5 7 t h A c e r b is Motocross of Nations
Z ol d er C ir cu it
Team USA gets knocked out,
but Ricky Carmichael does
some knocking out of his own
Sm et s and St ev e Ram on , r ac ed to
v ic t or y a nd gave t h e ir co u n try its
13 t h M o t o c ro ss d es N ation s w in at
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lOLDER, BELGIUM, OCT. 5
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it h th e Ki ng of Belg ium look ing
on from t he gra nds t a nds , th e
Belgian m ot ocro ss team , m ad e up of
World Cha mp ion s St efan Everts, J oel
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"You kno w , Bel gium is a v er y
sma ll c o u n t r y ," E vert s said . " In m y
co unt ry , m otoc ross is huge. We had
the Zo lder ci rc u it, wh ich m an y of t he
racers said was th e to ug hest they had
eve r ra c e d o n. F o r Ev ert s , it was
a no t he r m em orab le m om en t i n a n
already un forgettable 2003 season .
S T O RY AND PHOTOS B Y M E YE R
t he K ing here t oday , and th e who le
co u n t ry w as w a t c h ing u s - th at i s
p re tty s peci al. I di dn ' t be at Ri c k y
C a rm ichael t od a y , b ut w inning th is
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(Left to right) Stefan Everts, Steve
Ramon and Joel Smets celebrate their
w in in front of the home crowd at the
Motocross des Nations in Belgium.
Smets (5 1 and Ramon (6 1 lead the pack
out of the first tum.
