The look of disappointment was apparent on the faces of all three Team USA riders. While they didn’t win the race, they still gave it their all. Lommel is an unforgiving track that is completely different than anything they have ever ridden, and during the post-race press conference, all three riders complimented the European racers for their prowess in the sand with Baggett saying, “These guys [Cairoli, Herlings, and Roczen] are bad dudes.”
It’s never truly a Motocross of Nations in Europe if there isn’t some nudity at some point. This guy ran up on the podium in nothing but a KTM g-string. After getting sprayed with Red Bull by Roczen, the dude turned around, bent over, and was promptly kicked off the stage.
Belgium’s Prince Philippe (center) came out to witness the event and also presented the trophies to the teams during the podium ceremony.
Talk about the royal treatment. This building was standing alone and was the spot where the prince watched the racing action from.
After bad luck struck Barcia during Saturday’s MX3 qualifying race, he yet again suffered during the first MX3 moto of the day. After coming together with Belgium’s Ken De Dycker at the beginning of the moto, Barcia sustained damage to the spokes of his front wheel when De Dycker’s footpeg got jammed in the wheel. Barcia continued the race, but on the final lap, the spokes got caught up in his front brake and stopped his wheel from spinning. If you look closely, you can actually see the broken spokes in the front wheel of Barcia’s bike.
