Lucas Coenen runner up in the final EMX250 Standings

Lucas Coenen of Jumbo Husqvarna BT Racing has won both motos of the final round of the EMX250 Championship and finished runner up in the series.

The track of St. Jean d’Angely is really technical with a slippery surface. The track has also many elevation changes. Lucas was motivated to end the season on a high note. He started the weekend with the eighth fastest time in qualifying and was ready to go in the first moto.

Lucas took a good start in the opening moto and came out of the first corner in the leading group. He started to put the pressure on the leader immediately and managed to take over the lead. With fast and consistent lap times he started to pull away from the rest of the field and won the moto.

He took a good start in the second moto as well. Just as in the first moto it didn’t took long before he moved into the lead. He had a great flow on the track and his advantage over the rest of the field became bigger and bigger. After a mistake less race he took the second moto win as well.

With a double moto win he took the overall win and scored enough points to finish runner up in the championship.

Overall EMX250 France:
1 Lucas Coenen 50 Pnt
2 Maxime Grau 40 Pnt
3 Quintin Prugnieres 38 Pnt
4 Camden McLellan 35 Pnt
5 Gerard Congost 29 Pnt

Final EMX250 Championship Standings:
1 Rick Elzinga 365 Pnt
2 Lucas Coenen 333 Pnt
3 Cornelius Toendel 317 Pnt
4 Camden McLellan 299 Pnt
5 Quintin Prugnieres 258 Pnt

Photocredits – Huub Munsters

A double moto victory for Lucas Coenen in EMX250 Finland

Lucas Coenen of Jumbo Husqvarna BT Racing has won both motos of the EMX250 round in Finland. Coenen was in a great shape and managed to take the overall win. Sacha Coenen had a get off in practice and sustained a crack in his ankle.

The day started with mixed fortunes for the team. Lucas found his flow immediately on the track and took pole position while Sacha had a crash and injured his ankle. Because it’s only a minor crack he won’t be out that long.

Lucas took a good start in the opening moto and took the lead in the beginning of the race. He tried to make a gap over himself and the rest of the field. Unfortunately he had a small crash and dropped back to fourth position. When he found his rhythm again he started to put the pressure on the riders in front of him. He passed one rider after another and worked his way back up into the lead. He controlled the race from then on and won the moto.

In the second moto he took the holeshot and started to pull away from the second place rider immediately. Lucas never looked back and dominated the race.

With a double moto win he took the overall win in Finland. For Lucas this was his fifth moto win out of six motos. With only one round to go he sits in third position in the championship. The final round of the championship will be held in St. Jean d’Angely in France next weekend.

Photocredits – Huub Munsters

Lucas Coenen takes a moto win in the EMX250 round in Sweden

Lucas Coenen of Jumbo Husqvarna BT Racing has taken a moto win in the EMX250 round in Uddevalla, Sweden. Lucas had a set back in the opening moto because he was riding in second but due to a mechanical problem he was forced to retire from the race. In the second moto he took his revenge and won the moto. Sacha Coenen finished eleventh and sixth in the motos which gave him eighth place overall.

Sacha and Lucas qualified themselves in fourth and tenth on the technical track of Uddevalla. They both took a good start in the opening moto and it was Lucas who stormed into second position and started to put the pressure on the leader. Unfortunately he got a mechanical problem and was forced to retire from the race. Sacha worked his way up into third but had to lower the pace a bit and finished in eleventh position.

Lucas was ready to take his revenge in the second moto. He took a good start and was leading at the end of the first official lap. He controlled the race from then on and won the moto! Sacha came back strong and worked his way from seventeenth position back up to sixth position.

Despite his 0 score in the opening moto, Lucas still finished in sixth position overall while Sacha ended the weekend in eighth place. With still two rounds to go, Lucas sits in third in the championship and Sacha is now in eighteenth place. The series continues in Hyvinkaa, Finland this weekend.