Paris Supercross 2021: Star-studded entry list – Reed, Cairoli, Febvre, Musquin
By Team TMX on 19th Nov 21
International Supercross Marvin Musquin Chad Reed Tony Cairoli Romain Febvre
Just one more week and the Paris La Defense Arena will be buzzing from the wonderful sounds and smells of four- and two-stroke machines Paris Supercross is back with a vengeance on Saturday, November 27. And Europes largest indoor arena will be the place to be for all the fans of Supercross and freestyle badassery.
Barcelona, Lyon, Dortmund, Genve, Stuttgart all these major cities had to surrender to oh-so-familiar forces and for the second year in a row will not organise their annual Supercross this winter.
Paris had to cancel the 2020 Supercross, but the organisers have put all their energy into finding solutions this year and, even if the date has been pushed back a couple of weeks by outside forces, the event will finally take place in the afternoon (doors will open at 10.30, and the show will go from 2.30 to 6.10 pm) of Saturday, November 27. Paris will be the sole capital to organise a Supercross this winter the 38th in the history of the event!
An unusual line-up
As travel restrictions still exist and with some managers not prepared to allow their athletes to travel outside the US borders a few weeks before the opening round of their championship, the organisers had to be highly innovative to present as always a strong line-up in Paris.
Still, there will be top riders from the USA in Paris with a Frenchie and an Aussie at their helm!
Marvin Musquin and Chad Reed, each based in the USA for many years, will be two of the favourites. Twice winner of the event and the first rider to be crowned King of Paris in the Arena in 2017, Marvin remains one of the greatest riders in the US Supercross series. Victorious at Salt Lake City a few months ago and on the podium of the final round, the factory Red Bull KTM rider is finally back in Paris.
Chad Reed and Paris Supercross have a long and illustrious relationship the Australian arrived for the first time in 2000 and won in 2007. The three-time US Supercross champion now returns as he didnt want to miss this opportunity to race in Paris one last time.
Another iconic figure lining up this year is nine-time MX world champion Tony Cairoli, while the US charter features Justin Brayton, a former Paris SX winner, Justin Bogle, Alex Martin, Josh Hill and Ryan Sipes racing the SX1 class while Kyle Peters and Joey Crown will be wildcards in the SX2 class. Paris will welcome for the first time Canadian Dylan Wright who has recently and successfully had a taste of Europe after racing the last few GPs of the season.
From Grand Prix to Supercross
Grand Prix riders have always shown an interest in Supercross, but never before have so many top GP riders been involved in the event!
Undoubtedly, the leader of the list is of course Antonio Tony Cairoli, who will make one of the last appearances of his career after officially announcing his retirement at the end of the season.
TC222 raced in Paris a few years ago, and since this first appearance, he has won 94 Grand Prix, nine world titles and the Motocross of Nations in September. He retires at the same moment as fellow Italian icon Valentino Rossi and Paris will give him a unique opportunity to race against another legend, Chad Reed!
After each battling all season long for a World title Maxime Renaux and Romain Febvre are headed to Paris for the first time; Maxime is the new MX2 World Champion, while Romain battled until the last moto of the season for the MXGP World title. He was eventually runner-up but no one doubts that both his and Maximes success will be celebrated by the fans.
Alessandro Lupino, another member of the Italian team which was victorious in this years Motocross of Nations, completes the GP line-up.
Many Frenchies on track
As always there will be many French riders behind the gate, both in the SX1 and SX2 classes. In the SX1 category, well find the top six riders of the French SX1 championship with French champion Maxime Desprey, Thomas Ramette, Gregory Aranda, Cdric Soubeyras, Adrien Escoffier and Anthony Bourdon.
The SX2 class will be the final round of the French SX Tour; Julien Roussaly holds a strong lead in the classification, but once more his main rivals apart from the US Wild Cards will be Calvin Fonvieille and Brice Maylin; the promising Coenen twins from Belgium will make their first appearance in Supercross alongside Quentin Prugnires. In each class, the riders will race two Sprints and one Main Event, and the SX1 riders will earn their starting position during the Superpole.
