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This Puerto Rican has come a long way since leaving the island to pursue a pro riding career. Tarah earned the first XG Racing gold in 2008, silver in 2010, was named the AMA Female Rider of the Year in 2007 and collected three AMA Amateur National Championships at Loretta Lynn's. When healthy, she can threaten the Ashley Fiolek/Jessica Patterson battle at the front. Tarah has a smooth style that should excel on the indoor track and ramps used for XG Women's Racing, although she's not sure how she'll do in her first crack at Women's Enduro X. Her parents own a surf shop in Puerto Rico and her brother is a pro surfer.