Ken Roczen

Ken Roczen
Nationality German
Born (1994-04-29) April 29, 1994
Mattstedt, Germany
Current team HRC Honda
Bike number 94, 1

Ken Roczen (born 29 April 1994 in Mattstedt, Germany) is a German professional motocross and supercross racer. He is an MX2-class motocross world champion, 250-class west coast supercross champion and 450-class US motocross champion.[1]

Professional career

2014

Ken Roczen won the Monster Energy Supercross 250 West Championship in 2013 and upgraded to a 450 in 2014 for Red Bull KTM Racing. Ken got a great start by getting a surprise win at Anaheim I by holding off James Stewart Jr. for it. He then won his next race in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. Ken Roczen finished 3rd in the points after Las Vegas. Ken Roczen then had an amazing Lucas Oil Pro MX Series. After losing to Ryan Dungey at Glen Helen, he came right back and won the next overall in Hangtown, going 1-1, stealing the points lead from Dungey, and has had the points lead for the duration of the championship. Ever since RedBull, the championship was down to Roczen and Dungey. But at the Utah National, Roczen clinched the championship. In August shortly after, he signed with RCH Suzuki for 2015. After having the #1 plate (Previous Champion) in the 2015 Lucas Oil Pro MX series he couldn't keep up with the 2015 Super Cross champion Ryan Dungey who took the championship.

Major titles

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References

  1. ↑ Chuss, Ray (2014-08-24). "Ken Roczen crowned 2014 450 US Outdoor Champion". Shortnews.de. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  2. ↑ "Ken Roczen Wins Monster Energy Cup". CycleNews. 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  3. ↑ Reiman, Samuel (2015-10-18). "Roczen wins $100K at Monster Energy Cup". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  4. ↑ http://www.monsterenergycup.com/2015-monster-energy-cup-results/


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