After Tim Gajser scored two unforgettable moto wins at this year’s Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations, he threw up a social media post with some videos from the race. David Bailey, a veteran of Team USA back in the 1980s, commented, “1-1 Club.” 

That got us to thinking. Who else has swept their motos at the event? Bailey and Gasjer are in the club. Let’s see who else.

By the way, we’re going to start this with the 1985 event, which was the first to switch to the three-moto/multiple displacement bikes format we see at the Motocross of Nations today. Shoutout to riders that came before that, like Danny “Magoo” Chandler and his 1-1 sweeps of back-to-back weekends (two motos only) at the Trophy des Nations and Motocross des Nations in 1982. For clarity, we’ll start this The List with the modern format in ’85.

1985 | David Thorpe

This is the first year of the new MXdN format we are still familiar with today, with multiple-displacement bikes all on the track at the same time. David Thorpe took two motos that day in Gaildorf, West Germany, but with a small caveat: everyone raced in all three motos, and Thorpe actually went 1-2-1, with Dutchman Kees Van Der Ven taking the second moto victory. Still, it’s two moto wins for Thorpe! Team USA won the event.

1986 | David Bailey

The Little Professor takes two motos overall for Team USA on his CR500, in what many consider the most dominant day in MXdN history (Team USA riders finish 1-2 in all three motos). Bailey’s sweep is close though, because he and teammate Ricky Johnson coordinated going across the finish line side by side in the third moto.

1987 | Ricky Johnson

It’s RJ’s turn to dominate in the mud of Unadilla, going 1-1 in front of the home fans at Unadilla on his CR250. That’s the first overall moto sweep not on a 500.

1988 | Ron Lechien

Lechien wins both motos on his Kawasaki KX500 for Team USA, which wins the event in France. One of the best days of The Dogger’s career!

1989 | Jeff Stanton

Back in Gaildorf, Stanton is now the superstar taking both his motos overall on his CR250. Team USA wins.

1996 | Jeremy McGrath

MC goes 1-1 in Spain on a CR250. The King of Supercross was a bad dude in motocross, too. Team USA wins this one easily. The track had one big downhill jump which the American team handled with no problem, with Steve Lamson heel-clicking over it on his CR125. Jeff Emig even called this race the “Downhill Triple des Nations.” With that kind of track, no one was touching McGrath!

1997 | Pit Beirer

Germany’s Pit Beirer wins his two motos on a 250 in Nismes, Belgium. Today Pit runs the KTM group’s racing efforts worldwide. Belgium wins the event.

1998 | Stefan Everts

Everts provides a master class in mud riding at a Foxhills (Great Britain) race that turned into a quagmire. One hillclimb got so bad that the track eventually had to be routed around it. Everts was climbing it no problem on way to winning two motos. His Belgian squad also wins the event.

1999 | Stefan Everts

Ahem, this Everts guy is pretty good at this event! He goes 1-1 in Brazil, but Italy wins the event.

2001 | Stefan Everts

Another 1-1 from Stefan Everts, this time one home soil at the famous Citadel at Namur. He wins the first and third motos but France wins the event. Some young Australian named Chad Reed won the other moto.