{"id":1347,"date":"2022-07-01T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsxphase1pt5.u.thrivex.io\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2022-10-06T04:30:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T04:30:26","slug":"ken-roczen-to-compete-in-the-2022-fim-wsx-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsxp2.u.thrivex.io\/ken-roczen-to-compete-in-the-2022-fim-wsx-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Roczen to Compete in the 2022 FIM WSX Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><strong>AUSTRALIA (July 1, 2022) \u2013 SX Global<\/strong>, the Australian sports and entertainment company spearheading the <strong>FIM World Supercross Championship (WSX)<\/strong>, is pleased to announce that two-time 450 motocross champion <strong>Ken Roczen<\/strong> has officially committed to compete in the 2022 FIM-sanctioned World Supercross Championship series, slated to begin in early October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most successful and prominent riders in the sport, Roczen, a 28-year-old German native,<br>comes to WSX boasting an impressive resume, including 48 combined professional 450cc and 250cc victories at events around the world. The 2022 WSX Global Championship will see Roczen bring his incredible talent and championship pedigree to thousands of die-hard fans in stadiums around the world throughout the inaugural three-round series. Roczen is currently in negotiations to finalize an agreement to compete for one of the series\u2019 10 exclusively licensed teams, with details to be released by the team once an agreement is finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe WSX series is a unique opportunity to compete on a truly global scale, and I\u2019m thrilled to be a part of that,\u201d said Roczen. \u201cI haven\u2019t raced overseas in a very long time so I\u2019m looking forward to bringing supercross to die-hard fans at these international events in 2022, all while competing for an FIM-sanctioned world title. I\u2019m thrilled for what will no doubt be an unbelievable experience and a fantastic springboard for a full assault on my 2023 Supercross and Motocross championship goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKen Roczen is an absolute superstar of supercross, recognized across the globe. To have him compete in our inaugural season as we usher in a new, global era of supercross, is nothing short of incredible,\u201d said Adam Bailey, director &#8211; Motorsport of SX Global. \u201cKen embodies all the qualities that make supercross athletes, the toughest and most inspirational athletes in the world. It\u2019s only fitting that he become one of our marquee challengers for the 2022 FIM World Championship crown.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cKen Roczen is an absolute superstar of supercross &#8230; To have him compete in our inaugural season &#8230; is nothing short of incredible.\u201d<\/p><cite><strong>ADAM BAILEY<\/strong><br>DIRECTOR \u2013 MOTORSPORT SX GLOBAL<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The FIM World Supercross Championship will annually take place in the second half of the year, with 2022 events from late October through November. 2022 will serve as a \u201cpilot\u201d season, allowing the championship to establish itself and build momentum going into 2023. From 2023, and subsequent years, will see the FIM World Supercross Championship expand annually between June and November, with up to twelve events in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time 450 Motocross Champion to stake his claim for the FIM World Supercross Championship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,38],"tags":[48,25,28,29],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ken Roczen to Compete in the 2022 FIM WSX Championship - FIM World Supercross Championship<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two-time 450 motocross champion Ken Roczen has committed to compete in the 2022 FIM-sanctioned World Supercross Championship series.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wsxp2.u.thrivex.io\/ken-roczen-to-compete-in-the-2022-fim-wsx-championship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ken Roczen to Compete in the 2022 FIM WSX Championship - 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