Gautier Paulin and Team France take Motocross of Nations crown!
By Team TMX on 27th Sep 15
In front of a capacity crowd in Erne, at home in France, Team France sent the atmosphere into overdrive with a hard-fought victory at the Motocross of Nations, successfully defending their crown.
Cleaning up in the qualifying races yesterday with three straight wins, the team looked dominant from the outset, but faced intense competition from Team USA today.
On the CRF450RW that carried the No.1 plate from last year's victory, Gautier Paulin put in a pair of stellar performances on home soil to contribute to his team's victory.
Often called the Olympics of motocross, the event exceeded all hype with an electric atmosphere as the capacity crowd willed on the French trio of Paulin, Marvin Musquin and Romain Febvre. With two wins, third, fourth and fifth from today's races, not including the one permitted dropped round, Team France ensured the crowds raised the roof with victory by a narrow two points.
"Everything today was about fighting to try and keep our title with all the best countries and their best riders here." Said a delighted Paulin.
"To defend the title here in France in front of all the home fans is amazing. They were reaching for us – it's amazing the feeling they give us when we ride and even in the paddock.
I definitely want to thank my teammates for their great job, and the team and the French federation who did an awesome job to give us the best material for this event.
The hardest thing after winning last year was to keep it again here in front of the home crowd on home soil, so I don't have words to describe the feeling of winning again.”
