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Cycle News 2025 Issue 40 October 7

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being the first MX2 home; that was the mission. Huge thanks to the team. The bike was fault- less, and we finished the season exactly how we wanted." Belgium finished fourth over- all with 43 points, while Slovenia took fifth with a score of 57 points. Italy, Sweden, Switzer - land, Latvia and Spain rounded out the top 10. CN OVERALL TEAM (Top 10) 1. Australia (19 Points) 2. USA (33) 3. France (33) 4. Belgium (43) 5. Slovenia (57) 6. Italy (58) 7. Sweden (84) 8. Switzerland (86) 9. Latvia (88) 10. Spain (89) RACE 1 MXGP/MX2 (Top 5) 1. Jett Lawrence (Hon) Aus 2. Lucas Coenen (KTM) Bel 3. Tim Gajser (Hon) Slo 4. Eli Tomac (Yam) USA 5. Romain Febvre (Kaw) Fra 10. Justin Cooper (Yam) USA RACE 2 MX2/OPEN (Top 5) 1. Hunter Lawerence (Hon) Aus 2. Joe Shimoda (Hon) Jpn 3. Jan Pancar (KTM) Slo 4. Liam Everts (Hus) Bel 5. Maxime Renaux (Yam) Fra 7. RJ Hampshire (Hus) USA 10. Justin Cooper (Yam) USA RACE 3 MXGP/OPEN (Top 5) 1. Hunter Lawrence (Hon) Aus 2. Eli Tomac (Yam) USA 3. Jett Lawrence (Hon) Aus 4. Tim Gajser (Hon) Slo 5. Romain Febvre (Kaw) Fra 33. RJ Hampshire (Hus) USA way to the checkers but was overtaken by de Wolf on the final lap, taking ninth at the line. A 14th in the final gate drop ended up being the team's lowest score of the day. De Wolf was the highest-fin - ishing MX2 rider for the second year in a row. In both motos, de Wolf was the top-placing 250 rider, going 8-8 against the larger 450cc machines. "Winning the MX2 class at the Nations for the second year in a row means a lot," de Wolf said. "The track was pretty technical, so it was about patience and pre - cision. In both races, I focused on with just two laps to go. "It's a good thing to be on the podium as a team," Renaux said. "My teammates did a great job. Mathis [Valin], for his first Moto- cross of Nations, did a great job in that first moto. I was impressed. We tried our best, and it's good to be on the podium as a team." Mathis Valin was a new face for Team France and the Kawa - saki MX2 riders helped get his country on the overall podium. Valin put in a valiant ride in the opening race, where he ran as the top-placing 250 rider for most of the moto. He battled Kay de Wolf and Cooper all the OCTOBER 3-5, 2025 IRONMAN RACEWAY | CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA MOTOCROSS I FIM MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS P74 Kay de Wolf was the top MX2 rider for the second year in a row.

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