CYCLE NEWS RIDER OF THE YEAR / MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE CHAMPION CAMERON BEAUBIER
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"I
t's pretty tough," reasoned Cameron Beaubier,
almost as if he were talking to himself—or talking
himself into something. "I have another year on my
contract with Yamaha to race MotoAmerica here in Ameri-
ca in 2021. I really do want to give it a shot in Europe. I feel
like it's crunch time now. I'm 27 years old. I know that's not
old, but it's old compared to the kids that are 21 years old
and coming up in Europe that have insane talent and who
also want to become a world champion, it's kind of tough.
I definitely want to check out Europe, that's for sure. I want
to be there carrying the American flag. I just want to be
smart about it and make a good decision." The Californian
had just powered a Monster Energy Attack Performance
YZF-R1 to his 51st career victory in the MotoAmerica
Superbike Championship at the fabled Brickyard in In-
dianapolis, and in doing so, nailed down his fifth straight
MotoAmerica Superbike Championship.
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IT ALL HAPPENED QUICKLY FOR
CAMERON BEAUBIER. VERY QUICKLY
BY ERIC JOHNSON
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
