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Cycle News 2014 Issue 50 December 16

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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FEATURE 2015 SUPERCROSS PREVIEW P86 and Jordon Smith. Look for the Rockstar Energy Racing Husqvarna team to be a player in 2015, as well, with Davalos, Zach Osborne and Zach Bell. After Cianciarulo went down with injury early in the East regional se- ries last year, Davalos took control of the championship standings and was poised to win the title before also going down with injury before the New Jersey race. For 2015, Lucas Oil/Troy Lee Designs will be running KTM machinery. Shane McElrath and Jessy Nelson return to the team, while Darryn Durham joins the squad after a stint with Pro Circuit. Although he got off to a dreadful start to the 2014 Supercross season, and didn't even qualify for a main event until the third TREY CANARD (Above) Trey Canard is returning on the factory Honda team. He's one of the hottest riders on the track heading into Anaheim I. (Below) The veteran Chad Reed is going at it again, alongside new Discount Tire/TwoTwo Motorsports Team rider Josh Grant. CHAD REED round of the series, Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha's Jeremy Martin fin- ished up with a big win at the East Re- gional finale in Las Vegas. Teammate Cooper Webb rode the West series and finished fifth overall in the stand- ings, which included a runner-up finish in Vegas. The two outdoor stars will be joined by rookie Aaron Plessinger and Venezuelan Anthony Rodriguez, who missed much of last year with an injury. Justin Hill joins Marvin Musquin un- der the Red Bull KTM canopy, riding the brand new Factory Edition 250 SX- Fs. Hill capped off last year's SX finale in Las Vegas by winning the 250-class East-West Shootout and is expected to be a player again in 2015. An ACL injury forced Musquin to miss the en- tire Supercross season last year, but the Frenchman came on strong at the end of the outdoor series with some impressive results, including an overall win at Washougal.

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