Madeleine Hoover (born December 17, 1998), is an American women's International motorcycle trials rider.[1]

Madeleine Hoover
FIM World Trials 2016 Tong, UK
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1998-12-17) December 17, 1998 (age 25)
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 a NATC Women's Pro Class Champion.[2]

Biography edit

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 and a 1st place in Vermont. She won again in Arizona, and ended her season with a 2nd place and a win in New Mexico. She took the title without contesting the final two rounds.[3]

In 2014, Hoover took 1st place on the opening day in Colorado, and 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.[3] She moved up to the Women's Expert Sportsman class on day two, taking a 3rd-place finish.

In 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.[3] In the Western series, Rachel Hassler prevailed over Hoover. Hoover came in second for the championship. She was selected for the 2015 Trial des Nations team with Hassler and Caroline Allen.[4]

During the 2016 season, Hoover contested both the Women's FIM Trial World Championship and the NATC nationals. In the NATC East, Hoover took two second places in Florida[5] and two third places in Tennessee, ultimately finishing 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.[6] The NATC added a Women's Pro class and Hoover claimed the title, winning seven of the eight rounds.[7] Hoover competed in 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, followed by 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 in the event.

Gas Gas USA announced that Hoover would be part of the US factory team for the 2018 season.[8] Hoover took the 2018 NATC Women's Pro title, winning all eight rounds she contested.[9] Competing in the FIM World Women's Trial 2 class, she came in second twice in Japan,[10] third in France and sixth in England giving her second place overall in the World Championship.[3]

National Trials Championship career edit

[11]

Year Class Machine Rd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Rd
7
Rd
8
Rd
9
Rd
10
Points Pos Notes
2012   NATC Clubwomen's CA
-
CA
-
CO
1
CO
5
OH
2
OH
5
RI
2
RI
3
117 4th
2013   NATC Women's NY
1
NY
1
VT
2
VT
1
AZ
1
AZ
1
NM
2
NM
1
MN
-
MN
-
180 1st NATC Women's champion
2014   NATC Women's Gas Gas CO
1
CO
3
KS
1
KS
2
PA
1
PA
1
TN
1
TN
-
150 1st NATC Women's champion
2014   NATC Women's ES Gas Gas CO
-
CO
-
KS
-
KS
-
PA
-
PA
-
TN
-
TN
3
21 3rd
2015   NATC East Women's ES Gas Gas NE
1
NE
1
OH
2
OH
3
85 1st NATC East Women's ES champion
2015   NATC West Women's ES Gas Gas TX
2
TX
1
AZ
2
AZ
2
WY
3
WY
1
135 2nd
2016   NATC East Women's ES Gas Gas FL
2
FL
2
TN
3
TN
3
71 3rd
2016   NATC West Women's ES Gas Gas OR
2
OR
3
CO
2
CO
2
75 2nd
2017   NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas TX
1
TX
1
KS
1
KS
1
OH
1
OH
1
RI
2
RI
1
210 1st NATC Women's Pro champion
2018   NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas NM
1
NM
1
CO
1
CO
1
TN
1
TN
1
AR
1
AR
1
CA
-
CA
-
240 1st NATC Women's Pro champion
2019   NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas NE
1
NE
1
MN
1
MN
1
CO
1
CO
1
OR
-
OR
-
180 1st NATC Women's Pro champion
2019   NATC Expert Gas Gas NE
-
NE
-
MN
-
MN
-
CO
-
CO
-
OR
6
OR
6
30 9th
2021   NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas PA
1
PA
1
OH
1
OH
1
AZ
1
AZ
1
NM
1
NM
1
234 1st NATC Women's Pro champion
2022   NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas TN
1
TN
1
CA
1
CA
1
MN
-
MN
-
132 1st NATC Women's Pro champion

International Trials Championship career edit

[12] [13]

Year Class Machine Rd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
Rd
4
Rd
5
Rd
6
Points Pos Notes
2017 FIM European Women's Gas Gas NED
-
LET
-
LET
-
ITA
9
35 17th
2017 FIM World Women's Trial 2 Gas Gas USA
3
USA
4
CZE
9
CZE
9
42 7th
2018 FIM European Women's Gas Gas SPA
8
POL
-
POL
-
ITA
9
BEL
6
125 10th
2018 FIM World Women's Gas Gas JAP
2
JAP
2
FRA
3
GBR
6
59 2nd
2019 FIM European Women's Gas Gas ITA
6
ITA
2
FRA
6
CZE
3
255 3rd
2019 FIM World Women's Gas Gas JAP
10
JAP
10
POR
7
FRA
9
SPA
10
34 9th
2020 FIM World Women's Gas Gas FRA
5
FRA
4
SPA
4
SPA
-
AND
-
AND
-
37 4th

Honors edit

  • 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, 2019, 2021

See also edit

References edit

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  6. ^ "Gas Gas 2017 Team". dirtrider.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hoover Dominates". mototrials.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gas Gas announce mototrials team". On the Pegs. Vol. 3, no. 5. Shan Moore. May 2018.
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  10. ^ "Japan day2". tmxnews.co.uk. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
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  12. ^ "Euro Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.