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Following the discussion in the Team PR, what bikes?-Thread about where the Team PR riders will finish, I was wondering how many real pros are really racing the MXdN.
I mean after the top few countries, all with a full lineup of professional riders, there are a lot of teams with only amateurs racing for their country.
Just as a example, even Team Germany has only two real pros, as Jacobi right now is no "real" pro like the other two team members. Although he will kind of become one next season...
What countries do have a full lineup of professional racers?
USA, France, Belgium, Netherlands, GB, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Germany? Who else?
I mean after the top few countries, all with a full lineup of professional riders, there are a lot of teams with only amateurs racing for their country.
Just as a example, even Team Germany has only two real pros, as Jacobi right now is no "real" pro like the other two team members. Although he will kind of become one next season...
What countries do have a full lineup of professional racers?
USA, France, Belgium, Netherlands, GB, Italy, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, Germany? Who else?
For sure there are some grey areas, and I didn’t start this thread to discuss Team Germany.
I was just wondering how many pros and amateurs are racing the event.
And no, I am not high. I live in a country where not every second person is on drugs. ;-)
Henry Jacobi: "It's quite a big step for me to join the F&H team because it's the first time ever in my career that I am a professional rider"
Apparently he doesn't see him self as a pro.....
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Teams like Iceland, Phillipines, Ukraine, Argentina, Venezuela, Chili or Guatemala are pretty sure more or less amateur riders.
Ok, on sunday, in the A-Finals will be maybe 99% pro riders, but on saturday and in the B-Final there are a lot of amateurs racing.
Cody Cooper was full time this year in the USA, between driving and doing other things, Rhys Carter is probably what you would call semi professional, having to do other stuff to supplement is income,
Does racing at pro level make you a professional?? No!
A fact which is seemingly overlooked.
So that's where I based my statement of. Maybe that was a mistake.
And as I said in a post above, I see him as pro too, and that is why I included Team Germany in my list of full professional teams.
Also, as statet earlier, a pro rider in my eyes is someone who can make a living alone from riding his dirtbike. Not someone who competes in a professional series and has to do a second (part time) job to bring some bread to the table.
2. engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur.
"a professional boxer"
synonyms: paid, salaried, non-amateur, full-time
So I guess if James made more money from Seven than he did from his Suzuki/personal sponsor contracts, he wasn't a pro rider, he was a rich businessman with an expensive hobby
Pit Row
He gets a factory ride and calls it pro ..... sheesh
'Tomac and Herlings will make everyone look like amateurs anyways'
At any rate, I can't wait to see these two on the same track.
40th place.....still a pro bruh.
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