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He has had the hardware in since before supercross, that's 8 months or so, and you still don't think that can happen?
If it was fine for 8 months then 2 weeks will literally make no difference. If it was that urgent he would've had the pins removed months ago
My brother had a similar wrist injury that needed pins and "bone growth" was never an issue, and he had the pins removed YEARS later. You're talking out of your ass
I guess Degen thinks representing your country at MXdN is "for losers and suckers"
I think you'll actually find that most are from the US.. there's probably 2 or 3 users from AU in this thread the rest are you're fellow countrymen hating on him atm
My 2 cents worth is who cares if he goes or not , all riders at the end of their career get remembered for how many championships they won, not how many MXDN's they went to.
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Did you read mine? We are talking about two weeks and one more race.
"all riders at the end of their career get remembered for how many championships they won, not how many MXDN's they went to"
A few of them are remembered for MXdN over everything else.
Below is one such rider. IYKYK.
Have you seen Jett ride? Clearly not if you think Deegan will 'wax him'.
Ok, I should have said most riders not all
I didn't think about East is starting later, but then we can add 4 more weeks or so 😂
Nothing new about it, it's the same reason as last year!
Can't crush anything with DNS.
Next year there will be no problems to attend I guess , with home soil and all the advantages.
I did read your reply. It would realisticly then delay surgery for 3 weeks or more beyond what it already being delayed.
So what exactly is your issue with Haiden deciding to do what's best for his career?
Whatever he did 25 years ago, let it go. People grow.
I appreciate what him and Marissa have done to give their kids their best chance in life.
They seem like a pretty close family.
The same with the Reeds.
I don't see anything recent that makes Brian an Arsehole. If there is something legitimate, fill us in. If there isn't, then let it go man.
I see a Dad doing the best he can for his kids. All of them.
As far as FMX muddying the waters of SX/MX, it has probably brought more fans and exposure. It's also pretty damn cool.
Bingo!!!!
Every time daddy brings over a U.S. flag to use as a prop they should be booed off the podium.
I'm pretty sure he does. He'll be racing those guys again soon enough.
Chase's, Tomac's, Jett's, Hunta's, and many other riders' dads are quite involved in their kid's careers. It's rarely a problem. This is no different.
According to the statements, it's not in need of repair. It's fine. The hardware needs to come out sooner rather than later, to prevent further damage to his wrist. I don't believe there's a good time to remove it, and the doctors aren't saying it's urgent. They're saying don't wait too long.
So, would it make sense to wait until next year after SX, MX, SMX and MXoN? How would that be any different?
To everyone saying he should race MXoN this year, when would be a better time to remove the hardware than between 2024 SMX and 2025 A1?
You have three rounds of SMX and Six to ten days of practice. MXoN team could change at a blink of an eye.
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Haven’t read the thread to see if this has already been posted, but I think this is funny as fuck!
Of course but what are you implying? Deegan would be back in if someone gets hurt? Notice how the reception around Eli bowing out in favor of AP has been met with practically zero backlash? It's because at this moment in time, AP has been better and Eli was humble enough to say that. You can't wait to pick the team two weeks before the event. Yeah, the team CAN change due to injury but why would someone who says they can't race it fill in at a later date due to one of the riders suddenly unable to go? Wouldn't that be extremely contradictory? The team can change but it won't be for the better if any of the existing riders are unable to go.
Rather than here about why Deegs isnt going to the MXoN, I’d like to hear about why that sprained wrist from before SX required all this hardware. Why did he feel it necessary to lie about an injury?
For a "free country" shouldn't we support an individuals decision to live their life how they want provided they aren't violating someone else's person or property?
There's nothing in the particular concept of freedom on which the US constitution and Declaration of Independence is based that requires 'supporting' an individual's decision in the sense you mean. What it requires is that you leave said individual to decide on their own plans for their life, or tolerate them. No one here is preventing Deegan from doing anything. What we are doing is exercising our right to free speech. We can criticise Deegan all we want as long as this doesn't descend into defamation.
I honestly don’t know, and i’m really suprised they kept it secret given the following they have. Not seeing the next big star of the sport in videos for however long was strange. At the time i didn’t put the pieces together, but when he finally came out about the injury, it made sense. They weren’t secretive with injuries when he was an amatuer, why would they be now?
No one cares,business as usual!
"Just gonna send it"
... until he's asked to represent Team USA.
Im sick of these excuses about budgets. When a corp or the government says they dont have the budget for something, its code for they just don’t want to do it. If Star can have 11 riders, purchase and operate a training facility, they can race at the mxdn.
Last year Bobby Regan said it wasn't about the money.
Not a good look from Deegan. I don't care what excuse he uses, but it doesn't make sense. Waving the flag the entire year and opting out two years in a row, nah.. Don't get me wrong. I absolutely love to see him ride and I love that we have a personality in our sport, but if he opts out this year, then he shouldn't be racing next year as well.
Don't talk about the length of the calendar, Sexton and Plessinger rode the entire SX series and still cannot wait to go. Those two guys are true patriots that want to represent our country. I respect Plessinger alot for going there last year, to a race at an unique track in France where all cards were against him, but he still went with pride. Same goes now for Sexton, he won the Outdoor season with dominance and will go to a track at Matterley Basin that should suit the MXGP riders. Hymas reinjured his knee and had a tough last part of the outdoor season, but he will represent USA and that is amazing.
Don't talk about money, team USA had all the time in the world to get a proper budget - they should take a look at team Canada if that's the issue. Every other nation gets there every year without any mention of costs and now USA has no budget? While they have huge crowd attendances all year?
I don't believe any word about an injury hindering him to race the MXoN. If that was the case, he wouldn't have rode Ironman (where he jumped some of the riskiest leaps and sections of the calendar all day). There is a long history of riders representing their country injured, remember that most of our greats in our sport are remembered for dominating/winning this event. RC winning in Zolder & Ernee, Pastrana winning on his 125 jumping over Roncada, RV winning at Budds Creek, RV & Dungey winning in St jean moto 3.. the list goes on and on
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