On The Pegs April 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 4 | Page 60

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THE FACTORY TEAMS...
THE 2020 PRO RIDERS AND THEIR TEAMS
FACTORYONE SHERCO/SCORPA
Having won his 11th US National MotoTrials Championship in 2019, Pat Smage
returns to the series to compete for an unprecedented 12th championship with
the FactoryONE/Sherco team. The team for 2020 features the same Pro riders as
last year, however it’s now managed by multi-time Women’s Pro Champion
Christy Williams.
Floridian Karl Davis Jr. returns to the team on a Scorpa, as does Will Myers, while
Josh Roper and James Fastle are back on Shercos.
Louise Forsley is the Women’s Pro rider and the FactoryONE/Sherco rider will be
going for two championships. One in the US MotoTrials series and one in the Hard
Enduro Series. She will also compete in the AMA.
EnduroCross series.
Oregon’s Kylee Sweeten switches from Sherco to Scorpa for 2020, while Forsley
jumps from Scorpa to Sherco.
US GAS GAS FACTORY TEAM
In case you missed the memo, there have been a few changes at GasGas. KTM
aquired the company and is currently in the process of setting up a new dealer
network in the US. As far as the US MotoTrials team, 10-time US MotoTrials Champ
Geoff Aaron takes over as team manager and Daniel Blanc-Gonnet will be the
lone Pro rider, with globe-hopping Maddie Hoover holding down the fort in the
Women’s Pro class while juggling a hectic World schedule.
BETA USA
Beta USA is returning with a strong team with the addition of last year’s number
two rider Alex Niederer in the Pro class. Returning to contest the Expert class is
longtime Beta USA standout Jay Gregorowicz. Jay was third in last year’s Expert
standings and looking to move into the number one oposition for 2020.
VERTIGO USA
Due to the ongoing convern about the COVID-19, and the European travel ban,
Vertigo USA has yet to announce it’s Pro team. Details coming soon.