Madeleine Hoover

Madeleine Hoover (born December 17, 1998), is an American women's International motorcycle trials rider,

Madeleine Hoover
FIM World Trials 2016 Tong, UK
Nationality American
Born (1998-12-17) December 17, 1998
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Current teamGas Gas

Hoover has been a member of the American Women's Trial des Nations team several times and was NATC Women's Pro Class Champion.[1]

Biography

Hoover was born in Raleigh, North Carolina,

In 2013, Hoover won her first NATC Trials Championship. She won the opening two rounds in New York, then took a 2nd place on day one in Vermont, then won following day at the second Vermont round. She won again in Arizona, ending her season with a 2nd place and a win in New Mexico. She took the title without contesting the final two rounds.[2]

In 2014 Hoover won on the opening day win in Colorado, but finished third on day 2. In Kansas Hoover took the series lead with a win and a 2nd place. Hoover then won in Pennsylvania . At the final rounds in Tennessee, she won the championship title on the opening day with a win.[2] She moved up to the Women's Expert Sportsman class on day two, taking a 3rd-place finish.

For 2015 Hoover won the opening two rounds of the Eastern series in Nebraska, following up with a second and a 3rd in Ohio, which was enough to take her third title.[2] In the Western series Rachel Hassler, prevailed over Hoover. Hoover came in second for the championship. She was selected for the 2015 Trial de Nations team with Hassler and Caroline Allen.[3]

During the 2016 season Hoover contested both the Women's FIM Trial World Championship and the NATC nationals. In the NATC East Hoover two second places in Florida[4] and two third places in Tennessee to finish third in the championship. In the Western series she took 2nd and 3rd in Oregon and two runner-up spots in Colorado. Hoover was second place in the championship behind Christy Williams.

In 2017, Hoover signed with the Gas Gas Factory team.[5] The NATC added a Women's Pro class and Hoover claimed the title, winning seven of the eight rounds.[6] Hoover contested the newly added Women's Trial 2 class, taking a World podium and her first world championship points on the opening day with a 3rd place. She followed this up with a 4th place on day two. In Czechoslovakia, Hoover came in ninth two times and placed seventh in the championship. In Italy, she was part of the American Women's Trial de Nations team that took a 6th-place finish in the event.

Gas Gas USA announced that Hoover would be part of the US factory team for the 2018 season.[7] Hoover took the 2018 NATC Women's Pro title winning all eight rounds she contested.[8] Competing in the FIM World Women's Trial 2 class, she came in second twice in Japan,[9] third in France and sixth in England giving her second place overall in the World Championships.

[2]

NATC Trials Championship Career

[10]

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Rank
2013 NATC Women's NY
1		 NY
1		 VT
2		 VT
1		 AZ
1		 AZ
1		 NM
2		 NM
1		 MN
-		 MN
-		 180 1st
2014 Gas Gas NATC Women's CO
1		 CO
3		 KS
1		 KS
2		 PA
1		 PA
1		 TN
1		 TN
-		 150 1st
2014 Gas Gas NATC Women's ES CO
-		 CO
-		 KS
-		 KS
-		 PA
-		 PA
-		 TN
-		 TN
3		 21 3rd
2015 Gas Gas NATC East Women's ES NE
1		 NE
1		 OH
2		 OH
3		 85 1st
2015 Gas Gas NATC West Women's ES TX
2		 TX
1		 AZ
2		 AZ
2		 WY
3		 WY
1		 135 2nd
2016 Gas Gas NATC East Women's ES FL
2		 FL
2		 TN
3		 TN
3		 71 3rd
2016 Gas Gas NATC West Women's ES OR
2		 OR
3		 CO
2		 CO
2		 75 2nd
2017 Gas Gas NATC Women's Pro TX
1		 TX
1		 KS
1		 KS
1		 OH
1		 OH
1		 RI
2		 RI
1		 210 1st
2018 Gas Gas NATC Women's Pro NM
1		 NM
1		 CO
1		 CO
1		 TN
1		 TN
1		 AR
1		 AR
1		 CA
-		 CA
-		 240 1st

European Trials Championship Career

[11]

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 Points Rank
2017 Gas Gas European Women's NED
-		 LET
-		 LET
-		 ITA
9		 35 17th
2018 Gas Gas European Women's SPA
8		 POL
-		 POL
-		 ITA
9		 BEL
6		 125 10th

Women's World Trials Championship

[12]

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 Points Rank
2017 Gas Gas FIM Women's Trial 2 USA
3		 USA
4		 CZE
9		 CZE
9		 42 7th
2018 Gas Gas FIM Women's Trial 2 JAP
2		 JAP
2		 FRA
3		 GBR
6		 59 2nd

Honors
  • US National NATC Women's Trials Champion 2013, 2014
  • US National NATC Eastern Women's Expert Sportswoman Champion 2015
  • US National NATC Women's Pro Trials Champion 2017, 2018

See also

References
  1. "Madeleine Hoover". trialsonline.org. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. "Past Champions". mototrials.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. "US team prepares". motorcyclingcanada.ca. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  4. "Florida day 1". advrider.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. "Gas Gas 2017 Team". dirtrider.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  6. "Hoover Dominates". mototrials.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  7. "Gas Gas announce mototrials team". On the Pegs. Vol. vol.3 no. no.5. USA: Shan Moore. May 2018.
  8. "Gas Gas North America". gasgas.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  9. "Japan day2". tmxnews.co.uk. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  10. "NATC Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  11. "Euro Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  12. "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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