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{{Infobox Cyclist
{{Infobox KHL team
| ridername = Pete Loncarevich
| clubname = Spartak Moscow
| image = Pete Loncarevich-color headshot Subscrip-adv BMXP6-87p90 jpg.jpg
| image = [[Image:HC Spartak Moscow logo.gif]]
| fullname = '''HC Spartak Moscow'''
| image_size = 300
| nickname = ''"Spartacus"''
| image_caption = On the Haro team circa 1987
| fullname = Peter Loncarevich
| founded = 1946
| dissolved =
| nickname = "Pistol Pete"
| based_in = [[Moscow]] [[Image:Flag_of_Moscow.svg|24px]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age |1966|4|8}}
| height = 1.85 m (6'1" [[Imperial unit|Imperial]])
| arena = [[Sokolniki Arena|LDS Sokolniki]]
| capacity = 5000
| weight = ~81.65-88.45 kg (~180-195lbs. Imperial)
| league = '''[[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]''' 2008-Present<br/>
| country = {{USA}}
*'''''[[Russian Super League|Russian Superleague]]''''' <br/>2007-2008<br/>
| currentteam = Retired
*'''''Did Not Play''''' <br/>2006-2007<br/>
| discipline = Bicycle Motocross (BMX)
*'''''[[Russian Super League|Russian Superleague]]''''' <br/>2004-2006<br/>
| role = Racer
*'''''[[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Russian Supreme League]]''''' <br/>2003-2004<br/>
| ridertype = Off Road
*'''''[[Russian Super League|Russian Superleague]]''''' <br/>2001-2003<br/>
| protourrank =
*'''''[[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Russian Supreme League]]''''' <br/>1999-2001<br/>
| europetourrank =
*'''''[[Russian Super League|Russian Hockey League]]''''' <br/>1996-1999<br/>
| amateuryears = 1977<br>1978<br>1979-1980<br>1980-1982
*'''''[[Russian Super League|Intl. Hockey League]]''''' <br/>1992-1996<br/>
| amateurteams = Cook Bros.<br>S&S Performance<br>TW Racing<br>Diamonback
*'''''[[Soviet Hockey League|USSR Championship]]''''' <br/>1946-1992<br/>
| proyears = 1982<br>1983<br>1983<br>1983<br>1983-1986<br>1986-1989<br>1989<br>1989-1990<br>1990-1992<br>1992<br>1992-1993<br>1993-1995<br>1996-1999<br>2000
| division = Bobrov Division
| proteams = Diamonback<br>SE Racing<br>LRP Racing<br>Shadow Racing<br>CW Racing<br>Haro Designs<br>Vans<br>Vans/MCS<br>Vans/Diamondback<br>Vans/Hawk Racing<br>GHP/Pro Forx<br>ParkPre<br>Retired from BMX Competition<br>Vans
| majorwins =
| conference =
| history =
| updated = [[March 1]], [[2008]]
| team_color = Red, White
| owner =
| gm =
| head_coach = {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Milosh Rzhiga]]
| captain =
| honors =
|affiliates =
|website = [http://www.spartak.ru www.spartak.ru]
}}
}}


'''Peter Loncarevich''' (b. [[April 8]], [[1966]] from [[Lake Forest, California]] [[United States|U.S.]]) is a former [[BMX|Bicycle Motocross (BMX)]] racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994.


'''HC Spartak Moscow''' ({{lang-ru|ХК Спартак Москва}}) is a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the [[Kontinental Hockey League]] (KHL).
Nickname: "Pistol Pete" Loncarevich. He received the moniker the way many racers did with the announcer choosing one for him. In 1984 at an [[American Bicycle Association]] national, Merl Mennenga, the founder and then President of the ABA, who often also announced "[[play by play]]" for the audience at ABA nationals called him "The Pistol"<ref>''Super BMX'' September 1984 Vol.11 No.9 pg.20</ref> for his penchant in getting the "[[holeshot]]" out of the starting gate like a bullet out of a gun. It was also a simultaneous allusion to Loncarevich's similar sounding name to former professional [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) [[guard (basketball)|Guard]] [[Pete Maravich]] who had the moniker of "Pistol Pete".<ref name=1998Dirtrag_Pete_L>[http://www.dirtrag.com/print/article.php?ID=357&category=web-only 1998 dirtrag.com Mountain Bike forum interview with Loncarevich.]</ref>
==BMX racing career milestones==
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'''Note:''' Professional first are at the national level until otherwise indicated.
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|align=left|'''Started Racing:''' ||align=left|Early 1977 Age 11 at Elk's BMX Lodge in [[Santa Ana, California]].<ref>''BMX Plus!'' August 1985 Vol.8 No.8 pg.62 </ref>
||
|-
|align=left|'''Sanctioning body:''' ||align=left|[[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA). ||
|-
|align=left|'''Sanctioning body district(s):''' ||align=left|[[American Bicycle Association]] (ABA) California 3 (CA-3) (1980); (CA-14) (1982) ||
|-
|align=left|'''First race bike: ||align=left|Schwinn Stingray<ref>'''ABA Action''' November 1982 Vol.5 No.11 pg.40 "Best of the Best"</ref> ||
|-
|align=left|'''First race result:''' ||align=left|Second in 11 Novice.<ref>'''ABA Action''' November 1982 Vol.5 No.11 pg.40 "Best of the Best"</ref> ||
|-
|align=left|'''First win (local):''' ||align=left|Probably in 11 Novice on April 17, 1977 at the Santa Ana Elks in Santa Ana, California.<ref>''Bicycle Motocross News. June 1977 Vol.3 No.6 pg.25</ref> Records are spotty. ||
|-
|align=left|'''First sponsor:''' ||align=left|Cook Brothers 1977 ||
|-
|align=left|'''First national win:''' ||align=left|1978 NBA Corona National 12 Expert. ||
|-
|align=left|'''Turned Professional:''' ||align=left|December 1982 at age 17. ||
|-
|align=left|'''First Professional race result:''' ||align=left|He raced in two local races without wining the mains.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' February 1983 Vol.6 No.2 pg.13</ref> In his first pro race on the national level he got a second place in "A" pro on [[December 29]] at the 1982 Jag World Championship ([[American Bicycle Association]] (ABA) sanctioned). He won [[USD]]$500,<ref>''BMX Plus!'' March 1983 Vol.6 No.3 pg.53</ref> the equivalent to USD$1,074.09 in 2007 dollars. ([http://www.aier.org/research/cost-of-living-calculator Cost of Living Calculator]) Immediately after the pro main a representative from Diamondback told Loncarevich that his contract with Diamondback was terminated for him turning pro.<ref name=BMXP!7-93V16N7p65>''BMX Plus!'' July 1993 Vol.16 No.7 pg.65</ref> ||
|-
|align=left|'''First Professional win:''' ||align=left|In "B" Pro at the [[National Bicycle League]] (NBL) War of the Stars (WOS) National in [[Northridge, California]] on May 14, 1983. He won [[USD]]$300, the equivalent to USD$624.40 in 2007<ref>''BMX Plus!'' September 1983 Vol.6 No.8* pg.61 (*no May 1983 issue published)</ref> ||
|-
|align=left|'''First Junior Men/Pro* race result:''' ||align=left|See above. ||
|-
|align=left|'''First Junior Men/Pro win:''' ||align=left|See "First Professional win" ||
|-
|align=left|'''First Senior Pro** race result:''' ||align=left|Third place in "AA" pro at the ABA Spring Nationals in [[Fremont, California]] on [[May 30]], [[1983]].<ref>''ABA Action'' July 1983 Vol.6 No.7 pg.28 (results)</ref> He won USD$300 or USD$624.40 in 2007 dollars.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' October 1983 Vol.6 No.9* pg.54 (*no May 1983 issue published)</ref> ||
|-
|align=left|'''First Senior Pro win: ||align=left|In "AA" Pro at the 1983 ABA Wheaties Gold Cup in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] on [[October 9]], [[1983]].<ref>''ABA Action'' November 1983 Vol.6 No.11 pg.42 (results)</ref> He won USD$280, the equivalent of USD$582.77 in 2007<ref>''BMX Plus!'' March 1984 Vol.7 No.3 pg.32</ref> ||
|-
|align=left|'''Height and weight at height of his career:''' ||align=left|Ht:6'1" Wt:~180-195lbs.<ref>''BMX Action'' July 1986 Vol.11 No.7 pg.69</ref> He underwent a substantial weight gain when he put on muscle during the 1985 and 1986 seasons ||
|-
|align=left|'''Retired from Senior pro (A/AA)* circuit:''' ||align=left|Unofficially in 1994, but like a lot of pros, they really retired only from the front line AA/A pro points chase circuit for the National no. 1 title. Racing never left his system. He came back to BMX by winning the ABA Masters class, the precursor to the Veteran Pro class, at the 1995 ABA Grand Nationals. He resumed 20" BMX racing on a competitive level in 2000 competing in the ABA's Masters/Veteran Pro class and in "A" pro. This was in addition to and simultaneous with his Mountain Bike (MTB) racing career where he won a Masters World Championship as well as multiple World Cup events.
|-
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|}


