Alexz Wigg
| Alexz Wigg | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 11 November 1989 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Current team | Gas-Gas |
| Website | Alexz Wigg official site |
Alexz Wigg (born 11 November 1989), is an English International motorcycle trials rider.
Biography
Born in Aylesbury, United Kingdom, Wigg started riding at 4 years of age. He progressed through the schoolboy trials ranks and was European Youth Champion in 2004.[1] For 2006 Wigg rode a Gas Gas motorcycle and contested the Youth World Championships and European Junior Championships, emerging as winner of both titles.[2] 2007 saw him finish runner up in the Junior World Championships. For the 2008 season he was again runner-up in the Junior World Championship, and that year also in the Junior European Championship. Wigg finally clinched the Junior World title in 2010, along with the European Title and a win at the famous Scottish Six Days Trial.[3] In 2011 he switched to riding for the Sherco factory team, contesting the FIM Trial World Championship. He hit problems mid-season and in 2012 he went back to riding in the world championships for the Gas Gas factory.[4]
European Trials Championship Career
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gas-Gas | Junior | SPA 2 |
POR 3 |
FRA 1 |
ITA 1 |
POL 1 |
CZE 3 |
107 | 1st | |
| 2007 | Gas-Gas | Pro | SPA 15 |
FRA 15 |
ITA 15 |
POL 10 |
NOR - |
9 | 17th | ||
| 2008 | Montesa | Pro | IRL 4 |
ITA - |
POL 2 |
CZE 2 |
SWE 2 |
POR 1 |
84 | 2nd | |
| 2009 | Beta | Pro | POR 10 |
ITA 3 |
POL 1 |
CZE 3 |
SPA 2 |
73 | 3rd | ||
| 2010 | Beta | Pro | ITA 2 |
SPA 4 |
POL 1 |
AND 2 |
ITA 3 |
CZE 1 |
97 | 1st |
World Trials Championship Career
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Beta | IRL - |
IRL - |
POR - |
GBR - |
GBR - |
JAP - |
JAP - |
ITA - |
AND - |
SPA 10 |
FRA 11 |
11 | 14th | |||
| 2010 | Beta | SPA 12 |
POR 13 |
POR 12 |
JAP 12 |
JAP 12 |
GBR 10 |
GBR 10 |
FRA 14 |
RSM 12 |
ITA 11 |
CZE 9 |
49 | 12th | |||
| 2011 | Sherco | GER 13 |
FRA 12 |
FRA 11 |
SPA 11 |
AND 10 |
ITA 15 |
GBR - |
JAP - |
JAP - |
FRA - |
FRA - |
24 | 12th | |||
| 2012 | Gas-Gas | FRA 13 |
FRA 12 |
AUS 13 |
AUS 13 |
JAP 8 |
JAP 14 |
SPA 12 |
SPA 10 |
AND 11 |
AND 13 |
ITA 14 |
GBR 10 |
GBR 8 |
57 | 11th | |
| 2014 | Gas-Gas | AUS 12 |
AUS 11 |
JAP 12 |
JAP - |
EUR - |
EUR 12 |
ITA 13 |
BEL 12 |
GBR 10 |
GBR 13 |
FRA 11 |
SPA 13 |
SPA 13 |
44 | 12th |
Related Reading
References
- ^ "Gas Gas Youth Team". gasgasuk.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Alexz Wiggz Biography". www.alexzwiggs.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Wigg wins the Scottish". g2fgroup.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Gas-Gas Team 2015". gasgasuk.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "FIM European Championship". trialonline.org. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "FIM World Championship". trialonline.org. Retrieved 21 January 2015.