Alex Fedortsov inks deal to go pro with ClubMX

Some breaking news on the amateur scene during the off week between Monster Energy AMA Supercross and the AMA Pro Motocross Championship: Alexander Fedortsov, who won the SMX Next -- Supercross Championship a few weeks ago in Pittsburgh, is turning pro. The #600 has been training at the ClubMX the last few years and joined the amateur racing program, showing glimpses of his true potential last year in the MX Sports Scouting Moto Combines and the SMX World Championship 250 World All-Stars, where he finished third in the main event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Then, he raced the SMX Next - Supercross program in supercross this year, showing speed but not being able to get a podium in the four qualifying rounds, with hard-luck finishes 5-22-17-19. But in the championship finale, a winner-take-all main event, Fedortsov got the start he needed, rode fast but smooth, and took the main event win and the #1 2025 SMX Next AMA National Championship. 

After the race, Fedortsov said he was unsure what was next for him, although we expected to see him race the SMX Next - Motocross (the MX Sports Scouting Moto Combines) again this summer. But now, with the youngster showing speed at the practice track, the Muc-Off/FXR/ClubMX Yamaha team has announced it's time for Alex to turn pro. The 18-year-old will make his professional debut at the Fox Raceway on May 24.

One cool note from the team's announcement is that Fedortsov will not be the #600 he has been the last few years, but instead he will be #784. He chose this number because it was the AMA number given to Jeffery Herlings when the Dutch rider came over to race the 2017 Ironman National.