==History==
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One of the sections of the [[Spartak Moscow]] [[sports club]], HC Spartak Moscow was established in [[1946]]. They have won the Soviet Championship four times, and have also had European-level success in the [[Spengler Cup]], which they have won five times.
'''*'''In the NBL it was/is "B" Pro/Super Class/"A" Pro/Junior Men, all depending on the era; in the ABA it has been and is "A" Pro regardless of the era (post 1980).<br>
[[Image:SMold.gif|left]]
'''**'''In the NBL it is "A" Pro/All Pros/"AA" Pro/Elite Men, all depending on the era; in the ABA it has been and is "AA" Pro regardless of the era (post 1980).
Unfortunately for its fans, the financial state of the team was becoming worse and worse since the beginning of 2006. After the season, a Russian businessman and huge Spartak fan, Vadim Melkov, volunteered to find suitable sponsorship for his favorite team. After negotiations, the Government of [[Moscow]] agreed to cover all of team debts. Some preliminary agreements about team sale were achieved as well. Unfortunately for Spartak, Melkov died during the [[S7 Airlines Flight 778|S7 Airlines plane crash]] of July 9th, 2006. All the deal proposals were cancelled. After a month of struggling to improve the financial situation, it was decided by Spartak management to disband the team for a year<ref>[http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/default.asp?id=232495] ''"Sovetski Sport"'' newspaper, August 11th, 2006. </ref>.
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===Career factory and major bicycle shop sponsors===
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'''Note:''' This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by BMX press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.
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====Amateur====
*'''Cook Bros.:''' 1977


<gallery caption="Team Jerseys" widths="275px">
*'''S&S''' ('''''S'''''treet & '''''S'''''trip)<ref>''Bicycle Motocross Action'' January 1981 Vol.6 No.1 pg.74</ref> '''Performance Products:''' 1978
Image:spartak_red.png|RSL Away Jersey
Image:spartak_white.png|RSL Home Jersey
</gallery>


==Roster==
*'''TW Racing:''' December 1979-September 1980. Allegedly Peter Loncarevich's father's business partners who ran TW stole and absconded with USD$5,000 from his father and he subsequently stopped racing for them after they couldn't be found.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' April 1984 Vol.7 No.4 pg.48</ref>
''as of October 2, 2008''
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*'''Diamond Back (Centurion Bicycle Company):''' September 1980-December 1982. Loncarevich would turn pro while with this sponsor.
|align=center|'''1'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|GER}}
|[[Dmitrij Kotschnev]]
|align=center| July 15, 1981
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====Professional====
|align=center|'''35'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|CZE}}
|[[Martin Prusek]]
|align=center| December 11, 1975
|align=center| R


