| Ricky Carmichael | Born November 27, 1979 Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | Achievements 7x AMA Motocross 450cc champion 5x AMA Supercross 450cc champion |
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Ricky Carmichael has been one of the main US riders in the history of our sport, and remains today as ‘The Greatest of All Time’ athlete thanks to his impressive domination on the US scene during a decade.
| Year 250cc (2-stroke) 125cc men’s (2-stroke) | 2018 Eli Tomac (Kawasaki) Aaron Plessinger (Yamaha) | 2019 Eli Tomac (Kawasaki) Adam Cianciarulo (Kawasaki) | 2020 Zach Osborne (Husqvarna) Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha) | 2021 Dylan Ferrandis (Yamaha) Jett Lawrence (Honda) |
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He has more outdoor championships than McGrath has supercross championships and has more supercross championships than McGrath has outdoor championships . This makes Ricky the GOAT in my book.
James Stewart , with 50 victories, is possibly the most spectacular rider in SX, and the current rider with the most wins. 84 national titles up to the age of 16 says a lot about Stewart and his two AMA SX titles came in 2007 and 2009. However, the champion of champions is Jeremy McGrath, who has 72 SX wins to his name.
1. Ricky Carmichael : 10 AMA motocross championships, seven in the 450 class and three on the 125. He also won four supercross championships and dethroned the King, Jeremy McGrath.
| Rank Rider No. of Wins | 1 Ricky Carmichael 76 | 2 Ryan Dungey 39 | 3 Bob Hannah 27 | 4 Ricky Johnson 22 |
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| Net Worth: $20 Million | Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m) | Nationality: Australia |
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OUT OF ACTION: Supercross and Motorcross rider Ricky Carmichael is suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome .
| Ranking Rider All-Time Wins | 1 Jeremy McGrath 72 | 2 *James Stewart 50 | 3 Ricky Carmichael 48 | 4 *Chad Reed 44 |
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The first stadium motocross event took place in 1972 at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and was promoted by Mike Goodwin and Terry Tiernan, then-president of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). The event was won by 16-year-old Marty Tripes .
Highlights: Webb wins Supercross 450 championship. Cooper Webb wins the Round 17 season finale at Salt Lake City for his eighth victory of the season and second 450 Supercross championship.
The fastest 450cc dirt bike on our list is the KTM 450 SX-F. With a whopping top speed of 123 mph , the 450 SX-F leaves any competition in the dust.
| Rider Points | 1 Dylan Ferrandis Avignon, France 531 | 2 Eli TomacCortez, CO 458 | 3 Ken RoczenMattstedt, Germany 446 | 4 Cooper WebbNewport, NC 358 |
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