Brits bag silver in 2025 Sidecarcross of Nations
By Team TMX on 29th Sep 25
The 2025 SQXoN held in Heerde, Netherlands, was dominated by the home team as Tim Leferink/ Jens Vincent, Stephan Wijer/ Hal van Hal and freshly crowned world champions Koen Hermans/ Ben van den Bogaart, ended the day with a prefect scorecard as they secured victory in front of a passionate crowd.
While the home favourites lived up to expectations with a dominant display, Team GB delivered one of their strongest performances in recent years – with Brett Wilkinson/ Joe Millard, Dan Foden/ Noah Weinmann and Mike Hodges/ Ryan Henderson all playing their part in keeping Britain right in the mix.
The British charge started brightly with Foden/ Weinmann right in the thick of it early on. The young duo muscled their way up into second place in race one before slipping back after a small mistake, still salvaging fourth at the flag. Hodges/ Henderson had a steady opener, building into the day with solid laps and banking important sixth-place points for the team effort as the hosts ran 1-2 courtesy of the Leferink/ Vincent and Wijers/ Van Hal pairings.
All eyes were on Wilkinson/ Millard in moto two. The recently crowned British Champions and World #3 rode superbly, staying calm as others faltered in the deep ruts. After Dutchmen Wijers/ Van Hal tipped over, Wilkinson/ Millard swept into second behind runaway leaders Hermans Van den Bogaart. From there, they rode smart to bring home a brilliant runner-up finish for Team GB. Foden/ Weinmann once again showed fight, battling through from a mediocre start to snatch fourth in what was a strong team effort from the Brits.
A Dutch 1-2 in the final moto punctuated the home team’s supremacy on the day but behind them the battle raged as Wilkinson/ Millard held off the Prunier brothers – Killian and Evan – while Hodges/ Henderson rode the wheel off their machine to overhaul the French Guennady Auvray/ Rodolphe Lebreton pairing to clinch fifth at the line – their best finish of the day and one that underlined their value to the team.
The Dutch were in a class of their own at home, locking out the top spots with ruthless efficiency. But Team GB’s mix of experience and youth stood tall against the sand specialists. Wilkinson/ Millard’s second and third-place finishes, Foden/ Weinmann’s consistency, and Hodges/ Henderson’s never-say-die charge in the final moto combined to keep the Union Jack well represented in the results with the British team finishing second overall.
SQXoN Results
| 1 | Netherlands | 7 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 18 |
| 3 | France | 36 |
| 4 | Belgium | 38 |
| 5 | Estonia | 41 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 52 |
| 7 | Italy | 70 |
| 8 | Denmark | 74 |
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