Tomac Changes
L
ast week, Yamaha officially announced
the departure of Eli Tomac from the
Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha Team
after four seasons, saying, "Monster Energy
Yamaha Star Racing extends its sincere
thanks to Eli Tomac for the remarkable
success achieved together over the past
four seasons (2022–2025) in the SuperMo
-
tocross World Championship and wishes Eli
all
the best in his future endeavors."
While with Yamaha, Tomac took the 2022
Monster Energy AMA Supercross 450SX and
Pro Motocross 450MX titles and led Team
USA to victory at the Motocross of Nations
in 2022. The Colorado native achieved 16
main-event wins in 450SX and 16 moto wins
in 450MX, including two Daytona Supercross
wins, during his time with the team.
On Tuesday, November 4, it's expected
that Tomac will be announced as one of
KTM's newest 450-class members, along
-
side Jorge Prado and returning KTM rider
Aaron
Plessinger.
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Yamaha officially
announced
Eli Tomac's
departure.
Geerts Joins Beta
MRT Team
J
ago Geerts has joined the Beta MRT Team
for the 2026 and 2027 seasons of the FIM
Motocross World Championship. The Belgian
rider is scheduled to compete in the MXGP divi
-
sion on the Italian-made Beta RX 450 machine.
"I
am very happy to have signed with Beta
for the next two seasons," Geerts said. "It is a
big change for me after eight years at Yamaha.
I felt I needed a change to improve further,
and I think that with the new team, this can
be possible for me. I have already done some
testing with the RX 450, and it has gone well. I
feel comfortable on the bike, and I am ready to
start winter preparation. The mood in the team
is amazing, and I believe that together we can
achieve great results in the coming years, so I
am looking forward to starting this run!"
Team manager Elio Marchetti said, "He is a
young rider but already has significant interna
-
tional experience and a winning mentality. We
believe
that his speed and determination, com-
bined with the technical growth of our MXGP
project,
can lead us to significant results. This
signing represents an important step in Beta's
strategy to establish itself among the leaders in
the World Championship."
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Jago Geerts signed with Beta for the
next two seasons in FIM MXGP.
