The United States will not participate in the 2020 FIM Motocross of Nations, on September 25-27, at Matterley Basin, in England.
This is due to the ongoing Coronaviris COVID-19 pandemic.
“The health of our racers and staff is paramount, and current and future global travel restrictions make our involvement in an international event impossible at this time,” said AMA Supercross manager Mike Pelletier.
“The U.S. team effort to attend the Motocross of Nations each year is extensive, both financially and logistically. Even in normal times, preparing our best effort at this point in the season would be difficult.”
In addition, with the recently announced postponement of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, rescheduled national rounds likely will conflict with the Motocross of Nations event.
“The AMA takes great pride in competing in the Motocross of Nations each year, and we appreciate the commitment of the athletes chosen to represent the United States on the world stage,” Pelletier said. “The AMA looks forward to returning to the Motocross of Nations in 2021 and bringing the Chamberlain Trophy back to U.S. soil.”
The FIM-sanctioned Motocross of Nations is a world championship team event. It features three-rider national teams competing for a combined score to determine the overall championship-winning country.
American MXoN team rider Jason Anderson, in action at the MXoN at Assen, in The Netherlands, last year, where the host Dutch team won and Team USA finished sixth overall. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
The U.S. team has won the Motocross of Nations 22 times and is the all-time leader in FIM Motocross of Nations overall team victories, but not for the past eight years.
All of those wins took place under the direction of Belgian multi-time former world champion Roger DeCoster, the now US-based European superstar also an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer.
The most recent time the U.S. Team won the Motocross of Nations was 2011.
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