This Was The First Ever Motocross World Champion!! – The Bill Nilsson Story
In 1957, the very first official Motocross World Championship took place, and only one person would forever enter the history books that year. The Swede Bill Nilsson took on our compatriot René Baeten in […]
Column: Motocross riders are so good
This morning it was heard on the radio that football supporters have been banned from stadiums for no less than 1.800 years. What makes a sport like football attract so many incidents? The infringements in football stadiums are […]
50 years ago Roger De Coster became world champion for the first time
Today marks 50 years since Roger De Coster won his first world title. That happened on Sunday, August 22, 1971 in the Dutch municipality of Sint-Anthonis. Time for a look back. In the […]
VRT report: the loudest mountain in Flanders!
At the end of June, the VRT started a series about “Visming places” in Flanders. VRT journalist Jos Vandervelden and photographer Alexander Dumarey scour places where people once partied, danced, celebrated and enjoyed themselves. The old traces of those […]
Video: The first Belgian world champion
Belgium has a rich history when it comes to motocross world champions. But of course one person had to be the first and stand up for all his descendants. In this episode of Crossinsider, Dieter Jans […]
René Baeten Jr. on Horensbergdam
On Wednesday, July 21 - our National Holiday - the 5th edition of the 'Everts & Friends Charity Race' will take place on the Horensbergdam circuit in Genk, a unique motocross event for good […]
