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Draft:Georg Allikas


Georg Allikas
Personal information
NationalityEstonian
Born(1986-11-28)28 November 1986
Estonia
EducationTallinn University of Technology
Websitehttps://georgallikas.ee/
Sport
SportMotocross
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)World Junior Cup - 2004 Latvia, Kegums – 19th place.

Georg Allikas[1] (born 28 November 1986) is a Estonian former motocross rider. He began riding motocross at around the age of 9 and concluded his career in 2008 at the age of 22. In 2005, he commenced studies at Taltech in product development and production engineering, earning a BSc and MSc (cum laude) degree in product development and production engineering. Upon entering university, he dedicated more time to his studies than to motocross.

Achievements

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From 1998 to 2001, Georg owned a silver or bronze medal every year at the Estonian Championships. Although he did not become the Estonian champion, he won several cup series, first in 1998.[2] In 2001, Georg was named the best young motocross athlete of the year, thanks to his 18th place in the 85cc class at the Junior European Championships.[3]

World Junior Cup:

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  • 2002 Austria, Möggers – 26th place;[4][5][6]
  • 2003 Italy, Asti – 23th place. A heatstroke suffered in the first start led to a failure in the overall competition. Unfortunately, Georg was unable to recover for the second start;[7][8]
  • 2004 Latvia, Kegums – 19th place. The DNF of the first race did not allow him to achieve a good final result.[9][10][11][12]

Other notable achievements:

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  • 2005 Open Estonian Motocross Championships 2nd place;
  • 2007 MX1 Estonian Cup Motocross 3rd place;
  • 2007 EMX-Open (European Championships) GP of Siauliai, Lithuania 13th place;[13]
  • 2008 E3 Estonian Cross Country Championships 3rd place.

Informally summarizing, he has been:

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  • 6x Estonian Motocross Championships silver;
  • 2x Estonian Motocross Championships bronze;
  • 1x Latvian Motocross Championships silver and bronze;
  • 2x Estonian Cup gold in Motocross and 1x in Cross Country.

Personal

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Allikas received a bachelor's degree in production engineering from Tallinn University of Technology in 2008 and a master's degree (cum laude) in production engineering from the same institution in 2010.[14] He works in the field of digital marketing, where his activities are related to motocross and enduro brands.[15]

Estonian Media Coverage

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Georg has been recognized for his athletic achievements in various Estonian media outlets. He has been mentioned numerous times in national newspapers like Postimees[16] and Õhtuleht[17], and on the popular news website Delfi.ee.[18] Additionally, Georg was selected as one of the best athletes in 2005 by the regional sports news site Sportiv.ee[19][20] and named Athlete of the Year in 2006 by his hometown municipality of Avinurme.[21]

Georg's contributions to Estonian motocross are also recognized on the popular Facebook page "Legacy of Estonian Motocross," which features images of him from 1999.[22][23]

References

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  1. ^ "Georg Allikas Offcial Webpage". Georg Allikas. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ "Talvine motokrossihooaeg on läbi". Postimees (in Estonian). 1998-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ^ "Motocross European Championship 80cc 2001" (PDF). Motorsport Top 20. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ "FIM Junior Motocross Cup Austria 2002". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ "Coupe Fim Junior Austria 2002" (PDF). Memotocross (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ^ "Krossipoisid tiirlevad Euroopas". Virumaa Teataja (in Estonian). 23 August 2002. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  7. ^ "World Junior Cup Italy 2003" (PDF). Memotocross (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  8. ^ "Fim Junior Motocross Cup 2003 Italy". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  9. ^ "World Junior Cup Latvia 2004" (PDF). Memotocross (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  10. ^ "Tulemas on Juunioride Motokrossi MM". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  11. ^ "Gert Krestinov Juunioride MM-il teine". Delfi Sport (in Estonian).
  12. ^ "Rider-Georg Allikas". Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  13. ^ "European Motocross Championship (EMN 20/44) - Siauliai - Lithuania, 17 June | ME Motocross 2007". wyniki.motoresults.pl. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  14. ^ "LinkedIn-Georg Allikas". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  15. ^ "About me- Georg Allikas". Georg Allikas. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  16. ^ "Georg Allikas mentions in Postimees". Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  17. ^ "Georg Allikas mentions in Õhtuleht". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  18. ^ "Georg Allikas mentions in Delfi.ee". Delfi (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  19. ^ "Best athletes of 2005". Sportiv (in Estonian). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  20. ^ "Georg Allikas mentions in Sportiv". Sportiv (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  21. ^ "The best athlethe of the municipality". Sportiv (in Estonian). 4 January 2007. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  22. ^ "Legacy of Estonian Motocross". Facebook page (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  23. ^ "Legacy of Estonian Motocross". Facebook page (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
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