Lhe MX2 world vice-champion, Lucas Coenen, really wanted to show off during the 77th Motocross of Nations. Young rider Nestaan Husqvarna was hoping to make his 450cc debut there but a last-minute reshuffle in the Belgian team forced him to take his brother Sacha’s place in MX2. Nevertheless, the 17-year-old Belgian left his business card at Matterley Basin. It’s a shame that his weekend ended prematurely following a heavy fall in the first round.
The very ambitious rider from Brussels has been training on the Husqvarna FC 450 for some time now. Next year, Coenen will indeed ride in MXGP for the Red Bull KTM team led by Davide De Carli. Due to the injury withdrawal of his twin brother Sacha, Lucas was forced to put aside his plans to debut in MXGP at the Motocross des Nations this weekend. LC93 therefore simply changed his mind and wanted to end his MX2 career with a high point in England.
On Saturday, he had already impressed during MX2 qualifying. Coenen was one of the fastest drivers on the track. After a mistake at the end of the race, he finally failed 9 seconds behind former MX2 world champion Tom Vialle. On Sunday, Coenen made Belgian supporters dream for more than 20 minutes. Lucas showed the grit and offensive spirit that made him the most high-profile rider at this year’s World Motocross Championship. Without ever trembling, Coenen took on world-class riders such as Ken Roczen and Jeremy Seewer aboard his little 250F. While he seemed to be closing in on MXGP world champion Jorge Prado, who was in 4th place, things unfortunately took a turn for the worse.
Lucas fell hard and immediately grabbed his left shoulder. After this fall, Coenen left the race. He also did not start the second race (MX2 + Open) later in the afternoon. In his “11 magic tricks” before this mistake at Matterley, our compatriot approached the times of Jorge Prado and Romain Febvre, among others. With his 2:02.882, he was even 8 tenths faster than Jeffrey Herlings…
