Draft:Georg Allikas

Georg Allikas (born 28 November 1986) is a Estonian former motocross rider. He began riding motocross at around the age of 9 and concluded his career in 2008 at the age of 22. In 2005, he commenced studies at Taltech in product development and production engineering, earning a BSc and MSc (cum laude) degree in product development and production engineering. Upon entering university, he dedicated more time to his studies than to motocross.

Achievements
From 1998 to 2001, Georg owned a silver or bronze medal every year at the Estonian Championships. Although he did not become the Estonian champion, he won several cup series, first in 1998. In 2001, Georg was named the best young motocross athlete of the year, thanks to his 18th place in the 85cc class at the Junior European Championships.

World Junior Cup:

 * 2002 Austria, Möggers – 26th place;
 * 2003 Italy, Asti – 23th place. A heatstroke suffered in the first start led to a failure in the overall competition. Unfortunately, Georg was unable to recover for the second start;
 * 2004 Latvia, Kegums – 19th place. The DNF of the first race did not allow him to achieve a good final result.

Other notable achievements:

 * 2005 Open Estonian Motocross Championships 2nd place;
 * 2007 MX1 Estonian Cup Motocross 3rd place;
 * 2007 EMX-Open (European Championships) GP of Siauliai, Lithuania 13th place;
 * 2008 E3 Estonian Cross Country Championships 3rd place.

Informally summarizing, he has been:

 * 6x Estonian Motocross Championships silver;
 * 2x Estonian Motocross Championships bronze;
 * 1x Latvian Motocross Championships silver and bronze;
 * 2x Estonian Cup gold in Motocross and 1x in Cross Country.

Personal
Allikas received a bachelor's degree in production engineering from Tallinn University of Technology in 2008 and a master's degree (cum laude) in production engineering from the same institution in 2010. He works in the field of digital marketing, where his activities are related to motocross and enduro brands.

Estonian Media Coverage
Georg has been recognized for his athletic achievements in various Estonian media outlets. He has been mentioned numerous times in national newspapers like Postimees and Õhtuleht, and on the popular news website Delfi.ee. Additionally, Georg was selected as one of the best athletes in 2005 by the regional sports news site Sportiv.ee and named Athlete of the Year in 2006 by his hometown municipality of Avinurme.

Georg's contributions to Estonian motocross are also recognized on the popular Facebook page "Legacy of Estonian Motocross," which features images of him from 1999.