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Looking forward to next Sunday -> Lierop!
Some great names will be present, especially looking forward to see how JH84 will do on his Honda.
Shame that de Wolf won't be there as mentioned above, but the field is stacked anyhow and the racing should be good!

 

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Main participants this weekend:

Dutch season opener (Lierop): Jeffrey Herlings, Romain Febvre, Pauls Jonass, Calvin Vlaanderen, Glenn Coldenhoff, Andrea Bonacorsi, Jago Geerts, Brent Van Doninck, Alberto Forato, Oriol Oliver, Adam Sterry, Ben Watson, Roan van de Moosdijk, Kevin Brumann, Nico Greutmann, Maximilian Nagl (MXGP); Liam Everts, Mathis Valin, Kay Karssemakers, Jens Walvoort, Ivano van Erp, Scott Smulders, Maxime Grau, Pelle Gundersen, Ollie Colmer, Gyan Doensen, Douwe Van Mechgelen, Dani Heitink, Dean Gregoire, Áron Katona, Lyonel Reichl, Francesco Bellei, Mads Fredsøe, Liam Owens, Nicolai Skovbjerg, Cole McCullough, Vencislav Toshev, Roan Tolsma (MX2); Ryan Oppliger, Lucas Leok, Seth Priem, Torre Van Mechgelen, Dex Kooiker, Lotte van Drunen (125cc)

Round 1 French Elite (Castelnau-de-Lévis): Tom Vialle, Thibault Bénistant, Tom Guyon, Cédric Soubeyras, Maxime Desprey, David Herbreteau, Jimmy Clochet (MXGP); Mathys Boisramé, Jake Cannon, Francisco García, Tom Brunet, Mano Faure, Alexis Fueri, Saad Soulimani (MX2)

Round 1 Spanish Championship (Calatayud): Rubén Fernández, José Butrón, Samuel Nilsson, Gerard Congost, Ander Valentín (MXGP); Kārlis Reišulis, Jānis Reišulis, David Braceras, Adrià Monné, Manuel López, Billy Askew, Bernardo Tibúrcio, Salvador Pérez, Carlos Prat, Valentino Vázquez, Bruno Miró, Daniel Castañondo, Álex Lasheras, Óscar Quirós (MX2)

 

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Strange for Lotte to be racing in the 125 class...

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Strange for Lotte to be racing in the 125 class...

More chance to get a podium instead of getting lapped, I suppose.

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Snapper wrote:

Strange for Lotte to be racing in the 125 class...

DeStouwer wrote:

More chance to get a podium instead of getting lapped, I suppose.

So she'll race her 250f in the 125 class? Is the 125 class more of a 'youth' class?

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Snapper wrote:

Strange for Lotte to be racing in the 125 class...

DeStouwer wrote:

More chance to get a podium instead of getting lapped, I suppose.

Snapper wrote:

So she'll race her 250f in the 125 class? Is the 125 class more of a 'youth' class?

Yes and yes. I think the netherlands opened up the 125 class last year and older riders where allowed as well but i think only a couple moved to 125cc. 

 

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That’s pretty cool!

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He was a great Supermoto rider, won the Superbikers at Mettet on a Husqvarna in 2014 , and came back to do it on a Factory Yamaha as well , but didnt have enough to win against the Factory SM boys. 

I seem to remember him winning on a 350 KTM as well, in 2012, which was a stacked field. 

 

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3/1/2026 10:18am

French championship round 1 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Francisco Garcia 
+13.693 = Jake Cannon 
+18.428 = Jules Pietre 
+19.330 = Alexis Fueri
+45.022 = Mano Faure
+1.05.148 = Arnaud Aubin
+1.08.247 = Kiliann Poll
+1.08.844 = Mathys Boisrame 
+1.26.202 = Tom Brunet
+1.29.256 = Mickael Lamarque 