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*'''Diamond Back: ''' September 1980-December 1982. Briefly with DB as as a pro, about three days. DB and Loncarevich did not see eye to eye about Loncarevich turning pro at the time. DB did not think he was ready and wanted Loncarevich to help them win Team Trophy, a prestigious accolade for the best factory team of the year awarded by a sanctioning body depending on how well a team does as a group in Nationals through out the season. They wanted Eddy King (who joined DB at the same time Loncarevich did but was two years older) to turn pro before Loncarevich and for Loncarevich to wait a year. After his second place result in "A" pro in his pro debute at the ABA Jag World Championship in 1982, Diamondback terminated his contract.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' July 1993 Vol.16 No.7 pg.64</ref> The two parties went their separate ways.<ref>''Super BMX'' September 1984 Vol.11 No.9 pg.21</ref> The termination motivated him to prove to himself he was a top pro and beat [[Harry Leary]] and [[Eddy King]], Diamondback's marque pros.<ref name=BMXP!7-93V16N7p65/>
|align=center|'''44'''
*'''SE Racing (formerly Scot Enterprises Racing Division, now called Sports Engineering, Inc.):''' January 1983-Mid February 1983. Allegedly Scot Breithaupt, the owner of SE Racing and a BMX pioneer, wanted Loncarevich to drop the family BMX business, Loncarevich Racing Products, and race solely for SE Racing.<ref> ''BMX Action'' December 1985 Vol.10 No.12 pg.75</ref>
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Evgeny Konobriy]]
|align=center| August 17, 1985
|align=center|L
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*'''LRP (Loncarevich Racing Products):''' Mid February 1983-November 1983. LRP was a company he and his father started that sold BMX accessories like titanium seatpost and pedal cages and a small clothing line.
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*'''Shadow Racing:''' November 1983-Mid December 1983. Shadow Racing was owned by the same person who owned CW, Roger Worsham. It made its own line of BMX bicycles and components. Loncarevich would later move over to CW.
|align=center|'''2'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Leonid Kanareikin]]
|align=center| August 21, 1976
|align=center|L


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*'''CW (Custom Works) Racing:''' Mid December 1983-[[April 1]], [[1986]]. Although Mr. Loncarevich had a contract to race for CW until April 1986, he showed up and raced in the November 1985 ABA Grand Nationals in a Haro uniform. He had previously signed contract with Haro to race for them after Haro offered more money and CW didn't match the offer.<ref name=BMXAJul86V11N7>''BMX Action'' July 1986 Vol.11 No.7 pg.70</ref> Roger Worsham threatened to sue Loncarevich for [[breach of contract]].<ref>''BMX Plus!'' July 1992 Vol.15 No.7 pg.43</ref> Worsham apparently went so far as to file a restraining order to prevent Loncarevich from moving to Haro prematurely. The court turned down the request.<ref>''BMX Action'' January 1986 Vol.11 No.1 pg.72</ref> Roger Worsham appealed the decision but dropped the case after, according to Loncarevich, it was clear he wasn't going to become ABA No.1 pro for 1985.<ref name=BMXAJul86V11N7/> As it is with most disputes of this kind it was over salary. Loncarevich felt that he should had gotten a large monetary raise in lieu of winning the ABA number one pro for 1985. Haro Designs did offer a raise increase to his salary. As Peter said. "When you're an athlete, you have to get what you can while you can, because next year you might have a terrible season. So I went with Haro Designs."<ref>''Go'' Magazine December 1991 Vol.3 Issue 2 pg.20 </ref> This is particularly true in the sport of BMX racing in which there isn't the infrastructure for a pension pension plan for retired Pros or a minimum salary requirement and no effective professional racer's union (although they have been efforts to organize such going back to 1976 in the [[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA)). Things are very much like what professional baseball players faced 120 years ago, except there is no formal or informal collusion to prevent racers from going from one sponsor to another if he doesn't like the terms. One irony in Loncarevich signing with CW in the first place: Apparently CW made it a clause of sponsorship for the Loncarevich family to shut down their business, Loncarevich Racing Products. That was the very same condition that allegedly made Pete Loncarevich leave SE Racing.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' December 1985 Vol.8 No.12 pg.17</ref>
|align=center|'''3'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Denis Baev]]
|align=center| November 25, 1983
|align=center|L


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
Side Note: "CW" never stood for "Coast Wheels" as it is widely thought. Coast Wheels was a bike shop that Roger Worsham owned. Custom Works was a completely different and independent company.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cwracing/CW%20Information/history_of_cw.htm History of CW page]</ref> This is in contrast with [[JMC Bicycles|JMC]] (Jim Melton Cyclery) which did start out as a bicycle shop and then began manufacturing its own BMX components including entire bicycles.
|align=center|'''6'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
*'''Haro Designs/Bicycles:''' [[April 1]], [[1986]]-May 1989. Apparently Haro Designs allegedly lured Mr. Loncarevich under the false pretense of a co-sponsorship offer when they fully intended to offer Peter a full factory contract.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' December 1985 Vol.8 No.12 pg.12</ref> Left Haro after extended and fruitless contract negotiations.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' August 1989 Vol.12 No.8 pg.7</ref>
|[[Ivan Savin]]
|align=center| January 5, 1981
|align=center|R


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*'''Vans (Van Doren Rubber Co.):''' May 1989-November 1989
|align=center|'''7'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|SVK}}
|[[Ivan Baranka]]
|align=center| May 19, 1985
|align=center| L


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*'''Vans/MCS (Moto Cross Specialties) Bicycle Specialties:'''<ref>''BMX Plus!'' September 1988 Vol.11 No.9 pg.28</ref> November 1989-July 1990. Vans and MCS joined forces. MCS supplied the racing bicycles.
|align=center|'''8'''
*'''Vans/Diamondback:''' July 1990-May 1992. MCS dropped Loncarevich and all other riders except [[Terry Tenette]], but Vans kept him and he picked up Diamondback as a second primary sponsor.<ref>''Go'' October 1990 Vol.1 Iss.12 pg.15</ref>
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
*'''Vans/Hawk Racing:''' May 1992-Mid November 1992. Peter was still sponsored by Vans and was still his main sponsor sending him around the racing circuit, but Hawk Racing supplied the bike. Vans was and is a tennis shoe and skateboard/BMX apparel maker.
|[[Vladimir Loginov]]
*'''GHP (Greg Hill Products)/Pro Forx:''' Mid November 1992-May 1993. GHP would discontinue making frame and fork sets in mid 1993 causing GHP sponsored racers to find other sponsors.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' August 1993 Vol.16 No.8 pg.10</ref>
|align=center| January 1, 1981
*'''ParkPre Bicycles (Integra Precision Corporation):''' 1993-1995
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*Retired for five years. 1996 through 1999.
*'''Vans:''' January 2000-


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===Career bicycle motocross titles===
|align=center|'''26'''
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|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
'''Note:''' Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in ''italics''. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block.
|[[Andrei Zabolotnev]]
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|align=center| January 20, 1982
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====Amateur====


