LIAM EVERTS – MOMENTUM BUILDING

While young Belgian, Liam Everts has already had a taste of battling for World titles, with his close fight with Andrea Adamo in 2023 and earlier this year, holding the red plate for a short time, it is always an athletes resilience that makes him a real championship contender, and there is zero doubt that the Nestaan Husqvarna factory rider has that in his artillery.

It has already been spoken enough about his back injury from China last year and the torment that must have played on his mind, but seemingly recovered, both physically and mentally, the third generation Everts is very much building some momentum again after the Grand Prix in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago.

After the misfortunate of a DNF in Trentino, and zero points for the second race, Everts came back strong in Switzerland, to finish on the podium and while he didn’t gain many points back on series leader and team-mate, Kay De Wolf, he did get his own momentum up and running again.

“It was frustrating to end the weekend like that (in Trentino), especially after such a strong qualifying and a solid first race. I felt good on the bike and was confident going into the second race, but unfortunately, after the crash on the first lap, the throttle cable was damaged, and I couldn’t continue. It’s tough to take, but that’s racing sometimes. I’m staying focused - there’s a long season ahead.”

In Switzerland a week later, Everts impressed in moto one, but race two brought a different challenge. Under brighter afternoon skies, Everts launched well out of the gate again, holding third from the early laps, maintaining consistent pace throughout to claim another third-place finish. Everts’ consistent 3-3 finishes saw him take second overall, closing the gap in the standings as the season reaches its quarter mark.

“This was a really solid bounce-back weekend for me. Last time out was frustrating – I felt there was more on the table – so I’m happy with how things went here in Frauenfeld. In the first race I was behind Kay, and in the second I was behind Andrea, but I just focused on staying calm, riding my lines, and keeping the pressure on. Three top three finishes across the weekend feels great, and I’m looking forward to carrying this momentum into Agueda.”

Now, onto Agueda, where the weather forecast might not replicate last years mud-bath, where Everts dominated, but just a little mud or rain and you know that Liam Everts will be in good form. His mud skills are second to none in the MX2 class and if he can again edge some points on De Wolf, his confidence and momentum will continue to grow.

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