At MX Vice, we have heard multiple reports that Chad Reed would be racing a handful of MXGP events in the near future. Although these reports filtered through from reliable sources, we chose to wait until something more concrete emerged before reporting the news. Well, Chad himself sent out a tweet earlier that confirms what we already knew.

“@CRTwoTwo: When trying to pick a number for @mxgp and the two numbers that mean anything are gone #bugger”

The tweet is followed by a British and Italian flag, which also falls in line with what we have heard (that being that he’ll be racing at both Matterley Basin and Mantova, which run on back-to-back weekends). Chad is, of course, a master of trickery on social media, so perhaps you can’t read too much into it. There is more to this than just a tweet though.

If you’re looking for further confirmation, Steve Dixon (the British GP promoter) has now stated that “it’s true – we had to keep it quiet until now!” Roll on the month of June, it just got a whole lot better.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Image: James Lissimore