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many times this season. In China, the Spaniard edged out Honda rider Calvin Vlaanderen in the first moto by less than two seconds and his Red Bull KTM teammate Tom Vialle in the second moto by less than a second. Vialle's 3-2 nipped Vlaanderen's 2-4 for runner-up honors. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Husqvarna) was fifth on the day but second in the MX2 Championship. Belgian Jago Geerts (Yamaha) edged out Vialle by less than 10 points for the season's bronze medal. KTM took the Manufactur- ers Championship, followed by Husqvarna, Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki. CN MXGP 1. Jeffrey Herlings (KTM) 2-1 2. Glenn Coldenhoff (KTM) 1-2 3. Jeremy Seewer (Yam) 4-3 4. Tim Gajser (Hon) 3-4 5. Jeremy Van Horebeek (Hon) 7-5 MX2 1. Jorge Prado (KTM) 1-1 2. Tom Vialle (KTM) 3-2 3. Calvin Vlaanderen (Hon) 2-4 4. Jago Geerts (Yam) 4-3 5. Thomas Kjer Olsen (Hus) 5-5 IN THE WIND P46 Honda Confirms 2020 SX/MX Teams T eam Honda HRC confirmed its 2020 rider lineup for the Monster Energy Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship. Ken Roczen, who had already signed a con- tract extension with the team earlier this year, is all set, but he will have new teammates in both supercross and motocross fol- lowing the retirement of former teammate Cole Seely. Justin Brayton, who rode with the team in 2012, will move over from the Smartop/Moto- Concepts/Bullfrog Spas Honda team and pit alongside Roczen for the 2020 AMA Supercross season. Chase Sexton will start the season racing for the Geico Honda team and race a CRF250R in the 250SX West Supercross Championship and then join the Honda HRC Team on a CRF450R for outdoors. "I'm beyond excited to be riding for factory Honda in the 2020 Supercross season," said the 35-year-old Brayton. "Riding with the team in 2012 was the achievement of a dream for me, and I had my best season so far that year. Now I feel like I'm living my dream all over again, just a little older and more ex- perienced to be able to take full advantage of this opportunity." "I'm super excited to be joining Team Honda HRC," Sexton said. "Factory Honda is a team that I've wanted to ride for since I was a kid, so to have this opportunity is honestly a dream come true. I'm looking forward to starting this journey with them, and I think it will be a successful one. I think the CRF450R suits me because I'm a bigger guy, and I ride it well. Still, 2020 is going to be a learning year for sure. I'm just getting my feet wet in the 450 class, and it will be good to have an outdoor series under my belt to get me ready for a full 17-round 2021 Supercross series. I'm also looking forward to being team- mates with Ken. We're pretty close friends and train together every day, so I think this will push us both and take us to the next level. You couldn't ask for a better guy to have under the tent, with his speed and knowledge." CN Chase Sexton will remain on the Geico Honda Team for supercross but will finish out the 2020 season on the factory Honda team in the 450MX class in the outdoors.