qualifying races, the hotshot 250
rider held it together on Sunday.
A 12th in the first moto against
the MXGP riders would eventually
be the team's drop score. Coenen
put his Red Bull KTM into seventh
in the second moto, making him
the second-best 250 rider in the
field. Sacha Coenen also earned
the Ricky Carmichael Award for
best young rider with a third-place
overall finish in the MX2 category.
"It feels unreal to be up here
with my brother and the whole
team. The whole team rode
amazing today," Sacha said. "I
didn't have the best first moto,
but the second was good. I
was quite happy. I really want
to thank the whole team. It's an
incredible day."
The event proved even more
significant for the Coenen broth-
ers as it marked their final race
in the FIM MXGP series. They've
both previously announced their
move to the United States for
the 2027 season and beyond.
Liam Everts moved up to the
450 class to compete in the
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with my riding and had two decent
starts. Obviously, it's not easy when
you're up against the 450s, but by my
standards the starts were good and I
put together two strong races. In the
first one I was closer to the front from
the beginning and came home as the
second MX2 rider behind Guillem. In
the second race I was pretty buried in
the pack, but I came through well and
was happy with my riding, the posi-
tions I made up, and just the feeling
in general. To finish second overall
in MX2 behind Guillem is a nice way
to close out the season. It's been an
awesome year, so I'm happy to end it
like this."
9 TOM VIALLE
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Tom Vialle helped Team France win
the MXoN here in 2023 but did not
finish either moto this time around
after crashing out while leading.
Without finishing either moto, he
effectively ended France's champi-
onship hopes. "Definitely not how I
wanted today to go," he said. "The
whole team felt good after yesterday,
and it was awesome to race in front
of so many French fans. The atmo-
sphere was just amazing. However,
sometimes things just don't go your
way, and today it seemed like all the
bad luck happened. I got the holeshot
in my race and was leading early on.
Before coming over the jump, I had
to bail off the bike. Thankfully, I was
pretty much okay, but when I tried to
race in the last race, I wasn't feeling
right and had to withdraw. Not how I
wanted it to go, but this is motocross."
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Jorge Prado earned
top honors in the
MXGP class and
helped put Team Spain
on the overall podium.
For the first time
in 13 years, Team
Belgium clinched
the overall victory.
They did so with
the youngest
team ever.
amazing. Belgium is back on top,
and I love it."
Lucas' twin brother, Sacha, raced
in the MX2 division, and, despite
multiple crashes in Saturday's
