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VOL. 52 ISSUE 39 SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 P95 field but they certainly won't go wrong if they pick Justin Bar- cia, Jeremy Martin and Cooper Webb again. They left everything out on the track and although they did not come to Ernée seeking a second-place result, they can be proud of their efforts in France. CN Race 1 – MXGP / MX2 1. Justin Barcia – USA 2. Evgeny Bobryshev – Russia 3. Max Nagl – Germany 4. Marvin Musquin – France 5. Jeremy Martin – USA 6. Ben Townley – New Zealand 7. Gautier Paulin – France Race 2 – MX2 / Open 1. Romain Febvre – France 2. Cooper Webb – USA 3. Marvin Musquin – France 4. Jeremy van Horebeek – Belgium 5. Jeremy Martin – USA Race 3 – MXGP / Open 1. Romain Febvre – France 2. Ben Townley – New Zealand 3. Justin Barcia – USA 4. Evgeny Bobryshev – Russia 5. Gautier Paulin – France 6. Cooper Webb – USA Nations Overall 1. France (14) – 1-1-3-4-5 2. USA (16) – 1-2-3-5-5 3. Belgium (56) – 4-7-9-12-24 4. Estonia (66) – 8-12-15-15-16 5. Switzerland (67) – 9-10-10-14-24 me, for sure!" Webb said of his continuing battles with Febvre. "It was extreme and you had to stay calm and push it aside but it was hard when everybody was so loud and behind their team. I knew we had to make moves in that last moto and pass a lot of the front guys. Unfortunately I stalled it, which put me back a little bit. We made it hard for our- selves but that's why we race: for the challenge." "Today was a good day and I'm proud of how Cooper and Justin rode," Martin said after all was said and done. "The team gave their all. France was really fast this year. When I got behind Marvin after he fell in the first moto it reminded me of when we were racing in the U.S., but he was on another level this week- end. "The Motocross of Nations is a one-of-a-kind. It is something you want to be a part of as a racer. I have never heard fans so crazy. When you were on a French rider then you knew it! I've never heard so many chain- saws in my life." Next year, the MXoN will be in Maggiora, Italy, and one can only hope that as many fans make the pilgrimage there. The GP's they've held there since its return to the calendar have been epic and the 'Nations should be even bigger. A returning Cairoli will hopefully lead the charge for the Azzurri, while France looks to win it for the third time. Who knows what team America will Marvin as a person and it was great racing today; it was a chal- lenging weekend. I always come to this race to give 100% heart and to never give up. We came up a little short and France didn't let up. I had a bad jump [out of the gate] in the last moto and maybe things would have been a little different with a better start. I would have loved to have raced with Romain and everyone up front. I caught them towards the end but ran out of time. "The track was a lot of fun, although it took me some time to get warmed up through the weekend and the traction was challenging," Barcia added. "All in all I'm really proud of the whole team. I wish we could have won but we did our best." "It seemed like Romain and I just kept going from Glen Helen," Webb said of his day. "I would get a better start…but I knew he would be coming! It was fun to be able to race with these guys and it was a whole new experience, having not really ridden the 450 that much and coming to the 'Nations for the first time. It was a huge honor and nerves were high. It was good though. We did the best we could and we were fighting. I feel like I learned quite a bit. We don't have anything like that [crowd and atmosphere]. I thought in Glen Helen [last week's Monster Energy U.S.GP] the fans were good there but this was a whole new level. "I knew when Romain was on

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