Along with Jessica Patterson, Tarah Gieger has played a key role in the progression of Women’s Motocross. Her personality, natural talent, and riding style have made her one of the most recognizable names in the sport and in 2008, she achieved the biggest accomplishment of her career by winning the inaugural X-Games event for WMX. She went on to become the first woman to compete in the Motocross of Nations, the world’s biggest motocross event, representing Puerto Rico.