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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

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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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+| birth_place   = [[Chandler, Arizona]]
-| currentteam    = KHS
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-| discipline     = Downhill Four-Cross
+| discipline    = [[Downhill mountain biking|Downhill]], [[four-cross]], [[dual slalom]]
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-| majorwins      = 2008 4X World Champion
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-| updated        = November 1st, 2008
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+{{MedalSport | Women's [[Mountain bike racing]]}}
+{{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships|World Championships]]}}
+{{MedalGold|2008 Val Di Sole|[[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|Four-cross]]}}
+{{MedalBronze|2007 Fort William|[[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|Four-cross]]}}
+{{MedalBronze|2009 Canberra|[[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|Four-cross]]}}
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-'''Melissa Buhl''' (born January 25, 1982) is an American professional [[downhill cycling|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.  She is currently sponsored by KHS Bicycles.
+'''Melissa Buhl''' (born January 25, 1982) is an American former professional [[downhill cycling|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/buhl-retires-with-end-of-2012-season/ | title= Buhl retires with end of 2012 season | work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] | publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] | date=September 11, 2012 | accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
 == Achievements ==
 ''Incomplete list''
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 :Junior US National DH Champion
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 :US National DH Champion
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+{{div col end}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{Official website|http://melissabuhl.com/}}
+* {{Official website|http://melissabuhl.com/}}
-*{{Cycling archives|43756}}
+* {{Cycling archives|43756}}
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-| NAME              = Buhl, Melissa
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American racing cyclist
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = January 25, 1982
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Chandler, Arizona]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:1982 births]]
-[[Category:People from Chandler, Arizona]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Chandler, Arizona]]
+[[Category:UCI Mountain Bike World Champions (women)]]
+[[Category:American mountain bikers]]
-{{US-cycling-bio-stub}}