SAMULI ARO

Samuli Aro (born April 12, 1975 in Järvenpää) is a Finnish enduro rider. He is a four-time World Enduro Champion and has won the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland five times (2006 in New Zealand with Metzeler 6Days Extreme).

Aro took his first world title in 2002, and after a second place in 2003, he has won the World Enduro Championship three times in a row; in 2004 in the Enduro 3 class. From 2005 and 2006 he used the Metzeler 6Days Extreme and won 2 times the world title in the Enduro 2 class.

He continues with the KTM factory team for the 2007 season.

Website         www.samuliaro.com

Career

1999	ISDE	World Trophy	1st
2001	WEC	250cc	3rd
2002	WEC	250cc	1st
	ISDE	World Trophy	1st
2003	WEC	250cc	2nd
	ISDE	World Trophy	1st
2004	WEC	E3	1st
	ISDE	World Trophy	1st
2005	WEC	E2	1st
	ISDE	World Trophy	2nd
2006	WEC	E2	1st
	ISDE	World Trophy	1st

Birthdate:	12.04.1975
Place of birth:	Jarvenpaa (FIN)
Home:	Jarvenpaa (FIN)
Family status:	Married with Satu
Hobbies:	Mountain bike, Playstation, Cross Country Skiing
Favorite drink:	Beer
Favorite dish:	Italian food
Favorite film:	Action movies
Favorite country:	Finland
Favorite actor:	Nicolas Cage
Personal cars:	Volvo V40 and Fiat Ducato
Dream car:	All fast cars
Team:	KTM factory
Most respected riders:	Ricky Johnson
Favorite tracks:	Hard tracks
First bike:	Italjet 50 1979
First race:	1988
Most memorable results:	Enduro World Champion E2, 2006
	Enduro World Champion E2, 2005
	Enduro World Champion 250 2-st, 2002
	Finnish Enduro Champion 125, 1999
	3rd Enduro World Championship 250 2-st, 2001
	Vice Enduro World Champion 250 2-st, 2003
	Sixdays Victory 2003 with the Finnish Team
Website	http://www.samuliaro.com