Have our top riders closed the gap on the GP guys?

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Ever since the US started getting annihilated at des nations it seemed our guys were getting beat by that feet on the pegs/stand everywhere style of the euro guys. Its looking to me like Sexton and Anderson are as technically sound and fast as any other countries top guys outdoors, even though they spend half the year riding sx. May be national pride taking over, but I cant imagine anyone having en edge over these two currently. Simply phenomenal riding. Anyone else share the same optimism?
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I don't know. Ferrandis isn't out there. Cool
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No , still great riders tho
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karsmakers 6/4/2022 2:52pm
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JA21 and Sexton have!
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iudi2006 6/4/2022 2:53pm
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We’ll only know after Des Nations this year 😏
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I think that this "gap" has been blown out of proportion by des nations.
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10 years ago and back, SX was the reason AMA based riders were winning. I don't think anything has changed, other than this statement becoming the "go to" excuse when the Team USA streak ended and their riders started to get beat.

Who knows whether the gap has been closed but Sexton and Anderson look amazing right now. On this day and track, I personally think they could be a match for anyone!
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Motocross83 6/4/2022 3:09pm
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I don't think the gap is anywhere near as big as some people make out in the first place, so no.

Barcia, Anderson, Justin Cooper etc have all done well at the MXDN - if there was this 'massive gap' then that simply wouldn't be the case. The top guys in both series are broadly speaking all very close, with certain conditions favouring one or the other on the day. That's a boring conclusion but in reality it was the truth back in the mid 00s and it's pretty much the truth now.
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Judging by how the 9X world champ can’t even crack the top 5 on our side of the water with our prep and our rules I’d say so Dry

The euros are only better when everything is their way I guess Huh
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If they wanna race mud, then they are already better than most of the so called top MXGP riders.
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Dirt.Squirt wrote:
Judging by how the 9X world champ can’t even crack the top 5 on our side of the water with our prep and our rules I’d...
Judging by how the 9X world champ can’t even crack the top 5 on our side of the water with our prep and our rules I’d say so Dry

The euros are only better when everything is their way I guess Huh
😆 🤣 😂
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crusty_xx 6/4/2022 4:09pm
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Hard to tell but I'd say Sexton and Tomac on a good day can run with anybody in the world
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Dirt.Squirt wrote:
Judging by how the 9X world champ can’t even crack the top 5 on our side of the water with our prep and our rules I’d...
Judging by how the 9X world champ can’t even crack the top 5 on our side of the water with our prep and our rules I’d say so Dry

The euros are only better when everything is their way I guess Huh
lol
he hasn't won a title since 2017 and finished 6th o/a last year
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crusty_xx wrote:
lol
he hasn't won a title since 2017 and finished 6th o/a last year
And is now being beat by a guy that hasn’t raced in 6 years

I guess TG or JH would be a better comparison but they would both just hurt themselves trying to keep up anyways Dry
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bowl wrote:
😆 🤣 😂
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crusty_xx 6/4/2022 4:53pm
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crusty_xx wrote:
lol
he hasn't won a title since 2017 and finished 6th o/a last year
Dirt.Squirt wrote:
And is now being beat by a guy that hasn’t raced in 6 years I guess TG or JH would be a better comparison but they...
And is now being beat by a guy that hasn’t raced in 6 years

I guess TG or JH would be a better comparison but they would both just hurt themselves trying to keep up anyways Dry
youd make a good journalist
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Bed Tundy wrote:
Ever since the US started getting annihilated at des nations it seemed our guys were getting beat by that feet on the pegs/stand everywhere style of...
Ever since the US started getting annihilated at des nations it seemed our guys were getting beat by that feet on the pegs/stand everywhere style of the euro guys. Its looking to me like Sexton and Anderson are as technically sound and fast as any other countries top guys outdoors, even though they spend half the year riding sx. May be national pride taking over, but I cant imagine anyone having en edge over these two currently. Simply phenomenal riding. Anyone else share the same optimism?
Was there a race that had every top rider in the world in the past week or something? No? Thats what I thought
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crusty_xx wrote:
lol
he hasn't won a title since 2017 and finished 6th o/a last year
Dirt.Squirt wrote:
And is now being beat by a guy that hasn’t raced in 6 years I guess TG or JH would be a better comparison but they...
And is now being beat by a guy that hasn’t raced in 6 years

I guess TG or JH would be a better comparison but they would both just hurt themselves trying to keep up anyways Dry
Aged well
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RV won an overall and a moto by the second Round when the rolls were reversed Cool
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Dirt.Squirt wrote:
RV won an overall and a moto by the second Round when the rolls were reversed Cool
How old was RV?
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Dirt.Squirt wrote:
RV won an overall and a moto by the second Round when the rolls were reversed Cool
... and as soon as he hit Europe GP's, he looped out and wasn't seen again!
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Dirt.Squirt wrote:
RV won an overall and a moto by the second Round when the rolls were reversed Cool
bowl wrote:
How old was RV?
26/27.
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Dirt.Squirt 6/4/2022 5:11pm
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bowl wrote:
How old was RV?
Much younger than Cairoli which makes it more impressive since he had far less experience and time to hone his skills duh Dry
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GoggleFiend904 6/4/2022 5:13pm
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bowl wrote:
How old was RV?
Dirt.Squirt wrote:
Much younger than Cairoli which makes it more impressive since he had far less experience and time to hone his skills duh Dry
And coming back from injury
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GoggleFiend904 wrote:
And coming back from injury
Yah the poor guy only had like 6-9 months to prep Shocked
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Are people seriously using Cairoli running around in 6-7 as a GP vs USA comparison? 😂
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Dirt.Squirt 6/4/2022 5:20pm
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CPR wrote:
Are people seriously using Cairoli running around in 6-7 as a GP vs USA comparison? 😂
Yes I’m being 169% serious….promise
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crusty_xx 6/4/2022 5:25pm
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CPR wrote:
Are people seriously using Cairoli running around in 6-7 as a GP vs USA comparison? 😂
Dirt.Squirt wrote:
Yes I’m being 169% serious….promise [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/06/04/553648/s1200_873B59C1_2D99_4C01_808F_4E0828D9B45B.jpg[/img]
Yes I’m being 169% serious….promise
Trying his best to paddle back now Laughing
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