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'''National Bicycle Association (NBA)'''
|align=center|'''31'''
*''1979 Jag 13 Expert and 11-13 Trophy Dash World Champion'' (Doubled) (NBA/NBL sanctioned)
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
*1981 15 Expert, 15 & Over Open and Trophy Dash (Triple) Grandnational Champion. This was the last NBA National event before merging with the NBL.
|[[Kirill Lyamin]]
'''Bicycle Motocross League (BMXL)'''
|align=center| January 13, 1986
*''1978 National No.1 Amateur''<ref>''BMX Plus!'' July 1993 Vol.16 No.7 pg.64</ref>
|align=center| L
'''National Bicycle League (NBL)'''
*''1980 California State No.1''
*''1980 Jag 14 Expert World Champion'' (NBL sanctioned)
*''1981 15 Expert National No. 1''
'''United Bicycle Racers (UBR)'''
*1981 15 Expert Grandnational Champion
'''American Bicycle Association (ABA)'''
*''1980 California District 3 (Cal-3) No.1† and State No.1''
*1980 14 Expert and 14 year Old Trophy Dash Grandnational Champion
*''1982 California District 14 (Cal-14) No.1''


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†Shared with 13 Expert Kelly McDougall<ref>''Bicycle Motocross Action'' November 1981 Vol.6 No.11 pg.86 ("Sharpshootin'" sidebar)</ref><br>
|align=center|'''42'''
'''International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
*''1981 15 Expert International Champion''
|[[Nikita Schitov]]
'''United States Cycling Federation (USCF)'''*
|align=center| March 12, 1983
*''1981 Jag 15 Expert World Champion''
|align=center|L


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|align=center|'''45'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Aleksandr Berkutov]]
|align=center| May 31, 1986
|align=center|L


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
NBL rules and nomenclature were followed generally, however, no points were awarded and applied to the NBL or any other recognized BMX governing body. The NBL ceased sanctioning the Jag World Championships due to the fact that by this time it was the [[United States|US]] [[affiliate]] of the IBMXF which was holding its own World Championships. Renny Roker, the promoter of the Jag World Championship races refused to rename this race. Consequently, the NBL pulled its sanction for the 1981 race and future Jag "World Championship" races.<ref>''BMX Action'' April 1982 Vol.7 No.4 pg.78</ref><br>
|align=center|'''57'''
'''*'''The USCF is now [[USA Cycling]].
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
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|[[Dmitri Vishnevsky]]
====Professional====
|align=center| January 3, 1990
'''[[National Bicycle Association]] (NBA)'''
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*None
'''Bicycle Motocross League (BMXL)'''
*None
'''[[National Bicycle League]] (NBL)'''
*1985 "A" Pro Grandnational Champion
*1986 "A" Pro and Pro Award Grandnational Champion
*''1986, 1987 National No. 1 Pro''
'''United Bicycle Racers (UBR)'''


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'''[[American Bicycle Association]] (ABA)'''
*''1983 "AA" Pro U.S. Gold Cup Champion''.
*''1984 "AA" Pro U.S. Gold Cup Champion''.
*''1984 National No. 1 Pro''.
*1986 Honda Supercup Champion. Prize: Honda Reflex Motorcycle.
*1986 "AA" Pro Grandnational Champion
*''1986 National No. 1 Pro.'' Prize: 1986 [[GMC]] Chevrolet S-15 4X4 truck.<ref>''Super BMX & Freestyle'' March 1987 Vol.14 No.3 pg.10</ref>
*''1988 Pro U.S. Gold Cup East Champion''.
*1989 Pro Cruiser Grandnational Chimpion
*''1991 Pro U.S. Gold Cup West Champion''.
*1991 "AA" Pro Grandnational Champion
*''1991 National No. 1 Pro''. Loncarevich won a 1991 [[Izusu]] mini pick-up truck.<ref>''Go'' March 1992 Vol.3 Iss.5 pg.38</ref>
*1992 "King of Los Angeles"* (KOLA) series (ABA sanctioned).
*1992 Pro Supercup Champion. He won a USD$5,000 trip for two to [[Tahiti]].<ref>''American BMXer'' January/February 1993 Vol.15 No.1 pg.38</ref>
*1992 "AA" Pro Grandnational Champion
*''1992 National No. 1 Pro''. He won a red 1992 Izusu pickup truck.<ref>''American BMXer'' January/February 1993 Vol.15 No.1 pg.50 (photo caption)</ref>
*1995 Veteran Pro Grandnational Champion


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!colspan=7 |<center><big>Forwards
'''*'''The King of Los Angeles was a pro series of seven races held at ABA tracks in the Southern California/Los Angeles area hastily put together on the same weekend to counter the debut and emergence of a new and as it turned out short live sanctioning body called the International Cycling Association (ICA) (which was founded in part by Pro racer [[Greg A. Hill|Greg Hill]]) which was holding its first event, the Cowboy National in [[Dallas, Texas]] during that same weekend. The ABA paid some top pro racers including Pete Loncarevich to participate along with putting up a US$7,000 pro purse. [[Terry Tenette]] was the only elite top pro to attend the inaugural ICA national.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' September 1992 Vol.15 No.9 pg.35</ref>
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'''[[United States Bicycle Motocross Association]] (USBA)'''
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*1986 National No. 1 Pro
|align=center|'''5'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Ilya Dokshin]]
|align=center|
|align=center| October 9, 1981
|align=center| L


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'''International Bicycle Motocross Federation (IBMXF)'''
|align=center|'''9'''
*1987 20" Pro Vision Street Wear World Cup* Champion
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
*1990 Pro World Champion
|[[Maxim Rybin]]
|align=center| LW
|align=center| June 15, 1981
|align=center| R


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|align=center|'''11'''
'''*'''The Vision Street Wear World Cup was the direct descendant of the Murry World Cup. Murray stopped sponsoring the World Cup after the fifth 1986 edition due to the failure of Murray of Ohio bicycle company and the NBL to come to an agreement about the sponsorship fee Murray would have had to pay the NBL. If Murray continued its sponsor ship, the 1987 addition would had been the sixth (VI) in the series.
|align=center|{{flagicon|GER}}
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|[[Eduard Lewandowski]]
'''Pro Series Championships and Invitationals'''
|align=center| RW
|align=center| September 7, 1980
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*Bicross de Paris 1986 Challenge Yop Champion (King of Bercy 3)
|align=center|'''13'''
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|[[Alexander Drozdetsky]]
|align=center| RW
|align=center| January 11, 1981
|align=center| L


