MOTOCROSS
FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS
SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2016
MAGGIORA PARK / MAGGIORA, ITALY
P50
ma at every MXoN, the 2016 edi-
tion will go into the record books
as one of the closest and most
intense finishes ever. And when
you add in all the events from
Saturday and the first two races
as well, you have a race that will
be remembered for many years
to come, used a beacon to high-
the race was won. However on
the final lap after Jeffrey Herlings
had crossed the line, Romain
Febvre made a pass on Tommy
Searle which gave France the
one extra position they needed
to win the 2016 Motocross of
Nations. That's how close it was.
While there is tension and dra-
BY DAVID BULMER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HOPPENWORLD.COM
W
ith two laps to go, the
Chamberlain Trophy
was heading back to
America. With one lap to go, The
Netherlands was winning, in fact
they were actually ahead when
MX2 World Champion
Jeffrey Herlings (18)
made his 450 debut
at Maggiora and was
impressive on the big
bike. His Netherlands
team had the win until
the last few laps.
