Zach Osborne (born September 25, 1989) is an

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former professional

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and

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racer. He currently works as a television

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. He competed in the

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s from 2006 to 2007 and in the

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s from

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, before returning to compete in the AMA Motocross Championships from 2013 to 2022. Osborne is notable for winning two AMA motocross national championships and, has represented the United States as a member of American teams at the

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, as well as in the

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. Osborne is currently racing GNCC with Yamaha.

AMA Supercross/Motocross Career Results

Motocross career

Osborne was born in

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. Being exposed to motocross at a young age, he received his first motorcycle at the age of three. He started his amateur racing career with KTM at age 6 and quickly progressed into the amateur nationals. He began his professional career as a privateer in 2006 before going to Red Bull KTM in 2007 and then

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of Troy. After four seasons competing in the Motocross World Championships in Europe, he returned to the AMA Motocross Championships in 2013 as a member of the Geico

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racing team. He switched to join the RockStar Husqvarna racing team in 2015. He has competed in every major global championship and the world’s most prestigious enduro competition. He was 2010 British Motocross Champion MX2 and 2013 US Trophy Team member at the

(ISDE). Osborne won the 2017 250SX Eastern Regional supercross championship. The following season he successfully defended his 250SX Eastern Regional title. He was the 2017 AMA 250MX Champion and the 2020 AMA 450MX Champion. He led the US team in the

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. He has trained alongside notable riders such as

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and Jason Anderson under the stewardship of professional motocross trainer

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References

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