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
The 1986 Paris Yoplait BMX Challenge was an invitational race sponsored and promoted by the Yoplait Yogurt company in which American and English pros as well as French pros were brought together to compete in a single race. As is typical in Europe, the public had greater enthusiasm for BMX than the American public, in part because bicycle racing of any type was and is much more popular in Europe (and in Asia and South America as well) than in the United States. As with the 1985 addition, which [[Tommy Brackens]] won, it was a hit in France with tickets sold out two months in advance.<ref>''BMX Action'' April 1987 Vol.12 No.4 pg.13</ref>
|align=center|'''14'''
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|[[Stefan Ruzicka]]
|align=center| LW
|align=center| February 17, 1985
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|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
==BMX related product lines==
|align=center|'''18'''
*1984: The CW Racing "Pistol Pete" Pro Frame.
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
:'''Product evaluation:'''
|[[Sergei Akimov]]
:''BMX Action'' August 1984 Vol.9 No.8 pg.50
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*1992: Applied Tectonics Inc. (ATi) "The Pistol Grip" handlebar hand grips.
|align=center| October 15, 1976
:'''Product evaluation:'''
|align=center| L


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==Notable accolades==
|align=center|'''19'''
* 1986 ''BMX Plus!'' Racer of the Year Award winner with 35.07% of the total 2,997 votes cast. Prize won: A 1986 Suzuki Quad sport four wheel drive [[All-terrain vehicle|All Terrain Vehicle]] (ATV), also known as a Quad Bike or Quad Cycle, essentially a motocross motorcycle with four wheels instead of just two.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' June 1986 Vol.9 No.6 pg.39</ref>
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
*1987 ''BMX Plus!'' Racer of the Year Award winner with 36.92% of the total 2,925 votes cast. Prize won: A Suzuki RM125 motocross motorcycle.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' June 1987 Vol.10 No.6 pg.29</ref>
|[[Alexandr Yunkov]]
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|align=center| November 21, 1982
|align=center| L


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*1988 ''BMX Action'' Number One Racer Award (NORA) winner. No vote totals or breakdown given.<ref>''BMX Action'' March 1988 Vol.13 No.3 pg.38-39</ref>
|align=center|'''20'''
|align=center|{{flagicon|RUS}}
|[[Alexei Akifiev]]
|align=center| LW
|align=center| January 22, 1976
|align=center| R


|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*1992 ''BMX Plus!'' Racer of the Year Award winner. No percentage or total vote given. Prize won: An Ovation Celebrity Deluxe Guitar.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' July 1992 Vol.15 No.7 pg.43</ref> Very appropriate given his [[Rockabilly]] hobby.
|align=center|'''27'''
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|[[Igor Polygalov]]
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|align=center| October 21, 1986
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|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
*In 1992 ''American BMXer'', the ABA's in-house [[tabloid newspaper]] formerly called ''ABA Action'' and now known as ''BMXer'' named Loncarevich the greatest Racer of all time.<ref>[http://www.bmxtreme.com/articles/top90.htm Named Greatest Racer of All Time by American BMXer]</ref> He was also named Golden Crank "Pro of the Year" in the First Annual Reader's Choice Award for 1992 with 23% of the vote.<ref>''American BMXer'' January/February 1993 Vol.15 No.1 pg.16</ref>
|align=center|'''36'''
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|[[Dmitri Upper]]
|align=center| LW
|align=center| July 27, 1978
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*Named the 1993 ABA ''BMXer'' Golden Crank "Racer of the Year"<ref>[http://www.gork-graphics.com/PopularityAwards.htm Gorkgraphics.com Site.]</ref>
|align=center|'''67'''
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|[[Ondrej Fiala]]
|align=center| C
|align=center| November 4, 1987
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*1993 ''BMX Plus!'' Racer of the Year Award winner. No percentage or total vote given. Apparently no prize was given.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' August 1993 Vol.16 No.8 pg.36</ref>
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|[[Kirill Knyazev]]
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|align=center| June 9, 1983
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*Pete Loncarevich is a 1997 ABA BMX Hall of Fame Inductee.
|align=center|'''88'''
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|[[Roman Lyuduchin]]
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|align=center| May 4, 1988
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*His four ABA "No. 1 pro" titles are only matched by [[Gary Ellis]].
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|[[Mikhail Yunkov]]
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|align=center| February 16, 1986
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|-bgcolor="#eeeeee"
==Significant BMX related injuries==
|align=center|'''92'''
* Broken arm at a race in New Jersey in 1980.<ref>''BMX Plus!'' April 1984 Vol.7 No.4 pg.48</ref>
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* Injured knee at 1981 Jag World Championships in a collision with teammate Eddy King in Trophy Dash. Required surgery and was laid up for six months.<ref>''Bicycle Motocross Action'', April 1982 Vol.7 No.4 pg.56</ref>
|[[Branko Radivojevic]]
* Broke collar bone on [[October 25]], [[1987]] at the ABA Western Regional Gold Cup in [[Reno, Nevada]], five weeks before 1987 ABA Grand national. Was told he would be out three months by doctors, but Peter did not want to miss the Grands. He contacted a renowned sports medicine doctor that involved a 12 hour a day at a cost of $1000 per diem in an effort to retain. He attempted to race and made it as far as the semi finals, but did not transfer to the main.<ref> ''BMX Action'' March 1988 Vol.13 No.3 pg.38-39</ref><ref>''BMX Plus!'' February 1988 Vol.11 No.2 pg.11</ref>
|align=center| RW
* Broke two ribs while training on his bike on [[July 4]], [[1988]] while visiting his cousin in Ohio. Laid up approximately a month.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' October 1988 Vol.11 No.10 pg.8</ref> His first race back was the 1988 US Gold Cup Championships East event held in [[Mississippi]].<ref>''BMX Plus!'' January 1988 Vol.12 No.1 pg.8</ref><ref>''BMX Plus!'' February 1988 Vol.12 No.1 pg.32</ref>
|align=center| November 24, 1980
*Sprained ankle playing basketball between the two weeks of [[January 24]] and [[January 27]], [[1990]] missing the ABA Lonestar Nationals held on the weekend of [[January 27]].<ref>''American BMXer'' March 1990 Vol.12 No.2 pg.43</ref>
|align=center| R
|}


===Spartak NHL Alumni===
==Peccadilloes==
{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ilya Kovalchuk]] (1999-2001), {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Daniil Markov]] (1993-97)
*He had a reputation as being a cocky and braggadocios amateur having a bad attitude. He supposed to have mellowed after he became a pro because he was consciously representing the company's products that were sponsoring him, also he was simply a bit more mature.<ref> ''BMX Plus!'' August 1985 Vol.8 No.8 pg.59 </ref>
==Other activities==
===Music===
During his amateur BMX career he was a member of a [[Rockabilly]] band singing and playing [[guitar]] in [[Orange County, California]].<ref>''BMX Plus!'' December 1982 Vol.5 No.12 pg.19</ref> Due to racing commitments he had to leave it but he still played during his leisure time. By most accounts he was very good.
===Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu===
In his early twenties he began studying [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu]] (BJJ) and other martial arts. He is now a 2nd degree black belt in BJJ under [[Joe Moreira]]. He has won a couple of titles including coming in first in the Black Belt Senior 1 Male Lightweight class at the 2006 Pan American Games.<ref>[http://www.ckjj.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=35 Marc Laimon Jiu Jitsu site. Word search for "Loncarevich" to speed finding.].</ref> Pete Loncarevich now teaches BJJ out of [[Central Point, Oregon]].


