- Juha Salminen
Juha Salminen (born
September 27 ,1976 inVantaa ) is a Finnishenduro rider. He is a 12-time World Enduro Champion and has also won theInternational Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in 2000 (125cc), 2002 (400cc) and 2006 (overall and Enduro 1). In addition to his own titles, he has won the World Trophy with Team Finland in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006.After yet another successful season in 2004, Salminen wanted a new challenge and moved to the
United States to ride forKTM in theGrand National Cross Country series. He won nine of the series' 13 races and became GNCC Champion in his debut year. He was crowned both "AMAAmateur Athlete of the Year" and "GNCC Rider of the Year", chosen by fellow compettitors. [cite web | title=Juha Salminen named GNCC Rider of the Year | work=Enduro UK | url=http://endurouk.com/content/view/479/2/ | accessdate=2006-12-30] .In 2006, Salminen clinched his second GNCC title at the Yadkin Valley Stomp CNCC in
Yadkinville , NC. [cite web | title=Juha Salminen is GNCC Champion again | work=GNCC Racing | url=http://www.gnccracing.com/reports/2006/Round10NC/ProBike.htm/ | accessdate=2006-12-30] .He returned to the World Enduro Championship for the 2007 season, with David Knight replacing him in the KTM factory team in the US. Salminen won the first 12 races of the season, but had to miss out the
Slovakia n rounds due to breaking hiscollarbone in a British championship race in Britain. He returned to race for the season-ending rounds inFrance and secured his 12th world title. [cite web | title=World Champion Salminen wins final season's E1 race | work=Londonbikers.com | url=http://londonbikers.com/news/1cb5d628-36bb-4d62-bdbc-e2a811464f0f | accessdate=2007-09-30]Career
References
External links
* [http://www.juhasalminen.net/ Official website]
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