Official Team USA Announcement

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Edited Date/Time 8/17/2018 9:07am
Eli Tomac, Aaron Plessinger, and Justin Barcia are this year's team. Anyone surprised?

https://www.vitalmx.com/features/Eli-Tomac-Aaron-Plessinger-and-Justin-…
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USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!
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GD2 8/11/2018 9:47am
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Quotes:

Roger De Coster: "It's our turn."

Plessinger: "I've been dreaming of this since I was eight years old."

Tomac: "This is our year."
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BobPA 8/11/2018 9:49am
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That is a badass team...No quit in those boys.
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dsmith 8/11/2018 9:50am
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can't wait...
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rollin64caddy 8/11/2018 9:50am
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i'll be there in person to see these guys on the top step of the podium (hopefully)!
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HardTaco 8/11/2018 9:53am
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Damnit didn't work
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TDeath21 8/11/2018 9:53am
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Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
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jsmi33966 8/11/2018 9:55am
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Mousquin on a 250 would be boss since he's a little guy.
Andy_Greenney 8/11/2018 9:55am
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TDeath21 wrote:
Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
Imagine the uproar if he wasn’t picked in the same way that MM wasn’t picked.
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ob 8/11/2018 9:56am
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I hear Puerto Rico is going to have a very entertaining team.
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NVA57 8/11/2018 10:07am
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Can’t wait to see AP hucking the leap between all the 450’s Woohoo

When will PR be announced?
RichardLoots 8/11/2018 10:10am
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TDeath21 wrote:
Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
will he be there next year in Assen ? hope so
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TDeath21 8/11/2018 10:12am
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TDeath21 wrote:
Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
RichardLoots wrote:
will he be there next year in Assen ? hope so
If he's healthy and he doesn't go next year, that will be the weakest move ever by a top motocross rider.
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FlaNard 8/11/2018 10:19am
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DF313 wrote:
USA USA USA USA USA USA!!!
I love that some dipshit down votes this comment. God forbid you cheer on your country.
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brewrabb 8/11/2018 10:19am
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TDeath21 wrote:
Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
There's one in every crowd! Vitard!
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Jordan421 8/11/2018 10:40am
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ob wrote:
I hear Puerto Rico is going to have a very entertaining team.
Send our "B" team to represent PR and then have USA go #1 with PR ending up in second overall
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BR8ES 8/11/2018 10:44am
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Pressure is on, but a formidable team. I think the rest of the world has their work cut out for them.
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Question 8/11/2018 10:51am
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You guys are crazy ... Why did you take Tomac ?

I am French so I thought the goal was to compete with the B team like the US does every year Smile

Otherwise we would have selected Musquin BlinkBlinkBlinkWink
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bsharkey 8/11/2018 10:55am
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cooper would be a great backup rider. hes shown he can get it done for at least one moto and his starts are generally on point
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tcallahan707 8/11/2018 11:02am
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TDeath21 wrote:
Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
RichardLoots wrote:
will he be there next year in Assen ? hope so
TDeath21 wrote:
If he's healthy and he doesn't go next year, that will be the weakest move ever by a top motocross rider.
Especially after his comments today about how special it is and how it's the top race of the year.
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TDeath21 8/11/2018 11:26am
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RichardLoots wrote:
will he be there next year in Assen ? hope so
TDeath21 wrote:
If he's healthy and he doesn't go next year, that will be the weakest move ever by a top motocross rider.
tcallahan707 wrote:
Especially after his comments today about how special it is and how it's the top race of the year.
He really said that? Wow what a fucking cop out. So important that he voluntarily skipped the last two years.
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TDeath21 8/11/2018 11:36am
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This is the first time Team USA has sent their best team, for one reason or another, since 2011. Maybe you could argue Anderson over Barcia but at Red Bud I’d say it’s at least too close to definitively say.

12-14: No Villopoto
15-16: Dungey, Tomac
17: Tomac, Anderson, etc.

Of course other countries have had the same problem at times. But this thread is about Team USA, so that’s all I’m mentioning here.
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Excaliburbmx 8/11/2018 11:50am
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TDeath21 wrote:
Oh of course Tomac is going now that it’s on home soil.
RichardLoots wrote:
will he be there next year in Assen ? hope so
TDeath21 wrote:
If he's healthy and he doesn't go next year, that will be the weakest move ever by a top motocross rider.
How many euro riders race a full sx season a full outdoor season 2 rounds of a different series and a mec. And race mxon? None
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TDeath21 8/11/2018 11:54am
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RichardLoots wrote:
will he be there next year in Assen ? hope so
TDeath21 wrote:
If he's healthy and he doesn't go next year, that will be the weakest move ever by a top motocross rider.
Excaliburbmx wrote:
How many euro riders race a full sx season a full outdoor season 2 rounds of a different series and a mec. And race mxon? None
If you add up their total race hours and their total travel, I’d guess it’s either even or the GP guys have the edge. Plus what’s one more race at that point? Especially if he claims it’s the most important race of the year. Dumb statement by him given his history.
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akillerwombat 8/11/2018 12:05pm
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Just checking, were still shitting on Tomac for sitting out to focus on his championships and contract obligations after racing a few times, right?
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colintrax 8/11/2018 12:11pm
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akillerwombat wrote:
Just checking, were still shitting on Tomac for sitting out to focus on his championships and contract obligations after racing a few times, right?
Still irks me hes sat out the mxon, and I woulda rather seen Anderson take this spot. But whatever, I dont live in his shoes. I'd be ecstatic just to line up on the gate with the guys he does. I'll cheer for him all the same
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mxb2 8/11/2018 12:12pm
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TDeath21 wrote:
This is the first time Team USA has sent their best team, for one reason or another, since 2011. Maybe you could argue Anderson over Barcia...
This is the first time Team USA has sent their best team, for one reason or another, since 2011. Maybe you could argue Anderson over Barcia but at Red Bud I’d say it’s at least too close to definitively say.

12-14: No Villopoto
15-16: Dungey, Tomac
17: Tomac, Anderson, etc.

Of course other countries have had the same problem at times. But this thread is about Team USA, so that’s all I’m mentioning here.
Were you mad at them also?
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colintrax 8/11/2018 12:13pm
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Mav thanks for getting those posted. Looks good. More patriotic than the orange bikes lol
Graphics for team Canada been posted yet?
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