The Belgian team were always going to be tough to beat at the MXoN and they proved why. For a nation that is only 30,689 square kilometres in area and with a population of just under twelve million, to be so consistently good at motocross makes you wonder. To give some context, it is a little larger than Waikato( around 25,000 square km) and a lot smaller than Canterbury( 45,000 square km). With over twice our population, it is amazing there is room for a few motocross tracks but there you go, obviously there is room and they get well used. Behind the Belgian team, as in the Coenen twins and Liam Everts, were the Spanish, followed by the Netherlands. In fourth were the Latvians, ahead of USA and Italy. As far as events go, the spectacle was watched by a crowd of some 105,000 people at the stunning natural amphitheatre in Ernee, France. Next year the MXoN will take place just over the fence in The Netherlands on October 9 and 10 2027. With more than just team honours on the line, the races included some of the biggest names in the sport out competing for nation pride. Watching regular season teammates ruthlessly passing with no‘ team’ orders made for a great dynamic. The usual alliances were put aside and new ones put in place. It was flags, not brands, that took centre stage. In the individual standings, Jeffrey Herlings finished the perfect season on top in the MXoN Open class. Guillem Farres took the overall win in MXoN MX2 and Jorge Prado won the MXoN MXGP class. Great results but it was Belgium who had the most points across