Ken De Dycker wins Belgian Masters of Motocross!
Ken De Dycker was convincingly the fastest all day long on the spectacular Baisieux circuit. In the closing Superfinal, the reborn Lubbeken resident confirmed his supremacy! Keeno grabbed the holeshot and stayed in the lead from start to finish. The KTM rider won ahead of Steve Ramon and Jérémy Delincé.
On paper, the group that started at the 'Ferme des Monts' seemed evenly matched. In reality, however, there was little sign of this. De Dycker, who competed on a standard KTM SX-F450, simply turned out to be a size too strong. His ex-teammate Ramon finished second. Great from the two-time world champion who, as a retired GP rider, still reaches a very high level! Unfortunately, it was difficult to talk about tension in Baisieux.
Delincé again had a weak start in this Superfinal. Not exactly his day because the sympathetic Liège native suffered a DNF in the first BC round after a chain fracture at the very end of the race. This time the KMP-Honda rider was spared from bad luck and became 'Best of the rest' ahead of Jeffrey Dewulf and Kevin Fors. Just like in the second series earlier in the day, brand new MX1 champion Dietger Damiaens stayed ahead of his rival Erik Willems. Bryan Engelen was the fastest of the MX2 men and just made it into the top 10 overall. Thibault Maupin came second, Dorian Devillé – the Inters MX2 champion of the AMPL – came third.
Two unfortunate observations to end the day with. First and foremost, Inters' attendance was far below expectations, which raises questions given the hefty prize pool of €20.000. On the other hand, this scale was significantly reduced on the day itself due to the low turnout. For example, Ken De Dycker ultimately won not €7.000 but €5.000. We can somewhat understand the organizer, but of course the rider also has a point. After all, without a guarantee of starting money, the prize money was the only thing the riders could count on in this Belgian Masters of Motocross. Something to think about.
Superfinal Belgian Masters of Motocross MX1
1. Ken De Dycker, 2. Steve Ramon, 3. Jérémy Delincé, 4. Jeffrey Dewulf, 5. Kevin Fors, 6. Dietger Damiaens, 7. Erik Willems, 8. Bryan Boulard, 9. Kristof Salaets, 10. Bryan Engelen , 11. Jérome Biets, 12. Thibault Maupin, 13. Dorian Devillé, 14. Jochem Walckiers, 15. Kevin Vangenechten, 16. Jérôme Benonit, 17. Jens Hendrickx, 18. Donny Schmidt, 19. Michael Bruyninckx, DNF Jurgen Wybo
Photos: Christ the Good
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