Team USA for the 2019 MXoN will be announced this weekend at the 2019 Unadilla National, and both the 250 and 450 red plate holders in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Eli Tomac (450) and Adam Cianciarulo (250), will not be named to the team. With both the Kawasaki riders likely to get heat from the AMA and MXGP race fans, Kawasaki sent out a press release today verifying that they as a team are not supporting the event in 2019 and that with that, they will not be allowing their two riders to attend.
With AC and Eli not going, Team USA for 2019 has been rumored to be Zach Osborne (MXGP), Jason Anderson (Open) and Justin Cooper (MX2). We will get the official Team USA announcement this weekend at Unadilla.
Check out Kawasaki’s press release below.
No Motocross of Nations for Kawasaki Race Team in 2019
Foothill Ranch, Calif. (August 8, 2019) – Recently the AMA made preliminary contact with several teams regarding availability of riders for the 2019 Motocross of Nations (MXoN). Based on the team’s off-season plans, Kawasaki race team has informed the AMA that the team and riders will not be considered for the event later this year.
Kawasaki riders Eli Tomac and Adam Cianciarulo separately expressed interest in attending MXoN this year. After discussing the details of the team’s off-season plans with each rider, both were in agreement with the team’s decision. The team will consider MXoN invitations for its team riders in the future.
Kawasaki will continue its pursuit of success in the 450MX and 250MX 2019 AMA Pro Motocross Championships with Tomac and Cianciarulo each carrying the points lead and red plates in their respective classes into the Unadilla National in New Berlin, New York on Saturday, August 10th.
“Being chosen to represent the USA is always an honor,” said Tomac. “I am a patriotic guy so attending Motocross of Nations is something I always look forward to and embrace the challenge of the unique race. However, after speaking with the team I understand and support their reasoning for not attending this year’s event. Winning Motocross of Nations is something that is still on my checklist, but my priority right now is winning a Monster Energy Supercross title.”
“It would be an incredible and humbling honor to be chosen to represent Team USA,” said Cianciarulo. “For me, it has always been something I have watched and wanted to be chosen for, but I understand the team’s decision and I know I have a lot of work and new challenges ahead of me by moving up to the 450 class.”
