Tarah Gieger (born September 18, 1985) is a Puerto Rican female professional motocross racer.[1][2][3]
 Gieger in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 18, 1985 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Sport | Motocross |
Early years
editGieger's parents moved to Puerto Rico from Florida, where they established a surf shop.[4][5] Gieger was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. She began practicing surfing, but switched to motorcycles when she was 10 years old.[6] She began riding them in the mountains of San Sebastián where crowds gather to practice.[5]
Professional career
editIn 2003, Gieger began racing professionally.[1][7] Gieger won Loretta Lynn AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007.[8] Also in 2007, she became the first female racer ever to compete in the Motocross des Nations.[3][7] In 2008, Gieger won the first women's supercross event at the X Games XIV.[1][2][7]
The following year, a broken wrist prevented Gieger from being among the medalists of the X Games. In March 2010, she joined the Troy Lee Design/Lucas Oil/Honda motocross racing team.[7] After that, she won the silver medal at the women's supercross event at the X Games for two years in a row (2010 and 2011).[9]
In 2013, Gieger finished fourth in the Ford Women's Enduro X Final at the X Games Barcelona.[10] That same year, she was photographed nude for ESPN:The Magazine "Bodies We Want" photo shoot.[11]
Gieger, is the most decorated female athlete in X Games history.[12]
Personal life
editGieger married fellow Nitro Circus member Dusty Wygle on March 10, 2017.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c ESPN profile of Tarah Gieger
- ^ a b Athlete.com profile Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine of Tarah Gieger
- ^ a b Cooler interview with Tarah Gieger
- ^ etnies sponsor profile of Tarah Gieger
- ^ a b Piñeiro, Noel (July 27, 2011). "El destino de Tarah Gieger". El Nuevo Día.
- ^ Troy Lee Designs sponsor profile and brief interview of Tarah Gieger
- ^ a b c d "Tarah Gieger Joins TLD/Lucas Oil/Honda Team", Motorcycle-USA.com
- ^ Loretta Lynn Amateur National Championship Hall of Fame
- ^ "Tarah Gieger Bio". Motorsports. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ Ford Women's Enduro X Results
- ^ "Bodies We Want 2013". ESPN. ESPN.
- ^ "Nitro Circus | Announcing the Pastranaland Pit Bike Championship". Nitro Circus. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ @giegsay. "#weddingwygle". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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