#8: MXGP of Latvia

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Edited Date/Time 6/3/2026 1:11am

Timetable: 2026_MXGP_of_Latvia_Timetable.pdf

MXGP: 2026_MXGP_of_Latvia_EntryList_MXGP.pdf

MX2: 2026_MXGP_of_Latvia_EntryList_MX2.pdf

EMX250: 2026_MXGP_of_Latvia_EntryList_EMX250.pdf

EMX125: 2026_MXGP_of_Latvia_EntryList_EMX125.pdf

MXGP standings
1. Lucas Coenen (KTM) 344
2. Jeffrey Herlings (Honda) 313
3. Romain Febvre (Kawasaki) 263
4. Tim Gajser (Yamaha) 256
5. Maxime Renaux (Yamaha) 251
6. Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) 223
7. Tom Vialle (Honda) 219
8. Rubén Fernández (Honda) 216
9. Andrea Adamo (KTM) 211
10. Alberto Forato (Fantic) 142

MX2 standings
1. Sacha Coenen (KTM) 320
2. Simon Längenfelder (KTM) 317
3. Guillem Farrés (Triumph) 301
4. Liam Everts (Husqvarna) 281
5. Camden McLellan (Triumph) 278
6. Mathis Valin (Kawasaki) 264
7. Jānis Reišulis (Yamaha) 252
8. Valerio Lata (Honda) 189
9. Kārlis Reišulis (Yamaha) 188
10. Julius Mikula (KTM) 144


EMX250 standings
1. Francisco García (Kawasaki) 202
2. Jake Cannon (Kawasaki) 172
3. Nicolai Skovbjerg (Husqvarna) 158
4. Gyan Doensen (KTM) 137
5. Nicolò Alvisi (Honda) 103
6. Mads Fredsøe (KTM) 99
7. Bernardo Tibúrcio (Yamaha) 90
8. Lyonel Reichl (KTM) 90
9. Liam Owens (KTM) 88
10. Adrià Monné (GasGas) 87

EMX125 standings
1. Moritz Ernecker (KTM) 223
2. Ricardo Bauer (KTM) 185
3. Sleny Goyer (Yamaha) 166
4. Emil Ziemer (KTM) 123
5. Bertram Thorius (Fantic) 122
6. Andrea Uccellini (TM) 111
7. David Cracco (KTM) 111
8. Gennaro Utech (Fantic) 102
9. Edoardo Riganti (Yamaha) 101
10. Lucas Leok (KTM) 96

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A great GP , chilled out and relaxed compared to the frantic ones in France and Germany, Riga is a great city to visit, and easy to get to , and track is walkable from the train station. 

Racing is usually pretty good too.

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As things stand, rain forecast for Saturday but fine on Sunday.

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Mikula is out.

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DeStouwer wrote:

Mikula is out.

David934 wrote:

Nooo

Head injury apparently, so it could just be the fact he rung his bell and hasnt passed the Concussion test . Back to back races are always a risk for this. 

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DeStouwer wrote:

Mikula is out.

David934 wrote:

Nooo

philG wrote:
Head injury apparently, so it could just be the fact he rung his bell and hasnt passed the Concussion test . Back to back races are...

Head injury apparently, so it could just be the fact he rung his bell and hasnt passed the Concussion test . Back to back races are always a risk for this. 

He should be back in Montevarchi.

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Vialle isn’t lining up either. 

While that is a shame, it isnt a shock .

These back to back to back races are hard. 

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6/5/2026 5:15am Edited Date/Time 6/5/2026 5:18am

After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2 top-level racers to graduate to SMX racing?  Considering the success of recent graduates, it seems like a far better feeder system than US amateur racing.

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After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2...

After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2 top-level racers to graduate to SMX racing?  Considering the success of recent graduates, it seems like a far better feeder system than US amateur racing.

Graduate to SMX ? 😄

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6/5/2026 6:48am Edited Date/Time 6/5/2026 8:18am
After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2...

After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2 top-level racers to graduate to SMX racing?  Considering the success of recent graduates, it seems like a far better feeder system than US amateur racing.

ATKpilot99 wrote:

Graduate to SMX ? 😄

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able to land a ride with a premier team in the US.  What young, fast European hasn't been shopping for a ride in the states?

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It's pretty wet at the moment.

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After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2...

After looking at the list of points leaders in both classes, it got me wondering.  After the Coenens, who will be the next MXGP or MX2 top-level racers to graduate to SMX racing?  Considering the success of recent graduates, it seems like a far better feeder system than US amateur racing.

