![]() “My last year going to actual school was when I was in seventh grade,” Ramy recalls. Starting his career path out so young had its set of challenges. He walked out of there feeling 6 feet tall. “No one even knew him, and he got third place. Mauricio coached young Ramy on motorbike racing skills and took him to small competitions in Florida, but it was a trip to the American Motorcycle Association National Motocross Championship in Texas that was the proving ground. Ramyller, a name he says his mother “made up”-they call him Ramy for short-rode a bicycle with no training wheels when he was a little over a year old. “He was walking when he was about eight months,” Mauricio says. He had no doubt when his oldest son was born that he would follow in his footsteps. “I was the champion for my state, Minas Gerais,” Mauricio says proudly. Born in Governador Valaderes, Mauricio competed throughout the country. “Motorcycle racing is in my blood.” His father, Mauricio raced motocross in Brazil. The 21-year-old is now a bona fide professional motorcycle athlete, moving from amateur status to pro in 2018.Īlves says his career path was carved out for him at birth. “When I was 2 years old, I got that dirt bike for my birthday, and I started riding,” he says. You could say, it was the start of his career as a professional supercross and motocross racer. To Ramyller Alves, the 50cc motorcycle has special significance. I n the Alves’ garage in Coconut Creek sits a 19-year-old YamahaPW50 dirt bike. ![]()
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