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Cycle News 2026 Issue 09 February 3 v2

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Renshaw is set to step up to Mission AFT SuperTwins duty on the Moto Anatomy x Royal Enfield Twins FT this season. Renshaw entered the pro ranks with significant hype in 2024. Despite showing flashes (including a podium finish among multiple top fives), he never fully found his footing in AFT Singles action. However, like Kopp, the lanky Renshaw could prove bet- ter suited to a twin, which might allow his natural ability to shine through more brightly. Royal Enfield is counting on it. They have traditionally sought larger riders to manhandle a bike developed by and for the similarly sized Johnny Lewis. podiums for the team in 2024. When he stepped away due to medical concerns early in the year, the team drafted in Declan Bender, who had been watch- ing from the sidelines despite a strong rookie season in '24, as a replacement, and he rewarded the team with a run to the po- dium at the DuQuoin Mile. Price, meanwhile, unexpect- edly returned to action late in the year and scooped up a sec- ond and a third at Springfield. Rather than choose between them, OTBR will field a two-rider effort in 2026. Speaking of potential, 2023 Nicky Hayden AMA Flat Track Horizon Award winner Evan nium, earned when Lowe edged Daniels to the checkered flag by 0.026 of a second at the fabled Springfield Mile. Eager to capitalize on that mo - mentum, Lowe, along with just about everyone else behind the program, is back again in 2026 with high hopes of translating the bike's obvious promise into genu- ine championship contention. PODIUM POTENTIAL Still others have the potential to run up front when conditions are right. Brandon Price opened the season with OTB Racing Ya - maha after claiming a pair of P120 FEATURE I 2026 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SEASON PREVIEW Dark horse? This could be the guy: Davis Fisher.

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