Eric Geboers (5 August 1962 – 6 May 2018) was a Belgian professional motocross racer and racing driver . He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1980 to 1990.
24-459: Geboers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eric Geboers (1962–2018), Belgian motocross racer and racing driver Sylvain Geboers (born 1945), Belgian motocross racer and current motocross team manager [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Geboers . If an internal link intending to refer to
48-4242: A boat to save his pet dog. Geboers immediately had difficulty and failed to surface. Rescue crews recovered his body the next day. The dog, a recent gift from his wife, reportedly survived. The final cause of death turned out to be cold shock. The surface of the water was quite warm that May 6th, but it was still icy below that. 1957 - B. Nilsson 1958 - R. Baeten 1959 - S. Lundin 1960 - B. Nilsson 1961 - S. Lundin 1962 – R. Tibblin 1963 – R. Tibblin 1964 – J. Smith 1965 – J. Smith 1966 – P. Friedrichs 1967 – P. Friedrichs 1968 – P. Friedrichs 1969 – B. Åberg 1970 – B. Åberg 1971 – R. De Coster 1972 – R. De Coster 1973 – R. De Coster 1974 – H. Mikkola 1975 – R. De Coster 1976 – R. De Coster 1977 – H. Mikkola 1978 – H. Mikkola 1979 – G. Noyce 1980 – A. Malherbe 1981 – A. Malherbe 1982 – B. Lackey 1983 – H. Carlqvist 1984 – A. Malherbe 1985 – D. Thorpe 1986 – D. Thorpe 1987 – G. Jobé 1988 – E. Geboers 1989 – D. Thorpe 1990 – E. Geboers 1991 – G. Jobé 1992 – G. Jobé 1993 – J. Martens 1994 – M. Hansson 1995 – J. Smets 1996 – S. King 1997 – J. Smets 1998 – J. Smets 1999 – A. Bartolini 2000 – J. Smets 2001 – S. Everts 2002 – S. Everts 2003 – S. Everts 2004 – S. Everts 2005 – S. Everts 2006 – S. Everts 2007 – S. Ramon 2008 – D. Philippaerts 2009 – T. Cairoli 2010 – T. Cairoli 2011 – T. Cairoli 2012 – T. Cairoli 2013 – T. Cairoli 2014 – T. Cairoli 2015 – R. Febvre 2016 – T. Gajser 2017 – T. Cairoli 2018 – J. Herlings 2019 – T. Gajser 2020 – T. Gajser 2021 – J. Herlings 2022 – T. Gajser 1962 – T. Hallman 1963 – T. Hallman 1964 – J. Robert 1965 – V. Arbekov 1966 – T. Hallman 1967 – T. Hallman 1968 – J. Robert 1969 – J. Robert 1970 – J. Robert 1971 – J. Robert 1972 – J. Robert 1973 – H. Andersson 1974 – G. Moisseev 1975 – H. Everts 1976 – H. Mikkola 1977 – G. Moisseev 1978 – G. Moisseev 1979 – H. Carlqvist 1980 – G. Jobé 1981 – N. Hudson 1982 – D. LaPorte 1983 – G. Jobé 1984 – H. Kinigadner 1985 – H. Kinigadner 1986 – J. Vimond 1987 – E. Geboers 1988 – J. van den Berk 1989 – J. Bayle 1990 – A. Puzar 1991 – T. Parker 1992 – D. Schmit 1993 – G. Albertyn 1994 – G. Albertyn 1995 – S. Everts 1996 – S. Everts 1997 – S. Everts 1998 – S. Tortelli 1999 – F. Bolley 2000 – F. Bolley 2001 – M. Pichon 2002 – M. Pichon 2003 – S. Ramon 2004 – B. Townley 2005 – T. Cairoli 2006 – C. Pourcel 2007 – T. Cairoli 2008 – T. Rattray 2009 – M. Musquin 2010 – M. Musquin 2011 – K. Roczen 2012 – J. Herlings 2013 – J. Herlings 2014 – J. Tixier 2015 - T. Gajser 2016 - J. Herlings 2017 - P. Jonass 2018 - J. Prado 2019 - J. Prado 2020 - T. Vialle 2021 - M. Renaux 2022 - T. Vialle 2023 - A. Adamo 2024 - K. de Wolf 1975 - G. Rahier 1976 - G. Rahier 1977 - G. Rahier 1978 - A. Watanabe 1979 - H. Everts 1980 - H. Everts 1981 - H. Everts 1982 - E. Geboers 1983 - E. Geboers 1984 - M. Rinaldi 1985 - P. Vehkonen 1986 - D. Strijbos 1987 - J. van den Berk 1988 - J.M. Bayle 1989 - T. Parker 1990 - S. Everts 1991 - G. Albertyn 1992 - P. Tragter 1993 - J. Martens 1994 - B. Moore 1995 - A. Puzar 1996 - S. Tortelli 1997 - A. Chiodi 1998 - A. Chiodi 1999 - A. Chiodi 2000 - G. Langston 2001 - J. Dobb 2002 - M. Maschio 2003 - J. Smets 2004 - Y. Demaria 2005 - S. Breugelmans 2006 - Y. Demaria 2007 - Y. Demaria 2008 - S. Breugelmans 2009 - P. Renet 2010 - C. Campano 2011 - J. Bill 2012 - M. Walkner 2013 - K. Gerčar Georges Job%C3%A9 Georges Jobé (6 January 1961 – 19 December 2012)
72-615: A career in sports car endurance racing , competing in the 2001 and 2002 FIA GT Championship in events such as the 2001 FIA GT Jarama 500km and the Spa 24 Hours in 2001 and 2002 . Geboers managed the Suzuki motocross team along with his brother, fielding Belgian riders Clement Desalle and Kevin Strijbos . Geboers died on May 6, 2018, in a drowning accident on a lake in Mol, Belgium after jumping off
96-501: A drowning accident in 2018. Geboers was born in Neerpelt , Belgium where his father owned a petrol station and also sold automobiles as well as mopeds and scooters. He was the youngest of five brothers who raced motorcycles, including his eldest brother, Sylvain Geboers who finished in the top three of the 250cc motocross world championships for five consecutive years between 1968 and 1972. Geboers began racing professional motocross in
