Colt Nichols Uninjured in Denver | Injury Update 2

Lost in the chaos of the penultimate round of 2023 Monster Energy Supercross, Denver, was the fact that Colt Nichols crashed out of the 450SX main. Nichols was locked in a battle for third with Suzuki's Shane McElrath when the two tangled. It looked worrisome for a period, but Nichols has revealed that he is in one piece and will race at this weekend's final round in Salt Lake City.

"Denver was going pretty good until it wasn't. I made really good progress all day. I’ve been feeling more like myself on the bike the past two weeks. I just got tangled with another rider going for third place; it was a weird racing incident. I felt like I had a good shot of getting on the podium tonight, but I’ve just got to keep pushing. I’m a little banged up but excited to go racing next weekend."

Nichols may not be at full fitness when gates drop in Saturday night, but it is still a brilliant opportunity for him to make a bid for his maiden 450SX podium. '45' ended fourth in Nashville and had seemingly taken quite a step forward aboard his CRF450R. Twelfth is the position that he currently occupies in the standings, with eleventh place just eight points ahead.