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{{Infobox Cyclist
{{Infobox cyclist
| ridername = Debbie Kalsow
| image = Debbie Kalsow color headshot BAD Jan83V1N5p78.jpg
| name = Debbie Kalsow
| image_size = 270
| image =
| image_size = 270
| image_caption = On the CW Racing Team in 1982
| fullname = Debra Lynn Kalsow
| caption =
| nickname =
| fullname = Debra Lynn Kalsow
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| nickname =
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age |1968|1|23}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|1|23}}
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| height =
| weight =
| height =
| country = {{USA}}
| weight =
| birth_place = [[Big Rapids, Michigan]], U.S.
| currentteam = Retired
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
| discipline = Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
| role = Racer
| ridertype = Off Road
| role = Racer
| protourrank =
| ridertype = Off Road
| amateuryears1 = 1979-1980
| europetourrank =
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| amateurteam1 = East Langsing Cycle Shop
| amateuryears = 1979-1980<br>1980<br>1981-1985<br>
| amateuryears2 = 1980
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| amateurteams = East Langsing Cycle Shop<br>JAG BMX<br>CW Racing
| proyears =
| amateurteam2 = JAG BMX
| amateuryears3 = 1981-1985
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| proteams =
| majorwins =
| amateurteam3 = CW Racing
| proyears1 =
| updated = [[August 7]], [[2009]]
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| proteam1 =
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'''Debra Lynn Kalsow''' (b. [[January 23]], [[1968]] from [[Lansing, Michigan]] [[United States|U.S.]]) was an American amateur "Old School" [[BMX|Bicycle Motocross (BMX)]] racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1985.
'''Debra Lynn Kalsow''' (b. January 23, 1968 from [[Lansing, Michigan]] [[United States|U.S.]]) was an American amateur "Old School" [[BMX|Bicycle Motocross (BMX)]] racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981 to 1985.


==Racing career milestones==
==Racing career milestones==
{{refbegin}}
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
'''Note:''' Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
'''Note:''' Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.
{{refend}}
</div>
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'''Started racing:''' At age 11 in 1979. She persuaded her reluctant father to let her race like her brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow.<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18>''ABA Action'' April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 p.18</ref>
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'''Started racing:''' At age 11 in 1979. She presuaded her reluctant father to let her race like her brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow.<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18>''ABA Action'' April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.18</ref>


'''Sanctioning body:'''
'''Sanctioning body:'''


'''First race result:'''
'''First race result:'''


'''First win (local):'''
'''First win (local):'''


'''Home sanctioning Body district(s):''' [[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA) District "A" (Arizona) 1979-1981;<br>[[American Bicycle Association]] (ABA) Arizona-1 (AZ-1) 1979-1985.
'''Home sanctioning Body district(s):''' [[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA) District "A" (Arizona) 1979–1981;<br>[[American Bicycle Association]] (ABA) Arizona-1 (AZ-1) 1979–1985.


'''First sponsor:''' East Langsing Cycle Shop 1979.
'''First sponsor:''' East Langsing Cycle Shop 1979.


'''First National race result:''' Third place at a [[National Bicycle League]] (NBL) in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] on July 4, 1979.<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18/>
'''First National race result:''' Third place at a [[National Bicycle League]] (NBL) in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] on July 4, 1979.<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18/>


'''First national win:'''
'''First national win:'''


'''Turned Professional:''' No Professional Career
'''Turned Professional:''' No Professional Career
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'''Retired:''' 1985
'''Retired:''' 1985


'''Height & weight at height of her career:''' Ht:" Wt:lbs
'''Height & weight at height of her career:''' Ht:" Wt:lbs


===Career factory and major bike shop sponsors===
===Career factory and major bike shop sponsors===
{{refbegin}}
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
'''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.
'''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.
{{refend}}
</div>

