No.5 with Perry Kramer and an unidentified racer. Minicycle/BMX Action & Super BMX: December 1978 Vol.5 No.12 (M/BMXA) Bicycle Motocross Action & Go: April 1980 Vol.5 No.4 May 1982 Vol.7 No.5 in last place behind Scott Clark, Harry Leary, Clint Miller Denny Davidow and Gregg Grubbs. BMX Plus!: None BMX Weekly & BMX B-Weekly: (British publication) January 14, 1983 Vol.3 Iss.2 Total BMX: Bicycles and Dirt (ABA Publication): October 1983 Vol.2 No.1 ahead of Ronnie Anderson and Rob Medrano. NBA World & NBmxA World (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication under two names): Bicycles Today & BMX Today (The official NBL membership publication under two names): ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer (The official ABA membership publication under three names): October 1983 Vol.6 No.10 (54) in third place on the outside behind Robert Fehd (472) and behind second place Shawn Texas (114) on the inside. Brian Patterson is in fourth directly behind Fehd. USBA Racer (The official USBA membership publication): Mountain Bike (MTB) racing career In 1986, Tinker made the switch from BMX to mountain biking. Since that time, Tinker has become a 3-time National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) cross-country (XC) champion and 4-time national champion in the 24-hour solo category. In 1996, he became one of the first to see the introduction of mountain biking as an Olympic sport and represent the United States. Tinker again represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Started Racing: 1986 at 25 years of age. Sub discipline: Cross Country (XC), Endurance First race result: Sanctioning Body: Turned Professional: 1989 Retired: Factory and corporate sponsors Amateur General Bicycles (General Bicycle & Moped Company): March 1988 – 1989 Juarez would turn pro with this sponsor. Professional General Bicycles: March 1988 – 1989 Klein Bicycles: 1990-1993 Volvo/Cannondale Bicycle Corporation: 1994-December 2002 Siemens Mobile/Cannondale: January 28, 2003-December 2003 Mona Vie: January 2004-December 2005 Mona Vie/Cannondale: January 2006–October 2021 Floyd's of Leadville: December 2021 - Present MTB major career achievements Amateur Professional National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) 1994, 1995, 1998 NORBA Cross-Country Champion 2001 National Champion 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 National Champion, 24-Hour Solo Category 1995 1st (Gold Medal) – Pan American Games 1998 1st – National Cycling Association Cross-Country Finals Career MTB accolades Tinker Juarez appeared in two of the first instructional mountain biking videos ever produced: The Great Mountain Biking Video released in 1988, and "Ultimate Mountain Biking: Advanced Techniques & Winning Strategies" released in 1989