MXoN Ernée: France out, problems for Spain, Belgium in the lead

Second final of the Motocross of Nations in Ernée, France, MX2/Open: French home favourite Tom Vialle (Honda) took the lead to the cheers of the fans, but on the very first lap, whilst scrubbing the ground on the take-off to a table, his footrest got caught on the ground and he was thrown violently over the handlebars.

Early exit for France

Following the crashes involving Mathis Valin in the first race and Tom Vialle in the second, the hot favourites, the French team, are out of the running, as each team is only allowed one result to be discarded at the MXoN.

Noah Ludwig’s crash in round 1

German Sarholz rider Noah Ludwig also crashed in the very first lap. Ludwig started among the top three, but lost control of his KTM completely in a deep rutted section, crashed and was forced to retire from the race. Ludwig was classified in 39th place. German MX2 rider Valentin Kees finished in 27th place.

Herlings unbeatable

Jeffrey Herlings just managed to avoid the crashed Vialle, took the lead and won the race unchallenged with a lead of over half a minute ahead of the Italian Andrea Adamo (KTM). Liam Everts (Husqvarna) was involved in a heated battle for third place with Pauls Jonass (Kawasaki) towards the end, but the Latvian just managed to hold off the Belgian to cross the line first.

Trouble for Spain

The Spanish team took the lead after the opening race. Open-class rider Francisco Garcia started the race within the top 10 but was forced to retire due to a technical fault with his Kawasaki. This has also resulted in a massive discard result (36th place) for the Spanish team, who must now deliver a perfect performance in the final race.

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Summary ahead of the final

Belgium took the lead after the second race and are favourites going into the final race, but the Dutch are only a few points behind. In the third race, it will all come down to Roan van der Moosdijk’s performance if the Dutch are to win the Chamberlain Trophy.

MXoN Standings after Race 2

1. Belgium, 26 (Lucas Coenen 3, Sacha Coenen 12, Liam Everts 4, Sacha Coenen 7)

2. Netherlands, 33 (Roan van de Moosdijk 9, Glenn Coldenhoff 14, Jeffrey Herlings 1, Glenn Coldenhoff 9)

3. Spain, 47 (Jorge Prado 2, Guillem Farres 4, Guillem Farres 5, Francisco Garcia 36)

4. Latvia, 48 (Karlis Alberts Reisulis 13, Janis Martins Reisulis 20, Pauls Jonass 3, Janis Martins Reisulis 12)

5. USA, 55 (Julien Beaumer 10, Levi Kitchen 25, Cooper Webb 6, Levi Kitchen 14)

6. Italy, 57 (Alberto Forato 6, Ferruccio Zanchi 32, Andrea Adamo 2, Ferruccio Zanchi 17)

7. Switzerland, 65 (Jeremy Seewer 15, Valentin Guillod 22, Jeremy Seewer 13, Kevin Brumann 15)

8. Great Britain, 73 (Taylor Hammal 16, Ben Mustoe 23, Ben Watson 10, Ben Mustoe 24)

9. South Africa, 81 (Camden Mc Lellan 7, Slade Smith 34, Camden Mc Lellan 8, Trey Cox 32)

10. France, 90 (Romain Febvre 1, Mathis Valin 40, Mathis Valin 11, Tom Vialle 38)

11. Australia, 90 (Jed Beaton 11, Alex Larwood 21, Alex Larwood 21, Aaron Tanti 37)

12. Estonia, 93 (Jorgen-Matthias Talviku 8, Sebastian Leok 36, Sebastian Leok 23, Kaarel Tilk 26)

13. Brazil, 98 (Fabio Santos 26, Guilherme Bresolin 29, Enzo Lopes 18, Guilherme Bresolin 25)

14. Sweden, 101 (Alve Callemo 24, Isak Gifting 38, Alvin Östlund 19, Alve Callemo 20)

15. Slovenia, 106 (Jan Pancar 5, Jaka Peklaj 37, Jaka Peklaj 31, Lukas Osek 33)

16. Canada, 107 (Tanner Ward 30, Dylan Rempel 39, Dylan Wright 16, Dylan Rempel 22)

17. Germany, 113 (Tom Koch 19, Valentin Kees 28, Valentin Kees 27, Noah Ludwig 39)

18. Austria, 121 (Ricardo Bauer 31, Michael Kratzer 33, Michael Sandner 28, Ricardo Bauer 29)

19. Slovakia, 127 (Tomas Kohut 27, Jaroslav Katrinak 35, Jaroslav Katrinak 30, Pavol Repčák 35)

20. Denmark, 69 (Mads Fredsøe 17, Nicolai Skovbjerg 18, Nicolai Skovbjerg 34; DNS)

MXoN, Final 2, Open/MX2

1. Jeffrey Herlings (NL), Honda, 35:23.925

2. Andrea Adamo (I), KTM, 35:59.807 (-35.882)

3. Pauls Jonass (LAT), Kawasaki, 36:01.005 (-37.080)

4. Liam Everts (B), Husqvarna, 36:01.381 (-37.456)

5. Guillem Farres (E), Triumph, 36:15.814 (-51.889)

6. Cooper Webb (USA), Husqvarna, 36:16.965 (-53.040)

7. Sacha Coenen (B), KTM, 36:25.344 (-1:01.419)

8. Camden Mc Lellan (ZA), Triumph, 36:32.763 (-1:08.838)

9. Glenn Coldenhoff (NL), Yamaha, 36:39.879 (-1:15.954)

10. Ben Watson (GB), Triumph, 36:41.555 (-1:17.630)

11. Mathis Valin (F), Kawasaki, 36:46.776 (-1:22.851)

12. Janis Martins Reisulis (LAT), Yamaha, 36:50.067 (-1:26.142)

13. Jeremy Seewer (CH), KTM, 36:51.989 (-1:28.064)

14. Levi Kitchen (USA), Kawasaki, 36:56.559 (-1:32.634)

15. Kevin Brumann (CH), Husqvarna, 37:12.401 (-1:48.476)

16. Dylan Wright (CDN), Honda, 37:15.224 (-1:51.299)

17. Ferruccio Zanchi (I), Ducati, 37:15.716 (-1:51.791)

18. Enzo Lopes (BR), Honda, 37:35.443 (-2:11.518)

19. Alvin Östlund (S), Triumph, 1 lap

20. Alve Callemo (S), Husqvarna, 1 lap

21. Alex Larwood (AUS), Honda, 1 lap

22. Dylan Rempel (CDN), Honda, 1 lap

23. Sebastian Leok (EST), Husqvarna, 1 lap

24. Ben Mustoe (GB), GASGAS, 1 lap

25. Guilherme Bresolin (BR), Kawasaki, 1 lap

26. Kaarel Tilk (EST), Husqvarna, 1 lap

27. Valentin Kees (GER), KTM, 1 lap

28. Michael Sandner (A), Husqvarna, 1 lap

29. Ricardo Bauer (A), KTM, 1 lap

30. Jaroslav Katrinak (SK), Husqvarna, 2 laps

31. Jaka Peklaj (SLO), Husqvarna, 2 laps

32. Trey Cox (ZA), KTM, 2 laps

33. Lukas Osek (SLO), KTM, 2 laps

34. Nicolai Skovbjerg (DK), Husqvarna, 5 laps

35. Pavol Repčák (SK), KTM, 7 laps

36. Francisco Garcia (E), Kawasaki, 17 laps

37. Aaron Tanti (AUS), Yamaha, 0 laps

38. Tom Vialle (F), Honda, 0 laps

39. Noah Ludwig (GER), KTM, 0 laps