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		<title>Martin Barr reveals 2025 will be his last season as a professional rider</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 07:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Barr-1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />Martin Barr has enjoyed a remarkable career in motocross, spanning more than 20 years a very high level. The Northern Irishman has achieved milestones that many riders from these shores can only dream of, but after dedicating the majority of his life to the sport, the curtain is slowly coming down on what has been...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Confirmed: One final race for Jeremy Martin before retirement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Martin1-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />The news that Jeremy Martin would line up for the opening rounds of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship with the Star Racing Yamaha team came as a surprise to many, but unfortunately, things haven&#8217;t gone to plan so far. After a difficult start to the season, Martin suffered a crash at the second round at...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Official: Kyle Chisholm confirms 2025 will be his last full season of racing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Chisholm2-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />Popular American rider, Kyle Chisholm announced a few weeks ago that he&#8217;d be lining up at A1 this weekend and contest the full AMA Supercross series in what will be his 20th year of racing.&#160; He has now confirmed that this year will be his final year of racing a full Supercross or outdoor series...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Official: Henry Jacobi announces retirement from professional racing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[MXGP + EMX]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jacobi-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />Henry Jacobi has decided that the final round of the ADAC MX Masters this weekend will be the final race of his professional Motocross career. The German has planned this for a long time and it&#8217;s nice he was able to contest a couple of AMA National rounds before walking away from the sport. We...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dean Ferris flirts with retirement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Other]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="https://gatedrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ferris-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" />Back in 2021, Dean Ferris announced that he was going to retire from professional racing but the Aussie just couldn&#8217;t help himself and returned to racing focusing on the Aussie Nationals. Ferris even lined up at the MXoN last year supporting the Lawrence brothers as they finished second overall at Ernee. The Aussie is contemplating...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Interview: Kim Savaste on retiring from the sport</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[from the sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Savaste]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was announced last week that Kim Savaste has decided to retire from racing at a professional level despite being only 21 years old. A former Junior World Champion, Savaste has a lot of talent but injuries have made things very difficult for his career. We caught up with Savaste to discuss his decision to...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arnaud Tonus discusses his MXGP retirement</title>
		<link>https://gatedrop.com/arnaud-tonus-discusses-his-mxgp-retirement/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arnaud Tonus was the sixth high-profile name and former Grand Prix winner to retire retirement from MXGP in the last twelve months. The 30-year-old made a social media post at the end of November to announce his move away from Grand Prix racing and a class that he joined in 2017 after a three-year period...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dean Ferris announces retirement from professional racing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dean Ferris has had an amazing Motocross career as he&#8217;s raced at the highest level all over the World. Whether it be in Australia, the MXGP World Championship or in America, Ferris has experience at it all. The likeable Aussie who recently had a serious injury, has announced that he&#8217;s decided to step away from...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fabien Izoird announces his retirement from the sport</title>
		<link>https://gatedrop.com/fabien-izoird-announces-his-retirement-from-the-sport/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[French talent, Fabien Izoird has had a great career in the sport. Izoird has won many titles which include 6 French SX titles, 2 European SX titles as well as a British Arenacross championship.&#160; Izoird also has experience racing Supercross at the highest level in America but he&#8217;s now decided it&#8217;s time to step away...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Interview: Julien Lieber on his retirement from professional racing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy McKinstry]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[JM Honda Racing rider Julien Lieber has today announced his retirement from professional racing, effective immediately. The 26-year old Belgian missed a lot of time on the bike in the last 12 months due to a series of injuries he picked up at the German MXGP round of 2019. While the news might come as...]]></description>
		
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