VOLUME 57 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 11, 2020 P17
Roczen To Sit Out 2020 Motocross
Championship
O
n account of health rea-
sons, 2014 AMA 450MX
National Champion Ken Roczen
says he will not compete in this
year's Lucas Oil AMA Pro Moto-
cross Championship, which is
set to start this weekend, August
15. American Honda confirmed
the news today.
American Honda Release:
American Honda and Ken
Roczen announced today that
they have decided to have the
German sit out the 2020 AMA
Pro Motocross series. In his
place, Christian Craig will ride
the factory CRF450R alongside
Chase Sexton.
Over the course of the next
few months, Roczen will focus
on his family (wife Courtney is
due with their first child in Sep-
tember), on giving his body time
to fully recover from the health
issues that have hampered him
in recent seasons, and on reset-
ting physically and mentally, with
the ultimate objective of making
a championship run at the 2021
AMA Supercross series.
"Taking this shortened out-
door season off was a very dif-
ficult decision, but I'm confident
it's what's best for me and my
team in the long run," Roczen
explained. "It will be good to
regroup, let my body heal, enjoy
this important experience with
Courtney, and build back up for
2021. I'd like to thank my team
and sponsors for having my
back through this, and I look for-
ward to supporting Chase and
Christian from home this sum-
mer before once again doing my
job the best I possibly can."
"Of course we're disappointed
that we won't have Ken in the
pits and on the track for the
upcoming outdoors season,"
said Brandon Wilson, American
Honda's Manager of Advertis-
ing & Motorcycle Sports. "He's
an important part of the Honda
family, and it won't be the same
without him. That said, as a com-
pany and a team, we support
Ken during this special time,
and in his efforts to get back to
full strength. We look forward to
working closely with him during
this period and attacking 2021
with him in top form." CN
Ken Roczen is
pulling out of 2020
Lucas Oil AMA
Pro Motocross
Championship,
which gets
underway this
weekend.
