[{"id":3142,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2021\/09\/04\/team-usa-pulls-out-of-motocross-of-nations\/","title":"Team USA Pulls Out of Motocross of Nations","content":"The American Motorcyclist Association has announced the United Sates team will not participate in the Motocross of Nations this year. The decision was made as ongoing COVID mitigation efforts and travel restrictions presented logistical challenges for the team.\r\n\r\n\u201cA number of issues have contributed to the logistical difficulty of attending the 2021 Motocross of Nations, on both an individual and team level, and these have been exacerbated greatly by current and expected COVID-19 mitigation efforts surrounding the event,\u201d said AMA Director of Racing Mike Pelletier. \u201cDue to the sizeable financial risk faced by all the team stakeholders, and the unknowns in play here, we came to the unanimous conclusion that suspending our participation was the responsible decision.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe US team is an all-time leader in the FIM sanctioned Motocross of Nations. The event will be held September 25-26<sup>th<\/sup> in Mantova, Italy. The team plans on resuming competition in the event next year.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPhoto: Jeff Kardas","excerpt":"The American Motorcyclist Association has announced the United Sates team will not participate in the Motocross of Nations this year. The decision was made as ongoing COVID mitigation efforts and travel restrictions presented logistical challenges for the team. \u201cA number of issues have contributed to the logistical difficulty of attending","date":"September 4, 2021 09:24","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25047811,"title":"ama","slug":"ama"},{"id":25048291,"title":"american motorcyclist assoication","slug":"american-motorcyclist-assoication"},{"id":25048295,"title":"covid","slug":"covid"},{"id":25048294,"title":"fim","slug":"fim"},{"id":25048296,"title":"mantova italy","slug":"mantova-italy"},{"id":25047675,"title":"moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25048290,"title":"motocross of nations","slug":"motocross-of-nations"},{"id":25048293,"title":"team usa","slug":"team-usa"},{"id":25048297,"title":"travel restrictions","slug":"travel-restrictions"},{"id":25048292,"title":"us team","slug":"us-team"}]}]{
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