

2nd BS Round 2

3rd BS Round 3

2nd BS Finals

1st KOC UK

1994

2nd BS Round 2

1995

3rd BS Round 1

3rd BS Round 3

1997

3rd BS Round 1

6th X Games

1998

1st BS Round 1

2nd BS Round 2

5th BS Round 2

7th X Games

1999

8th BS Round 1

10th BS Round 2

20th X Games

2000

2nd CFB Round 1

2001

8th BS Round 1

13th BS Round 2

6th X Games

2002

4th CFB Round 1

8th CFB Round 3

4th Backyard Jam UK

5th EXPN Round 2[1]

References

1. "Chad Jeremy Degroot". 23 Mag. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
2. Tunney, Brian (May 15, 2009). "Chad Degroot Explained". ESPN. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
3. "Chad DeGroot Interview – Turn Your Passions Into Your Career: Combining BMX Riding with Entrepreneurship". The Expansion Project Podcast. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
4. Wilke, Markus (October 2, 2014). "The story of BACO on Blu-ray". Freedom BMX. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
5. "Chad Degroot: Number One Flatlander". Transworld Magazine. February 2002.
6. "Number One Flatlander: Chad Degroot". Transworld BMX. February 2003.
7. "Chad Degroot Facts". Transworld BMX. February 2004.
8. Tunney, Brian (September 20, 2009). "Chad Degroot on Deco BMX". ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
9. Hander, Juan (April 23, 2010). "Chad DeGroot Now Riding for PowerBar". Ride BMX. Retrieved October 7, 2017.