{{short description|American motorcycle racer}} thumb|Nichole Cheza Mees at the Sturgis TT August 6, 2017 '''Nichole Cheza''' (born June 11, 1987) is an American former professional dirt track motorcycle racer.<ref name="AMA Pro Flat Track Riders">{{cite web |url=http://www.amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3395 |title=AMA Pro Flat Track Riders |publisher=amaproracing.com |accessdate=6 January 2016 |archive-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227010259/http://www.amaproracing.com/ft/riders/rider.cfm?did=3395 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She competed in the GNC1 class of the AMA Grand National Championship.<ref name="AMA Pro Flat Track Riders"/>
Cheza was born in Flint, Michigan and resides in Clio, Michigan.<ref name="AMA Pro Flat Track Riders"/> She started riding at the age of 3 and began racing at 4. In 2003, Cheza won championships in both, dirt track racing and ice track racing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lPYDAAAAMBAJ&dq=nichole+cheza&pg=PA38 |title=Vegas Nights |accessdate=6 January 2016 |last1=Assoc |first1=American Motorcyclist |date=February 2004 }}</ref> Cheza was the American Motorcyclist Association's Female Rider for the Year for 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Riding/Story/ama-racing-awards |title=AMA Racing Awards |publisher=americanmotorcyclist.com |accessdate=8 February 2017 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080050/http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Riding/Story/ama-racing-awards |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She is married to professional motorcycle racer, Jared Mees.<ref name="AMA Pro Flat Track Riders"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/edge/2015/11/18/ama-pro-flat-track-racing-extreme-sports |title=Pro Flat Track racing boasts left turns only, at 140 miles an hour |publisher=si.com |accessdate=9 August 2016 }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{web archive|title=Official website|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191222181305/http://www.nicholecheza.com:80/ }}
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