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====Amateur====
====Amateur====
*'''East Langsing Cycle Shop:''' 1979-1980
*'''East Langsing Cycle Shop:''' 1979-1980
*'''JAG BMX:''' 1980-September 6, 1981
*'''JAG BMX:''' 1980-September 6, 1981
*'''CW (Custom Works) Racing:''' September 6, 1981-1985. The owner of CW Racing's Roger Warsham offered Debbie a sponsorship after the end of the ABA 1981 Fall Nationals in [[Devonshire Downs, California]].<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18/>
*'''CW (Custom Works) Racing:''' September 6, 1981 – 1985. The owner of CW Racing's Roger Warsham offered Debbie a sponsorship after the end of the ABA 1981 Fall Nationals in [[Devonshire Downs, California]].<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18/>

====Professional====
====Professional====
*No professional career.
*No professional career.


===Career bicycle motocross titles===
===Career bicycle motocross titles===
{{refbegin}}
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
'''Note:''' Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in ''italics''. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles.
'''Note:''' Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in ''italics''. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles.
{{refend}}
</div>

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====Amateur====
====Amateur====
'''[[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA)'''
'''[[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA)'''
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*''1984 15 & Over Girls 7-Up World Champion''** (USBA promoted & sanctioned)
*''1984 15 & Over Girls 7-Up World Champion''** (USBA promoted & sanctioned)


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'''**'''The [[7-Up]] World Championship race was the direct descendant of the Jag BMX World Championship races held from 1978-1983. Renny Roker, the promoter of the JAG BMX World Championship gave the rights to the WC to the USBA in 1984 in return for the [[cable television]] rights.
'''**'''The [[7-Up]] World Championship race was the direct descendant of the Jag BMX World Championship races held from 1978 to 1983. [[Renny Roker]], the promoter of the JAG BMX World Championship gave the rights to the WC to the USBA in 1984 in return for the [[cable television]] rights.
{{refend}}
</div>
'''[[Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme]] (FIAC)'''
'''[[Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme]] (FIAC)'''
*None
*None
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===Notable accolades===
===Notable accolades===
*Was the first National No.1 Girl class title holder for the ABA.
*Was the first National No.1 Girl class title holder for the ABA.

===Significant injuries===
===Significant injuries===
*Broke her arm during practice at the ABA Summer Nationals in [[Elkhart, Indiana]] on August 14, 1983. She was laid up for approximately two weeks. She then had the cast formed around the handlebars of her bicycle in a grip fashion so she could pull up on them.<ref>''ABA Action'' September 1983 Vol.6 No.9 pg.4</ref> Unlike other forms of bicycle racing, BMX racing involves pulling up on the handlebars to generate torque in aiding the legs in accelerating the bicycle out of the starting gate, lifting the front wheel over moguls and wheelieing out of turns. Appropriately accelerating out of turns is called "Pulling", a slang term created by Pro racer Ronnie Anderson.<ref>''American BMXer'' September 1990 Vol.12 No.8 pg.3 (Cover photo credit box at extreme bottom left.)</ref>
*Broke her arm during practice at the ABA Summer Nationals in [[Elkhart, Indiana]] on August 14, 1983. She was laid up for approximately two weeks. She then had the cast formed around the handlebars of her bicycle in a grip fashion so she could pull up on them.<ref>''ABA Action'' September 1983 Vol.6 No.9 pg.4</ref> Unlike other forms of bicycle racing, BMX racing involves pulling up on the handlebars to generate torque in aiding the legs in accelerating the bicycle out of the starting gate, lifting the front wheel over moguls and wheelieing out of turns. Appropriately accelerating out of turns is called "Pulling", a slang term created by Pro racer Ronnie Anderson.<ref>''American BMXer'' September 1990 Vol.12 No.8 pg.3 (Cover photo credit box at extreme bottom left.)Also broke her collar bone, and her wrist 2 other times.</ref>


===Racing habits and traits===
===Racing habits and traits===

==Post BMX career==
==Post BMX career==
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Inducted In to the BMX National Hall of Fame