ATKpilot99 wrote:

Graduate to SMX ? 😄

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able...

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able to land a ride with a premier team in the US.  What young, fast European hasn't been shopping for a ride in the states?

These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of regional titles, Prado only took a year to become a podium guy despite a tricky first season and virtually no SX experience, and now the Coenens (Lucas especially) look like they could be generational talents with that same potential to make the switch and win in the states.

Sooner or later we'll get a run of outdoor warrior kids, or a few people will make the switch to the States and really struggle, pick up injuries, or derail their careers and that'll make a few people think twice. It shouldn't be this easy for so many euro and GP riders to just become title contenders in SX with no pedigree or experience, we're just seeing some unbelievable talent at the moment. 

You can also still make a LOT of money being a GP great like Cairoli or Herlings without having to ever risk the supercross stuff, move away from friends and family, or put with a bunch of Americans 😆.  There will always be people who  pick their home comforts over the big switch

Finally, a lot of it is probably down to the people running the shows. Despite the complaints about the AMA and  Feld, the people running the GPs right now are worse. The fields are smaller than ever because it's so expensive to compete, the riders have a crazy travel schedule and are forced to put themselves at risk more than ever with the Saturday quali races for points and so on, they rarely feel respected (see the recent Febvre interview), and as a viewer of GPs since the late 90s I don't think I've ever been less invested and excited about the product that I'm getting for the price I pay to watch. As long as this is the case and the promotes don't change, more and more riders will see a trip stateside as the golden goose. 

I honestly think the biggest change we'll see is mid pack talent making the switch to pro motocross for the summer and trying to qualify for the SMX playoffs. Being a privateer is virtually impossible in Europe now, but someone like Guillod was able to come to the US, only race the 11(?) nationals, qualify for the playoffs, and even earn himself a team in the process. He completely revived his career doing this, only had to do half a year of racing, and fans all loved it. If I'm Seewer or basically any fast GP rider without a good factory ride, that's the path I'm taking. Honestly shocked Coldenhoff didn't do that, but maybe he felt it was too late in his career and too much of a risk

*Edit: and if I'm a smaller privateer team that is already planning on doing all the outdoor rounds, MXGP is where I'm doing my shopping every summer if riders get injured or don't work out. Offer to provide a bike and some help with travel, and see who believes in themselves enough to ride for free and try to qualify for the playoffs. I think it would be surprising how many good riders would go for that over trying to cobble together a privateer team and race a handful of the European rounds of the MXGP series 

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6/6/2026 6:17am

 

timed practice results

quali races up very soon!

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6/6/2026 12:32pm

EMX125 race 1 

+0.000 = Ricardo Bauer 
+0.766 = Moritz Ernecker 
+55.672 = Timo Heuver 
+1.02.297 = Levi Townley
+1.07.130 = Sleny Goyer 
+1.34.509 = Gennaro Utech
+1.41.062 = Storm Maymann 
+1.42.363 = Dex Kooiker
+1.45.935 = Lucas Leok
+1.50.192 = Riccardo Pini 

EMX250 race 1 

+0.000 = Francisco Garcia 
+5.775 = Gyan Doensen 
+6.624 = Liam Owens 
+9.545 = Mads Fredsoe 
+13.452 = Nico Stenberg 
+29.366 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
+35.894 = Saku Mansikkamaki 
+37.563 = Jake Cannon 
+37.823 = Nicolo Alvisi
+39.086 = Jarne Bervoets 

MX2 qualifying race 

+0.000 = Sacha Coenen 
+6.768 = Valerio Lata
+8.358 = Simon Längenfelder 
+10.151 = Mathis Valin
+10.704 = Camden Mc Lellan 
+20.471 = Liam Everts
+24.278 = Janis Reisulis 
+26.369 = Guillem Farres 
+45.172 = Kay Karssemakers 
+46.519 = Jens Walvoort 

MXGP qualifying race 

+0.000 = Lucas Coenen 
+3.917 = Jeffrey Herlings 
+14.861 = Kay De Wolf 
+20.214 = Romain Febvre 
+32.329 = Ruben Fernandez 
+38.622 = Pauls Jonass 
+41.441 = Tim Gajser 
+48.234 = Oriol Oliver 
+49.741 = Andrea Adamo
+59.942 = Calvin Vlaanderen 
 

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6/6/2026 12:40pm
ATKpilot99 wrote:

Graduate to SMX ? 😄

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able...

