“
This move to the
MXGP’s very serious
for me;
I want to win the
title
”
Just as he was getting ready to
leave for Europe, we managed to sit
down with Ryan Villopoto to chat about
his goal to win the 2015 World Motocross
Championship, his plans for life after racing
and of course his first ever signature DC
shoe!
Words: Adam Simpson
Images: DC ; Ray Archer / Monster Energy
O
N SEPTEMBER
30TH 2014 Ryan
Villopoto made an
announcement that
would shock the
motocross industry like nothing
before. Not only did the four-time
AMA Supercross Champion drop
the news that 2015 would be his
final season racing professional
motocross, but he also announced
that he would be spending the year
in Europe, racing the 2015 FIM MXGP
series instead of the AMA Supercross
or Outdoors series in America.
The thought of watching the current
AMA Champion take on the current
MXGP World Champion, one Antonio
Cairoli, worked motocross fans from
across the globe into a complete
frenzy. The ultimate, all-time MX
showdown was imminent!
Before everyone knew it the official
deals had been made, plans were put
in place and pictures of Villopoto’s
final training session in the US at
Glen Helen Raceway were floating
around the internet. There was one
big question however about