Iris Kramer (born 22 June 1981) is a German International motorcycle trials rider. Kramer is notable for winning six German Women's Trials Championships, three Women's FIM Trial European Championships and the 2007 Women's FIM Trial World Championship. In 2011, Kramer was named an FIM Legend for her motorcycling achievements.
Biography Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Kramer first competed in the German Women's Trials Championship in 2002, winning the title that year and successfully defending in for the next six years. She competed in the FIM European Championships in 1999, becoming the first Women's European Champion after finishing ahead of Norwegian rider Linda Meyer. In 2000, she again took the championship ahead of Spanish superstar Laia Sanz. Kramer's third European title came in 2001, narrowly beating Laia Sanz again before Sanz turned the tables on her in 2002. Kramer was runner up to Sanz in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 and finished her final season in international competition third in 2009. In the FIM Trial World Championship Kramer finished 2nd in 2000 through 2006 before taking the title in 2007.
National Trials Championship career
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Points Pos Notes 2005 German Women's Gas Gas GRO1 GRO1 KIE1 KIE1 ROH1 ROH1 SCH1 SCH2 OSN- OSN- 831.9 1st German Women's Champion 2006 German Women's Gas Gas HER- HER- DRE- DRE- PIE2 PIE2 157.1 1st German Women's Champion 2007 German Women's Scorpa GRO2 GRO2 HOL1 ROS1 SCH1 SCH1 ROH1 ROH1 NEU1 NEU1 1046 1st German Women's Champion
International Trials Championship career
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Points Pos Notes 1999 European Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA1 20 1st European Women's Champion 2000 European Women's Championship Gas Gas GER1 ITA2 NOR1 57 1st European Women's Champion 2000 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas SPA2 17 2nd 2001 European Women's Championship Gas Gas SPA2 ITA1 37 1st European Women's Champion 2001 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA2 17 2nd 2002 European Women's Championship Gas Gas NOR2 SPA2 34 2nd 2002 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas POR2 17 2nd 2003 European Women's Championship Gas Gas FRA2 ITA2 RSM2 51 2nd 2003 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas RSM2 17 2nd 2004 European Women's Championship Gas Gas FRA2 GBR2 SPA- 34 3rd 2005 European Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA2 NOR2 ITA2 51 2nd 2005 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas ITA2 ITA2 34 2nd 2006 European Women's Championship Gas Gas FRA2 ITA3 SPA2 49 2nd 2006 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas AND2 BEL3 FRA2 34 2nd 2007 European Women's Championship Scorpa SPA2 ITA2 NOR3 49 2nd 2007 FIM World Women's Championship Scorpa CZE2 BEL- GBR1 37 1st FIM Women's World Champion 2008 European Women's Championship Scorpa FRA2 ITA3 CZE2 49 2nd 2008 FIM World Women's Championship Scorpa LUX3 SPA2 AND3 32 3rd 2009 European Women's Championship Scorpa POL3 ITA3 CZE3 45 3rd 2009 FIM World Women's Championship Gas Gas AND4 FRA2 ITA3 32 3rd
Honors German Women's Trials Champion 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 FIM European Women's Trials Champion 1999, 2000, 2001 FIM World Women's Trials Champion 2007
See also FIM Trial European Championship FIM Trial World Championship
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