Published On: 28 april 2026
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ZAs expected, Jeffrey Herlings left no room for doubt during his guest appearance. The Dutchman controlled the race from start to finish and immediately set the tone in the opening heat.

From the start, the HRC rider took control, although he faced strong resistance from Maxime Desprey in the first half of the race. The Yamaha rider stayed impressively in the wake of the five-time world champion, but eventually had to drop back as the race progressed. Herlings picked up the pace and rode away unchallenged, while Desprey ultimately finished a distant second, taking important points in the title fight.

Behind them, Thibault Bénistant delivered the comeback of the day. After a poor start and passing in 21st place on the first lap, he worked his way impressively to the front. On the final lap, he overtook Bogdan Krajewski to secure third place. Brice Maylin rode another solid race and finished fifth, while Kevin Horgmo managed to limit the damage with an eighth-place finish despite a technical problem halfway through the heat.

In the second heat, Herlings repeated his feat. Once again, he immediately took the lead and set a blistering pace that no one could follow. Behind him, an intense battle for the podium places unfolded. Maylin held out for a long time under heavy pressure from Horgmo and Bénistant, but ultimately had to give way in the closing stages.

The two Honda SR Motoblouz teammates then turned it into a duel between themselves for second place, in which Horgmo ultimately gained the upper hand ahead of Bénistant. Maylin followed in fourth place, with Desprey in fifth.

With a flawless 1-1 score, Herlings logically crowned himself the overall winner of the day. Bénistant (3-3) secured second place in the day's standings, while Desprey (2-5) completed the podium. A display of strength by the Dutchman, who, as a guest rider, immediately made his mark on the course of the race.

Result French 24MX Tour MX1 ​​– Round 3 Romagné

  1. HERLINGS Jeffrey (HONDA) – 100 Points (50 – 50)
  2. BENISTANT Thibault (HONDA) – 80 Points (40 – 40)
  3. DESPREY Maxime (YAMAHA) – 80 Points (44 – 36)
  4. HORGMO Kevin Stabaek (HONDA) – 77 Points (33 – 44)
  5. MAYLIN Brice (YAMAHA) – 74 Points (36 – 38)
  6. KRAJEWSKI Bogdan (YAMAHA) – 70 Punten (38 – 32)
  7. CLOCHET Jimmy (HONDA) – 68 Points (34 – 34)
  8. MALAVAL Adrien (YAMAHA) – 68 Points (35 – 33)
  9. PAPE Romain (YAMAHA) – 67 Points (32 – 35)
  10. CLERMONT Jason (BETA) – 60 Points (30 – 30)
  11. FONVIEILLE Calvin (KTM) – 60 Points (31 – 29)
  12. HERBRETEAU David (STARKFUTURE) – 58 Points (27 – 31)
  13. PROST Tanguy (KTM) – 55 Points (28 – 27)
  14. BLOND Raphael (BETA) – 55 points (29 – 26)
  15. DUKERTS Tom (KTM) – 54 Points (26 – 28)
  16. PELLETIER Julien (YAMAHA) – 50 Points (25 – 25)
  17. BILLOTTET Axel (HONDA) – 47 Points (23 – 24)
  18. HERMET Damien (YAMAHA) – 45 points (22 – 23)
  19. PELAUDEIX Maxime (HONDA) – 42 Points (21 – 21)
  20. BRARD Dylan (BETA) – 40 Points (20 – 20)
  21. GERBER Benjamin (HUSQVARNA) – 36 Points (17 – 19)
  22. BRILLANT Dylan (KTM) – 33 Points (16 – 17)
  23. LAURENT Alexis (YAMAHA) – 33 Points (18 – 15)
  24. CABIOCH Julien (YAMAHA) – 32 Points (14 – 18)
  25. LEGEARD Victor (KTM) – 31 Points (15 – 16)
  26. DI GUISTO Enzo (HONDA) – 26 Punten (12 – 14)
  27. CASAT Enzo (KAWASAKI) – 24 Punten (24 – 0)
  28. GRAJWODA Jimmy (STARKFUTURE) – 22 Points (0 – 22)
  29. BERTIN Florian (SUZUKI) – 19 Points (19 – 0)
  30. POULAIN Loukas (YAMAHA) – 13 Points (13 – 0)

Top 20 Standings French 24MX Tour: MX1

  1. BENISTANT Thibault (HONDA) – 257 points
  2. DESPREY Maxime (YAMAHA) – 254 points
  3. HORGMO Kevin Stabaek (HONDA) – 245 points
  4. MAYLIN Brice (YAMAHA) – 221 points
  5. MALAVAL Adrien (YAMAHA) – 217 points
  6. CLOCCHET Jimmy (HONDA) – 201 points
  7. KRAJEWSKI Bogdan (YAMAHA) – 200 points
  8. FONVIEILLE Calvin (KTM) – 190 points
  9. CLERMONT Jason (BETA) – 170 points
  10. PROST Tanguy (KTM) – 166 points
  11. HERBRETEAU David (STARKFUTURE) – 164 points
  12. BLOND Raphael (BETA) – 161 points
  13. PAPE Romain (YAMAHA) – 145 points
  14. GUYON Tom (TRIUMPH) – 138 points
  15. HERMET Damien (YAMAHA) – 127 points
  16. PELLETIER Julien (YAMAHA) – 124 points
  17. BRARD Dylan (BETA) – 107 points
  18. BILLOTTET Axel (HONDA) – 102 points
  19. ROMBAUT Loic (YAMAHA) – 101 points
  20. VIALLE Tom (HONDA) – 90 points