==BMX magazine covers==
===Other Notable Players===
{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Pavel Bure]] (1994-95)
'''''Bicycle Motocross News:'''''
==Honors==
*None
===Champions===
'''''Minicycle/BMX Action''''' & '''''Super BMX:'''''
*'''[[Soviet Hockey League|Soviet League]] Championship: 4'''
*May 1984 Vol.11 No.5. (SBMX)
:: 1962, 1967, 1969, 1976
*February 1985 Vol.12 No.2. Also posing in centerfold with actress [[Debbie Sue Voorhees]]. (SBMX&F)
*'''[[USSR Cup (Ice Hockey)|USSR Cup]]: 2
*September 1985 Vol.10 No.9 with [[Greg A. Hill|Greg Hill]] and [[Harry Leary]]. (BMXA)
:: 1970, 1971
*December 1985 Vol.12 No.12 in insert with unidentified racer. Main image Ron Wilkerson. (SBMX&F)
*'''[[Spengler Cup]]: 5'''
*March 1986 Vol.13 No.3 (SBMX&F)
:: 1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990
*November 1988 Vol.15 No.11 with teammate [[Mike King (BMX racer)|Mike King]] in insert. In separate inserts [[Eric Carter]]; Jeff Donnell & Charlie Davidson; freestyler Eddie Fiola. (SBMXF)
*'''[[Ahearne Cup]]: 3'''
'''''Bicycle Motocross Action''''' & '''''Go:'''''
:: 1971, 1972, 1973
*July 1988 Vol.13 No.7 (BMXA)
*'''[[Stars Cup]]: 1'''
*December 1991 Vol.3 Iss.2 In inset Keith Treanor. (Go)
:: 1975
'''''BMX Plus!:'''''
*'''[[Vysshaya Liga (ice hockey)|Vysshaya Liga]] Championship: 3'''
*April 1984 Vol.7 No.4 in inset. In separate insets D.D. Leone, freestyler Mike Dominguez; and [[Richie Anderson (BMX rider)|Richie Anderson]].
:: 2000, 2001, 2004
*July 1984 Vol.7 No.7 behind [[Stu Thomsen]] with [[Brian Patterson]] in third. In insets Mercury Morgan (top "rip"), freestyler Mike Dominguez (circle).
*'''[[Spartak Cup]]: 1'''
*December 1984 Vol.7 No.12 (73) in insert ahead of [[Anthony Sewell]] (13) (bottom center) In other inserts [[Eric Rupe]] (22) & Clearance Perry (20) (top center); freestylers Mike Dominguez (top left); Woody Itson (top right); Rick Avella (bottom left); Ron Wilkerson with Shawn Buckley clowning around.
::2007
*May 1985 Vol.8 No.5 in insert with [[Gary Ellis]], [[Tommy Brackens]], Ronnie Anderson & [[Eddy King]]; [[Scott Clark (BMX rider)|Scott Clark]] in circular insert; Martin Aparijo insert; and Chris Meier as main image.
*August 1985 Vol.8 No.8 with [[Mike Miranda (BMX racer)|Mike Miranda]], [[Scott Clark (BMX rider)|Scott Clark]], [[Harry Leary]], Robert Fehd & [[Billy Griggs]] in separate inserts and together on a starting line in the top insert.
*December 1985 Vol.8 No.12 with [[Gary Ellis]] (9) and [[Tommy Brackens]] (3). Also Dizz Hicks and Brian Scura (building quarter pipe) in separate inserts.
*February 1986 Vol.9 No.2 behind of [[Mike Miranda (BMX racer)|Mike Miranda]]. Inset Sidehackers Perez & Garrido.
*October 1986 Vol.9 No.10 in bottom insert (3) ahead of [[Eric Rupe]] (2), Eddy King (6); in upper insert left to right is Robby Rupe, Scott Towne, [[Billy Griggs]], Dave Cullinan & Tim Ebbett. Main image Todd Anderson.
*February 1987 Vol.10 No.2. (2) in insert behind Mike Miranda (5) and beside [[Eddy King]] (6). In separate insert top freestyler Martin Aparijo frame standing on MX motorcycle. Main Image: Freestyler Rich Sigur
*April 1987 Vol.10 No.4 In bottom insert (2) with Rick Palmer (13 in green) & Ken Aman (13 in blue) in top insert freestyler Tood Anderson. Main image freestyler Tim Rogers.
*June 1987 Vol.10 No.6 ahead of [[Stu Thomsen]] in insert. In cartoon caricature at bottom Ron Anderson. Main image: freestyler Tim Rodgers.
*October 1991 Vol.14 No.10 with [[Gary Ellis]], Todd Corbitt & [[Steve Veltman]].
*July 1992 Vol.15 No.7 (1) in left center insert ahead of [[Gary Ellis]] (2)and two unidentifies (4) & (13). In right center insert unidentifieds; in bottom insert unidentifieds; in top insert freestyler [[Mat Hoffman|Matt Hoffman]]
*December 1992 Vol.15 No.12 in top insert in a dead tie with [[Gary Ellis]] (2) in center and [[Charles Townsend (BMX rider)|Charles Townsend]] (3) in background. In right center insert [[Tim Judge]] circa 1984; in bottom left insert unidentified BMXer and MXer. Main image freestylers Brian Blyther & Ron Wilkerson in 1986.
*March 1994 Vol.17 No.3 Fifth from right (head obscured) on the starting gate with fellow pros on his left side Brian Lopes (5), [[Mike King (BMX rider)|Mike King]], [[Eric Carter]] (25), [[Steve Veltman]] and to Loncarevich's right an unidentified racer. In top insert Haro Monocoque BMX racing bicycle.
'''''Total BMX:'''''


