Jorge Prado ends his first adventure in America

Jorge Prado come back to Europe after doing the Americas. The man from Lugo has had a sporting experience in recent months that will in some ways mark his future. After two months of training, Meadow has competed in the first four events of the prestigious American championship of AMA supercrosswhich for many is the NBA of this sport.

In order to test himself and gauge his future possibilities, Jorge ran two races held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim and in San Francisco and San Diego.

The brave actions of the Spaniards, MXGP World Champion, who jumped into supercross with almost no experience or time to adapt, was also marked by bad weather. In two of the tests it rained, leaving the track in very complicated conditions and different from what is understood as a supercross race. That’s why Meadow He decided with his team to extend his stay to compete in the fourth round of the championship. At dawn on Sunday the last appointment took place, which was probably the only one where Prado really tested his sensation. Now without mud and with a different race format (last three races), Jorge has been in the race all the time, rubbing shoulders with the biggest names in the discipline and showing signs of his potential.

With the added burden of having to maintain integrity for world which will start in a few weeks and where Jorge defends number one, the pilot of GasGas He used his potential at the start to ride a few laps in the leading group and then give up some positions to the guys who were really fighting for that championship. Meadow He finished the combined race in 12th position, with a best result of eighth place, and what is more important, he leaves the championship in tenth position overall.

With the number 111 on his motorcycle, Jorge has created expectations and many compliments: “I am very happy with the experience, it has been an unforgettable few weeks, the recognition of an incredible championship, with thousands of spectators and a very special atmosphere. I am very grateful for the treatment that received both in the team and in the championship. We were unlucky with the rains and this prevented me from riding more than normal conditions in order to adapt and draw better conclusions, although on the other hand it gave me the possibility to win in my first race in the mud of San Francisco. “I’ve really only been able to test in two dry races and I’ve noticed my progress to know that with more time and more races I can improve, which makes me excited for the future.”

Back to Italy

Jorge returned to Italy to make some exam and the official photos of his team this week at Sardinia. Then you finish your preparation in between Italy and Belgium to prepare the defense of his title. His next competition appointment will be in a month at the Spanish Championship to be held in Jorge Prado Municipal Circuit of Lugo on February 24 and 25.

Then, the World Cup starts in Argentina in March, a world which for the first time had two appointments in Spain, on March 24 in the Community of Madrid and on May 12 in Galicia.