==Miscellaneous==
==Miscellaneous==
*Debbie's father Denny Kalsow was an ABA track operator of the Chandler Jaycees track in [[Chandler, Arizona]], the ABA's home track.<ref>''ABA Action'' April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.26</ref> until 1984. Debbie's brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow was a respected racer in his own right.
*Debbi's father Denny Kalsow was an ABA track operator of the Chandler Jaycees track in [[Chandler, Arizona]], the ABA's home track.<ref>''ABA Action'' April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.26</ref> until 1984 when he transferred the track's sanction to the [[United States Bicycle Motocross Association]] (USBA).
*Debbi's brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow was a respected racer in his own right.
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*Debbi was one of the female racers who advocated and lobbied the ABA for the girls to have their own separate points ranking and National No.1 plate.<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18/>


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*Debbie was one of the female racers who advocated and lobbied the ABA for the girls to have their own separate points ranking and National No.1 plate.<ref name=ABAA_Ap83V6N4p18/>
==BMX press magazine interviews and articles==
==BMX press magazine interviews and articles==
*"CW'S #1 Girl" ''ABA Action'' April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.18
*"CW'S #1 Girl" ''ABA Action'' April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.18
*"Debbie Kalsow" ''Bicycles and Dirt'' July 1983 Vol.1 No.10 pg.54
*"Debbi Kalsow" ''Bicycles and Dirt'' July 1983 Vol.1 No.10 pg.54

==BMX magazine covers==
==BMX magazine covers==
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<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
'''Note:''' Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.
'''Note:''' Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.
{{refend}}
</div>
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'''''Bicycle Motocross News:'''''
'''''Bicycle Motocross News:'''''
*None
*None
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'''''Bicycles Today''''' & '''''BMX Today''''' (the official NBL membership publication with one name change):
'''''Bicycles Today''''' & '''''BMX Today''''' (the official NBL membership publication with one name change):


'''''ABA Action, American BMX'er, BMXer''''' (the official ABA membership publication with two name changes):
'''''ABA Action, American BMX'er, BMXer''''' (the official ABA membership publication with two name changes):
*April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 standing with [[Brent Patterson (BMX rider)|Brent Patterson]], [[Steve Veltman]], Robert Fehd, and [[Greg A. Hill|Greg Hill]] (ABAA).
*April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 standing with [[Brent Patterson (BMX rider)|Brent Patterson]], [[Steve Veltman]], Robert Fehd, and [[Greg A. Hill|Greg Hill]] (ABAA).


'''''USBA Racer''''' (the official USBA membership publication):
'''''USBA Racer''''' (the official USBA membership publication):


==End Notes==
==Notes==
{{reflist|30em}}
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ababmx.com/ The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.]
* [http://www.ababmx.com/ The American Bicycle Association (ABA) Website.]
* [http://www.nbl.org/ The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060613042749/http://www.nbl.org/ The National Bicycle League (NBL) Website.]


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[[Category:American female cyclists]]
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[[Category:21st-century American women]]

Latest revision as of 00:37, 10 October 2024

Debbie Kalsow
Personal information
Full nameDebra Lynn Kalsow
Born (1968-01-23) January 23, 1968 (age 56)
Big Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineBicycle Motocross (BMX)
RoleRacer
Rider typeOff Road
Amateur teams
1979-1980East Langsing Cycle Shop
1980JAG BMX
1981-1985CW Racing

Debra Lynn Kalsow (b. January 23, 1968 from Lansing, Michigan U.S.) was an American amateur "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981 to 1985.

Racing career milestones

[edit]

Note: Professional first are on the national level unless otherwise indicated.

Started racing: At age 11 in 1979. She persuaded her reluctant father to let her race like her brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow.[1]

Sanctioning body:

First race result:

First win (local):

Home sanctioning Body district(s): National Bicycle Association (NBA) District "A" (Arizona) 1979–1981;
American Bicycle Association (ABA) Arizona-1 (AZ-1) 1979–1985.

First sponsor: East Langsing Cycle Shop 1979.

