Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Ducati Factory Racing’s Justin Barcia will return for the final three rounds of the 450SX season, set to make his first appearance since Anaheim 1 when the series arrives in Philadelphia this weekend.

In his debut onboard the Desmo450 MX at the 2026 Monster Energy Supercross opener, Barcia was involved in a scary multi-bike incident and has taken the time to recover from a concussion and transverse process fracture in his back.

Now fit enough to return to competition, 34-year-old Barcia will rejoin teammate Dylan Ferrandis for the final three rounds of Supercross – Philadelphia, Denver and Salt Lake City – before focusing on the Pro Motocross season.

“I am excited to come back for Superross despite there being a lot of unknown,” said Barcia. “I haven’t been on the gate since early January, so obviously a bit of unknown but I am excited to be back with my team, seeing all the fans, and getting back into the swing of things.

“I think it will be a good little warm up before motocross. Obviously it’s a lot different, but a gate-drop is a gate-drop – it will be good to see where the bike is at, have some fun, and see where we are at.”

Barcia is expected to be instrumental in the factory Ducati’s ongoing development in the US alongside Ferrandis, an important part of the Italian manufacturer’s entry into the America-based Monster Energy SMX World Championship.