Madeleine Hoover
| Madeleine Hoover | |
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| Nationality |
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| Born |
17 December 1998 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States |
| Current team | Gas Gas |
Madeleine Hoover (born 17 December 1998 in Raleigh, NC, United States), is an American women's International motorcycle trials rider, Multi-time member of the American Women's Trial de Nations Team and reigning NATC Women's Pro Class Champion.
Biography
Hoover won her first National trials championship in 2013, when she dominated the NATC Women's class throughout the season. She won the opening two rounds in New York, then took a 2nd place on day one in Vermont, regaining top spot the following day at the second Vermont round. No mistakes in Arizona gave Hoover another pair of wins, ending her season with a 2nd place and a win in New Mexico. This was enough for her to take the title without contesting the final two rounds.[1]
In 2014 Hoover started out her title defense as she had left off, with an opening day win in Colorado, but day two didn't go quite as smoothly and saw her slip to a 3rd-place finish. As the series moved on to Kansas Hoover took the series lead with a win and a 2nd place. Pennsylvania was next and another pair of wins. The end of season rounds were held in Tennessee and Hoover sewed up her second title on the opening day with a win.[1] With the title secured she moved up to the Women's Expert Sportsman class on day two, the highest Women's class in the NATC, taking a creditable 3rd-place finish.
For 2015 the American NATC Trials Association reformatted the classes to make the travelling easier for the support class riders. Every class below the top two now had an East and a West Region, which reduced travel time and costs dramatically. Hoover won the opening two rounds of the Eastern series, held in Nebraska, following up with a second and a 3rd in Ohio, which was enough to take her third title.[1] In the Western series Hoover faced stiff competition in the form of New Mexico rider Rachel Hassler, the pair trading wins during the Texas, Arizona and Wyoming rounds with Hassler taking the title and Hoover a close second place. Hoover was selected for the 2015 Trial de Nations team alongside Hassler and Caroline Allen.[2]
During the 2016 season Hoover split her time between contesting the FIM Women's World Championships and the domestic scene. In the NATC East Hoover scored a pair of seconds in Florida[3] and a pair of thirds 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 to earn her second place in the championship behind Canadian rider Christy Williams. She gained plenty of experience in the World series but couldn't quite get into the points.
2017 was to be a great year of Hoover, starting off with signing for the Gas-Gas Factory team.[4] The NATC added a Women's Pro class and Hoover walked away with the title, winning seven of the eight rounds.[5] This year the FIM Women's World Championships opening round was held on home soil in the United States, and 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. A trip to Czechoslovakia and a pair of 9th-place finishes was enough to bag her 7th in the championship. Hoover also got among the points at the FIM European round held in Italy. She also found time to fit being a member of the American Women's Trial de Nations team into her busy schedule, teaming up with Rachel Hassler and Kylee Sweeten to take a good 6th place in the event.
Hoover took the 2018 NATC Women's Pro title with a clean sweep, winning all eight rounds she contested.[6] Once again competing in the FIM World Women's Trial 2 class she rode to a pair of 2nd places in Japan behind Alex Brancati,[7] a 3rd in France and a 6th place in England giving her second place overall in the World Championships.
NATC Trials Championship Career
| 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 | NATC Women's | CO 1 |
CO 3 |
KS 1 |
KS 2 |
PA 1 |
PA 1 |
TN 1 |
TN - |
150 | 1st | ||||
| 2014 | 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
| 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
| 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
Related Reading
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Past Champions". mototrials.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "US team prepares". motorcyclingcanada.ca. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Florida day 1". advrider.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Gas Gas 2017 Team". dirtrider.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Hoover Dominates". mototrials.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Gas Gas North America". trialonline.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Japan day2". tmxnews.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "NATC Championship". trialonline.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Euro Championship". trialonline.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Retrieved 28 September 2018.