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Tarah Gieger (born September 18, 1985) is a Puerto Rican female professional
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Early years

Gieger's parents moved to
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...
from
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, where they established a surf shop.etnies sponsor profile
of Tarah Gieger Gieger was born in
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is s ...
. She began practicing surfing, but switched to
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s when she was 10 years old.Troy Lee Designs sponsor profile and brief interview
of Tarah Gieger She began riding them in the mountains of
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where crowds gather to practice.


Professional career

In 2003, Gieger began racing professionally."Tarah Gieger Joins TLD/Lucas Oil/Honda Team"
Motorcycle-USA.com Gieger won Loretta Lynn AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007. Also in 2007, she became the first female racer ever to compete in the
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. In 2008, Gieger won the first women's
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event at the
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. The following year, a broken wrist prevented Gieger from being among the medalists of the
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. On March 2010, she joined the Troy Lee Design/Lucas Oil/Honda motocross racing team. After that, she won the silver medal at the women's supercross event at the X Games for two years in a row (2010 and 2011). In 2013, Gieger finished fourth in the Ford Women's Enduro X Final at the
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Barcelona. That same year, she was photographed nude for ESPN:The Magazine "Bodies We Want" photo shoot. Gieger, is the most decorated female athlete in X Games history.


Personal life

Gieger married fellow
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member
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on March 10, 2017.


See also

* List of Puerto Ricans


References


External links


ESPN interview
1985 births Puerto Rican motocross riders Female motorcycle racers People from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican sportswomen X Games athletes Living people {{Motorcycle-sport-bio-stub