Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg (born September 27, 1981) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and professional off-road truck racer. Stenberg received his nickname "Twitch" from his Tourette's syndrome, which he was diagnosed with at the age of eight. He started riding dirtbikes at the age of two so his father could spend more time with him and keep him out of their dangerous neighbourhood.[1] He is a born again Christian.[2]
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Nickname | "Twitch" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Spring Valley, California, U.S. | September 27, 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Susie Stenberg (m. 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX), Off-road racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | X Games, Dew Tour, Red Bull X-Fighters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Other projects
editIn 2006, Stenberg starred in MTV's True Life: I Have Tourette's Syndrome.[3]
In 2011, VH1 debuted their reality series The X-Life,[4] in which Stenberg co-stars[5] alongside BMX dirt rider Cory Nastazio, skateboard vert champion Pierre-Luc Gagnon (aka PLG) and their families.
Stenberg has been racing off-road trucks in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series and he won the 2010 Super Lite season championship.[6] In 2015, he competed in the X Games' Stadium Super Trucks category,[7] but failed to qualify for the final after finishing fourth and last in his heat race and the Last Chance Qualifier, respectively.[8]
Stenberg also had his own DVD called Twitch: Hoodrich.
Career accomplishments
edit- 1998 Vans Triple Crown Champ
- 1998 Las Vegas LXD Freestyle and Step Up – 1st
- 2004 Vans Triple Crown Champ
- 2004 X-Fighters – 2nd
- 2005 Dew Action Sports Pro Tour Toyota Challenge – 1st
- 2005 Dew Action Sports Pro Tour FMX Overall Points – 2nd
- 2005 X-Fighters – 2nd
- 2008 ESPN Moto X Championships FMX – Silver
- 2008 ESPN Moto X Championships Speed & Style – Bronze
- 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters Brazil – 1st
- 2008 Red Bull X-Fighters Texas – 2nd
- 2008 LG Action Sports FMX World Championships – 1st
- 2010 Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Super Lite Truck champion
X Games competition history
editReferences
edit- ^ Anderson, Tracy. "Nate Adams Flatspins His Way To FMX Gold." Versus. https://web.archive.org/web/20060528184944/http://www.gravitygames.com/article/view/306
- ^ Higgins, Matt (August 2009). "Some X Games Bad Boys Turn to the Bible". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ^ "True Life: I Have Tourette's Syndrome". MTV.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
- ^ "The X-Life series". VH1.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011.
- ^ "Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg is the Bionic Man? Smacked Justin Bieber?! X-Games, Face Tatts & More!". RadioPlanet.tv. January 2011.
- ^ "Official Super Lite 2010 final points standings". Lucas Oil Off Road Racing. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "X Games Austin preview -- Jeremy Stenberg". X Games. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Off Road Truck Racing". X Games. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.