Tarah Gieger

Tarah Gieger (born September 18, 1985) is a Puerto Rican female professional motocross racer.[1][2][3]

Tarah Gieger Wygle
Gieger in 2011
Personal information
Born (1985-09-18) September 18, 1985
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
CountryPuerto Rico
SportMotocross
Medal record
Summer X Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Los Angeles Supermotocross
Silver medal – second place 2010 Los Angeles Supermotocross
Silver medal – second place 2011 Los Angeles Supermotocross
Silver medal – second place 2011 Los Angeles Enduro X
Silver medal – second place 2012 Los Angeles Moto X Racing
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Foz do Iguaçu Enduro X
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Los Angeles Enduro X

Early years

Gieger's parents moved to Puerto Rico from Florida, where they established a surf shop.[4][5] Gieger was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. She began practicing surfing, but switched to motorcycles when she was 10 years old.[6] She began riding them in the mountains of San Sebastián where crowds gather to practice.[5]

Professional career

In 2003, Gieger began racing professionally.[1][7] Gieger won Loretta Lynn AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship titles in 2004, 2006, and 2007.[8] Also in 2007, she became the first female racer ever to compete in the Motocross des Nations.[3][7] In 2008, Gieger won the first women's supercross event at the X Games XIV.[1][2][7]

The following year, a broken wrist prevented Gieger from being among the medalists of the X Games. On March 2010, she joined the Troy Lee Design/Lucas Oil/Honda motocross racing team.[7] 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).[9]

In 2013, Gieger finished fourth in the Ford Women's Enduro X Final at the X Games Barcelona.[10] That same year, she was photographed nude for ESPN:The Magazine "Bodies We Want" photo shoot.[11]

Gieger, is the most decorated female athlete in X Games history.[12]

Personal life

Gieger married fellow Nitro Circus member Dusty Wygle on March 10, 2017.[13]

See also

References
  1. ESPN profile of Tarah Gieger
  2. Athlete.com profile Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine of Tarah Gieger
  3. Cooler interview with Tarah Gieger
  4. etnies sponsor profile of Tarah Gieger
  5. Piñeiro, Noel (July 27, 2011). "El destino de Tarah Gieger". El Nuevo Día.
  6. Troy Lee Designs sponsor profile and brief interview of Tarah Gieger
  7. "Tarah Gieger Joins TLD/Lucas Oil/Honda Team", Motorcycle-USA.com
  8. Loretta Lynn Amateur National Championship Hall of Fame
  9. "Tarah Gieger Bio". Motorsports. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. Ford Women's Enduro X Results
  11. "Bodies We Want 2013". ESPN. ESPN.
  12. "Nitro Circus | Announcing the Pastranaland Pit Bike Championship". Nitro Circus. 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  13. @giegsay. "#weddingwygle". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved July 5, 2018.


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