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Cycle News 2021 Issue 02 January 12

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P62 Feature SUPERCROSS PREVIEW: 2021 MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Team Honda HRC Team Honda HRC will also house the factory 250 effort for 2021 after last year's clos- ing of the Geico Honda outfit, which had, for many years, run Honda's 250cc racing effort. The Aussie brothers, Hunter and Jett Lawrence, look to stretch their legs in the ever- competitive 250 class. Both had breakout rides in 2020 with Jett taking the industry by storm. This duo will match Sexton in their Alpinestars and 100% kits. Honda's 250SX racing program move back in-house with the closing of the Geico Honda program. Aussie brothers Jett and Hunter Lawrence will hold down the fort. Muc-Off Honda Muc-Off takes over as title spon- sor for the former Penrite Honda 250 team. Mitchell Oldenburg joins Mitchell Harrison as hungry competitors in the small-bore division. These two accompany team leader Brayton in their Fly Racing gear and Gaerne boots. FXR/Chaparral/Honda Back for their second year in the pits is the FXR/Chapar- ral Honda Racing Team. With added support from Honda, the team signed Coty Schock and Carson Mumford to ride their CRF250Rs. Both riders will wear 6D Helmets, Oakley goggles, FXR gear and Alpinestars boots. Phoenix Racing Honda There's yet another group of red riders on track in '21. The East Coast-based Phoenix Racing Honda Team will field a four-rider squad with Arenacross champ Kyle Peters leading the charge. The rest of the team consists of Enzo Lopes, Josh Osby and Mason Gonzales. Look for them in Alpinestars helmets and boots, with 100% goggles and Moose gear. Troy Lee Designs/ Red Bull/GasGas Race Team The KTM Group has shuffled their riders around to accommo- date the newly formed Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/GasGas Race Team. Both Michael Mosiman and Pierce Brown rode for the former Factory KTM Team and will now race aboard the GasGas MC 250F. They will wear Troy Lee Designs helmets and gear, Oakley goggles, and Alpinestars boots. 250SX TEAMS

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