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able to land a ride with a premier team in the US.  What young, fast European hasn't been shopping for a ride in the states?

rsd47 wrote:
These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of...

These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of regional titles, Prado only took a year to become a podium guy despite a tricky first season and virtually no SX experience, and now the Coenens (Lucas especially) look like they could be generational talents with that same potential to make the switch and win in the states.

Sooner or later we'll get a run of outdoor warrior kids, or a few people will make the switch to the States and really struggle, pick up injuries, or derail their careers and that'll make a few people think twice. It shouldn't be this easy for so many euro and GP riders to just become title contenders in SX with no pedigree or experience, we're just seeing some unbelievable talent at the moment. 

You can also still make a LOT of money being a GP great like Cairoli or Herlings without having to ever risk the supercross stuff, move away from friends and family, or put with a bunch of Americans 😆.  There will always be people who  pick their home comforts over the big switch

Finally, a lot of it is probably down to the people running the shows. Despite the complaints about the AMA and  Feld, the people running the GPs right now are worse. The fields are smaller than ever because it's so expensive to compete, the riders have a crazy travel schedule and are forced to put themselves at risk more than ever with the Saturday quali races for points and so on, they rarely feel respected (see the recent Febvre interview), and as a viewer of GPs since the late 90s I don't think I've ever been less invested and excited about the product that I'm getting for the price I pay to watch. As long as this is the case and the promotes don't change, more and more riders will see a trip stateside as the golden goose. 

I honestly think the biggest change we'll see is mid pack talent making the switch to pro motocross for the summer and trying to qualify for the SMX playoffs. Being a privateer is virtually impossible in Europe now, but someone like Guillod was able to come to the US, only race the 11(?) nationals, qualify for the playoffs, and even earn himself a team in the process. He completely revived his career doing this, only had to do half a year of racing, and fans all loved it. If I'm Seewer or basically any fast GP rider without a good factory ride, that's the path I'm taking. Honestly shocked Coldenhoff didn't do that, but maybe he felt it was too late in his career and too much of a risk

*Edit: and if I'm a smaller privateer team that is already planning on doing all the outdoor rounds, MXGP is where I'm doing my shopping every summer if riders get injured or don't work out. Offer to provide a bike and some help with travel, and see who believes in themselves enough to ride for free and try to qualify for the playoffs. I think it would be surprising how many good riders would go for that over trying to cobble together a privateer team and race a handful of the European rounds of the MXGP series 

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

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That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so...

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

My guess would be Mathis Valin. 

Further down the pipeline, Jules Pietre. 

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That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so...

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

-MAVERICK- wrote:

My guess would be Mathis Valin. 

Further down the pipeline, Jules Pietre. 

Jules Pietre is under the guidance of Cedric Soubeyras right? He knows how the USA stuff works. 

6/6/2026 1:32pm
Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able...

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able to land a ride with a premier team in the US.  What young, fast European hasn't been shopping for a ride in the states?

rsd47 wrote:
These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of...

These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of regional titles, Prado only took a year to become a podium guy despite a tricky first season and virtually no SX experience, and now the Coenens (Lucas especially) look like they could be generational talents with that same potential to make the switch and win in the states.

Sooner or later we'll get a run of outdoor warrior kids, or a few people will make the switch to the States and really struggle, pick up injuries, or derail their careers and that'll make a few people think twice. It shouldn't be this easy for so many euro and GP riders to just become title contenders in SX with no pedigree or experience, we're just seeing some unbelievable talent at the moment. 

You can also still make a LOT of money being a GP great like Cairoli or Herlings without having to ever risk the supercross stuff, move away from friends and family, or put with a bunch of Americans 😆.  There will always be people who  pick their home comforts over the big switch

Finally, a lot of it is probably down to the people running the shows. Despite the complaints about the AMA and  Feld, the people running the GPs right now are worse. The fields are smaller than ever because it's so expensive to compete, the riders have a crazy travel schedule and are forced to put themselves at risk more than ever with the Saturday quali races for points and so on, they rarely feel respected (see the recent Febvre interview), and as a viewer of GPs since the late 90s I don't think I've ever been less invested and excited about the product that I'm getting for the price I pay to watch. As long as this is the case and the promotes don't change, more and more riders will see a trip stateside as the golden goose. 

