Troy Dog
What an emotional rollercoaster that Team Honda HRC Progressive’s Chance Hymas has been on these past couple of months. He fought for his chance to get on Team USA for the upcoming Motocross of Nations on October 5-6th, accomplished that goal, then went out and reaggravated his left knee at zMax Dragway.
Hymas has been riding with a torn ACL this season.
This time the injury was enough for Hymas to sit out the SMX Playoffs and the initial announcement said that he planned on being ready for the MXoN.
Of course now we know that Hymas has officially made the decision to pull out of the MXoN and Team USA announced last night that his fill-in for the event will be Cooper Webb.
Hymas will undergo surgery this coming Tuesday and he will start preparing for the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross East Region Championship. So hey, at least we know of one rider that will be on the East!
Below is the official announcement from Hymas and Team Honda that was released on Instagram last night.
BREAKING NEWS: Chance Hymas will undergo surgery on his left knee on September 24, forcing him to sit out the Motocross of Nations.
Despite riding with a torn ACL this season, Hymas has been able to perform at a high level, scoring the first overall victory of his professional career in Pro Motocross and tallying a total of four podium overall results and an additional four top-five overall finishes.
Unfortunately, Hymas aggravated the injury during the opening SuperMotocross round on September 7. With the goal of retaining his spot on Team USA for the October 6 MXoN, he pulled out of the remainder of the SMX series, but after further consultation, Hymas and his team have decided it is more prudent to have the injury repaired as soon as possible. Even though there was high confidence that, after two weeks off, he would be able to perform at a high level, the possibility of reaggravating the injury and adversely affecting Team USA’s result was also a consideration.
Luckily, Star Yamaha and Cooper Webb have stepped up and volunteered to take Chance’s spot for the event, with Webb dropping down to a 250 from his usual 450. Everyone at American Honda wishes Team USA well. Meanwhile, Hymas will focus on returning to action in time for the 2025 AMA Supercross 250 East series.
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