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Cycle News 2020 Issue 22 June 2

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IN THE WIND P42 Jacko's Outback Quarantine O ld mate Jackson Strong has hooked in with Monster Energy to release a fair dinkum gander at what life is like in the Aussie outback during quaran- tine. Crikey. As we all know, every Australian child rides a kangaroo to school called Skippy, Jacko and Skip get a mainline of vegemite and head off into the bush to get some tuck- er, namely wallabies and cocka- toos as he tries to channel fellow famous Queensland bogan, the late Steve Irwin. Finally, Jacko realizes he's got Buckley's chance of a feed and decides to go back to what he does best, pulling mental moves on a dirt bike to the cheers of his XXXX beer drinkin' mates (XXXX is named so because Queenslanders can't spell beer) while setting the bush alight when trying to cook a bloody chook in an Aussie camp oven. Strewth, tell him he's dreaming. He's clearly a few beers short of a six pack. But, it's all good, mate. She'll be right. At least Jacko can ride the nuts off a dirt bike (can you tell this writer is Australian?). CN Decotis Stepping Away From Racing J GRMX/Yoshimura Suzuki's Jimmy Decotis says he's stepping away from racing to focus on health issues. De- cotis has been battling Lyme disease for the past few years. He announced on Instagram that he's putting racing on hold indefinitely: "I wanted to update everyone and let you know that I will not be racing the final leg of @ supercrosslive starting this weekend. The last 3 years I have tried to compete at the highest level in the world while battling my Lyme disease. I have tried everything in my power to remain healthy while pushing my body to the limits but unfortunately it has caused my health to decline to a point where racing dirt bikes just isn't in the cards for me at this time. I love this sport with all my heart and I hope one day I can find some more answers so I can go back to doing what I love with my team, spon- sors and fans. I'm stepping away from racing for the time being to focus solely on my health and to hopefully get back to the person and racer I was once." CN Motocrosser Jimmy Decotis says he's stepping away from racing for the time being to focus on health issues.

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