Tom Guyon and France dominate Coupe de l'Avenir
Host country Belgium had a tough time in this edition of the Coupe de l'avenir. The young Belgians also had a lot of bad luck, just like the large MX of Nations team. In the final standings, across the three classes (65cc, 85cc, Open), the French were the big winners ahead of Sweden and Latvia. Team Belgium had to settle for a 7de place in the country rankings.
Open: Guyon steals the show
Although the regular Swedes (Emil Jönrup, Laban Alm, Rasmus Hakanson) took the country classification ahead of Great Britain (Sam Nunn, James Barker, Tom Grimshaw) and France (Tom Guyon, Toni Giorgessi, Bogdan Krajewski), it was the Frenchman Guyon who stood out in the open category. The former vice youth world champion won the three series.
Sacha and Lucas Coenen were at a disadvantage compared to the quarter-liter riders with their 125cc. The former winners of the Coupe de l'avenir were unable to do more than show flashes of their class. Sacha Coenen (photo above) came in a brilliant second place in the second heat and even set the fastest lap time. In the final heat, the Brussels resident rode from 35th to 10th after a fall at the start.
He finished 9th in the final standings. The last race of the weekend was also the best for Matteo Puffet. The Yamaha rider arrived 7th. For Lucas Coenen it was a weekend to quickly forget.
Latvia swallow head in the 85cc
The Latvians clearly left their mark on the 85cc heats. Janis Martins Reisulis wrote both series, each for Tomass Saicans. Gyan Doensen was the best lowlander in the 85cc. The fast Limburger finished 6th overall thanks to P6, P8 and P10 scores. Dean Gregoire was good for 12-7-8 in Baisieux. He finished 7th in the final standings. For the Belgians, Ian Ampoorter was the best can of the weekend. Ian left a 7de, 9de in 11. de place for an 8th place overall.
For Douwe Van Mechgelen, who was in excellent form during the EMX85 final in Riola Sardo, the Coupe de l'avenir fizzled out. In the first moto the Husqvarna rider had a puncture at the front, but during the restart he crashed heavily. Fortunately without much problem.
65cc: The French set the tone
Just like in the 85cc, two riders from the same country dominated the debates in the smallest class. Léo Diss Fenard (2-1) won individually ahead of his compatriot Slény Goyer (1-6). Raphaël Mennilo was sufficiently consistent (9-11) to help France win. Lucas Leok, the son of Aigar Leok, already showed his skills in Riola Sardo with a European title and finished third in Baisieux each time.
Unfortunately, the Belgian riders were unable to show what they have to offer. Torre Van Mechgelen had to settle for a 20th in 21. th place. Joshua Weigert reached the top 10 in the first moto as 19thde but hit the ground hard. Fortunately, he also came out well.
Results
Qualifications
Open
1. Tom Guyon, 2. Rainers Zuks, 3. Tom Grimshaw, 4. Sam Nunn, 5. Sacha Coenen, 6. Emil Jönrup, 7. Rasmus Hakansson, 8. Dylan Marchand, 9. Matteo Puffet, 10. Meico Vettik, 11. Pihlak Egert, 12. Toni Giorgessi, 13. Bogdan Krajewski, 14. Joel Elsener, 15. Aidan McDonagh, 16. Joakim Bolviken, 17. Joni Makela, 18. Rudolfs Aumeistars, 19. Ben Kennedy, 20. Mathias Kjorstad, 21. Sampo Rainio, 22. Laban Alm, 23. Andreas Carrico, 24. Udis Freibergs, 25. Hugo Buchelot, 26. James Barker, 27. Peter Rino, 28. Kasmir Hindersson, 29. Lucas Coenen, 30. Arthur Steffen, 31. Reece Ross, 32. Hugo Stiennes, 33. Leander Thunshelle, 34. Tristan Uiga, 35. Alex Almeida, 36. Noah Deboutez
85 tsp