First National race result: Third place at a National Bicycle League (NBL) in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 4, 1979.[1]

First national win:

Turned Professional: No Professional Career

Retired: 1985

Height & weight at height of her career: Ht:" Wt:lbs

Career factory and major bike shop sponsors

[edit]

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

[edit]
  • East Langsing Cycle Shop: 1979-1980
  • JAG BMX: 1980-September 6, 1981
  • CW (Custom Works) Racing: September 6, 1981 – 1985. The owner of CW Racing's Roger Warsham offered Debbie a sponsorship after the end of the ABA 1981 Fall Nationals in Devonshire Downs, California.[1]

Professional

[edit]
  • No professional career.

Career bicycle motocross titles

[edit]

Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles.

Amateur

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National Bicycle Association (NBA)

  • 1981 11-13 Powder Puff Grandnational Champion

National Bicycle League (NBL)

  • 1979 11 Girls National No.1
  • 1984 16 & Over Girls National No.1

American Bicycle Association (ABA)

  • 1980 Intermediate Powder Puff Grandnational Champion
  • 1981 13 Girls U.S. Gold Cup Champion.
  • 1981, 1982 Arizona District #1 (AZ-1) Girls No.1
  • 1981 13-14 Powder Puff Grandnational Champion
  • 1982 National No.1 Girl.
  • 1983 15 & Over Girls U.S. Gold Cup Champion.

United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA)

  • 1984 National No.1 Girl
  • 1984 15 & Over Girls 7-Up World Champion** (USBA promoted & sanctioned)

**The 7-Up World Championship race was the direct descendant of the Jag BMX World Championship races held from 1978 to 1983. Renny Roker, the promoter of the JAG BMX World Championship gave the rights to the WC to the USBA in 1984 in return for the cable television rights.

Fédération Internationale Amateur de Cyclisme (FIAC)

  • None

International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)

  • None

Professional

[edit]
  • No professional Career.

Notable accolades

[edit]
  • Was the first National No.1 Girl class title holder for the ABA.

Significant injuries

[edit]
  • Broke her arm during practice at the ABA Summer Nationals in Elkhart, Indiana on August 14, 1983. She was laid up for approximately two weeks. She then had the cast formed around the handlebars of her bicycle in a grip fashion so she could pull up on them.[2] Unlike other forms of bicycle racing, BMX racing involves pulling up on the handlebars to generate torque in aiding the legs in accelerating the bicycle out of the starting gate, lifting the front wheel over moguls and wheelieing out of turns. Appropriately accelerating out of turns is called "Pulling", a slang term created by Pro racer Ronnie Anderson.[3]

Racing habits and traits

[edit]

Post BMX career

[edit]

Inducted In to the BMX National Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous

[edit]
  • Debbi's father Denny Kalsow was an ABA track operator of the Chandler Jaycees track in Chandler, Arizona, the ABA's home track.[4] until 1984 when he transferred the track's sanction to the United States Bicycle Motocross Association (USBA).
  • Debbi's brother Dennis "Digger" Kalsow was a respected racer in his own right.
  • Debbi was one of the female racers who advocated and lobbied the ABA for the girls to have their own separate points ranking and National No.1 plate.[1]

BMX press magazine interviews and articles

[edit]
  • "CW'S #1 Girl" ABA Action April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.18
  • "Debbi Kalsow" Bicycles and Dirt July 1983 Vol.1 No.10 pg.54

BMX magazine covers

[edit]

Note: Only magazines that were in publication at the time of the racer's career(s) are listed unless specifically noted.

Bicycle Motocross News:

  • None

Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX:

  • None

Bicycle Motocross Action & Go:

  • None

BMX Plus!:

  • None

Total BMX:

Bicycles and Dirt:

NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):

Bicycles Today & BMX Today (the official NBL membership publication with one name change):

ABA Action, American BMX'er, BMXer (the official ABA membership publication with two name changes):

USBA Racer (the official USBA membership publication):

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d ABA Action April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 p.18
  2. ^ ABA Action September 1983 Vol.6 No.9 pg.4
  3. ^ American BMXer September 1990 Vol.12 No.8 pg.3 (Cover photo credit box at extreme bottom left.)Also broke her collar bone, and her wrist 2 other times.
  4. ^ ABA Action April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 pg.26
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