Melissa Buhl

Melissa Buhl
Personal information
Full name	Melissa Buhl
Nickname	Top Fuel Buhl
Born	January 25, 1982 (age 42); Chandler, Arizona
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg)
Team information
Discipline	Downhill, four-cross, dual slalom
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1997–2000	Rock Shox Devo
2001–2012	KHS Factory Racing
Medal record
Representing United States
Women's Mountain bike racing
World Championships

Melissa Buhl (born January 25, 1982) is an American former professional downhill and mountain-cross racer who has been racing as pro since 1998. She was the 2005 USAC (USA Cycling) National Pro Downhill Champion and 2002 USAC National Pro Mountain Cross Champion, and 2008 4-X World Champion, NMBS DH Champion, NMBS 4-X Champion. Buhl started racing for KHS Factory Racing in 2001 and retired in 2012.^[1]

Achievements edit

Incomplete list

1998: Junior US National DH Champion
2002: 1st USAC National Pro Mountain Cross Championships
2005: 1st USAC National Pro Downhill (Pro Women's)
2006: 1st NORBA National Mountain Bike Series; 4th UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (Elite Women's)

2007: US National Dual Slalom Champion; NMBS Overall Downhill Champion; NMBS Overall Gated Racing Champion; USA Cycling Gravity Racer of the Year

2008: US National Downhill Champion; NMBS Overall Gated Racing Champion; US National Dual Slalom Champion; US National Four Cross Champion; NMBS DS Champion; JKOM Series Champion; UCI 4-X World Champion

2009: US National DH Champion

References edit

^ "Buhl retires with end of 2012 season". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

External links edit

Official website
Melissa Buhl at Cycling Archives

[1] "Buhl retires with end of 2012 season". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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