1. Janis-Martins Reisulis, 2. Tomas Saicans, 3. Marius Nordbo, 4. Basile Pigois, 5. Aaro Menno, 6. Otto Gustavson, 7. Ben Lucas Bremser, 8. Gyan Doensen, 9. Liam Bruneau, 10. Aaron Kowatsch, 11. Oliver Martinsen, 12. Markuss Kokins, 13. Somo Koskinen, 14. Felix Cardineau, 15. Jan-Marten P&ju, 16. Dean Gregoire, 17. Cole McCullough, 18. Jasper Koiv, 19. Freddie Bartlett, 20. Eemil Pesonen, 21. Ryan Oppliger, 22. Ian Ampoorter, 23. Lenny Geisseler, 24. Travis Leok, 25. Jarne Bervoets, 26. Ryan Waggott, 27. Charlie Richmond, 28. Marvin Vokt, 29. Jonas Hanart, 30. Will Haddock, 31. Jack Meara, 32. Nathan Denuit, 33. Dario Zanolin, 34. Lewis Spratt, 35. Goncaio Cardoso, 36. Antoine Galvan, 37. Dinis Sousa, 38. Sandro Sols, 39. Guilherme Rocha, 40. Douwe Van Mechgelen DNS Christian Thue
65 tsp
1. Sleny Goyer, 2. Robbie Daly, 3. Leo Diss Fenard, 4. Alfie Geddes Green, 5. Enriko Peilman, 6. Lucas Leok, 7. Karl Teesalu, 8. Olly Waters, 9. Alfie Herron, 10. Toms Dankerts, 11. Eeka Laaksonen, 12. Dante Lantz, 13. Oliver Jönsson, 14. Raphaël Mennilo, 15. Ollie Holland, 16. Okko Ollila, 17. Guilherme Gomez, 18. Joshua Weigert, 19. Max Lindström, 20. Edjis Pileckis, 21. Denijs Bogdanovs, 22. Youness Tahere, 23. Torre Van Mechgelen, 24. Guilherme Alvez, 25. Clement Dewattines, 26. Kole Nally, 27. Viktor Leppälä, 28. Diego Bogers, 29. Miguel Cariade, 30. Leny Ristuccia
COUPE DE L'AVENIR – INDIVIDUAL
OPEN
1. Tom GUYON 1+1+1; 2. Tom GRIMSHAW 2+4+2; 3. Rasmus HAKANSON 5+6+3; 4. Dylan MARCHAND 6+9+5; 5. Rainers ZUKS 4+5+12; 6. Sam NOW 8+8+6; 7. Pihlak EGERT 9+7+9; 8. Emil JÖNRUP 13+10+4; 9. Sacha COENEN 17+2+10; 10. Laban ALM 7+13+13; 11. Mattéo PUFFET 18+11+7;… 17. Lucas COENEN 10+17+31;…
85CC
1. Janis-Martins REISULIS 1+1+1; 2. Tomass SAICANS 2+2+2; 3. Aaro MENNA 3+3+4; 4. Marius NORDBØ 8+5+5; 5 Basile PIGOIS 4+11+6; 6. Gyan DOENSEN 6+8+10; 7. Dean GREGOIRE 12+7+8; 8. Ian AMPOORTER 7+9+11; 9. Cole McCULLOGH 10+6+13; 10. Aaron KOWATSCH 27+4+3; 11. Félix CARDINEAU 9+17+9; 12. Sandro SOLS 24+13+7; 13.Otto GUSTAVSSON 16+18+12; 14. Ben Lucas BREMSER 5+10+32; 15. Simo KOSKINEN 21+14+14; 16. Jarne BERVOETS 14+20+15; 17. Travis LEOK 11+16+24;
18. Charlie RICHMOND 19+12+21; 19. Liam BRUNEAU 13+21+19; 20 Oliver MARTINSEN 15+24+18;…
65CC
1. Léo DISS FENARD 2+1; 2. Lucas LEOK 3+3; 3 Sleny GOYER 1+6; 4 Alfie GEDDES-GREEN 4+5; 5 Robbie DALY 6+7; 6 Karl TEESALU 5+8; 7 Alfie HERRON 8+9; 8 Olly WATERS 7+10; 9 Raphael MENNILO 9+11; 10 Dante LANTZ 10+12; 11 Eeka LAAKSONEN 11+13; 12 Ollie HOLLAND 12+15; 13 Viktor LEPPÄLÄ 26+2; 14 Oliver JÖNSSON 14+14; 15 Okko OLLILA 13+17; 16 Enriko PEILMAN 29+4; 17 Max LINDSTRÖM 17+16; 18 Edijs PILECKIS 16+18; 19 Clement DEWATTINES 15+19; 20 Denijs BOGDANOVS 21+20; 21 Torre VAN MECHGELEN 20+21;…
COUPE DE L’AVENIR – COUNTRY LEADING BY CLASS
OPEN
1. Sweden 48 points; 2. Great Britain 56 points; 3. France 60 points; 4. Belgium 74 points; 5. Switzerland 83 points; 6. Estonia 87 points; 7. Latvia 94 points; 8. Norway 130 points; 9. Finland 130 points; 10. Ireland 161 points;…
85CC
1. Latvia; 2. France; 3. Finland; 4. Germany; 5. Belgium; 6. Norway; 7. Sweden;…
65CC
1. France 19 points; 2. Estonia 23 points; 3. Great Britain 29 points; 4. Finland 56 points; 5. Ireland 62 points; 6. Sweden 66 points; 7. Belgium 94 points;…
JOEL ROBERT TROPHY
1. France 148 points; 2. Sweden 222 points; 3. Latvia 224 points; 4. Estonia 231 points; 5. Great Britain 255 points; 6. Finland 261 points; 7. Belgium 267 points; 8. Ireland 366 points;…
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