The off-season races are in full effect! The Paris Supercross, every year, is a staple within the off-season for riders to be invited to race. This year’s event is stacked with talent! Jett and Hunter Lawrence return, Ken Roczen, Cooper Webb and more. Check out the entry lists below and how you can watch the races.
Here is the press release from Paris SX:
2024 Paris Supercross on November 16-17
Paris, the one-and-only major SX in Europe
In March 1984, some of the best Americans riders flew into Paris as Larivière Editions (Moto Revue, Moto Verte) organised a Supercross for the first time in the French capital. Forty years later the event is still as successful as ever, remains the main SX outside the US and always attracts top riders to battle for the King of Paris on November 16-17 in the Paris La Défense Arena.
In the eighties Paris was not the only city around the world to organise a Supercross, but nowadays they are no more in other famous locations such as Genoa, Amsterdam, Gothenburg, Barcelona, Geneva, Madrid, Antwerp, Tokyo or Osaka, each of which have disappeared from the scene while Paris remain as successful as ever. There is no real secret to this longevity; it is down to the enduring hard work from the organisers to always attract top riders and fans over four decades for the exhilerating show. Moving from Paris Bercy to Lille and later to Paris La Défense Arena – the main modern European stadium – the Paris Supercross is famous all over the world, especially in the USA where Supercross was born fifty-two years ago.
For sure Jett, Hunter, Cooper, Malcolm, Dylan, Jo and Tom have a huge advantage over their rivals, as they have raced many Supercross events in the USA throughout the year while their rivals usually race motocross and have only trained for the last month on supercross tracks. But in the long history of the event there have been regular surprises, such as last year when Frenchman Anthony Bourdon won a main event in the SX2 class and finished on the Prince podium. Ever since the 1990s French riders have been the main opponents to the American riders, not only in Paris but also in the USA where Jean Michel Bayle, Mickael Pichon, Stephane Roncada, Christophe Pourcel, Marvin Musquin, Dylan Ferrandis and Tom Vialle – this year! – have each claimed US Supercross titles. For sure Paris Supercross and the French Supercross series have helped them to perform, and to become the second force in US series!
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