however, the desire to race was
impossible to put on the back
burner, so she hit the final few
rounds of the NGPCs, finishing
second in Pro Women at the final
two rounds.
She was back.
That set the promising stage
for 2022 and despite missing
two rounds, Gieger proved a con
-
sistent, speedy presence while
finishing off the box only once.
Admittedly not able to keep pace
with Brandy Richards (who would
claim the championship with her
third-consecutive undefeated
season), Gieger earned third
in the final NGPC Pro Women
points.
However, unknown to all but
her closest friends and Johnny
Campbell—owner/manager of
the Johnny Campbell Racing
(JCR) Honda team she'd ridden
for over the past few years—
Gieger found her focus was no
longer solely on racing. Fittingly,
Mason (and Dusty, of course)
played an ever-growing part of
her familial responsibilities as
a mom (and wife), and at the
with her dad; she has an older
brother who was more into surf
-
ing, another sport she enjoys.
"I got sponsored by Honda of
Puerto Rico and was on a team
with several guys who were
winning expert championships
there. On the motocross side,
there were probably 150, 200
riders and there was a 12-race
championship. I know there's a
big off-road scene, but I've never
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NGPC finale, Campbell an-
nounced that the race that day at
Lake Havasu City, Arizona, would
be Gieger's last as a full-time
professional racer.
We sat down with the ac-
complished sportswoman there
in the relative quiet of the JCR
box van before she went out for
that last race later in the day to
get her take on her career and
transitioning out of it—at least on
a full-time basis.
For those curious about the
Puerto Rican motocross scene,
while smaller than on the main
-
land U.S., Gieger grew up in an
active moto community along
"Don
EnduroCross,
tht ws ll on
m own when I
ws on TM
Even when I
ot bc on
Honds, Johnn
ws helpn
me, but I ws
stll on m own
prorm don
ll the wor
And I lws
wored on m
own prctce
bes"
Husband Wygle
and son Mason
were the first to
greet Gieger at
the finish of the
NGPC finale in
Lake Havasu City,
Arizona, her final
race as a full-
time pro.
With a belly
as big as a
basketball,
pregnant
Gieger missed
the last half
of 2020 and
much of
2021 as she
and husband
Dusty Wygle
embarked on
the road to
parenthood.