I honestly think the biggest change we'll see is mid pack talent making the switch to pro motocross for the summer and trying to qualify for the SMX playoffs. Being a privateer is virtually impossible in Europe now, but someone like Guillod was able to come to the US, only race the 11(?) nationals, qualify for the playoffs, and even earn himself a team in the process. He completely revived his career doing this, only had to do half a year of racing, and fans all loved it. If I'm Seewer or basically any fast GP rider without a good factory ride, that's the path I'm taking. Honestly shocked Coldenhoff didn't do that, but maybe he felt it was too late in his career and too much of a risk

*Edit: and if I'm a smaller privateer team that is already planning on doing all the outdoor rounds, MXGP is where I'm doing my shopping every summer if riders get injured or don't work out. Offer to provide a bike and some help with travel, and see who believes in themselves enough to ride for free and try to qualify for the playoffs. I think it would be surprising how many good riders would go for that over trying to cobble together a privateer team and race a handful of the European rounds of the MXGP series 

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so...

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

Beyond the Coenens, and possibly De Wolf, there's no obvious 'next' to graduate. Word on the street is US teams don't want non-Americans filling the podiums, week in, week out...

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rsd47 wrote:
These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of...

These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of regional titles, Prado only took a year to become a podium guy despite a tricky first season and virtually no SX experience, and now the Coenens (Lucas especially) look like they could be generational talents with that same potential to make the switch and win in the states.

Sooner or later we'll get a run of outdoor warrior kids, or a few people will make the switch to the States and really struggle, pick up injuries, or derail their careers and that'll make a few people think twice. It shouldn't be this easy for so many euro and GP riders to just become title contenders in SX with no pedigree or experience, we're just seeing some unbelievable talent at the moment. 

You can also still make a LOT of money being a GP great like Cairoli or Herlings without having to ever risk the supercross stuff, move away from friends and family, or put with a bunch of Americans 😆.  There will always be people who  pick their home comforts over the big switch

Finally, a lot of it is probably down to the people running the shows. Despite the complaints about the AMA and  Feld, the people running the GPs right now are worse. The fields are smaller than ever because it's so expensive to compete, the riders have a crazy travel schedule and are forced to put themselves at risk more than ever with the Saturday quali races for points and so on, they rarely feel respected (see the recent Febvre interview), and as a viewer of GPs since the late 90s I don't think I've ever been less invested and excited about the product that I'm getting for the price I pay to watch. As long as this is the case and the promotes don't change, more and more riders will see a trip stateside as the golden goose. 

I honestly think the biggest change we'll see is mid pack talent making the switch to pro motocross for the summer and trying to qualify for the SMX playoffs. Being a privateer is virtually impossible in Europe now, but someone like Guillod was able to come to the US, only race the 11(?) nationals, qualify for the playoffs, and even earn himself a team in the process. He completely revived his career doing this, only had to do half a year of racing, and fans all loved it. If I'm Seewer or basically any fast GP rider without a good factory ride, that's the path I'm taking. Honestly shocked Coldenhoff didn't do that, but maybe he felt it was too late in his career and too much of a risk

*Edit: and if I'm a smaller privateer team that is already planning on doing all the outdoor rounds, MXGP is where I'm doing my shopping every summer if riders get injured or don't work out. Offer to provide a bike and some help with travel, and see who believes in themselves enough to ride for free and try to qualify for the playoffs. I think it would be surprising how many good riders would go for that over trying to cobble together a privateer team and race a handful of the European rounds of the MXGP series 

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so...

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

Beyond the Coenens, and possibly De Wolf, there's no obvious 'next' to graduate. Word on the street is US teams don't want non-Americans filling the podiums...

Beyond the Coenens, and possibly De Wolf, there's no obvious 'next' to graduate. Word on the street is US teams don't want non-Americans filling the podiums, week in, week out...

If I was De Wolf, I would stay in Europe. With Febvre and Herlings aging out within a few years, Lucas moving over the pond he has only to fight against Gajser. He can stack some championships (and lots of money) in my opinion. 

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6/6/2026 1:46pm
rsd47 wrote:
These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of...

These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of regional titles, Prado only took a year to become a podium guy despite a tricky first season and virtually no SX experience, and now the Coenens (Lucas especially) look like they could be generational talents with that same potential to make the switch and win in the states.

Sooner or later we'll get a run of outdoor warrior kids, or a few people will make the switch to the States and really struggle, pick up injuries, or derail their careers and that'll make a few people think twice. It shouldn't be this easy for so many euro and GP riders to just become title contenders in SX with no pedigree or experience, we're just seeing some unbelievable talent at the moment. 