120-488: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Geboers&oldid=1091418498 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Eric Geboers A five-time world championship, Geboers
144-490: Is notable for being the first motocross competitor to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc, and 500cc divisions. Geboers' 39 career Grand Prix victories ranks him fifth overall among motocross world championship competitors. In 1988, he was named the recipient of the Belgian National Sports Merit Award . In 2011, Geboers was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. Geboers died in
168-473: The Montesa factory racing team in the early 1970s. Jobé entered his first motocross race when he was 10-years-old. He won the 1977 250cc Belgian junior motocross championship riding a Montesa. In his first year of international competition, Jobé rode a Suzuki to a seventh place result in the 1979 250cc Motocross World Championship . In 1980, he became the youngest motocross world champion in history when he won
192-528: The 125cc motocross world championship.. Suzuki's decision to withdraw from the motocross world championships at the end of the 1983 season led Geboers to sign a contract to become a member of the powerful Honda factory racing team that included the reigning world champion André Malherbe as well as David Thorpe and André Vromans. While with the Honda team, he was given the nickname The Kid by Honda team manager Steve Whitlock due to his small stature. He ended
216-548: The 1980 125cc motocross world championship for the Suzuki factory racing team managed by his brother Sylvain. He made an immediate impact by winning the 1980 125cc French Grand Prix in only the second Grand Prix of his career. He went on to win two more Grand Prix races in Germany and Czechoslovakia to finish the season ranked third in the championship behind Harry Everts and Michele Rinaldi . Geboers won three more Grand Prix races in
240-548: The 1980 250cc motocross world championship at the age of 19. Jobé was a member of the victorious Belgian team at the 1980 Trophée des Nations and Motocross des Nations events. Jobé led the 1981 250cc motocross world championship before a late season knee injury allowed Neil Hudson to overtake him by only two points in the final standings. The following season, he fought a season-long battle with Danny LaPorte but, once again finished second, 13 points behind LaPorte. In 1983, his rivalry with LaPorte continued with Jobé winning
264-448: The 1981 125cc motocross world championship, improving to second place in the championship behind Everts, who had successfully defended his title. In 1982, Geboers dominated the second half of the 125cc motocross world championship season by winning five of the last six Grand Prix races to claim his first world championship for Suzuki. He successfully defended his title for Suzuki in 1983 by winning six out of twelve Grand Prix races during
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#1732869147138288-566: The 1983 250cc motocross world championship for Suzuki by a comfortable margin over his American rival. Suzuki's decision to withdraw from the motocross world championships at the end of the 1983 season led Jobé to sign a contract to race for the Kawasaki factory racing team in the premier 500cc motocross world championship. The 1980s saw an elevated level of competition with multiple world champions such as Håkan Carlqvist , André Malherbe , David Thorpe and Eric Geboers facing off against Jobé for
312-534: The 1984 500cc British Motocross Grand Prix, held at Hawkstone Park , Shropshire , England . In 1984, the Hawkstone Park circuit included a large "double jump" (before they were customary on top motocross circuits). Few riders had the courage to attempt to clear the jump during practice, let alone during the actual race. However, during the second race of the Grand Prix, Jobé passed rival André Malherbe by clearing
336-413: The 1984 500cc world championship. The 1984 500cc championship is prominent for featuring all three of the previous year's world champions – Carlqvist (500cc), Jobé (250cc) and Geboers (125cc). Jobé fought Malherbe and Geboers in a tight points battle before finishing the season in second place, just 11 points behind Malherbe. Jobé accomplished one of the most audacious passes in motocross history during