An FMX show... of course!
Due to restrictions, many FMX contests have been cancelled worldwide since 2020, and the freestyle riders were delighted to see that Paris would again showcase their extreme talents this winter. They all replied positively to the invitation and they are all enthusiastic to show their latest tricks to the fans.
Australian Josh Sheehan, Swiss legend Matt Rebeaud with his electric Alta, Spaniard Maikel Melero plus Frenchies Nicolas Texier and Julien Mannon will present several exhibitions between the races.
The Supercross will start at 2.30 pm on Saturday, and the fans will be able to enter the stadium at 10.30am to see the practice sessions. The Green pass will be required at the gate, and fans can buy tickets on www.supercrossparis.com or at www.parisladefense-arena.com.
The Paris Supercross and La Defense Arena look forward to greeting you for a thrilling and spectacular day.
Paris Supercross 2021 Entry List
SX1
#3Romain FEBVRE France Kawasaki Monster Energy KRT
#6 Thomas RAMETTE France Yamaha GSM
#9Dylan WRIGHT Canada Honda GDR Canada
#10Justin BRAYTON USA Honda Smartop
#19Justin BOGGLE USA Suzuki
#20 Greg ARANDA France KTM Tech 32
#22 Chad REED Australie KTM Mountain Motorsports
#25Marvin MUSQUIN France KTM Red Bull
#26Alex MARTIN USA Yamaha GSM
#75 Josh HILL USA Yamaha Monster Energy
#77Alessandro LUPINO Italie KTM MRT
#85 Cdric SOUBEYRAS France - Husqvarna 2B
#131 Nicolas AUBIN France GasGas Milwaukee Bihr LS
#137 Adrien ESCOFFIER France Honda SR Motoblouz
#141 Maxime DESPREY France - Yamaha GSM
#222Antonio CAIROLI Italie KTM Red Bull
#264Ryan SIPES USA GasGas Red Bull
#945Anthony BOURDON France GasGas 737 Performance
SX2 Championnat de France SX Tour
#11 Calvin FONVIEILLE France KTM TMX
#14 Arnaud AUBIN France GasGas Milwaukee Bihr LS
#19Sacha COENEN Belgique Kawasaki Bud Racing 9MM
#21Julien ROUSSALY France Yamaha
#22Mickael LAMARQUE France - GasGas
#31 Adrien MALAVAL France Yamaha TMX
#81 Brian HSU Allemagne KTM
#92Ander VALENTIN Espagne GasGas
#93Lucas COENEN Belgique Kawasaki Bud Racing 9MM
#110Kyle PETERS USA Honda FR25
#259Julien LEBEAU France Kawasaki
#319Quentin PRUGNIERES France Kawasaki Bud Racing 9MM
#335 Enzo POLIAS France GasGas Milwaukee Bihr LS
#355Joey CROWN USA KTM VHR
#384Lorenzo CAMPORESE Italie Kawasaki Bud Racing 9MM
#516Franois DORE France KTM
#589Killian POLL France KTM
#751 Germain JAMET France Yamaha TMX
#831Brice MAYLIN France Husqvarna
#959Maxime RENAUX France Yamaha Monster Energy
Positions au championnat de France : 1.Roussaly, 86 ; 2.Do, 68 ; 3.Fonvieille, 63 ; 4.Aubin, 52 ; 5.Maylin, 52 ; 6.Lebeau, 35 ; 7.Imbert, 31 ; 8.Jamet, 27 ; 9.Lamarque, 25 ; 10.Lasheras, 23 ; etc
FREESTYLE
Josh SHEEHAN Australie Honda Monster Energy
Matt REBEAUD Suisse Alta Red Bull
Nicolas TEXIER France
Maikel MELERO Espagne
Julien MANNON France
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