You can also still make a LOT of money being a GP great like Cairoli or Herlings without having to ever risk the supercross stuff, move away from friends and family, or put with a bunch of Americans 😆.  There will always be people who  pick their home comforts over the big switch

Finally, a lot of it is probably down to the people running the shows. Despite the complaints about the AMA and  Feld, the people running the GPs right now are worse. The fields are smaller than ever because it's so expensive to compete, the riders have a crazy travel schedule and are forced to put themselves at risk more than ever with the Saturday quali races for points and so on, they rarely feel respected (see the recent Febvre interview), and as a viewer of GPs since the late 90s I don't think I've ever been less invested and excited about the product that I'm getting for the price I pay to watch. As long as this is the case and the promotes don't change, more and more riders will see a trip stateside as the golden goose. 

I honestly think the biggest change we'll see is mid pack talent making the switch to pro motocross for the summer and trying to qualify for the SMX playoffs. Being a privateer is virtually impossible in Europe now, but someone like Guillod was able to come to the US, only race the 11(?) nationals, qualify for the playoffs, and even earn himself a team in the process. He completely revived his career doing this, only had to do half a year of racing, and fans all loved it. If I'm Seewer or basically any fast GP rider without a good factory ride, that's the path I'm taking. Honestly shocked Coldenhoff didn't do that, but maybe he felt it was too late in his career and too much of a risk

*Edit: and if I'm a smaller privateer team that is already planning on doing all the outdoor rounds, MXGP is where I'm doing my shopping every summer if riders get injured or don't work out. Offer to provide a bike and some help with travel, and see who believes in themselves enough to ride for free and try to qualify for the playoffs. I think it would be surprising how many good riders would go for that over trying to cobble together a privateer team and race a handful of the European rounds of the MXGP series 

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so...

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

Beyond the Coenens, and possibly De Wolf, there's no obvious 'next' to graduate. Word on the street is US teams don't want non-Americans filling the podiums...

Beyond the Coenens, and possibly De Wolf, there's no obvious 'next' to graduate. Word on the street is US teams don't want non-Americans filling the podiums, week in, week out...

I agree with that logic for sure, but there is nothing in racing more important than winning.  If the teams think the next fast guy is in Europe, they’ll bring him over.  He might not stick around long if he can’t win, though.

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JBone19 wrote:

Jules Pietre is under the guidance of Cedric Soubeyras right? He knows how the USA stuff works. 

Yeah. 

France will need to send someone to the US eventually. Ferrandis won't be racing for many more years. Someone's going to have to take over to fly the flag. 😄

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JBone19 wrote:

Jules Pietre is under the guidance of Cedric Soubeyras right? He knows how the USA stuff works. 

-MAVERICK- wrote:
Yeah. France will need to send someone to the US eventually. Ferrandis won't be racing for many more years. Someone's going to have to take over to...

Yeah. 

France will need to send someone to the US eventually. Ferrandis won't be racing for many more years. Someone's going to have to take over to fly the flag. 😄

I’ve been saying in other threads that Mitch needs to get Valin over here on a PC bike. 

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JBone19 wrote:

Jules Pietre is under the guidance of Cedric Soubeyras right? He knows how the USA stuff works. 

-MAVERICK- wrote:
Yeah. France will need to send someone to the US eventually. Ferrandis won't be racing for many more years. Someone's going to have to take over to...

Yeah. 

France will need to send someone to the US eventually. Ferrandis won't be racing for many more years. Someone's going to have to take over to fly the flag. 😄

ohh_454 wrote:

I’ve been saying in other threads that Mitch needs to get Valin over here on a PC bike. 

He’s a solid guy outdoors. Did he race some French Supercross in his youth years?

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Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able...

Seems like ultimately, the younger generation in Europe all want to come race SMX and make the big bucks once they prove themselves and are able to land a ride with a premier team in the US.  What young, fast European hasn't been shopping for a ride in the states?

rsd47 wrote:
These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of...

These things tend to go in cycles imo. People see how 'easy' it was for the Lawrences to transition, Vialle managed to win a couple of regional titles, Prado only took a year to become a podium guy despite a tricky first season and virtually no SX experience, and now the Coenens (Lucas especially) look like they could be generational talents with that same potential to make the switch and win in the states.

Sooner or later we'll get a run of outdoor warrior kids, or a few people will make the switch to the States and really struggle, pick up injuries, or derail their careers and that'll make a few people think twice. It shouldn't be this easy for so many euro and GP riders to just become title contenders in SX with no pedigree or experience, we're just seeing some unbelievable talent at the moment. 

