When Maikel was 17 he got his first taste of Freestyle FMX when fellow Spanish rider Dany Torres offered him the chance to try out his FMX compound. It was the start of an obsession for Melero who quickly adapted to the sport and made it his own, culminating in team and personal glory in 2014, taking out the NIGHT of the JUMPs FIM World Championship title and the FIM Freestyle MX of Nations with team Spain.
Today Maikel is the most successful NIGHT of the JUMPs FIM Freestyle Motocross World Champion of all time. He has won the World Champs Title 4 times in a row!