===Runners Up===
'''''Bicycles and Dirt:'''''
*'''[[Soviet Hockey League|Soviet League]] Championship: 11'''
*January 1984 Vol.2 No.4 (A) with [[Clint Miller]] just inside of the frame to the left.
:: 1948, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991
'''''Snap BMX Magazine''''' & '''''Transworld BMX:'''''


==References==
'''''NBA World''''' & '''''NBmxA World''''' (The official NBA/NBmxA membership publication):
<div class="references-small">

<references />
'''''Bicycles Today''''' & '''''BMX Today''''' (The official NBL membership publication with one name change):

'''''ABA Action, American BMXer, BMXer''''' (The official ABA membership publication with two name changes):

'''''USBA Racer''''' (The official USBA membership publication):
*October 1986 (16) with two unidentified racers. This cover was page 55 within the October 1986 Vol.8 No.9 issue of the ABA's ''American BMXer''. The USBA paper was incorporated into ''American BMXer'' after the ABA acquired* the USBA, so technically it is not a cover but probably would had been if the USBA was still an independent sanctioning body.

'''*'''After the ABA acquired the USBA the ABA printed ''USBA Racer'' within ''American BMXer'' beginning with the May 1986 issue.<br>
'''''USBA Racer''''' (as an independent publication):

==BMX and general media interviews and articles==
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
* LRP Products by Pete Loncarevich ''Super BMX'' March 1982 Vol.9 No.3 pg.74 article about Loncarevich Racing Products, Pete's family owned BMX company.
* "Pete Loncarevich:"Pistol Pete" Shoots from the Hip" ''BMX Plus!'' April 1984 Vol.7 No.4 pg.48
*"Devonshire" ''BMX Action'' July 1984 Vol.9 No.7 pg.26. One of eight mini-interviews with other racers held during the 1984 Devonshire Downs NBL race.
* "Five minutes with Pete himself" ''BMX Action'' August 1984 Vol.9 No.8 pg.52
* "Unquestionably Pete!" ''Super BMX'' September 1984 Vol.11 No.9 pg.16
* "Pete Loncarevich's Last Lap At Lubbock" ''Bicycles and Dirt'' September 1984 Vol.2 No.10 pg.52 Mini sidebar with Loncarevich describing how best to race the 1983 ABA Lonestar National track in [[Lubbock, Texas]].
* "Round Table Blabbin' With ABA Numero Uno Pro, Pistol Pete Loncarevich" ''BMX Action'' June 1985 Vol.10 No.6 pg.26
* "Pistol Pete: Gunning for Glory" ''BMX Plus!'' August 1985 Vol.8 No.8 pg.59
* "How I Won the ABA Number One Pro Plate" ''Super BMX & Freestyle'' September 1985 Vo.12 No.9 pg.36 Story written by Pete Loncarevich
* "A Tale Of Two Champions" ''Super BMX & Freestyle'' December 1985 Vol.12 No.12 pg.26 Duel interview with Pete Loncarevich and Greg Hill on how they did at the 1985 NBL Grand Nationals.
* "Peter!" ''Super BMX & Freestyle'' January 1987 Vol.14 No.1 pg.47
* "Pistol Pete's Training Plan" ''BMX Plus!'' March 1987 Vol.10 No.3 pg.40
* "Peter Loncarevich" ''BMX Action'' December 1987 Vol.12 No.12 pg.14
* "Hill & Loncarevich" ''BMX Plus!'' May 1988 Vol.11 No.5 pg.140 A joint interview with Greg Hill & Pete Loncarevich.
* "The Pistol Goes Off" ''Go'' Magazine December 1991 Vol.3 Issue 2 pg.18
* "On the Air With ''BMX Plus!'' A BMX talk show?" ''BMX Plus!'' March 1992 Vol.15 No.3 pg.62. Partial transcript of radio show interview with Pete Loncarevich, Todd Anderson and Freestyler Dave Voelker.
* Vans' Grand Slam! Taking a stand on BMX!" ''BMX Plus!'' April 1992 Vol.15 No.4 pg.32 Interviews with Loncarevich and his team mates [[Terry Tenette]], [[Steve Veltman]] and Racer/Team Manager Everette Rosecrans.
* "Bang, Bang The Pistol Fires Twice More" side bar. ''BMX Plus!'' June 1992 Vol.15 No.6 pg.19
*"Pistol Pete Speaks" ''BMX Plus!'' July 1993 Vol.16 No.7 pg.64 Detailed article on Loncarevich's career.
*"Back In Action: Pete Loncarevich" ''Snap BMX Magazine'' July 2000 Vol.7 Iss.7 No.45 pg.87 mini interview about his return to BMX competition.
*"Flashback: Pete Loncarevich" ''Transworld BMX'' March 2003 Vol.10 Iss.3 No.77 pg.30
</div>
</div>


==Post BMX Career==
==Mountain Bike (MTB) career ==
{{Supplemental Cyclist infobox
| secondtype = Mountain Bike Racing (MTB)
| image =
| nickname = "Pistol Pete"
| height =
| weight =
| country = {{USA}}
| currentteam = Retired
| discipline = Mountain Bike Racing (MTB)
| role = Racer
| ridertype = Off Road
| protourrank =
| europetourrank =
| amateuryears =
| amateurteams =
| proyears = 1999<br>2000
| proteams = Vans/Iron Horse<br>Parkpre Bicycles
| majorwins =
| updated = [[April 7]], [[2007]]
}}
Like many of his fellow BMX top amateurs and pros, Pete Loncarevich tried his hand at [[mountain bike racing]] (MTB) late in his BMX career. In 1994 Loncarevich moved on in such a manner to MTB after essentially winning everything there was to win in BMX and getting bored as this 1998 Dirtrag.com interview excerpt illustrates: <blockquote>


==External links==
'''Fraser:''' ''So how come you decided to switch to downhill mountain biking from BMX?''
*[http://www.spartak.ru/ HC Spartak Moscow official website]
*[http://fanat1k.ru/ Spartak Moscow Supporters]
*[http://spartak.livehockey.ru/ FC and HC Spartak Moscow - news, squad, history, statistics]