450 moto 1 

+0.000 = Tom Vialle
+8.439 = Maxime Desprey
+13.175 = Thibault Benistant 
+36.602 = Cedric Soubeyras 
+1.03.092 = Adrien Malaval
+1.05.283 = Brice Maylin
+1.10.940 = Jimmy Clochet 
+1.12.758 = Tom Guyon 
+1.15.722 = Calvin Fonvieille 
+1.19.468 = Kevin Horgmo 

250 moto 2 

+0.000 = Francisco Garcia 
+12.683 = Jake Cannon
+18.910 = Alexis Fueri
+19.507 = Mano Faure
+55.449 = Jules Pietre
+1.02.796 = Thibault Maupin 
+1.10.106 = Tom Brunet
+1.13.180 = Mathys Boisrame 
+1.15.567 = Kiliann Poll
+1.16.794 = Mickael Lamarque 

450 moto 2 

+0.000 = Maxime Desprey
+4.759 = Thibault Benistant 
+9.433 = Tom Vialle 
+30.729 = Cedric Soubeyras 
+35.026 = Kevin Horgmo 
+43.101 = Brice Maylin
+53.587 = Calvin Fonvieille 
+1.09.271 = Adrien Malaval
+1.09.494 = Jimmy Clochet 
+1.20.934 = Tom Guyon

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Castelnau-de-Lévis is a great looking track.

 

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3/1/2026 2:01pm

Lierop 

250 moto 1 

+0.000 = Liam Everts 
+41.941 = Scott Smulders 
+52.404 = Kay Karssemakers 
+1.04.826 = Dani Heitink
+1.09.805 = Mads Fredsoe 
+1.19.592 = Mathis Valin
+1.28.924 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+1.43.398 = Dean Gregoire 
+1.50.910 = Roan Tolsma
+1.55.355 = Ollie Colmer 

450 race 1 

+0.000 = Romain Febvre 
+1.175 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+30.177 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+37.816 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+41.310 = Brent Van Doninck 
+1.03.043 = Maximilian Nagl
+1.03.048 = Kevin Brumann 
+1.22.785 = Jago Geerts 
+1.38.616 = Oriol Oliver
+1.46.282 = Pauls Jonass 

250 race 2 

+0.000 = Liam Everts 
+45.123 = Dani Heitink 
+46.629 = Gyan Doensen 
+56.950 = Mads Fredsoe 
+57.849 = Mathis Valin
+1.26.733 = Kay Karssemakers 
+1.30.861 = Liam Owens
+1.37.014 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+1.52.003 = Roan Tolsma 
-1 lap = Pelle Gundersen 

450 race 2 

+0.000 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+15.946 = Romain Febvre 
+44.437 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
+59.039 = Brent Van Doninck 
+59.875 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
+1.03.501 = Ben Watson 
+1.32.192 = Kevin Brumann
+1.34.761 = Maximilian Nagl 
+1.44.970 = Pauls Jonass
+1.49.621 = Roan Van De Moosdijk

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3/1/2026 10:37pm

Fatest laps of the races 

Castelneau 250 moto 1 

1.50.556 = Francisco Garcia 
1.52.585 = Mano Faure 
1.52.780 = Jake Cannon
1.53.068 = Alexis Fueri
1.53.680 = Jules Pietre 
1.55.017 = Arnaud Aubin
1.55.466 = Mathys Boisrame 
1.55.661 = Kiliann Poll
1.55.991 = Ethan Lepigeon
1.56.210 = Mathis Barthez 

Castelneau 450 moto 1 

1.51.427 = Tom Vialle
1.51.647 = Maxime Desprey
1.52.225 = Thibault Benistant 
1.53.763 = Cedric Soubeyras 
1.54.122 = Kevin Horgmo 
1.54.201 = Brice Maylin 
1.54.308 = Adrien Malaval 
1.54.421 = Calvin Fonvieille 
1.54.725 = Tom Guyon 
1.55.864 = Jimmy Clochet 

Castelneau 250 moto 2 

1.51.867 = Francisco Garcia 
1.54.551 = Jake Cannon
1.55.405 = Alexis Fueri
1.55.422 = Mano Faure 
1.57.371 = Jules Pietre
1.57.607 = Thibault Maupin
1.58.313 = Tom Brunet
1.58.687 = Saad Soulimani
1.58.803 = Mathys Boisrame 
1.58.937 = Kiliann Poll 

