Ken Roczen
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Ken Roczen (born 29 April 1994 in Mattstedt, Germany) is a German-born professional motocross and supercross racer currently competing in the AMA Professional Motocross and Supercross series.
He is the MX2-class Motocross World Champion, Motocross des Nations champion, 250-class Monster Energy cup champion, and two-time US Motocross champion.
Professional career
Roczen was a member of the winning German team at the 2012 Motocross des Nations Championship, which featured Max Nagl and Marcus Schiffer. They won their first German victory in the Motocross des Nations' history.
Roczen won the Supercross 200 West Championship in 2013, putting the season two points ahead of Eli Tomac.
In 2014, he rose to the 450cc class, joining Red Bull KTM Racing. Ken began his rookie season with a victory in Anaheim I, the season's opener, shocked fans around the world. He would also win at round 5 of Atlanta's Georgia Dome. After the final race at Las Vegas, Roczen finished third in the points standings. Ken demonstrated that he was on target to become one of the top players in the Supercross points chase his first year on the 450. Roczen will win the 2014 AMA Motocross Championship in his rookie year, defeating Ryan Dungey.
Roczen joined RCH Suzuki in 2015, making him his first appearance on the RCH Suzuki line. For 2015, he failed to repeat as the Pro Motocross champion, losing his #1 plate to Ryan Dungey. He will win the 450-class Monster Energy Cup.
With five victories, the German was runner-up in the AMA Supercross Championship points standings in 2016. With 20 wins, he will win the AMA Motocross title for the second time in dominating fashion.
Roczen joined the Honda factory racing HRC Honda Racing Corporation team in 2017. After finishing second in 2016, after winning his second Motocross Championship and being ranked second. Kenny is expected to win the first two races of the 2017 season. Then landed face first in a rhythm section of the track on Jan. 21, 2017, while running in 3rd place. Roczen will miss the remainder of the 2017 Supercross season and the upcoming Motocross championship, as well as significant injuries to his left arm, including a compound fracture and compartment syndrome.
Roczen started the AMA Supercross Championship season in 2018 with his injury struggles a year behind him. He's eager to start his ascension to the top of the sport. He made it through the year, continuing to improve each week and looking as though he was rounding into form. Roczen was involved in yet another serious accident in San Diego on February 10, 2018, trying to reach Cooper Webb. With his back wheel spinning, he suddenly hooked up to a rut that was causing him to crash off the back of his bike, causing him to fall off the bike with his arm pulling out and then shooting back out. He underwent surgery to repair the shattered bones, dislocation of the metacarpals, and torn ligaments in his right hand. Due to another serious injury, Roczen was out for the remainder of the Supercross season. Fortunately, Ken's left arm was still injured from the previous year's accident. Roczen was able to recover just in time for the 2018 Motocross Championship, in which he placed third.
He came in fourth in the Supercross Championship in 2019 with four podiums (no wins). He won the opener in Hangtown and two more rounds, a total of 7 podiums out of the 12 rounds, finishing second in the final point standings. Despite winning in the 250cc class for the first time in his pro career, he competed in a two-stroke.
Ken Roczen won his first AMA Supercross race in three years in 2020, winning at St.Louis. He won two more rounds before the season was COVID-19 interrupted after round 10 in Daytona on March 7 and was trailing leader Eli Tomac by three points. The season opened in Salt Lake City, Utah, between 31 May and June 21 rounds, with no spectators in sight. Ken won one more round but fell to third in the final standings.
After a slow start to the year, Ken Roczen decided to suspend and postponed the remainder of the supercross season due to mental health issues.