Nico Koch moves from Becker Racing to Sarholz KTM

Following the departure of Tom Koch, who moved from Sarholz-KTM to the newly formed ERC-Kawasaki team, team boss André Sarholz followed suit and signed Nico Koch for the coming season. Nico Koch, who, incidentally, is not related to either Tom or Tim Koch, has previously raced for Becker Racing. The Braunschweig native feels particularly at home in Supercross.

Former team-mates reunite

An interesting detail: Noah Ludwig and Nico Koch already rode together for Becker Racing in 2023 and therefore know each other from their time as team-mates.

Supercross specialist

Nico Koch has made a name for himself particularly in Supercross. At the 2024 Dortmund Supercross, he led the SX2 finals at times and finished third on two days of the event. He also finished the 2023/2024 season in third place overall in the ADAC SX Cup.

Qualified twice for the US Finals

On his AMA Supercross debut in San Diego in 2025, he reached the 250SX final straight away and finished 17th. A year later, he repeated this result in Seattle. There, he caused a stir in qualifying by finishing 7th overall and once again picked up five championship points.

The team’s focus is on the ADAC MX Masters and the German Supercross Championship. Koch’s debut with his new team will take place on 6–7 November 2026 at Supercross Stuttgart.”