You can also still make a LOT of money being a GP great like Cairoli or Herlings without having to ever risk the supercross stuff, move away from friends and family, or put with a bunch of Americans 😆.  There will always be people who  pick their home comforts over the big switch

Finally, a lot of it is probably down to the people running the shows. Despite the complaints about the AMA and  Feld, the people running the GPs right now are worse. The fields are smaller than ever because it's so expensive to compete, the riders have a crazy travel schedule and are forced to put themselves at risk more than ever with the Saturday quali races for points and so on, they rarely feel respected (see the recent Febvre interview), and as a viewer of GPs since the late 90s I don't think I've ever been less invested and excited about the product that I'm getting for the price I pay to watch. As long as this is the case and the promotes don't change, more and more riders will see a trip stateside as the golden goose. 

I honestly think the biggest change we'll see is mid pack talent making the switch to pro motocross for the summer and trying to qualify for the SMX playoffs. Being a privateer is virtually impossible in Europe now, but someone like Guillod was able to come to the US, only race the 11(?) nationals, qualify for the playoffs, and even earn himself a team in the process. He completely revived his career doing this, only had to do half a year of racing, and fans all loved it. If I'm Seewer or basically any fast GP rider without a good factory ride, that's the path I'm taking. Honestly shocked Coldenhoff didn't do that, but maybe he felt it was too late in his career and too much of a risk

*Edit: and if I'm a smaller privateer team that is already planning on doing all the outdoor rounds, MXGP is where I'm doing my shopping every summer if riders get injured or don't work out. Offer to provide a bike and some help with travel, and see who believes in themselves enough to ride for free and try to qualify for the playoffs. I think it would be surprising how many good riders would go for that over trying to cobble together a privateer team and race a handful of the European rounds of the MXGP series 

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so...

That didn’t answer my original question, though.  Who will be the next rider after the Coenens to graduate to SMX?  I’d like to pay attention so I can learn a bit about them before they come over.

My guess is Kay would still like to make the move, but he probably has a better chance of stacking wins if he stays in Europe after the rest move over.

Beyond that, it's probably a safe bet to keep an eye on all the young french riders from Valin down. The french love a move stateside.

I wouldn't say there are any Roczen or Herlings level talents in the 85s right now where they're just guaranteed superstars, but the Coenens also weren't on my radar when they were that young so someone could definitely burst onto the scene. I'd suggest keeping at eye on EMX 125 and making note of the genuinely young riders doing insane things, not ones sandbagging the age limits. EMX 125 in general is good fun to watch so you'll be doing yourself a favour even if you don't spot the next Coenen

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I think who ever got picked up by BUD Racing in their younger years are automatically selected for a USA potential. 

6/6/2026 10:16pm

Fastest laps of sunday races 

EMX125 race 1 

2.05.904 = Moritz Ernecker 
2.07.029 = Ricardo Bauer 
2.10.677 = Levi Townley
2.10.887 = Timo Heuver
2.11.762 = Sleny Goyer 
2.12.381 = Liam Bruneau
2.12.615 = Storm Maymann 
2.13.995 = Liam Sörensson
2.14.081 = Edoardo Riganti 
2.14.149 = Gennaro Utech 

EMX250 race 1 

2.05.125 = Francisco Garcia 
2.05.394 = Nico Stenberg 
2.05.862 = Liam Owens 
2.05.877 = Gyan Doensen 
2.06.341 = Saku Mansikkamäki
2.06.377 = Mads Fredsoe 
2.06.939 = Nicolai Skovbjerg 
2.07.099 = Jake Cannon 
2.07.507 = Dani Heitink 
2.08.101 = Jekabs Kubulins 

MX2 qualifying race 

2.00.011 = Valerio Lata 
2.00.560 = Camden Mc Lellan 
2.00.709 = Sacha Coenen 
2.02.050 = Simon Längenfelder 
2.02.413 = Janis Reisulis 
2.02.481 = Liam Everts 
2.02.665 = Mathis Valin
2.02.734 = Guillem Farres 
2.03.429 = Jens Walvoort 
2.03.815 = Karlis Reisulis 

MXGP qualifying race 

1.56.515 = Lucas Coenen 
1.57.921 = Kay De Wolf 
1.58.415 = Jeffrey Herlings 
1.59.105 = Romain Febvre 
1.59.571 = Ruben Fernandez 
2.00.041 = Tim Gajser 
2.00.581 = Oriol Oliver
2.00.644 = Andrea Bonacorsi 
2.00.824 = Pauls Jonass 
2.00.838 = Alberto Forato 
 

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