{{Kontinental Hockey League}}
'''Pete:''' ''Ah, because I'd accomplished all the goals that I'd accomplished more than three times. So I was, like, you know, wasn't really accomplishing anything that I hadn't already accomplished so I wanted to move, you know? I didn't want to be just a BMX racer my whole life. So that's where I switched to downhill Mountain biking. It was new to me; it was like BMX when I first started.''<br>
'''Fraser:''' ''So you were basically bored riding BMX?''<br>
'''Pete:''' ''Exactly!''<ref name=1998Dirtrag_Pete_L/> ----dirtrag.com 1998</blockquote>


[[Category:Ice hockey teams in Russia|Spartak Moscow]]
He went on to have a career almost as successful racing mountain bikes as he did racing BMX, earning several titles starting in 1992. His main MTB discipline is in the Downhill category.
[[Category:Spartak Moscow|*]]
----
'''Started Racing:''' 1994


[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1946]]
'''Sub Discipline:''' Downhill


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'''First race result:'''
{{Russia-stub}}

'''Sanctioning Body:'''

'''Retired:'''
=== Career MTB Sponsors ===
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
'''Note:''' This listing only denotes the racer's primary sponsors. At any given time a racer could have numerous co-sponsors. Primary sponsorships can be verified by MTB press coverage and sponsor's advertisements at the time in question. When possible exact dates are given.
</div>
----
====Amateur====
No amateur status
====Professional====
*'''Vans/Pro Forx:''' 1993-
*'''ParkPre Bicycles (Integra Precision Corporation):''' 1993-
* '''Vans (Van Doren Rubber Co.)/[[Iron Horse Bicycles|Iron Horse Bicycle]] Company:''' 1999-
* '''ParkPre Bicycles:''' 2000-
===Career MTB racing titles===
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
'''Note:''' Listed are Regional, National, and International titles.
</div>
----
====Amateur====
*No amateur status. Because of his previous status of being a professional in BMX racing, he was placed into the professional class of MTB immediately.
====Professional====
;[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] (UCI)

* 1996 Mountain Bike World Cup
* 1999 Masters World Downhill Champion (4' 41.88" beating Pete Zablotny by over 10 seconds)
===Significant MTB related injuries===
==MTB magazine covers==
'''''Mountain Bike Action:'''''<br>
==MTB and general media interviews and articles==
==End Notes==
<div class="references-small" style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
<references/>
</div>
==External links==
*[http://www.parkpre.com/peoplegallery/pages/Loncarvich.htm Pete Loncarevich MTB racing shot from Parkpre site.]
* [http://www.ababmx.com/ American Bicycle Association (ABA) website]
* [http://www.nbl.org/ National Bicycle League (NBL) website]


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Revision as of 08:09, 11 October 2008

HC Spartak Moscow
Nickname"Spartacus"
LeagueKHL 2008-Present
DivisionBobrov Division
Founded1946
Home arenaLDS Sokolniki
(capacity: 5000)
Head coachCzech Republic Milosh Rzhiga
Websitewww.spartak.ru


HC Spartak Moscow (Russian: ХК Спартак Москва) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They are members of the Bobrov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

History

One of the sections of the Spartak Moscow sports club, HC Spartak Moscow was established in 1946. They have won the Soviet Championship four times, and have also had European-level success in the Spengler Cup, which they have won five times.

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Unfortunately for its fans, the financial state of the team was becoming worse and worse since the beginning of 2006. After the season, a Russian businessman and huge Spartak fan, Vadim Melkov, volunteered to find suitable sponsorship for his favorite team. After negotiations, the Government of Moscow agreed to cover all of team debts. Some preliminary agreements about team sale were achieved as well. Unfortunately for Spartak, Melkov died during the S7 Airlines plane crash of July 9th, 2006. All the deal proposals were cancelled. After a month of struggling to improve the financial situation, it was decided by Spartak management to disband the team for a year[1].

  • Team Jerseys
  • RSL Away Jersey
    RSL Away Jersey
  • RSL Home Jersey
    RSL Home Jersey

Roster

as of October 2, 2008

Goaltenders
# Nat. Player Date of Birth Catches
1 Germany Dmitrij Kotschnev July 15, 1981 L
35 Czech Republic Martin Prusek December 11, 1975 R
44 Russia Evgeny Konobriy August 17, 1985 L
Defensemen
# Nat. Player Date of Birth Shoots
2 Russia Leonid Kanareikin August 21, 1976 L
3 Russia Denis Baev November 25, 1983 L
6 Russia Ivan Savin January 5, 1981 R
7 Slovakia Ivan Baranka May 19, 1985 L
8 Russia Vladimir Loginov January 1, 1981 L
26 Russia Andrei Zabolotnev January 20, 1982 L
31 Russia Kirill Lyamin January 13, 1986 L
42 Russia Nikita Schitov March 12, 1983 L
45 Russia Aleksandr Berkutov May 31, 1986 L
57 Russia Dmitri Vishnevsky January 3, 1990 L
Forwards
# Nat. Player Position Date of Birth Shoots
5 Russia Ilya Dokshin October 9, 1981 L
9 Russia Maxim Rybin LW June 15, 1981 R
11 Germany Eduard Lewandowski RW September 7, 1980 L
13 Russia Alexander Drozdetsky RW January 11, 1981 L
14 Slovakia Stefan Ruzicka LW February 17, 1985 R
18 Russia Sergei Akimov October 15, 1976 L
19 Russia Alexandr Yunkov November 21, 1982 L
20 Russia Alexei Akifiev LW January 22, 1976 R
27 Russia Igor Polygalov October 21, 1986 L
36 Kazakhstan Dmitri Upper LW July 27, 1978 R
67 Czech Republic Ondrej Fiala C November 4, 1987 L
83 Russia Kirill Knyazev June 9, 1983 L
88 Russia Roman Lyuduchin May 4, 1988 L
91 Russia Mikhail Yunkov February 16, 1986 L
92 Slovakia Branko Radivojevic RW November 24, 1980 R

Spartak NHL Alumni

Russia Ilya Kovalchuk (1999-2001), Russia Daniil Markov (1993-97)

Other Notable Players

Russia Pavel Bure (1994-95)

Honors

Champions

1962, 1967, 1969, 1976
1970, 1971
1980, 1981, 1985, 1989, 1990
1971, 1972, 1973
1975
2000, 2001, 2004
2007

Runners Up

1948, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991

References

  1. ^ [1] "Sovetski Sport" newspaper, August 11th, 2006.


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