There is no doubt that Team Germany was clearly the dominant nation of this year’s 66th edition of the Motocross of Nations, all the riders obtaining solid results.

Team Belgium started the weekend determined to win the MXoN at home, as it was a unique opportunity for them, but, in the end, they had to settle for second position, just four points the difference from winners Germany.

Team USA mounted a superb effort to claim back the Chamberlain Trophy, but they all admitted that they had never ridden a track like Lommel and it showed.

However, their consistent results allowed them to accept the third podium position.

Dutchman Jeffrey Herlings was outstanding in the sand, but he struggled more than expected after crashing at the start of the second heat with his team-mate Marc De Reuver. In the end his 1-2 result helped the Dutch team to finish fourth in the final standings, followed by Team Italy, with the two victories by Antonio Cairoli and a great performance by Davide Guarneri.

Team France was third after the first and second races, but in the end they finished sixth, ahead of Team Estonia and Team Great Britain. Team Portugal and Team Australia completed the top 10.

Russia finished 11th and obtained one of the best results in the history of the MXoN, thanks to the great performances of Evgeny Bobryshev and Alexander Tonkov. In fact, they could have finished higher up in the standings if Bobryshev had not crashed in the final race when he was riding fifth.

Team New Zealand battled their way out of the B Final to reach the main event but the rigors of having to contest an extra race in the deep, demanding sand took its toll and the Kiwi trio had to settle for 15th overall this year.

© Photo by Ray Archer

Anyway, here’s a neat video of the action from the weekend: