thousands of French fans.
Febvre also contested the
final race of the day alongside
Renaux in the MXGP and MX
Open moto. This time, the Ka-
wasaki rider didn't find the same
momentum
as earlier in the
day and found himself unable
to pass into the top five. Even
with a seventh-place result, the
French team had already all but
Febvre started the day with a
big win in the first race, which
put the MXGP and MX2 riders
on the same gate. The Kawasaki
rider battled late into the race
with Spain's Jorge Prado, just as
the two have done all season in
the World Championship. Febvre
reclaimed the lead with just two
laps to go and crossed the finish
line out in front to the delight of
OCTOBER 8, 2023
MOTO CLUB D'ERNEE / ERNEE, FRANCE
MOTOCROSS I FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS
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118 TIM GAJSER
7-5 MXGP
Slovenia grabbed its best result
with the help of former MXGP World
Champion Tim Gajser. "Seven and
five aren't where I want to be in races
but it was tough if you didn't get the
start to really make moves against
this level of competition. Still, it was
a good overall result for Slovenia to
finish in ninth, which is our best-ever
position, so I'm pumped for that and
big congrats to Jan and Miha for their
riding."
15 LIAM EVERTS
3-10 MX OPEN
Liam Everts raced a 350 in the Open
class and grabbed a moto podium
along the way. "It was a tough day, a
long day. I was doing well in the first
moto but got a little nervous in the
second part. I made a bit of a rookie
mistake at the start of the second
moto but kept on fighting and finished
10th. Second in the Open class, so
I'm very pleased with the individual
overall ranking. Obviously, as a team,
we did what we could."
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