Castelneau 450 moto 2 

1.52.611 = Tom Vialle 
1.53.108 = Maxime Desprey
1.53.276 = Thibault Benistant 
1.54.277 = Kevin Horgmo 
1.54.320 = Brice Maylin
1.54.371 = Cedric Soubeyras
1.55.619 = Calvin Fonvieille 
1.55.915 = Jimmy Clochet
1.56.170 = Adrien Malaval
1.56.812 =  Tom Guyon 

Lierop 250 moto 1 

1.42.043 = Liam Everts 
1.42.849 = Dean Gregoire 
1.43.046 = Mathis Valin
1.43.234 = Scott Smulders
1.43.594 = Mads Fredsoe
1.43.680 = Roan Tolsma
1.43.798 = Kay Karssemakers 
1.43.931 = Dani Heitink
1.45.473 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
1.46.047 = Ivano Van Erp 

Lierop 450 moto 1 

1.43.368 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.43.544 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.43.916 = Romain Febvre
1.44.545 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
1.46.239 = Kevin Brumann
1.47.015 = Oriol Oliver 
1.47.408 = Brent Van Doninck 
1.47.560 = Maximilian Nagl
1.48.105 = Pauls Jonass 
1.48.829 = Ben Watson 

Lierop 250 moto 2 

1.42.847 = Liam Everts
1.44.362 = Mads Fredsoe
1.45.366 = Dani Heitink 
1.45.600 = Gyan Doensen
1.46.883 = Mathis Valin 
1.47.065 = Liam Owens
1.47.818 = Kay Karssemakers 
1.49.204 = Ollie Colmer
1.49.506 = Roan Tolsma 
1.49.738 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 

Lierop 450 moto 2 

1.45.604 = Romain Febvre 
1.47.523 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.48.288 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
1.49.672 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
1.49.709 = Dave Kooiker
1.50.003 = Ben Watson 
1.50.354 = Pauls Jonass 
1.50.495 = Brent Van Doninck 
1.50.908 = Kevin Brumann
1.50.916 = Glenn Coldenhoff

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Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand. Liam Everts dominated the MX2 field. Not sure what happened to Walvoort. He had P1 time practice but didn't line up for the races

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Cortami79 wrote:
Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand...

Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand. Liam Everts dominated the MX2 field. Not sure what happened to Walvoort. He had P1 time practice but didn't line up for the races

It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  

Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our season kicks off. 

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All the 450 pre-season races overall so far 

Alghero, Italy (02/01) 

1/1 = Lucas Coenen 
5/2 = Tim Gajser 
3/4 = Oriol Oliver
7/3 = Alberto Forato
4/5 = Mattia Guadagnini
6/7 = Jan Pancar 
8/10 = Jago Geerts 
10/9 = Jorgen-Matthias Talviku 
2/22 = Andrea Adamo
12/11 = Brian Hsu 

Mantova, Italy (02/08) 

1/1 = Tim Gajser 
2/5 = Tom Vialle
5/4 = Alberto Forato 
4/7 = Jago Geerts 
3/9 = Mattia Guadagnini 
11/3 = Jeffrey Herlings 
7/8 = Jorgen-Matthias Talviku 
10/6 = Jan Pancar
6/11 = Ivo Monticelli 
22/2 = Ruben Fernandez 

Pernes les Fontaines, France (02/08) 

2/2/1 = Maxime Renaux 
1/1/6 = Romain Febvre 
3/4/2 = Pauls Jonass
4/3/3 = Thibault Benistant 
7/9/4 = Arnaud Tonus 
9/8/7 = Jimmy Clochet 
6/25/5 = Mathis Valin 
13/11/8 = Saad Soulimani
5/6/dns = Kevin Horgmo 
10/7/dns = Noan Ludwig 

Sommieres, France (02/22) 

