rafael pyton

For us moto people, the Motocross Des Nations is the summer olympics slash world cup of mx. Although an annual event, it’s bigger than the bluewhale to me. This year, last Sunday, the moto-world war resumed in Matterley Basin, England, and was expected to be something out of the absolutely extraordinary.

Yes, the 60th edition of MXdN was going to be the FINAL showdown of Ricky Carmichael, the GOAT [greatestofalltime] from the USA, versus Stefan Everts, the King of Europe, from Belgium. That is ‘final’ as in the last time ever these two greats were to meet… ever ever ever! For both men, this was their retirement party. Sadly, RC got injured before the event. The battle, though, was still on, and the press was still pumping with hype. Now it was James Stewart against King Everts. Frankly, I thought James was bagging this one. Despite the accomplishments of RC and Everts, Stewart, while prone to crash heavily, is often the scary-fastest man on Earth.

I was wrong. Silkysmooth Stefan Everts won the battle, easily winning both his motos. Team USA, however, won the war on points consistency. Congratulations, USA, for taking home the coveted Chamberlain Trophy for a record 17th time. But a good slice of the day belongs to Everts; what a way to finish off the career of a dream! Happy holidays, good man - you are a legend now. But I for one would not be sad to see a special comeback for next year’s MXdN… please? RC too?

the score::::::::::::::::::::::::

1. USA (15 points)
James Stewart (2-2), Ryan Villopoto (3-2), Ivan Tedesco (6-9)

2. Belgium (22 points)
Stefan Everts (1-1), Steve Ramon (4-5), Kevin Strijbos (11-33)

3. New Zealand (35 points)
Ben Townley (5-3), Josh Coppins (6-8), Cody Cooper (17-13)

4. Italy (37 points)
Antonio Cairoli (10-1), David Philippaerts (7-3), Cristian Beggi (16-??)

5. France (48 points)
Christophe Pourcel (4-7), Sebastien Pourcel (15-7), Yves Demaria (19-15)

6. Great Britain (55 points)
Tommy Searle (40-9), Billy Mackenzie (13-10), Carl Nunn (12-11)

7. South Africa (59 points)
Tyla Rattray (9-5), Avis Wyatt (11-36), Neville Bradshaw (18-16)

8. Spain (67 points)
Jonathan Barragan (14-6), Carlos Campano (23-10), Alvaro Lozano (20-17)

9. Estonia (69 points)
Tanel Leok (12-4), Aigar Leok (16-13), Juss Laansoo (27-24)

10. Finland (78 points)
Jussi Vehvilainen (8-20), Matti Seistola (17-14), Antti Pyrhonen (19-DNF)

[Look. We made it into the top ten!]

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