Kenny Belaey is a Belgian mountain bike trials cyclist sponsored by Red Bull

Red Bull

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, Monty

Monty

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Hope

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, Q-oil, Calant. He holds the UCI titles record in the discipline of trial. He is also the first rider who managed to launch a TV show about trialbiking on a worldwide platform, named "Kenny Belaey's Bigtime Trial Adventure"; the show was produced by KB Intl., and filmed and edited by STL visuals.

Trials

Belaey became interested in bike trials after accompanying his father (who is a former national motortrials champion) to his races. He started doing trials when he was 9. The first race he competed in was in 1992, and his first bike was a Montesa.

First national competition: 1994 - Leuven, Bierbeek (Belgium) - 3rd place
First international competition: 1996 - in Spa Francorchamps - 5th place
First sponsor: Monty Belgium

Palmares

• Cadet World Champion: 1998, 1999
• Junior World Champion: 2000 (20" & 26" on same day), 2001
• Junior European Champion: 2000
• Elite World Champion: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010
• Elite World Cup Winner: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
• Elite European Champion: 2005, 2006, 2011

Countries performed in
Belgium, USA, Poland, Croatia, France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, UK, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi-Arabia, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Pakistan, Mexico...

Personal life

Belaey enjoys playing the guitar, listening to music, watching movies, fishing, and snowboarding.

External links

• Kenny Belaey - Official website