3/1 = Tom Vialle
1/3 = Lucas Coenen 
2/2 = Maxime Renaux 
4/4 = Pauls Jonass 
5/9 = Maxime Desprey
8/7 = Jeremy Seewer 
7/8 = Enzo Lopes
6/10 = Thibault Benistant 
14/6 = Maximilian Nagl 
9/11 = Andrea Bonacorsi 

Lierop, Netherlands (03/01) 

2/1 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1/2 = Romain Febvre 
3/3 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
5/4 = Brent Van Doninck 
4/5 = Glenn Coldenhoff 
7/7 = Kevin Brumann 
6/8 = Maximilian Nagl 
10/9 = Pauls Jonass 
13/6 = Ben Watson 
8/12 = Jago Geerts 

Castelneau de Levis, Frange (03/01) 

2/1 = Maxime Desprey
1/3 = Tom Vialle
3/2 = Thibault Benistant 
4/4 = Cedric Soubeyras 
6/6 = Brice Maylin
5/8 = Adrien Malaval
10/5 = Kevin Horgmo 
9/7 = Calvin Fonvieille 
7/9 = Jimmy Clochet 
8/10 = Tom Guyon

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Cortami79 wrote:
Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand...

Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand. Liam Everts dominated the MX2 field. Not sure what happened to Walvoort. He had P1 time practice but didn't line up for the races

Was crowded indeed!
But also great atmosphere, when Herlings took the holeshot in race 2 was awesome to hear everyone cheering.

Race 2 was the first time I saw a Herlings somehow gelling with the Honda and looking smooth again.

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Cortami79 wrote:
Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand...

Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand. Liam Everts dominated the MX2 field. Not sure what happened to Walvoort. He had P1 time practice but didn't line up for the races

philG wrote:
It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our...

It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  

Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our season kicks off. 

it took 45 mins to get a beer so that says enough.

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Cortami79 wrote:
Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand...

Crowd attendance at Lierop was unreal yesterday. Definitely up to standard of a MXGP. Herlings and Febvre gave everyone a clinic on how to ride sand. Liam Everts dominated the MX2 field. Not sure what happened to Walvoort. He had P1 time practice but didn't line up for the races

philG wrote:
It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our...

It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  

Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our season kicks off. 

it took 45 mins to get a beer so that says enough.

Well they can definitely add a few more spots to buy beers.. and a few more spots to buy some tickets and drink coupons.

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philG wrote:
It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our...

It looked busy in the pics, but you never can be sure.  

Contemplated going, but just a few too many things still to do before our season kicks off. 

it took 45 mins to get a beer so that says enough.

Cortami79 wrote:

Well they can definitely add a few more spots to buy beers.. and a few more spots to buy some tickets and drink coupons.

Man, that was terrible!
To buy coins for drinks, 2 drinks and something to eat took me over 1h in total 😖 

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Planned this weekend:

British Championship RD1 – Hawkstone Park (Oliver, Watson, Mewse, Sterry, Gilbert, Purdon / Searle, Askew, Doensen, Vail, Colmer, Keith, Pootjes, Rizzi)

Italian Championship RD1 – Ottobiano (Guadagnini, Pancar, Elzinga, Lupino, Soubeyras, Monticelli, Lapucci / Lata, Grau, Alvisi, Mannini, Van Mechgelen, Rispoli, Fueri, Kubuliņš, Pini)

Dutch MX National – Oss (Herlings, Febvre, Adamo, Van Doninck, Coldenhoff, Van de Moosdijk, Nagl, Kullas / Valin, Walvoort, Gundersen, Van Erp, Heitink, Gregoire, Bervoets, Toshev, McCullough, Ampoorter, Van Drunen)

Spanish Championship RD2 – Cáceres (Fernández)

MX Valence

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3/13/2026 1:38am
DeStouwer wrote:
Planned this weekend:British Championship RD1 – Hawkstone Park (Oliver, Watson, Mewse, Sterry, Gilbert, Purdon / Searle, Askew, Doensen, Vail, Colmer, Keith, Pootjes, Rizzi)Italian Championship RD1 –...

