Gertie Eggink (born 21 February 1980) is a Dutch
sidecarcross
Sidecarcross racing, also known as sidecar motocross, is a branch of motocross. Regular motocross riders use solo machines, but a sidecarcross outfit has a different type of motorcycle chassis operated by a team of two people, a driver and a s ...
rider and the
2010
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Sidecarcross World Champion, riding as passenger with
Daniël Willemsen
Daniël Johan Nico Willemsen (born 7 May 1975 in Lochem, Gelderland) is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and ten times World Champion.
Willemsen is the most successful rider in sidecarcross history, winning the title ten times, in 1999, 2003, 2004, 200 ...
.
Like the Willemsen brothers Daniël and Marcel Eggink hails from
Lochem
Lochem () is a city and municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Eastern Netherlands. In 2005, it merged with the municipality of Gorssel, retaining the name of Lochem. As of 2019, it had a population of 33,590.
Population centres
The ...
,
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
.
Biography
Gertie Eggink started racing in the world championship from 2004 onwards with a variety of riders.
Eggink raced the 2010 season with multiple world champion Daniël Willemsen after the later had an unsuccessful 2009 season, only coming fifth, suffering a broken
collar bone
The clavicle, or collarbone, is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately 6 inches (15 cm) long that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are two clavicles, one on the left and one on the righ ...
that made him miss some races. Eggink raced with Willemsen in 12 of the 14 Grand Prix of the season, winning 14 races and three Grand Prix. In the last two races of the season however Willemsen had to replace Eggink with Dagwin Sabbe as Eggink was advised by his doctor not to race in the final GP's. In a tight season the pair eventually won the world championship by nine points, ahead of defending champions
and
.
[The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com]
accessed: 23 July 2012 Eggink, after the race in Poland, lost consciousness and, completely exhausted, had to be taken to hospital. Eggink suffered health problems throughout the seasons which were eventually diagnosed as virus in his blood.
In 2011 and 2012 he was racing with
Marcel Willemsen
Marcel Willemsen (born 28 May 1977 in Lochem, Gelderland) is a Dutch sidecarcross passenger and 1999 World Champion.
Marcel won the 1999 world championship as the passenger for his older brother, the seven times world champion Daniël Willemsen. A ...
, the younger brother of Daniël Willemsen, achieving good results and sitting in the top ten of the competition in 2012 after coming 21st in 2011,
in a difficult season that saw the Marcel brake three rips and bruise his neck, and saw them suffering financial setbacks through engine trouble.
In the 2013 season he only took part in one event of the GP season, the first race of the Belgian GP, where he, as the passenger of Marcel Willemsen. The pair entered five Grand Prix in 2014 and came 20th overall.
Season by season
The season-by-season results for Gertie Eggink in the world championship:
The John Davey Pages, accessed: 4 August 2012
Honours
World Championship
* Champions: 2010
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References
External links
The World Championship on Sidecarcross.com
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1980 births
Living people
Dutch sidecarcross riders
People from Lochem
Sportspeople from Gelderland