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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayWhen Chad Reed hung up the boots at the end of the 2020 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, the sport saw one of its legends retire. The Australian rider came over to the United States of America and embarked on a several-decade journey through different eras of bikes and riders in AMA Supercross and Motocross. Along the way, he tallied podiums—lots of them—wins and championships, while clashing with both his closest rivals (Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart) in the mid-2000s. Then, Reed faced the new wave of the sport: the Ryans, in Ryan Dungey and Ryan Villopoto, before facing the current crop of top racers in Eli Tomac, Ken Roczen, Justin Barcia, Cooper Webb, and more.
His final starts in June 2020 came over 20 years after his January 1999 debut in the U.S. Throughout his career, Reed showed grit, determination, and emotion and there are plenty of memorable moments from his long career.
When it was all said and done for Reed, he sat a top or near the top of the history book in several categories. Reed is the only rider to win a supercross main event on four different brands (Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Honda), but his most prestigious stat is his all-time premier class supercross podiums, which he recorded a whopping 132 before he hung of the boots on his professional racing career. His final podium came in the 2019 Detroit SX Triple Crown event inside Michigan's Ford Field. In that race, Reed finished third overall at about three weeks away from being 37 years old.
Tonight, Reed will be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2025.
You check out all of Reed's podiums below.