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But i can absolutely see USA on the top step of the podium if a few things fall in their favor. The injury list in GPs is gnarly, there wont be many teams capable of winning.
Not what I would call easier than Lommel.
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Team Netherland - Herlings, Coldenhoff, Vlaanderen
Team Switzerland - Seewer, Tonus and?
Team GBR - Anstie, Searle, Watson
Team Belgium - Horebeek, Lieber, Geerts
The Netherlands has to be huge favorites. That’s a really good team, especially at a track like Assen. We all know what Herlings and Coldenhoff can do in the sand. Vlaanderen can run up front too.
The only issue with most teams is if they lose one rider then they’re done. Team USA has a big advantage due to having multiple solid guys to choose from. We have Tomac, Osborne, Webb, Anderson, Barcia, Plessinger, Savatgy, Baggett etc. can all those guys win? No, probably not. But they can all be very solid and finish respectably. No other countries have that option. The really crazy thing is that’s just the 450 crop. We have plenty more in the 250 class.
The point in everything I said, was only to illustrate how absurd it is for an mx media outlet to post an article that proclaims the u.s. is a 5-10 place at best. That's ignorant, and especially ignorant to base it solely on the last two mxon events. None of it was to make excuses for team USA. Things happen as they do at mxon events and outcomes are what they are. It can be good or bad for any team. The article shows the ignorance of MX Large or their bias. Not sure which.
Additionally, it's not cool for MX Large to generalize American mx media based on opinions or comments from one or two people in the American media. The article was shit on every level, and typical of MX Large when it comes to the American motocross scene.
Either way, I am looking forward to it.
Searle has already said Simmo and Anstie are better sand riders
The mud changed the race. We got what we did and that is that. But the mud race hurt our team more.
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Baggett has never ridden at the Nations and not got lapped.
Assen is a shit venue, doesnt deserve this race, only thing that is going to decide this is who can field a fit team.
If Herlings is fit, nobody will touch him,,, Cairoli is out, Desalle is out but will be back, If Slovenia can qualify , so you have Gajser in there too, USA could ride out of their skin and not be in the top 6 in any race. cos its that type of track. And they could just as easy win it with 30 points. or 25 . or finish 5th with 20 .
And that is why the race is relevant, And also that is why the US journo's want to paint the 'its not relevant' picture. Its only relevant when you win.
And this is why we race.
Now do you see why MXDouche is a piece of garbage and every single one of you took his bullshit bait...
I’d put money on the following, if all healthy, and sans any mechanicals, to put it on the podium, and yes in Assen...
MX1- ET3
Open- Anderson/CWebb(torn on this one)
MX2- Zacho
Stamp it...
2) It’s not so much that the weather was specifically a disadvantage for the US(although one could argue European riders are more experienced in such conditions) as much as it just makes the results far less predictable in general compared to dry conditions. Or would you have me believe Glenn Coldenhoff is the best rider on the planet?
Do i think the US would have won had they raced on a dry track/normal Redbud? No, as mentioned above 2/3 of our team has barely cracked the top 10 in any race since MXoN.
Do i think the results would have looked completely different in dry vs wet conditions, yes.
Lommel this year has MXGP, MX2, EMX125, EMX250 class racing the track. That is 8 heat races + quali and practice for each class.
MXON has 3 races + quali and practice.
Pretty much more than 3x the time to beat up the track and that is what makes it difficult.
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