On The Pegs March 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 3 | Page 107

On The Pegs
VOL. 5 ISSUE 3 - MARCH 2020
107
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or the past few years, GasGas USA’s
Maddie Hoover has logged a lot of
miles, traveling from North Carolina to
Europe to compete in the World Trials Cham-
pionships. Not to mention all the miles she
travels just to get to the US MotoTrials events.
Following in Bernie Schreiber’s footsteps,
Maddie has decided that the only way to be
the best in the world is to practice with and
compete against the best in the world. This
plan certainly worked for Bernie, as he be-
came the 1979 World Trials Champion, and it
has definitely helped Maddie. The multi-time
US Women’s Pro Champion finished an amaz-
ing ninth in last year’s FIM Women’s World
Championship.
In February, we got in touch with Maddie
while she was in Spain, to see how prepara-
tions are going for the 2020 season.
So tell us what you’ve been doing in Spain.
Are you practicing with other riders to get
ready for the season?
So I have been in Spain now for about 5 weeks
so far practicing and prepping for the 2020 sea-
son. I have been living with two other TrialGP
Women Riders from Norway. We have been train-
ing on and off the bike together everyday for the
upcoming season!
What series are you going to ride this year?
Will you be able to ride the US MotoTrials?
So, this year I’m competing in three series;