2014 FIM SIDECARCROSS OF NATIONS
Awarded full FIM World Championship status for 2024, the FIM Sidecar Cross of Nations was staged along 1side the FIM Quad Cross of Nations at atough and technical Loket circuit in the Czech Republicin late-September.
On a cold, clear morning in front of a sizeable crowd, the Netherlands got its campaign off to a strongstart when Koen Hermans and Ben van den Bogaart came home second behind the French pairing of Killian and Evan Prunier.
With its second crew of Tim Leferink and Dion Rietman finishing sixth, the Dutch moved into a clear early lead ahead of Belgium.
Race two was much more challenging for the Netherlands and while Leferink and Rietman ended the race fourth, Gert Van Werven and Han Van Hal finished back in twenty-second, although with each nation allowed to drop its worst score it was not a disaster for the Dutch.
The deciding race saw Hermans and van den Bogaart back in action and back on the gas as they forced their outfit into second behind Belgium’s Marvin Vanluchene and Robbe De Veene and the title was wrapped up by just one point ahead of Great Britain when Van Werven and Van Hal came home ninth.
PALMARES
World Title: 2024