Paul Bloy has joined the club of top SX riders in Stuttgart

Although he could well have finished significantly higher than 10th and 7th, Nico Koch from Braunschweig put in a strong performance for Germany in the SX1 class at the 42nd ADAC Supercross Stuttgart. In the SX2 class, Noah Ludwig, just like last year, even secured a podium finish on Friday evening, coming third. Close behind the rider from Aschersleben in the 250cc class was Paul Bloy. The 23-year-old from Biberach won his practice group on Friday. In Semi-Final A that evening, there was even a German one-two-three finish, with Paul Bloy ahead of Noah Ludwig and rising star Oskar Romberg from Hilbeck. It’s not often you see three Germans in the final. In this race, Paul Bloy even led for a while, but was then kept off the podium by the Frenchmen Jules Pietre and Mickael Lamarque, as well as Noah Ludwig.

On Saturday, ‘Pablo’ Bloy once again charged unstoppably into the decisive race and delivered another commanding performance, finishing in 5th place. The tall, blond rider now also appears in fifth position in the Stuttgart Prince’s Classification and the ADAC SX Cup standings. Extremely pleased with this, he later told SPEEDWEEK.com: “With fourth and fifth places, it was a very successful weekend for me. I’m absolutely delighted.”

Particularly impressive was the way in which the three top Germans – Koch, Ludwig and Bloy – made it through to the finals. It was clear that they were among the top riders, so you never had the feeling that they might not make it into the finals or that they might need a bit of luck in the race. Paul Bloy essentially saw it the same way from a rider’s perspective. Nevertheless, he added: “In Supercross, it’s always difficult to make it through to the final because everything is so close. But this weekend things went very well for me too, and I was able to make it through to the final relatively easily. It was never a close call.”

Explaining his further improvement, he said: “I always try to push myself and get better. This time, though, I didn’t put any pressure on myself to make it into the finals at all costs. I just approached it with a sense of fun and I think that was the key to my success. And yes, it came quite easily to me.”

Now he too must maintain the form he showed in Stuttgart, as he has no further Supercross events lined up until Dortmund in mid-January. Last year’s trip to the US for a few AMA Supercross rounds is also not on the agenda this winter. Although he didn’t make it to the final back then, he’s at peace with himself because he’d still achieved his personal goals. “It went exactly as I’d hoped and in line with my goals, because the standard in Supercross in America is a fair bit higher than in Germany. My aim was to make it into the evening programme each time, and I managed that every single time. Of course, I also fought to get into the final, but that was never my immediate goal. So, I achieved everything I set out to do. For me, it was a great success.”

Nevertheless, he admits that he’d like to race in the US again, and that reaching the final would then be a logical next step. “However, there are currently no plans in that regard. It’s still up in the air.” His team from last year in the States (CDF Racing) has apparently shelved the idea of supporting young German riders for the time being and is focusing on more experienced riders for the new season.

Similarly, Paul Bloy doesn’t yet know what he’ll be doing ‘outdoors’ in Germany next year. As things stand, it looks unlikely to be a full series again. He will, however, be competing in individual races that suit him. What is absolutely certain, on the other hand, is that he will also be racing in Supercross in Germany next winter – but for that to happen, a few snowflakes will first have to fall and then melt away.