Belgians upstairs in Le Quesnoy!
The classic on the remparts in Le Quesnoy attracts a lot of Belgian participants every year. This was also the case despite the Corona restrictions that limited the number of foreign riders. With Kristof Van Vaerenbergh and Daymond Martens, the Belgians again won the two main prizes, while a striking amount of Dutch was also spoken on the rest of the stages in Northern France.
In the 85 cc, Belgian champion Hugo Stiennes easily dominated both series. In the first series he still had his hands full with Troy Verburgh and Brent Van De Walle, but after the break the TM rider dominated everything and everyone. Brent Van De Walle made his French debut in fourth place in the final standings.
In the 125 cc class, Junior Bal immediately made his mark by winning the first moto, but after the break things clearly deteriorated for the Husky rider. The best Belgian now became Noa Fornier, who had experienced a nasty crash earlier in the training. Junior Bal finished second in the final standings, while Fornier narrowly missed the podium in fourth.
The MX2 class became a true spectacle with the returning Kristof Van Vaerenbergh taking the leading role. He won the first round ahead of a clever steering Avo Tack, which meant that the home crowd slowly but surely had to accept the mastery of the Belgians. In the final series, revenge came with a home victory for Jean-Loup Lepan, who was only able to secure victory in the last round after a hard crash by Kristof Van Vaerenbergh. However, the Yamaha rider recovered in time and finished third behind Lepan and Avo Tack, making him the final winner. Avo Tack took second place, while Maxime Lurkin, Yann Meulemeester and Ugo Moors were also in the top ten.
In the MX1 class there was no match for Daymond Martens. The BUD-Kawasaki rider dominated both series ahead of Erik Willems and Matteo Puffet, who was even able to stay ahead of home favorite Jeremy Haucquier. A super top ten place was also reserved for Mattis Meerschout, Mathieu Van Der Beke and especially the young Ryan Bonnewijn, who easily entered the top five in this group in the final series.
Results
85cc: 1. Hugo Stiennes (BEL) 2. Tom Canneele (FR) 3. Pablo Henouille (Fr) 4. Brent Van De Walle (Bel) 5. Troy Verburgh (Bel)
125cc: 1. Aurelien Declercq (FR) 2.Junior Bal (BEL) 3.Camille Teillier (Fr) 4.Noa Fornier (Bel) 5.Cyril Cerisier (Fr) 6. Emiel Soens (BEL) 7. Noah Deboutez (BEL) 30 .Britt Van Muylem (BEL)
MX2: 1. Kristof Van VAerenbergh (Bel) 2. Avo Tack (BEL) 3. Antoine Fondu (FR) 4. Jean-lou Lepan (FR) 5. Theophane Quenehen (FR) 7. Maxime Lurkin (BEL) 9. Yann Meulemeester ( BEL) 10.Ugo Moors (BEL) 11.Cyriel Labie (BEL) 13.Pako Destercq (BEL) 22.Lowie Soens (BEL) 23.Kevin Tamo (BEL)
MX1: 1.Daymond Martens (BEL) 2.Erik Willems (BEL) 3.Matteo Puffet (BEL) 4.Jeremy Haucquier (FR) 5.Mattis Meerschout (BEL) 6.Ryan Bonnenwijn (BEL) 7.Mathieu Van Derbeken (Bel)
Tekst: Heikki Declercq
Photos: Greg Vass / Greggie's Pix
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