Paris Supercross: Jason Anderson replaces Lucas Coenen

The Paris Supercross has found a replacement for Lucas Coenen: American Jason Anderson (HEP Suzuki) will line up at the 42nd edition on 21 and 22 November at the Plénitude Arena. The Belgian, who recently had surgery, will have to wait for his supercross debut.

Coenen chooses recovery

According to MX1 Onboard, Lucas Coenen underwent an operation to repair a sciatic nerve injury in his hip that has troubled him since mid-July. After the surgery was announced, doubts had already emerged over his participation in Paris. The KTM rider has now confirmed his withdrawal, putting a proper recovery ahead of his planned move to the United States in 2027.

Anderson, a Paris regular

Jason Anderson, 33, knows the event well: he won the King of Paris title there in 2018. A former Husqvarna and Kawasaki factory rider, he has raced for the HEP Suzuki team since last year, and Motocross Mag notes he was also WSX world champion last year. According to the same source, he accepted the organisers' offer straight away and is aiming for a second King of Paris title.

In Paris, Anderson, like team-mate Ken Roczen, will ride a Suzuki 450 RM-Z built in HEP's American workshops. A Suzuki win in the premier class in Paris is rare: only Larry Ward has managed it, in 1998 at Bercy, on a two-stroke 250 RM.

A strong 450 field

In the 450 class, Anderson will face, among others:

• Ken Roczen
• Aaron Plessinger
• Tom Vialle
• Jo Shimoda
• Jordon Smith
• Cédric Soubeyras
• Maxime Desprey

A second change to the entry list

This is the second confirmed rider change this year. Reigning King of Paris Malcolm Stewart will also be absent after signing a new deal with Monster Energy Kawasaki. Jordon Smith has been announced as his replacement.

Key takeaway

Without Coenen, whose supercross debut is postponed, the Paris Supercross gains a former winner. Jason Anderson arrives with one aim: to be King of Paris again, eight years after his 2018 win.

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