After a long hiatus, the Montreal Supercross finally returned this past weekend to the infamous Olympic Stadium. With the glory days of this event long behind us, this rebranded version hoped to capitalize on the excitement surrounding this event’s reinstatement into the Canadian motocross schedule. The 2018 Montreal Supercross also served as the opening round for the final leg of the 2018 Rockstar Energy Triple Crown Series. As Round 1 of the SXTour, top Canadian riders like Colton Facciotti, Cole Thompson and Jess Pettis were excited to line up against a few celebrity invitees. Not only would fans in Montreal get to see their Canadian heroes up close but they’d also get to witness a few big name American riders like Malcolm Stewart, Colt Nichols and Alex Martin. The 2018 Montreal SX was a great mix of Canadian talent in search of their first Triple Crown title, and some International talent looking to make some money in the first big off-season indoor race. As he’s been all season long, James Lissimore was in Montreal and sent us these incredible photos for this week’s Yamaha Motor Canada Behind the Lens.
After going down on the start of the opening main event, Kaven Benoit suffered a serious thumb injury and will now miss the MXoN at Red Bud.
French rider Cedric Soubeyras came over to Montreal to race the first big International SX of the season.
Colton Facciotti had one great main event in Montreal where he finished 5th, unfortunately bad starts in the other two races pushed our outdoor champion back to 7th overall.
GDR Fox Honda riders Colton Facciotti and Dylan Wright introduce themselves to Josh Hanson in the Montreal pits.
Like a lot of the riders in Montreal, RJ Hampshire had trouble finding any type of consistency on the tight track.
Josh Hill didn’t win in Montreal, but he sure had fun racing and visiting one of the nicest cities in Canada.
Logan Karnow was one of the surprises in Montreal as he finished up in a very impressive 2nd overall in the 250 class.
After a disappointing end to the MXTour this summer, Shawn Maffenbeier was fast and focused in Montreal and would finish up in third overall in the 250 class.
Tyler Medaglia didn’t have a great night in Montreal, however due to Benoit’s injury, Tyler left Olympic Stadium as the newest member of Team Canada.
Colt Nichols was one of the only consistent riders in Montreal as he finished second in all three main events.
Right from the first gate drop of the evening Jess Pettis was determined to take the win in the 250 class.
Racing in his first race as a member of the OTSFF Yamaha Team, Phil Nicoletti went 6-6-DNF in the 450 class.
Whether you think the Olympic Stadium is beautiful, or you think it’s an eye sore, it was still very cool to be back racing supercross at this historic venue.
In his first race on a Smart Top Honda, Malcolm Stewart was fast and aggressive all night and easily took home the 450 victory.
Thomas Ramette also came over from France to race his first ever race on Canadian soil. He would go 8-13-DNF for 14th overall in the 450 class.
Known for his SX skills, Cole Thompson was the top Canadian in Montreal as he finished in a very solid 4th overall.
The Thompson/ Goerke battle in the opening main event was one of the best races of the night in Montreal.
Tanner Ward had a good night in Montreal as he used his superior SX skills for finish up in 4th overall in 250 class.