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Cycle News 2019 Issue 39 October 1

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P126 CN III EMPIRE OF DIRT P robably 15 years ago now, I had my thoughts about how we could make the Motocross of Nations even more competitive and more fun to watch. I've written about it be- fore, but as the years have gone by, it's only become more ap- parent to me that this idea would work very well. And it doesn't have to replace the Motocross des Nations' current format (although I think it should), but it could be its own standalone event instead. It could be called the Trophee des Nations after the event that used to be a big deal but no longer exists. Or, we could call it Trophee des Regions, which might be even more accurate. First, here are the primary issues I see with the Motocross des Nations today. One, many countries have one or two really great racers on the team, but without three of them, they have almost no hope of ever winning the event. Team Italy over the years is an excellent example of this when Antonio Cairoli is healthy. To date, only these 10 countries have ever won the event: Great Britain (16 times), Belgium (15 times), Sweden (seven times), the Soviet Union (two times), Czechoslovakia (one time), the USA (22 times), Italy (two times), France (six times), Germany (one time) and The Netherlands (one time). Two of those countries don't even exist THE MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS COULD BE BETTER Why do we still have three classes in the Motocross of Nations? Is it time to look at a revised format? BY STEVE COX

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