Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg (born September 27, 1981) is an American professional

freestyle motocross Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of freestyle events are: *Big air (also known as "best trick"), in whi ...

rider and professional off-road truck racer. Stenberg received his nickname "Twitch" from his

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, which he was diagnosed with at the age of eight. He started riding dirtbikes at the age of two so his father could spend more time with him and keep him out of their dangerous neighbourhood. He is a born again Christian.

Other projects

In 2006, Stenberg starred in

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's ''

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: I Have Tourette's Syndrome''. In 2011, VH1 debuted their reality series ''

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'', in which Stenberg co-stars alongside BMX dirt rider Cory Nastazio, skateboard vert champion

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(aka PLG) and their families. Stenberg has been racing off-road trucks in the

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and he won the 2010 Super Lite season championship. In 2015, he competed in the

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category, but failed to qualify for the final after finishing fourth and last in his heat race and the Last Chance Qualifier, respectively. Stenberg also had his own DVD called ''Twitch: Hoodrich''.

Career accomplishments

* 1998 Vans Triple Crown Champ * 1998 Las Vegas LXD Freestyle and Step Up – 1st * 2004 Vans Triple Crown Champ * 2004 X-Fighters – 2nd * 2005 Dew Action Sports Pro Tour Toyota Challenge – 1st * 2005 Dew Action Sports Pro Tour FMX Overall Points – 2nd * 2005 X-Fighters – 2nd * 2008 ESPN Moto X Championships FMX – Silver * 2008 ESPN Moto X Championships Speed & Style – Bronze * 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters Brazil – 1st * 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters Texas – 2nd * 2008 LG Action Sports FMX World Championships – 1st * 2010

Super Lite Truck champion

X Games Comeptition History

References

External links

X Games profile

AST Dew Tour profile
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081001034033/http://www.metalmulisha.com/team/index.php?rider_id=12 * http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/summer/2010/motox/news/story?page=summer-x-16-moto-x-speed-style-results {{DEFAULTSORT:Stenberg, Jeremy American motocross riders Living people 1981 births Stadium Super Trucks drivers X Games athletes Motorcycle racers from San Diego People with Tourette syndrome Freestyle motocross riders People from Spring Valley, San Diego County, California Christians from California