Madeleine Hoover
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| Madeleine Hoover | |
|---|---|
 FIM World Trials 2016 Tong, UK | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | December 17, 1998 Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Current team | Gas Gas |
Madeleine Hoover (born December 17, 1998), is an American women's International motorcycle trials rider.[1]
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 finish. 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]| 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]| 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]- ^ Swarts, David (January 4, 2023). "Voting Now Open For 2022 AMA Racing Awards". Roadracing World Magazine | Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine Hoover". trialsonline.org. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Past Champions". mototrials.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "US team prepares". motorcyclingcanada.ca. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Florida day 1". advrider.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Gas Gas 2017 Team". dirtrider.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Hoover Dominates". mototrials.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Gas Gas announce mototrials team". On the Pegs. Vol. 3, no. 5. Shan Moore. May 2018.
- ^ "Gas Gas North America". gasgas.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Japan day2". tmxnews.co.uk. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "NATC Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "Euro Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^ "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2018.