Roczen To
Lead German
MXoN Team
G
ermany has finally confirmed
their three-rider roster for
the 2025 Motocross of Nations,
which takes place on October
4-5 at Ironman Raceway in
Indiana. Ken Roczen will lead
the team in the MXGP class
alongside Simon Laengenfelder
in MX2, and Maximilian Spies in
the Open division.
"I am excited to be a part of
Team Germany again for the
2025 Motocross of Nations,"
Roczen said. "Obviously, it is a
super special event: you repre
-
sent your country, and it is also
cool to have it back in the USA
here, close to my home. I am
excited to race at Ironman. It is
a technical track. It will be good
to line up with the MXGP guys
and other racers from around
the world once again. Hoping to
do well, I will give it everything
I have. I have great teammates,
and we have a strong team
going into 2025, so let's get it
going."
Roczen recently raced the
Unadilla round of AMA Pro
Motocross where he placed fifth
in the first moto of the 450MX
division. He did not finish the
second moto after suffering
cramping.
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Ken Roczen will
represent Team
Germany at the
Motocross of Nations
with teammates
Simon Laengenfelder
and Maximilian Spies.
France Names
MXoN Team
A
nother powerhouse in the Motocross
of Nations competition announced
its team. Team France will be made up of
current MXGP points leader Romain Febvre
(MXGP class), Mathis Valin (MX2) and Max-
ime Renaux (Open).
Febvre and Renaux were part of the most
recent winning French team in 2023 at their
home track in Ernee. Former MX2 Cham-
pion Tom Vialle was the team's third rider
that year. Vialle is expected to move back
to the MXGP Championship next year, riding
for Honda HRC.
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Romain Febvre is France's team captain for
this year's Motocross of Nations.
