Jordi Tarrés
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Jordi Tarrés is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is an internationally renowned motorcycle trials racer. He was the outdoor FIM Trial World Championship winner for 7 years. He is the third most successful trials rider in history, after Dougie Lampkin
Dougie Lampkin
Douglas Martin "Dougie" Lampkin, MBE, also known as Doug, is an internationally renowned English motorcycle trials rider. Born into a family steeped in motorcycle sport—his father, Martin Lampkin, was the first FIM Trial World Championship winner in 1975, and his Uncle Arthur was also a regular...
with 12 titles (7 outdoor and 5 indoor) and Toni Bou with 10 (5 outdoor and 5 indoor).
Biography
Jordi Tarrés was born in a middle class family and left school to work as a bricklayer. Jordi was interested in motorcycle trials thanks to his elder brother Francesc. Jordi started competing with bicycles, and was European Champion of Mountain bike trialsMountain bike trials
Mountain bike trials, also known as observed trials, is a discipline of mountain biking in which the rider attempts to pass through an obstacle course without setting foot to ground. Derived from motorcycle trials, it originated in Catalonia, Spain and is said to have been invented by the father of...
. After this, his brother obtained sponsors and Jordi was able to compete with motorbikes. In 1983, he participated in 2 junior races, and in 1984 he participated in the Spanish Trials Championship, winning one of the races.
In 1985, Tarrés started competing in the World Motorcycle Trials Championship, winning one race and finishing 4th at the end of the season.
In 1987, Tarrés won his first World Motorcycle Trials Championship. He was the first Spaniard to achieve it. After that he dominated the sport for many years, achieving a total of 7 World Championships outdoors. Only Dougie Lampkin
Dougie Lampkin
Douglas Martin "Dougie" Lampkin, MBE, also known as Doug, is an internationally renowned English motorcycle trials rider. Born into a family steeped in motorcycle sport—his father, Martin Lampkin, was the first FIM Trial World Championship winner in 1975, and his Uncle Arthur was also a regular...
has reached this number of outdoor titles.
Tarrés retired in year 1997, and then started as sports director of the motorcycling manufacturer Gas Gas
Gas Gas
Gas Gas is a Spanish motorcycle manufacturer, specialising in off-road motorbikes. Gas Gas are best known for their extremely popular trials bikes, although they also make successful enduro and quad bikes....
until year 2006. After that he created his own team, Spea Trial Tarrés, where young riders such as Francesc Moret, Pere Borrellas and his nephew Pol Tarrés compete and learn.