EUROPE’S YOUNG STARS HEAD TO ROMANIA FOR THE MOTOCROSS OF EUROPEAN NATIONS.
As the MXGP riders recover from the trip to Türkiye and China, it’s the turn of the teenage future stars of the sport, as well as some of the world’s top female racers, to shine as they look to represent their country at the Motocross of European Nations, incorporating the Women’s Motocross of Nations, held this year at the TCS Racing Park to the north of the Romanian capital, Bucharest.
The TCS Racing Park has been active since 2001 and is the base for their very own Top Cross TCS Motocross team. The venue features circuits for Endurocross, 4×4 off-road vehicles and Rallycross, as well as its world class Motocross facility.
The event, which was last held in Spain at Talaveira de la Reina in October 2022, sees two-rider teams for each nation in 85cc class races, for riders between 11 and 14 years old, as well as open 125/250 races, for riders between 13 and 21. With two races per class, the best seven of the eight scores will count to give the final scores.
In the Women’s event, for riders of 14 years of age and upwards, two riders from each country will also have two races, with the best three of the four results counting.
The most successful nation in the MXoEN since this format was introduced in 2013 is Italy, with four victories to France’s three in the seven events held so far. Team France are the reigning Champions, and will welcome back MX2 rider Quentin Prugnieres of the F & H Racing team to wear the #1 plate and lead their team again. He was also part of 2017’s winning French squad when he raced an 85cc!
His teammates Tom Brunet, plus 85cc riders Leo Diss-Fenard and Kenzi Ferez, will have their hands full with a tough Italian team, consisting of 2024 EMX125 race winners Francesco Bellei and Nicolo Alvisi, with top six EMX85 finalists Andrea Uccellini and David Cracco racing in the Azzurro Blue on the 85s! 2022 podium finishers Spain also field EMX contenders in the shape of Elias Escandell and Salvador Perez.
Reigning Champions in the WMXoN are Spain, who took their first win in this event on home soil last time out, led by World #2 Daniela Guillen, who returns with the #1 plate to defend the title alongside Jana Sanchez. Daniela’s toughest individual challenge may come from German WMX round winner Larissa Papenmeier, who lines up for the first time since helping her nation to second overall in 2019, and this year has WMX top ten finisher Alexandra Massury to help Team Germany go one better!
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