September 24, 2022

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Teams Press Conference and Presentation to the Crowd Conclude the Media Day in RedBud

Teams Press Conference and Presentation to the Crowd Conclude the Media Day in RedBud The second half of the media day at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in RedBud, concluded with a special press conference which announced a special addition to the FIM Motocross World Championship followed by the Teams Press Conference and the Teams Presentation to a huge crowd of supportive American fans.

The afternoon activities began with the presentation of Triumph Motorcycles, who announced that from 2024 they will enter the FIM Motocross World Championship in the MX2 and MXGP categories with the new Triumph Racing Team in partnership with Thierry Chizat-Suzzoni, one of the sport’s most experienced and successful team owners, who will field two of Triumph’s all-new 250cc 4-stroke MX bikes in the 2024 MX2 class and will add an entry into the 450cc MXGP class in 2025.

Following that, another press conference took place to present the top nations at this year’s event. This included Team Italy, Netherlands, Great Britain, France, USA, Belgium, Switzerland, Australia and Spain, as well as the newly introduced FIM Europe and FIM Latin America teams. Each squad shared their expectations and hopes for the 75^th edition of the biggest off-road race of the season.

Teams Press Conference And Presentation To The Crowd Conclude The Media Day In Redbud — Team Netherlands at the Team’s Press Conference

Defending Champions Team Italy with Antonio Cairoli, Andrea Adamo and Mattia Guadagnini will run the #1, #2 and #3 plates this weekend, as they will look to keep hold of the Chamberlain Trophy for the second consecutive time.

Antonio Cairoli: “I really wanted to race with the #1 plate and we are also in America this year which is even more special. We will try to do our best and the podium is definitely the goal for us!”.

Team Netherland’s Glenn Coldenhoff reminisced on his success at the event in 2018 and shared his motivation for this year with Team Netherlands saying “I’m feeling good coming into this weekend. I did some training last week in Florida and I am feeling really strong. Obviously, I am motivated, especially last time I was here I have some good memories, so I’m looking to do well here”.

Meanwhile, the home heroes Team USA, who are the big favourites to win here on home soil have a lot of motivation and it could be the year that the nation claims their 23^rd victory.

Team Manager Roger De Coster: “I feel really feel good about the nations this year. These three guys are really happy to be here to represent the USA”.

Team Captain, Eli Tomac: “We have a redemption round if you want to call it that. 2018 wasn’t good at all, but we’re here and we’ve got a lot of confidence in our team!”

Team Australia have all eyes on them as Mitch Evans, Hunter Lawrence and Jett Lawrence have a real shot at gifting their nation their very first Chamberlain Trophy.

Mitch Evans: “We’ve all been on the world stage for a few years now, so we know how it works now and all three of us have had a really good year and certainly we are in a good position to fight for the podium and if not, the win”.

Hunter Lawrence: “It would be awesome [to be on the podium or win] and it’s something you always dream of, especially for your country, it’s even more special. I believe we have an amazing team and we’re very capable of getting on the podium. Would be cool to top off Australia’s best result”.