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The Motocross of Nations made its return to North American soil for the first time in 8 years and the infamous Red Bud Track & Trail was set to host the 72^nd running of the MXoN.  Billed as the “Olympics of Motocross,” thirty-one participating countries select three riders to represent in each class; MXGP, MX2 and Open.  For Team Canada, Fox Racing rider and new Canadian National Motocross Champion Colton Facciotti was to lead the charge for Canada in the MXGP class.  Alongside him would be newly crowned Canadian MX2 Champion, Jess Pettis and two-time Canadian National Champion, Tyler Medaglia.

Competing in his sixth MXoN, Colton Facciotti has experienced the intensity and demands of the international competition format. This year with the event being held in North America, the Canadian fans were out in full colours representing the red & white giving the team and its riders extra encouragement as they lined up.

The international racing format consists of a two-day structure with Qualifiers on Saturday and Main Event racing on Sunday.  Facciotti qualified in 17^th place on Saturday and the team collectively qualified 11^th overall for the Main Event.  In Moto 1, Facciotti narrowly missed a first corner pile up and slide through in third place putting him up front to battle.  Needing to remove his goggles for better vision, Colton held on for a hard fought 9^th place finish. In Moto 2, Facciotti was given the lesser gate pick from team strategy and suffered a poor start.  Stuck battling in the back of the pack, Colt had to remove his goggles again from the harsh muddy conditions and finished the race in 26^th place for a respectable 9^th overall individual score.  Collectively the Canadian team finished with an 11^th overall at the 2018 Motocross of Nations.

MXGP Race Results:

1^st – Jeffrey Herlings - Netherlands

2^nd – Gautier Paulin - Netherlands

3^rd – Antonio Cairolli - Italy

4^th – Eli Tomac - USA

5^th – Tanel Leok - Estonia

6^th – Clement Desalle - Belgium

7^th – Ken Roczen - Germany

8^th – Jose Butron - Spain

9^th –  Colton Facciotti - Canada

10th – Cody Cooper - New Zealand

Overall Team Results:

1^st – France

2^nd – Italy

3^rd – Netherlands

4^th –  Australia

5^th – United Kingdom

6^th – United States

7^th – Belgium

8^th – Spain

9^th – Estonia

10^th – Germany

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11^th – Canada

For complete results from the 2018 Motocross of Nations visit the below link: 

http://results.mxgp.com/mxgp/standings.aspx

Defending UCI World Champion, Loic Bruni, put on a magnificent performance to claim his 3rd UCI MTB DH World Champs title in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In the closest of contests, Bruni edged out his nearest competitor by 0.2 seconds to take his 2nd consecutive World Champs title.

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