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Cycle News 2021 Issue 27 July 7

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IN THE WIND P28 Team USA To MXoN? T he AMA's Director of SX/MX Mike Pelletier was at RedBud for the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Champi- onship in Michigan, July 3, and he confirmed that Team USA is in for the 2021 FIM Motocross of Nations, set for late September in Mantova, Italy. Pelletier said he spoke to several top American riders as well as the OEMs about their interest in returning to the race after it was canceled in 2020 due to Covid-19. "We hope to make an announce- ment on the lineup by Budds Creek in August," said Pelletier. He also reported that the feedback from the vast majority of people he spoke with about the recent break-up between Feld Motor Sports, organizers of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and the FIM was "over- whelmingly positive." CN It appears that the U.S. will send a team to Mantova, Italy, for the 2021 Motocross of Nations in September. Drake To Undergo Heart Surgery B ar X/Chaparral/Ecstar Suzuki rider Derek Drake says he will undergo heart surgery to rectify a rare heart condition that has been affecting his condition in the outdoor Pro Motocross Championship. He revealed the news via social media: Alright, time to set the record straight. Since I can remember, I've had to manage and live with a rare heart condition. I never knew this condition would affect me so much when it came to my fitness and health as a pro athlete. The last two years I've been training and suffering every day, and I've been getting nowhere, I just thought I needed to train harder, and I just buried myself. In amateurs, I could get by because the lon- gest motos we had to do were 20 minutes at [Loretta Lynn's]. But as a pro athlete, it's holding me back from getting to the level of fitness I know I need to train at and be consistent with. I decided to put my health first and this month I plan to undergo heart surgery in hopes that I can move forward with ease and heal my body properly. I am taking some time off to get better, and I will be back. CN Bar X/Chaparral/Ecstar Suzuki rider Derek Drake has plans to undergo heart surgery.

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