FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 9 | Page 74
£ Team France - consisting of Gautier Paulin, Marvin Musquin
and Romain Febvre - had it all going for them in Ernée: they had
the confidence of being the current MXoN title holders; they had
the current MXGP champion on their team (Febvre); and they were
racing on a home track with a huge, patriotic crowd cheering them
on. But, as any racer knows, none of those factors guarantees a win
whatsoever. The French riders put in a superb performance in Ernée
and were simply the fastest nation on the day.
© RAY ARCHER/MONSTER ENERGY
“Everything today was about fighting to try and keep our title, with
all the best countries and their best riders here. To defend the title
here in France in front of all the home fans is amazing. It’s amazing
the feeling they give us when we ride. 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.” - Gautier Paulin, HRC
Massive congrat to these boys
for the win at #Mxon . You made
me dream!!
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