360-545: The 1988 Belgian National Sports Merit Award and he was named the 1988 Belgian Sportsman of the year . Aged 28 years, Geboers retired at the top of his sport in 1990 by winning the premier 500cc world championship in his final season of competition. He won the final race of his career at the 1990 500cc United States Grand Prix. Geboers also won the Le Touquet beach race three consecutive times between 1988 and 1990. After his retirement from motocross racing, Geboers began
384-480: The 250cc world championship in 1987, with the promise that he could return to the 500cc class if he won the 250cc title. Geboers won five Grand Prix races to win the 1987 250cc world championship, earning a return to the premier 500cc division. The following year, he won his first of two FIM 500cc World Championships to become the first competitor to win FIM world championships in all three classes. His performance earned him
408-474: The 500cc World championship in that same year (Geboers having previously won world 125 and 250cc titles). He suffered through two injury plagued seasons in 1989 and 1990 before winning two consecutive 500cc World Championships in 1991 and 1992 on Hondas, equalling fellow Belgian riders Roger De Coster and Eric Geboers with five World Motocross Championships apiece. Jobé retired from competition after winning his fifth world championship in 1992. In 2006 he
432-525: The International Six Days Enduro, is a form of off-road motorcycle Olympics which is the oldest annual competition sanctioned by the FIM dating back to 1913. He dropped to fourth in the 1985 500cc motocross world championship behind the powerful factory Honda team of Thorpe, Malherbe and Geboers. The 1986 500cc World Championship was a repeat of the previous season with Jobé placing fourth behind
456-500: The double jump, physically jumping over his rival in the process. Photographer Nick Haskell captured the moment, and the image of Jobé flying over Malherbe with spectators cheering in the background, is considered by motorsports journalists to be one of the most iconic images of Grand Prix motocross racing. Jobé represented Belgium at the 1984 International Six Days Trial (ISDT) in Holland. The International Six Days Trial, now known as
480-401: The factory Honda trio but, the championship was one of the most dramatic in motocross history as, the top four riders finished the season with just 20 points separating them. Thorpe won the title with 316 points, while Jobe had 296 points. Jobé dominated the 1987 500cc World Championship, winning the title by more than 50 points over second place Kurt Nicoll . Jobé's 1987 500cc championship
504-460: The year ranked fifth in the 500cc motocross world championship behind his three Honda teammates and Kawasaki-mounted Georges Jobé . Geboers improved to third place in the 1985 500cc motocross world championship behind his Honda teammates Malherbe and Thorpe and, this result was repeated in the 1986 world championship with the three Honda teammates capturing the top three results in the season final standings. Whitlock convinced Geboers to compete in
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#1732869147138528-543: Was a Belgian professional motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1979 to 1992. Jobé is notable for being a five-time FIM motocross world champion and a nine-time Belgian motocross national champion. He was named Belgian Sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1992. Jobé was born in Retinne , Belgium. His older brother Claude Jobé competed in the motocross world championships for
552-405: Was notable as he won riding a privateer Honda CR500. Most of his rivals were on the official works teams of Honda, Kawasaki or KTM . In 1988, having been crowned World Champion in the 500cc class, Jobé competed in the 125cc World Championship to attempt to win the "Triple Crown" (FIM 125, 250 and 500cc world titles). He was unsuccessful, with countryman Eric Geboers achieving the feat by winning
576-557: Was signed by KTM to help start their racing program, coaching riders such as Mickaël Pichon , Sébastien Tortelli and Jonathan Barragán . In 2007 Jobé was coaching young riders in Dubai when he crashed and became paralyzed. After a period of rehabilitation, he was able to walk again however, in April 2011 he was diagnosed with leukemia . Jobé died from his illness in Brussels on 19 December 2012 at
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