A strong team effort (Steve Ramon, Ken De Dycker, Jeremy Van
Horebeek) has put Team Belgium on the third spot at the MX of
Nations today in Budds Creek (US). The American team with
Carmichael, Villopoto and Ferry dominated the event, the French
team was runner up. More than 45.000 people witnessed how
Ricky Carmichael won the last ever major motocross event of his
amazing career. World champ Ramon was second in the
individual MX1 standings, De Dycker came second overall in the Open class.
After a disappointing first heat (engine failure for Van Horebeek)
and in spite of the absence of Kevin Strijbos, the Belgian team
showed great speed and determination this weekend. The
cornerstones of the unexpected success were De Dycker’s second
in race two and Ramon’s fourth in the final heat. A surprisingly
strong Van Horebeek, only 17, came home tenth overall in the
combined Open-MX2 battle.
The podium in Budds Creek is the 13th consecutive rostrum finish
for Belgium. The Belgian team received VIP support at the race
this weekend from Mr. Dominique Struye, Belgian ambassador in
the US and Miss Cynthia Reekmans, TV host and godmother of
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