Plucked from near-obscurity a little over His first result of note came in the second moto in Latvia, where he ripped a holeshot and led the first four laps of the race. Eventually he was passed by two multi-time World Champions, but he still crossed the line in third position to rapturous applause. A few rounds later in Portugal, he took his first ever qualification race win, holding the rest of the extremely talented pick for Sunday’s motos. scored a third place in the first moto, before moving his way through the field to another third place in the second moto, giving him his first ever overall podium. It was a massive accomplishment for a young rider who wasn’t even a GP regular 12 months 20TEAM SUZUKI RACING NEwSM-450MXGP field at bay to get first gate With confidence high, he prior and further proof that General Everts’ decision to bring him into the Suzuki MXGP team was an inspired choice.WS rider a year ago, the Suzuki Rhas grown into a regular top 10 finisher and having just turned 20 years old, the potential is there to go even higher. We caught up with ‘AJ’ in America, before the incident, to hear his story on how his career started and just how he has risen to the pinnacle of this sport.How did you get started in “I got my first bike on my fourth birthday. It was kind of too big and I couldn’t still ride the two wheels, so I got the little two-wheel helpers. I loved Unfortunately, after moving into third place in the first moto of the USGP, Jasikonis dislocated his right hip and broke a couple of ribs after crashing on the landing of a big tabletop. With a couple of rounds left in the season, it was a disappointing end to the season but also further proof of just how far he’s come under Everts’ tutelage. Manager Stefan World Motocross?to ride the dirt bikes. because he loved motocross also. bought it for me. It was just always as a hobby for a long time, just always enjoying riding.”When did you realise you were good enough to make motocross your profession? “I don’t know. It was hard to say because in Lithuania I was from the very beginning one of the best riders I guess, but Lithuania was such a low level. When I used to come to other countries like Belgium or somewhere else, it used to be so tough for me because with the tracks and everything. It’s hard to say, but My dad brought me into it fiat’s how he it actually only turned out to be the past couple of years that I really started to progress.”Obviously, you’re a big guy now, but have you always been tall for your age?“When I was really young, I definitely wasn’t big in my age group. Around sixteen I was already fairly big but I was quite okay for the bike. But then, 17, 18 years old, I became quite a tall guy. Now I’m 198cm and I think one of the tallest MXGP riders. It’s been hard on my body because I’m young and I’ve grown up quite quick in a big size. My muscles, it has to get some time to get them stronger I think. I’m still not fit as I have to be.”2017 Issue #2 - Autumn‘GENERAl MANAGER STEFAN EVERTS’ dECISION TO BRING HIM INTO THE SUZUKI wORld MxGP TEAM wAS AN INSPIREd CHOICE.’
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