Madeleine Hoover (born December 17, 1998) is an American women's International motorcycle trials rider.
Hoover has been a member of the American Women's Trial des Nations team several times and was a NATC Women's Pro Class Champion.
Biography Hoover was born in Raleigh, North Carolina,
In 2013, Hoover won her first NATC Trials Championship. She won the opening two rounds in New York, then took a 2nd and a 1st place in Vermont. She won again in Arizona, and ended her season with a 2nd place and a win in New Mexico. She took the title without contesting the final two rounds.
In 2014, Hoover took 1st place on the opening day in Colorado, and finished third on day 2. In Kansas, Hoover took the series lead with a win, and a 2nd place finish. Hoover then won in Pennsylvania. At the final rounds in Tennessee, she won the championship title on the opening day with a win. She moved up to the Women's Expert Sportsman class on day two, taking a 3rd-place finish.
In 2015, Hoover won the opening two rounds of the Eastern series in Nebraska, following up with a second and a 3rd in Ohio, which was enough to take her third title. In the Western series, Rachel Hassler prevailed over Hoover. Hoover came in second for the championship. She was selected for the 2015 Trial des Nations team with Hassler and Caroline Allen.
During the 2016 season, Hoover contested both the Women's FIM Trial World Championship and the NATC nationals. In the NATC East, Hoover took two second places in Florida and two third places in Tennessee, ultimately finishing third in the championship. In the Western series she took 2nd and 3rd in Oregon, and two runner-up spots in Colorado. Hoover was second place in the championship behind Christy Williams.
In 2017, Hoover signed with the Gas Gas Factory team. The NATC added a Women's Pro class and Hoover claimed the title, winning seven of the eight rounds. Hoover competed in the newly added Women's Trial 2 class, taking a World podium and her first world championship points on the opening day with a 3rd place, followed by a 4th place on day two. In Czechoslovakia, Hoover came in ninth two times and placed seventh in the championship. In Italy, she was part of the American Women's Trial de Nations team that took a 6th-place in the event.
Gas Gas USA announced that Hoover would be part of the US factory team for the 2018 season. Hoover took the 2018 NATC Women's Pro title, winning all eight rounds she contested. Competing in the FIM World Women's Trial 2 class, she came in second twice in Japan, third in France and sixth in England giving her second place overall in the World Championship.
National Trials Championship career
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Points Pos Notes 2012 NATC Clubwomen's CA- CA- CO1 CO5 OH2 OH5 RI2 RI3 117 4th 2013 NATC Women's NY1 NY1 VT2 VT1 AZ1 AZ1 NM2 NM1 MN- MN- 180 1stNATC Women's champion 2014 NATC Women's Gas Gas CO1 CO3 KS1 KS2 PA1 PA1 TN1 TN- 150 1stNATC Women's champion 2014 NATC Women's ES Gas Gas CO- CO- KS- KS- PA- PA- TN- TN3 21 3rd 2015 NATC East Women's ES Gas Gas NE1 NE1 OH2 OH3 85 1stNATC East Women's ES champion 2015 NATC West Women's ES Gas Gas TX2 TX1 AZ2 AZ2 WY3 WY1 135 2nd 2016 NATC East Women's ES Gas Gas FL2 FL2 TN3 TN3 71 3rd 2016 NATC West Women's ES Gas Gas OR2 OR3 CO2 CO2 75 2nd 2017 NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas TX1 TX1 KS1 KS1 OH1 OH1 RI2 RI1 210 1stNATC Women's Pro champion 2018 NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas NM1 NM1 CO1 CO1 TN1 TN1 AR1 AR1 CA- CA- 240 1stNATC Women's Pro champion 2019 NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas NE1 NE1 MN1 MN1 CO1 CO1 OR- OR- 180 1stNATC Women's Pro champion 2019 NATC Expert Gas Gas NE- NE- MN- MN- CO- CO- OR6 OR6 30 9th 2021 NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas PA1 PA1 OH1 OH1 AZ1 AZ1 NM1 NM1 234 1stNATC Women's Pro champion 2022 NATC Women's Pro Gas Gas TN1 TN1 CA1 CA1 MN- MN- 132 1stNATC Women's Pro champion
International Trials Championship career
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Points Pos Notes 2017 FIM European Women's Gas Gas NED- LET- LET- ITA9 35 17th 2017 FIM World Women's Trial 2 Gas Gas USA3 USA4 CZE9 CZE9 42 7th 2018 FIM European Women's Gas Gas SPA8 POL- POL- ITA9 BEL6 125 10th 2018 FIM World Women's Trial 2 Gas Gas JAP2 JAP2 FRA3 GBR6 59 2nd 2019 FIM European Women's Gas Gas ITA6 ITA2 FRA6 CZE3 255 3rd 2019 FIM World Women's Gas Gas JAP10 JAP10 POR7 FRA9 SPA10 34 9th 2020 FIM World Women's Gas Gas FRA5 FRA4 SPA4 SPA- AND- AND- 37 4th 2021 FIM World Women's Gas Gas ITA- ITA12 FRA11 SPA11 SPA12 POR12 22 13th
Honors US National NATC Women's Trials Champion 2013, 2014 US National NATC Eastern Women's Expert Sportswoman Champion 2015 US National NATC Women's Pro Trials Champion 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
See also NATC Trials Championship FIM Trial European Championship FIM Trial World Championship
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