Antonio Maeso
Antonio Maeso (born 1 January 1979) is a Spanish motorcycling racer who was born in Madrid but moved to live in Almería, Andalusia as a child. Early life. Antonio Maeso's motorcycling career started when he was just four years old and his father bought a small dirt bike for him. Although he started off-road racing very young, it was not until he was 15 that he entered his first road race. He participated in the 50 cc, 80 cc, and 125 cc categories until 2002, winning 4 county championships. He then moved to Superbikes, racing a  Yamaha R1. Twice Spanish winner of the R1 Yamaha Cup, Maeso has been contesting the National level Superbike championship (called Extreme in Spain) since then. In 2007 he was a newcomer to the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races, getting two finishing medals. He continued to compete in the hardest races in the world and in 2009 he came out with a 17th final position at the Senior TT race, lapping at 122,6 mph. For 2010 he will be one of the riders on the starting grid for the TT, competing in all solo classes. List of victories. From 1995  to the present, Maeso has achieved victories in all national categories − 50 cc, 80 cc, 125 cc, in the Superbikes Regional Championship, and the Yamaha R1 Spanish Championship. He was the first Spaniard in more than 30 years to race in the Isle of Man, competing in the TT races there.