Planned this weekend:

British Championship RD1 – Hawkstone Park (Oliver, Watson, Mewse, Sterry, Gilbert, Purdon / Searle, Askew, Doensen, Vail, Colmer, Keith, Pootjes, Rizzi)

Italian Championship RD1 – Ottobiano (Guadagnini, Pancar, Elzinga, Lupino, Soubeyras, Monticelli, Lapucci / Lata, Grau, Alvisi, Mannini, Van Mechgelen, Rispoli, Fueri, Kubuliņš, Pini)

Dutch MX National – Oss (Herlings, Febvre, Adamo, Van Doninck, Coldenhoff, Van de Moosdijk, Nagl, Kullas / Valin, Walvoort, Gundersen, Van Erp, Heitink, Gregoire, Bervoets, Toshev, McCullough, Ampoorter, Van Drunen)

Spanish Championship RD2 – Cáceres (Fernández)

MX Valence

You can add Valence international race (France). Mostly french riders will be behind the gate on sunday.

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DeStouwer wrote:
Planned this weekend:British Championship RD1 – Hawkstone Park (Oliver, Watson, Mewse, Sterry, Gilbert, Purdon / Searle, Askew, Doensen, Vail, Colmer, Keith, Pootjes, Rizzi)Italian Championship RD1 –...

Planned this weekend:

British Championship RD1 – Hawkstone Park (Oliver, Watson, Mewse, Sterry, Gilbert, Purdon / Searle, Askew, Doensen, Vail, Colmer, Keith, Pootjes, Rizzi)

Italian Championship RD1 – Ottobiano (Guadagnini, Pancar, Elzinga, Lupino, Soubeyras, Monticelli, Lapucci / Lata, Grau, Alvisi, Mannini, Van Mechgelen, Rispoli, Fueri, Kubuliņš, Pini)

Dutch MX National – Oss (Herlings, Febvre, Adamo, Van Doninck, Coldenhoff, Van de Moosdijk, Nagl, Kullas / Valin, Walvoort, Gundersen, Van Erp, Heitink, Gregoire, Bervoets, Toshev, McCullough, Ampoorter, Van Drunen)

Spanish Championship RD2 – Cáceres (Fernández)

MX Valence

MX1 at Hawkstone should be good to watch...

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Moto 2 of the 450 class was cancelled yesterday at Oss. They red flagged moto 2 of the 250 class due to Van Erp his crash. No official reports yet so I will not add any details for speculations, but it sounds like it was really serious..

Fernandez had a crazy startcrash at the Spanish round. Seems like he still got a good result.

Amazing ride by Doensen in moto 2, with the win. That should be a good confindence boost for him 

 

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it was pretty bad. This is what mxplanet reported on van Erp: Ivano is in a stable condition after having a torn (ruptured) aorta near the heart, a broken collarbone, shoulder blade, and sternum.

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rym wrote:
it was pretty bad. This is what mxplanet reported on van Erp: Ivano is in a stable condition after having a torn (ruptured) aorta near the...

it was pretty bad. This is what mxplanet reported on van Erp: Ivano is in a stable condition after having a torn (ruptured) aorta near the heart, a broken collarbone, shoulder blade, and sternum.

None of this sound good..... but i think you should already be very happy that he is still alive and stable

 

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Cortami79 wrote:
Moto 2 of the 450 class was cancelled yesterday at Oss. They red flagged moto 2 of the 250 class due to Van Erp his crash...

Moto 2 of the 450 class was cancelled yesterday at Oss. They red flagged moto 2 of the 250 class due to Van Erp his crash. No official reports yet so I will not add any details for speculations, but it sounds like it was really serious..

Fernandez had a crazy startcrash at the Spanish round. Seems like he still got a good result.

Amazing ride by Doensen in moto 2, with the win. That should be a good confindence boost for him 

 

Fingers crossed for Van Erp, sounds awful.  

Jamie Keith with a flag to flag win in the British MX2 moto 1surprised me a bit. 

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