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After claiming his second motocross world title in the 250cc class, Belgian rider Georges Jobe chose Kawasaki for his move to the 500cc “Class of Kings” in 1984 … and became an all-time hero with this legendary leap.
There is no doubt that the USA is among the top nations in the world when it comes to motocross racing, having won the Motocross of Nations an astounding 23 times since its inception in 1947.
New Zealand’s Rory Mead was twice national Enduro Champion, in 2009 and 2011, before a motorcycling crash in the United States left him paralysed from the waist down.
The Motocross World Champs start the final trio of events of the series, as the MXGP of Türkiye welcomes round 18 to the mountainous west of the country, roughly 450km to the south-east of the capital, Istanbul.
Today we bring you video footage from the Temple of Motocross at Lommel, home of the MXGP of Flanders, in Belgium, round 14 of the Motocross World Championships.
It was a special weekend for eight-time former MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez on home turf at Aragon as he celebrated his first win in three years.
With just over a month to go until the FIM Motocross of Nations returns to Matterley Basin on the weekend of October 4-6, the host nation has announced their trio that will go into battle.
Many countries have already announced their line-ups for the upcoming Motocross of Nations – the often-called ‘Olympic Games of Motocross’ – and now we have Team Spain to add to our list.
The United States has finalised its squad for the upcoming Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, in England in just over five weeks’ time.
The three-rider FIM Motocross World Championship tussle between the reigning champion and two former champion riders continued at round 17, the MXGP of Switzerland, at the weekend.