Career
Started Racing: 1982, aged 10, in England. He first noticed BMX on reading a BMX mag back in 1980. First race result: Fourth place in 9 year age group at the Nottingham Outlaws BMX track in Nottingham, England.
Sanctioning Body:
First sponsor: Bunny"s Bike Shop (Private Company)
Turned Professional: In Mid 1988 at 16 in England directly after the 1988 IBMXF European Championships.
First Professional race result: Second Place in Superclass Poole UKBMX National. Retired from Elite: In late 2006 to concentrate on 4x Mountain Bike (MTB) Racing.
He recently started BMX racing again in the American Bar Association Veteran"s Pro class. His debut race was on 1 September 2007 at the American Bar Association Black Jack Nationals in Reno, Nevada.
Height & weight at height of his career (1995–2006): Ht:5"9" Wt:182 lbs.
Career factory and major bike shop sponsors
= Amateur/Junior Men Nottingham Outlaws: 1982
Bunnys/GT BMX: 1983-1984
JMC (James Melton Cyclery) Racing Equipment: 1985
Powerlite Engineering: 1986-1987
= Professional/Elite Men Cyclecraft: 1988-1989
Eyes Lips Face (Extra Light Frames): 1989-1990
Master of Commercial Science (Moto Cross Specialties) Bicycle Specialties (European Division): 1990-December 1991
Webco Bicycles: January 1992-December 1992. This is not the same famous American pioneering Webco Incorporated. of the early to late 1970s. This Webco is the West European Bicycle Company created in 1991 by Gerrit Does, the person who introduced BMX to Europe (the Netherlands specifically) and co-founded the IBMXF. GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles (United Kingdom/Europe): January 1993-September 1999.
Holmes was dropped by GT Bicycles the day after the 1999 NBL Grandnationals.
According to Todd Corbitt, GT team manager and former pro racer GT, was overstaffed with professionals. Holmes contract still ran until the end of 1999 but GT would release him if he gets an offer of sponsorship from another company.
Nirve: 26 December 1999 - late November 2001
O"Neal/Atomic: Early 2002- late November 2002
Free Agent: 2002-2025 November 2013. As the Team Manager of Free Agent World Team post his October 2006 BMX retirement at Elite level
He was also signed by KHS Bicycles to race Mountain Bikes (MTB) at the same time.
The 2002 American Bar Association Grand National was his first race with Free Agent. Dale Holmes Racing: 2014 Started own team with Chase Bicycles as primary bike sponsor
Career bicycle motocross titles.