Ben Spies

Ben Spies ( /ˈbɛn ˈspiːz/; born July 11, 1984 à Memphis, Tennessee), also known as "Elbowz" due to his riding style where hiselbows protrude sortants,[1] is a professional road motorcycle racer who turned pro en 2000. He won the AMA Superbike Championship for Yoshimura Suzuki en 2006, et successfully defended it en 2007 et 2008. For 2009 he raced dans the Superbike World Championship series for the Yamaha Italia équipe; winning the championship in his rookie year by six points over rival Noriyuki Haga. He started racing sur Yamaha YSR50cc bikes with the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association, au Texas, when he was 8 years old. Spies currently lives in Italy.