INTERVIEW I 2022 CYCLE NEWS RIDER OF THE YEAR : ELI TOMAC
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working as a team, you know?
Every other race of the year, all
of us are as selfish as can be.
You're racing for yourself, and
you want to beat everyone else,
but at the Motocross of Nations
you are racing together as a
team and you're trying to help
each other out. The whole pit
environment feels different and
you're racing as a country. Yeah,
Chase, Justin [Cooper] and my-
self. we got it done. It was very
cool. We got it done this year
and it was cool.
Okay, come the Monster En-
ergy Supercross series come
Angel Stadium in January, can
you win it? Can you claim that
championship yet again?
I think so. I'll never underesti-
mate the competition, whoever
it is. I have a new motorcycle
coming in, and I think it's going
to be a great step. The Yamaha
YZ450F is going to be all-new,
and I'm excited for that, and I'm
excited to develop that bike. I'll
do everything I can to defend
that number-one plate.
And the 2023 Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship?
Are you going to line up for it?
Enquiring motocross fans want
to know.
Yeah, yeah, I need to get on
this new bike. I'm pretty sure it's
going to be pretty sweet. That
could be a deciding factor.
CN
"BY AROUND [ROUND]
FOUR, I WAS ON
MY SETTING THAT
I BASICALLY USED
FOR THE REST OF THE
SEASON. BY ROUND
FOUR, I REALLY WAS
OFF TO THE RACES."
