INTERVIEW I 2023 CYCLE NEWS RIDER OF THE YEAR: JETT LAWRENCE
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He followed that up with a
successful "off-season" that saw
him take a race win at the Moto
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cross of Nations and the overall
victory at the Paris Supercross.
It was indeed a year to remem
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ber for the 19-year-old who
turned 20 in August. Despite oth-
er talents across the motorcycle
racing world, none stand out like
Lawrence's '23 season.
We recently sat down for a
quick interview with Lawrence to
discuss his incredible year.
Q: Looking back at this year,
let's go back to the 250cc Su
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percross Championship. I think
some people forget you even
rode a 250 this year. Your worst
finish was third in Denver. Can
you even remember your Super
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cross series after the year you've
had?
I can remember most things,
that's for sure. A few things are
a little blurry, but a few races,
yes. It was an awesome final
Supercross season on a 250.
I got to win a few and won my
last one, which was a good
send-off, you could say. I had
some ups and downs, still try
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ing to figure out those Triple
Crowns, but luckily, I had two
of them to learn. I got my first
Triple Crown win, which is al
-
ways good, and got that curse
away finally. I had some good
moments on the 250 and that
bike was good to me the past
few years. It was a bummer
to leave it but also exciting to
leave to start a new path.
"THE GOAL
WAS JUST
LEARNING.
I'M ALWAYS
LEARNING TO
TRY AND BE
BETTER IN
WHATEVER
I'M DOING."
It's easy to forget that Lawrence
also won the 250 West SX title,
which seems so long ago but was
only a few months back. He also
won on his last ride on a 250.
