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Cycle News 2021 Issue 48 November 30

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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Musquin Sweeps Paris Supercross T he Paris Supercross returned during the off-season schedule, and a host of heavy hitters made the trek to compete in France for the Parisian Supercross crown. After six main events, having three-moto formats for the SX1 and SX2 classes, it was Marvin Musquin and Kyle Peters earning the respective King and Prince of Paris crowns. The Paris promoters pulled out all the stops this year as the race was headlined by fan-favorites, including Chad Reed, Antonio Cairoli and Romain Febvre. A handful of other Ameri- can notables lined up as well, including overseas veteran Justin Brayton, Justin Bogle, Alex Martin, Josh Hill and Ryan Sipes. The SX2 class featured newly crowned MX2 World Champion Maxime Renaux, along with AMA Arenacross Champion Kyle Peters and AMA privateer Kevin Moranz. This year's course featured a fast layout, and interestingly, did not include a whoop section. Racing was close which pleased the sold-out crowd inside Paris la Defense Arena. Musquin put on a clinic in front of his home fans, leading every lap of in all three main events. Musquin went unde- IN THE WIND P40 The Paris Supercross returned with a one-night affair with three main events. PHOTO: STEPHAN LEGRANDE Musquin (25), Romain Febvre (3), Brayton (10), Chad Reed (22) and Antonio Cairoli (22) fight for the holeshot. PHOTO: P. HAUDIQUERT

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