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Atop the steepest first turn on the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross circuit, 450 Class rookies Adam Cianciarulo (9) and Chase Sexton (23) lead the way into Thunder Valley.

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  • Better With Age Dylan Ferrandis and Zach Osborne combine for the oldest championship age in AMA Pro Motocross history. How did they, and the sport, get here? It was a long road, obviously.
  • Closing Time After 22 years as one of the sport’s premier teams, GEICO Honda ran its last race as a unit at the series-ending Fox Raceway National. They went out like lions.
  • Finding Gene McCay Audio Read Along Tracking down one of the fastest kids ever to race a minicycle—one you may have never even heard of. (Read or listen)
  • Stocking Stuffer Guide 2020 Since budgets may be a little tighter than usual this holiday season, our annual gift guide focuses on surefire moto-crowd pleasers—that can fit inside a Christmas stocking!

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Fun Bikes: 2020 YCF Bigy Factory Daytona 190 MX

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Better With Age - Zach Osborne & Dylan Ferrandis

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